text: Student Profiles Haley Bridger '07 Haley Bridger '07 Hometown: Hamilton, Massachusetts Major: Biology Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? I visited Bowdoin for one of the Open Houses in April and had an unbelievably positive and prophetic experience. I sat in on a class taught by biology professor Mike Palopoli, who is now my honors advisor, visited Howard Hall, where I would live my sophomore year, and met many bright and funny prospective students, including some of the people I am close friends with today. My experience at the Open House definitely drew me to Bowdoin and helped me decide that it was the right school for me. Why did you choose your major? As a biology major, I have had the opportunity to take courses in everything—I have taken a little bit of physics, chemistry, neuroscience, not to mention stem cell biology and evolution. I have always been interested in science writing, so my first year I took a mix of writing intensive courses in the English and government departments as well as introductory biology courses. I found out quickly that science courses at Bowdoin involve a lot of writing so I settled on biology as my major. What has been a course you especially enjoyed at Bowdoin? My first semester at Bowdoin, I took a political theory first-year seminar called Human Being and Citizen with government professor Paul Franco. The course was dynamic, engaging, and intimate with only 16 students in the class. Professor Franco challenged us to consider some of the most important and quintessential questions (What is the greatest good? What is the relationship between Reason and Passion?), and the debates that ensued were exciting and intense. I see a lot of the students from the class around campus and, three and half years later, we still feel connected through that seminar. What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? In addition to Professor Franco—whose passion for political theory is absolutely contagious—I have been inspired and guided by faculty in the biology department. My honors advisor Mike Palopoli has taught me so much about science and about the life of a scientist and biology professors Hadley Horch and Barry Logan both helped me learn the craft of writing about science. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I work as a Peer Career Advisor at Bowdoin's Career Planning Center. As a PCA, I am often the first person that students meet with when they begin searching for a job or internship. I help students learn about resume writing, how to network with alumni, and how to use electronic and book resources to search for internships or learn about careers. I am also a freelance journalist for The Times Record, midcoast Maine's regional newspaper. I report on campus and community events and have the opportunity to interview students, faculty, guest speakers, and community members. What have you done during your summers? Last summer I worked as a Science Writing Intern at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. I lived with 30 science students and translated the scientific research they conducted over the summer into articles and publications for general audiences. Last year I worked at New England Biolabs in Ipswich, Mass., where I worked as both a communications intern and a summer research student. The experience helped me learn a lot about the pros and cons of research, and strengthened my interest in science communications. The summer after my first year, I worked at Pearson Education, a publishing company in Boston. Their internship program was excellent and I learned a lot about the logistics of production and operations from my supervisor and mentor, Marty Rabinowitz. What is your best Bowdoin memory? Some of my best memories are from the beginning of senior year when all of my friends returned to Bowdoin after studying abroad. On one of the first weekends back, all of us went to see Racer X, an eighties cover band made up entirely of Bowdoin professors. Rocking out as English professor Aaron Kitch crooned "Don't You Want Me" made me realize how much I had missed my friends and how happy I was to be here for senior year. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? If you're interested in journalism, write for a newspaper like The Times Record. It's a great way to stay connected to the community! What quirky or fun thing did you wish you knew before you came to Bowdoin? The scary statistics you hear about how many people marry someone else from Bowdoin don't mean that you have to meet the love of your life during your four years here or spend the rest of your life alone. Many Bowdoin couples actually meet after they graduate. Story posted on April 06, 2007 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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MOSCOW (AP) — Three Russian policemen were killed and six others wounded Monday in a pair of car bombings in the restive Caucasus region. Another attempted attack on a police station was foiled, authorities said.
It was not clear if the incidents in the southern republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia were coordinated, but Russian officials said they believe one of the region's armed groups was responsible for all the attacks.
The bloodiest attack was in Chechnya, where a suicide car bomber killed three police and wounded four other when a vehicle blew up before dawn outside a police station in the village of Sernovodsk, the Interior Ministry said.
Russian news reports cited local officials as saying the car was speeding toward the station and exploded after police raised a barrier at the station.
In Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya on the west, police spotted a car believed to contain insurgents and began chasing it. The occupants of the car opened fire and then blew up the vehicle, wounding two officers, the ministry said.
Earlier Monday, a man bearing an automatic weapon and wearing a belt of explosives approached a police station in the Ingush town of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, but was intercepted by police and persuaded to surrender, the ministry said.
Islamic rebels have fought two full-scale wars with Russian troops in Chechnya over the past 20 years. Although the insurgency has been largely suppressed, sporadic attacks persist. Ingushetia also suffers frequent violence attributed to insurgents.

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MANCHESTER - A Sandown man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly leading police on car and foot chases along Lake Avenue.
Police said David Doan, 30, was wanted by state police on several drug charges when officers approached him about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday while he was parked on Spruce Street.Doan then sped away on Beacon Street before crashing into a tree at the street's intersection with Lake Avenue, police said.
He ran away from the crash, but was found lying in a backyard of a home on Lake Avenue with about 80 grams of heroin in his possession, police said
Doan was charged with possession of a narcotic with intent to sell, being a habitual offender, conduct after an accident and disobeying a police officer.


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Rialto's Last Laugh Comedy Festival
Rialto's Last Laugh Comedy Festival comes to an end with a zoom, a pow and a little fizzle. The humorous sparks begin to fly with the "Nobodies of Comedy" show, featuring some of the funniest comedians you've never heard of ¿ probably (8 p.m. Friday; $15-$25), followed by the big bang, Cheech and Chong, the comedic marijuana lovers (8 p.m. Saturday; $39.50-$59.50). Why go: The comedy fest is the kickoff to Rialto's entertainment season and another reason to get to this historic theater if you have not checked it out yet. Reconsider: You've already missed Adam Carolla and Kathleen Madigan. Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago, Joliet; all tickets available through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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Helton reaches 2,500 hits as Rockies beat Reds
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Helton reaches 2,500 hits as Rockies beat Reds 7-4
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DENVER — Todd Helton has spent much of his career sending balls down the left-field line at spacious Coors Field. It was only fitting, then, that he reached a major milestone the same way.
Helton doubled for his 2,500th career hit, Michael Cuddyer homered among his four hits and the Colorado Rockies overcame the loss of starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Sunday.
Helton became the 96th player in major league history to reach 2,500 hits, and it came after a tough couple of days.
