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Remembering the Liverpool Carters
10 May 2017 by Sharon
On Saturday 6th May 2017 we held our annual 'Remembering the Liverpool Carters' event at Museum of Liverpool. We were overwhelmed by the number of visitors who turned up to listen to talks and join in with our flower-making activities. Read more…
Tramcar 245 is launched!
18 September 2015 by Sharon
As Curator of the Transport Collection at the Museum of Liverpool I work with a fantastic collection of vehicles, and over the years I have worked with some very special groups of people associated with these vehicles.
I first met members of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society (MTPS) about 18 years ago. Sitting on a restored tram at the Wirral Transport Museum they told me all about their work. I was really impressed by their skills and their enthusiasm for the work they did. When a request to restore Tramcar 245 came through from them a short while later I thought the tram couldn't be in better hands.
Tramcar 245 has a special place in Liverpool's transport story. Read more…
Model locomotive joins the real Lion on display
12 December 2013 by Sam
Sharon Brown, Curator of Land Transport and Industry at the Museum of Liverpool, has news of a new addition to the displays:
"Lion locomotive is one of our most important objects, and certainly one of the most popular in our collections. Built in 1838 to run on the recently opened Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Lion was taken out of service in 1857 but has a fascinating history and is an important survivor from the early railway age. Read more…
Book sale bargains
3 January 2013 by Karen
As January is synonymous with sales and spring cleaning we thought we'd kill two birds with one stone and have a bit of a clear out in our book warehouse. So if you fancy bagging yourself a bargain then check out the offers on our online shop.
It's an eclectic selection and there are some great books, my personal favourites being 'When Time Began to Rant and Rage…' which is a fab book of Irish figurative work and totally worth a fiver, Age of Jazz: British Arts Deco Ceramics as I'm a sucker for a deco teaset, and British Watercolours and Drawings from the Lady Lever's collection.
If you've still not got a John Moores catalogue then now is the time to buy one as they're reduced to £7.50. And if you buy it from the Walker shop you get the John Moores China version for free. Read more…
Remembering SS Ceramic – lost 70-years-ago today
6 December 2012 by Dickie
Liverpool liner SS Ceramic sunk on 6 December 1942.
At first families back home in Liverpool were oblivious to the horror that had befallen their loved ones.
On November 23 1942 my grandmother watched from Crosby beach as Liverpool liner SS Ceramic left the River Mersey. Her husband Fred was aboard working as a steward. Clutching her three-month-old baby, Annie Felton waved the ship off, unaware that this would be the very final farewell.
The 18,400 ton Ceramic was launched in 1912 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. She was the first ship built by White Star Line after Titanic and spent her years sailing the Liverpool to Australia route. Read more…
From boats to wheelbarrows
13 July 2012 by Lucy Johnson
Our work placement student Jacob Cook tells us why the transport collection at NML is so important:
Yesterday I was given the rare opportunity to visit the museum store and I got to see just how many valuable artefacts the museums in Liverpool have in their collections. It's a shame they don't have the space to display them all.
We were told that not many people are allowed into the storage facility so I instantly felt privileged. Even though some of the things I saw (century old vehicles) weren't exactly exciting, they told their own story about my home city and gave an insight into how my family would have lived only a few generations before me. Read more…
These are a few of my favourite things – No. 1
15 February 2012 by Lynn
Laura Cox, visitor assistant at Museum of Liverpool shares the first of a few of her favourite things.
Here at the Museum of Liverpool we have 6,000 objects; from new to old, big to small and the weird to the wonderful, there's certainly something in store to keep you interested.
I've decided to dedicate this post to one of my favourite things in the museum. The object in question is the very first object that entered the museum way back in July 2010; it is of course the Liverpool Overhead Railway (L.O.R.) carriage. Read more…
Maritime Tales – Roaring Twenties
12 December 2011 by Stephen
I have some fabulous foxtrot 78 rpm wax records from the 1920s which evoke the crazy days when people reacted to the horrors of the Great War.
This was also a time when countries such as the United States started to put restrictions on immigration after the great free-for-all when virtually any healthy person could settle.
The three sister ships took settlers to Canada in the closing years of the great age of emigration which lasted from 1830 to 1930. Read more…
Maritime Tales – Vital Support
11 April 2011 by Stephen
I had several toy boats as a child ranging from wooden yachts to a plastic submarine that fired red torpedoes.
These paled into insignificance with the huge model sailing ship my friend treasured – it was kept in the bath. I can see it now with three masts towering above the soap dish.
I think they used to put it on the model yacht lake at Liverpool's Newsham Park. I haven't seen anyone use this pond for boats recently but there are plenty of fishermen. Read more…
Sea Rigs
21 February 2011 by Stephen
Image Courtesy of Liverpool Daily Post & EchoAs a young news reporter in the 1970s I flew by helicopter to an exploratory gas rig in Morecambe Bay on a facility trip. We were taken on a fascinating tour but what I remember most was how strange we all looked in flight suits and helmets. This was especially true of Ron and Les Clare – twin brothers who were at that time the Liverpool correspondents of the Daily Telegraph and Daily Express respectively. Oil and gas rigs may not be the most beautiful structures on the seas but they have become familiar sights off our coasts. A 1:100 exhibition model of the Sovereign Explorer semi-submersible oil rig at Merseyside Maritime Museum bristles with amazing detail and demonstrates the supreme practicality of these craft. In 1981 shipbuilders Cammell Laird of Birkenhead received an order from Dome Petroleum Ltd of Canada to build this drilling unit for offshore oil exploration. At that time it was the most valuable offshore contract obtained from abroad for a British yard, marking the start of a new era for Laird's. The massive Sovereign Explorer was handed over in June 1983. Standing at 109 metres, she was specially designed to tap the vast resources of oil located beneath the sea bed in the North Sea's British section. Sovereign Explorer was a steel catamaran where two huge hollow barges or pontoons supported a three-deck platform on four columns. She was capable of drilling to a depth of 7,600 m and exploring underwater depths of up to 600 m in severe wind and sea conditions. Another 1: 100 exhibition model depicts the self-lifting offshore accommodation platform AV-1 of 1985, also built at Cammell Laird's, It was built for British Gas for use in the Morecambe Bay Gas Field. This unit had four 88 m legs with a hydraulic jacking system enabling it to operate in tidal waters to a maximum depth of 47.5 m. It had a helicopter landing deck (helideck), storage areas, workshop, cinema and gymnasium. A huge crane could lift up to 150 tonnes over a radius of 50m. A gangway provided access to adjacent gas or oil rigs. Until 1975 most of Britain's oil had to be imported and natural gas came in liquid form on tankers from North Africa. Once natural gas and oil were discovered in the North Sea, a number of fields were developed off North East Scotland and further south. Fields were later developed in Liverpool and Morecambe Bays. Before Britain's resources began to decline, the industry supported more than 300,000 jobs including 4,000 seafarers on various kinds of offshore and support vessels.
