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A new brochure released by the Church of Scientology features the Applied Scholastics Online Academy, a fully independent, nondenominational organization that is revolutionizing homeschooling
According to the most recent survey by National Household Education Survey Program (NHES), some 1.5 million American students were homeschooled in 2007, a 36 percent increase since the previous study in 2003. The Applied Scholastics Online Academy provides home-schooling curricula, customized educational programs, guidance and materials that help those who learn at home.
The Applied Scholastics Online Academy incorporates the basics of Study Technology developed by author, humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. Students learn to recognize and handle any barrier to their own learning. This gives them a solid base of skills with which to learn any subject, as it deals with the fundamentals of learning how to learn itself.
The biggest challenge most parents face when they decide to home-school is selecting the materials to use. The majority use an eclectic approach, choosing from a variety of resources. And this is exactly where Study Technology fits in, as no matter what subject a child is trying to learn, this practical, down-to-earth technology teaches them how to study it. By knowing and using this technology, students not only learn faster but they retain and can use the information long after they have gone on to study other things.
The Applied Scholastics Online Academy is licensed by Applied Scholastics International to deliver home school instruction for preschool through high school. Students graduate knowing how to learn, research and evaluate data. The program also offers an Adult Diploma Service making it possible for those who have not graduated from high school or earned a GED to receive credit for any earlier education and life experience. Students who graduate through Applied Scholastics Online earn a prestigious diploma that is accepted at Universities and Colleges around the world such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford.
Applied Scholastics International is supported by the Church of Scientology and by Scientologists who are dedicated to raising educational standards throughout the world.
The Church of Scientology has published a new brochure Scientology: How We Help—Applied Scholastics, Achieving Literacy and Education, one of a series of publications presented to meet requests for more information about the Scientology religion and its support of global humanitarian initiatives and social betterment programs. For more information, visit the Scientology website at www.scientology.org/AppliedScholastics.
Applied Scholastics International is a secular nonprofit public benefit corporation that addresses head-on the problem of illiteracy by making L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries in the field of education and literacy broadly available. It has trained nearly 140,000 educators and has helped more than 39 million with Study Technology. The organization works with hundreds of affiliated schools and educational programs throughout the world, providing the effective learning tools developed by L. Ron Hubbard.


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September 13, 2012
Design provides new gateway to Airway Heights
By JAMES EIK
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The $3 million realignment of Sprague Avenue is nearly complete, with only superficial work remaining.
Brandon Haugen, manager of Kalispel Development with the Kalispel Tribe, said the project was a joint effort between the city of Airway Heights and the tribe, and finished right in the expected timeframe of the summer of 2012.
"The tribe and the city have worked for years to establish another gateway element into the city of Airway Heights and this region. This was one way to do that," he said.
Taylor Engineering designed the roadway, which includes a roundabout. Eller Construction provided the manpower during the building phase, which began earlier this year. Currently ongoing is the removal of some of the old Sprague Avenue.
"We were able to develop this road together to create a gateway for future economic development purposes as well as improving safety conditions at the existing intersection," Haugen said.
When presented to the Airway Heights City Council in May of 2011, representatives from the tribe said the road would be able to handle large trucks. Those trucks would service light industrial areas, big box retailers and other mixed-use retail proposed for the site.
A 60,000 square-foot warehouse facility will be on site for the tribe. Over the next few years, the tribe hopes to attract potential land tenants now that the proper infrastructure is in place.
The realignment project also brings a new reclaimed water pipeline to the northern end of the city. The pipeline will be a major contributor to the city's proposed 70-acre park along Deno Road. Reclaimed water is meant to be used for irrigation in the city, and will provide the park with a body of water to help recharge area aquifers.
Airway Heights also provided new water and sewer service lines in their portion of the project.
The Kalispel Tribe and Airway Heights have partnered on previous projects, Haugen said.
"The city and the tribe worked hand in hand in getting this project developed," he said. "It turned out as a successful partnership."
Aside from funding provided by both the tribe and the city, a number of grants and political support helped throughout the process.
"This is very exciting, and we're very thankful for the funding provided by federal grants and the support received by local legislators," Haugen said. "The efforts are shared in the economic development of this area with all of the local jurisdictions."
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JACKSBORO—Campbell County High School presents "Young Frankenstein" — a collaborative effort between the Advanced Vocal Music class of John Edwards and the Advanced Theatre Arts class of Billie Jo Ralston.
These classes have merged for the spring semester to create a Musical Theatre Class. Students will act, sing and dance the night away as they present this hilarious version of the story of Dr. Frankenstein, his trusty side-kick, Igor, his love interests, Elizabeth and Inga—and of course, the true love of his life, his scientific creation of "The Monster".
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Showings: 6:30 p.m. on April 26; 6:30 p.m. on April 27.
Tickets: $5, and may be purchased from any class member, or from Mr. Edwards or Mrs. Ralston at the high school.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door, but seating is limited, so advance ticket sales may be your best option. Tickets may be pre-ordered. Please collect your tickets at the will call table on the night of the show. Please specify which night you will be attending. For information, contact Mr. Edwards or Mrs. Ralston at 423-562-8308.
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Jan. 4, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa — An adviser says last-place Iowa caucus finisher Michelle Bachmann is ending her presidential campaign. That leaves her supporters up for grabs as Rick Santorum tries to establish himself as the conservative heavyweight in the Republican race.
Santorum's near-tie with caucus winner Mitt Romney topped a rise from deep in the polls to contender for the presidential nomination.
Like Bachmann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a blow in the caucuses — finishing fifth — and he was flying home to decide whether to stay in the race.
Meanwhile, a smiling Romney jetted off to New Hampshire, telling reporters that landslides are terrific but he'd settle for his eight-vote margin of victory.
The Bachmann adviser spoke on condition of anonymity before her expected announcement Wednesday morning.
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Head Lice Are Resistant to Common Drug Treatments
In response to this increasing problem, The USA's American Family Physician attempted to determine which, if any, of the pesticide based lotions and shampoos are still effective against head lice by evaluating evidence in the medical literature about head lice treatments containing pesticides. In its February 1, 1996 issue, the authors concluded that "evidence of efficacy has been established only for per-methrin 1 percent creme rinse."5
Then, in April of 1997, The Los Angeles Times reported the findings of an Israeli study which concluded that head lice have also become resistant to permethrin, the active ingredient in what is considered the most widely used head lice treatment in the USA--Nix.®6
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Clearly, as seen in international media and the medical literature, head lice are winning the war. These new "super lice" are becoming more and more resistant to the pesticide based treatments. As a result, concerned parents can no longer buy a drug preparation that is 100% effective against head lice.
If that is not disturbing enough, consider this: Most parents are unaware that the pesticide-based head-lice treatments they have purchased will probably not work. So, when lice reappear on their child's scalp, parents reapply these toxic treatments more often and for longer periods of time then is safe. The results? Parents unknowingly placing their children in harms way with sometimes disastrous, if not fatal results.
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A London Times article of October 5, 1997 reported, "Alison and Keith Thomson from Carlisle started treating their three boys with the delousing lotion Derbac-M after an outbreak of nits at their local primary school last year. 'We kept treating them for about three or four months because they kept getting re-infected,' said Allison. 'I asked the doctor if it was okay to keep using it, and he said it was fine.' Just before Christmas Paul, 6, developed flu-like symptoms. He became lethargic and his personality changed. By Christmas he had become incontinent and could hardly walk. Doctors have said a possible cause is [organophoaphates] poisoning."
