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Parents reading to children with special needs just as important as reading to others, expert says
The picture was rather simple: a close-in shot of a little boy's face focused intently on something out of the picture, nestled in the neck of a smiling mother. But to 4-year-old Austin Coburn, the photograph symbolized something much more specific.
As part of a preschool project at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students like Austin were asked to find a picture in a magazine that meant something special to them. Then their teachers helped put together a sentence that explained the picture's meaning.
"This is the baby boy, and this is the lady," read the text under Austin's picture. "They are happy because they are laying in bed reading books."
Reading creates connection
In an age when children have the opportunity to engage in many other less stimulating activities, when video games and computers abound, the idea of a little boy attaching so much value to reading is of great interest, literacy experts say. But that's not just because he is only four. Austin has high-functioning autism, a disorder often characterized by difficulties in auditory processing and responding to social interaction.
"From the time he was born, Austin loved books," said Jane Coburn, Austin's mother and a director of the "New Voices" program at the FPG Institute. "He has very low activity levels, and reading was a way for my husband and me to interact with him... He's right on track with reading, and being a step ahead with that has helped to make it easier for him to handle other challenges socially and in school."
For children with and without autism, reading books with their parents and seeing something as simple as their mother using literary models like a dictionary or phone book are learning experiences, says Pam Winton, outreach director for the FPG Child Outreach Institute.
"If there are three messages to parents, they are read, read, read," says Winton. "There is research that shows that the more basic verbal interaction parents have with their children, the better off they will be in the long run."
Make books familiar
The first step for a child learning to read is for parents to help orient their child with books, because many children may not know what a book is, she says. "That's where literary models come in," Winton says. "Often parents don't realize that that is a learning experience for their child.
"It is also important for parents to follow up on the reading by asking questions and engaging their child in the reading process. There is nothing more rewarding for a child than a parent focusing just on them, sitting them in their lap and reading to them."
For parents of autistic children, simply getting their child to sit still and listen is the most difficult part of the equation, says Gary B Mesibov, director of UNC's Division TEACCH (Treatment in Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children), an internationally recognized center that focuses chiefly on autism.
"These parents face all the challenges that parents of normal children face, and, in addition, they have a child who is often non-responsive and hard to reach," says Mesibov, also a specialist in early developmental disorders at the FPG Institute. "Reading helps in many ways. First, especially if the books have pictures, it can stimulate development in reading and learning with normal children. Routines are important to children with autism and reading can be a positive and comfortable routine that can last for a long time and can be built upon.
"Positive activities between parents and children with autism are few and far between, and, if started early, reading can be a positive activity on which to build a relationship." For the Coburns, reading has proven to be an integral part of their daily interaction with their children, and it has benefited both parents and child.
"The greatest reward for me is simply having the opportunity to snuggle and have quiet time," says Coburn. "At the end of the day, we all end up snuggling and reading together."
For beginning readers -- regardless of age -- check out some of these great book features:
- Amazing books for baby and beyond
- Funny books for baby, toddler, and beyond
- 10 classic children's books you must own
- Baby sign language book
- The best children's book you never heard of
Patrick Hogan, of Louisville, Kentucky, wrote this article when he was a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This story won the school's annual Reading to Kids Award, presented as a public service to a student writing a feature story about the importance of parents and others boosting literacy by reading to children.


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So, having done a quick search of the forum I can see Raid has one of these already.
I've just bought the same set as Raid (i think, having looked at his photo).
Any tips?
I'm mainly looking to run Mame (I have loads of ROMs somewhere) but up for any others stuff but need to find the requisite ...erm...'data'.

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INNOVIA APM 100 – Bukit Panjang, Singapore
The INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover system operates in the Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang districts, and serves as a feeder line to rapid transit stations, bus interchanges, local recreational facilities, commercial complexes and schools.
Since the people mover operates on an exclusive guideway, unhampered by automobiles and pedestrian traffic, passengers arrive punctually at their destination. The rubber-tired vehicles are extremely quiet, with windows that mist within 6 metres (20 feet) of residential buildings, thereby eliminating noise and privacy concerns.
The system began revenue service in 1999 and has consistently seen growing passenger numbers ever since. Thirteen additional vehicles were ordered in 2012 to increase the line capacity.
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Gulf Coast Woodturners Association
Welcome to the web home of The Gulf Coast Woodturners Association (GCWA), serving Houston, southeast Texas and the upper Gulf Coast. We have over 175 members who live from Lake Charles to Columbus, and Galveston to College Station.
Our club has been affiliated of the American Association of Woodturners for over 20 years, and we are one of the oldest organizations dedicated to woodturning in Texas. We meet the third Saturday of every month, at the Mendenhall Community Center. Our meetings run from 9:00 to noon, and include a demonstration, instant gallery and raffle. Please check the Calendar on this website, or the current newsletter, for specific meeting details.
The mission of the GCWA is to further the art and craft of woodturning in all its forms though education, community outreach and a shared sense of the beauty of the turned form. Our community of turners encourages the development of skills and techniques that helps interested artists achieve their potential. The GCWA sponsors the largest club-organized woodturning retreat in the nation each year. This year the retreat was in June, with hands-on classes offered by skilled craftspeople to dozens of students. We encourage the artistic and career development of wood artists through regular instant gallery critiques, museum shows and juried exhibitions.
Please come and visit us, visitors and novices are always welcome.
GCWA is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, the largest organization in the world dedicated to the advancement of woodturning.
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By now, I've probably lost my more cynical readers! So, if you are still reading, here's my own most recent "personal assist" from the beyond.
I've been searching for my Bowe ancestors since I was a preteen, when my father would tell stories about Richard Large and his wife Teresa Bowe in the coal region of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. But I have not been very successful researching the Bowe line. Over time, I came to refer to my great grandmother as "The Elusive Teresa Bowe." Frustrated, I appealed to her to reveal her birth record to me in a recent blog post.( http://irishfamilyresearch.blogspot.ca/2011/09/buzz-this-week-irish-heritage.html)
After I had my DNA tested, I entered my results in the Bowe surname study (more about that in a future post), hoping for a break in my brick wall. Even my Bowe DNA proved elusive! So far, I have not matched with any other Bowe descendants, not even the ones from Schuylkill County families.
A couple weeks ago, I received an email from Jeane, a volunteer researcher for the Bowe One Name Study. Jeane has Bowe ancestors, but we have yet to find a match in our trees. I knew her as the "spreadsheet woman" for the Bowe study, the person responsible for maintaining the huge collection of Bowe data. The aim of the spreadsheet is to gather into one place all the references to Irish Bowe's from the 1700's to the mid 1800's mainly using land, birth, marriage, and death records.