Helton homered twice Friday to move within one hit of the milestone but went 0 for 4 on Saturday. He flied out, struck out and walked Sunday before facing reliever Curtis Partch in the seventh inning.
"Every at-bat felt like it was getting longer and longer," Helton said. "I was getting a little concerned because I definitely wanted to get 2,500 here at home in front of the home crowd."
Helton worked the count full against Partch before lacing a 96 mph fastball down the left-field line. He just beat the throw to second for his 584th career double.
"A line-hugger that barely stayed fair, on a 3-2 count. That's what's kept me in the league this long," Helton said. "That's my bread and butter, to go the other way, especially with two strikes. To do it on the 2,500th is very fitting."
It also was fitting he was called safe on a close play at second.
"I'll probably remember the umpire yelling safe because he could have very easily yelled out," Helton said.
He received a standing ovation from the crowd of 30,594 and tipped his helmet to the cheering fans. After the inning ended, the scoreboard showed a short highlight video of Helton's career.
"As he's been closing in on it there's been a lot of excitement in the clubhouse," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "It's great to be a part of it. I got to see Todd in his very first game and to be here for his 2,500th hit, it's a great experience for me. He showed up with a lot of hype and he's lived up to that hype. Every bit of it, and then some. It's been an amazing career."
The Rockies had the game in hand before Helton's big moment after breaking it open in the fifth against Reds starter Mike Leake. DJ LeMahieu's two-run double snapped a 2-all tie, Troy Tulowitzki walked and Cuddyer doubled to make it 5-2.
Cuddyer finished 4 for 4 with three RBIs.
Nolan Arenado, who homered earlier, added a sacrifice fly off reliever Alfredo Simon.
Leake (11-6) allowed six runs on eight hits and struck out four in 4 1-3 innings.
"It was a little frustrating just because I wasn't throwing the ball exactly where I wanted today," Leake said.
Cuddyer's 18th home run leading off the seventh gave the Rockies a 7-2 cushion.
"We couldn't get Cuddyer out," Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
Cincinnati scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to get within three before Rex Brothers got the final out.
Shin-Soo Choo homered and had three hits for the Reds. Chris Heisey was 4 for 4.
Chatwood, activated from the 15-day disabled list before the game, left in the third with a bruised right thumb after he tried to catch Leake's line drive up the middle with his bare hand. He was checked by a team trainer and initially stayed in the game.
The right-hander allowed a two-run homer to Choo, his 18th, and walked the next two batters before leaving.
"It started swelling up a little bit and I kind of lost a little bit of feeling in it," Chatwood said. "It's frustrating. You wait a month to start and that happens. I had no feeling in my thumb."
He was replaced by righty Adam Ottavino, who got out of the inning with some nifty defense.
With runners on first and second and two outs, Heisey reached on an infield single up the middle. Joey Votto tried to score from second but Helton, who took a relay from Tulowitzki, wheeled and threw out Votto standing up.
Ottavino (1-2) tossed three scoreless innings to get the win.
The Rockies staked Chatwood to an early 2-0 lead on an RBI double by Cuddyer in the first and a leadoff homer by Arenado in the second.
That helped Helton celebrate his milestone with a victory. The lifetime Rockie, who is strongly contemplating retirement at the end of this season, his 17th, wanted to reach 2,500 hits quickly so he could enjoy the final month of the year.
"It took me three days to get it, so I had a lot of time to think about it," he said. "I was pretty grouchy last night and this morning. I started feeling a little bit of the pressure, so it's a relief. I can go out and play and relax and finish this year with a bang."
NOTES: Helton moved past Robin Yount into 17th place on the career doubles list. … Plate umpire Brian O'Nora left abruptly in the top of the eighth due to illness. The game continued with three umps. … The Rockies recalled INF Josh Rutledge from Triple-A before the game. … The Reds recalled Partch, INF Henry Rodriguez and OF Derrick Robinson. … Rockies RHP Chad Bettis (0-3) will open a three-game series against the Dodgers on Monday. … Reds RHP Mat Latos (13-5) starts Monday against St. Louis.


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A U.S. citizen is suing various law enforcement authorities for jailing her on the erroneous suspicion that she was an undocumented immigrant.
The citizen, Angelica Davila, who was born in Mexico and later became a U.S. citizen, said in the federal civil rights lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, that she was arrested by a Northern Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania officer in 2011 after he stopped her for driving without headlights.
Police contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to check on the immigration status of Davila and her passenger, Joel Garrete, who had told police he was not in the country legally. At that time, she was a permanent resident.
Immigration agents erroneously told the police that neither Davila nor Garrete were in the country lawfully, ACLU said.
An ACLU news release about the lawsuit contends that Davila, 28, "provided her license, proof of registration, and insurance card" to the officer who stopped her.
"The police had no reason to check Ms. Davila's immigration status for a routine traffic stop when her paperwork was in order," the ACLU said. "The police questioned her status only because of her ethnicity and that of her passenger."
Ross Feinstein, a national spokesman for ICE, declined comment on the litigation.
The agency has twice revised its guidelines for immigration detainers since December 2011. The new guidelines call for detainers to be used only for people who meet certain standards, increasing the focus for catching felons and repeat offenders, as opposed to those arrested for less serious violations, such as traffic offenses and petty crimes.
The 22-page lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and attorney's fees.
Davila's father was born in Texas and is a U.S. citizen and her mother was naturalized in 1997. Davila became a permanent resident in April 2000 when she was 16 and later became a citizen.
The ACLU said Davila's case underscores the dangers of having local police try to take on immigration matters.
"When ICE makes a mistake about someone's immigration status – as it did in this case and in a similar case filed by the ACLU-PA on behalf of another U.S. citizen unlawfully detained for an immigration violation – the police officers who carry out the illegal detention violate the Fourth Amendment," said Sara Rose, an ACLU attorney representing Davila.
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You know what sucked? When Ally Sheedy's character pulled her hair back and put on a frilly white at the end of The Breakfast Club. We were always super disappointed that Sheedy had to scrub off her outer basketcase in order for Emilio Estevez's troubled jock to notice her. Here at TheGloss, we find that to be complete bullshit, which is why we're celebrating that awesome weirdo Allison Reynolds (pre-make over) as today's Friday Style Icon.


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I need to have compassion and equanimity for someone that makes pain arise in my heart each time I hear their voice or see them. They may drop by tomorrow, and I have been anxious for the last couple of days. I will need to be so very mindful. I need to take responsibility for myself, as annica said. No crying, no anger, no anything, just the way it is now. Aware. Big Mind, Big Heart.