A new Maritime Tale by Stephen Guy appears every Saturday in the Liverpool Echo. A paperback – Mersey Maritime Tales (£3.99) – is available from the museum, newsagents and bookshops.


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quote:Originally posted by nousefouranameCertain "husker insider" message boards are saying that they'd be shocked if it wasn't Trev Alberts if the Tom Osborne/Howard Hawks sphere of influence has any sway over it. Basically, this is the last gasp of the Osborne sphere of influence and they want to pack the house with Osborne era alums to give it one last shot at righting the ship "The Nebraska Way". We'll see. I have no qualms in saying that I think Trev Alberts would be a terrible hire for UNL. I've certainly had issues with the leadership at UNO in the Alberts era. I don't think you double down and give him the keys to one of the biggest money making institutions in the state. I'm not going to rehash everything I've said on these boards in the past, but just look at Tuesday night. You had a legitimate crowd of 6k. You knew there was going to be a huge walkup. Yet, you have only 3 ticket takers and 2 ticket lines. Lines got so long that Trev had to make the call to let everyone in for free and then offer a rain check to those who actually paid. You took a night that should have been a nice little money making evening and turned it into a debacle. How was the crowd not predictable? How did you not have the additional football gates open? How did you not have cash only lines set up with tickets ready to buy? How did you not do online specials waiving the convenience fees or offering reduced rates to buy early online (a flash sale)? Again, this is just another anecdotal event, but the tapestry of all of it together shows an athletic department that's still stuck in a D-II mentality from an administration, ticketing, and marketing perspective. They have flashy new toys (D-I, new arena, new soccer stadium), but at the core, they still haven't figured it out. This isn't an isolated event.
quote:Originally posted by Bad Man JoseHow does this affect Trev and UNO? Now that Trev's ringer is gone, does Trev stick around? Does Lincoln even want Trev?Interesting times.

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This was my favorite korean market when I lived in Beaverton. Still is my favorite, just too far to drive there now, maybe once every few months I'll stop by. It has everything you really need when it comes to Korean food/groceries and most of the workers are friendly. They even have a restaurant upstairs called "Spring Restaurant" that's really good! (separate yelp review for that.)
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Somehow, dishes eaten alfresco taste better and are more memorable than the same foods eaten indoors. The flavors and colors become etched in your mind, along with the experience of a lovely day spent in nature.
So why confine picnics to warm weather? Even though winter is soon to arrive, a crisp fall day is a great excuse to invite friends to an afternoon meal. While a summer picnic should consist mostly of cold or room-temperature food, a fall picnic should include something hot. It could be soup in a thermos if you are far afield or a mostly hot meal if you are close to home. An interactive cooking project, such as make-your-own mini pizzas, is not only fun but it also keeps people near the heat source if the weather turns chilly. We used an outdoor oven, although pizzas can be cooked on a not-too-hot barbecue grill (it requires a deft touch to slide the pies onto the grill without letting them fall through). Serve a great buffet after the pizza, followed by a simple but spectacular dessert of Concord grape sorbet in sugar cones, and you will certainly give your friends something to remember.
Cornmeal-Crust Pizzas with Assorted Toppings
Molasses-Glazed Grilled Pork Loin with Roasted Plums
Cranberry-Bean Salad with Butternut Squash and Broccoli Rabe
Autumn Greens with Apples, Radishes, and Cheddar Frico
Roasted Wild Mushrooms with Thyme
Pickled Green Tomatoes with Cider Vinegar
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Houtou (Yamanashi Prefecture)
Houtou is a local dish from Yamanashi. Noodles similar to udon (wheat-flour noodles) are cooked with pumpkin or other vegetables in miso soup. This noodle is wider and flatter than regular wheat-flour noodles and is placed in the pot raw without boiling first. Houtou cooked with mushy pumpkin in miso-based soup is very tasty and other vegetables such as potatoes and mushrooms are included with pork and chicken if desired. According to legend, you will not catch cold if you eat pumpkin on the winter solstice (shortest day of the year, around December 22), and this custom is followed in Yamanashi. A bowl of houtou with highly nutritious pumpkin will certainly warm you up on a cold day.
Unagi or eel (Shizuoka Prefecture)
Lake Hamana-ko where freshwater and seawater mix together is famous for the cultivation of eels. They are highly nutritious and one custom observed in Japan is to eat them in summer, when people tend to lose their appetite because of the heat and humidity. Among the various ways to enjoy eating eels, the most popular is kabayaki (charcoal-broiled eel). In the Kanto area, eel fillets are roasted over charcoal and are steamed once, after which they are roasted again over medium heat while basting. In the Kansai area, a whole gutted eel is roasted on a skewer while basting. Una-ju or una-don with roasted eel on a bed of hot cooked rice covered with basting sauce is very popular regardless of the season. Many restaurants in the Lake Hamana-ko area feature these dishes on the menu.