I woke up one morning to find an email from Jeane describing a dream she had about a Mr. Kenny and the spreadsheet. Jeane describes part of her dream:
"A Mr Kenny was the main character in the dream. I had confusion about his name, I called him Kenny like it was his first name and he said, "I'm Mr. Kenny!" The he was telling me about the people in the Spread Sheet except I don't remember what he said about them. I asked him if he was a historian and he said, "No." and continued to talk about the people on the SS, pointing at names on it as he spoke. When I woke up in the night and remembered his name I thought he must be on the SS so I checked in the groom's list in the morning but didn't find him. When I looked for Teresa just over 24 hours later he was a witness at her baptism."Not only did the baptism details fit what I knew of my Teresa, the parents listed on the record were James Bowe and Anne Kelly--matches for "my" Teresa's parents! The baptismal record was from the parish of Arles, County Laois, which was my long-time hunch about her birthplace.
Thankfully, Jeane not only pays attention to her dreams, she shares them.


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Model SS self-leveling stairs help operators safely access the top of vehicles used in a variety of applications and industries. The self-leveling stairs are ideal for applications where the required range exceeds angles greater than 15 degrees above or below the working platform height. The stairs feature non-skid, grip-strut treads for improved traction. Folding handrails made of heavy wall tubing are mounted on both sides are standard, while all units also include four-bolt mounting for easy installation. The self-leveling stairs are available in steel, aluminum, and fiberglass construction. Aluminum units have galvanized back box sections and back uprights, now available in a new, stronger design. Operators have the option to choose between slide-track mounting, pivot mounting and flush-mount brackets. Custom-designed safety cages are also available.
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The LA Galaxy play the second game of their Pacific Northwest swing when they take on the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night at Jeld-Wen Field on ESPN2. The Timbers are in the second game of a two-game homestand, coming off a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC last weekend. The Galaxy started their road trip in impressive style, a 4-0 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Empire Field.
TV: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
RADIO: 1330 AM (Spanish)
ONLINE AUDIO & WEBCHAT: lagalaxy.com/gamedaylive
Watch the match at Alpine Village in Torrance with fellow Galaxy fans! MORE INFO
ALL-TIME: Galaxy 1 win, 3 goals …Timbers 0 wins, 0 goals … 0 ties
- Landon Donovan scored twice, including the second of two goals in the opening seven minutes, as the Galaxy rolled to a 3-0 victory in the first meeting between the clubs, April 23 at The Home Depot Center.
- Coaches record: Bruce Arena v POR: P1 W1 L0 T0 … John Spencer vs. LA: P1 W0 L1 T0
4/23: LA 3, POR 0 (Barrett 3; Donovan 7, 67) [Recap | Highlights | Photos]
- Just four minutes into the match, Chad Barrett had put the Galaxy ahead. Landon Donovan found Barrett near the top of the penalty area, and he controlled the ball with his shoulder, knocked it down in front of him and ripped a shot from just outside the area past Troy Perkins. WATCH
- Four minutes later, LA doubled their lead. Portland's Rodney Wallace grabbed Donovan inside the area and the Galaxy were awarded a penalty kick. Donovan easily converted, notching his first goal of the season. WATCH
- The Galaxy finished off the match in the 67th minute. Juan Pablo Angel skirted past a Timbers defender, raced towards the end line and pulled back a ball to the center of the box where Donovan hammered a header into the back of the net for his second on the night. WATCH
- LA GALAXY (4-2-3-1): Donovan Ricketts - Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant - Mike Magee, Juninho (Michael Stephens 78), David Beckham - Miguel Lopez (Juan Pablo Angel 46), Landon Donovan (Paolo Cardozo 74) - Chad Barrett.
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-1-3-2): Troy Perkins - Steve Purdy, Eric Brunner, Mamadou Danso, Rodney Wallace - James Marcelin (Diego Chara 46) - Jeremy Hall (Darlington Nagbe 59), Jack Jewsbury, Kalif Alhassan (Sal Zizzo 73) - Jorge Perlaza, Kenny Cooper.
The LA Galaxy ran their undefeated streak to 14 games in impressive fashion, starting a Pacific Northwest swing with a 4-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday afternoon at Empire Field. The Galaxy have 45 points from 23 games on the season, leading the Western Conference.
- The Galaxy finally broke through just after the hour mark. Sean Franklin's ball over the top sent Landon Donovan in alone on goal, and he coolly finished with a left-footed shot across his body inside the right post. WATCH
- Donovan doubled the Galaxy lead in the 75th minute with a well-placed penalty kick past Cannon, who went the right way but not in time. Referee Baldomero Toledo gave the penalty for a handball from left fullback Jordan Harvey. WATCH
- Franklin made the score 3-0 in the 80th minute. Todd Dunivant set Donovan free down the left flank and he drove a low ball across the face of goal which Franklin bundled over the line with a sliding finish. WATCH
- LA made it 4-0 in the final minute when a cross from the left wasn't cleared and Adam Cristman was free to nod a header over Cannon from close range. WATCH
- Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena made three changes to the team that claimed a 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew at The Home Depot Center, Omar Gonzalez, Michael Stephens and Mike Magee came into the team for Jovan Kirovski, Miguel Lopez and the suspended David Beckham.
- LA GALAXY--Josh Saunders, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Gregg Berhalter, Todd Dunivant, Sean Franklin, Landon Donovan (Miguel Lopez 85), Juninho, Michael Stephens (Dan Keat 85), Juan Pablo Angel (Adam Cristman 67), Mike Magee.
- The Galaxy extended their unbeaten streak to 14 games in the win against Vancouver, one away from the club record set twice previously, first 1997-98, then 2009-10.
- Landon Donovan scored two goals in a game for the third time this season, hitting for a brace in LA's 4-0 win at Vancouver on Saturday.
- VOTE: Landon Donovan nominated for Goal of the Week
- Donovan's two-goal night vs. Vancouver pulled him into a tie for the third-most goals in MLS league play all-time, 114 goals along with Ante Razov.
- "We had a good start in the second half. I thought they were dangerous and they have a lot of good players. Their defense played well and kept the game in front of us, but we capitalized on our counter attacks," Donovan said.
- "I thought Landon was quiet in the first half, in the second half I thought he was real loud," Arena said.
- "Vancouver did a good job of attacking, but I think we also did a good job of attacking. The two teams clearly wanted to win the game. Our fault in the first half was not being clinical in front of the goal but once we were in the second half, we were able to pull away."