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We hit on this a little in the IDS / IPS thread I started a while back (http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hlight=ids+ips ), but I wanted to have further discussion on the pros and cons of managed or outsourced security.
In the aforementioned thread Tiger Shark talked in depth about why he is opposed. I have gotten similar remarks from Marcus Ranum to the effect that if you don't have the knowledge and skill set to provide your own security you also don't have the knowledge and skill set to evaluate and select a provider so you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Still, for some services and some companies I don't know if its fair to lump everything and every service together and say they're all bad. CERT has an extensive document detailing the benefits and risks of outsourcing security and including in depth practices to help guide the whole process. You can find that here: Outsourcing Managed Security Services
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PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Enjoy renewing your faith at a Parish Mission given by the Sparough Family Mission Team: Fr Michael, Tom, Tricia, and Maribel.
The Sparoughs are entertaining evangelists who use their performing skills to bring the gospel message of Jesus alive. The mission, Wise Fools and Happy Stewards, is a call to follow Jesus into the heart of the gospel.
Join the St. Mary Immaculate Lent-en Mission in the parish church from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings, Feb. 24 through 26.
During the three-day mission, these "birds of a feather" will lead participants through dramatizations of stories and gospel scenes, spiritual analogies illustrated by juggling, guided imagery prayer, clowning, engaging preaching, uplifting songs, and rituals of blessing.
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The provisions of section 2704 [1] (other than subsections (d) and (f)) shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or large group market.
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(c) Preemption; exception for health insurance coverage in certain States
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The requirements of this section shall not apply with respect to health insurance coverage if there is a State law (as defined in section 300gg–23 (d)(1) [1] of this title) for a State that regulates such coverage that is described in any of the following subparagraphs:
(A) Such State law requires such coverage to provide for at least a 48-hour hospital length of stay following a normal vaginal delivery and at least a 96-hour hospital length of stay following a cesarean section.
(B) Such State law requires such coverage to provide for maternity and pediatric care in accordance with guidelines established by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, or other established professional medical associations.
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Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2751, as added Pub. L. 104–204, title VI, § 605(a)(4),Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2941.)
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Section 2704, referred to in subsec. (a), is a reference to section 2704 of act July 1, 1944. Section 2704, which was classified to section 300gg–4 of this title, was renumbered section 2725, and amended by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1001(2), 1563 (c)(3), formerly § 1562(c)(3), title X, § 10107(b)(1),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 265, 911, and was transferred to section 300gg–25 of this title. A new section 2704 of act July 1, 1944, related to prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status, was added, effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, with certain exceptions, and amended, by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1201(2), 1563 (c)(1), formerly § 1562(c)(1), title X, § 10107(b)(1),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 154, 264, 911, and is classified to section 300gg–3 of this title.
Section 300gg–23 (d)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was in the original "section 2723 (d)(1)", and was translated as meaning section 2724(d)(1) of act July 1, 1944, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 2723 as 2724 by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1001(4), 1563 (c)(14)(B), formerly § 1562(c)(14)(B), title X, § 10107(b)(1),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 269, 911.
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Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Jessica Pitts has been promoted to consumer loan advisor.
Pitts has experience in a variety of roles at Arvest, most recently as a mortgage sales assistant. In her new role, she will engage in external business development activities, as well as the generation of consumer loans, among other duties.
"Jessica started with Arvest in 2010 and has worked in both retail and lending, and throughout those positions she has always exhibited excellent customer service and a willingness to do what was needed to get the job done," Arvest consumer lending sales manager Jack Farley said.
Pitts earned a bachelor's degree in economics and finance at Arkansas Tech prior to joining Arvest. She lives in Clarksville with her husband, Garrett, and their two daughters.
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce the hiring of Terra Oxendine.
Oxendine, who has worked in the banking industry since 2006 and as a commercial lender for the last two years, will serve in that same capacity at Arvest. More specifically, she will conduct financial needs assessments and recommend the most appropriate products and services that fulfill customers' immediate and future financial needs.
Oxendine earned an associate degree from Crowder College. Among other civic endeavors, she has been an award-winning volunteer for United Way and is an advocate for the Children's Center of Southwest Missouri.
A member of Christ's Community United Methodist Church, Oxendine lives in Joplin with her husband, Grant, and their two children.
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Darci Pence has been promoted to the position of associate mortgage lender in Joplin.
Pence has more than seven years of experience in the banking industry, most recently serving as a mortgage sales assistant. In her new role, Pence will work closely with the mortgage loan manager in the generation, evaluation, approval, processing, closing and servicing of real estate loans. She will be based out of the Arvest branch located at 701 S. Main St.
Pence, who earned a degree in mass communications from Missouri Southern State University, lives in Joplin with her husband, Shane.
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce it has hired Racquel Martin as a mortgage lender in Hot Springs.
Martin has more than 20 years of industry experience, and worked for a title company prior to that. She will be based out of the Arvest branch located at 4570 Central Ave.
In her new role, Martin will serve as a as a decision-making resource for customers, providing guidance to them in an effort to find solutions tailored for their unique needs, among other responsibilities.
"Racquel has years of great experience when it comes to helping people find their home, and we are so excited to have her on the Arvest team," said Don Gooch, community bank president for Arvest in Hot Springs. "People seem to think the mortgage process can be daunting and difficult, but we don't want that to be the case. Even before someone begins to look for a new home, Arvest wants to answer any questions that you may have."
Martin lives in Hot Springs, where she is a member of the Hot Springs Board of Realtors. She and her husband, Jonathan, have three children.
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce commercial lender J.P. Barnett will receive the Elbert S. Graham/Elza Tucker Award from the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce at its 96th annual Celebration of Business & Community on Feb. 22.
The event, which honors numerous outstanding community leaders, will be held at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.
Barnett, who celebrated his 20-year anniversary with Arvest in August, works at the branch located at 103 S. Bloomington in Lowell. In receiving the award, Barnett is being recognized for his "significant contribution to the betterment of the Lowell community" and for having "given above and beyond to the community," according to a chamber release.
"J.P. is truly deserving of this recognition, and we couldn't be more proud of him," said Payne Brewer, commercial loan manager for Arvest in Benton County. "In addition to being an excellent banker, J.P. has always made time to give back to the community. His actions are a wonderful reflection of Arvest's overall commitment to our communities. We look forward to celebrating this honor with him."