Misokatsu (Aichi Prefecture)
Misokatsu, a popular dish in Aichi, is tonkatsu (fried pork cutlets) covered with a miso-based sauce. Throughout the country, a sauce similar to Worcester is normally used with fried pork cutlets, but in the Tokai region, which includes Nagoya, an original miso-based sauce is used instead. You may be asked, "Miso or sauce?" when you order fried pork cutlets at a restaurant there. The miso used is well-seasoned, hot haccho-miso, a specialty of Aichi. The miso sauce is sweetened with bonito stock and sugar. Don't forget to try misokatsu when you visit the Nagoya area. In other areas, you may find that misokatsu is prepared with the miso between the batter and the meat, not added to the cutlets after cooking.
Misonikomi (Aichi Prefecture)
Cooked udon (wheat-flour noodles) can be seen in miso soup everywhere in Japan, but misonikomi normally means wheat-flour noodles cooked in miso-based soup found around Nagoya. Choice features of this dish are the dried bonito stock and the firm noodles made with only flour and water. Chicken, tsukimi-tamago (poached egg), leeks, shiitake mushrooms and rice cakes are used, and sometimes kishimen (flat noodles) are used instead of udon. Misonikomi is cooked in a small earthen pot for one person and is served hot at the table. The lid can be used as a small plate, on which you can put some noodles and soup to eat after it cools a little. Delicious porridge can be made from rice cooked in the leftover soup.


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Compared to other health conditions, it is striking how little attention is given to diseases of the liver, particularly considering the rising level of concern about health and health-related environmental issues. Hepatoprotection (or protection of the liver) should be of intense interest because the liver plays a critical role in all aspects of metabolism and overall health.
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I Believe, Therefore I'm Right
Jacqui McCarney
Nov 13 2004
At UEA, on the day of the US elections, I spoke with a young American student who had voted for George Bush. Why? First, he made her feel "safe", and, second, "moral issues". Familiar enough, as they had become the mantra of the Republican Party.
It was, nevertheless, shocking to hear someone admit that their "feeling" of safety is worth 100,000 lives, and the failure to see that this huge loss of lives is in itself, a major moral issue. Protecting American sensibilities is clearly very expensive for the rest of the world, and understanding their narrow view of morality very confusing.
Few outsiders have missed the irony of George Bush being re-elected on a "moral ticket", not just the vote of ill-educated floating voters, but the beliefs of many educated Americans, as illustrated by my friend above.
George Bush -born-again Christian, devout church-goer does not just believe in God, but is convinced that God believes in him. Indeed, a great part of America share this view - it is after all "God's Own Country".
President Woodrow Wilson, wrote "I cannot be deprived of the hope that we are chosen, and prominently chosen, to show the nations of the world how they shall walk in the path of liberty".
Now, strident ideas of chosen nationhood, and religious based self certainty, unite with "full spectrum military dominance" of the Project for the New American Century.
The Judeo Roman version of Christianity, used by the Roman Emperors to build Empire, is a dangerous excuse for oppression and despotism, then and now. Introduced to the western world by Emperor Constantine, this promoted the notion of self-righteous conquest in the name of the Christ
In holding "belief" as the defining truth, Christian Neo-conservatism has little concern about empirical evidence, human rights and compassion. It is increasingly common here too, witness our Prime Minister clinging to his convictions, despite a growing mountain of evidence to the contrary, with words like "I believe I am right".
When 'belief' excuses cruel barbaric acts, it has gone beyond religion to ideology. Fundamentalism, Fascism and Communism have been condemned when they have abused human rights. Neither can the criminality of 100,000 killed in Iraq, families torn apart by grief, young men shockingly abused, hundreds incarcerated in Guatanamo Bay be waved aside under a Christian, "liberating" agenda.
Some Americans choose moral issues that allow them dollops of self-righteousness - abortion, homosexuality and family values. While they abhor the loss of life of the unborn at home, they accept the loss of life of thousands of Iraqi babies and children as collateral damage. While they condemn homosexuality at home, they practice sexual torture of all varieties on Iraqi men and boys abroad. While they vow to protect the family at home, they wreck the family life of Iraqis abroad. These gross injustices, committed in the name of America should be profoundly humbling to those who claim the most basic of moral positions.
To their advantage, the conservative right spun the election as between God fearing Christians and non-believers, between passionate religious views and woolly political correctness. This is to deny the legitimate moral views of non-Christians and those Christians whose views are more closely aligned to the teachings of Jesus. Nascent Christianity has at its core a commitment to human rights evidenced in Jesus' rejection of vengeance, legal and penal moralities and of market place values. A philosophy which is staggeringly radical to western, consumerist view, and one most honestly adhered to by religious groups such as the Quakers.
The dilemma for Christians could not be more challenging. They must choose old testament tyranny, or new testament love and compassion. Embracing all the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus is clearly nonsensical and contradictory. Jesus came to challenge the brutal, vindictiveness expressed in parts of the Old Testament, and offer a more humane and forgiving way of life.
Ironically, it is the teachings of Jesus and not the Old Testament which Jefferson wished to embody in The Declaration of Independence. "The kingdom of God is within" is expressed when he declared, God is in the "head and heart" of every person. He was indeed determined to reject Judeo Roman Christianity, which he had seen the British use as a validation for its oppression of the American people. Human rights were the basis for all civil rights and were "self evident". When Republicans claim that George Bush expresses the Christian values embodied in their constitution, they are gravely mistaken.
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How could I have missed this one? Thanks to the Rolling Stone Magazine from April 2014 I somehow luckily discovered this show. Immediately, right after reading the article I tried to get my best to get season one, fortunately I got lucky and I love it from the very first episode. I am still at the beginning of season one when I write this blog entry, there is lot to see, I am well aware of that.
Amy: Mike, talk to me. I am in a room with three people and a fuckload of quiche.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, well known for her appearance on Seinfeld and the movie "Enough said" with James Gandolfini, is playing Vice President Selina Meyer. She is amazing, having a staff of – how shall I put it – wonderful and very individual characters with special flaws of their own. For one thing she fights for respect and her team helps her in achieving this. This show is built on showing in a very satiric way of how the government works.