In that same article, Dr. Vyvyan Howard, senior lecturer in fetal and infant toxio-pathology at the University of Liverpool verified that possibility and added, "I have used these lotions [head lice treatments containing pesticides] myself in the past but knowing what I do now, I would never dream of using them again on my children."7


text: Student Profiles Amber Davis '06 Amber Davis '06 Hometown: Exeter, N.H. Major: Chemistry, with a minor in Anthropology Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? I had heard that Bowdoin offered a particularly well-rounded liberal arts program. I knew that I was a science person but I wanted to be sure I could try different things. It didn't hurt when I found out that Bowdoin was very well-known in the hard sciences either. In addition to the academic environment, I found that Bowdoin possessed more of a community feel than some other schools. Being in a more suburban setting is an advantage in that it keeps activities and social life close to campus which fosters closer-knit ties amongst the students. Why did you choose you major? My interest in chemistry has actually been a life-long pursuit. For as long as I can remember I have been surrounded by scientists. At home my father and his science field friends/colleagues sparked my interest when I was younger. A few excellent and dedicated high school science teachers helped lead me toward chemistry. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? During my first year I had a particularly interesting chemistry course, which is unusual for introductory courses. Chemistry 119 with Professor Beth Stemmler allowed each student in my class to design and perform our own experiments and research methods. It was as though each one of us was engaged in our own independent study with the Professor within the context of the course. Within my Anthropology experience I have taken some interesting courses. During my first year I took a course on Native American Spirituality. The best part was that each class started with us listening to traditional music and attempting recreate something akin to the mystical experiences of Native Americans. Have you engaged in any independent research while at Bowdoin? I am currently working on an honor's project with Dharni Vasudevan of the Chemistry Department. The project is somewhat interdisciplinary and focuses on the archeological implications of chemistry. I laid the groundwork for the research this summer on a funded trip to Belize with Professor Leslie Shaw of the Anthropology department. We worked on a Mayan archeological site that was thought to be once a large marketplace. My job was to determine if there were separate market stalls in a specific area. I brought back soil samples and now I'm working on the chemistry part of the project here at Bowdoin. I am analyzing the soil for phosphorous and heavy metal distributions. I am ultimately trying to prove that animals were being sold at the market. I will do this by looking for traces of the byproducts of cholesterol degradation in animal guts. This is a method that has been used to pinpoint marketplaces in Roman ruins. Markets are a very challenging thing to study as they tended to leave little chemical trace of their existence, but I am looking forward to the challenge. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I have been a part of two dance troupes, Vague and Obvious, during my time at Bowdoin. Their dance styles range from jazz through hip-hop and it has been a great energy outlet for me. I also lived in a social house (Helmreich House) where I was able to help freshman adjust during those turbulent first few weeks. We planned events and got to know the first-years well over the course of the year. I think the social house system is very important in that it provides first-years with a "home base" of sorts where they can meet people and feel comfortable as they acclimate to college life. I have also held campus jobs in Dining Service and as a lab assistant for introductory chemistry labs. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? During my junior year I opted for a change of scenery and spent a semester at Columbia University. I went there intending to fulfill a hefty chemistry requirement which I could not have done abroad. I also have also wanted to live in New York for a period of time, so this was the perfect opportunity. It was a good place to get rigorous science coursework while still providing me with a different pace of life from Bowdoin. Beyond chemistry I was able to take multiple exploratory courses that took advantage of the cultural events New York has to offer. We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in my Art History course and my History of Dance course incorporated weekly performances. What is your best Bowdoin memory? My best memory takes me all the way back to the second week of my freshman year. My roommates and I were invited to go swimming at Simpson's Point with some people we had just met. It was evening and the interesting thing about Simpson's Point at night is that the interaction of high levels of phosphorous and algae make the water glow in bright colors. Whenever we moved or splashed around a ring of light shone around our arms and legs. It was pretty surreal and I remember thinking to myself, "Wow, so this is college." What are your plans for after graduation? Because I never studied abroad during college, I would love to work for a year or two outside of the U.S. I would hopefully be able to work in something related to the sciences or chemistry either in a lab or in the field. Right now I am thinking about Ireland as an option. After that I hope to return to the New England area, perhaps Boston, to continue in graduate school for archeochemistry. I would eventually like to use chemistry to work closely with archeologists. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? There are two things you must do while you are here that many people overlook. First of all you have to spend a summer in Maine and stay at Bowdoin. It's beautiful here during the summertime and it provides you with a totally different perspective on Bowdoin and a different pace of life. In addition, while I realize our dining hall food is excellent, I don't think many students take advantage of the wide array of restaurant offered by Brunswick. They range from very authentic Indian and Thai places to distinctly downeast Maine-style diners and seafood shacks. People don't usually associate Maine with cuisine but it definitely has a food culture of its own. Story posted on September 21, 2005 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - South Carolina (6-0, 4-0 SEC) head football coach Steve Spurrier isn't waiting until Thanksgiving weekend to throw a few barbs to the Upstate and the Clemson football team.
During his weekly news conference, Spurrier took a few moments out of his regularly scheduled comments about Saturday's LSU game to fan the flames of the South Carolina/Clemson rivalry.
"Most of our guys have never been to Death Valley," said Spurrier, talking about the LSU stadium. "That is the Death Valley, isn't it? Or is there another one? There's two of them. That's right there's two Death Valleys. Was LSU the first one or the second one? They were first? Oh, okay."
The Clemson football stadium, Memorial Stadium, is nicknamed "Death Valley" just like LSU's Tiger Stadium.
Clemson Memorial Stadium, according to the university's website, was given the name "Death Valley" because former Presbyterian Coach Lonnie McMillian compared the stadium to the California town.
Meanwhile, the LSU Tigers say their "Death Valley" is a play on the word "deaf", a testament to the high level of noise at the stadium during games.
Interestingly enough, Spurrier and the Gamecocks will be playing in both Death Valley stadiums this year.
The No. 3 Gamecocks kick off against the No. 9 LSU Tigers this Saturday at 8 p.m.
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May 12th, 2011
Taking HIV drugs earlier could curb new infections
People living with HIV are less likely to pass on the virus to their sexual partners when they immediately receive medication.
An international study that included more than 1,700 couples showed that taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs immediately, instead of waiting for the immune system to be weakened, led to a 96.3% reduction in HIV transmission to a sexual partner who does not carry the virus.
"We've speculated for a number of years, in theory, that treating an infected individual should reduce infectiousness to others," said Dr. Sten Vermund, one of the investigators in the study.
"This was a rigorous clinical trial that proved the concept if you put people on ARVs even before they need it for their own health, it might reduce infectiousness to others."
Instead of thinking of antiretrovirals strictly as a treatment tool, the medication could also be a prevention tool to curb new infections, said Vermund, who is the director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health.
The study suggests that giving antiretrovirals to someone immediately after infection could first benefit the patient with HIV and reduce the spread to others. The study called HPTN 052, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was scheduled to end in 2015, but the results were released early Thursday because of the clarity of the findings.
"This new finding convincingly demonstrates that treating the infected individual - and doing so sooner rather than later - can have a major impact on reducing HIV transmission," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a news release.
