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WESTPORT — Westport School Committee members are starting their evaluation of the Superintendent of Schools and establishing performance goals for the district's chief administrator under new guidelines of the "Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation" as required by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Superintendent Dr. Carlos Colley outlined the rubrics for administrative evaluations and the guidance on setting performance benchmarks at the Nov. 28 meeting of the School Committee. He listed the four standards for effective practice for district administrators: instructional matters, leadership, management skills, and operations.
For teachers and specialized instructional support personnel, the four state evaluation standards include curriculum, planning, student assessment, and family and community engagement.
"The School Committee evaluates me; I evaluate the school-level administrators, and they in turn evaluate the teachers," Dr. Colley indicated.
The very lengthy evaluation process consists of a five-step cycle where every educator is an active participant in their own evaluation. The process promotes collaboration and continuous learning and goal setting, the superintendent said. Educators set goals which are specific, measurable, action-oriented, rigorous, realistic and time-tracked (SMARRT) goals.
Dr. Colley presented his proposed seven goals for FY13. With input from the administration, staff and school councils, he would develop budget recommendations for the School Committee by Feb. 1; he also plans to develop recommendations for a capital improvement plan for the schools by the time the Massachusetts School Building Authority opens their next proposal window.
Dr. Colley plans to continue disbursing public information through coffee meetings, public forums, newsletters and the district website; and proposes to implement the new educator evaluation using the state rubrics and district goals.
He said he intends to work to have 70 percent of students reading at grade level in K-5; have an average of 80 percent of students passing their mid-course assessments in grades 9-12, and 90 percent passing their final course summary assessments.
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Westport Elementary School Principal Thomas Gastall updated the school board on the new format for report cards in grades 1-4. "The format for all grades will be consistent; grades will be given on a trimester basis," he explained. Students will received an S for satisfactory and a U for unsatisfactory under the new format.
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Augustana-Sanford Genetic Counseling Graduate Program Receives National Accreditation
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Augustana's SVP for Academic Affairs Named President for Muskingum University
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Augustana alumni and spouses Bob Wendland '10 and Luke Tatge '09 with the help of fellow alumni, friends, current students and professors presented a staged reading of selections from their original musical Salem on Friday, Feb. 26, in the Edith Mortenson Center Theatre.
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Kombat Tuffskin 114
Hi I've just picked up a used Kombat Tuffskin 114 for my son, really looking forward to getting him out on the water.
One question, there are 2 holes forward of the centre fin box (see attached pic, circled in red), can't figure out what they are for ?
My best guess is they are for a tether for learning without sailing too far ?
Thanks in advance
|18th September 2013, 10:28 PM
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You guessed correctly!
In the fin/fin screws/footstrap/footstrap screws/brass extended mast base nut that came with the board when it was new there was a loop of nylon webbing (kinda fuzed together at the screw holes) that fits the 2 hole pattern in the bottom of your Kombat 114.
The concept (and it works rather well) is to tie a weighted tether to the loop after you install the 2 screws.
Set the weight just above the sea bed under the board, and you will not get the tether line wrapped up in the center and rear fin.
All the other places you could attach a tether would influence the new sailor's directional
Attaching it in front of the center fin just makes sense as the new sailor does not even know he/she is on a tether until the end of the rope, or when the instructor takes up the slack.
If you decide you want to use it, get some short 6mm x 1.0 footstrap screws.
Regular footstrap screws, or the 7mm later footstrap screws will punch out the back of the small double insert that's molded into the hull.
|19th September 2013, 06:09 PM
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Ideal, many thanks for the quick reply.
I've been towing him with my IMCO and that work's pretty well in light airs as he gets a feeling of speed and can copy me through the turns. have also been running a long line from the back of the board, but we've (he's) had a few sudden stops with that technique
|19th September 2013, 10:38 PM
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Try this....
See if you can fix an attachment point very near the nose of the 114 on the under side.
Get a 1/4" line or 1/2"-3/4" wide flat nylon tube strap about 12-15 feet long.
Get about 3 feet of bungee 5/16" bungee cord or double up some 3/16" or 1/4" bungee cord.
Cut the 1/4" line/flat nylon tube strap in half and sew or tie the bungee cord in the center with the rope/strap extending off both ends of the bungee.
Tie one end of the rope/strap to the front of the 114.
Tie the other end to your mast base.
I do this all the time teaching!
No more yelling, great control to keep students from taking off downwind, they will
imitate my every move after about 5 minutes.
In 10-15 minutes about half of them are trying to pass me up. They learn that quicklu.
Of course, before you go out on the water you present a little verbal "challenge".
I tell them that as soon as they can keep slack in the tether all the time, and are attempting to pass me on the upwind side, I will let them "off the leash".
At first I have them focus on the tether....ask them to keep slack in it.
It's amazing how quickly they learn this way.
When you want to tack, tell them you will tell them when to start their tack.
You just tack a little upwind and a little sooner and there's no problem with tangles.
Hope this helps,
|20th September 2013, 06:29 AM
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thanks, that's not far off what we were doing with a bigger board so yes I was planning on putting a towing loop on the front of the 114.
I can't seem to post links here but if you (or anyone else) is interested there is a short clip on youtube of me towing him.