The show itself offers fast and pacing dialogues, the writers do not make prisoners, either you get it or you have to rewind and try again. Love that a lot, the fact that each character has its own side stories in the background helps to give this show the feeling that there is a lot going on.
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Gary: I feel like a gecko.
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Selina: What?
Amy: "Clean Jobs task force likely to be green lit!" Exclamation point.
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Amy: And the country.
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Amy: That's why I get paid the medium bucks.
So far I have seen the "Fundraiser" and the "Yoghurt" episodes and I love the later one very much because here we see a vice president in the "conflict" of feeling sorry for the president and the opportunity of becoming the most powerful woman in the entire world! I love the derailing look on her face when she learns that the president is back in good health.
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To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we're counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there's a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me.
To the untrained eye, the kebab served at Afrah can appear burnt at times. This is not so. Instead, consider the kebab before you to be cooked aggressively, and with great passion.
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Too often kebabs sit over timid heat. They almost steam more than they grill, and they finish with no color and no personality. They taste that way, too.
But the kebab at Afrah is anything but bland. It arrives looking like it has endured an epic battle and emerged with only a shred of life remaining. Small onions are charred and completely black, while each cube of chicken bears the blisters and scars from intense heat.
You'd expect the whole thing to taste like charcoal and chicken jerky, but instead it tastes like a celebration of poultry. The meat is still juicy, and it soaks up flavor from a lengthy marinade to its core. The charing adds smoke and earthy flavors. Every time you fire up your own grill, this is exactly what you set out to accomplish but seldom do.
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Littleton citizens want to know why the City Council does not follow the city code, especially regarding rezoning processes. Seven large-parcel rezones are being proposed. We are now on No. 5, and although the citizens have requested repeatedly that the council follow the code to benefit all parties, the council has not done so.
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A backyard orchard was a key element on our "wish list" when we were shopping for a new homestead three years ago. We were thrilled when we bought our current property complete with a small, well established orchard. Neither of us had raised fruit trees before, so to our untrained eyes the trees all looked healthy despite several years of neglect by the previous owners. We … [Read more...]
Spring Pictures From the Homestead
This is our first spring on our new property. Last year this house went on the market in mid June and that was the first time we ever saw it. By mid June, all the fruit trees were bearing fruit. The lilacs were almost done blooming. I was so curious what this place would look like in the spring; I could just imagine all the fruit trees filled with beautiful blooms. Well, … [Read more...]
Planting Plum Trees
We just finished planting plum trees in our orchard and we're already dreaming of biting into a homegrown juicy plum in a few months! The last few years we picked plums from a friend's tree in town. Our friend doesn't like plums and happens to have several large trees in his backyard. There are a bunch of small plum trees that have sprouted under the big trees. Our friend … [Read more...]


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Author : Abdullah Bin Abdur-Rahman AL-Jibreen
Memphis Dawah
A proof that the Qur'an is from God and that Muhammad is a Messenger of God.
The Rulings of the Traveler
Should a traveller offer the prayers in shortened form in his house or pray in congregation in the mosque?
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|13 Dec 2012
Thanks guys for all the reply. I will actually be going for a new mobo and cpu (amd also) in the near future, say 4-5 months. But right now, I only will change the psu and gpu. And I don't intend to use SLI/Crossfire in the future. Single gpu is good enough for me. And the cards in the price range of GTX 650 and Radeon 7770 are the ones I can afford at present. That's why I am wondering which one to go for.
@Dorado: I couldn't understand what you meant by GTX 650 will be a waste because of my cpu. Can you please explain a bit?
In short:
Bottlenecking is when the system not being able to optimum levels because one (or more) components are holding it back. In this case I believe he means your CPU.
Either that he wants the opposite and thinks you should get a better card. but most likely he is talking about the bottleneck
If you want some extra performance than the GTX 650/HD 7770, I found these cards on Newegg.com:
Newegg.com - PNY VCGGTX650T1XPB GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P4-3650-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
(Assassin's Creed 3 game included!)
It's the GTX 650 Ti 1GB. It will be faster than the other 2 cards.
But keep in mind that 1GB video memory is not really much for today titles, so a 2GB solution should be better.
as nostaw5 said, if you can wait to keep the GTX 670, it will be the best choice if you are going to a new CPU and motherboard (you need at least a quad core CPU to use it).
Returning to HD 7770 1GB vs GTX 650 2GB... Well, the difference is minimal, but the GTX 650 has got the 2 GB VRAM...
And keep in mind that a slower Nvidia card, compared to a 10-15% faster Ati Card (in this case, the HD 7770), will have the same performance level in games since Nvidia uses better drivers than Ati ones; they're also updated more often and they contains costant improvements for games.
And also, the Nvidia GPU will render PhysX too.
Since you aren't going to use multi-GPU, in my opinion you should go for the GTX 650, because of the 2GB VRAM, better drivers, better support for games, PhysX support,...
(the HD 7770 should be a good card too :) )
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Thanks nostaw5 and Dorado. I wish I could go for the Gtx 650 Ti. But in my country it is pricier by around 11k. So not really an option. I will go for the Nvidia card then. And get a hexa-core processor in a few months.
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|16 Dec 2012
WIN7 Ultimate 64bit
Was shocked to read this recently
Nvidia Keplar only offers partial support for DirectX 11.1 (4 out of 10 main-core additions)
I don't givva wotsit cos i'm not a gamer - argue amongst yerselfs over pros 'n cons(nvidia ones?)
"As an example of how feature levels can add confusion, DirectX 11.1 comprises Feature Level 11_0 and Feature Level 11_1. This means that even though a GPU claims to support DirectX 11.1, it may in fact only support Feature Level 11_0, or, as in the case of Nvidia's Kepler GPUs, only partially support Feature Level 11_1.
Mr.Nalasco claims that AMD's Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture, available in AMD Radeon HD 7700, HD 7800 and HD 7900 Series graphics, along with AMD FirePro W series cards, provide complete support for DirectX 11.1 Feature Level 11_1 in Windows 8.
