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Writing Effective Songs
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"Songwriters and poets suffer from the same affliction . . . they both believe they have something to say."
Do any of the following statements describe you?
- "I spend a large portion of every day thinking about writing songs."
- "I read scripture and think . . . surely these are the lyrics to a song."
- "I write down interesting remarks I overhear."
- "I put a lot of energy into writing songs, and trying to write songs."
- "I see all the bits and pieces of songs I have lying around and it drives me crazy."
- "I go to songwriting workshops given by people who make their living writing songs."
- "I spend time with other songwriters."
- "I read books on songwriting."
- "I think I am a songwriter."
- "I am obsessed with songs."
- "I sometimes feel angry with lyrics and just go with the flow."
- "I feel an overwhelming sense of satisfaction when I finish writing a song. Writing is difficult, but I am always challenged to do my best. Sometimes I feel like songwriting should be called song rewriting, because I spend a lot of time rewriting until the song is right."
If these statements generally describe you, then read on, as we discuss "Writing Effective Songs".
Music and lyrics, comes from the heart. It's not something you can just do easily. Lyrics are created from events that have happened in your life, for instance - an ex lover, the present, dreams, or everyday life. All the different experiences you have had in your life can be written down as songs if you think hard enough.
The Mechanical Elements of a Song[edit]
For the beginning songwriter, it may be helpful to know something about the various elements of a song. Following are some definitions:
- Measure (Bar): a segment of time defined as a given number of beats of a given duration.
- Melody: the part of a song that can be sung alone so that the song is recognizable; the "lead". Elements of the melody include:
- Motif: a short group of notes
- Phrase: Two motifs combined
- Sentence or period: Two phrases combined
- Paragraph: A group of sentences
- Sequence: a melodic phrase that is repeated but is transposed
- Harmony: the notes that compliment or support the melody line. These may be sung or played. In music theory, they are described as the vertical structure. If using a chord progression format, should base the harmony of the song upon the progression and only vary a bit.
- Rhythm: the pattern of beats to which the words are sung. There are two versions: The traditional, where every note is played as shown, and the "swing", used in Blues and Jazz, where, for example, two half-beats go "bomp-bomb" (kind of like heartbeat
- Tempo: the speed of the song.
- Time Signature: 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, etc. the top number relates to amount of beats in a measure/bar and the bottom number relates to the value of the notes in the bar. i.e 4/4 = four Quarter/crochet notes in a bar. 6/8 = six eighth/quaver notes in a bar.
Usually, each song consists of the following:
- Intro: the short instrumental section at the beginning of the song.
- Verse: a section of the song having its own melody, usually following the introduction and occurring again after the chorus. Most songs have two or three verses, repeating the same melody with different words. Verses usually have about eight measures, but traditional twelve bar blues may use twelve measures.
- Pre-Chorus (a.k.a. Channel): a short section that builds beyond the verse and usually leads to the Chorus.
- Chorus: a different section in the song with a different melody, usually following the verses and the bridge. The chorus may be very repetitive.
- Bridge, or Middle 8: a section of the song that is different from the verses and chorus. The bridge usually occurs during a transition between verse and chorus or between two choruses in separate keys; hence, it is sometimes called the "bridge." Because it is frequently 8 bars long, it also known as the "Middle 8," particularly in Britain and Europe. However it is conceived, its primary function is to provide the ear with a kind of "relief" from the repetitiveness of the Verse and Chorus, to provide a fresh perspective within the context of the overall structure.
- Hook: an important phrase in the song, the memorable theme. The hook is usually repeated at various times during the song. Also referred to as the motif.
- Coda: the ending section of the song; usually repeats the hook or an important portion of the song. Maybe integrated into the chorus.
Often, it is worth the effort to first invent a melody from a chord (or string for guitar) sequence around which your song will be focused. Song writing for the popular vote requires a 'hook' as it is known. The hook may be simply a melodic structure, but is perhaps preferably a mix of the melody coupled with a clever line of words.
For instance, in the well known 'Danny Boy' or 'Derry Air' as it is sometimes called, the 'hook' is found where the melody appears to try to surge forward into the chorus and the words "But come ye back" accompany that surge in chord progression.
The reverse process, putting music to words, is a lot more difficult and is also less successful in most formats.
But there are certain cases where putting music to words is a better option... for instance, a rhyming poem or free verse with a regular meter can easily be made a song. Basic chords lend themselves well, the I - IV - V progression and iv - IV - V - I chords work.
Popular Song forms[edit]
Popular music has several forms that are commonly used. These usually consist of four 8-bar phrases, making up the typical 32 bar form. Typically, this entire 32-bar is a chorus.
- A-A1-B-A (ternary) is the most famous. The hook is typically in A, which allows it to be repeated, setting the hook in the listener's mind. The hook is a memorable, catchy part of the song, and may consist of one or more of the following: the title, a musical phrase, a riff, or a production effect. {{{needs explanation of A1 section}}} The B section, often referred to as the bridge, is a musical (and usually lyrical) contrast.
- Example: Over the rainbow, Yesterday, Just the Way You Are, What'll I Do, Ain't Misbehavin', As Time Goes By.
- A-B-A-B (binary verse/chorus) consist of eight-bar of A as verse, followed by eight bar of B as chorus. The 2nd half, acting as repetition , have a slight difference either melodically, harmonically, or both.
- Example: Material girl, "Sunrise, Sunset"
- A-A-B-B (binary): One A phrases for 8 bars, followed by its repetition, then followed by B phrases for 8 bars and its repetition. Repetition may or may not have variations.
- Example: Bouree in E minor
- A-B-A-C: Provide variation with the B phrase and repetition of A phrase with new concluding material in C phrase.
- A-B-C-D: Each phrase provides a variation with new melodic material. This is rarer since it requires more attention from the listener and fewer opportunities to bring home the hook through its repetition.
the other popular form, the 12-Bar Blues, is also common. See Music Theory/Blues for numerous type of 12-bar blues form.
Tools for Your Songwriting "Toolbox"[edit]
Some things that will help, but are not required:
- The gift of songwriting. Obviously, if you are gifted in this way, you'll be way ahead of the game. Some people are born skilled writers. It comes to them like breathing. Others want to write so bad it's killing them, but they can't come up with anything that moves people. Most of us are somewhere in between . . . pretty good writers who could benefit from studying the craft of songwriting.
- Absolute Pitch. Of course it is a helpful tool but is not necessary.
- Some creative bent. "Most people see the sun go down. I see the mountain rise up."
- A good understanding of poetry writing.
- Ability to sing or play an instrument.
- Collaboration with other writers.
