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Feet, perfect by nature, rare even among the stars. In most cases, graceful shape is the result of a serious (and well-planned!) efforts. Well, let's get to work!
1. Strengthen and give relief.
Object: lean, slightly "sluggish" legs.
Goal: to improve leg shape, making them more ripped and toned.
Facilities: weight training. Your goal is to build muscle, so gym sessions should be the main point of your exercise program. Aerobics and dancing — supporting activities.
The program: 2-3 times a week training in the gym focusing on exercises for the leg muscles. The approximate scheme: 3 sets of 12-15 times with a gradual increase in weight. This will help build muscle. In addition, more likely to achieve their goals will help a certain power: for example, one hour after workout you should eat a light protein meal — omelette, fish. Once a week to improve the overall shape of the feet is obligatory aerobic, dance or slide.
An exercise in "hurry": liftings on socks. Stand up straight, feet on width of shoulders, abdomen and buttocks tightened. Get up on tiptoes, straining knees and feet and as if they stretch up, hold for a couple seconds and lower down. Repeat 15 times. Series execution of lifts with different position of feet: parallel to each other, socks inside, socks outside.
2. Achieve elegance.
Object: massive legs, full-bodied.
Goal: to reduce the volume of the thighs and shins, making the silhouette of your legs lighter and more graceful.
Tools: – shaping or strength training in combination with aerobics or modern dance.
Your goal is to strengthen the muscles, not "pumping" them, and to get rid of excess fat on the feet. So you "shown" strength exercises with moderate loads and cardio to fat burning.
The program: 2-3 times a week training or shaping in the gym. Approximate scheme of the classes at the gym: 3 sets of 15-20 times with a small or medium weights. With more weight you have to work contraindicated: legs can get fatter! Strength training combine with cardio machines: bike, stepper or treadmill. Once a week is useful to go to the pool or include in the training program, doing aerobics or dancing. Carefully observe the diet on training days: limit consumption trudnosgoraemyh protein and don't eat within three hours after a workout.
An exercise in "hurry": squats. Put your feet shoulder-width apart, slightly kindle socks and squat, squeezing your knees and straining buttocks. Do during the day 5-7 approaches. This is a good exercise to cope with the "breeches".
3. Reduce the volume.
Object: too full, loose legs.
Objective: to reduce the hips, making the leg more toned and slim.
Tools: any kind of exercises aimed at an intense burning of calories, plus strength training. Your goal is to get rid of excess curves and increase muscle volume (this will give the feet the required smartness and speed up weight loss).
Application: 3-4 times a week running, aerobics, dancing, cardio workouts at the gym. All of these classes require decent amounts of power, so they will speed up the process of weight reduction. If you're bored to do all the time the same series of different types of training. During strength training, work with light weight and perform 3 sets of 15 times per group of muscles. You need to avoid activities that require excessive physical activity: usually they are not very useful to those who wish to lose weight, but healthily tired and discourage to fitness. Strictly observe the diet on training days.
Exercise in haste: attacks. Stand on your toes, make lunge right foot forward, hold this position for a few seconds and return to starting position. Repeat the same with left leg. If the attacks try to strain your buttocks, stomach to keep caught up, and back straight.
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Because it's Tuesday and (here, at least) it's raining – and because I know how much you enjoyed the last Hawkeye mash-up video… have another one.
That Barton certainly gets around, doesn't he?
Because it's Tuesday and (here, at least) it's raining – and because I know how much you enjoyed the last Hawkeye mash-up video… have another one.
That Barton certainly gets around, doesn't he?
I like back-story. I believe all characters should have one: whether it ends up on the page or the screen, or whether it stays in a notebook or in their creator's head. Our past makes us what we are, and I tend to believe the same is true of people who are completely made-up too. (And I have the Notebooks Full Of Crazy to prove this when it comes to my own writing. Mallory had a back-story before he got anywhere near his guns…)
Anyway, I've been enjoying some of the fanficesque character mash-ups I've found on Youtube lately.
The rules seem to be pretty simple: take a character in a film, and use other films featuring the same actor to build a backstory for your choice.
Some of them are mental. Some of them are nothing short of brilliant.
Ages ago, I posted the "David's Initiation" video I found, which sets up STAND BY ME as a prequel to THE LOST BOYS (what did I say? Brilliant) and now I've got a new favourite:
Everyone is Clint Barton Undercover:
How cool is that? They're all Hawkeye!
The sound's a bit of a shambles, but frankly, I don't care. Bonus points for the clever use of Samuel L. Jackson there. Seriously.
So cool.
I've had a hard week. It's been… tough.
And despite there being some very nice things happening (catching up with friends, heading to the Gemmell Awards for the first time, realising that I'm lucky enough to know some wonderful people, hearing the actual bound copies of B&F are in…) there have also been some very challenging things. However, I've done quite enough whining about all this sort of thing, so I thought I'd do something positive.
Yes. That's much better, isn't it?
All this talk of Katniss and Hawkeye and the Green Arrow (or "Arrow" as we're apparently calling him now)… it's made me nostalgic.
So much so that I went to the bow cupboard and pulled out my own kit for the first time in… well, ages. I do bang on about longbows, but I'm a recurve archer too – I learned on a recurve, and I still have one.
It's been a while since I shot – given that young children and archery fields aren't the best mix – and it took me longer than it should have to remember which way up the bow limbs were supposed to go, which way up the sight went, which way up the string went, how the flipping bow-stringer works (one of the reasons I switched primarily to longbow was the simplicity of putting the bow up. Recurves are… more demanding. Don't even start me on compounds: they're the divas of the archery world, requiring winching and oiling and goodness only knows what. Also, they have training wheels on them. That's not proper archery, is it?) but finally, after much swearing and head-scratching, here's my recurve:
Being a medievalist through-and-through, my bows have all had names. It's the done thing in medieval literature, so it was natural I applied it to my own arsenal. The bow in the pictures above is Mordred. With a draw weight of 32lbs, he's heavier than my first bow: a lightweight recurve which only needed something like 25lbs of pull to bring her to full draw. She was a lady, delicate and dainty. She behaved.
With marvellous disregard for any Arthurian literature I've ever read, I nicknamed her Guinevere.
The heavier draw weight meant I could move up to longer targets – but that was when I started to fall in love with longbows.
Shooting longbow is a completely different experience to recurve. You don't have any of the aids a modern bow uses (I stopped with a basic pin sight, and an arrow rest with a button that pushed the arrow into a better position, but you can put stabiliser bars, weights… all kinds of kit onto the limbs of a bow to improve your shooting) and it's incredibly disorientating when you switch from having an arrow rest and a sight… to having to balance the arrow on the edge of your hand and sight by eye.