Just search on youtube for "Windsurfing Lessons 11th August 2013"
Thanks again for the advice.
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|20th September 2013, 11:26 AM
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What size is that rig?
Where did you place the mast foot?
My experience suggests that for your son to be able to "steer" with the rig, the
mast foot needs to be absolutely as far back in the slot as possible.
I did some testing with 1.2 m2/1.7 m2 and 2.5 m2 rigs and had to make an aluminum
mast track extension to bring the mast foot back over the center fin.
Without the extension, the tiny rigs (< 2.0 m2) center of effort was simply too far forward to make any sort of progress upwind.
Hope this helps,
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Heika: Why it's not a good idea for the Stars to consider trading Alex Goligoski
Stars beat writer Mike Heika answered questions in a chat on Thursday. Here are some highlights.
A lot of people are wondering "what's wrong with Goligoski." Do the Stars ever say "frack it" and trade him? Or hope he plays his way out of the funk?
He just started a four-year deal that averages $4.6 million a year, so this might not be the best time to trade him. (I'm not sure another team would take a chance on him, to be honest). The Stars need to find a way to use him and find a way to get confidence back in his game. He was great when he first came to Dallas and was averaging 25 minutes a game under Marc Crawford and Charlie Huddy. He looked pretty good in the Spring at the World Championships, so he clearly has talent. It is the job of the coaching staff to polish that talent and use him in the right way, and it his job to learn to live in the pressure bubble of a highly-paid NHL star who must meet great expectations.
Will the Stars ever give Matt Fraser top six and PP minutes or is he destined to scavenge for minutes on the fourth line?
Just like Reilly Smith, he will probably have to prove himself first on the third or fourth line. Just like Reilly Smith, there is a chance he struggles there. Fraser seems to be in the mold of Brett Hull or Michael Ryder. He is a great shooter and great power play player, so it will be tough to show what he can do if he is not used in top six situations. However, he's a big kid, he's a good skater and he's worked very hard on his defensive game, so we'll see what he can do when/if he gets in. I will add this point. The Stars' top six is crowded, and will get more crowded when Ray Whitney comes back from his foot injury in a couple of weeks, so I would not be surprised if there is a trade at some point to open up minutes for players like Smith and Fraser.
How is it that 'ol man Jagr leads the team in points scored? He doesn't have the jets he once had, but his game against the boards seems as good as ever. With that going for us, I figure one of his linemates would be raking in the points.
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Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls With Maple Cream Cheese Icing - Oh, yes, I did!
16 comments:
- Danielle Imstuffed said...
beautiful and delicious. Love the floss tip!!
- November 18, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust said...
These are absolutely gorgeous!
- November 18, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Velva said...
Holy cow Debby,...I would swoon over these sweet potato cinnamon rolls. This is a beautiful addition to the holiday morning or brunch meal.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
- November 18, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- Kathleen said...
Oh girl these look crazy delish!!!
- November 18, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- The Short (dis)Order Cook said...
...and I am very glad that you did!
I much prefer sweet potatoes to pumpkin. Good call!
- November 19, 2012 at 6:56 AM
- Anne @ Webicurean said...
These look incredible! I have two breadmakers too, but I definitely let my KitchenAid do all the heavy lifting when it comes to kneading dough (especially when making raviolis)!
- November 19, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Christine said...
These sound so wonderful! Love the dental floss idea for cutting them!
- November 19, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- Joanne said...
I actually totally stopped being scared of yeast after I learned to add a bit of sugar and see if it foams or not before forging ahead. These cinnamon rolls look amazing! And since they have a vegetable in them, they're obviously health food right?
- November 19, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Monica H said...
Those look so darn good! I've made them with pumpkin and I've made sweet potato rolls, but never thought of this. yum!
- November 20, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Roz P. said...
Debby, you are doing an excellent job of tempting me to totally blow my weight-loss efforts! But I can always tell myself that since there are sweet potatoes included it is healthier for us! I will probably not stop by before Thanksgiving, so I'd like to extend a wish for a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours, Debby!
Big hugs,
- November 20, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Gloria said...
absolutely amazing!
- November 22, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Mrs. Jeffries said...
I made these for a big family breakfast over the holiday weekend... the recipe was easy to follow. The dough did what it was supposed to. It was a dream to work with. They were beautiful! Even before baking they looked divine. But they TASTED EVEN BETTER! I am very thankful that I found your blog. You helped me provide a beautiful breakfast gift for my family.
- November 27, 2012 at 7:54 AM
- Debby Foodiewife said...
Mrs. Jeffries,
I wish you had an email, so I hope that you check back. Thank you for telling me that these were a success! Thanks for your kind words.
- November 27, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Alisa said...
The recipe cards on your site seem to have vanished! We can't see any of them and have tried a couple of browsers. I really want to see the cinnamon roll recipe! If you could fix it or email me that would be great. Thank you!
- December 3, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Pinoy Kitchenette said...
That is so deliciously beautiful... im not that good in baking but you've just inspired me to try it now!
New fan and follower here..
- December 3, 2012 at 6:36 PM
- Debby Foodiewife said...
Alisa, the recipe cards are there. I use Mozilla, but can also see them with Explorer and Google Chrome. If you send an email to me email@example.com I will send you the link.