- Multi-track Recorder (cassette 4-track, computer program, smartphone app, etc.)
- A voice recorder, to record how it sounds.
- Music Theory. While some of the greatest songs being sung around the world today were birthed in the hearts of people who knew nothing about music, if one wants to play in a certain style, they should also follow the style. One should not deviate too much from the 12-Bar Blues, for example, if they are to make a song in the style of Blues, regardless of the song's content.
Things that are not required, PERIOD
- Virtuoso ability on an instrument.
- A great singing voice.
Some things that ARE required:
- An intimate and vital relationship with your topic.
- A sensitive spirit relative to your intended audience.
- Patience. (Sometimes you block or hit snags. Work through them.)
- A paying job, or normal education. (Don't expect to hit a record contract so soon, pal)
Becoming an Effective Songwriter[edit]
You need to know your subject matter, this is IMPERATIVE. After all, it is difficult at best to discuss subjects that you're not knowledgeable of—and research, know about the subject matter as much as possible
Write about what you know. If your songs are not meaningful to you, they probably won't be meaningful to other people, and the lack of knowledge on your subject and your lack of enthusiasm for it will show through.
Write primarily as an expression of your own feelings, and who knows better about what you're feeling than you?
Strive to expand your vocabulary. While some phrases may be very meaningful, there are probably words that fit the image you are trying to create more appropriately. Also, if possible, try to live "in" the subject matter.
You need to be vulnerable; to be a good writer, you must remain vulnerable in your writing. If you hide, then the song hides. There is no safe haven for songwriters. If you choose to play it safe and not lay it on the line, your songs will be cliché-ridden, shallow and boring.
You need to practice and you need to be persistent; Yes, sometimes, the words and melody simply flow. But most of the time songwriting is hard work. Songwriting requires work, practice, mentors, study, diligence, and commitment. We should give ourselves to the development of our writing skills.
Practice, sing and write constantly. Write something every day, even if you come up with something that might initially sound trite. You can revise it and make it something good later. Whatever musical impulse lies within will come out.
Important Elements of a Song[edit]
The most important aspect of a song is "sing-ability"
- Do the stressed syllables of the lyrics match the stressed beats of the music?
- Are the words you want emphasized sung with longer notes?
- Does it have a smooth melody?
- Are the intervals easy to sing? (Usually 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths and octaves are easiest.)
- Is the melody supported by the chord progression?
- Does the melody fall within the sing-able range of the majority? (Usually, not much lower than an A; not much higher than a D.)
- Is it too wordy? Too many words make it difficult to focus on the subject matter.
- One Theme: stay focused on the "seed thought".
- Repetition: This makes the song easier for the congregation to retain and memorize.
- Imagery: Does it capture an image? Does it paint a picture of how you feel about a given situation at a given moment in time?
- Consistent within itself: Is the melody "saying" the same thing as the lyrics? Try to avoid putting happy sounding lyrics with a haunting melody. Of course, this can be done: for example, songs by Asaki are a good example (they have haunting songs, but celebratory)
- Is it "catchy"?: Is there a creative chord progression? Is there an interesting rhyming scheme? Is there a creative melody? Is there alliteration?
Making the Connection[edit]
- The lyric is arguably the most important part of a song. Be clear. It is primary and fundamental that the audience understands what you are saying. If not . . . it might as well have been an instrumental.
- Does it use the language of the assembly? If aimed at Youth, does it "groove"? If aimed at Kids, is it happy?
- Is it simple "ABC-rock," or is it 70's "Art-Rock"?
- Is it intended for small group or a large crowd? Can it be sung by your choice of line up?
- Are there long pauses that could be filled with a lead instrument?
- Could there be more pauses to let your rhythm take a "rest"?
Simple images cut deep like a sharp knife. One of the most common mistakes made by beginning songwriters is trying to say too much. The simplest songs are usually the most powerful.
Complex writing in "code" that sounds like some other good song somewhere doesn't cut it. Many writers play it safe behind vague or complex lyrics.
If you try to say in three minutes or less how you feel about everything in your life, you will lose people. It is more powerful to show how you feel about ONE thing, right now.
Once you've gained considerable experience in writing songs, you may decide to add some elements of symbolism, metaphor, or irony into your work. A song with several layers grows progressively interesting; if there is more to the song than first meets the ear, it will stay fresh.
Sparking the Creative Flow[edit]
- Quiet time: The key to expressive songs and lyrics is personal quiet times.
Meditation is a very effective way to do this. There is no more creative expressiveness than your inner voice. Inner voice can both flow and be shaped: you can let ideas come to you and you can alter them. It usually comes when you quiet your mind. As you open to your inner voice, it becomes easier to hear, grasp and shape ideas.
- Difficulties and Devastation Speaking from life-changing personal experience.
This is important in folk-style songs, such as Blues and Country Music. Negative stories with a positive resolution can be very inspirational. Angry lyrics can be the release a listener is looking for.
- Brainstorming If you are a musician, sit at your instrument and just play.
If you are a lyricist, write or sing whatever comes to mind. Even seemingly boring or strange lyrics must be written down, to open your mind to the more interesting and familiar lyrics. It is important to at least consider everything that comes to mind. You can rewrite and reshape the lyrics later, as it becomes more and more clear, what you were trying to say or realized you could say instead.
- Was it just a feeling? Then follow your feeling—do not look for anything else.
Put those feelings into words and music. Either you must look for situations to match the feeling or feelings to match the words, Be emotionally well-rounded: write songs of varying feelings, but realize what emotions won't fit, Don't write funny if you consider your genre very serious.
- Do you just have a melody? Sing something, anything, to it.
Flip the notes around: try the second note as a fifth then as a fourth and third. See what works. Remember that the more familiar always sounds better, so you have to try any new melody you wrote several times before throwing it out.
- Is it just a thought?
Single thoughts are a powerful way to write. The feeling is often already implied. An interesting story, onatomatopiea, or extended reasoning or metaphor, could easily be written around a simple thought with enough hours spent. Every little thought counts, that you have about every phrase, word, and sound. Don't be afraid to try anything that comes to mind. Use the satisfaction from improving your thoughts to continue to improve your thoughts.
- Brainstorm - write down every corresponding thought that comes to mind,
and don't ever throw anything away. Bob Dylan is quoted in his famous deal with a higher power interview, as saying that he would move onto other songs if a new song wasn't happening. In another interview about Dylan's song Tangled Up In Blue, he said he spent years on the song graphting various women into one character, so sometimes move on, but keep every idea for some use somewhere.
- Write down your ideas and lyrics, and always record a rough draft of your songs.