Longbow shooting is also fast: because you don't have a sight, there's nothing to adjust – you look down the shaft of the arrow, place it on a marker that you think will guide your aim… and you shoot.
Every tournament begins with a round of 6 arrows called "sighters" which don't count towards scoring: they're used to help calibrate sights, or in the case of longbows, to find a marker.
God help you if your perfect marker is a tree branch: you wouldn't believe how much they move…
Longbow archers tend to be more sociable at a shoot: with no sights, and wooden arrows which are more likely to be affected by wind, they spend the majority of it picking arrows out of the ground. As their kit is quick to put up, they spend a lot of time hanging around, particularly when there are also compound archers (who take a lot longer to shoot) involves. It might be just my experience, but many of them are incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to the history of archery and the longbow in particular.
The longbow archers at my old club were also apocalyptically sweary: I think they took pride in channelling the spirit of Agincourt… as well they should be. Getting to shoot the longbow over in France, on part of the Agincourt battlefield, was pretty special, and something I won't forget in a hurry.
And archery does seem to be having a bit of a moment: between Katniss and the launch of the CW's new Green Arrow vehicle, Arrow – not to mention Hawkeye, hopefully there'll be a whole new batch of baby archers stepping up to the line soon…
I hope so.

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In Los Angeles she was fortunate to have to opportunity to study with Dr. Qi Wei Zheng and his wife Dr. Chun Yi Qian. In March of 2006 she was part of a group of students and acupuncturists organized by Dr. Zheng and the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center. They were given the opportunity to work in four different hospitals in Beijing. It was there she was able to learn more advanced techniques of acupuncture, cupping, and moxabustion, as well as treatment with Chinese herbs.
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National Classical Dance Festival
'Sangeet Natak Akadami', the national academy for performing arts organizes dance festivals around India and 'National Classical Dance Festival' is one of them which is a very well known and dignified dance festival of the country.
India is a land of diverse cultures. Dance in India comprises variety of styles. With other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of the country. They developed according to local traditions and imbibed elements from other parts of the country. 'Sangeet Natak Akadami' recognizes eight distinctive traditional dances as 'Indian classical dances'. Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (North India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniyattam(Kerala), Odissi (Orissa) and Sattariya (Assam).
According to hindu mythology, dance is believed to have been conceived by 'Lord Shiva'. Since he is the origin of Indian dance 'Lord Shiva' as 'Nataraj' is worshipped as the lord of dance. To portray this thought convincingly in my hoarding, I illustrated all the classical dance forms in hair of Lord Shiva which we call as 'jata'. As per Hindu mythology it is a belief that Lord Shiva drank poison which evolved at the time of Samudra Manthan which was done by all the gods and evils. His throat became blue. From than he was known as 'Neelkanth' (blue throated). Hence I used blue color scheme to portray him.
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1980s Reference F/0537/80/F Application Validated Tue 24 Jun 1980 Address Ringers Lane Leverington Proposal The erection of 12 houses and garages Ringers Lane Leverington
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Drake, a 5-foot-6 guard, will sign a letter of intent Nov. 14.
UNC-Greensboro is an independent school of about 12,000 and will make National Collegiate Athletic Association history next year when it simultaneously upgrades all 12 of its men's and women's sports from Division II to Division I status. No NCAA athletic program has ever made such a sweeping move.
By Aug. 1, the women's basketball team will have progressed from Division III to Division I during coach Lynn Agee's nine-year tenure.


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This year, it is expected that the CBSE class 10 results 2017 be available for all without any delay .
CBSE 10th results 2017 to be released by the Central Board for secondary education board .
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NEW ORLEANS — To Derek Lewis, driving an RTA bus was an honorable profession.
After all, his father, Derek Sr., did so in addition to working two other jobs.
But for a former All-Big 12 tight end at Texas with a Super Bowl ring, it wasn't satisfying. Plus, it's no fun to be held up at gunpoint or to deal with passengers who have overdosed.
So Lewis, who grew up in New Orleans' Eighth Ward across from St. Roch Playground and starred at St. Augustine for Tony Biagas and Burton Burns before becoming a Longhorn in the mid-1990s, went back to Austin in 2005. He talked Mack Brown into making him a graduate assistant while he completed his degree in kinesiology.
That led to stints at North Texas and Minnesota before a fortuitous meeting with Will Muschamp led to his being hired as Florida's tight ends coach when Muschamp took over the Gators shortly afterward.
On Wednesday, when Florida meets Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, Lewis will be riding the bus to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome instead of driving one.
"Whatever you do, you need to enjoy it," said Lewis, who still sports his St. Augustine class ring. "And it's scary how much I'm enjoying it now. When I got into coaching, it was like a fish discovering water."
This is Lewis' second Sugar Bowl experience. The first was not so good.
Texas was facing Virginia Tech in the 1995 game, which is best remembered for the discovery on the evening before the game that Longhorns defensive back named Joel Ron McKelvey actually was 30-year-old Ron Weaver, who already had played six years of college football and had somehow managed to land a spot on the team as part of a plan to wrangle a book and movie deal from the experience.
Shaken by the revelation, Texas lost 28-10.
"Nobody knew who he was," said Lewis, then a freshman. "He was kind of a loner who always stayed in his dorm room. I guess we found out why."
Lewis played a big but indirect part in Florida's 1996 national title. His 61-yard catch on fourth-and-inches against Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game knocked the Cornhuskers out of a Sugar Bowl showdown with Florida State for the Bowl Coalition title, allowing Florida to move into the berth.
The Gators then beat the Seminoles 52-20.
After his playing time at Texas was over, Lewis spent two years with the St. Louis Rams, including their 1999 Super Bowl season, before a knee injury ended his career.
He returned to New Orleans, married his high school sweetheart, Adonis Dalton, and began working for the RTA until the coaching bug bit.
And now, somewhat unexpectedly, Lewis is back in his hometown, a member of the coaching staff of the nation's No. 4 team.
"I've got tons of relatives coming to the game," he said. "The tickets cost me $3,500 out of my pocket. But it's worth it."
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If we're to believe the latest rumors, Intel's next generation processors (codenamed Haswell) will be released in June. Two Dutch webshops, MaxICT and TakeItNow, already put the tray version of the flagship Core i7 4770K in their webshop, as you can see here in the Hardware.Info Price Comparer.
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Dina Martin is happy. Sprinkle in a dash of giddiness, a teaspoon of jitters and butterflies, you have a perfect recipe for a first time author less than a week before the release of her debut novel, The Text Police Club.
The Text Police Club? I ask.
"Yes, weird title, isn't it?" She smiles. "But it's natural."
In her Malaysian-laced American accent, Martin tells me that the book is about an eleven-year old girl from Arvada trying to lead a normal life after her father's tragic texting and driving accident. The girl forms a club that partners school kids and the local police to get texting drivers off the road.