The study followed 1,763 heterosexual couples from 13 cities in Botswana, Brazil, India, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and Zimbabwe. The couples were serodiscordant – meaning one person has the HIV, and the other does not have the virus.
CNN: Love in the time of HIV/AIDS
In the study that started April 2005, the HIV-infected partners were randomly assigned to immediately take antiretroviral drugs or to take the drugs when their immunity fell below a certain level or if they experienced an AIDS-related event.
Of the 1,763 couples, 28 new cases of HIV were reported in which their HIV-infected partner was found to be the source of infection. Twenty-seven of the infections were in the group that deferred their antiretroviral therapy. Only one was found in the group that started taking the medication immediately.
"It makes sense," said Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien, dermatologist and virologist at New York University Langone Medical Center, who treats HIV/AIDS patients. "The incidence of infected virus would obviously be lowered if you took the antiretroviral medicine. But if I were somebody who had a partner who was HIV positive I wouldn't take that risk. I would make sure they used condoms and protected sex."
Friedman-Kien was not involved in the study. He cautioned that even a person on proper antiretroviral therapy could have a few virus particles floating around – and it takes just one virus particle to infect another person.
The concept that a patient should immediately take antiretrovirals after diagnosis has already been proposed by public health officials in San Francisco, California, and Vancouver in Canada. But, many in America as well as developing countries cannot get access to the medications despite having dire medical needs.
CNN's Elizabeth Landau contributed to this report.
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When general manager Ted Thompson has a moment to step back and consider the organization's plan of attack at the center position this offseason, he and the rest of the personnel department would be well-served to remember the unfortunate lesson learned from ex-Packers safety Jerron McMillian.
On the surface, it may not seem like much can be learned along the offensive line from a defensive back, but there's more parallels between the two than you'd assume at first blush.
Evan Dietrich-Smith is set to become a free agent when the NFL's new league year begins in early March, but simply letting him walk away and replacing him with J.C. Tretter––as some in the media are already suggesting is a possibility––is an extremely risky proposition.
The Packers found themselves in a similar situation a year ago at safety after releasing long-time veteran Charles Woodson, who was scheduled to count nearly $10 million against the team's salary cap.
Instead of signing a safety in free agency or selecting one in the NFL draft, either of which seem very foolish in hindsight, the Packers stood pat.
Even though M.D. Jennings was the starter opposite Morgan Burnett for the majority of this past season, make no bones about it, the Packers banked on McMillian to win that job––and he did start temporarily.
In 2011, McMillian turned in a largely nondescript rookie season, making 27 tackles, one interception and five passes defensed, but there weren't many hints that he'd be in for a major regression in Year 2.
Jennings and McMillian were locked in a battle throughout the offseason, starting as early as OTAs in the month of May and continuing all the way through training camp. Neither pulled away, and both actually ended up starting the first two games of the season when Morgan Burnett was sidelined by a hamstring injury.
McMillian turned in such poor performances particularly against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1 and the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6, allowing several touchdown passes, that he was released later in the season, less than two years after being a fourth round draft choice.
While he was a willing hitter, McMillian was clearly lost in coverage and didn't have the speed to make up for any mistakes.
Now the Packers enter an offseason deciding which direction to go at another position on the roster where they don't have a clear answer.
Dietrich-Smith enters free agency following a season in which he provided consistently solid play and was an upgrade over Jeff Saturday the previous season, but the Packers have yet to offer him a contract extension.
Without hearing the conversations that have taken place between the Packers and Dietrich-Smith's representatives, it's impossible to tell what's going on behind closed doors.
Perhaps the Packers think they can do better. Or maybe it's that Dietrich-Smith is dead set on finding out exactly how much money he can command on the open market as one of the top centers available.
Whatever the case, the Packers would taking a gamble if they were to allow Dietrich-Smith to walk away without replacing him with either another free agent or a high-round draft choice.
While Tretter might get first crack at the job should Dietrich-Smith leave, he's even more of an unknown quantity than McMillian was after his rookie season.
After breaking his ankle in a spring practice, Tretter spent the first three-quarters of the season on the team's Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list before being elevated to the 53-man roster for roughly the final month of the season but was never active for a game.
Head coach Mike McCarthy might be noncommittal to naming Tretter strictly a center, but it appears that's his most-likely landing spot after becoming a fourth round draft choice this past April.
Tretter originally played tight end and then left tackle for Cornell. Like most of Green Bay's interior offensive linemen, Thompson likes to target athletic college tackles and shift them inside when they reach the pro game.
The risk the Packers would be taking by not re-signing Dietrich-Smith or adding a center, however, is that Tretter has not so much as played a singe Division 1-A (FBS) football game, let alone an NFL one.
No doubt, the Packers wouldn't hand the job to Tretter by any means. He'd likely be in some sort of competition with Greg Van Roten and Garth Gerhart, but that isn't much of a competition. Just like McMillian and Jennings wasn't much of a competition at safety.
The moral of the story is that the Packers either have to pony up for Dietrich-Smith or another free agent or a draft choice probably no later than Day 2. As they learned with McMillian, they can't afford to count upon an unproven quantity.
Brian Carriveau is the author of the book "It's Just a Game: Big League Drama in Small Town America," and editor of Cheesehead TV's "Pro Football Draft Preview." To contact Brian, email [email protected].
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Definitely keep an eye out for these new slow cooker beans in your grocery store!
Here are a couple of my recent recipes, featuring Hurst Beans:
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- Cajun Turkey & Andouille Bean Soup
- 15 Bean Pot Pie
- Spicy Calico 15 Beans
- Rice and Pinto Beans with Andouille Sausage
- Spicy 15 Bean Chili
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Get Ready for Coachella with Jesse Marco's Awesome New Mix! (Exclusive First Listen)
The 2014 Coachella Music Festival will be kicking off tomorrow and we have an awesome way to get hyped for the fun – DJ Jesse Marco's brand new mix, provided exclusively to JustJared.com!
The 26-year-old New York native will be DJing at the H&M party at Coachella so make sure to check him out if you will be there.
Here are the tracks from the mix, which you can listen to below: "Bombs Over Beep Street (Outkast VS. Square Pusher)," "Booyah! I See You (Groove Armada vs. Party Favor x Showtek)," and "Fire Starts to Aerodynamically (Daft Punk vs. Major Lazer)."
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Helping panhandlers: A method worth trying in Manchester
May 20. 2013 4:59PM
Manchester has a panhandler problem, and Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long has a potential solution: parking meters. Aldermen should give this one the green light.
Long has tried to come up with a way to discourage panhandlers in his downtown ward while providing the homeless with some aid. Tonight the board votes on his proposal to install old parking meters at downtown locations where panhandling has been a problem and dedicate the donated change to New Horizons shelter.
The meters would be painted and marked as donation collection locations for New Horizons (or whatever charity ultimately is used). People would be encouraged to put spare change into the meters instead of giving it to beggars (who sometimes are not non-homeless drug addicts).
This is a creative way for the city to facilitate transactions that will actually help the homeless while simultaneously discouraging panhandling. Instead of having the cash go directly to people who would spend it unwisely, it will go to a non-profit with a long track record of helping the homeless not only get a meal and a place to stay, but learn behaviors that might get them off the street permanently. Other cities report some success with it, and it certainly is worth a try in Manchester.


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This is for any experienced Mac users: Since Mac OSx is Unix based and all, does it let you use gcc??? Have any of you done any serious programming in your Macs: Unix network programming, app developement, etc????