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You're comparing him to Shane Watson though, who scored runs before the final AND in the final.
Why does it matter who gets the MOTS, Ponting was superb with the bat and as captain, Watson was superb with the bat and the ball. Who was the better player cannot be qualified as both excelled in their roles which were different in so many ways. Somehow I dont think either of them feel they deserved it more than each other and in their own way look at it more of a team achievment than an individual honor. Well done to both of them I say.
He scored extremely slowly against India, and in any case the innings was inconsequential, and the West Indies were crap. Even then, he failed to go on with it both times.
Put it this way- I wouldn't trade Watto's century in the final for both of Ponting's group-stage knocks put together. When you throw his bowling into the equation it becomes a non-contest.
Guys it is Watson......
Slightly off topic and perhaps already mentioned, but surely Watto is now the only player in history to win 2 CT Final MOTM awards?
Shane Watson for sure.
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Mike and Edd return to TV screens in new Wheeler Dealer series
The nations' favourite TV car trader is back on screens tonight in the brand new series of Wheeler Dealers.
Veteran car dealer Mike Brewer and his sidekick mechanic Edd China return to the Discovery channel for eight weeks in another series of the much-loved show.
Wheeler Dealers sees Brewer bagging classic cars in need of some TLC, China restoring them and the pair selling them on for a profit.
The show has been running since 2003 and has a whole army of fans and supporters. From a Bond Bug to a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo, Brewer and China have worked their magic on a whole range of classics.
This series sees the pair purchasing an AC Cobra replica, a Jaguar MK2, the wartime-workhorse Willy's Jeep, a Nissan Skyline, the hairy-chested Triumph TR6, a dainty BMW Isetta, a Ford Mustang and a modern classic – the Mercedes-Benz SLK.
Tensions and comic atmosphere run high as these two big characters take on new challenges, bringing these much-loved classics back to life.
Tonight sees Brewer buying an unregistered AC Cobra replica with just 1,000 miles on the clock – but China has his work cut out getting the car legal.
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Empirical Methods in Information Extraction
This article surveys the use of empirical, machine-learning methods for a particular natural language-understanding task-information extraction. The author presents a generic architecture for information-extraction systems and then surveys the learning algorithms that have been developed to address the problems of accuracy, portability, and knowledge acquisition for each component of the architecture.
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It makes sense that capers are an integral element of Mediterranean cuisine. Their sharp tangy bite often accent fish, pizza, salads and sauces. To bring about the complex flavors of the caper they must be cured. They are first dried in the sun and then packed under layers of salt, vinegar, wine or salt brine. During this process the natural mustard oil intensifies and the capers develop their characteristic piquant flavor. Many culinary authorities prize capers packed under layers of salt, the flavor being brighter and more intense. Occasionally one can also find the cured or pickled young sprouts, or leaves of the caper bush also used as a condiment.


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With free agency just weeks away, there's no shortage of subplots suggesting what NFL teams should do, could do and will do in order to make an offseason splash.
One such brainstorm -- suggesting the Arizona Cardinals should trade away All-Pro wideout Larry Fitzgerald -- was shot to the floor Tuesday by Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic, the Cardinals' hard-working beat writer.
Somers correctly argues the financials simply don't make sense. Fitzgerald's contract still contains $15 million in prorated bonus money, which would count as dead weight against this year's salary cap. No matter what a team would be willing to give in return for Fitzgerald, the crippling money hit makes this a non-starter.
The argument for trading Fitzgerald centers around the dilemma of an elite wideout withering away on a team that can't find a quarterback to throw him the ball. With recently hired coach Bruce Arians taking over, new competition will be brought in under center. Arians has worked wonders with quarterbacks in the past and the Cardinals aren't about to sabotage that effort by stripping the roster of their best offensive player.
Fitzgerald turns 30 in August and is signed through the 2018 campaign. He remains the heart and soul of the team, and the Cardinals aren't desperate enough to part ways with a player of his caliber.
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Mary Talusan Lacanlale is the Interim Coordinator for Asian Pacific Studies at CSU Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA's Department of Ethnomusicology. Recent publications include entries for "Philippine Music" and "Kulintang," in Music around the World, Vol. 4: Asia and the Pacific. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO (2017), "Hearing with an Imperial Ear: Racializing the Philippine Constabulary Band and African American Conductor Lt. Walter H. Loving" in Philippine Modernities, Commemorating 100 Years of UP College of Music (2017), "Muslim Filipino Traditions in Filipino American Popular Culture" in Muslims and American Popular Culture (2014), and "Marching to 'Progress': Music, Race, and Imperialism at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair" in Mixed Blessing: The Impact of the American Colonial Experience on Politics and Society in the Philippines (2013). Her book Instruments of Empire: The Philippine Constabulary Band and African American Officer Walter H. Loving in early 20th Century is under review with University Press of Mississippi. She is a recipient of the Fulbright (IIE), Ford Dissertation Fellowship, and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, and performs with the Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble on Philippine gongs.
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Newly appointed as Interim Coordinator of Asian Pacific Studies Program at CSU Dominguez-Hills.