Listen to the recording. Does it have a linear thread through the whole song? Or is it like this wiki: a patchwork of many seperate ideas under one umbrella? Are there any phrases that don't quite make sense? Is there another phrase you could replace it with? Is there anything you cring at? Do you talk about your muffin in a song about poker?
- Read your lyrics out loud.
Is there a clunky bunch of words? Is there anything that means something very powerful, but doesn't sound that way outloud? What is that powerful meaning and can you just write that instead?
- Is the theme universal, or is it so personal that it could only mean something to you?
Remember theme is the universal meaning behind the details like love, bravery, good, evil, etc. There is always a theme, you just have to make it consistent.
- Do you have a great chord progression? If you have access to a piano, voice the chords with left hand and just improvise a melody with the right.
There are actually a limited number of simple good progressions, and they've all been written already, which explains why you wrote that really cool song, and then realized you took it from so and so, They "took" it too, because we ran out of "new" simple chord pregressions centuries ago, and the more complex ones are really combinations of simple ones.
- Or . . . do you just want to get rich?
We don't waste your time in music, there are a lot of other professions that immediately pay a lot more than 99.99% of musicians ever make. Even many supposedly rich musicians never made a dime, because of too much money spent on production, touring, and distribution. If you want to get rich, then check out any profession with a lot of demand. Yes you can become a millionaire from music, but count the number of hit songs and then think of the total number of songs written ever, and then think of the number of hit songs that were profitable. Also, consider that even if you wrote a hit level song, how do you get the national audience needed to become a millionare? Record labels don't even listen to submissions anymore. You have to tour relentlessly after you spent years begging friends, to come to shows amd not even listen your perfectly written songs. And then consider that everyone has an ego, and that your song is not as good as it at first seems. Actually success depends on you opening your ego, unless you just happen to part of a social movement, and then nobody is really listening anyway. One exercise in ego would be to take the first two lines of your favorite song and break it down, then break down the language and poetry of your best song. And even opening up to better writing still doesn't guarantee success, There are countless songwriters that pop up years after there death as being great writing, but yet unacknowledged in their lifetime.
- It's not completely impossible. Just close to impossible.
If you make songs just to get rich, there's a strong chance you're going to be terribly frustrated. We have little control over how others receive what we create. And if you try to change to fit what you think they want, you will never be happy with it, and they will never be happy with you. But at the same time, if you are unwillingly to change your lyrics to make more sense, because of some intangible lofty feeling, then you might be fooling yourself, and your success depends on deaf ears.
A Word Concerning Originality...[edit]
As songwriters, we don't have to re-invent the wheel; we just need to spin it our own way. A composer fails to be original when he or she does not listen to his or her own musical voice. Composers frequently re-create melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic tapestries that lie deep in their sub-conscious. Initially this is not a problem, since all music must take off from somewhere. We must be able to take it to a NEW place . . . one that it is original to our "take" on the style. Sometimes a composer is successful with a song only to find it has already been written.
Alternatively, it is common for a songwriter to use the same (or similar) well known melody. for example, Gekkoka (Moonlight Flower) and Tsubasa (wings) are both based on a classical piano piece, Midori no haze. However, with variations on melody (one is more melodramatic, while Tsubasa is more upbeat), and different lyrics, they become two distinct songs. Still, one should be very careful about using another person's melody, especially in countries in the developed world, which usually have the toughest copyright laws.
- Once you have a song that you think is ready for the group, run it past a few objective and mature friends for an honest critique. Don't be afraid to refine it, taking into consideration their input.
- Focus on the process, not the outcome. It's good to have a goal. It's more important to spend your days doing what pleases you. Years of deprivation and sacrifice to reach a "place" most times equal years of deprivation and sacrifice. The "place" is never enough compensation. Just ask anyone who is in the "place" you want to be.
- If you are really strong, you can find your identity in the songs you write, just like any poem.
Meter is something not always fully understood, by learning writers, briefly meter in songs is the measurement of each note, Study the best writers and see where they relieve any chance of metric boredom , by inserting contrasting sections in each stanza.


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On February 16 hundreds
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capitol in Sacramento for a rally and march hosted by Equality
Action Now, along with California Outreach, Marriage Equality
USA, Equality California, and many other grassroots
People gathered from
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few other familiar slogans from rallies past.
Gloria Allred: These boots are made for kickin'.
Margaret Cho sang three
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everyone for coming. Political allies offered updates and
encouragement. Gloria Allred did some high kicks in her boots
to show she could kick some ass if the anti-gay-marriage
measure Prop. 8 is not overturned. Robin Tyler got down to
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winner Matt Alber announced he was single, said he didn't see
enough kissing going on, and then sang a song, all before later
returning to the stage to make out with Reverend Dr. Neil
Thomas after he announced he too was single. The Sacramento Gay
Men's Chorus performed
Prop. 8: The Musical.
And, in the end, the leaders of Equality Action Now announced
the opportunity to march around the capitol, after which the
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The following day
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Before Harry found out he was a Wizard, he was a Muggle, and many Squibs live as Muggles. Hogwarts offers "Muggle Studies" as a course. Yet, there is a wide misconception about Muggles in general all through the Potterverse.
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to write a drabble about the reaction of any HP character that reads or watches a Muggle advert with the slogan: "one second can change everything...live for now!"
The following form must be used when submitting your drabble responses to this post -
Winners will be awarded 15, 10, and 5 points respectively.Name:
All drabbles must be less than 500 words; All standard grammar rules, and MNFF submissions guidelines apply.
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MithrilQuill and I will be judging them and posting results a couple of days later.
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February 28, 2010
Things I Thought I'd Never Hear Rob Say In An Interview...
Rob and Emilie chat to MTV at the Remember Me press junket - I'm really getting that "goofball" side of him through loud and clear, lol!
Via The Lex
- Lorabell
Update: I also noticed in the playlist, Rob talking about Bel Ami...
and Breaking Dawn in 3D...
and about signing on to do Remember Me...
and about judging your own performance *snicker*
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I love these interviews...always awesome ^.^ReplyDelete
I'll never look at my bra's the same way ever again. LOL! Poor Rob. I love these interviews, though. He seems happy and relaxed. Not so antsy I guess.ReplyDelete
:( I can't watch MTV video's.ReplyDelete
Anyone know if their on youtube?
@Alycya: Did you trying playing them? I usually have to turn on my IP blocker for MTV videos but these ones seem fine!ReplyDelete
- Lorabell :)
Wow thanks for the youtube video, thats so nice of you!
How do I turn on my IP blocker?