- READ: Once rolling, Galaxy unstoppable in rout of Vancouver
- The LA Galaxy return to league play after a weekend away, stretching their undefeated streak to 13 games in their last league game, a 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on July 20 at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy have 42 points from 22 games on the season, leading the Western Conference.
INJURY REPORT: OUT: DF Sean Alvarado (R knee surgery); DF Leonardo (R knee surgery); GK Donovan Ricketts (L ulna fracture); QUESTIONABLE: FW Chad Barrett (R knee sprain); MF David Beckham (back spasms); MF Jovan Kirovski (L ankle sprain); PROBABLE: DF Omar Gonzalez (nose fracture)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: Juninho | SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
WATCH: Galaxy vs Timbers Match Preview
The Portland Timbers raced to a lead but couldn't hold on, reaching a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers have 22 points from 20 games, sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference.
- The Timbers opened the lead midway through the first half. Sal Zizzo flicked the ball to Diego Chara in the midfield, and he quickly found Eddie Johnson, who let fly from outside the area with a shot that beat a diving Stefan Frei. WATCH
- Portland made it 2-0 12 minutes after the halftime restart when Jack Jewsbury converted from the spot after Chara was dragged down by Toronto defender Andy Iro in the box. WATCH
- Toronto's first goal came in the 71st minute when Peri Marosevic -- making his TFC debut -- pounced on a loose ball well outside the area and let fly with a shot that took a slight deflection on its way to goal. WATCH
- Eleven minutes later, TFC completed its unlikely comeback when Plata sent a cross into the box that Koevermans right-footed past a diving Troy Perkins for his second MLS goal. WATCH
- Timbers coach John Spencer made four changes to the team that fell 1-0 to the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium. David Horst and Mike Chabala came into the back four for Mamadou Danso and Rodney Wallace, Sal Zizzo came into the midfield for James Marcelin, and Eddie Johnson started up top for Jorge Perlaza.
- PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, Lovel Palmer, David Horst, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala, Sal Zizzo, Kalif Alhassan (Kenny Cooper 74), Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe (Jorge Perlaza 82), Eddie Johnson.
- The Timbers are now winless in their six games at Jeld-Wen Field, going 0-4-2 at home after winning their first five MLS home games on the trot.
- "I told the guys in the locker room that you can only keep papering up the cracks for so long. Individually and collectively you have to stand up and be a man and at times we did stand up and at times we weren't there to be seen," said Timbers head coach John Spencer. "They came back into the game and got a couple goals. It was a bitterly, bitterly disappointing end to the game."
- The Timbers have conceded 10 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, level with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the San Jose Earthquakes for the most in MLS. They have allowed 21 goals in the second half, two behind Vancouver and Toronto for most in MLS.
- "Everybody is trying to drive forward and get that goal and get a log of timber. At times you've got to try to put your foot on the ball, knock it back, keep the ball, get them to run instead of trying to go and score," Spencer said. "You don't need to score the third one and the fourth one when you're 2-nil up. I think it's inexperience and a lack of maturing, not as people, but as professional soccer players."
- Eddie Johnson made just his second MLS start, and scored his first league goal. He had previously started July 2 vs. Kansas City.
- Jorge Perlaza was out of the Portland starting lineup for the first time in league play this season, coming on for the final 82 minutes. One-time strike partner Kenny Cooper came off the substitutes' bench for a fifth consecutive contest.
- "I think offensively, you score two goals, we need to win," said midfielder Sal Zizzo. "Defensively, it's not just our back four, it's defensively as a team. It's pressuring the ball from the goalie all the way up to the forwards and we've got to do a better job with that."
- The Timbers welcome the LA Galaxy to Jeld-Wen Field before heading back out on the road for three consecutive games – a Galaxy team that eased to a 3-0 win against Portland in April behind two goals from Landon Donovan.
- "The best player in the country played ever so well tonight and so Landon's coming (to Portland). Everybody talks about David (Beckham), everybody talks about Thierry Henry, I worry about Landon Donovan because he's the best American player by a mile," Spencer said.
INJURY REPORT: OUT: DF Kevin Goldthwaite (L knee ACL rupture); FW Spencer Thompson (R knee); PROBABLE: FW Bright Dike (R Achilles rupture); DF Jeremy Hall (groin soreness); GK Troy Perkins (R hip soreness); FW Jorge Perlaza (R calf strain)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: Diego Chara, Rodney Wallace | SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: James Marcelin, Lovel Palmer
REFEREE: Mark Kadlecik. SAR (bench): Paul Scott; JAR (opposite): Mike Kampmeinert; 4th: Ricardo Salazar
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Slopes of Linear Functions
Lesson 8 of 13
Objective: SWBAT find slopes of linear functions using different given information and find linear functions and data points to fit certain requirements.
Big Idea: Given the slope of a line and a point on the line, what can you figure out? How can you find other points on the line?
Students should be experts on the first problem, which is a summative review of last week's work. The layout helps students make connections between the different representations. As they work on these problems you can repeatedly ask them to explain how the key properties of linear functions show up in these different representations. The emphasis of this problem should be on student's justifications for their work (MP3).
The second problem provides the opportunity to talk about the concept of slope more abstractly rather than quantitatively (MP2). The numbers that students choose don't matter as much as the relationship between the linear equations that the students write.
The third problem provides students with the chance to understand a new type of problem. First, they need to figure out what it is asking (MP1). As it is the beginning of the year, they may be waiting for you to tell them how to solve this problem. This is an important time to require them to engage in the sense-making process. How does this work? Provide them with support, without actually answering any of their questions. See the MP1 Questions and Coaching document for specific ways of speaking to help make this happen.
Often when we want students to make sense of problems, we tell them, "Try again," or "Ask your partner." While this might be good advice, it often makes students feel that we are brushing them off, or that we don't want to help them. The alternative sentences in the document help you show students that you care about their learning and are willing to invest time to help them, but that you aren't going to actually show them how to do the problem.


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ASC temporarily closes two Richardson Hall entrances
The east and southwest entrances to Adams State's Richardson Hall are temporarily closed as a safety precaution, according to Erik van de Boogaard, associate vice president for Facilities Planning, Design & Construction. Some of the building's aged masonry work has become unstable and presents a hazard, he explained. Both doors are accessible as emergency exits, however. The north, south, and northwest building entrances remain available.
"We are taking steps to protect building users from any falling debris," van de Boogaard added. Fencing and covered walkways will shortly be erected at these entrances, based on recommendations by Blythe Group Co., Architecture, Interior Design, Project Management.