I ask why she chose the subject of texting.
"Because texting while driving is what's happening now in real life." Martin adds that the book is all about empowering kids to turn their lives around when faced with something as unimaginable such as losing a loved one to a distracted driver. She didn't want the book to dwell too much on the mind-numbing experience that death brings to a family, so she's set the story for a year and a half later.
Of course, add some drama to any mix and you've just baked yourself an entertaining book perfect for middle grade readers.
She mentions that the book is highly local, and that she's woven in Arvada's highways and byways, 80th Avenue, Wadsworth Boulevard, Carr, and Ralston Street to the story line. She plans to continue using Arvada as the home base for all her books.
Why Arvada?
"Because it's my home. I live less than ten minutes' drive away from the mountains. Even though my house doesn't face the mountain range, I still get glimpses of a picture postcard view every time I come home from the grocery store. It never fails to lift my spirit."
The Text Police Club centers on friendship, family and finding the courage to let go. Age 10 and up. Order it on Amazon.com. $14.95 plus shipping & handling.


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If you've been missing Doctor Crush, then the intense new medical drama Doctor Romantic (aka Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim) is exactly what you need! Doctor Romantic is being touted as a realistic medical drama whose lead actors Seo Hyun Jin (Another Oh Hae Young), Han Suk Kyu (The Berlin File) and Yoo Yun Suk (Jeju Island Gatsby, Answer Me 1994) were required to do an intense study in the field of medicine to prepare for their roles. You can now watch episode 1 online on DramaFever. Take a look!
Han Suk Kyu (The Berlin File) , Seo Hyun Jin (Another Oh Hae Young) and Yoo Yun Suk (Jeju Island Gatsby, Answer Me 1994) star in a medical drama that proves no matter how intelligent you are, there is always a teacher who can make you someone better. Boo Yong Joo (Han Suk Kyu) is a genius surgeon. Years ago, he was the resident miracle worker at Seoul's top hospital, and known to those in the field as the "Hand of God." One day, without any notice, he disappeared. Fast forward a few years later, and Boo Yong Joo is now at a small provincial clinic, donning the name Teacher Kim, and is known as the self-proclaimed "Romantic Doctor." Having been scarred by those he allowed to get close, Boo Yong Joo now enjoys a life of seclusion. However, because of his good nature and immense knowledge, the genius surgeon cannot help but mentor other struggling doctors. These include Kang Dong Joo (Yoo Yun Suk), an easily-irritable but brilliant man who only became a doctor to win someone over and seeks only the most important of VIP patients to achieve success and overcome and his poor past, and Yoon Seo Jung (Seo Hyun Jin), a passionate and diligent young woman who is haunted by a mistake from her past and only became a doctor to win someone's recognition. The romantic doctor, however, has a different plan for each of them and, through his scarred but optimistic view of life, wants to teach them the true value of saving lives. But when the pupils are decidedly pragmatic and the master a hopeless romantic, can the teacher take his disciples away from biology and put a little Humanity 101 on the syllabus?
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
[1] ALS, Theodore Roasevelt Assoc. Oyster Bay, NY
[2] William L. May, Democrat.
[3] Jesse Kilgore Dubois, state representative from Lawrence County.
[4] Simeon Francis, editor.
[5] J. H. Johnson, partner of Caleb Birchall.
[6] John Armstrong.
[7] William Fagan, a Kentuckian who settled on a farm near Springfield in 1831, and his two sons, John, who was Lincoln's age, and George, who was a few years younger. Probably Lincoln refers to the defense by Stuart & Lincoln which brought about the acquittal of Henry B. Truett for the murder of Dr. Jacob M. Early on March 7, 1838.
[8] Salisbury, Illinois.
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[10] Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism.
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|Boc - Level 20: A Crude Nuisance
Available Forces: Destruction, Repel, Jump
Special: All but immune from Grip
Boc can be a real pain in the ass to kill. He doesn't run or walk, but jumps everywhere. This can be unpredictable, and it requires split timing at times to hit him. As if that isn't enough, he also uses two sabres, with which he can easily block most of your attacks. If you don't attack at him in an intellegent manner, you likely won't defeat him.
Boc seems to use his force powers only if you have gotten a good distance from him. During close combat, he rarely if ever tries to use force power "destruction" on you, though he will repel you if you get too close. I have heard that he throws one sabre at you in some battles, but I have personally never seen this myself.
Of all the force powers, I found force powers "absorb" and "persuasion" to be most useful for light jedi. With force power "persuasion" you can creep up on him and attack him from behind. He will hop away, so you will have to do it multiple times, but it is one way to defeat him.
If you are a dark jedi, you can try using force power "destruction" or "throw" on him. The side area has alot of shrapnel that can be used just for this purpose.
The Pope has an alternate strategy for you. In the room with all the debris, opposite the statue with the health pack behind it, are two ledges, one to the left and one to the right. You must use force power "jump" to reach them. The two ledges are deep enough that if you stand at the back of them, Boc can't hit you with force power "destruction". If you time things properly, you can move to the edge of one of the ledges, nail Boc with force power "throw", then quickly move to the back of the ledge before he uses force power "destruction". A little patience and Boc will be quickly vanquished this way.
As an addition to the strategy detailed above, Anand Ramchand recommends getting on the ledge just inside one of the hallways near where the room with the debris is. The ledge has some force boosts on it, and it is deep enough to avoid any attacks by Boc. If you used force power "throw" in the room with the debris, some may have gotten into the hallway and you can use it when on the ledge.


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This Springer Brief presents a basic algorithm that provides a correct solution to finding an optimal state change attempt, as well as an enhanced algorithm that is built on top of the well-known trie data structure. It explores correctness and algorithmic complexity results for both algorithms and experiments comparing their performance on both real-world and synthetic data. Topics addressed include optimal state change attempts, state change effectiveness, different kind of effect estimators, planning under uncertainty and experimental evaluation. These topics will help researchers analyze tabular data, even if the data contains states (of the world) and events (taken by an agent) whose effects are not well understood. Event DBs are omnipresent in the social sciences and may include diverse scenarios from political events and the state of a country to education-related actions and their effects on a school system. With a wide range of applications in computer science and the social sciences, the information in this Springer Brief is valuable for professionals and researchers dealing with tabular data, artificial intelligence and data mining. The applications are also useful for advanced-level students of computer science.have a set of repairs that have worked in the past: change the light bulb, make sure that ita#39;s plugged in, check the wiring, etc. Though our approach also relies on past experience in order to find a solution, the main difference with CBR is that event DBs do not consist of arecipesa; as we have ... Rowman and Littlefield, 1998 .
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MA Educational Leadership / Overview
Year of entry: 2018
- Degree awarded
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- 12 Months. [Full-Time]
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A good honours degree (minimum 2:1) or the overseas equivalent, in a related area. An initial qualification in teaching, if this is not formally part of your first degree, would be desirable.