This year's event begins with a cocktail reception from 5:30-6:45 p.m., and is followed by the awards celebration from 7-7:50 p.m. The evening concludes with a party (including cash bar, coffee and dessert stations) from 7:50-9 p.m.
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I've been gearing up for the new season of 16 and Pregnant and tonight's premiere started out with a different kind of love triangle. The show heads to St. Louis where we are introduced to Jordan Ward, her twin sister Jessica (Jessi), and Jordan's boyfriend Brian Finder. Right off the bat, Jordan is at the center of a battle of tug-of-war between the person with whom she shared a womb and the person who put someone in her womb (too much?).
We find out a lot in the first few minutes. The twins were born to young parents and their father didn't stick around. Their mother couldn't handle raising the girls on her own. At age nine, they were adopted by their grandparents, and by fifteen, the girls had left conventional high school to pursue modeling (irrelevant and superficial sidebar–how gorgeous were their modeling photographs?). Jordan meets Brian at a baseball game, and we learn that while she was on the Pill, she hadn't been taking it long enough for it to be effective. Brian also cues us in on the fact that she has been pregnant the majority of their relationship. He remembers thinking when they first met that they'd make pretty babies one day, he just thought it would be years down the road. He seems very sincere and responsible and truly in love, a refreshing change from some of the hateful, immature sperm donors we've seen in past seasons. He chooses not to go away to college as planned, and to get a job and attend community college so he can bond with and support his family.
In a 16 and Pregnant phenomenon that I may never fully understand, the parents often allow the boyfriend to move into their home. I get that their daughter is already pregnant, so what more could happen, but still…In this case, Jessi takes Brian's arrival into their house particularly hard. She thinks she's losing her sister to Brian, and it's kind of heartbreaking because it's clear that she and Brian both really love Jordan. Brian isn't just some insecure d-bag who is trying to alienate his knocked up girlfriend from everyone else in her life in an effort to have control (yes, I am looking at you ADAM from Teen Mom 2!!). It's sad to see it from Jessi's point of view as well, as the person she has shared her entire life with seems to be moving in a majorly different direction.
Unfortunately for Jessi, Brian isn't feeling the whole Three Amigos situation and wants to be the only one present for the actual birth. Jordan is tasked with making the tough decision to tell her sister she is no longer going to be in the room for baby Noah's grand entrance. Jessi doesn't take the news well (understatement) and begins a bit of a freeze-out of her sister, hanging out with other friends and skipping out on one of Jordan's doctor's appointment. Mission accomplished. Jordan tells Brian that regardless of whether Jessi is present at the birth either she or Brian will have not gotten what they wanted. Seeing as she has the trump card of actually having to go through hours of labor, Jordan decides Jessi is back in the game. This is good news considering she begins having labor pains a few days later. Time to head to the hospital!
Dear readers, the exchange that happens next is what I have to believe the creators were hoping for when conceiving (bad pregnancy word play…you're welcome) the premise behind this show. Jordan asks the nurse, "How often do people poop during labor?" and the answer is, "Quite often." As if labor pains and the revelation that your future will never be the same as your friends continue on their merry way while you're home with a screaming infant on prom night wasn't enough–Teens, if you get pregnant you will likely poop during your baby's delivery. Surely the knowledge of that outweighs the minor embarrassment incurred from going to a drug store for condoms.
So after seven hours of labor, baby Noah James arrives. In a tender peace offering, a visibly moved Brian hands off the baby to a visibly moved Aunt Jessi. Now, I don't want to start any rumors, but did anyone else notice that Brian is wearing a band on his left ring finger? And on second glance, Jordan is wearing what appears to be a diamond solitaire on her left hand as well. Did I miss something? After lactation lessons, diaper changing lessons, and swaddling lessons, it's time to head home with the newest addition. The baby cries a lot, as does Jessi, who tells Jordan she'd feel upset too if it were Jordan watching Jessi as a new mom with a live-in boyfriend (this may clear up my rumor, although I am not totally convinced).
Having a newborn at home is not easy, although it is nice to see everyone stepping up to the plate to help. Noah cries and cries (and cries and cries and cries) for six weeks, at which point Jordan takes him to the doctor and discovers he has horrible acid reflux. As the episode draws to a close, Brian seems to be working hard, his and Jordan's relationship appears solid, and Jessi is embracing her individuality and youth (she's even sporting some cute new bangs!) as she promises to live life to the fullest so her twin can live vicariously. MTV makes sure we're aware that Jordan goes back on birth control. I have to say that I am glad MTV opened with this episode. It was refreshing to see not nearly as much drama (although the season will be packed with it, no doubt). After watching Jordan's after show interview on MTV.com, it seems like this little family is on the right track, and they are moving to California so Brian can join the Air Force. Jordan also reveals that Brian and Jessi have a much better relationship. Oh, and they aren't married yet…have I mentioned I tend to jump to conclusions?
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This year, for my 30th birthday, my fiancé gave me a pressure canner. Some might look at this gift as decidedly unromantic, but it was actually exactly what I wanted. In fact, I started telling him it was what I wanted sometime back in February, more than three months ahead of time, just in case he got it into his head to get me jewelry or some other impractical bauble.
However, since my birthday back in May, the only thing the canner (a 16-quart aluminum Presto) has been doing is look pretty while sitting quietly under one of my dining room chairs. You see, while I understood the basics of pressure canning intellectually, the reality of it still scared me a bit. So I let the canner sit, satisfying my canning needs by making batch after batch of preserves and pickles, that needed nothing more than a good, hot water bath to set to shelf stable rights.
But then, a couple of weeks ago, Joy Manning and Tara Matazara Desmond, co-authors of the cookbook Almost Meatless invited me to participate in their blog potluck (Joy is blogging about all the potluck dishes over at her blog What I Weigh Today if you want to check out some of the other recipes). As we talked back and forth about which recipe of theirs I'd tackle, it became clear that this blog and I were best suited to try out a stock recipe, as stock is cannable. In a pressure canner. It was finally time to conquer my pressure canner nerves once and for all.
I decided to make the recipe for Ham Stock that's found on page 136 of the book. While it's not a main event on its own, it's an incredibly useful cooking cast member to have on hand, as it gives you the ability to boost the flavor of many a meal while still keeping them light on meat. Not having the remnants of a ham laying around, I got my hands on a couple of nice, meaty ham hocks with which to make the stock.