The State Architect's Office allocated emergency funds to build the walkways and to conduct an overall forensic study of the building's masonry, to see whether additional action is warranted. The fencing and exit structures will remain in place until repairs can be made.
The Colorado state legislature's Capital Development Committee recently granted preliminary approval to fund complete renovation of Richardson Hall, the college's oldest structure. Construction of the central wing began in 1921; Richardson Hall's last major renovation occurred in 1974.
The $20 million project was prioritized by the state in 2008, but funding has been unavailable. It is uncertain when the renovation funds will be awarded, due to Colorado's continuing budget constraints, noted Adams State Vice President for Finance & Governmental Affairs, Bill Mansheim. "It could be a couple of years."
The Richardson Hall project entails renovation of the building's current 67,541 square-feet, and a 4,000 square-foot addition to improve ADA accessibility. The project includes renovation of Richardson Hall Auditorium and creation of a backup computer operations area.
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The act of masturbation. Commonly known as jerking off...
Since she left i've been punching the clown like twice a day.
by Nick Conte October 04, 2005
To grab your pecker and vigorously stroke it back and forth, almost to the point of rugburn. Also known as Roughing up the Suspect.
I caught Joe punching the clown while looking at a picture of Martha Stewart. Sick bastard.
by Naughty February 08, 2005
1.pounding your peter until it pukes
2.pulling your pud
3.spanking the monkey
4.slapping your shit
5.manipulateing your genitals
2.pulling your pud
3.spanking the monkey
4.slapping your shit
5.manipulateing your genitals
by Kenneth L. October 27, 2005
Yet another term describing male masturbation.
Little Johnny has been busy all night punching the clown.
by Punchline67 April 22, 2006
The act of repeatidly stroking the beast in a fashion to which others may think you are choking your own genitals.
by ChangWang April 30, 2003
Male masterbation, usually the term is used after the inner shoulder muscles are tired.
by Max O June 18, 2006
describes the act of whacking off: originates from the image of the head of the penis looking like a clowns nose.
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Established in the summer of 2011, Mental Health Court diverts youth with a mental health disorder from further justice system involvement. These first time offenders work with a special probation officer and judge. This structured program involves weekly court hearings, in-home therapy with Functional Family Therapy, and psychiatric services with Dallas Metrocare. Youth address the problems that led to their initial court involvement and receive coping strategies that keep them out of the justice system.


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Walter and Mildred (Marchal) Graves of Tell City will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Thursday (today).
They were married July 10, 1949, at Evangelical United Church of Christ.
Walter and Mildred are the parents of a son, Michael Joe (Mary) Graves of Louisville, Ky., and have two grandchildren, Paul Graves of Los Angeles, Calif., and Laura Veldman of Louisville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Roos, who reside in Christmas Lake Village, are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.
The couple was married July 8, 1949, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dale.
They are the parents of five children: Michael Roos of Cincinnati, Ohio; Patricia Swiz of Evansville; Eric Roos of Santa Claus; Scott Roos of Salinas, Calif. and Tina Root of Cape Coral, Fla.
They have three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Roos will celebrate with family Saturday, July 12, at Hoosier Heights Country Club in Tell City.
Louie and Mary Montgomery of Tell City will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 12.
The open house, hosted by the couple's family, will be held at the Community Building at 16th and Franklin streets in Tell City.
Mr. Montgomery married the former Mary Frances Spencer July 13, 1974, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Tell City.
Allen and Kris Seamon of Santa Claus will celebrate their golden anniversary during an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Christmas Lake Village Recreation Center in Santa Claus.
Mr. Seamon and the former Kristine Masterson were united in marriage July 11, 1964, at Troy First Christian Church in Troy.
They have two daughters and four grandchildren.
Mr. Allen is retired from Alcoa and Mrs. Allen is retired from the Tell City-Troy Township School Corp.
John and Judy Raaf of Grandview will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, July 5, 2014.
A Mass of thanksgiving will begin at 5 p.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Rockport, followed by an open house at 6:30 p.m. at the Grandview Civic Center.
All family and friends are invited. No gifts are requested, only the presence of guests.
John and the former Judy Haller were married July 4, 1964, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Tell City.
They are the parents of Julie (Kevin) Rayburn of Grandview and Joe (Erika) Raaf of Santa Claus.
Jim and Susie York of Tell City will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a renewal of their wedding vows June 7, 2014.
Mr. York married the former Susie Stephens June 6, 1964, at First United Methodist Church in Tell City.
The couple has two children, Stacey (York) Wedding and her husband, Steve, of Hawesville and Steven York and his wife, Christine, of Kernersville, N.C.
George and Polly Baker of Rising Sun will celebrate their 70th anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Aberdeen Methodist Church in Bennington.
The event will be hosted by their children, Ron Baker of Bennington, Reta Carter of Cannelton, Glenda Breeden of Spencer and Danny Baker of Carmel.
Mr. Baker and the former Polly Smither were united in marriage May 25, 1944, in Rising Sun. The couple hasfour children, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Oakwood Health Campus residents Ben and Wandalea Varner celebrated their 60th Wedding anniversary recently with an open house hosted by the staff at Oakwood.
Oakwood residents Robert and Mary Powers were surprised with a cake and flowers recently by staff in honor of their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Deb Rickleman, Oakwood life enrichment assistant, serenaded the couple with a few of their favorite songs.
Jerry and Pat Fella of Santa Claus will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary April 11, 2014.
Mr. Fella married the former Pat Kleeman April 11, 1964, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Tell City.
The couple have four children, Cary Fella and his wife, Rhonda, of Evanston, Brad Fella and his wife, Connie, of Santa Claus, Sheri Fella of Bloomington and Ali Weaver and her husband, Watson, of Santa Claus.
They also have eight grandchildren, Geoff, Chelsea, Kyla, Jacob, Madison and Gavin Fella and Zack and Paige Weaver.
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235522/
Rating 6.5/10
Category: Mystery/Drama
Right off the bat we find that Mark Wahlberg is a crooked cop caught up in a case that reminds me of trayvon/zimmerman. He kills a rapist thug but since he's white it's racist. Anyways moving on Russel Crowe and the chief of police sweep some evidence under the rug and he gets fired from his job. Fast forward and he's a collections agent.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/
Rating 7/10
Just for the record, I think superman is the lamest superhero of them all. Some guy with cheat mode strength, speed, flight, invincibility, etc. means that only something equally as stupid can fight him. So it's not really a surprise that's exactly what happens.