Please submit the following documents with your application:
- Copies of official degree certificates and transcripts of your previous study, showing the subjects taken and grades obtained. If these documents are in languages other than English please provide official translations.
- Two written references, signed by the referee and on official headed paper
- A personal statement (one side of A4 paper) detailing why you wish to study the course, your experiences, what you can bring to the course and any other information that you see as relevant to your application
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- Copies of English Language Certification, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL or Pearson test score report.
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Interpreting and Graphing Quadratic Functions
Lesson 2 of 13
Objective: SWBAT interpret graphs and tables and sketch graphs for quadratic functions. SWBAT relate the domain of a quadratic function to its graph, and interpret the domain in terms of the context.
Big Idea: Students interpret key features of quadratics in real-life contexts to see the value of modeling and power of quadratics!
After yesterday's Introduction to Quadratic Functions, for homework I asked students to identify three examples of quadratic functions in real life and to explain why each example was a quadratic. Today's Entry Ticket provides time for students to share their lists and discuss the examples with each other. I view this activity as an opportunity to develop vocabulary and conceptual understanding.
- Students with prior understanding of quadratics can use this Warmup to practice their academic conversation skills by sharing their knowledge.
- Students who are unfamiliar with quadratics can hear their classmates explain some ideas and observations around quadratic functions and parabolas.
The entry ticket specifically asks students to identify the domain of each example, and relate the domain to the relationship it describes. This part of the entry ticket targets CCSS HSF.IF.B.5.
During this opening, I expect my students will converse with each other actively. As they do, I will make my way around the class checking for student understanding. I have in mind the students who struggled with yesterday's Exit Ticket and I will make sure to visit them first.
After students complete the Entry Ticket I will review the Agenda Board covering the learning and language objectives, plan, and homework. Today, I will ask students if they have anything else they want to include on the agenda. I do this from time-to-time to provide an opportunity to give students increased agency and ownership for their own learning.
If, in the case a student brings up an inappropriate idea for the agenda I ask the class for their input on whether or not that should be included – we use the class objectives and essential question as a decision making guide as to whether or not the proposed agenda item is relevant or not.
In this section, I present new content to the class using Interpreting and Graphing Quadratic Functions. I ask students to actively take notes on the material, preferably in two-column form. I also provide students with a Graphic Organizer to help them process the information and organize their notes. From experience, I know that they will benefit from using this resource as a reference for graphing parabolas.
The presentation focuses on the interpretation of three key features of quadratic functions: concavity, vertices and intercepts. This section of the presentation directly connects to the standards HSF-IF.B.4 and HSF-IF-C.7a. Each section of the presentation includes practice prompts.
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In this section of the lesson, I have students grapple with the Group Work: Home Depot Problem. The problem provides an opportunity for students to engage in several mathematical practices (MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4). I designed this problem so that there was not one clear answer. I will encourage my students interpret the function in a way that makes sense to them and then model the situation. In the end, I want each group to generate their own justification for choosing a particular length of fence.
I really like the Rule of 4 Link sheet that is the second page of the Group Work: Home Depot Problem. I adapted this sheet for the Home Depot problem from an instructional unit from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Reasoning with Equations Algebra I unit found at http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/model/files.html). The Rule of 4 template helps students see the connections between different ways to represent functions, generally speaking. More specifically to this problem, I have found that having students work with quadratics in multiple representations at the same time helps differentiate instruction and gives students more entry points to understanding major concepts and structures of quadratic functions and equations.
To close this lesson, I have each group complete the Exit Ticket/Homework: Interpreting and Graphing Quadratic Functions to organize and elaborate on their response to the Home Depot group problem from the previous section. I encourage students to focus on the area of providing examples/evidence to support their ideas. This prompt reflect my effort to focus on one of the five main skills of academic conversations during each unit in my algebra curriculum.
During this closing activity my students each have a copy of the Idea Organizer. They work on completing the template using their group's notes from the lesson. With 5 minutes before the end of the lesson, I assess where the class as a whole is on the Idea Organizer. If necessary, I will assign completing the Idea Organizer as homework.
If students have, for the most part, completed the task, then for homework I ask students to write a 1-2 paragraph written response based on the Idea Organizer. That way I am giving students a chance to practice their writing skills and also review the concepts from class with a high level of support (organized notes and Idea Organizer from a problem that already has been solved as a group).


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GEORGIA STATE (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) at COASTAL CAROLINA (1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C.
TV: ESPN3. Announcers are Jeff McCarragher and Tyoka Jackson.
RADIO: Georgia State Radio Network, including Atlanta flagship 1340 AM/103.7 FM as well as WRAS 88.5 FM. Dave Cohen is in his 35th season as the play-by-play voice of Panther athletics. Brandon Leak and Harper LeBel join him from the booth with Sam Crenshaw on the sideline. Free audio stream on GeorgiaStateSports.com and GSU mobile app.
SERIES: First Meeting
THE KICKOFF: Georgia State (1-2) opens Sun Belt Conference play at league newcomer Coastal Carolina (1-3, 0-1). The Panthers, who won 28-0 at Charlotte on Sept. 23, are coming off an open date due to the Memphis cancellation and are facing the third of four straight road games. Coastal Carolina fell 51-43 at ULM in its Sun Belt opener.
> Georgia State is playing its first game in South Carolina since a 2014 trip to Clemson.
> Head coach Shawn Elliott is a native of Camden, S.C., and spent the 2010-16 seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina, including six games as interim head coach in 2015.
> Five members of Georgia State's 2017 freshman class are from South Carolina, but none have played yet: Kerryon Richardson, CB (West Columbia/Airport)Gunnar Kennedy, PK (Lexington HS)Roger Carter, TE (Columbia/Blythewood)Malik Sumter, C (Irmo,/Dutch Fork)Camryn Johnson, WR (Orangeburg/Calhoun County)
> Defensive line coach Skylor Magee was an assistant coach under Coastal Carolina interim head coach Jamey Chadwell at North Greenville (2009), Delta State (2012) and Charleston Southern (2013-16).


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nail trend - the collaboration between jin soon choi and MAC is here!
the fall colors that celeb nail artist jin soon choi and MAC created for fall 2009, nail trend, are finally up on maccosmetics.com.
in a poll last month on mLm the majority of you said that beyond jealous, a blackened blue green would be the color this fall.
to be reminded of the details of the collaboration, click here. to shop the collection, click here. to see Q&A about the collaboration with jin soon herself, scroll down.
Q: M·A·C and Jin Soon – it feels like such a natural match for your first-ever brand collaboration. How did the collaboration come about?