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Right now my hopes are with the younger guys under 30 and don't believe for a second VN was clean. We all have been fooled once too many time with the old school pros. I also don't think Jens V, Fabian C or Thor H ever raced clean. Over the past year all riders from that error mean nothing to me as a cycling fan. Too many talented pros didn't make it becasue they refused to jump on the wagon and so it has hard not be a cynic. "I suspect everyone and trust no one" as Inspecter Cluesoau from Pink Panther once said.


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SOURCE: LifeSci Advisors
January 03, 2013 11:00 ET
Report Details the Potential of TiGenix's Allogeneic, Adipose Derived Stem Cell Therapies
TiGenix Is a Leading Cell Therapy Company That Markets the Only Cell Therapy Approved in Europe, ChondroCelect for Knee Cartilage Repair
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Report Details the Potential of TiGenix's Allogeneic, Adipose Derived Stem Cell Therapies
TiGenix Is a Leading Cell Therapy Company That Markets the Only Cell Therapy Approved in Europe, ChondroCelect for Knee Cartilage Repair
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jan 3, 2013) - LifeSci Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of investment research and investor relations services in the life sciences sector, today announced that it has initiated coverage of TiGenix, NV (Euronext Brussels: TIG), a leading cell therapy company that markets the only cell therapy approved to date and fully reimbursed in Europe, ChondroCelect for the repair of knee cartilage. The Company is also developing a series of therapeutic candidates based on its platform technology of expanded stem cells extracted from adipose tissue (eASCs). TiGenix's most advanced clinical program is Cx601 for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease. Cx601 is currently being tested in the ADMIRE-CD Phase III trial, which began enrolling patients in July 2012. Data from the trial are expected in the second half of 2014.
"TiGenix's eASC therapeutic platform has produced treatments with the ability to promote a local anti-inflammatory effect, systemic immunomodulatory effects, and possessing low immunogenicity," said Andrew I. McDonald, Ph.D., Managing Director at LifeSci Advisors. "Their strong safety profile and ability to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions may give eASCs an important competitive advantage compared to other therapies."
In a 37-page Initiation Report by LifeSci Advisors, we explain the scientific basis and commercial prospects for TiGenix's therapeutic candidates that are based on the eASC platform. TiGenix is exploring different methods of delivery for the eASCs, each of which is applicable to a different therapy area. Cx601, currently in Phase III, is the Company's most advanced clinical program, and it involves intralesional injection of eASCs for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas related to Crohn's disease. The next most advanced program is Cx611 which is administered systemically by intravenous infusion and is designed to target rheumatoid arthritis and related autoimmune/inflammatory diseases. Cx611 has recently finished enrollment for a Phase IIa trial, and data is expected in April, 2013. In addition, the Company has already completed a Phase I trial for Cx621, which is administered via intralymphatic injection and has the potential to target a variety of autoimmune conditions.
TiGenix is already commercializing ChondroCelect, the first EMA approved and reimbursed cell therapy product in Europe. The treatment is indicated for the repair of single symptomatic cartilage defects of the femoral condyle of the knee (ICRS III or IV) in adults. TiGenix has estimated that as many as 28,000 adult patients in Europe are eligible each year for treatment with a cartilage regeneration product such as ChondroCelect. The primary commercial focus for this product is to increase reimbursement coverage in the EU. ChondroCelect has already received favorable reimbursement coverage in Belgium and the Netherlands, and use of the treatment is increasing in those countries. TiGenix is in active discussions with regulators in Spain, France, and Germany regarding national reimbursement, and the Company has said that they expect a positive coverage decision from at least one of these countries in the coming months.
Dr. McDonald's full Initiation Report is available to download at no cost at the LifeSci Advisors website, www.lifesciadvisors.com. In addition to this Initiation Report, LifeSci Advisors will also provide ongoing coverage and event-based research updates on the Company as developments occur.
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Xenu's fist pump
It was reported yesterday that Leah Remini filed a Missing Person's Report with the LAPD for Shelly Miscavige, the wife of David Miscavige, the head of the Church of Scientology. Shelly and Leah used to be tight but Leah hasn't seen her for years and was punished by the Church for asking where her friend was, particularly when she didn't show up for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's wedding.
The LAPD confirmed last night that the case is now closed because the report was "unfounded". A detective told E! News that they investigated the situation, were able to meet with the Miscaviges, and that they saw Shelly for themselves. They did not specify where or when it went down which…I mean…I'm not sure that they have to do but the fact that they didn't is only leading to more conspiracy theories, like:
Are you sure it was her?
Even if it was her, and she's not "missing", that doesn't mean she's not a prisoner, or something.
According to Tony Ortega, considered by many to the be the top ghostbuster of all things Xenu, Leah Remini wasn't personally informed about the LAPD's findings as of last night, even though she was the one who initiated the search. Needless to say, given Leah's tenacity, had she been made aware of the situation by law enforcement, she'd have some follow-up questions (unlike Oprah Winfrey), like:
Where did you see her?
Where has she been?
Why hasn't she made contact with any of her friends?
How did she explain her absence?