"Well, for one, AMD fully supports DirectX 11.1, whereas currently Nvidia does not,
- so if you're planning to install Windows 8, or buying a new system that already has it installed, then we recommend you make sure your system includes an GCN-based AMD Radeon HD 7000-series graphics card or AMD FirePro W series card," Nalasco wrote on a blog post. "This will not only ensure you're getting the most out of the new operating system today, but also maximize the usefulness of your graphics purchase down the road."
I heartily recommend one of the factory AMD overclock cards Sapphire etc which give 15 percent speed increase for 5 percent (or less) price increase!
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Many New Yorkers say the reason you can't get a good bagel anywhere else is because of New York City's tap water, and indeed, we have some of the best in the country.
But that wasn't always the case. Early 18th century inhabitants rarely had clean drinking water (in fact, beer was a more trusted drink than water), but that all changed in 1799 with the founding of the Manhattan Water Company and
The Manhattan Water Company was a
In 1837, two years after the Great Fire of New York, a new engineering project began to bring fresh water to everyone in New York City. The Croton River was dammed, and piping flowed through
Manhattan to the Receiving Reservoir and down to the Croton Reservoir. The project was
John Tyler was there!
Today the "watersheds of the three systems cover an area of almost 2,000 square miles, approximately the size of the State of Delaware,"
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The pancake chain is celebrating its 56th annivesary and customers are the ones getting the gifts -- a deal even better than the price offered back in 1958 when a short stack was priced at 60 cents.
The 56-cent deal for a short stack of buttermilk pancakes is good 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at participating locations. As always with these sorts of deals, I recommend calling ahead to verify your restaurant is honoring the deal.
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MapHughes topographical military map of Richmond and Petersburgh [sic] cities with adjacent country in perspective showing the rebel fortifications Scale ca. 1:220,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 632.1 Copyright no. 27521. Deposited July 23, 1864. Stamped in lower left corner: Copyright Library Mar. 1865. This appears to be the work map for "Hughes military map of Richmond & Petersburgh [sic]. Va" (entry no. 632). A portion of Adolph Lindenkohl's "Military map of southeastern Virginia" (entry no. 463) has been used as a...
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Buckwheat flour/Kuttu ka atta- 1.5 cup Potato,/Aloo, chopped- 1 cup Yellow pumpkin /kaddu, chopped -1 cup Green chilies/Hari mirch,chopped -2 tsp Fresh coriander/Dhaniya,chopped- 2 tbsp Dried pomegranate seed powder/Anardana - 2 tsp Asafoetida /Hing- a pi
- Chop potato and pumpkin into small and thin pieces,like we do to make poha. In a bowl add chopped potato, pumpkin, green chilies, fresh coriander and all the spices. Mix and add kuttu atta and mix all together. Add just enough water to make a medium thick batter. Mix it well, it would be a slightly sticky batter. Now heat enough oil in a deep and broad pan. Drop spoon full of batter in the hot oil or use your fingers to drop the batter. Deep fry the fritters on medium heat to a nice golden colour. Repeat the process with the remaining batter . Drain the fried kuttu pakoras on a paper napkin and serve hot.
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Star Wars Producer on the Prequels: 'I'm Not a Fan'
Gary Kurtz has "trouble with them on several different levels."
Now that the Star Wars series is out on Blu-ray with all sorts of additional tweaks made by the ever-tinkering George Lucas, it's generating debate about his three prequels once again. Expect that conversation to heat up even further with the release of Lionsgate's documentary The People vs. George Lucas, coming to DVD on October 25. In this exclusive clip from the DVD's special features, the prequels are unfavorably dissected by Gary Kurtz, a producer of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and American Graffiti, who acknowledges the movies' technical expertise while admitting he has "trouble with them on several different levels," including story and character.


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Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu's multi-starrer film "Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu" shooting is presently under progress in Hyderabad.Yesterday Venkatesh has rejoined in the film's shoot. Now the latest news is that next schedule of the film will starts from April 11 th in Ahmedabad. There the film unit is going to shoot some action scenes involved on Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu and others.Samanatha and Anjali are playing the female lead roles in this film.


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In September, Labour members in Lewisham will select our candidate for Mayor. I'm delighted to be shortlisted. But I'm disappointed that in one of the most diverse communities in the country, I'm the only BAME candidate.
Labour is the party of equality and we have led the way in increasing representation of black and minority ethnic communities in Parliament. But as a party, we need to up our game in local government. In London – the most diverse city in the world – there are just 4 BAME leaders in our 32 boroughs. That needs to change. So, as a fellow Labour BAME member, I'm asking for your help.
Lewisham has been my home for 34 years. It's where I raised my son as a single mother. I've represented my community as a parent governor and as a councillor. I've chaired our BAME forum, and our Labour Group. It would be an honour to represent the borough I love as Mayor.
As Mayor, I would seek to tackle the housing crisis, I'd fight poverty, and I'd ensure every young person gets the best start in life. You can find out more about why I'm standing here or you can drop me an email, or call me on 07507083633.
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West Anne Arundel County residents, who thought they had blocked the relocation of the state prison boot camp from Jessup to Fort Meade a month ago, learned yesterday they may not have been so lucky.
Gov. William Donald Schaefer is considering moving the camp to Tipton Army Airfield, two miles away, on the other side of Fort Meade from the World War II-era barracks along Route 175 where he originally planned to locate it.
Mr. Schaefer briefly mentioned that he was considering Tipton as a boot-camp site during a news conference Tuesday. His press secretary, Page W. Boinest, confirmed it yesterday.


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Despite concern over deteriorated or substandard mobile homes, there is little that can be done to correct the situation locally, two county officials said.
After meeting with concerned residents several weeks ago to discuss zoning for mobile homes and ways to regulate them, Assistant County Attorney Chip Carlson`s research established that building codes for mobile homes are controlled by state law. County laws cannot supersede them.