As soon as I fired up the stock pot, a wonderfully smoky/porky scent began to fill the apartment. Scott and I sat around, enjoying the aroma and becoming increasing hungry as the broth bubbled away. After it had cooked for two hours, I fished the hocks out of the pot with a pair of tongs, removed the meat to a plate and returned the bones to the pot for another hour+ of simmer for "maximum gelatin extraction" (a tip offered by Tara that isn't included in the book).
By the time the stock was done, it was late Sunday evening (and I'd had a stomach ache all day, I'm a trouper I tells ya!). Had I had a spare bit of room in my fridge, I would have put the stock away for the night and returned to pressure can another day (this is actually the recommended technique, as it allows you to completely defat the stock prior to canning). However, being me, my fridge was full to bursting and so I needed to push on. I strained the stock through several layers of cheesecloth to get out the finest of particulate matter and returned it to the pot in order to bring to a boil.
While all this stock processing was going on, my quart jars were in the pressure canner heating up. Once the stock had return to a boil, I began the process of removing a jar, filling it, wiping the rim, applying the lid/ring and returning it to the pot. Instead of creating an assembly line, I processed each jar one at a time, in order to keep the jars and stock as hot as possible (part of pressure canning best practices). I'd been told by Doris of Doris and Jilly Cook that it's important to really get those rings on there tight when pressure canning stock, as otherwise your stock will "siphon" (the official canning word for when the liquid in your jars bubbles out from underneath the lid), so before I returned each filled jar to the pot, I used a dish towel to hold it in place as I muscled the ring into place.
Once all the jars were full, I locked the pressure canner lid into place and began the process of venting the air out of the canner. After ten minutes of venting, I popped the weight onto the vent stem and watched as the pressure began to rise. Quarts of stock need to process for 25 minutes at 11 pounds of pressure (that is, if you have a gauged canner like mine. If you have a weighted canner, you process at 10 pounds of pressure).
I only have six heat options on my stove (and that includes 'off') so I was never able to get the canner at exactly 11 pounds, it hovered around 13 pounds for most of the canning session. However, I knew from what I've read that it's okay for the pressure to be a bit over (it can lead to overcooking, which isn't a concern with stock, but could be a problem if you were working with fruits or veggies), as long as the pressure doesn't drop below 11 pounds during the 25 minute processing time.
I've never been so delighted as I was when the timer beeped to announce that the 25 minutes were up. I danced to the kitchen to turn off the stove and wait until the pressure had dropped enough for me to remove the lid. Nearly every jar pinged the moment I lifted it out of the water, and I've never had lids that have so vigorously sealed. Those things are seriously concave.
So now I have seven quarts of homemade, shelf stable stock (in my insanity, I also made a batch of chicken stock – from chicken feet! – the same day I made the ham stock. In for a penny…) in my pantry. I'm particularly in love with the ham stock though, and am already dreaming of making a big pot of rice with it that I will then turn into a vege-ful fried rice. Such flavor!
The Ham Stock recipe from Almost Meatless can be found after the jump and is reprinted with permission from Ten Speed Press and the authors. Make it!


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Each Tuesday readers can look forward to a new digest posted in the "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" news rooms on Soaps.com. Both will contain weekly scoops regarding the former Pine Valley and Llanview actors. If you missed them yesterday here are some of the features…
Former "All My Children's" Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo) has yet another movie in the works, Colin Egglesfield (ex-Josh) is filming season two of "The Client List," and Eva La Rue (ex-Maria) shares her disappointment with "AMC's" finale with Soaps.com - plus more in our All My Children Soap Digest.
"One Life To Live" alum Tika Sumpter (ex-Layla) has a new movie role, Mark Lawson (ex-Brody) is undefeated, and hear how one actor has helped victims of Hurricane Sandy - and how others weathered the storm - plus more in our latest One Life To Live Soap Digest.
If you missed the photo of a former Llanview mother/daughter duo reuniting view our previous After The Soap Finales: Where Are They Now then vote which soap opera has the best sets in our Soap Opera Poll: Weekly Debate.
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I don't normally pretend to be friends with a celebrity, but in this case, I am making an exception.
If my boys and I were walking down the sidewalk and Nia Vardalos was walking the other way, I would catch her eye and put my fist out toward her. She would look at me, look at my boys, and fist bump me. If the boys, who make my connection to her obvious, were not with me, I would have to blurt something out so she would understand. ("Oh hey! I was adopted and two of my kids were adopted, too!) I wouldn't try to force her into a conversation or ask if I could get a photo with her. I would say quickly, as we passed each other, "Instant Mom. So great." Then I would give her a dorky thumbs up and probably add, "You rock!" (which I would later regret) Of course, if she wanted to talk, I would tell her some of the things I am going to tell you.
I recently finished Nia's Vardalos's book 'Instant Mom', where she shares her story of infertility, including 13 rounds of in vitro, and then various adoption attempts none of which made her a mom and the story of finding her daughter through the foster care system.
Although I am an adoptive mom, I was not brought to adoption because of infertility. But my life was forever changed by the infertility of my parents, which led them to adoption and thankfully to me. My parents showed me what love is and what makes a family. Love does that. Love can form a family where there is no shared DNA. That kind of love changed my world.
I thought about my own parents a lot as Nia (yep...first names now) shared her and her husband, Ian's deep desire to become parents and the pain of that desire not becoming a reality. My parents tried to have a baby for 10 years before turning to adoption. If they were still alive, I would call them right now and thank them for not settling for no as their answer. I would thank them for making calls, talking to people they trusted, and boldly opening the doors that led to them to adopt.
All those disappointments, all that hurt, all that wondering if it will ever happen, led Nia and Ian, to their daughter, who was almost 3 when they met. Sometimes the saddest things lead us to the best things. I hate the thought of my parents' sadness as they tried to start a family, but I am grateful that it lead us to each other.
When I think about my parents and my sons, I know one earth moving truth. If not for adoption, I probably wouldn't have had the pleasure of even knowing them. Because of adoption, we got to be each other's family. We needed each other. We found each other. Pretty cool stuff.
When Nia and Ian's little girl arrived home, it wasn't all sunshine, flowers and happily ever after. It was hard. There was hitting, kicking, insomnia, fear and therapy. There was also awe and big, giant love.