I am really looking into buying a 12'' Powebook, sure looks sweet but will i be able to use it for my Network and programming courses at my school??? Is OS x a good way to get into the Unix world??
Any insight will be surely appreciated before I spend any cash on a Mac. I would like to hear any opinions of serious tech people here in AO who use Macs, because I don't believe a 100% in Apple's "Switch" advertising campaign.


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Adam was the most intelligent human that has existed. Eve argues that point and I won't quarrel. Adams memory was better than ink on paper. He lived quite a while and his kids were not slouches either. Likely Jesus stepped on a bug or two in his time. But there are clues about what the answer is with Jesus. Likely....existence before death has similarities to Jesus after the resurrection. Here Thomas is asking the same questions: Is your lunch in there? Is that wound going to heal? How can you still be here when I know I saw you dead?So I suggest that life before death was similar to what life is like after resurrection.


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Olympic contender looks back
Former Swede coach, teacher threw discuss during 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Carol Frost was watching the 2012 Summer Olympics in London when she received a call from The Times last week.
Forty-four years ago, Frost threw the discus during the 1968 Olympics event in Mexico City."Discus throwing has definitely improved, like everything," she said about this year's winning distance of 226.7 feet. "Kids are throwing in junior high, college and beyond."
Frost's best was 172.2 feet.
The Cedar Rapids native, along with her husband Larry, taught physical education and coached for Gothenburg Public Schools from 1970 to 1972.
Larry coached football and track and was mentored by coaching legend Dutch Zorn.
Former newspaperman and baseball coach Tot Holmes described Frost as the best female athlete he's ever seen.
"She also played shortstop in a men's league which is the premier position," Holmes said. "And she hit just as well as anyone else."
Holmes said Frost's shot and discus technique was perfect.
So much so that Zorn lobbied for the addition of girls track and for Frost to take the position before he retired in 1971, Holmes said.
Frost remembered Sue Peterson as an outstanding Swede sprinter and Deb Wing, who threw the discus and shot put well.
Carol Moseke Frost grew up loving sports.
"I played softball forever and threw the ball off the garage and caught it," she said. "I developed good arm strength."
In the fifth grade, her prowess landed her the shortstop position on a high school team.
In addition to softball, a community supportive of girls sports also offered volleyball—long before Title IX-mandated sports equality in schools in 1972.
During her senior year, English teacher Randall Lambert took note of the athletic ability of Frost and several other high schoolers, and taught them the basics of track and field.
Frost said they attended two meets in the state, one of which was the Midwest AAU meet in Cozad, since there were no state track and field meets for women.
She tried to be a half miler and then a hurdler but didn't know she was a thrower until after competing in AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Junior Olympics.
"I ran against West Coast speed and placed second in the shot," Frost said. "I knew then I could throw with those people."
Frost started competing at more national meets as a senior and, in 1963, enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Because the university didn't have a women's track team, she would run to the state fairgrounds and practice her throwing technique on concrete pads designed for farm equipment.
"I wasn't allowed to practice at the men's track facility," she said.
Frost and a handful of other track and field women also began practicing at high school tracks, after the boys had finished training.
She coached herself with assistance from Lambert who provided books and taped Frost on old Super 8 home movie film.
Lambert helped the women raise money and get sponsors like Roberts Dairy that supported a team, she said.
In 1965, Frost qualified for the USA national team in discus and shot and traveled to East Germany, Poland and Russia to compete in Soviet-bloc countries.
There she regularly placed third behind two Russians. Eastern European competitiors were not tested for performance-enhancing drugs at the time, she said.
Frost qualified for the Pan American Games in 1967 where she received gold in discus while competing against athletes from North, South and Central America.
In 1968, she made the Olympic team which was "really exciting."
However she knew she couldn't compete against the Russians, East Germans and Romanians and was placed in the second flight.
Although she wanted to throw her personal best, a rain delay sent athletes indoors. During competition later, her muscles were cold and her throws were from wet concrete. She finished 14th.
Frost later coached UNL's women's track and field, beginning during the team's second year of existence, and in high schools throughout Nebraska and Texas.
Although women have made great strides in athletics on all levels, she said money is not equal in professional sports.
"I'm not sure that will ever happen," Frost said. "Tennis and golf come close but I don't think there will ever be the demand.
"But opportunities to compete and get an education are certainly there."
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Appealing to 'emotions'
Toyota will also be showing an electric vehicle, set for launch next year, and a tiny version of the hit Prius gas-electric hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show, but Toyoda so far has focused on the Fun-Vii. "A car must appeal to our emotions," Toyoda said at the auto show, using the Japanese term "waku waku doki doki," referring to a heart aflutter with anticipation.
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As if we weren't already envious enough of celebrity moms for a whole host of reasons -- have you seen the stems on some of these mamas?
Man. I don't know what they do to keep their legs perfectly toned and completely free of cellulite, but I'm guessing it involves hours spent inside a gym and probably giving up a few delicious treats here and there too.
But based on just how solid and shapely their gams are, any sort of hard work and deprivation definitely appears to be worth it.
Check out these photos to see eight celeb moms with the hottest legs under the sun.
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Discover the Hidden Dimension of Your Life—The Dream Realm
"Sleeping and dreaming," teaches Andrew Holecek, "offer nightly opportunities for spiritual awakening." When you know how to wake up in your dreams, you transform sleep into a portal to the deepest experiences of reality.
Can anyone awaken in their dreams and explore their true depths? For decades, this gifted author and instructor has launched spiritual oneironauts (dream travelers) from all beliefs and backgrounds into the magical world of dreams—even those who have never meditated or had a lucid dream. Dream Yoga brings the best from modern science and Tibetan wisdom to offer you this extraordinary opportunity. With expert guidance you'll learn everything you need to know to penetrate the mysteries of the night, including:
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Look at other books on sleep and dreaming from more authentic resources, (e.g. the Tibetans Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, who has a simpler, more direct, and valuable audio recording, and the text, The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; and Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, and western mind specialists such as TH Ogden and JA Hobson).
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i'm only ⅓ of the way through listening passively as i work, but i've already started having a different quality of dream as well as the return of my dream recall. andrew's is a great voice presenting interesting material.
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I'm about halfway through the abundant information and appreciate how clear and well-laid out the material is. While the topic of dream yoga can be esoteric, Holocek's explanation is accessible and easy to understand. Thank you!
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Holecek is a wonderful teacher - easy to understand, enjoyable to listen to, a wonderful blend of humor, gentleness, and deep understanding. He makes the profound path of Dream Yoga a real possibility for anyone who wishes to engage this powerful (and fun) practice. He not only talks about the experience, but he lays out stages of practices that one can apply every day as he or she listens to the program over time.
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This is an excellent, comprehensive guide to the practices of Dream Yoga. I've spent many an afternoon ambling around listening to the course and many a night aware in my dreams as a direct result.
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This material is deep and complete, but what is needed is a booklet containing a brief description of the exercises rather than trying to hunt for them is a long course of dialog and then write your own descriptions. This should have already been done; or the exercises should have been given special track numbers like in Reggie Ray's CD sets.
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This is a wonderful course on the topic, very clearly explained and carefully crafted. I find it extremely helpful and have recommended it to several of my friends.