Of course the Church is fronting like this is a major vindication which is basically John Travolta's excuse to strip down to his speedos and start dancing with the pool boy…although I think maybe he does that every day, vindicated or not. You do know what Scientology dance parties look like, don't you? This is still one of my favourite WTF-watches of all time. Come on, wouldn't you have wanted to be there? I would have wanted to be there, like with Duana or something, and definitely not Sasha because she is a chicken sh-t, basically doing research for the screenplay of our lives.
Still, it's f-cking weird. It's beyond internet speculation now. This is a high profile former member forcing the Brotherhood of Xenu to respond. Leah Remini is bringing the heat. And this is Great for Gossip, it really is, but is it great for her safety? What if they redirect all their resources and focus on her, the new Public Enemy #1? If it were me I'd call Mark Wahlberg. Don't you get the feeling that Mark Wahlberg has been dying to pick a fight with Xenu for a while now?


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The Schnellenberger bowl
Miami, Florida Atlantic thinking of former coach as series starts
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A case could be made that Miami and Florida Atlantic are football brothers.
After all, the programs have the same father.
The Hurricanes and the Owls play Friday to open their seasons and pay tribute to former coach Howard Schnellenberger - who led Miami into the spotlight by winning the school's first national championship in 1983, 15 years before he began building Florida Atlantic's program from scratch.
It's the first time the schools have met in football, and starts a three-game, four-year series.
"That was the genesis of the game, that we would celebrate what he has done for both programs, really starting both programs at the end of the day," Miami coach Al Golden said. "He's a man who owes me nothing but treats me with great respect and imparts great wisdom every time I see him. We're blessed to have him in our family. I know FAU probably feels the same way."
Schnellenberger will be the honorary captain for both teams. Dozens of his former Miami players are expected to attend for a 30th anniversary celebration of the school's first title - a move Schnellenberger calls "putting the sugar on the cake of this game."
He coached Miami for five years, with the Hurricanes' win against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl after the 1983 season his most memorable, and his last. Schnellenberger left not long after that game to take the reins of a USFL franchise that never got off the ground, and has often said he regrets that move.
"It's a thrilling experience to see this series come to maturity now, come to pass," Schnellenberger said. "It's going to happen. We talked about this game for a long time. This is the birth of a very important rivalry series that's about to unfold."
Even though he follows Miami, he's rooting for FAU.
"This is my team," Schnellenberger said.
He's considered the architect of Miami football, even though the program had been around for six-plus decades when he arrived. Miami wasn't much of a winner before Schnellenberger; the school considered dropping football in the 1970s and went 13 years without a bowl appearance before he guided them to the Peach Bowl after the 1980 season.
Their next bowl game ended the 1983 season, and national title No. 1 was claimed in the Orange Bowl, with Albert Bentley scoring the final Miami touchdown in a 31-30 victory.
"We have five national championships, but if Howard had stayed, we'd have at least 10," said Bentley, a former NFL player who's now a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla. "What he did was like laying the tracks to go out west. The trains and everything else wouldn't have gotten there without the tracks being laid first. That's really what Coach Schnellenberger did."
In that Orange Bowl, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne probably could have clinched the national title by having his team kick an extra point in the final moments and settling for a tie. The Cornhuskers elected to go for a two-point conversion instead, a pass play broken up by Miami's Kenny Calhoun.
The Hurricanes - and Schnellenberger - have been part of college football lore ever since.
"If he didn't go, if he would have stayed, we would have won more championships," said Calhoun, a captain in the Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office. "He took an opportunity that he had to better himself, better his family. That's what the game is all about. If you have opportunity, you should seize it. He was a great coach. He was a great man. He practiced what he preached. And he won."
FAU coach Carl Pelini also has ties to the backstory behind this game. Not only did he replace Schnellenberger, the only other coach in FAU's history, but he came to the Owls from Nebraska - where his brother Bo Pelini is the head coach.
"Coach Schnellenberger, he had an amazing career," said Pelini, who also revealed that he sacked Bernie Kosar - Miami's quarterback in that Orange Bowl - when they were high schoolers. "He built that program. It's something that will go down in history as an amazing accomplishment, what he was able to do for Miami football and the university in general."
Schnellenberger played for and later coached with Bear Bryant, recruited Joe Namath to Alabama and ran the offense as part of Don Shula's staff for the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only team to finish an NFL season unbeaten.
But his legacy, said Miami assistant Art Kehoe - who played at the school before working under Schnellenberger - is what he did with the Hurricanes.
"My junior year, we voted 6-5 to keep football. We were going to drop football and he took it from there to a national title," Kehoe said. "The guy's an unbelievable coach. ... Heck, we couldn't pay the phone bill. And now we've got five national titles and played for 11 of them and he's the main fabric of all that. He started it all."


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The buzz all week in the Irish genealogy world is the Irish Genealogical Research Society's Marriages Index, which has hit the mark of over 25,000 records. This database, created by Rosalind McCutcheon, is unique in that it contains marriage records culled from other than the usual church and civil records. Sources include family Bibles, Chancery records, military records, and newspapers, among many other sources, some very obscure. Contributions of marriage records are welcome.
One complaint I hear from my audiences is that Irish marriage records are impossible to find. I myself have had a very difficult time finding marriage records in Ireland for my ancestors. This database is a welcome addition to our genealogical arsenal!