Great interview- love when Rob is relaxed and not so nervous in interviews- his quirkiness still comes out which I love, but he comes across as an intelligent person too. I like that the way he deals with his nervousness is with a nervous laugh.. I do the same thing, that's the only reason I picked up on it. Too likeable for his own damn good:))ReplyDelete
Great interviews. Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete


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Logan Tuley-Tillman knows how to spark a controversy.
When the four-star offensive tackle from Peoria (Ill.) Manual committed to Michigan and then set ablaze an Ohio State recruiting letter and put a picture of the lit envelope on Twitter, Buckeyes fans responded harshly.
Vile things were said. The response from Ohio State fans was not pleasant.
Tuley-Tillman does not seem to care all that much and Michigan supporters quickly jumped to his defense, but it was yet another sign of how football recruiting mixed with social media can be a dangerous cocktail.
"It was really just angry fans telling me how much I sucked and how we're going to lose to their team and how I should have picked them," Tuley-Tillman said. "It was a little shocking. I couldn't understand how a 17-year-old's decision could change the dynamic of a grownup's day. I guess they take it to heart.
"It's really something big to them and it infuriates the fan bases. I don't really understand where they get off having the audacity to get angry with someone who made a decision for their future."
Anyone who has been to an Ohio State game knows that passion flows, so setting a letter on fire and then putting it on public display, on a forum where Buckeyes' fans don't need to say something to your face but can play computer tough guy, things will not turn out well.
Tuley-Tillman had to know there would be repercussions. He's still a kid but cannot be that naïve.
The four-star understands the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry and knows the Buckeyes are coming off a bad season, with a new high-profile coach. He knows his future coach, Michigan's Brady Hoke, goads Ohio State fans every time he calls them Ohio and leaves off the "State."
Everyone with a pulse knows that burning a letter is asking for it. In fact, it's asking for it bad. Tuley-Tillman sure got it on social media.
"It was mostly Twitter," Tuley-Tillman said. "Sometimes when you look through your mentions, you don't know if it's someone you know or not. Most of them were on there and it got pretty bad.
"The one fan put up money for someone who takes out my knee. That was pretty funny. He ended up being the son of a federal judge too, so I guess he got in some trouble for it."
Even with the public backlash, Tuley-Tillman said he would do it again. According to reports, the 6-foot-7, 307-pound prospect even received death threats. Really, though, who was going to attack him, King Kong Bundy?
Still, threats to anyone is scary and something to take seriously. It's something unwarranted for a teenager who did something rash and uncalled for.
"I don't regret it at all," Tuley-Tillman said. "It's just something that happened and where I stand with Michigan."
Players get excited, which is understandable. High school kids are immature. Also not outside the realm of believability. Tuley-Tillman might look back in a few years and regret doing something so inflammatory.
Was there any reason to desecrate a letter from Michigan's biggest rival? Wouldn't it suffice to either throw it away or put it with the rest of the letters in a shoebox to one day show your children?
On the other side, is it really necessary for Ohio State fans -- or fans from any school for that matter -- to threaten teenagers on Twitter? Is that what fandom has become? Is that the level of discourse we've sunken to?
If recent recruiting controversies are any indication, there is a fringe element of college football fans who answer those questions with a resounding, "Yes, it is necessary."
Tuley-Tillman is far from the first recruit to be harassed on social media and many of the former prospects did nothing to compare with his antics.
USC commit Jalen Ramsey, from Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy, declined to be interviewed for this story so he would not offend any in-state fans who wanted to see him stay closer to home.
That might have been the wisest move so he did not have his Twitter feed littered with vulgar comments.
Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell remembers the recruitments of Kyle Kalis, Cyrus Kouandjio and T.J. Yeldon all got nasty in recent years when they flipped their commitments or decided on a school that fans of certain schools on social media did not like.
The prank call has turned into the Twitter and Facebook bash. Except back in the day, not everyone had your phone number. Getting Twitter handles is not all that difficult.
"I remember seeing a lot of messages on the Facebook pages of those recruits and fans getting involved in the hatred," Farrell said. "This year, when Reuben Foster flipped from Alabama to Auburn, it got ugly as well."
Some fans might even be damaging their own school. Whether it was a publicity stunt or legitimate feelings, Shaq Thompson posted on Twitter from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl that he was seriously considering USC. After some fans questioned him on the social media site, Thompson said the Trojans were out and the disbelief was the reason.
Fans are to blame for badgering these kids on Twitter and Facebook, but there are also instances where the player gets too involved, too heated or says something so irresponsible that colleges even take steps to distance themselves.
Yuri Wright is an example from the last recruiting class. The former Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep four-star recruit and Colorado signee said such outrageous and profane things on Twitter that Michigan dropped his scholarship.
Farrell said he thinks Wright is an extreme example, but many other prospects have not learned their lesson yet.
"One thing I've noticed is a lot of kids embarrassing themselves on Twitter and Facebook," Farrell said.
"Maybe not to the extent of Yuri Wright last year when Michigan pulled his offer, but childish things that make you wonder about a player's maturity and character. The fans need to understand they are dealing with kids here who are doing their best to make a tough decision and the players need to understand that everyone can see stupid things you post or tweet.
"It's only going to get worse and I think more and more high school programs will force kids off Twitter to be part of the football team. Facebook is a different animal. I don't see how they can stop them from being on there, but things will get more and more interesting and embarrassing for both fans and players alike."
One way around that is for prospects to do their talking elsewhere. Like where it counts, not behind a computer screen.
"My response is going to be on the field and how I play," Tuley-Tillman said.
As has been the case before, other recruits are sure to take a different course. Opposing fans will be waiting.
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This is my village Hanawai located in South Lebanon via Tyre. The name Hanawai derives from John The Baptist. There is a sacred place in the center of the village for Prophet John which is still preserved. This village was also the home of King Hiram (Ahiram) mentioned in the Holy Bible. The King's tomb still preserved on the outskirts of the village.
And the neighboring village also mentioned in The Holy Bible "Qana" The Galilee where Prophet Jesus "peace be upon him" made the wine miracle.
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Baytown police are investigating the case of a mother who allegedly used her 10-year-old daughter to help her steal a dozen Blu-ray DVD's from a discount store.
The thefts occurred at the Dollar General store near the 4200 block of Decker Drive on Wednesday.
An employee said the daughter put the DVDs in a shopping basket and then disappeared while her mother stood near the store's entrance talking on her cellphone. The store manager confronted the child's mother, who told her the DVDs were on a shelf in the back of the store.
The child's mother then took her daughter and calmly walked out of the store.
The 10-year-old's father called Baytown police and said he hasn't seen or heard from his daughter since the alleged shoplifting incident. He also claims he's contacted Children's Protective Services.