First half of the movie is just explaining how superman comes to be. Apparently Krypton is a planet full of superhumans
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650554/
Rating : 7.5/10
Basic Story:
Picks off from Kick Ass 1. Basically everyone from the original movie have moved on with their lives in some way. Kick ass is a boring faggot, hit girl is a delinquent, and the rich kid is a spoiled kid in long island.
A bunch of posers try to be heroes by dressing up in terrible cosplay outfits equipped with random objects. However, they all look
Rating: 6/10
*True Story*
Movie is about a trio of fitness guys who get together and are tired of being the stereotypical fit guys who look great but have dead end jobs and so can't fully realize their dreams (looking great and being loaded).
To remedy this, they concoct a plan to kidnap some rich people and force them sign away all their property rights and assets in a contract. The fact that they're uneducated
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is getting into the app-selling arena by opening an online store to distribute software for smartphones and tablet computers running Google Inc.'s Android operating system.
The Amazon Appstore, which was unveiled Tuesday, includes free and paid apps from Android software developers.
The online retailer decided to focus on the market for Android apps because of its rapid growth, said Aaron Rubenson, who is in charge of the Appstore's business operations. Since 2008, a slew of Android-running phones and tablets running Android have been released, and Google's own Android Market app store, which is available on these devices and online, now offers more than 150,000 apps.
As Amazon sees it, this growth can make it hard to discover apps that you like. The company believes its experience helping shoppers find what they want online will translate well -- especially since it could use data on what you've bought from Amazon.com in the past to recommend Appstore apps.
Rubenson would not say how many apps the Appstore will include initially, but said there will be a broad selection including note-taking program Evernote and the game PacMan. Prices will be competitive when compared with the Android Market, he said.
The Appstore will also offer such perks as allowing users viewing the site on a computer to test out many apps before buying them and giving visitors a paid app for free each day. The first freebie will be Angry Birds Rio, which is a new version of the popular "Angry Birds" game series that ties in with the upcoming animated movie "Rio." It normally costs $1.
Seattle-based Amazon will be testing all apps before adding them to the Appstore to make sure they work as developers describe them and that they're free of malicious software, Rubenson said. Available apps will conform to Amazon's general content rules, which means the Appstore will, for example, exclude apps that include pornographic content.
The Appstore is available online at Amazon.com/appstore, and a mobile version is available for download at the same Web address.
Besides the software available through the Appstore, Amazon sells a variety of digital content including songs in the MP3 format and movies and e-books for its Kindle electronic reader.
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NEW YORK—Tower 3, a new short from Irish filmmaker and artist Marcus Robinson, commemorates the massive construction project behind the latest addition to New York's World Trade Center site, an 80-story structure that is now the city's fifth largest building. Commissioned by Silverstein Properties for ribbon-cutting ceremonies marking the building's completion, the 5-minute film was produced by Robinson with technical and creative assistance from Technicolor PostWorks New York.
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A master of sounds epic and intimate, known for his work on Westworld and Game of Thrones, composer Ramin Djawadi long ago crafted distinctive sounds for each of these series, defining the broad strokes of their sonic palettes. After two seasons of the former series and seven of the latter, these early decisions remain important, though they don't sum up the battle of the composer's craft.
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If you want to try a new NLE, think about DaVinci Resolve 15. The free version, says Blackmagic Design, "has more features than virtually every other paid application for post production."
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In episode 62 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Toby Chu, the wonderful composer of Pixar's short film, Bao. Additionally, we discuss the Pete Docter impersonator on Twitter (to kick off the show), Purl, the second short film in Pixar's Experimental Storytelling initiative (at 5:21 into the episode), and the box office successes that Incredibles 2 has achieved (11:18). Incredibles 2 is currently the third highest grossing animated film of all time, will it reach Frozen to become the top animated film? We break down the numbers.
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Seafood Jambalaya
Makes 6 to 8 main dish or 16 appetizer servings
Find this recipe and more in Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking!.
3 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup diced Chef Paul Prudhomme's Andouille Smoked Sausage
1½ cups onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
¾ cup green bell peppers, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seafood Magic®
1½ teaspoons minced garlic
4 cups tomatoes (about 4 medium size), chopped
¾ cup tomato sauce
2 cups seafood stock
½ cup green onions, chopped
2 cups uncooked rice (preferrably converted)
1 pound peeled crabmeat, crawfish or firm-fleshed fish filets (cut into bite-sized pieces), or any combination of your favorite seafood, that equals 1 pound
1½ dozen oysters in their liquor (medium size) (about 10 ounces)
1½ dozen peeled medium shrimp (about 1½ pound)
how to prepare
Drizzle the oil on the Tasso, Andouille, onions, celery and bell peppers; and evenly mix each with your hands. Heat a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the Tasso, Andouille and sauté until browned, about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the onions, celery and bell peppers; sauté until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping pan bottom well. Add the bay leaves, Magic Seasoning Blend® and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping the pan bottom as needed.
Add the tomatoes and cook about 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the tomato sauce and cook for 7 minutes more, stirring often. Stir in the stock and bring to a boil. Then stir in the green onions and cook about 2 minutes, stirring once or twice.
Add the rice and seafood; stir well and remove from the heat. Transfer mixture to an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F until rice is tender but still crunchy, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven. If you still have liquid in the pan bottom, let pan sit a few minutes, still covered, to allow rice to absorb the liquid. Remove bay leaves and serve immediately.
To serve, mold rice in an 8-ounce cup and place 2 cups on each serving plate as a main course and 1 cup as an appetizer.
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Jetstar Gold Coast Titans cult hero Brad Meyers has today announced his retirement from rugby league due to injury.
After a distinguished career which began with the Brisbane Broncos in 2000 and included representative caps for Australia (4 Tests) and Queensland (3 State of Origins), the 30-year-old prop will retire from the game effective immediately after being ruled out for the rest of this season with a wrist injury.
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World War I Battlefield Scenes
Source: Guide to the John Graham Johns Papers, 1921-1955, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #410
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison
The two images shown are from the John Graham Johns Papers, which is a collection of material that comes from John Graham Johns' attendance in the Navy Academy and his service in the Navy from 1921-1955. The two images are battlefield scenes from World War I. The image on the top shows Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France (1917-1920), visiting an aviation camp at the front line and the image on the bottom shows French tanks on a country road. It is this collection's photos of World War I that make this collection interesting.
Since Mr. Johns served his naval career on submarines, the collection has a good deal of material on various submarines particularly on the construction and the services of the USS NAUTILUS, USS CUTTLEFISH, and the USS SEADRAGON. There are also genealogical notes on the Lober and Reynolds families as well as a mimeographed book of a diary on big-game hunting. If additional information is needed, the finding aid can be accessed at Manuscript Collection 410
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I finally read all of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" this spring while I was on tour for my album "Radio Music Society." At about the same time, the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay detention center hit the headlines. Soon, scores of men were being force-fed. The more I learned about what was going on at Guantanamo, the more I realized that the truths King expressed in his famous letter were back in our faces: "Justice too long delayed is justice denied."