A: It was important to me to partner with a brand that embraced bold trend-driven colours and had a strong tie to fashion – and M·A·C is all about that. From the beginning with M·A·C, everything flowed naturally, and there was a real connection in the development of this collection. As soon as we started working together, I was able to unleash my vision and really express myself through these fashion-forward colours. M·A·C really got the direction I was going in and encouraged me throughout the whole process.
Q: Mission accomplished with these colours – what helped inspire the range?
A: My husband is an architect, and I am constantly drawing inspiration and colour ideas from his creations. I also have tons of exposure to fashion trends through my work at the fashion shows and on magazine shoots. I wanted to create colours that were not only incredibly fashion-forward and edgy, with an editorial feel to them but also were totally wearable for the everyday women. I love all of the colours but am especially excited about the green hues: Dry Martini and Beyond Jealous. I think come Fall '09, green is going to be THE colour.
Q: Beyond Jealous is the green shade we saw on the models nails at the Doo.Ri Fall/Winter 2009 show?
A: Yes, straight from the runway. Doo.Ri wanted a strong, tough look to go with her collection so that's how we chose the colour. The green on the nails made a strong statement and was the perfect compliment to her collection. It looked beautiful.


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Man Threatened to "Start Killing People" & Was Not Arrested
CEO Threatens To 'Start Killing People' Over Possible Obama Gun Policy
One CEO says he's willing to go to outrageous lengths to protect his right to use a gun. James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, a Tennessee company that trains people in weapon and tactical skills, claimed in a video posted on YouTube and Facebook that he would "start killing people" if President Barack Obama decides to take executive action to pass further gun control policies, Raw Story reports.
In the above video, James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response of Camden, TN – web address: tacticalresponse.com, threatened to 'Start Killing People' if President Barack Obama were to take executive action to pass further gun control policies, but was never arrested.
Another example of someone making a threat to kill someone was Republican Rep. Michael Grimm, who threatened to Kill a Reporter and nothing was done about it, as shown in the video above.
In the above video with Martin Bashir, Ted Nugent said at a NRA convention… 'I Will Either Be Dead or in Jail' if Obama Is Re-elected. Nugent claims that he wasn't threatening to kill President Obama but to most people, it sounded like a threat. Nugent was visited by the Secret Service and that was all that was done about his comment.
State suspends gun carry permit for TN man who made viral videoin which he threatened to 'Start Killing People'.
Within a few days after posting the above video, Mr. Yeager recanted his threats but the fact remains that he DID threaten to "Start Killing People".
Grade school and high school students has been arrested for making similar threats about killing people so why hasn't James Yeager and others who made threats to kill people been arrested? Failing to do so is giving them preferential treatment above others who made similar threats and were then arrested.
If you type "high school student threaten to kill people" in google or bing, you will find page after page of stories about high school students who made threats who were arrested.
Here's an example; Student arrested for threatening to kill at school
Since law enforcement didn't arrest and prosecute Yeager, Republican Rep. Michael Grimm or Ted Nugent then everyone who has made similar threats who were arrested / prosecuted should be freed from prison. And anyone who makes such threats in the future should be treated the same as Yeager, Republican Rep. Michael Grimm or Ted Nugent and not arrested and prosecuted.
This is a matter of Equal and Fair Justice.
This highlights how screwed up our Justice system is that some can get off scot-free making threats and other gets put in prison for making similar threats.
This appears to be another example of how there's two "Justices Systems" where high profile people can make threats to kill people and get away with it while "Average Joes" get the book thrown at them.
This article, US Justice System Sucks has many examples of what a hopeless mess our "Justice System" is and how UN-just our laws are.


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Executive Director
Aaron Smith is co-founder and executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, the largest trade association representing legal cannabis businesses in the U.S and the only one working to advance the industry on a national level.
Prior to launching NCIA, Aaron distinguished himself as a public advocate for marijuana policy reform — first under the auspices of a California-based medical cannabis advocacy group, Safe Access Now in 2005, and then as the California state policy director for the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project until founding NCIA in 2010. Aaron has successfully built coalitions with elected officials on both sides of the aisle in order to advance marijuana law reform legislation. Aaron's opinion pieces have appeared in major newspapers, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and he has been a frequent commentator on national television news networks. Originally from California, Aaron is currently based in Denver.
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer, Shannon provides day-to-day oversight of NCIA's operations to support its growth, strength and efficiency. She develops strategy and future plans for the organization. She guides the departmental leadership team responsible for all organizational areas, including finance, HR, membership, marketing, government relations, business development and events, as well as all other functional areas. Shannon engages NCIA's dedicated and thoughtful staff to identify opportunities and needs and develop strategies, systems and reporting. She brings to NCIA extensive past experience in operations, along with research and analysis. A graduate of the Colorado College with a degree in Sociology, Shannon also has a master's in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Research and Evaluation Methodology. Prior to joining NCIA, Shannon led operations for a research company. Among her other experience, she has designed and directed survey research projects and coordinated marketing and design for an educational software company. Shannon lives in Boulder with her husband and kids.
Director of Government Relations
Michael Correia is director of government relations for the National Cannabis Industry Association. His focus is raising awareness and building support for the cannabis industry's issues on Capitol Hill. In addition, Michael works with other national organizations to increase the cannabis industry profile nationally. Prior to joining NCIA, Michael spent many years working on Capitol Hill, including working for Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA), who retired in 2010, and the House Committee on Resources, serving three different Chairmen. Previously, he was director of federal affairs for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and senior project manager for the Committee for Responsible Federal Budget. In both positions, he advocated for policies in Congress. A campaign veteran, he has worked and volunteered on numerous political campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels over the past two decades. Michael is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. A native of San Diego, he resides in Washington, D.C.
Director of Events and Education
Brooke Gilbert is the director of events and education at the National Cannabis Industry Association. In her role, she develops NCIA's robust event calendar, manages the annual execution of 35+ networking, advocacy, & educational events nationwide, curates NCIA's educational agendas in conjunction with NCIA's internal led committees, and oversees NCIA's speaker bureau. In addition to her work with NCIA, she is a volunteer member of the Denver Department of Environmental Health Cannabis Sustainability Work Group, where she helps to plan and execute the Cannabis Sustainability Symposium.
Prior to joining NCIA, Brooke served as the Outreach and Events Coordinator for medical cannabis patient-advocacy group Americans for Safe Access where she facilitated the organization's first national conference. Brooke first got involved in drug policy reform through Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and is a proud recipient of the "Outstanding Alumni Award".
Brooke is a Virginia native and graduated from James Madison University in 2010 with a B.S. in Public Policy and Administration. She currently resides in Denver, CO with her husband and dog.