Police believe the mother and her child may be staying with relatives.
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The first half began with strong defense from the two teams, resulting in forced shots which limited the score to a 7-6 Tech lead after the first five minutes of the game. The next ten minutes produced two ties and five lead changes as Southern Nazarene held on to a tight 25-24 lead with 5:00 to play in the first half. Southern Nazarene regained the lead with 1:22 to go in the half after Aminata Fall made a free-throw to put the Crimson Storm on top 33-32. The Crimson Storm added another free-throw to close out the half with the 34-32 lead.
The first half saw six ties and 12 lead changes as neither team could make a run. Tech controlled the largest lead of the half when they led 13-8 at the 12:43 mark. Tech shot 13-of-33 (39.4%) from the field compared to Southern Nazarene's 41.4% (12-29). The Golden Suns outrebounded the Crimson Storm 24-18 but could not capitalize on free-throw opportunities, shooting just 3-of-7 (42.9%) from the line. Anissa Pounds delivered 12 points for the Golden Suns while Eubanks led all players with seven rebounds.
Krisztina Velkey knocked down back-to-back three-point baskets to open the half and give Tech a quick 38-34 lead (17:41). Just two minutes later, Pounds hit three 3's in a row to give Tech a 49-36 lead with 14:36 to play in the game. The Golden Suns opened the second half going 6-of-6 from behind the arc and pushed the lead to 54-36 with 12:15 remaining.
Southern Nazarene cut the lead to 54-42 as the Golden Suns picked up their seventh team foul of the half with 10:40 still remaining in the second half. The Crimson Storm continued to chip away at the lead, making it 62-54 after a layup from Kristin Milster with 4:45 to play. However, the Golden Suns withstood the Crimson Storms late run to earn their first conference win of the season, 72-64.
The Golden Suns shot 40.0% (28-70) from the field and held Southern Nazarene to just 36.2% (21-58) in a game that contained six ties and 13 lead changes. Tech was strong on the boards, gathering 18 offensive and 30 defensive rebounds to outrebound the Crimson Storm 72-64. The difference maker came early in the second half when Tech went on a 14-0 run from 16:09 to 12:15 to extend their lead to 54-36.
The Golden Suns will return to action on Sunday, December 1 to play Central Missouri in Russellville, Arkansas. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.


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1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike
1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
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"CHICAGO (UPI) - In these days of deadlines and taxes and other headaches, offer a cheer for Felix Hoffmann, one of the world's great...
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1897 - March 4 - William McKinley (1843-1901) becomes 25th President of the United States
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1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under downtown Boston. More than 100,000 people would take the three-and-a-half minute trip that day. They...
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1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20).
...On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the fighting in Cuba between the rebels and Spanish forces, and to establish a "stable government" that would...
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1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud Spanish empire was virtually dissolved as the United States took over much of Spain's overseas holdings....
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1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theodore A Crouse
residence: Agawam Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: Apr 1894
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
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1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress, defining and fixing the standard of value, maintaining the parity of all forms of money issued or...
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1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.
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1901 - September 14 - Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) becomes 26th President of the United States
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1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.
- January 22, 1901
1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication
One hundred years ago on Saturday, a young Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi stood on a sandy bluff on Cape Cod and sent a 54-word greeting from President Theodore Roosevelt across the ocean...
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1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan
1903 - October - First World Series
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1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's Invention.
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1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
Two Americans Solve Great Problem of Aerial Navigation With a Flying Machine Which They Invent and Build.
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1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).
Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world's fair in St. Louis. Also, at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream...
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal
February 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
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1905 - Electrical lines were extended to give service to Agawam.
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- April 7, 1906
1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured.
Splendid Talking Machine.
The Victor Victrola, a splendid new talking machine, is being exhibited by Wharton Brothers. This is the costliest and by far the most nearly perfect ever seen here. It has ...
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1907 - Boy Recovering
Timothy O'Keefe, the seven-year-old boy who received bad cuts on the forehead Wednesday afternoon while sliding on the school grounds, is recovering at the home of his parents on...
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1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
"The first washing machine powered by electricity was invented by Alva J. Fisher in 1908. Fisher worked for the Hurley Washing Machine in Chicago and named his creation The Thor.
Previous to the...
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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
The Ford Motor Company from now until July will manufacture in quantities only the four-cylinder Rumble Seat Runabout, Model "S," and the six-cylinder Runabout Model K. By...
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1908 - THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Dynamite That Was Placed on a Steam Pipe Became Overheated.
AGAWAM, Mass., Sept. 8. - Three men were killed and six others injured by the explosion of twenty pounds of dynamite on Provin Mountain, near the place where a contracting company is building a...
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1908 - September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.
- September 27, 1908
1909 - March 4 - William Howard Taft (1857-1930) becomes 27th President of the United States
When Teddy Roosevelt prepared to retire his presidency, this popular and influential politician promoted Taft as the next Republican president. Taft was elected president in 1908, serving one term.
www.americaslibrary.gov - March 4, 1909
1910 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theodore A Crouss
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 217
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1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.
May 18, 1910 Will Be the Biggest Day in Astronomical History, When for the First Time the Coming Celestial Stranger's Eccentric Orbit...
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
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1913 - December 1 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)
"...Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and ...
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1913 - The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
"... Mary Phelps Jacob, a young New York socialite who became exasperated with the antiquated corsets after finding it impossible to prevent the support rods from poking out from underneath the...
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1913 - March 4 - Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) becomes 28th President of the United States
Wilson became the 28th president of the United States, serving two consecutive terms in the White House, from 1913 to 1921. During his time in office, Wilson faced many challenges at home and abroad, ...
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1913 - July 10 - The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, the hottest reading of record for the North American continent.
Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees, following a morning low of 93 degrees.
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1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated.
New Route Across Continent Will Be Inaugurated With Many Celebrations in Towns Touched by It.
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1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act.
- December 23, 1913
1914 - The Eastern States Exposition was established in 1914. In 1967, it became known as "The Big E".
1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.
President Wilson Acts on Joint Resolution of Congress
Washington, May 9. - President Wilson today approved a joint resolution setting apart...
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1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium
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1915 - The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the United States Congress.
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,
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1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool.
- May 7, 1915
1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.
www.americaslibrary.gov - May 30, 1916
1917 Agawam, Massachusetts
Theodore Austin Crouss
Suffield, Agawam, Mass
b. April 29, 1895 in Agawam
occupation - farming and milk peddler
employed by his father in Agawam
medium height
medium build
brown eyes
light brown hair
Image of draft card from Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
From the New York Herald.