I vowed to do something. When I got home, I called my representative and senators and expressed my support for a just closure of Guantanamo. Then I called my friends and asked them to do the same. But that wasn't enough: 84 men cleared for release by our national security agencies years ago were still sitting at Guantanamo. I left to go back on tour, but the burning question remained: What else can I do?
At a "Radio Music Society" band dinner, we talked about Guantanamo and realized we shared a deep concern about the issues it raises. Those talks inspired a song, and then a music video -- "We Are America," which we're releasing Monday -- that we hope will mobilize support for closing the facility. As the project crystallized, I reached out to more friends -- some who happen to be quite well known -- and they agreed to support our effort by making cameo appearances in the video.
Throughout the process, and after consulting with the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights First and Human Rights Watch, our resolve kept growing. We believe that the blatant injustice of detention without charge at Guantanamo violates not just U.S. human rights obligations but also our basic values and principles.
Of the 779 men who have been held at the facility since it was opened in 2002, only seven have ever been convicted of any charges in military tribunals. Two of those convictions have been overturned on appeal. Another six men are on trial now, and the government says it will only prosecute seven more. That means that of the 164 men being held (many of whom have been there for almost 12 years), about 150 are being held without charges, and they will never be charged.
King's Birmingham letter emphasizes that concern for justice and equality is not enough to remedy the systematic violation of human rights: "[I am] compelled to carry the gospel of freedom far beyond my own home town…," he wrote. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
With the release of "We Are America," we hope to shine a light for our fellow Americans on these nitty-gritty facts:
The Obama administration has the ability to transfer the 84 detainees who have already been cleared for release out of Guantanamo, and other detainees could soon be cleared by newly established review boards. However, current law needlessly places obstacles in the way of accomplishing that.
Now, the Senate has begun to change that. Provisions in the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act passed out of the Senate Arms Services Committee will break down some of these obstacles and give the president more flexibility to make transfers out of the detention facility. The full Senate will begin debate on the act, and those provisions, in the coming days.
Specifically, Sections 1031 to 1034 of the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act would permit the transfer of "detainees who have been ordered released by a competent U.S. court" and "would permit transfers for the purpose of detention and trial." Since 9/11, federal courts have prosecuted hundreds of terrorism cases, and those convicted are currently serving long sentences in high-security federal prisons.
If the Senate and the House of Representatives agree to the Guantanamo provisions in the defense act, the few prisoners in the detention center who face charges could be prosecuted where it makes the most sense, in federal courts.
Radio Music Society (and friends) made "We Are America" because we believe that, while not all of us are called to the front lines like Martin Luther King Jr., we can all support our elected officials in doing the right thing.
[For the record, 12:25 p.m., Nov. 18: An earlier version of this post did not include the names of Amnesty International and Human Rights First; it said 151 men are being held without charge at Guantanamo. Because some men who have been convicted are still held there, that number is incorrect.]
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Employers added a solid 203,000 jobs in November, driving down the unemployment rate three-tenths of a percentage point to 7 percent, the lowest it's been since November 2008, the Labor Department said Friday.
The healthy jobs report came a day after the Commerce Department revised upward the growth estimates for July through September, determining the economy grew at a surprisingly strong annual pace of 3.6 percent. Also Friday, the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose sharply, suggesting shoppers may be ready to loosen holiday purse strings.
"This is an unambiguously strong jobs report. Businesses are getting their groove back and stepping up their hiring. Most encouraging is that the job gains are across most industries," said Mark Zandi, chief economist for forecaster Moody's Analytics. "It is still premature to conclude the job market is off and running."
November job gains were broad, across most sectors of the economy and included a slight upward revision to prior months' jobs numbers than put October hiring at 200,000. Professional and business services grew by 35,000 jobs in November. Manufacturing, which had seen sluggish hiring over much of the year, saw 27,000 new jobs last month.
Mainstream economists had expected about 185,000 new hires and only a slight dip in the jobless rate. The strong numbers and other data could cause the Federal Reserve to take its foot off of the accelerator when it meets on Dec. 17-18 to consider tapering off on its $85 billion a month in bond purchases to stimulate the economy.
The spate of recent positive data suggests the economic recovery is still gathering steam and could return to greater normalcy _ if Washington stays out of the way.
"The budget battles in Washington could still derail confidence and the job market early next year. But if lawmakers can simply do no damage, everything is coming together for a much better job market and economy next year," said Zandi.
Senate and House of Representatives budget negotiations have sparked cautious optimism of a small deal next week that could remove the threat of another government shutdown and potential debt default.
The White House praised the Friday report.
"With solid job growth in November – in addition to strong data on manufacturing activity and auto sales – it is clear that the recovery continues to gain traction," Jason Furman, head of the Council of Economic Advisers, said a statement.
Republicans, who are resisting the administration's efforts to extend unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed, used the report to argue the strengthening economy does not need further government support.
"Today's report includes positive signs that should discourage calls for more emergency government 'stimulus,'" House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a statement. "Instead, what our economy needs is more pro-growth solutions that get government out of the way."
Deeper in the report, however, there was ammunition for supporters of another extension of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.
"The share of unemployed workers who have been out of work for more than six months increased in November from 36.1 percent to 37.3 percent. Today, the long-term unemployment rate is more than double the average rate in 2007," Elise Gould, an economist with the center-left Economic Policy Institute, wrote in an analysis of the jobs report.
Arguably the most unexpected part of Friday's report was the sharp drop in the unemployment rate.
"Biggest surprise in my view: Big drop in the U.S. unemployment rate to 7.0 percent was far larger than expected," said Scott Anderson, chief economist for San Francisco-based Bank of the West, adding, "This is a solid payroll report any way you slice and dice it. Job creation is accelerating into the New Year."
The labor force participation rate held steady, albeit at a depressed rate, suggesting that the drop in the jobless rate was not because of people exiting the workforce. The jobless rate is derived from a survey of households, and while the results are volatile from month to month, more people reported in November that they were employed and far fewer reported they were unemployed.
Equally heartening in Friday's report was the strong manufacturing numbers. The sector had powered recovery in late 2011 and early 2012 but then went slack.