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Fueled by the availability of affordable ereader and tablet devices, the market for ebooks is taking off far faster than many predicted just years ago.
So it's no surprise that more than a few big companies have been looking to get a piece of the ebook pie.
The list of notable names includes, not surprisingly, many large publishers, which, for obvious reasons, like the idea of owning a stake in the companies that deliver their products to consumers.
But it has also included some major offline retailers. Last year, for instance, retail giant HMV paid £2.1m for a majority (64%) stake in Anobii, an online ebook vendor with a social discovery twist which counts three major publishers -- HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House -- as shareholders.
But turning the rise of the ebook into profit is easier said than done. 800 pound gorillas like Amazon are hard to compete with and trying to grab a piece of the pie may be more expensive than it initially appeared. According to paidContent's Robert Andrews, between two digital investments, one being Anobii, HMV lost £1m last year.
So today we learned that HMV is selling its majority stake in Anobii to another big retail name, Sainsbury's, for £1. The price makes it looks like Anobii may be a dog of an investment, but that's not the case as Sainsbury's sees it. The company's press release quotes Sainsbury's Head of Digital Entertainment, Mark Bennett, who explains:
Anobii's innovative use of social media is a clear differentiator. This acquisition is a valuable addition to our digital portfolio and shows our commitment to becoming a key player in the digital entertainment market. It further demonstrates how we are constantly looking to innovate and seize opportunities that will support the future growth of our business.
The big question, of course, is just how much it might cost retailers like Sainsbury's to become key players in digital markets like ebooks. HMV obviously decided to cut its losses; we'll soon see if an initial investment of £1 makes the endeavor any more fruitful for Sainsbury's.


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Chicago loves a good summer festival, and now there's another to add to the list.
The Chicago Uptown Lakefront Carnival and Entertainment Festival will launch this summer. If all goes according to plan, it'll be a yearly event.
John Howard manages operations for Inside Your Chicago, the group that is organizing the event. According to Howard, the event will honor and benefit Chicago's heroes.


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(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – An expert on gunshot wounds hired by the defense testified Tuesday that George Zimmerman's account of how he fatally shot Trayvon Martin is consistent with the forensic evidence.
Dr. Vincent DiMaio said that the trajectory of the bullet and gun powder on Martin's body support Zimmerman's version that Martin was on top of him when Zimmerman fired his gun into Martin's chest. The gun's muzzle was against Martin's clothing and it was anywhere from two to four inches from Martin's skin, he said.
"This is consistent with Mr. Zimmerman's account that Mr. Martin was over him, leaning forward at the time he was shot," said DiMaio, the former chief medical examiner in San Antonio.
The pathologist also said it was likely Martin was conscious for 10 to 15 seconds after the shooting as a reserve supply of oxygen ran out of his body, and during that time he could have moved his arms. Zimmerman's account that he had placed Martin's arms out to his sides after the shooting contradicts a photo taken after the shooting that shows Martin's arms under his body. Defense attorneys contend Martin moved his arms.
DiMaio testified that lacerations to the back of Zimmerman's head were consistent with his head striking a concrete sidewalk. Later, when looking at photos of Zimmerman's injuries taken the night of the shooting, DiMaio identified six separate impacts to Zimmerman's face and head. He said a nose injury could have come from being punched.
DiMaio also explained that if clothes taken into evidence are wet and packaged in plastic bags, and not paper bags, it can ruin the samples since "bacteria multiplies and you get mold and it stinks to high heaven." Defense attorneys believe DNA evidence found on Martin's hooded sweatshirt and undershirt was degraded since the clothing wasn't packaged properly.
Under cross-examination, DiMaio conceded that the gunshot could also be consistent with Martin pulling away from Zimmerman, and that he didn't rely on statements from some Zimmerman neighbors who say Zimmerman was on top of Martin to reach his conclusion. The pathologist, who also has testified at the murder trials of Illinois police sergeant Drew Peterson and record producer Phil Spector, said he had been paid $2,400 by the defense.
After DiMaio testified, the 911 calls that captured sounds of the fatal encounter were discussed again. Defense attorneys called Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte to the witness stand to describe the circumstances of how Martin's family came to hear the 911 tapes. Bonaparte said he played the 911 tapes while members of Martin's family sat together at City Hall. He played them as a courtesy before they were released publicly.
Earlier in the morning, Judge Debra Nelson considered prosecutors' request to bar the defense from showing animation depicting the fight between Martin and Zimmerman. Nelson held an evidence hearing with jurors out of the courtroom, but ultimately postponed her decision and more arguments on the matter until later in the afternoon.
Prosecutors object to the animation, saying it isn't an accurate depiction.
Defense attorneys called the man who created the animation to testify. To recreate the fight, Daniel Schumaker went to the crime scene and had employees in motion-capture suits re-enact what happened based on coroner photographs, police reports, the coroner's report, witness depositions and photos taken by responding police officers, he said.
The fight took place on a dark, rainy night in February 2012 and there were no eyewitnesses who saw the entire fight. Several witnesses saw and heard parts of the struggle that left Martin dead with a bullet in his heart.
Testimony in previous days has focused on a 911 call that captures screams from the struggle between Martin and Zimmerman.