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Two mysterious men pull up to the courthouse and head to the public records office. They're strangers, and they ask a lot of strange questions like, "I'd like to look at Mayor John Doe's property deeds." Or, "I want to see Congressman Smith's voting records."
They're not from the FBI. They're not even G-Men. They're Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian, two former investigative journalists who sift through the muck to conduct opposition research on political candidates. Their tales of hitting the road and poking noses into a politician's past are documented in their book, We're With Nobody.
The title is their stock answer when city hall clerks ask what organization they represent. But Huffman and Rejebian aren't just researching the opposition.
"When we're doing these reports, we have to research our candidate with the same vigor as we do his or her opponent," Rejebian tells Jackie Lyden, guest host of weekends on All Things Considered. "So if we get caught up in that passion of politics that most people get caught up in, we get a stilted report."
To get those facts, they have to deal with testy courthouse clerks, former spouses, old employers — not always the most agreeable sources. Over the years, Rejebian and Huffman have learned to "outlast" everyone else to find the same information.
They say their investigative reports test a candidate's fitness to lead, meaning they have come across plenty of unsavory details.
"You find a guy who beat up his girlfriend or a guy who threw a pipe bomb at the homecoming float when he was in high school, which unfortunately turned out to be our guy," Huffman says.
Not all of their research reveals such dramatic stories, and that's fine, says Rejebian.
"Our job is document and to give factual information to our campaigns," he says. "Not to run a smear campaign."
Objectiveness aside, they both admit it's a pretty fun gig.
"It's the best job, I'm telling you, and it's a great road trip," Rejebian says.
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden.
Two mysterious men pull up to the courthouse and head to the public records office. They're strangers, and they ask a lot of strange questions like, I'd like to look at Mayor John Doe's property deeds. Or, I want to see Congressman Smith's voting records. They're not from the FBI. They're not even G-Men.
They're two former journalists, and they sift through the muck to do opposition research on political candidates. When they walk into a county records office, it's the reaction from hostile clerks that inspire their book title "We're with Nobody."
MICHAEL REJEBIAN: The first question we always get is who are you guys with, and our answer is always we're with nobody. We're with us. Or I'll say I'm with him and I'll point to Alan. And the second reason that that's the name of the book is because when we're doing these reports, we have to research our candidate with the same vigor as we do his opponent or her opponent. So if we get caught up in that passion of politics that most people get caught up in, we end up with a stilted report. We are really with nobody.
LYDEN: This book is full of so many delicious anecdotes. I'm sure that pretty soon, it'll be a TV series. But first of all, how do you describe what it is that you do? Alan?
ALAN HUFFMAN: Well, we go ahead and just say that we dig up dirt on politicians, because we found that any way we describe it, that's what people come back with. The thing that I think is most surprising to people is that we also dig it up on our own candidate so they'll know how they might be attacked.
LYDEN: You describe an attitude some public officials have and you use the word honey hole. Michael?
REJEBIAN: Well, you go into a clerk's office or a courthouse, whatever government office you're in, and, you know, a lot of times, you're met with resistance and they don't want to give you the public records that you're entitled to. You know, we've learned over the years where they may turn some people away. We just outlast them.
HUFFMAN: Yeah. You know, and you mentioned the honey hole. I think what we have observed is that sometimes you have a candidate, they think they hold the keys to this domain. And when we said that it's their own little honey hole that they can just probe for power, and sometimes the people in the courthouse share that feeling with them. And you come in and you start asking questions, very pointed questions, about that guy, and there are people that are going to throw obstacles in your path. But what we've learned is that there's always one person in there that is cheering you on.
LYDEN: So, Alan, are you looking for stuff that's going to take that candidate down, or do you not have a judgment about it, you're just looking for whatever is there and then you give it to your client?
HUFFMAN: Well, we're obviously hoping that we'll give them the information that will cause their opponent to be defeated. So that is our aim. But we're basically just trying to create a profile of this guy that illustrates his or her fitness to lead. And so you find a guy who beat up his girlfriend or a guy who threw a pipe bomb at a homecoming float when he was in high school, which unfortunately turned out to be our guy.
HUFFMAN: Or you find a guy that - in one case where - I'm interviewing a guy that's sitting on the porch of his trailer, his mobile home, with a shotgun, a loaded shotgun across his lap because he thinks someone's going to kill him because he's got some information that this candidate has criminal connections. So sometimes it's almost mundane. Sometimes it's very dramatic. But what we're always looking for is something that tells you about this person's fitness to lead.
LYDEN: Well, right, but let's be honest here. You're going to start with the official records, but then you might go to, hmm, I think maybe the ex-wife or the ex-boyfriend or the ex-cousin-in-law would have some information.
HUFFMAN: Yes. And we've learned over the years that ex-anythings make some of the best sources. You know, in one instance, I was talking to an ex who had some information on her husband and she was - it was a conversation when you're interviewing these folks that you don't know what path it's going to take you down. And she really didn't have much information at all. And we got to kind of towards the end of the conversation and I said, well, is there anything else, you know, that you know or would like to tell me? She goes, yeah. I heard that he beat up his girlfriend in an airport. And it was like, OK. Well, that's something good.
LYDEN: Now, why is something like an assault worse than, say, non-payment of debt?
REJEBIAN: Non-payment of taxes - that can be a mistake. OK? That can be somebody who just - who forgot. And many people do that, and that's something that you can get past, especially as a political candidate. But domestic violence - voters don't buy that, and it's pretty much a political killer.
LYDEN: Have there every been times when you found out something about someone, you decided maybe you weren't going to use it and then your client did, and you felt a little squishy about it?
HUFFMAN: No. Honestly, I can't say - Michael may disagree, but I can't think of one where - because pretty much, we're going to give everything to the campaign and we're just going to say: Here's what we got that we can document. If we found something out that we can't document, we're either not going to tell them or we're going to tell them you can't use it because it isn't documented. And more likely, what happens with us is they will not use something that we think is really important, and that's happened plenty of times.
LYDEN: Michael, do you ever place yourself on the same level as, say, a Karl Rove or a Lee Atwater? I mean, have people started using this kind of information in more negative ways?
REJEBIAN: Oh, I think they're definitely using it in more negative ways, especially since the advent of superPACs. But, no, we absolutely do not put us in the same category as Karl Rove or Lee Atwater. Our job is to document and to give factual information to our campaigns, not to run a smear campaign, not to run a campaign based on innuendo or rumor. We have to have the facts. And we pride ourselves on, you know, people think, OK, we're dirt diggers and so we're like the bottom of the barrel or something. But, you know, we consider ourselves very ethical in what we do.
LYDEN: Admit it, you love it.
HUFFMAN: Yes.
REJEBIAN: Yes.
HUFFMAN: We do.
REJEBIAN: It's the best job, I'm telling you, and it's a great road trip.
LYDEN: Well, the former journalists and investigators Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian, they're opposition researchers and they're the authors of the new book "We're with Nobody." Alan and Michael, thanks very much for joining me.
HUFFMAN: Thanks for having us.
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On August 19th one hundred and forty eight years ago an incident occurred that destroyed the fragile peace between the Indians and white emigrants and set the stage for more than a decade of "Indian Wars."