Mobile home owners ``were looking for a means to improve standards for mobile homes, and assure they are maintained in a livable, safe condition,`` said Planning, Zoning and Building Director Bob Basehart. ``But there is almost nothing that can be done for the units themselves as long as they have state certification.``
Because mobile homes come under a section of the state`s motor vehicle laws, they are only required to meet the standards set down by those laws, Carlson said.
Carlson, however, said the county can set building standards for outside additions or alterations to mobile homes.
Mobile home activists are also asking for changes in the zoning code to ensure against rezoning of existing mobile home parks, Carlson said. They want assurances that residents who are displaced do not find themselves without a new location for their mobile home.
Even when mobile homes are reported to be in a deteriorated condition, Basehart said, the process for getting that condition corrected is a tedious one.
``If we do a housing inspection and feel (a unit) is unsafe, we can require the owner to get an engineer to certify it is in compliance with the state code. If the owner is not willing or cannot get that certification, then we can condemn it.``
The county has neither enough inspectors nor inspectors well-enough versed in mobile home codes to do an effective job in policing substandard mobile homes, Basehart said.


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Termites are small insects that are capable of damaging housing foundations and trees in a matter of days. Termites are most often found in tropical and subtropical regions, because they have soft cuticles that cannot endure cold environments. Termites create mounds under the soil, just like ants. This provides them with a safe passage from one area to another and keeps them from being detected. Believe it or note, there are over 1 million active mounds in the Kruger National Park, which is an African game reserve.
System Of Termites
There are several different classes of termites within one group. The queen termite is the most prominent and can survive up to 50 years, if provided for properly. The king termite is also very dominant, making up the reproductive caste in the colony. The king also sticks around to mate throughout his lifespan, which is unlike the king ant. Of course, the queen's main responsibility is producing eggs, while the worker termites are responsible for gathering and storing food, foraging, and keeping the nest in maintained. The workers digest cellulose, which is found in plant cell walls.
The solder termites are responsible for guarding and defending the colony. These termites oftentimes have a larger head than the other caste, because their jaws are extremely large.
Within the United States, the most common type of termite is the subterranean. There are a number of species that fit into this category, but they all share a few commonalities. For instance, all of these termites will build colonies underneath the ground. In order to maintain their desired moisture levels, they'll need to remain in constant contact with the soil. Without constant moisture, the colony of the subterranean termite will perish.
Drywood And Dampwood
The drywood termite is the direct opposite. It will colonize above the ground and doesn't need access to soil in order to thrive. Nonetheless, all termites absolutely love and crave wood. The dampwood termite will take shelter in decaying and wet wood. These termites crave even more humidity and moisture than the subterranean varieties. Of all three, the dampwood termite is actually the biggest.
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It should be known that the best termite treatment is good prevention. Generally, most treatments and preventions involve keeping the termites away from the home. This includes sealing up cracks and luring the termites into traps. Common entry points include cracks around the home's plumbing, expansion joints, hollow block walls, and around the side of foundation walls. Only a tiny crevice of 1/32-inch is needed for the termite to enter. Therefore, you will want to consult with a professional exterminator and use their guidance to setup a good prevention plan with a termite inspection in Houston.


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Just a few decades ago, we knew that Mars was the dusty red sister planet to Earth, but we had no real idea as to what the surface looked like. Now, we have a rover trudging its way over the red rocks (taking selfies along the way), providing us with billion-pixel panoramas. We even have maps of the Martian surface that look about as detailed as any map you'll ever see of Earth. Last week, NASA released our most accurate map of the Martian surface to date, and it was all done using thermal imaging.
The Curiosity rover isn't the only extraterrestrial machine we have exploring the surface of Mars. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter is constantly swinging around the red planet, taking images and reporting back to us. To make a detailed map of the planet's surface, Odyssey used the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)–a nine-band visual and infrared camera–to look at how the different surface materials heated and cooled as day transitioned to night. The hi-res image below uses 20,000 THEMIS pictures:
THEMIS took thousands of pictures of Mars, each covering about a football field's worth of area, to determine the total "thermal inertia" of the surface. Thermal inertia is a measure of how fast different materials heat up and cool down. The more thermal inertia a surface has, the longer it takes for that surface to change temperature as day changes into night on Mars. From thermodynamics we know that materials like bedrock hold heat better. They have a higher thermal inertia. Finer materials like sand and dust don't hold heat as well and therefore have a lower thermal inertia. By calculating these differences, scientists at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona and researchers at ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility were able to produce the map above.
"A tremendous amount of effort has gone into this great global product, which will serve engineers, scientists, and the public for many years to come," said principal investigator Philip Christensen in a NASA press release.
Maps like this one aren't just pretty. Scientists have already used maps like these, and will use this new map going forward, to determine the geologic history of the Martian surface and to inform landing sites for Mars missions. We used thermal inertia maps to pick landing sites for the Mars Exploration Rovers in 2004, and for Curiosity in 2012. When the next Mars rover mission launches in 2020, our scientists are sure to gawk at this gorgeous map again.


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Law & Order alum Alana De La Garza is returning to NBC in the medical drama pilot Do No Harm, Deadline reports.
The Jekyll and Hyde-themed project follows Jeffrey Kohn, a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles with his dangerous alter-ego. De La Garza will play Dr. Lena Steck, a confident neurosurgeon who has chemistry with Kohn.
Get the latest news on all the pilot pickups hereAlso cast is British actress Ruta Gedmintas (The Borgias), who will play Kohn's ex-fiancée Olivia Case.David Schulner wrote the pilot, which will be directed by Smash helmer Michael Mayer.


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When you have a large, tall windshield like the Tulsa Tall on my GL1500, you have to be very careful about where you park - or to be more precise, in what direction you park. The back (concave) side of the windshield acts as a giant parabolic mirror. If you park in a way that the sun will travel behind your bike, the windshield will focus that sunlight down to a very small spot, directly onto your dashboard area. The heat produced by this focused sunlight is enough to melt the dashboard! The ignition key trim on my bike is slightly melted for this exact reason.