It reminded me so much of when Mikias arrived home, a four year old, Amharic speaking, quick moving, overstimulated, scared little boy. (Jem's homecoming was remarkably calm...hard came later for him.) Oh, you're here. You are really here. You're beautiful. I love you. You're mine. I'm yours. Our lives will never be the same. I am so glad. You're so scared. I'm scared too. I don't know what to do. I am winging this. I love you. I have been waiting for you. There is nothing you could ever do that would make me stop loving you. I am your mom. I am so tired. I didn't know this would be so hard. I didn't know I would love you so much. But I do. Can we sleep for a while? No? Okay.
It is comforting to hearing similar experiences from other adoptive parents.
When I talk with other parents about the early days of bringing home an older child, they often ask me, "How was it for you guys?"
I say, "So hard. So amazing. But so hard."
The reply is always the same, palpable relief, followed by, "Us too."
Then like old friends we share stories, coping tips and relief that it got better and that it was totally worth it.
That's how I felt reading 'Instant Mom'.
For every person who has ever said, "I've always wanted to adopt." Maybe you should. Just maybe. If you don't know where to begin, this book is a great place to start.


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From Butler's Lives of the Saints 1895:
See the triumph of the martyrs of Japan. by F. Trigault, from the year 1612 to 1640, the history of Japan, by F. Crasset, to the year 1658, and that by the learned F. Charlevoix in nine volumes: also the life of F. Spinola, &c.
THE empire of Japan, so called from one of the islands of which it is composed, was discovered by certain Portuguese merchants, about the year 1541. It is generally divided into several little kingdoms, all which obey one sovereign emperor. The capital cities are Meaco and Jedo. The manners of this people are the reverse of ours in many things. Their characteristic is pride, and an extravagant love of honor. They adore idols of grotesque shapes, by which they represent certain famous wicked ancestors: the chiefest are Amida and Xacha. Their priests are called Bonzas, and all obey the Jaco, or high-priest. St. Francis Xavier arrived in Japan in 1549, baptized great numbers, and whole provinces received the faith. The great kings of Arima, Bungo, and Omura, sent a solemn embassy of obedience to pope Gregory XIII. in 1582: and in 1587 there were in Japan above two hundred thousand Christians, and among these several kings, princes, and bonzas, but in 1588, Cambacundono, the haughty emperor, having usurped the honors of a deity, commanded all the Jesuits to leave his dominions within six months: however, many remained there disguised. In 1593, the persecution was renewed, and several Japanese converts received the crown of martyrdom. The emperor Tagcosama, one of the proudest and most vicious of men, was worked up into rage and jealousy by a suspicion suggested by certain European merchants desirous of the monopoly of this trade, that the view of the missionaries in preaching the Christian faith was to facilitate the conquest of their country by the Portuguese or Spaniards. Three Jesuits and six Franciscans were crucified on {360}a hill near Nangasaqui in 1597. The latter were partly Spaniards and partly Indians, and had at their head F. Peter Baptist, commissary of his Order, a native of Avila, in Spain. As to the Jesuits, one was Paul Michi, a noble Japanese and an eminent preacher, at that time thirty-three years old. The other two, John Gotto and James Kisai, were admitted into the Society in prison a little before they suffered. Several Japanese converts suffered with them. The martyrs were twenty-six in number, and among them were three boys who used to serve the friars at mass; two of them were fifteen years of age, and the third only twelve, yet each showed great joy and constancy in their sufferings. Of these martyrs, twenty-four had been brought to Meaco, where only a part of their left ears was cut off, by a mitigation of the sentence which had commanded the amputation of their noses and both ears. They were conducted through many towns and public places, their cheeks stained with blood, for a terror to others. When the twenty-six soldiers of Christ were arrived at the place of execution near Nangasaqui, they were allowed to make their confession to two Jesuits of the convent, in that town, and being fastened to crosses by cords and chains, about their arms and legs, and an iron collar about their necks, were raised into the air, the foot of each cross falling into a hole prepared for it in the ground. The crosses were planted in a row, about four feet asunder, and each martyr had an executioner near him with a spear ready to pierce his side, for such is the Japanese manner of crucifixion. As soon as all the crosses were planted, the executioners lifted up their lances, and at a signal given, all pierced the martyrs almost in the same instant; upon which they expired and went to receive the reward of their sufferings. Their blood and garments were procured by Christians, and miracles were wrought by them. Urban VIII. ranked them among the martyrs, and they are honored on the 5th of February, the day of their triumph. The rest of the missionaries were put on board a vessel, and carried out of the dominions, except twenty-eight priests, who stayed behind in disguise. Tagcosama dying, ordered his body should not be burned, as was the custom in Japan, but preserved enshrined in his palace of Fuximi, that he might be worshipped among the gods under the title of the new god of war. The most stately temple in the empire was built to him, and his body deposited in it. The Jesuits returned soon after, and though the missionaries were only a hundred in number, they converted, in 1599, forty thousand, and in 1600, above thirty thousand, and built fifty churches; for the people were highly scandalized to see him worshipped as a god, whom they had remembered a most covetous, proud, and vicious tyrant. But in 1602, Cubosama renewed the bloody persecution, and many Japanese converts were beheaded, crucified, or burned. In 1614, new cruelties were exercised to overcome their constancy, as by bruising their feet between certain pieces of wood, cutting off or squeezing their limbs one after another, applying red-hot irons or slow fires, flaying off the skin of the fingers, putting burning coals to their hands, tearing off the flesh with pincers, or thrusting reeds into all parts of their bodies, and turning them about to tear their flesh, till they should say they would forsake their faith: all which, innumerable persons, even children, bore with invincible constancy till death. In 1616, Xogun succeeding his father Cubosama in the empire, surpassed him in cruelty. The most illustrious of these religious heroes was F. Charles Spinola. He was of a noble Genoese family, and entered the Society at Nola, while his uncle cardinal Spinola was bishop of that city. Out of zeal and a desire of martyrdom, he begged to be sent on the Japanese mission. He arrived there in 1602; labored many years in that mission, gained many to Christ, by his mildness, and lived in great austerity, for his usual food was only a little rice and {361} herbs. He suffered four years a most cruel imprisonment, during which, in burning fevers, he was not able to obtain of his keepers a drop of cold water out of meals: yet he wrote from his dungeon: "Father, how sweet and delightful is it to suffer for Jesus Christ! I have learned this better by experience than I am able to express, especially since we are in these dungeons where we fast continually. The strength