August 19th, 1854: At Sarpys point, eight miles east of Laramie, while a company of saints was passing a camp of Sioux of about one thousand lodges, a lame cow belonging to the company, became frightened and ran into the Indian camp where she was left. Some of them killed and ate her, which circumstance was reported at Fort Laramie. Lieutenant Grattan, with twenty-seven soldiers and an interpreter, repaired to Sarpys point to arrest the Indian who killed the cow, but he refused to give himself up. The Lieutenant then ordered his men to fire upon the Indians, which they did. The Indians then charged and routed the soldiers, who were all killed but one, who was dangerously wounded All this for the killing of an old cow!
Known by "our" historians as the Grattan Massacre, the Sioux called it The War of the Mormon Cow.
The "company of saints" noted above was a participant in the Perpetual Emigrating Company that was incorporated on September 11, 1850 " to assist the poor in emigrating to the Great Basin." The Company charter provided that, "All persons receiving assistance from the Perpetual Emigrating Fund for the Poor, shall reimburse the same in labor or otherwise as soon as their circumstances permit." In the first year of the program money was raised ($6,000) and a Salt Lake bishop was appointed as Emigrant Agent to carry the sum east to expend on the purchase of wagons, livestock and provisions. By 1854 the Company was fully organized and the needs of emigrants well planned. When they arrived at the Missouri River camps their outfits had been purchased by the Emigrant Agent and were waiting for them. An "outfit" consisted of one wagon, two yoke of oxen, two cows, a tent and foodstuffs and cost from $250 to $500. This outfit served ten emigrants. A typical P. E. Company was made up of 60 outfits (600 emigrants). Since emigrants were held responsible for the goods assigned to them this likely elicited the "hard nosed" response over "the loss of a lame cow" for the full price was owed on the cow when embarking from the Missouri River to the Great Basin.
Fort Laramie, 1850. Engraving from Stanbury Expedition
What has been left out of "our" history is the story from the point of view of the Sioux: (The following was excerpted and edited from Crazy Horse, the Strange Man of the Oglala by Mari Sandoz (1942, MJF Books).
When we first gathered at Fort Laramie it was good. Every year since the Peace Paper we would rendezvous in the spring. There was much trading and dancing and meeting with old friends. But this year it was near summers end and each day the old ones looked to the east waiting for the agent of the Washington Father.
One day a Mormon, walking far behind a train on the Road was using a stick to beat an old cow with bleeding feet. The cow spooked, flipped its tail and ran into the camp of the Brules. It ran kicking its back legs up, scattering travois and parfleches and knocking down one lodge then got stuck with its horns in the skins of another. Straight Foretop, a Minneconjou, caught the cow and held it by the horns. The Mormon chased after the cow until he saw the great Indian camp. Straight Foretop waved and shouted to the Mormon to come and get his cow. But the man left the cow. We thought it was to pay for the trouble it caused. It was of little value because it was old and dry and had bleeding feet. Straight Foretop killed the cow and we ate it.
Conquering Bear and Man Afraid smoked and talked into the fire late that night. They thought there might be a little trouble so they said, "Let us go to the fort and talk with the Soldier Chief in the morning." The next morning Conquering Bear and Man Afraid prepared to go to the fort but before they could leave a Little Soldier Chief, called Grattan, came with twenty-seven soldiers and two wagon-guns.
Crazy Horse
There was a trading post nearby owned by Frenchman known as Louis Bordeaux. He was little, squat and hairy, with a Brule wife and a friend of the Sioux for more years than the fort had stood. That morning, at the fort, Bordeaux had talked with Grattan and offered the Mormon ten dollars for the cow, of his own money, to avoid trouble. But the Mormon wanted twenty-five dollars and Bordeaux said he would not pay that much for a strong cow. Bordeaux smelled trouble and would not come with Grattan. Grattan left Bordeaux and came to the camp with Wyuse, demanding the cow killer.
Wyuse was the White-to-Indian speaker. He was always drunk and lied but the Soldier Chief would use no other. Conquering Bear and Man Afraid went back and forth between Grattan and Straight Foretop, trying to get Straight Foretop to surrender. Straight Foretop would not go with the whites over the killing of an old cow. Conquering Bear then offered a good mule and sent the camp crier to get more from the tribes and the crier returned with five sticks, meaning five good horses, and placed them on the ground before Grattan even though the cow was worth nothing.
Grattan wanted to put Straight Foretop in the iron house and demanded that Conquering Bear make the Minneconjou come. Conquering Bear could not make him do that because Straight Foretop was a guest. Each time Conquering Bear said, "Wait, wait," and asked to sit and smoke and settle the trouble, Wyuse changed the words and Grattan got redder in the face, roaring and stomping his boots.
Grattan turned and walked to the line of soldiers, pulled his long knife and shouted and the soldiers fired the wagon-guns at Conquering Bear, Man Afraid, Big Partisan and the brother of Conquering Bear, who stood wrapped in council blankets. The brother of Conquering Bear fell dead. Grattan again called out and the wagon guns roared and Conquering Bear fell, wounded.
Straight Foretop lifted his rifle and fired through clouds of foul smelling black smoke and Grattan fell. Spotted Tail whooped and a hundred warriors shot a flood of arrows into the soldiers at the wagon guns. With lances and war clubs they charged like a buffalo herd trampling the soldiers into the ground. More warriors than you could count came from every direction, crying war whoops, kicking their ponies, leaning forward, waving lances, clubs and axes. A few soldiers got away and they tried to stand and fight but were soon dead.
Once the trouble started the great camp dissolved like sugar in a rainstorm. There was now a great river of men, women, children, dogs, horses and travois moving north under a cloud of dust stretching over many miles. Man Afraid, other chiefs and Ice, the holy man, made a covered sling for Conquering Bear and carried him gently on their shoulders, walking fast enough to keep ahead of the people with horses and travois, all the way to the north country and there we made camp.
The next morning, at daybreak, the herald came for Man Afraid to go to the lodge of Conquering Bear. The other headmen of the Oglalas and the Brules were there. When they came in the Great Chief called to Man Afraid in a voice they could scarcely hear. Such a small voice from the chief who had filled the camp with roaring so even the dogs ran for the hills. When Man Afraid was near he told him to always remember the treaty of the Big Council. The treaty was of things that belonged to their children, goods to be sent them for giving up the wars on their enemies and for making the trail by the fort a Holy Road where no one who walked on the Road would be killed. There were annuities for fifty-five years and protection by the soldiers for all people, from every enemy, Indian or White.
"It was the white soldiers who came to our peaceful village," one growled. But Conquering Bear said there had been a mistake and he did not want the people to get angry at the whites when he was dead.
"There were wild young men among the Sioux who did not do right, too. I am killed and in my place I give my people to Man Afraid, all the Teton Lakotas I give him."
With the death of Conquering Bear, Man Afraid tried to fill his moccasins but was not respected enough to take his place. The Sioux fractured into many camps that attacked the whites at will, effectively sealing off travel to the west, unless accompanied by the U.S. Calvary, making commerce and travel to and from Salt Lake City a high risk venture. For more than a decade many battles were won and lost on both sides until the introduction of the railroad sealed their fate and the Sioux Chiefs signed the treaty of 1868.
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Most definitely. We are missing precious moments when you aren't around, hehehe.
(I'm just trying to be nice)
Now Victoria, you are always nice, we know you don't have to try at it. LOL.