Marketing Director
Lisa is the Marketing Director at NCIA and has extensive experience changing what people know, think, and do about controversial issues. Her career in communications, marketing and public policy began during her tenure at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless where she worked with the state house lobbyist to protect the housing rights of low-income individuals. Lisa then spent a year volunteering with the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms program in New Zealand and honing her photography skills. She has also directed marketing at a start-up, The Financial Health Institute, while teaching Behavioral Economics to adults experiencing financial stress. Lisa transitioned into the cannabis industry as a cannabis content writer and most recently directed marketing on the horticultural side of the industry. She believes no plant should be illegal and that federal cannabis policy reform is imperative to reduce social and economic inequity.
Membership Director
Jeremy DePasquale is Membership Director for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Jeremy has extensive experience in non-profit membership organizations. He spent two years with the American Institute of Architects, primarily with the Colorado Chapter, planning their 2013 National Convention in Denver. He has a degree and background in politics, including serving as a campaign scheduler for a mayoral campaign in New York City. Jeremy is originally from upstate New York and lived in Washington, DC, before relocating to Denver in April 2012.
Communications and Projects Manager
Bethany Moore is Communications and Projects Manager, responsible for member-facing communications including blogs, newsletters, video projects, and media partnerships. Bethany has extensive experience in non-profit activism work, including drug policy reform and church-state separation issues. Before NCIA, she spent two years as the campaign manager of the First Freedom First campaign at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, while also volunteering with Maryland Americans for Safe Access. Bethany also served as a multimedia project manager for an international finance and investment firm, and worked for National Foreign Language Center at University of Maryland, as well as Radio Free Asia. She also has a strong background in project management and strategic planning, as well as communications and public relations. Bethany is originally from the Washington, D.C. area and relocated to Denver in January 2014.
Events Manager
Brian Gilbert is events manager for the National Cannabis Industry Association. He works to ensure the success of the NCIA events program through sponsorship support among member businesses, coordination of promotional efforts, and management of on-site event logistics. Brian got his start in the drug policy reform movement in 2009 as one of the founding members of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He quickly became involved on the local, state, and national level as an Outreach Coordinator for SSDP's live music activism-based AMPLIFY Project, transforming it over four years into a leading voice for drug policy reform and harm reduction within the live music community. In addition to his work with NCIA, Brian also serves as director of artist and volunteer relations for the AMPLIFY Project and sits on the board of directors of the non-profit harm reduction organization DanceSafe. He is originally from northern Virginia but relocated to Denver in 2014.
Membership Manager
Jon Dinh is the membership manager for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Jon has over eight years of professional customer service experience. Having worked in retail, restaurants, and call centers, Jon brings an array of service experience that is both intimate and personalized to every encounter. His role is to provide front line assistance to members and help resolve any issues relating to membership. Native to the Rocky Mountains, Jon graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a degree in both Technical Communications and Business Management.
Membership Coordinator
Chris Olson is the Membership Coordinator at NCIA and has over five years of experience with promoting the success of trade association members. He worked in the member relations department at the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) from 2011 – 2015, where he helped NHPCO learn more about the palliative effects of cannabis. Chris parted from NHPCO in 2015 to pursue a passion to join the Peace Corps. During his service in Botswana from 2015 – 2017, Chris helped manage operations at a nonprofit conducting HIV/AIDS testing. He also helped solicit a U.S. Embassy grant to fund a youth education center in his village. During service, Chris gained cannabis industry experience while volunteering for the Hawaii Dispensary Alliance and the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association. Chris is a native of Florida and earned his B.A. in pre-law and political science at the University of West Florida.
Government Relations Manager
Michelle Rutter is government relations manager for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to working for NCIA, Michelle was a research analyst at a government affairs firm in Washington, D.C., where she analyzed and tracked legislation on numerous issues. Michelle graduated from James Madison University in 2012, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in History. During her studies, she held a year-long internship with Virginia House of Delegates member Tony Wilt (R). There, she communicated with constituents, businesses, and government officials alike, facilitating meaningful conversations. Michelle was also a member of a pre-law fraternity where she planned events and hosted social functions that sought to encourage long-lasting professional and personal relationships with members. A native Virginian, Michelle currently resides in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Capitol Hill.
Finance and HR Manager
Jamie McDonnell is the finance and HR manager for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Before joining NCIA, Jamie spent two years as the finance manager of a large medical marijuana operation, giving her invaluable experience in the industry. She also has years of experience working as a bookkeeper and accounting specialist for a variety of other companies and individuals, including running her own bookkeeping business. Jamie is originally from Illinois but relocated to Colorado in 1999.
Business Development Liaison
Curtis is the Business Development Liaison at NCIA. His primary focus is to build and enhance relationships among NCIA, its members, and the broader cannabis community. Curtis got his start in the industry working in marketing and branding before pivoting to advertising. He then went on to launch a cannabis-focused consulting firm that assisted a myriad of companies, from human resources companies and law firms to magazines and celebrity product brands. While diverse work throughout the cannabis industry provided Curtis a sound base in the field, it also motivated him to seek more competitive and rewarding work that held broader policy implications, ultimately galvanizing him to join the team at NCIA. Curtis currently resides in downtown Denver.
Outreach Manager
Rachel Kurtz is outreach manager for the National Cannabis Industry Association, working to build bridges for more effective advocacy. She began her career 15 years ago with the King County Bar Association Drug Policy Project and Voluntary Committee of Lawyers working with bar associations around the country to encourage examination of our drug policies. She later settled into law practice, assisting cannabis businesses in licensing and compliance. Rachel has witnessed the implementation process and outcomes of the regulated adult use industries in Washington and Oregon, and is now honored to be with NCIA because of its important work of reform at the federal level. She has worked with the speaker committee for Seattle Hempfest for 15 years and serves on the board of directors for the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy and the People's Harm Reduction Alliance. Rachel is a lifelong Army brat and nomad, but considers the Pacific NW her home.
Business Development Officer
Kaliko Castille is a Business Development Officer for the National Cannabis Industry Association, focused on recruiting business owners to join the only national trade association representing the cannabis industry in Washington D.C. Prior to joining NCIA, Kaliko spent the previous six years as a marijuana reform activist and freelance strategist. Starting out as an intern for NORML's National Outreach Director, he quickly immersed himself in grassroots activism scene. Wanting to inspire his fellow millennials, he filed to run for Congress at the age of 23. In 2012, he went on to become a Co-Director for a political action committee called Oregonians for Law Reform, which raised money independently for Measure 80. Shortly after passage of HB 3460, he opened and managed a dispensary in SE Portland before having to close down due to local regulations, giving him unique insights into the struggles cannabis operators. Along the way, Kaliko has honed his craft as a marketing & branding strategist, helping to run sales for several prominent cannabis media outlets, in addition to consulting for brands. Born in the Bay Area, Kaliko grew up in Portland, Oregon before recently moving to Vallejo with the love of his life.