Convincing the jury of who was screaming for help on the tape has become the primary goal of prosecutors and defense attorneys because it would help jurors evaluate Zimmerman's self-defense claim. Relatives of Martin's and Zimmerman's have offered conflicting opinions about who is heard screaming.
Zimmerman's mother and uncle testified last Friday it was Zimmerman screaming, while Martin's mother and brother also took the witness stand last Friday to say the voice belongs to Martin. Martin's father testified Monday that he initially couldn't tell if the screams came from his son, but later decided they did.
Zimmerman himself once said during a police interview that the screams didn't sound like him, though he and his family later said the screams were his.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and says he shot Martin in self-defense during a scuffle in the townhome complex where he lived. Martin was there visiting his father and his father's fiancee.
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There might be nothing to ever equal the unbridled joy of bringing home a new dog. As the pup races around its new home smelling the thousands of smells that live in its new abode, it's hard not to share the excitement. Then the real work starts — training your new pooch.
As artificial intelligence continues to develop, concerns grow about its invasive nature and reach. How much are we willing to cede to the machines, and what effect will that have on our lives?
The Vermont House recently passed a bill that would create an AI commission to address these subjects.
Opening day means it's time for a Vermont Edition baseball show! We'll discuss the roster changes that took place over the winter, make predictions on who will win the pennant and discuss some of the rule changes being tried out at the minor league level to speed up the game.
If you fancy yourself a Mr. or Ms. Fix-It, or maybe you're more of a "Need a Ms. Fix-It" kind of person, we've got a matchmaking event for you!
The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District , the Onion River Exchange and the Center for an Agricultural Economy are working together to host a Repair Cafe inHardwickat the end of April.
The Vermont Republican Party has a new executive director. Jack Moulton replaced Jeff Bartley, who stepped down suddenly in January after three years in the position.
As the state continues to battle the opioid abuse crisis, ways of fighting it have taken many different forms — including focusing on drug prevention strategies in our schools.
On this Vermont Edition , we look around the state to learn what's being done to deliver that anti-drug message to our kids and also look at the effectiveness of these efforts.
The U.S. Customs and Border patrol, pointing to federal law, says it has the right to board and conduct warrantless searches in any vehicle within a hundred miles of the U.S. border. Given Vermont's small size and its northern border with Canada, that means that a significant portion of Vermont falls within that zone. The ACLU of Vermont has joined the chapters of several states asking Greyhound to stop allowing agents to board its buses and ask passengers questions about their citizenship.
Vermont's farms and food-and-drink producers are pitching themselves to tourists - not just as the source of what's on the table, but as destinations in their own right. We're talking about food tourism, how it fits into the state's economy, and whom it benefits.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers head into the season opener against San Francisco with young players starting on defense.
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Mrs. Ruth Davidson Roark, 84, Anderson, departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, and was blessed to peacefully pass away with her children at her bedside.
Ruth was born on Dec. 11, 1927, in Hockerville, Okla., to the late James Russell and Edith (Casey) Davidson. She spent her childhood years in rural Anderson, and graduated from Anderson High School in the class of 1945. She was a dental assistant at Camp Crowder in Neosho, during World War II. While in Anderson, she worked as a nurse's assistant for Dr. Bush.
She married Bill Roark on Jan. 29, 1947, in Columbus, Kan. Ruth was foremost a homemaker and devoted mother to her three children.
Ruth will be welcomed into Heaven by those preceding her in death, beloved husband, Bill Roark on Sept. 30, 1987; beloved son, James "Jim" Roark; an infant daughter, Beth Roark; and two brothers, Russell and Charles Davidson.
She is survived by her son, William Gary Roark and wife, Linda, Neosho; a daughter, Nancy Roark Villagomez and husband, Pete, Lafayette, La.; four grandchildren, Renee Roark Harvel and husband, Paul, Gainesville, Ga., Rome Roark and wife, Whitney, Seneca, Aimee Villagomez Horton and husband, Stuart, Lafayette, La. and Ross Villagomez, also of Lafayette; and four amazing great-grandsons, Will Roark, Max Roark, Brady Roark all of Seneca, and Jacob Horton of Lafayette; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Roark are 10 a.m. Thursday, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Chaplain Roger Hasselquist officiating. Burial will follow in the Anderson Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are, Glen Davidson, J.B. Dill, Steve Kisker and Lee Smith.
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The Roark family would like to thank Dr. Craig Pendergrass of Neosho, Gran Villa Assisted Living in Neosho, Spring Hill Assisted Living, also in Neosho, Golden Living Center in Anderson and Avalon Hospice for all of their exceptional care of our beloved mother.
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The U.S. government started shutting down early Tuesday after a bitter fight over the new health care law deadlocked the Congress and stymied every attempt to keep money flowing after the federal fiscal year ended at midnight.
It was the first such collapse of the government in nearly two decades and there was no immediate way to know how long it would last or how it would end.
The partial closure will shutter national parks and museums and furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees. Essential services will still be provided; the military remains on duty, Social Security payments will be made.
President Barack Obama declared the government had officially run out of money for many services and operations when the fiscal year expired at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
"Congress has not fulfilled its responsibility," Obama said in a video message sent to the U.S. military around the globe. "It has failed to pass a budget and, as a result, much of our government must now shut down until Congress funds it again."