The other problem with a big windshield is dirt and dust. I carry a can of Pledge and towels so that I can continually clean my windshield, but it's a pain to leave my bike in the parking lot in work in the morning with a clean windshield, only to have to come out in the afternoon and clean the windshield off before I can ride again!
The solution to both of these problems is a windshield cover, and the one I selected is the Pakit Rak windshield and dashboard cover.
This lightweight, UV-resistant and waterproof cover folds up extremely small, so it takes up next to no space. It takes seconds to install, and the inside is soft, to protect your windshield against scratches. The outside is a dull silver, to reflect as much heat as possible.
It has velcro fasteners that fasten it in place around the handlebars:
And just behind this are elastic fasteners with quick-release stays that allow you to fasten the cover to the mirror adjustment levers, to prevent the cover from blowing away in even the strongest winds. The cover goes all the way down to the seat, so your dash, ignition bridge, radio and gas flap are all covered and protected from the elements:
I found that you can unlock and open the gas tank flap, tuck the hem of the cover in the bottom, then close and lock the gas cap. This locks the cover in place, and it cannot be removed without being cut, or by first unlocking and opening the gas flap.
How does it work? Quite well! It completely stopped the dust from settling on my windshield during the day, and I can park without having to worry if the sun will pop out behind my bike and melt my dashboard. It folds up extremely small, and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth if required.
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You could also take a look at the SKNZ Shade Cover for your bike. It packs small and keeps harmful UV rays off the top of your bike as well!
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Nice product. Great for a short stop, especially when it is raining.
What I always did for the 12 hours I was at work however, was to use an UltraGard half cover. A windshield cover just didn't seem to cover enough. The half cover takes up very little room in the saddlebag. For about the same price as a Pakit Rak Windshield/Dash cover, you can cover your fairing, windshield, seat and trunk.
What I always did for the 12 hours I was at work however, was to use an UltraGard half cover. A windshield cover just didn't seem to cover enough. The half cover takes up very little room in the saddlebag. For about the same price as a Pakit Rak Windshield/Dash cover, you can cover your fairing, windshield, seat and trunk.
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Thank you for contributing to the inventory! This guide describes the mechanics of adding information to the site once you have obtained a user name and password from one of the wiki administrators. If you have additional questions, contact Karen Hogenboom (hogenboo at illinois dot edu), who will help you or put you in touch with someone who can help you.
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Interactive Writing with Students with Disabilities
Think of the hardest student you have ever had to teach writing to. Now, imagine that particular student and multiply it by ten and on top of that, throw in the fact that each student has a learning disability. That is my classroom and reality each and every day. Fortunately, I have found a strategy that works with students with learning disabilities and can be adapted to all students. Interactive writing lowers the frustration and overwhelming level of writing in students and gives them a chance to write sentences or paragraph(s) with the support of their peers.
Quick Write
Think about the most challenging student you have ever had to teach writing to. What were the challenges? What made the student so challenging to you? In your journal, describe the student and explain any solutions or strategies you used with the student to help them progress in writing.
Assumptions & Theories
Writing is a low priority when it comes to teaching students with moderate disabilities.
It is too hard to teach students with moderate disabilities how to write.
Reading and Math take priority over writing.
"Students receiving special services spend only about 20 minutes a day writing" (Graham and Harris).
60% of any writing being taught involves only writing numbers during math, handwriting and spelling practice, and worksheets (Graham and Harris).
There is "inadequate or incomplete writing instruction" for children with special needs (Graham and Harris).
Interactive Writing
"A cooperative event in which teacher and children jointly compose and write text." (Swartz, Klein, and Shook)
"Used to demonstrate concepts about print, develop strategies, and learn how words work." (Swartz, Klein, and Shook)
It gives students a "unique opportunity" to see the relationship between reading and writing (Swartz, Klein, and Shook)
The goal is to get "children's thoughts on paper, discussing the topic and the process of writing, dealing with the conventions of print, and working on grammar, spelling, punctuation, letter formation, phonics, and voice." (Swartz, Klein, and Shook)
Interactive Writing: Demonstration
Each member at your table will get a different colored marker.
Brain storm on the separate sheet of chart paper first.
The group will share one chart paper to write on.
Each member can only write one word at a time.
Table talk is encouraged!
Sneak Peak Into My Classroom
I have 8 students that stay with me all day in my special day class (SDC).
I have 17 students that receive RSP services from me anywhere from 5% to 45% of their day.
Within my SDC group, I have the following students:
1 student with Autism
1 student with genetic disorder (Q22 syndrome)
3 students with intellectual disabilities and that are English Learners (EL)
2 students that are EL with multiple processing disabilities
1 student with learning disabilities
Writing with a Disabilitiy
We will split into 3 groups. Each group will be assigned a disability. Instructions will be given on a card. Read the card to yourself and wait for further instructions. You will have 5 minutes to write and do this activity.
Reflection & Discussion
Referring back to your quick write earlier, reflect on your difficult student again. Knowing how it may feel to write with a disability, does your opinion of the challenge of teaching writing to your student change? Why or why not?
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Interactive Writing: Demonstration
Prompt: Who is your favorite cartoon character? Explain why it is your favorite.
Interactive Writing
Reflection: Pair Share
Pair Share with a partner(s) about how can you use this strategy for your students in your classroom? Will the process benefit your students?
IEP Goals
By 10/10/13 when given 10 words, Angel will determine reasonable spelling using pre-phonetic knowledge, letter sounds, and knowledge of letter names with 80% accuracy in 3 consecutive trials as measured by student work samples. (Kinder writing goal)
By 10/02/2013, when given a verbal or visual cue, Aaron will speak/write in complete sentences with 80% accuracy in 2 of 3 trials as measured by teacher-charted observations/student work samples. (1st grade writing goal)
Common Core: Kinder Grade Standards - Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.6 With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Common Core: 1st Grade Standards - Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Can be used for any primary grade for any topic.
Can be used for whole group instruction or in small groups.
A good strategy to focus on reading and writing connection.