Government Relations Coordinator
Madeline Grant is the Government Relations Coordinator for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to working for NCIA, Madeline worked for two members of Congress on Capitol Hill, Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) and Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO). During her first year on Capitol Hill, she gathered cosponsors and support for the Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015. Later she became a Scheduler/Executive Assistant, where she strategically allocated the Congressman's time, while managing the day-to-day operations of the office in a fast-paced environment. Madeline's interest in the cannabis industry started in college while conducting research on the medical use of cannabidiol oil. Madeline graduated from the University of South Carolina, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Journalism with a focus in Public Relations.
Partnerships Manager and Assistant to the Executive Director
Amy Rose is the Partnerships Manager & Assistant to the Executive Director for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Before joining NCIA, Amy provided administrative support for both the retail and testing segments of the cannabis industry. Prior to joining the cannabis industry, she spent several years freelancing in the hospitality industry. Her favorite assignments were implementing decor for events large and small. Amy is a native of New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Tampa with a BA in Sociology. Amy has a passion for travel but has been calling Denver home since 2014.
Administrative Assistant
Selin is the Administrative Assistant for the National Cannabis Industry Association. She supports all departments of NCIA with their individual needs including marketing, social media management, event prep, and data entry. Prior to joining the cannabis industry, Selin worked in the retail industry for five years as a stylist, and has worked as a freelance photographer since 2015. Her other passions include skiing, travel, fashion, and music. As a Colorado Native, she has watched the process of legalization over the years and has long been interested in supporting the future of cannabis. Selin is a recent graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, receiving her Bachelor's degree in Communications.


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Happy Christmas/Hannukah/Kwaanza/Solstice/Newtonmas/Season of Joyful Consumption! — Like Matt Welch, I'm off to the Continent for the Holidays. I'll be in Berlin, visiting a good friend. I'm looking forward to Christmas in Vetschau, a little burg east of Berlin and New Year's in Prague. It'll be my first trip out of North America. And it's about time!
I may post once or twice from Berlin in the next week or so. Otherwise The Fly Bottle will be a field of deafening silence.
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Vegas celebrates Elvis' birthday
This weekend the city synonymous with Elvis Presley is celebrating what would have been the performer's 75th birthday on January 8. Fans of all ages won't want to miss these events in honor of the King.
On the Las Vegas Strip
During the day Elvis fans can spend time looking at relics from their favorite entertainer at The King's Ransom at Imperial Palace. The King's Ransom is a multimillion dollar exhibit of Presley artifacts and priceless personal treasures including the King's 1977 Lincoln Continental, personal clothing, guns and other items from Graceland including the Bible that was on his nightstand when Elvis passed away.
"Kissin' Cousins" co-star Cynthia Pepper and "Blue Hawaii" co-star Darlene Tompkins will be making special appearances at the exhibit Jan. 8 – 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. King's Ransom is located on the third floor of the casino. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and admission is $10. Each guest with paid admission will receive a free collectible souvenir while supplies last.
Fans looking to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" to sounds of the King won't want to miss Pete "Big Elvis" Vallee who has been performing at Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon for the past eight years. His free show on Jan. 8 at 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m. includes a vast catalogue of Elvis hits spanning rock, country, gospel, R & B and pop music. He will be joined by Chuck Rawlings, as they also pay tribute to other musical icons including Conway Twitty, Roy Orbison, Jay & The Americans, Louis Armstrong and more.
Elvis' personal friend and bodyguard Sonny West, the Las Vegas Elvis Fan Club and other special guests will also be on hand to add to the festivities.
On Jan. 8 – 9 at 8 p.m. the Cannery is celebrating the King's life with special performances by Johnny Fortuno and gospel group The Stamps Quartet.
Fortuno has been praised by critics and celebrities as one of the best Elvis tribute artists in town. He embraces all of the energy and charisma of the King with his performances of "Don't Be Cruel," "Heartbreak Hotel" and other Elvis classics.
While Elvis was famous for his rock 'n' roll, he was also known for his love of gospel music. The Stamps Quartet performed regularly with Elvis during concerts and recordings, and he referred to them as his favorite group of gospel singers. Guests at the show will get to see the quartet perform as they did with the King.
Other special guests, friends and co-stars of Elvis will also be at the celebration including West, Pepper, Tompkins, the DJ from "Elvis on Air" Steven Christopher and a few other surprise guests. Admission is $10 at the door.
A feast fit for the King
Not only will you get to hear the sounds of Elvis but you can also eat like the King at the Cannery Row Buffet also at Cannery Casino. Throughout the weekend the buffet will feature a "Food That Fed the King" section including deep fried pickles, peanut butter & banana sandwiches, southern fried chicken, smothered pork chops, collard greens, green bean casserole, ham hocks and potato & cheese soup.
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Roast Turkey with Rosemary-Orange Butter
1 (12-pound) turkey, (neck, heart and gizzard removed)
Salt and pepper
For butter:
1/2 C. butter, room temperature
2 T. minced orange zest
4 t. minced fresh rosemary
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Remove turkey from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature up to 2 hours. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325° F. Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Trim off excess fat. Fold wings underneath back of turkey to prevent over-browning. Lightly salt and pepper turkey inside and out. Stuff and truss turkey if desired.
To make rosemary-orange butter: Mash together butter, zest, rosemary and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a bowl.
Working from tail end of turkey, gently slide your fingers between skin and flesh on breast, legs and as much of the thighs as you can. Next, slide your fingers between skin and breast of turkey from neck end. Spread about half the rosemary-orange butter underneath skin and over meat on turkey breast, legs and thighs. Spread remaining butter over outside of skin.
Place turkey on a rack in a flameproof roasting pan just large enough to hold turkey. Place pan in oven and roast 1 3/4 hours, rotating pan's position on rack from front to back several times. Turkey is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh away from bone registers 180° F., about 1 1/4 hours longer.
Transfer turkey to cutting board and allow to rest before carving, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Serves 10
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Recently, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch lambasted the CEO of online music startup TuneCore, Jeff Price, for refusing to provide one of his interns, Peter, with information about his company's funding.
I criticized Arrington for what I saw as an unnecessary use of his "podium" to disparage Price when he had no legitimate reason to do so.
While Price was a bit short with Peter, Arrington's post "TuneCore Tells Us Where We Can Shove It" turned a no-BS rejection into a sensationalist blog post of questionable value to those interested in startups and technology news.
As I noted, Price could have been more tactful in his rejection of TechCrunch's request, but the implications of a blogosphere in which prominent bloggers feel "entitled" to information and resort to a form of intimidation and humiliation when they don't receive it are not positive.
In a comment, Arrington expressed his belief that posting a story about TuneCore's rejection of TechCrunch's request, which includes the email correspondence between TuneCore and TechCrunch, is perfectly legitimate because he considers that he and other employees of TechCrunch are members of the "press."