of my body fails me, but my joy increases as I see death draw nearer. O what a happiness for me, if next Easter I shall sing the heavenly Alleluia in the company of the blessed!" In a long letter to his cousin Maximilian Spinola, he said: "O, if you had tasted the delights with which God tills the souls of those who serve him, and suffer for him, how would you contemn all that the world can promise! I now begin to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, since for his love I am in prison, where I suffer much. But I assure you, that when I am fainting with hunger, God hath fortified me by his sweet consolations, so that I have looked upon myself as well recompensed for his service. And though I were yet to pass many years in prison, the time would appear short, through the extreme desire which I feel of suffering for him, who even here so well repays our labors. Besides other sickness, I have been afflicted with a continual fever a hundred days without any remedies or proper nourishment. All this time my heart was so full of joy, that it seemed to me too narrow to contain it. I have never felt any equal to it, and I thought myself at the gates of paradise." His joy was excessive at the news that he was condemned to be burnt alive, and he never ceased to thank God for so great a mercy, of which he owned himself unworthy. He was conducted from his last prison at Omura to Nangasaqui, where fifty martyrs suffered together on a hill within sight of that city-nine Jesuits, four Franciscans, and six Dominicans, the rest seculars: twenty-five were burned, the rest beheaded. The twenty-five stakes were fixed all in a row, and the martyrs tied to them. Fire was set to the end of the pile of wood twenty-five feet from the martyrs, and gradually approached them, two hours before it reached them. F. Spinola stood unmoved, with his eyes lifted up towards heaven, till the cords which tied him being burnt, he fell into the flames, and was consumed, on the 2d of September, in 1622, being fifty-eight years old. Many others, especially Jesuits, suffered variously, being either burnt at slow fires, crucified, beheaded, or thrown into a burning mountain, or hung with their heads downward in pits, which cruel torment usually put an end to their lives in three or four days. In 1639, the Portuguese and all other Europeans, except the Dutch, were forbid to enter Japan, even for trade; the very ambassadors which the Portuguese sent thither were beheaded. In 1642, five Jesuits landed secretly in Japan, but were soon discovered, and after cruel tortures were hung in pits till they expired. Thus hath Japan encouraged the church militant, and filled the triumphant with glorious martyrs: though only the first-mentioned have as yet been publicly declared such by the holy See, who are mentioned in the new edition of the Roman Martyrology published by Benedict XIV. in 1749.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Lady Tornado Volleyball celebrated Senior Night with a captivating win over the Limestone Saints that clinched their spot in the 2012 Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Tournament. King defeated Limestone 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21) in their regular season finale at the Student Center Complex, Friday night. Summer Kremer led the Lady Tornado with 17 kills while Payton Tipton led the defense with as many digs.
King surrendered the first set to the Saints in large part due to a 7-2 run by Limestone at the beginning of the first set that created distance between the two teams. The Saints' largest lead of the set was six points, fueled by the blocking combination of Jessica Onken and Nikki Eno, who combined for two of the team's three blocks, and nine King hitting errors. King stormed back from a six-point deficit at 22-16 to draw within one point, but after a timeout by the Saints, Emylee Gotsch and Haley Thomas threw down one kill each to take the first set, 25-23.
Summer Kremer (Mills River, N.C.) and Kelsey Griffitts (Bristol, Va./John Battle H.S.) woke the Lady Tornado up with four kills each in the second set, accompanying Maribeth Kern's three service aces. Neither team led by more than a point until King went on a 6-0 run with the score tied 15-15. Kern, a native of Buchanan, Va., posted three consecutive service aces to help in that run, giving King a 21-15 advantage. Grace Underwood (Pearland, Texas) helped keep the momentum rolling with her third kill of the frame before tossing up an ace from the service line to put King up 23-17. The second half of the Texas twosome, Olivia Underwood, finished off the frame with a kill to tie the match at one, 25-20.
The Lady Tornado jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, but it did not last long before Limestone came back to tie it up at eight. Tied at 13, Maribeth Kern went wild at the service line, leading King out to a 10-point rally that featured six Saints errors and three more service aces. At 23-13, Limestone took a timeout and chipped away at the King lead but Sumer Kremer put points 24 and 25 down to take a 2-1 advantage in the match.
Kremer continued to hit well, registering the first two kills of the clinching fourth frame to help King out to a 5-1 lead early, prompting a Limestone timeout. King held that edge behind Kremer's five kills and Grace Underwood's four in the set. The Lady Tornado held a lead as large as eight points before the Saints began to close the gap to three, 23-20. Together, G. Underwood and Kremer slammed down the team's final two points to win the set and match.
King hosted two players with 10-plus kills. Grace Underwood finished with 12 kills on 23 attempts (.304). She also led the two with a pair of block assists in the middle.
Sophomore Summer Kremer led the team with 17 kills on 26 attempts (.278). She now has totaled 10 or more kills in her last three contests to close out the regular season.
Sophomore libero Payton Tipton (Cleveland, Tenn.) defended the floor with a team-high 17 digs. She finishes the season with 10 or more digs in four of her last five games.
Emylee Gotsch led the Saints with 10 kills on 45 attempts while Rebecca Kerrison posted 14 digs. Nikki Eno helped Limestone accumulate 10.0 team blocks, tallying two solo blocks and six block assists.
The win by the Lady Tornado clinches their spot in the 2012 Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Tournament. Play around the league will dictate what seed King acquires and where they will play their first round tournament contest. An announcement about the team's playoff destination will be made after the conclusion of the final conference game on Nov. 6.
Prior to the game, senior Jessica Hammond (Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan South H.S.) was honored for her contributions to the Lady Tornado volleyball program. She has played in 11 matches, starting five of those as a defensive specialist. She has totaled 12 service aces on the year, six of which coming against Winston-Salem State University on Thursday, Nov. 1.


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A popular belief of the Progressive Era, and one shared by Pierre Samuel du Pont, was that a well-designed school building improved the overall quality of education received by students. Therefore, du Pont wanted to hire the best architect possible for the important work of improving Delaware's education system. He believed that "a school is a highly specialized type of building," and "experimenting with an architect who is not familiar with the latest ideas on school administration, design and construction is likely to prove very costly."2 To accomplish his goals, he hired James Oscar Betelle, a nationally-known architect of schools.