With the passage of the new government bill by the Senate yesterday all doubts of the future status of Puerto Ricans are removed. American...
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1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany.
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1917 - May 21 - The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 takes place.
Fire In Atlanta Razes 100 Blocks; Loss $2,000,000
Wide Residence Area in Northeast Swept by Flames Starting in Storage Building.
Soldiers Called To Aid
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1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States.
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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31).
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1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire.
- October 31, 1918
1919 - February 26 – Grand Canyon National Park: An act of the United States Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park.
The senate bill to make the Grand Canyon a national park was passed last Monday and sent to conference. In the area set aside are 996 square...
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
Reading Through History (www.youtube.com)
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1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations
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1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:
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1920 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theodore A Crouss
residence: Precinct C Agawan Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1895
age: 25
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
'Cans' and 'Can'ts' of Amendment
Dry Amendment 'Cans' and 'Can'ts'
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1921 - March 4 - Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) becomes 29th President of the United States
When the 1920 convention was deadlocked between Leonard Wood and Frank O. Lowden, Harding became the dark-horse nominee on his solemn affirmation that there was no reason in his past that he should...
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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
...Zworykin had a patent, but Farnsworth had a picture
Zworykin and his television
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1923 - August 2 - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) becomes 30th President of the United States
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1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S.
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925
Name: Theodore A Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1925
Street Address: 396 New Bridge
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mech
Hilda M Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925
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1926 - November 11 – U.S. Route 66 is established.
Traveling Route 66
Smithsonian Channel (www.youtube.com)
- November 11, 1926
1927 - May 20–21 – Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic airplane flight, carried out from New York City to Paris, France, in his single-engined aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis.
The Lindbergh Story by Questar Video (www.youtube.com)
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1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
"On November 23, 1927, Norwegian engineer Erik Rotheim (also spelled Eric Rotheim) patented the first aerosol can and valve that could hold and dispense products and propellant systems. This was the...
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1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
"...The first automatically sliced commercial loaves were produced on July 6, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Rohwedder, an Iowa-born, Missouri-based jeweler....
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1929 - March 4 - Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) becomes 31st President of the United States
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1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran Treaty
Lateran Concordat of 1929
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1929 - St Valentine's Day Massacre
Gunmen of Alphonse Capone (1899-1947) murder seven rival Chicago mobsters in the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ illinois.html - February 14, 1929
1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).
1929 : The Great Crash.
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1930 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theodore Crouss
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 34
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1896
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relationship to head of household: Head
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
"...Back in the '20s, Scotch was a synonym for 'cheap.' Richard Drew, a 23-year-old research assistant at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, was trying to create a sticky-but-not-too-sticky adhesive ...
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1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discovered
Pluto was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh.
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1930 - July 7 - Construction begins on the Hoover Dam (originally known as the Boulder Dam)
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1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
"Arthur Scott, head of [Scott Paper Company], had big trouble. An entire railroad car full of paper, unloaded at his plant, wasn't good for anything because the paper had been rolled too thick for...
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1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
WASHINGTON - March 3 - (AP) - The Senate today passed and sent to the House a bill to make "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem. The bill was approved without debate...
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1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens
President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington, D.C., and on came the lights in the world's tallest skyscraper. Before that, the Chrysler Building briefly held the record at 1046 feet....
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1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes.
Amelia Earhart is First Woman to Fly Atlantic Ocean Alone
New York, May 21. (AP) - Word was received here this afternoon that Mrs. Putnam had taken off in her own plane for London.
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1933 - March 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (1822-1945) becomes 32nd President of the United States - The only President to be elected four times.
In 1932, Roosevelt received the Democratic nomination for president and immediately launched a campaign that brought new spirit to a weary and discouraged nation. He defeated Hoover by a wide margin. ...
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1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions.
The Causes of The Great Depression
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1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion.
Issues A New Call For Gold
Roosevelt Orders Return to Federal Reserve Banks of All Amounts over $100 Held by Individuals.
Treasury to Issue licenses Permitting Use of Gold in...
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1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard.
U.S. Off the Gold Standard
First Time in Half Century
United States' Action in Leaving Gold Standard Felt Over the World
(By The Associated Press).
The first official departure of the United...
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1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.
- November 8, 1933
1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition.
Obey Rum Law, F.D.R. Urges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (AP) - President Roosevelt late today signed a proclamation declaring the prohibition amendment had been repealed.
In the proclamation, the...
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1934 - April 12 - Winds atop Mount Washington, NH, averaged 186 mph for five minutes, with a peak gust of 231 mph, the highest wind speed ever clocked in the world.
WeatherForYou.com - April 12, 1934
1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest.
Weather History: 1935 Black Sunday Dust Storm
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law.
Roosevelt Sees New Steps To Social Security For Nation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (AP). - President Roosevelt, embarking the government on the New Deal's vast social security program, forsees further...
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1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)
Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.
by Frederick A. Storm
United Press White House Correspondent
BOULDER DAM, Nev., Sept. 30 (U.P.) -...
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1937 - May 6 – Hindenburg disaster:
In the United States, the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flame when mooring to a mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Of the 36 passengers and 61 crew on board, 13 passengers and 22 crew die, as...
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1937 - July 2 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.
First Attempt at Hazardous Trip Halted by Accident
First Plan to Fly Westward Changed to Eastward Itinerary
WASHINGTON, July 2 (AP) ...
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1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
1938 - October 24 - The minimum wage is established by law in the United States.
- October 24, 1938
1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: "nylon".
- October 27, 1938
1939 - April 30 - World's Fair opens in New York City
1939 - September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades Poland
September 1, 1939
1940 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Theodore A Crouss
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Heywood Avenue
House Number: 156
Farm: No
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Name: Theodore A Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 156 Heywood av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mech
Hilda G Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa
1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
May 10, 1940
1941 - January 13 – All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law.
- January 13, 1941
1941 – June 16 - National Airport opens in Washington, DC.
The airlines draw straws to determine who would land at National Airport first and American Airlines wins the honor. The airplane is piloted by Bennett H. Griffin, who becomes the manager of National ...
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1941 - December 7 - Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Aircraft flying from Imperial Japanese Navy carriers launch a surprise attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, thus drawing the United States into World...
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1941 - December 8 - WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech"
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1941 - December 11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind.
- December 11, 1941
1942 - February 2 – WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property.
This Was Life for Japanese-Americans During WWII
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1942 - June 4–June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted.
Naval History and Heritage Command (www.youtube.com) - June 7, 1942
1942 - November 28 - Cocoanut Grove fire: A fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club in Boston, Massachusetts, kills 491.