Good morning to all. It may or may not surprise some of you to hear that "Elvis has left the building"... Yes, believe it or not, Dad was doing well enough that he was paroled (released) from the hospital and sentenced to confinement at home to fully rest and recover. He continues to do well with his recovery and has even been up out of bed for a few minutes at a time to bark orders for all the various chores that need to be done around the farm. We're all thrilled that he is doing so well. However, despite being able to come home he will need lots of rest. We know that many of you would like to call or visit, but we are asking that you hold off at least until Monday. As you all know, if Dad had his way, he'd be trying to go out for his daily 5-mile walk with Maggie, fire up the tractor and/or get back to his ever-present political activities. As such, please understand if we try to protect him from his usual Type-A self!!!
For those of you who don't know, Troop Fan Mail is an organization that sends cards and letters to our troops ALL OVER THE WORLD. They are gearing up for their Christmas mailing and everything has to be sent to them before Thanksgiving. This organization coordinates delivery with the USO, so the troops currently serving in Iraq will also receive letters and cards. The guys and girls serving in other countries REALLY appreciate hearing from people back home.
It's simple to participate. Just write letters, notes, or cards and put them in envelopes. DO NOT SEAL the envelopes, just tuck in the flaps. Also do not put any postage on the letters. Put your return address in the upper left corner and this address on the envelope: Troop Fan Mail Troop Fan Mail
On another note our guys and gals in Iraq have a NEED to be filled CB's according to our local fish wrapper. See thread
It looks like I just made it under the wire to say THANK YOU service men and women, past and present, for your service to the USA!
I wish I'd known sooner that FR was going to be down for a while tonight. I'd have busted buns to get here sooner. But since I blew it, I'll say "good night" and I'll see y'all tomorrow. *HUGZ*
Christmas Eve 1992 a drunk Indian (Gordon House) drove wrong way on I-25 near Albuquerque and killed four whites, mom and three daughters.
Ten years later drunken Indian (Lloyd Larson) drove wrong way on I-25 near Albuquerque and killed four whites, two couples from out of state.
Bill Richardson now governor, his 3d District leads the nation in heroin overdose deaths.
Massacre? Communism has killed 100 million and is still prefered by Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Tim Robinson and Hillary Clinton.
Re Iraq, death to terrorists.
A daisy cutter for every celebration by swine delighted at our deaths.
Time to debed reporters from hotels and embed them in patrols--at point on foot, strapped to side of humvee and chinook.
No more mr. nice guy--no more new tone.
Ba'ath boys, Ba'ath boys,
Watchoo gonna do.
Watchoo gonna do win dey
Blow your head clean off.
Enough with this religion of peace crap.
Mecca them an offer they can't refuse:
Damascus, you dumb asses ask us to believe you don't harbor these punks?
Teheran, you tear in, build a car bomb, and ran.
It's a capital crime:
Turn up the heat--peace has been cancelled.
And while we're at it, Miss Funky Wagnalls sez: cache is one syllable pronounced like Johnny Cash--not cachet like sashay on over to the saloon. Cachet is a royal seal--now that is two syllables--but when our people find AKs and RPGs and C-4 and copies of Donkieboy, that's a cache, one syllable.
, daß das Flugboot HK-1 (später H-4 "Hercules") das größte jemals gebaute Flugzeug ist? Die gigantische Maschine wurde im zweiten Weltkrieg von den USA zum Überseetransport von Truppen und Material entwickelt, da auf dem Seeweg die deutschen U-Boote für schmerzhafte Verluste sorgten. Howard Hughes, Pilot und großer Förderer der Luftfahrt, plante und baute mit seinem Expertenteam die HK-1 aus Sperrholz um die Verwendung kriegswichtiger Materialien zu umgehen. Deshalb ist die HK-1 auch bekannt unter dem inoffiziellen Namen "Spruce Goose" (Fichtengans). Angetrieben wurde die "Hercules" von 8 (acht!) R-4360 Vierfach-Sternmotoren von je 3.000 PS. Am 2. November 1947 erfolgte der erste und einzige Flug über die Strecke von einer Meile in einer Flughöhe von max. 70 ft. Das Projekt wurde anschließend eingestellt obwohl die "Spruce Goose" in Design und Technik ihrer Zeit um Jahrzehnte voraus war. Noch heute kann der Prototyp in flugfähigem Zustand in einem US-Museum bewundert werden. Mehr über die faszinierende Geschichte der "Spruce Goose" erfahren Sie unter www.sprucegoose.org
The special lifting cradle, originally designed by Cash & Associates, and first used to relocate the HK-1 within Long Beach Harbor, was used for this move as well as for the September 2000 move from temporary storage to the newly constructed Captain Michael King Smith Evergreen Aviation Educational Institute in McMinnville, Oregon.
The Spruce Goose under construction. Does Norm Abrams have as nice a planer as that?
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All I know is that theis "new tone" crap has got the Republicans and Conservatives absolutely squat. The Libs are even more vicious and hateful than ever berfore. They spit on us and this Country and we're supposed to "get along" under the "new tone" BS. They need to be stood up too and defeated. No more compromising with them and then having them stab us in the back.
I don't begrudge the Casinos. I do resent paying for the "sins" of our forefathers.
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Fantastic Four Regional Differences
Chris Gould takes a look at the variation between the UK and Hong Kong discs
The most widely-recognised difference between the two versions of the film is the scene in which Reed and Sue first begin to rekindle their romance. In the UK theatrical cut and DVD release this takes place during a walk with a view of the Statue of Liberty, as evidenced by this screen capture.
The original version of this moment is known as the 'Planetarium with a Kiss' scene, which was included in the theatrical cut in territories such as Hong Kong, France and Germany, as evidenced by this screen capture.
However, this scene is actually truncated from the original version, ending in a rather abrupt close-up of Reed before the actual kiss takes place. The full scene is included in the deleted scenes section of the bonus disc and plays a little better, as evidenced by this screen capture.
A curious change, if ever I saw one. However, there is yet more to come. As well as the visual differences, the Hong Kong DVD release also omits one or two lines of dialogue during the climactic battle towards the end of the film. In the UK theatrical and DVD versions Dr. Doom says the line 'Goodbye, Ben' as he walks towards the Thing with a steel girder, but this line is missing from the Hong Kong DVD release. Click here for a clip from the UK disc, or here for the same scene Hong Kong style.
Next up we have another visual difference between the UK and Hong Kong DVD releases. During the scene in which Dr. Doom is caught in the nova flame, he turns to camera and lets out a yell. In the UK release the yell is just that, as evidenced by the screen capture below.
However, the Hong Kong release adds a small visual effect to the scene. When Doom turns and yells, a fiery breath is emitted, as you can see from the screen capture.
This is a neat little touch, but another curious difference. The next variation is once again of the aural variety. After Doom emerges from the nova flame in the UK version he says the lines 'Is that the best you can do? A little heat?' before he is doused in water. However, the Hong Kong release omits the 'A little heat?' portion of the dialogue Click here for a clip from the UK disc, or here for the same scene from the Hong Kong release.
The final change during the confrontation relates to the way in which our heroes defeat Doom. In the UK release the Thing breaks open a fire hydrant and Mr. Fantastic uses his body to direct the jet towards the molten villain. This can be seen in this screen capture.
However, in the Hong Kong release the Thing doesn't appear to need Mr. Fantastic's help, as he is solely responsible for directing the jet with his foot, as evidenced by this screen capture. Oddly, Mr. Fantastic still has wet hair in the following shot, indicating that the effect was always supposed to appear!