He comments:
"We sent an email to their @press email that identified us as press and with a request for information that we'd like to publish. I think we're on pretty solid ground when it comes to posting their response."
In my opinion, something interesting has actually come out of what is otherwise a non-story.
An important question has been raised: should bloggers be considered members of the press?
Are all bloggers members of the press? Is this true regardless of the nature of their activities? Is press status also conveyed to employees of a blogger, even if they're not engaged in actual reporting?
In this case, there are a few facts worth consideration:
- The email to TuneCore was sent by an intern, not a TechCrunch writer. Additionally, according to some of the comments, it appears that it may have been sent from the intern's personal email account.
- While Arrington claims that he asked Peter to request "background information" for a "potential story," Peter actually asked for nothing more than private financial information about TuneCore in his initial email. There is no indication whatsoever that the inquiry was related to a story.
- Contrary to Arrington's claim, Peter did not identify himself as a member of the press. In his second email, he identified himself as a "CrunchBase Analyst" whose job it is to "make sure [CrunchBase] pages are as complete as possible." This does not exactly convey the image of a person who thinks he's a member of the press.
Clearly, Arrington is either misinformed about the manner in which his employees are approaching companies for information or he has a very loose definition of what constitutes a "press inquiry."
That said, in my opinion, TechCrunch does, in many respects, operate like a press organization. It reports on news related to the technology industry and deserves credit for often breaking stories about internet startups and the technology business.
But realistically, not all of its activities are press-like in nature and not all of the people who work for it should be considered members of the press.
In the case of TechCrunch's interaction with TuneCore, I believe Price was justified for responding to TechCrunch's request with less enthusiasm than it may have a request from the Wall Street Journal, for instance (which incidentally did publish a story about TuneCore).
The fact that TechCrunch's intern was clearly only soliciting information for a database as a self-identified "analyst", does not write for TechCrunch and gave no indication that he was trying to gather information for a story, makes, in my opinion, the argument that his email was a legitimate press inquiry tenuous at best.
This incident, and others like it, make it clear to me that, at this stage of the game, the blogosphere, represented in large part by the most prominent bloggers, hasn't quite decided what it wants to be.
While some of its members, Arrington included, have harshly criticized the mainstream press, their standards (or more appropriately, lack of them) are far from "journalistic."
Bloggers who wish to be considered members of the press can't have it both ways. They should apply reasonable journalistic standards to their operations at all times or they shouldn't at all.
In short, my suggestion to Michael Arrington and other prominent bloggers who want startups like TuneCore to treat them like the press is: start acting like the press and you just might get treated like the press.
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An interesting post and one I tend to agree with. I've been lucky enough to be granted 'press' status for several conferences, which I've then blogged about. But do I consider myself a journalist? No.
I think you're also right that Arrington probably does deserve 'press' accreditation, but was foolish in thinking that getting an intern to request info (something I've never seen a 'real' journalist do) was the right way to go about things.
I think the focus on the word "press" had less to do with TechCrunch's or Peter's status as press, and more to do with the fact that Peter emailed a "press@" address, which actually got sent straight to the CEO, and the CEO acted as if Peter had emailed him directly (he told Peter that he shouldn't "cold contact the CEO", which he simply didn't do). It's true that Arrington's assertion that their email described themselves as press is dubious, but not that important.
There's probably a more interesting story there about startups' slipshod attitude to PR.
To some extent bloggers can be seen as journalists as we are all sharing stories of some sort. The drawback however that how can we know the legitimacy of a blog post. I guess bloggers who have managed to build a reputation online or within a particular industry can be seen as Journalists as with their experience and reputation their posts or news may have a similar effect.
Bloggers are part of press. If you are dumb enough to think you can blow off a blogger and not have consequences then you need some media training fast!
If your interns are not smart enough to research the media person/outlet she or he is talking to before they go digging for the proper information then no one is training or even watching your interns. Why would an INTERN be in charge of your media contacts?
The blogger does not have to say I AM PRESS- however they have no real need of saying shove it either.
Its sounds like both sides were unprofessional.
Both of you~ get clue!
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Virgin Media Introduces UKs First Converged Calling
-Smartphone WiFi app to set the home phone free even overseas
-Launches UKs first unlimited mobile calls landline talk plan
Virgin Media today unveiled SmartCall, the UKs first WiFi calling service that allows customers to use the unlimited calls from their home phone talk plan on their smartphone whether at home, at a friends, or even abroad.
As long as theres a WiFi connection, SmartCall will give people the freedom to use their Virgin Phone inclusive calls on smartphones, regardless of wherever they are and no matter which mobile operator they use.
The intuitive app will automatically detect whether a SmartCall is possible and whether that call is included in their home phone talk plan. This even includes phoning the UK from abroad, so holidaymakers could wave au revoir to the shock of roaming call charges or hefty hotel phone bills.
Virgin Media recently completed extensive technical trials of SmartCall and will now open this service up to select customers on an exclusive basis in the coming weeks, before making it available to all Virgin Phone customers in early 2013.
Virgin Media is also introducing a new talk plan which, for the first time in the UK, will include unlimited calls to all UK mobiles. Combined with SmartCall, the new plan will help customers make considerable savings and get even greater value from their phones.
Graeme Oxby, Virgin Medias executive director of mobile and home phone, said: SmartCall will stretch the home telephone cord all the way to wherever you might be, whether in a coffee shop in Cornwall or on a beach in Bali. All you need is a home phone from us, a smartphone and a WiFi connection. This groundbreaking service will give customers even more fantastic value from their phones and is also another example of how technology can make our lives easier. Virgin Media is best placed to provide the greatest value converged telephone services as the distinction between staying connected in and out of the home blurs and as we look for more ways to give our customers more.
Earlier this year Virgin Media introduced a Line Rental Saver by which customers could save even more. For a one-off up-front price of £120, when paid in advance by debit or credit card, customers can get an entire year of home phone, saving £46.80.
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For more information, visit www.virginmedia.com/smartcall
About Virgin Media
Virgin Media is the first provider of all four broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services in the UK.
The companys cable network the result of a multi-billion pound private investment delivers ultrafast broadband connections to over half of all UK homes, with speeds of up to 100Mb, and is being expanded to reach thousands more people across the country.
Virgin Media has developed the most advanced interactive television service, bringing together broadcast TV, thousands of hours of on demand programming and the best of the web in a single set-top box powered by TiVo. The company was the first to offer HD TV and 3D on demand to millions of UK households.
Virgin Media also operates the most popular virtual mobile network in the UK which, when launched, was the worlds first such mobile phone service. It is also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the country.
Virgin Media Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market and the London Stock Exchange (VMED).
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