Boston, Nov. 30 (AP) - A tiny match flame in the hands...
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1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States.
License Numbers To Be on Coupons
When individuals obtain their basic "A" gasoline rationing book, they must write their license number and states in which the automobile was registered on the back ...
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1943 - February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days.
Steps in Rationing Listed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AP) - Step forward in your last pair of unrationed shoes and consider 13 months of rationing in the United States -
Tires came first. A buying...
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1943 - Penicillin first used successfully to treat a patient
Changes Method Of War On Germs; Pales "Glory" Of Sulfa
By Howard W. Blakeslee
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. - (AP) - A new era in medicine, the conquest of germs by...
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1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Benjamin Green, United States)
1944 - June 6 - WWII – D-Day:
Archive Video Of The D-Day Normandy Landings
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1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)
1945 - April 12 - Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) becomes 33rd President of the United States
Elected vice president in 1944, Truman became president upon Roosevelt's sudden death in April 1945 and was immediately faced with the problems of winding down the war against the Axis and preparing...
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1945 - August 6 – WWII: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A United States B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. (local time).
Blasting of Hiroshima
Atomic Bomb Kills 150,000
...All Living Things Seared To Death, Tokyo Says
OKINAWA, Aug. 8 - (NS) - At least 150,000 Japanese were estimated today to have been killed...
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1945 - August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: A United States B-29 Bomber, Bockscar, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. (local time).
Another Atomic Bomb Dropped on Enemy City
Important Kyushu City of Nagasaki Struck With 'Good Results'; Other B29s Leave Four Major Targets Afire
GUAM, Aug. 9 (AP) - The world's most destructive...
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1945 - September 2 - World War II ends
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1947 - February 25 - The German state of Prussia is officially abolished by the Allied Control Council.
- February 25, 1947
1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)
1948 - The State of Israel is officially created
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.
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1949 - The Soviet Union successfully detonates an atomic weapon
1949 - Communists under Mao assume power in China
Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China
"Naming himself head of state, communist revolutionary Mao Zedong officially proclaims the existence of the People's Republic of China; Zhou Enlai...
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1950 - January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949
- January 31, 1950
1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea
Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South...
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1951
Name: Theodore A Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1951
Street Address: 150 Heywood av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mech
Hilda G Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1951
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1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk, University of Pittsburg, announced successful testing of polio vaccine
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1953 - January 20 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) becomes 34th President of the United States
At the Republican convention of 1952 in Chicago, Eisenhower won the presidential nomination on the first ballot in a close race with Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. In the election, he defeated Gov....
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1953 - July 27 - Korean War ends
After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The...
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1955 - Golden Eagle Returns to Duty as Weathervane
Newly Feathered With Gold Leaf, Old Landmark Is Placed on Agawam Church Spire
Agawam, Sept. 6. The Agawam Congregational Church, newly painted on the exterior and with many improvements inside,...
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1957 - October 4 - USSR launches Sputnik 1 - Space race begins
Russian People Tickled Pink at Success of Their Sputnik
MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian people are tickled pink that their scientists have grabbed the lead from the Americans in the satellite field. But ...
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1958 - NASA formed
1960 - Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (enacted May 6, 1960) was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who...
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
Name: Theodore A Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1961
Street Address: 156 Hey - wood av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mech
Hilda G Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
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1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon
1961 - East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
1961 - January 20 - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) becomes 35th President of the United States
On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was...
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1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 - April 21 - Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ washington.html - April 21, 1962
Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1963
Name: Theodore A Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1963
Street Address: 156 Heywood av WSpfd
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mech
Hilda G Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1963
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1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1963 - November 22 - American President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
JFK assassination: Cronkite informs a shocked nation
CBS Sunday Morning...
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1963 - Novmember 22 - Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) becomes 36th President of the United States following the assassination of John F. Kennedy
At the height of his power as Senate leader, Johnson sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1960. When he lost to John F. Kennedy, he surprised even some of his closest associates by...
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1964 - April 22 - World's Fair opens in New York City
1964 - Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made...
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1965 - Vietnam War - First U.S. ground combat forces arrive in South Vietnam
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The world premiere of Sam Shepard's Heartless opens August 27 at off-Broadway's Pershing Square Signature Center, starring Gary Cole and Julianne Nicholson. Directed by Daniel Aukin, the Signature Theatre Company production will play a limited engagement through September 30 at the Signature Center's Irene Diamond Stage.
In addition to Cole as Roscoe and Nicholson as Sally, the production also stars two-time Tony nominee Lois Smith as Mable, Jenny Bacon as Lucy and Betty Gilpin as Elizabeth. Heartless is the story of Sally (Nicholson), who lives with her mysterious family in a cavernous home overlooking Los Angeles. When a visitor arrives, Sally's dark secrets threaten to come into the light.
The Heartless design team includes scenic designer Eugene Lee, costume designer Kaye Voyce, lighting designer Tyler Micoleau and sound designer Eric Shimelonis.


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Rwanda 20 years: The story that almost got away
When writer Kari Costanza first went to Rwanda in 2007, she heard about an amazing story of reconciliation, but wasn't able to capture it. Last fall, she returned ... and the story found her!
Sometimes God shows you the story He wants told, often when you least expect it. Watch the story of friendship and redemption after the Rwanda genocide that He gave Kari a second chance to tell.
The first time I went to Rwanda, in 2007, I met Juliette and Emmanuel. I'd been asked to shoot a short video with two people who had reconciled after the genocide. We were so busy that we didn't have much time to spend with them—just enough to know how powerful their story was.
Emmanuel told us that he'd been part of a group that killed most of Juliette's family, but that the two had reconciled. Through the hardest times, World Vision child sponsorship had kept both families going. Juliette's surviving daughter was sponsored and so were Emmanuel's children, keeping the family afloat while he served time in prison.
We didn't have time to tell their story properly. We barely scratched the surface. It had always bothered me. The story showed how sponsorship went beyond what you might expect—how sponsorship could even help heal a hurting heart.
This past September, I met a woman at Murambi, in southern Rwanda—the site of a massacre during the genocide. On the broad green fields of the vocational school, 50,000 Tutsis had been killed. A woman named Juliette was our guide. She told her harrowing story—how she was one of a handful of survivors. Afterward, we went to meet the man she had reconciled with at his nearby home.
The man was Emmanuel. I found myself sitting again with Juliette and Emmanuel. It was as if God had given me a second chance to tell their story. "I met you six years ago," I told them. "I am so honored to see you again." And so delighted to be able to share a story that willed itself to be told.
Be prepared to be awestruck … watch their story:
Read the full, 20-year story of recovery and reconciliation in Rwanda and the part World Vision has played in the healing process in the World Vision Magazine.