In 1920, Betelle wrote an essay entitled "New School Buildings, State of Delaware." In the article he described progressive architecture as a way to create better classrooms so that children would receive a better education. Betelle explained:
The school building program now in progress throughout the State of Delaware is at once the most interesting and probably the most important that has ever been undertaken by any State...nearly all of the school buildings are obsolete and in many cases a menace to the health and safety of the children....It is therefore possible to wipe the slate clean and make a new start. This means that the State will now have what almost amounts to an entirely new school building equipment, located and constructed along most modern lines. The more progressive citizens of the State have long realized that the course of studies and the buildings in which these studies were being taught did not measure up to modern educational requirements....Betelle made some very specific recommendations regarding classroom size and design, which followed national standards of the period. The recommended size for a classroom for 40 students was approximately 24 feet wide by 32 feet long. Natural light was considered one of the most important factors for a new school. The standards called for the natural light source to be unilateral (meaning one-sided), and to come from the pupils' left side as they sat in their chairs facing the teacher in the front of the classroom. The light would be provided by a bank of windows filling the wall and rising almost to the ceiling. To avoid too much light and glare at the front of the classroom, the windows would stop at least seven feet from the corner with the front wall. The building would be placed on its lot so that the light would not come through the bank of windows directly from the north or south. Furthermore, every room would have a closet for the storage of books and supplies. The blackboards would hang at the front of the room and on the wall opposite the windows. Seats would be moveable and adjustable. Room would be provided to hang hats and coats. The recommendations also specified play equipment, and a place to prepare hot lunches.
2Pierre S. du Pont to Board of Education, October 15, 1932, Pierre S. du Pont Papers, Longwood Manuscripts, Group 10, Series A, File 712, Box 5 (Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware).
2. Why was it necessary to provide several small schools for African Americans rather than fewer, larger schools?
3. Why did Betelle decide not to recommend that the very best systems of heating, running water, and toilets be installed?
4. Betelle wrote that "the community use of these small schools has always been kept in mind." What community functions could the building serve? Is your school also used for community purposes? If so, what are they?
5. What are some of the features and furnishings of progressive architecture described in the reading? Why do you think these features were considered progressive at the time?
Reading 2 was adapted from James Oscar Betelle, "New School Buildings, State of Delaware," American Architect 117 (June 1920): 751-788; James Oscar Betelle, "Architectural Styles as Applied to School Buildings," The American School Board Journal 58 (April 1919): 75-76; and two reports containing the standards for progressive schools, George D. Strayer, N.L. Engelhardt, and F.W. Hart, General Report on School Buildings and Grounds of Delaware (Wilmington, Delaware: Service Citizens of Delaware, 1919); and Report and Recommendations on Certain School Buildings in Delaware (Wilmington, Delaware: Service Citizens of Delaware, 1919).


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BOSTON — Needless to say, Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff was disappointed with his team's 3-2 overtime loss tonight in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Bruins.
But he was a lot more critical of the officiating than his team's play after the game.
The Bruins started their comeback from 2-0 down in the third after Cody McCormick was whistled for goaltender interference 1:58 into the stanza. David Krejci scored just nine seconds later.
The Bruins didn't capitalize on a Patrick Kaleta boarding call at 2:34, but built the momentum that led to their tying goal off Patrice Bergeron's stick at 6:40 of the period.
"The call on McCormick wasn't a call. Their own guy took their goaltender out," Ruff said. "And if Pat Kaleta hitting [Milan] Lucic is a call … that's strange. I thought we were getting a power play on the McCormick play .. their own guy took the goaltender out. Pretty big swing in momentum for us."
Ruff was later asked if the Sabres "blew their chance" to even up the series. He again pointed the blame at the officials.
"We didn't blow it," he said. "I just explained what happened. We didn't blow it. Nobody blew it. Do you think Pat Kaleta hitting Lucic was a penalty? And [Mark] Recchi hitting [Tim] Kennedy is a penalty .. is it not? Is that the same? Case closed."
The case is close, and the verdict is a 3-1 Bruins lead in the series with Game 5 Friday.


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The Lionheart Five: An Interview with Emma Powell and Kirsten Hoving
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Emma Powell employs historic photographic techniques to create dreamscapes reminiscent of 20th-century surrealist scenes. Inspired by photographers Sally Mann and Dan Estabrook for their use of vintage processes, as well as her parents, a photographer and a photo historian, Powell produces cyanotypes—blue-toned photographs developed with iron and cyanide that she tones down, or makes warmer, by adding tea and wine. Her tableaux are based on her experiences of insomnia as a child and the otherworldly bedtime stories her father told her. The cyanotypes obscure time, suggest an alternative space, and "visually [traverse] the distance between waking and sleeping," she says. After developing them, she digitally edits her photographs to further enhance the idiosyncratic effects of the cyanotype process.
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British Researchers Call for WHO to "Condemn Homeopathy" for Serious Diseases
June 2, 2009
British researchers on Monday requested the WHO "publicly condemn homeopathy as a treatment for serious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria," amid growing concern that some patients are dying as a result of choosing homeopathy over effective medicines, the Mail & Guardian reports. "The WHO works with national organisations that promote homeopathy and other alternative medicines in their public health programmes," according to the Mail & Guardian.
"Homeopathy practitioners have opened clinics throughout Asian and sub-Saharan Africa and offer to treat patients with HIV, malaria, influenza and childhood diarrhoea, none of which have been shown to respond to homeopathy. Many patients are told that conventional drugs work only temporarily and that homeopathic preparations are cheap and effective alternatives with fewer side effects," the newspaper writes (Mail & Guardian, 6/1).
The statements -- issued by the Voice of Young Science Network, which includes doctors and scientists -- ask the WHO "to make it clear that homeopathy cannot prevent or treat these five conditions," the London Times reports. The comments come in advance of an international conference to be held in the Netherlands later this week to promote homeopathy in developing countries.
"Homeopathic medicines are made by repeatedly diluting preparations with water until there is no trace left of the original compound" and have been found "usually no more effective than a placebo" in treating disease, according to the newspaper.
"The WHO's strategy is very unclear on homeopathy and that is shocking," said Daniella Muallem, a biophysicist at University College London, who signed the letter, adding, "They are supposed to be articulating evidence-based medicine, but their stance is very wishy-washy" (Rose, Times, 6/1).
In an open letter to the WHO highlighting homeopathy projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana and Botswana that offer treatments for HIV, malaria, diarrhea or the flu, the researchers wrote, "Those of us working with the most rural and impoverished people of the world already struggle to deliver the medical help that is needed. When homeopathy stands in place of effective treatment, lives are lost" (Mail & Guardian, 6/1).
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