The White House Office of Management and Budget sent an alert to all executive branch government offices, telling them to start implementing shutdown plans: "Agencies should now execute plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations."
The shutdown came after the Senate and the House of Representatives engaged in a high-stakes political showdown well into the night _ sending bills back and forth across the Capitol _ but never coming close to a deal. It was driven by several different House efforts over the last several days to weaken the new Affordable Care Act, all of which the Democrats rejected.
"We believe we should fund the government" and that there should be changes in the new health care law, a drawn-looking House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters early Tuesday. He declined to answer questions about the shutdown.
The Republican-controlled House voted 228-201 late Monday to fund the government for two months while delaying the new federal health care law's mandate that Americans be required to have insurance and canceling health care subsidies for members of Congress. The Democratic-led Senate voted 54-46 to reject the proposal, just as it did earlier in the day to a similar measure that would have postponed the entire health care law, the president's signature domestic achievement.
As the clock ticked toward deadline, the House tried a new tactic, voting 228-199 in the early morning hours Tuesday to set up direct negotiations with the Senate by appointing a team of budget negotiators called "conferees" to work with Senate counterparts in the coming days. The Senate flatly rejected that proposal before leaving the Capitol.
"We like to resolve issues," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "But we will not go to conference with a gun to our head."
About 800,000 of the more than 2 million federal employees will stay home after the plans are implemented sometime Tuesday. But more than a million active-duty military will remain on the job and be paid, according to legislation passed by both chambers and signed into law late Monday.
Joseph A. Beaudoin, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, said he was deeply disappointed in Congress' decision "to allow politics to trump the best interests of the American people."
"Today, in communities across our country, vital federal services are being interrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been told to stay home without pay because Congress has failed to carry out the most basic of its constitutionally mandated duties," he said.
After the government reopens, lawmakers must decide whether employees – both those who worked and those who didn't – should get paid.
Some critical services would remain, but others would not.
Mail delivery would continue but loan programs to small businesses, farmers and homeowners would cease. Inspectors still would regulate food and drugs but research programs would be halted. Taxes would be collected but judges would have to go home when the courts run out of funds. Prisoners still would be held in federal custody but money for recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy would be reduced.
The health care law that is the focus of the dispute between Republicans and Democrats would continue to be implemented, because much of its funding comes from other sources, including new taxes and fees and cuts to other programs.
"Let me be clear about this. . . . The Affordable Care Act is moving forward," Obama said. "That funding is already in place. You can't shut it down."
Earlier Monday, Obama placed separate calls to all of the Congressional leaders. He told them anew that he would not negotiate on health care as part of the budget bill.
Boehner told the president in a 10-minute call that the health care law is "costing jobs and that American families are being denied basic fairness when big businesses are getting exemptions that they are not," said Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck.
But Reid criticized House members for their fixation on the health care law.
"Albert Einstein defined insanity as, 'doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,'" Reid said on the Senate floor. "Tonight, we have more proof that House Republicans have lost their minds. Instead of allowing all 435 members of the House of Representatives to vote on the Senate's bill to keep the government open for business, Speaker Boehner is once again pushing a government shutdown."
As the day wore on, there were some signs that Republicans in both chambers were starting to differ over how to proceed. Some House members initially thought of killing the latest proposal because it didn't go far enough, while some senators floated a proposal that would extend for one week the government's current spending levels, which would prevent workers from being furloughed and keep government agencies and services open as lawmakers continued to haggle over larger issues.
"Despite the Democrats' refusal to work with the House to solve the problem, Republicans are working to protect the troops, prevent a shutdown and find solutions to the difficulties caused by Senate Democrats' delay," said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
But Senate Democrats were cool to the idea, and it remained unclear whether the House and White House would accept the plan.
"You cannot negotiate when you take hostages and extort," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. said. "We're happy to negotiate. There's a budget. They can talk about spending for (Obamacare) in the budget. You don't do it this way."
During the contentious floor debate in the House on Monday, Democrats and Republicans stuck firm to their beliefs.
Boehner mimicked Obama during his phone call earlier.
"I talked to the president earlier tonight – 'I'm not going to negotiate, I'm not going to negotiate, we're not going to do this,'" Boehner said of his talk with the president. "Well I would say to the president, this is not about me, and it's not about Republicans in the Congress. It's about fairness for the American people."
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., grew angry on the floor during the debate.
"What a shameful day this is in the House of Representatives," Hoyer told his colleagues. "Tonight is about the continuing destructive obsession our Republicans friends have."
The president and his political appointees will still report to work. Lawmakers would do the same but would decide who on their staffs was essential.
Some lawmakers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced Monday that they would forego their salaries during a shutdown and contribute the money to charity.
"Elected leaders should not be treated better than the American people, which is precisely why hardworking Americans deserve the same Obamacare exception that President Obama has already granted members of Congress," he said.
Congress has failed to meet the deadline for approving spending bills 17 times since the 1970s, resulting in partial shutdowns lasting from one day to three weeks. The last time was for a 21-day stretch in December 1995 and January 1996 when some – but not all – spending bills had been signed into law.
David Lightman and Maria Recio of the Washington Bureau contributed to this report.