"The strong manufacturing jobs numbers for November – which were the strongest since March 2012 – were consistent with the recent pickup in new orders and production for the sector," Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. "This is definitely an encouraging sign, particularly given the hesitance of many business leaders of late to add new workers given uncertainties in the market. In fact, with these job gains, manufacturing employment has pierced the 12 million mark since April 2009."
The construction sector also posted surprisingly robust numbers for November, adding 17,000 jobs as cold winter months approached. The sector has struggled to recover as housing has bumped along and lagged the broader recovery.
Friday's jobs numbers are also consistent with the improvements in the first-time claims filed for unemployment benefits. The government reported Thursday that this number fell below a key threshold to 298,000. The four-week average of first-time claims, the preferred way economists look at this numbers, is about 322,000 and represents a level that points to an economy gaining steam.
Even the signs of underemployment and stress in the labor market improved a bit last month. Across the board, the Labor Department's alternative measures of employment got better and are substantially better than a year ago _ albeit still showing signs of stress compared to historical levels.


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Money from the future lease of Munroe Regional Medical Center won't likely be available to help community healthcare programs for at least a year.
Proceeds from the lease of Munroe Regional Medical Center likely won't be available to subsidize area health care efforts for at least a year.
That was the conclusion of Marion County Hospital District trustees and the Marion County Commission after the two groups met Wednesday to discuss the 40-year, $200 million lease of Munroe to Naples-based Health Management Associates, Inc.
Trustees and commissioners agreed they should move cautiously in investing the money, then crafting a plan that allows them to invest the interest in programs that address the community's health care problems.
Trustee Chairman Jon Kurtz predicted that many organizations will come to trustees with hat in hand asking for money.
"(You're) going to be shocked how many friends you have, how pretty you are, how many parties you get invited to," he said. "We have to set up whatever rules. The system, the rules, protect us from ourselves."
Although $200 million is "significant ... it can't fix all the medical (problems) in the community," he said.
In a recent national health care study, the health of Marion County's residents ranked in the bottom half among Florida counties.
Trustees and commissioners agreed that the first step to determining the health care needs of Marion County is to create an advisory committee.
Munroe is owned by the state-sanctioned Marion County Hospital District and is overseen by seven trustees who are appointed by the County Commission.
The trustees currently lease the hospital to Munroe Regional Health Systems Inc., which is overseen by a 13-member board, some of whose members also are district trustees.
The decision to lease the 421-bed public hospital stems from the steady erosion of Munroe's financial stability. Hospital executives and consultants attribute the slide to the hospital's high percentage of indigent patients and the fact that it is competing as a standalone medical center in an industry dominated by large health care corporations.
The trustees last year proposed a hospital tax to shore up Munroe's financial picture, but it was soundly defeated by voters. Trustees then set out to lease the hospital to a company that could reverse Munroe's slide and chose HMA.
HMA won out over several other hospital companies largely on the strength of its financial offer. It pledged more than $200 million to purchase the lease and vowed to make millions of dollars worth of improvements to the building and equipment over a period of years.
The meeting Wednesday was the first of what will likely be numerous gatherings to determine what to do with that money.
Trustees and commissioners said they wanted to invest the money and use the interest to fund area health care initiatives. They didn't make any decisions about those initiatives Wednesday and seemed determined to take their time doing so.
Commissioner Stan McClain said that would give the trustees and commissioners time to sort out the future of health care in the United States and its impact in Marion County.
Commission Chairwoman Kathy Bryant said the county's largest health care need is addressing indigent care and educating people about utilizing primary care doctors instead of using emergency rooms for primary health care.
Kurtz agreed that educating people about health and proper nutrition was paramount and that spending money on those issues probably gave "the most bang for the buck."
Trustee Larry Strack offered that the county and trustees should try to address the area's low number of primary doctors and see what they could do to attract more of them to Ocala.
Commissioner David Moore agreed, adding that the county and trustees should determine ways to train more health care professionals here, and also convince them to stay in the area.
Kurtz said he is considering hiring health care consultants to help in winding down any remaining obligations the group had with Munroe once HMA took over its operations.
The consultants would also help trustees collect Munroe patients' receivable debt, estimated at about $30 million. He said the trustees may also hire staff to help them with administrative functions.
After the meeting, Bryant said she wanted the commission "actively involved" in how the lease money was spent.
"I think there's a desire of both of us to work together in this," Bryant said.
Commissioner McClain, however, said that while the commission should advise the trustees, it's the trustees' job to decide how the money is spent.
"It's the trustees' money, period," he said, adding later, "I don't want to run the day-to-day operations."
Commissioner Carl Zalak after the meeting agreed.
"Our position of influence is to appoint the trustees," he said. "They have full authority over the money."
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Feb 07, 2013, 07:37 EST
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Technical Institute (NYSE : UTI ), the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is continuing its long-standing relationship with Feld Motorsports, producers of Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® by offering the 2013 UTI/Grave Digger scholarship. Together, UTI and Feld will provide $20,000 in tuition assistance.
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"Technicians have always been essential in my career as the Grave Digger driver," said Dennis Anderson. "I'm looking forward to learning more about the next generation of technicians who may one day be maintaining a show-stopping Monster Jam truck like Grave Digger."
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Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE : UTI ) is the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. With more than 160,000 graduates in its 47-year history, UTI offers undergraduate degree, diploma and certificate programs at 11 campuses across the United States, as well as manufacturer-specific training programs at dedicated training centers. Through its campus-based school system, UTI provides specialized post-secondary education programs under the banner of several well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute (NASCAR Tech). For more information visit www.uti.edu. Like UTI on www.facebook.com/UTI or follow UTI on Twitter @UTITweet, @MMITweet, and @NASCARTechUTI.
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Feld Motor Sports®, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz℠, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world's largest producer of live family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit www.feldentertainment.com.
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We were warmly welcomed by the Jewish community in Cracow at an Erev Shabbat Kiddush and dinner and an evening full of song. On the following day we visited the Jewish quarter and in the evening were royally entertained by a superb Klezmer concert.
The ceremony on Sunday, October 14, was most moving. Polin Lodge has about 45 members and they meet once a month. The guests included:
> Ralph Hofmann, president of B'nai B'rith Europe, accompanied by his wife Simone Hofmann
> Erika van Gelder, senior vice president of B'nai B'rith Europe
> Witold Zyss, accompanied by his wife Isabelle
> Michel Zaki, with his wife Tania
> Nathaniel, a member of Daniel Pearl Lodge.