The final change occurs during Reed's proposal to sue on the boat at the end of the film. In the UK theatrical and DVD versions Reed can be seen bending down on one knee while using his stretching powers to maintain eye level with Sue. Here's the screen capture for proof.
However, the Hong Kong release completely omits this shot, instead showing Reed kneeling down to propose without the aid of his powers. Here's the screen capture.
One last thing I'd like to mention is the difference between Dr. Doom's voice in the region two and region three releases. In the UK version his voice sounds almost natural, while the Hong Kong version has him sounding more like he's talking through a mask. It's particularly evident during the scene in which he tortures Mr. Fantastic.
Click here for a clip from the UK release, and here for a clip from the Hong Kong disc. Remind anyone of the aliens from the mini-series V?
Well there you go. There are enough changes in this one to upset those who are familiar with the film, but overall none of the alterations really have an effect on the plot. In fact, a couple of them actually improve the film (I never liked the way Reed looked during his 'stretch' proposal for one thing). If pushed I'd have to say that the UK version just edges out the Hong Kong release because it's more 'polished', but the differences are negligible. I do like the more 'mechanical' voice used for Doom in the Hong Kong release, and those of you unfamiliar with the film might want to plump for that disc simply because it's cheaper and comes packaged in an extremely nice Digipak, as opposed to the boring old Amaray used in other territories. It also appears to have a slightly better transfer than the region two release. Choice is the best thing about owning a multi-regional player and in this case the choice, as they say, is yours.
Editorial by Chris Gould
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Martial Arts Fail of the Week: A Kung Fu Instructor With a Chuck Liddell-Level Beer Gut
Another weekend, another Martial Arts Fail of the Week.
Today we don't have anything quite as scandalous as instructors telling you to shit yourself or claiming that defeating a wrestler is as easy as sidestepping a takedown.
Instead, we have an example of the kind of shoddy martial arts techniques being taught in dojos across the country. This is the kind of stuff Martial Arts Fail was originally started to expose: Techniques of dubious validity practiced on partners that are totally compliant. How is that kind of stuff supposed to teach a person how to fight and defend themselves?
So anyway, this week's example is from a San Soo Kung Fu school. If you're an MMA history buff, you'd recognize that name. UFC 2's Thaddeus Luster was a representative of the style (and he got dominated by a Sambo practitioner). This school in particular belongs to Bill Hulsey, the instructor in the video, who's been running the school for 39 years.
To us, the video typifies martial arts. An old, deified "master" with a huge beer gut makes himself look like a Mortal Kombat character by beating up a compliant student.
The guy has tons more videos. Have a look at some of the highlights:Read More DIGG THIS


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To make schools safer, we need
|more classroom teachers. You've got to take the long view.
|60 votes
|more armed guards on campus.
|24 votes
|more therapy on campus.
|18 votes
|102 total votes
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How will more teachers make classrooms safer from a Newtown style shooter?
JohnLocke (anonymous profile)
May 3, 2013 at 6:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Less FBI on campus.
Less drugging children on prescriptions.
loonpt (anonymous profile)
May 3, 2013 at 8:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is this all we have to choose from?
dou4now (anonymous profile)
May 6, 2013 at 4:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The Indy is never very complete in its choices in these polls.
JohnLocke (anonymous profile)
May 6, 2013 at 10:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
agreed; why not add "reduce class size" and "reduce school size" and ....
DrDan (anonymous profile)
May 6, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Of course, the Indy never wants you to make an easy choice. They either want you to make the choice they prefer, or make you look like an idiot by not making that choice.
Botany (anonymous profile)
May 6, 2013 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree with all the above comments. For what it's worth, when I was a kid we had about 30 kids in our classes and we never had to worry about school violence. Additionally, kids were better-educated.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 6, 2013 at 3:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sure, BC, but the society was more homogenous then, civility and civics were taught across the curriculum, and there was some school violence "back then" but more rarely of the Newtown variety. As you must know, we're now involved with a second generation of public school teachers who themselves are products of a woefully deficient public school system in this country. I will not jump on my hobbyhorse about lack of funding, there are many other causes, too. Just harking back to the past will not help us very much.
A recent NYTimes article by Sara Mosle [5/5/13 "Does Class Size Count?"] notes that OF COURSE class size does indeed matter, but it helps especially economically disadvantaged students and minority students. That author notes that most of this discussion is moot since "[all] students will continue to languish in ever larger classes."
DrDan (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2013 at 4:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
...therefore, we need to return to what we were doing when we didn't have these problems.
Blaming kids because they are non-white isn't going to cut it.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2013 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
who is blaming kids because they are non-white, Bill?? Your comment makes no sense.
DrDan (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2013 at 4:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
A recent NYTimes article by Sara Mosle [5/5/13 "Does Class Size Count?"] notes that OF COURSE class size does indeed matter, but it helps especially economically disadvantaged students and minority students."
The article above keeps labeling "minority" (non-White) students.
When I read about "low test scores" I keep hearing about how the issue is often the ethnic background of the kids, but then the same people who mention this often claim the academic system is culturally biased. It's a no-win situation in trying to deal with people with social agendas.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 8, 2013 at 2:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
but BC, reading Mosle's article shows she is mentioning why class size DOES in fact matter, but the only major study of class size that we have can only confirm that reducing class size certainly impacts poor children [her politically correct "economically disadvantaged"] and "minority students". This is a description, Bill, not a criticism.
My angle is that we need to reduce class size for all children in order to enhance learning. You commented that "30" was your class size decades ago and "kids were better-educated." Class sizes have increased and will unfortunately continue to increase: it hurts the learning of all students, but the only big stud of this notes how it specifically hurts the learning of poor kids and "minority" kids. What other descriptive term would you employ?
There are other studies showing that even at 5 years of age, when children of middle-income and higher incomes enter kindergarten they're already years ahead of kids from poorer backgrounds.
DrDan (anonymous profile)
May 8, 2013 at 3:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
To what number has the class size increased, and what is their goal in terms of numbers?
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 8, 2013 at 2:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
well, we've drifted off what makes schools safer, but class size reduction can make schools emotionally safer and academically much more challenging. So Bill, this site http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/20/5126...
gives good info. From 1996 to about 2007 Calif spent real money to reduce class sizes, trying to get to 1:20 at least in lower elementary grades. But the Great Recession of 2008 made our state backtrack a lot. In Calif. in 2010, the class sizes (as measured by teacher:student ratio) are now the highest in the nation. So, we aren't doing it at all in Calif.; trying to make the teacher:student ratio better and lower is a dead issue here, and this was openly admitted by Tom Torlakson, our State Supt. Education. A fairly useless position, BTW.
My angle is ALL the students need better public education, and reducing the teacher:student ratio to at least 1:25 will help our kids a lot. Coupled with better teaching, clear curricular goals, and improved facilities our students would compete much more effectively in the global arena.
My point is ALL the students need these better
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LeBron James' Foul Shot Airball Delights Haters [VIDEO]
Many NBA fans got a kick out of LeBron James' failings last season. And if this year's preseason is any indication, LeBron haters may be in for another year of sweet, sweet schadenfreude.
During the Miami Heat's final preseason game against the Orlando Magic, number six stepped up to the foul line after being hit hard and promptly fired up a dreaded airball.
LeBron did score 27 points in the game, but since it was just an exhibition match all that matters is his embarrassing gaffe, which you can watch below.
[via Sports Grid]


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