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text: [SIZE="5"][/SIZE][/CENTER Rock Island Riders Benchrace Poem ~~~~~~~~~~~ They were getting old and paunchy And there heads were balding fast, As they sat around the pits BBQing, Telling big crash stories of the past. Of a race that they once raced in And the trails that they had done, In their exploits with other riders; They were off road heroes, every one. And 'tho to the street riders Their off road tales became a joke, But their new off road riders listened quietly For they knew where of the trail cutters spoke. But we'll hear their tales get longer, For all the trails they cut that day, And their machete swings a little faster To make the Mauna Kea 200 riders day. ~Gasser~ This year the Rock Island Riders will also have a "Tourist Class" ride around the Mauna Kea volcano mountain. $50.00 entry fee...no trophies awarded...this is just a ride after all contestants have left the starting line for the the second half of the two day Mauna Kea 200 and "KING OF THE MOUNTAIN" Hare & Hound race. I stopped by Hawaii Adventure Tours in Kona and talked to Jason and he said can rent some motorcycles to ride this Tourist Class...don't miss this cool tourist ride in Hawaii, give Jason a call for details. Within the next few days the RIR's will have downloadable MK200 entry forms and full information about this world class endurance race at> mk200.com A Hui Ho


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Known simply as Brakes in their native England, this band led by British Sea Power keyboardist Eamon Hamilton offers up their 2nd wildly diverse album, with songs ranging from politically charged punk stompers to some gorgeous, country-tinged ballads. While their debut Give Blood was a fun, tossed-off side-project that still featured some great songs, the Beatific Visions was produced in Nashville and sounds more like a serious band coming into their own. Released last fall overseas, it's just now being released in the US. 4/16/2007 - Don Yates


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ECS471 - History and Humanities: Curriculum Study A
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|Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
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Must be enrolled in D342, D344, D347, D389, E377, E359, E360, E365 or E455
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Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week and 1 x 1 hour self-directed engagement with Cloud seminar Resources
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin
This unit aims to prepare students to teach confidently across the Humanities disciplines including History, Geography and Economics and interdisciplinary areas including Civics and Citizenship offered in Years 7-10 in schools. The unit will develop students' understanding of various elements of the AusVELS curriculum including Cross-curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities relevant to the Humanities.
The unit aims to develop students' knowledge of practical aspects; engage with a range of effective pedagogical approaches and design teaching and learning sequences and assessment tools informed by literature.
This unit demonstrates and utilises a range of contemporary teaching and learning resources and technologies to illustrate practical strategies in Humanities.
History Teaching and Learning Report: Individual, 2000 words, 50%
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With the first new school year since the Newtown, Conn., tragedy upon many towns this week, several communities are instituting bold changes to traditional lockdown procedures.
With the first new school year since the Newtown, Conn., tragedy upon many towns this week, several communities are instituting bold changes to traditional lockdown procedures.
"Some people actually see 'shelter in place' as 'comply and die,'" said Northborough Police Chief Mark Leahy. "We know statistically for many active shooters that the whole thing is going to be over either before (police) arrive or as we arrive."
With that in mind, Northborough, Southborough, Holliston, Sudbury and Lincoln will this fall implement new lockdown procedures designed to train students and teachers to better evade – and, if necessary, physically overpower – a school shooter.
"It's helping people realize that they can take control and save their own life," Southborough Police Chief Jane Moran said of the protocol, which is based on a nationally used system called ALiCE.
Developed by a former SWAT officer, ALiCE stands for alert, lock down, inform, counter, evacuate.
"Rather then require that all students and staff hide in their classrooms if an intruder is detected in the building, this new protocol offers staff and older students options for responding," Holliston Superintendent Bradford Jackson explained in a letter to parents. "(It) calls for making active decisions, such as barricading classroom doors, coordinating on-the-spot evacuations, and, if all else fails, throwing objects and using body weight to distract or topple a dangerous intruder."
The system has drawn criticism from some who worry that "counter" tactic asks too much of students and teachers.
Leahy said he believes criticism of the "counter" element of the system has been overblown. The main goal of the system, he said, is to help students and teachers avoid contact with a shooter altogether.
For instance, the system urges administrators to give out real-time information about a shooter's location in a building so that students in far-away areas can evacuate rather than wait around as "sitting ducks."
For people closer to the shooter, it advocates barricading doors with heavy objects to deter entry, he said, not boldly rushing up to the person and trying to disarm them. More direct tactics would only be used as an absolute last resort, he said.
Leahy said the decision for him to endorse the system was both personal and professional. He has a daughter who works at the schools; his grandchildren are students.
"I want them to be empowered to do something," he said.
Northborough and Southborough Superintendent Charles Gobron said the district has tweaked the ALiCE system to fit its specific needs, and intends to present its intentions at a public forum in September.
After parents have been informed of the program, the district plans to do "age appropriate" active shooter drills in all 10 schools, he said, including elementary schools.
Northborough, Southborough and Holliston are not the only area towns to use active shooter training. Hopedale Superintendent Dennis Breen confirmed that his district also uses ALiCE, while Lincoln-Sudbury Interim Superintendent Bella Wong said the district will incorporate ALiCE techniques into its protocol this year.
Milford Superintendent Robert Tremblay said his district uses a similar system with a weaker "counter" component.
Milford had staff members undergo active shooter simulation in March, complete with a gunman firing blanks in the hallways.
It is unclear how many other districts may also be looking into active shooter simulation. An email sent out last week to area superintendents on the subject went mostly unanswered.
Barbara Durand, assistant superintendent of finance and operations in Ashland, said the district does not currently plan to use such a system, but has made several physical upgrades to its buildings.
She said the district has formed a team of police, fire and school officials that are considering several ideas which it does not wish to disclose publicly.
Most area districts – including Natick and Framingham – installed buzzers and cameras in all schools soon after the Newtown shootings.
Michael Fitzpatrick, Superintendent of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, said the school made the decision this year to not only install buzzers and cameras, but a security kiosk to check in visitors.
Fitzpatrick and other superintendents said a large focus is also putting networks in place to monitor students closely for signs of emotional distress.
'We are more than vigilant in monitoring that so we can approach a student and his or her family if there are certain signs," he said.
Sometimes signs are missed, however, turning a school – or a mall, or a workplace – into a potential killing ground.
"These tragedies don't just happen in schools," Southborough Chief Moran pointed out. "These skills (we) are teaching, students will take them everywhere in life."
Leahy agreed.
"Bad things happen, and they happen everywhere," he said. "The question is, 'Are you prepared to deal with it?'"
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