Renée Samanovy gave a talk, recalling that during the 1930's there were 10 lodges in Poland with over 1,000 members. B'nai B'rith was outlawed in Poland in 1938 by a special decree of the Polish President, Ygnacy Mascicki, that Cracow contained the largest Jewish community of Poland and the oldest of Europe. She reminded the audience of the Nazi reign of terror and that it was in Cracow that all the anti-Jewish legislation was formulated. The event also included concluding remarks by Serge Dahan, president of B'nai B'rith France.


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The aftermath of the 2012 presidential election has generated a moment of myth creation about what happened on Nov. 6 -- why President Obama won, why Mitt Romney lost, and what roles real human beings played in the result. These myths are not only being repeated and set in stone by the media and pundits, but also by the campaigns themselves. Democrats and the Obama campaign as well as Republicans and the Romney campaign are repeating the same myths to explain the outcome.
I have often talked about how myths arise in politics in the aftermath of the election, and how these myths move from fiction to nonfiction. And it is because folks buy into the myths that mistakes are made in future campaigns, and wrong lessons are learned along the way. The winning campaign operatives and consultants usually disseminate the myths to justify their work, but in this election both the winners and losers are creating the same mythic narrative.
Though it is early in the analysis of the election results, and we have some returns in some states still to be counted, we can begin to get a clear picture of what happened on Election Day and then understand better what myths are out there.
Myth No. 1. This election was ultimately about a choice, and not primarily a referendum on President Obama. In the late spring and early summer, it was building into a choice election, but as the fall approached, it became a referendum on the president. That was to his benefit. As I attempted to repeat all along, the most important number to pay attention to was the president's job-approval rating. Every president with job approval at 45 percent or below going into Election Day lost, and every president with a job approval at 50 percent or higher has won.
Six months ago, President Obama's job approval was at a precarious 47 percent, and his campaign knew that to win they had to make this a choice election. But as spring moved into summer and summer to fall, the dynamics of the country changed and so did the president's approval rating. The net right direction/wrong track number for the country improved in ABC News polling from minus-31 points to minus-14 points over this time -- a net 17-point positive rise as Americans began to feel more optimistic about the economy and their lives. And this caused the president's job-approval rating to rise from 47 percent to 51 percent by Election Day. Presidents running for reelection consistently get a popular-vote percentage that is within a point of their approval rating -- and that is exactly what Obama got.
Myth No. 2. The target-state onslaught of advertising changed the dynamics of Mitt Romney's image and President Obama's image. I have written before about the insignificant role all of this advertising plays in the actual results on Election Day in presidential contests, and this year that dynamic was revealed again. There was no difference in the perceptions of the Obama and Romney images in the target states versus the 40-plus other jurisdictions which saw little to no advertising. Further, the election results saw no significant difference between Obama's winning margins in the target states versus his winning margin in all the nontarget states. In addition, the fall-off from the president's election result in 2008 was the same in the country as a whole versus the target states. President Obama did not overperform in target states. The results in target states and nontarget states, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars of ads, were the exact same in terms of both image and vote margins.
Myth No. 3. The advanced, technologically driven ground game the Obama campaign organized made the difference in the election by changing the shape of the American electorate and surprising everyone on Election Day by turning out unexpected voters. The results nationally and in the target states nearly perfectly matched projections made by reliable polls. ABC and Pew had Obama winning nationally by 3 points, and that was the result. The results in nearly every target state matched within a point the reliable polls before Election Day. Again, when compared with the country as a whole, President Obama did not overperform in states where his team conducted significant turnout operations.
The nature of the American electorate has been moving in the direction of the 2012 outcome for many years, and this is a troubling sign for Republicans. This is not a problem of turnout operations or bad campaigns or bad candidates. The Republican Party increasingly doesn't reflect the American demographic. For example, the Latino share of the vote has risen from 2 percent in 1984 to 10 percent in 2012 -- a very steady increase of about 1 percent every presidential election, which is consistent with population growth.
Further, the number of voters who choose 'none' for religious status has also risen consistently and steadily. In 1984, the share was 4 percent and today it is 12 percent -- a rise of about a point every four years. Also, the number of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 on Election Day has stayed within a very consistent range in the last 30 years, from a high of 24 percent in 1984 to a low of 17 percent in three elections to a midrange of 19 percent this year.
The interesting thing about this election was that conservatives and white evangelicals were either exactly the same share as 2004, when President Bush won reelection, or slightly up this year, and Romney's share of those groups equaled President Bush's. The problem, though, for Republicans is that the share liberals represent of the country has grown from 17 percent in 1984 to 24 percent this year -- a very steady and consistent increase in each election.
All of this raises the question of whether campaigns and tactics matter. They do, but only in a very limited way, and they are insignificant compared with the overall political environment and the grand movements of the world and our country. The most successful people in life and in politics learn to recognize the big waves happening in the world and then surf them as best they can. President Obama, despite many flaws and vulnerabilities, had the traits and attributes that made him more able to surf the movements than Romney or the Republican Party.
And if the GOP thinks this election was about bad polling, or Mitt Romney, or outdated tactics, then it will find it very difficult to win national elections again. The party needs to find leaders and candidates of a new generation and have a brand that is more in tune with the ocean of politics in the 21st century. And in my view, going to their roots as the Teddy Roosevelt party might be a good start. He was a Republican populist fighting against both oppressive government and corporations and big business -- a Republican who believed in the vigor of the individual, the power of a community, and the value of shared sacrifice at all levels.
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Teona Brown, 19, has pled guilty Thursday, Aug. 4, to first degree assault charges and a hate crime charge in connection with the beating of transgender woman Chrissy Polis last April in Towson,
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Conviction on a first degree assault charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, and a hate crime conviction could add another 10 years. Because Brown pled guilty to the attack, prosecutors are recommending that the judge sentence her to five years in prison. A sentencing hearing has been set for next month.
Polis was present in court on Thursday, but told reporters she was nervous about being there and had no comment. "I just want to lay low and keep my life as normal as possible," she said.
A second person charged in the attack was 14 at the time and has been charged with assault as a juvenile. Because she is a minor, her identity has not been released.
Below is a video of a news report aired on the Washington, D.C., Fox news program when the attack happened. It includes video of the attack and, as State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said this week, "The severity of the beating is much easier to understand when you see a video. They say a picture's worth a thousand words. Well, a video's worth a million."


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During this phase of the MAPP process, participants develop an ordered list of the most important issues facing the community. Strategic issues are identified by exploring the convergence of the results of the four MAPP Assessments and determining how those issues affect the achievement of the shared vision.
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Core Support Team — compiles the results and prepares for MAPP Committee discussions. Rather than using a core support team, some communities may designate a subcommittee to carry out these activities.
MAPP Committee — reviews the results of the four MAPP Assessments and identifies strategic issues.
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