For older students, instead of doing one word at a time, the students can do one sentence at a time or one paragraph at a time.
Graham, S. & Harris R. K. (2002) "The Road Less Traveled: Prevention and Intervention in Written Language." In Butler, G. K. & Silliman, R. E. (Eds.) "Speaking, Reading, and Writing in Children with Language Learning Disabilities." (199-217). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Swartz, L. S., Klein, F. A. & Shook E. R. (2001) "Interactive Writing & Interactive Editing." Carlsbad, Clifornia: Dominie Press, Inc.
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A rich collection of activities provides opportunities for students to develop leadership skills, build a sense of community, recognize and respect differences, pursue specific interests and have fun.
Aim High
American Patriot Association
Animal Allies
Asian Culture Club
August Days
Chess Club
Classics Club
Dance Squad
Diversity ETC
Extra Hands for ALS
French Club
Future Business Leaders of America
Gateway Model UN
GEO (Gender Equity Organization)
GYLI (Global Youth Leadership Institute)
The Governor (Yearbook)
The Guild of Geeks
International Student Exchange Committee
JBS Players
KUTO (Kids Under Twenty-One)
Light & Sound Crew
Montgomery Plan (Community Service)
RAD (Reaching Adolescent Drivers)
Science Olympiad
Sixth Man Club
Spanish Club
Sports for Charity (SPOFO)
SLAMUN (St. Louis Area Model United Nations)
Student Congress
Student Court
Students for Sustainable Change
Super Mileage Vehicle Challenge
THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations)
Transcending the Dream
Works in Progress
The World (Newspaper)
World Religions
Aim High
Mission: Aim High is a partnership between JBS and seven elementary schools in the inner city of St. Louis. A five-week summer enrichment program - academics, arts, sports and cultural activities - is offered at JBS and The Priory School to selected 5th-8th grade students from the seven elementary schools. The purpose of the program is to provide four years of the extra skills, encouragement and self-esteem development to help these students graduate from high school and, we hope, attend college. This program represents an important exchange between the city and county and between public and private education. John Burroughs students serve as teaching assistants during the summer program; they help with classes, counseling and sports, as well as cultural activities. During the school year, Burroughs students may also help with the monthly programs held for Aim High students on Saturday mornings. Freshmen, sophomore, junior, seniors and graduates of Burroughs may volunteer for the five-week program that begins in mid-June and ends in mid-July.
American Patriot Club
Mission: To support all branches of the United States military, their families and veterans.
Animal Allies
Faculty Sponsor: Donya Allison
Mission: To raise awareness about animal rights through volunteering, supply drives, and much more.
Asian Culture Club
Student Leaders: Tina Chen, Nathan Peng
Faculty Sponsor: Andy Chen & Susie Lim
Mission: To increase awareness of Asian culture, country by country, through the study of the history, language, art, religion, music and food, and to help students gain a better understanding of how race and ethnicity inform identity.
August Days
2018 July 9-20
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Clark
Mission: To provide a two-week summer camp for underprivileged children from the Youth and Family Center in downtown St. Louis; it is staffed exclusively by 40 JBS students entering grades 9-12, who act as counselors under the leadership of senior co-directors appointed by the faculty sponsor. Campers and counselors spend the day (9 am to 2 pm., Monday through Friday) in crafts, games, activities and simple fellowship; several field trips (e.g. the Zoo, Science Center, City Museum) supplement the on-campus activities.
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Clark
Mission: To represent the school, leading fans in organized cheers and rousing school spirit at pep rallies and athletic contests. Varsity, JV and C squads cheer at all football games and for all home basketball games; to help organize activities for Blue & Gold weekend including poster making, assembly cheers, Ram roast and pep rally. Tryouts are held in the spring.
Chess Club
Student Leaders: Avi Goldberg, Matthew Yee & Jason Zhou
Faculty Sponsors: Tim Baker, Mark Smith & Alex Wu
Mission: To heighten awareness and increase participation in this ancient game. Recreational games, challenging matches and tournaments are played formally and informally throughout the year. JBS sponsors a team that competes during the first two trimesters in the Metropolitan St. Louis Interscholastic Chess League.
Classics Club
Student Leader: Chloe Sowers
Faculty Sponsor: Avery Springer
Mission: To raise awareness in the JBS community that, far from being "dead", the languages and culture of the classical world continue to enjoy a lively presence in our modern times. The club plans field trips, presentations and various other activities to that end.
Dance Squad
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Bahe
Mission: To perform routines during Spirit Week, football and basketball games, in order to promote school spirit and heighten the community's awareness of choreographed dance.
Diversity E.T.C.
Faculty Sponsor: Martha Fischer
Mission: To instill the joy of living through the advancement of community. We believe that it is an integral part of education during these formative years to cultivate character and compassion by productive interaction. Welcoming all, regardless of background or opinion, Diversity E.T.C. strives to serve as a clearinghouse for ongoing, open discourse, with the goal of encouraging affinities within the Burroughs community. Functioning to enhance learning through formal meetings, informal conversations and planned activities, we are always striving to promote awareness and enrich consciousness.
Faculty Sponsor: Kerri Rowe
Mission: To prepare and participate in ExploraVision, a science competition that goes beyond the typical student science competition and into what it takes to bring ideas to reality. Students work in groups of 2 – 4 to simulate real research and development. Faculty guide students as they pick a current technology, research it, envision what it might look like in 20 years, and describe the development steps, pros & cons, and obstacles. Past winners have envisioned technologies ranging from a hand-held food allergen detector to a new device to help people who have lost limbs regain movement in real time.
Extra Hands for ALS
Student Leaders: Amira Arnold, Greg Bishop & Anju Sadasivam
Faculty Sponsor: Marni Dillard
Mission: To provide assistance to people living with ALS throughout the St. Louis area. While in the homes of patients, students perform household chores that are difficult for people living with ALS. The club also raises money to help fund ALS research and participates in community-wide events that raise ALS awareness.
French Club
Faculty Sponsor: Frédérique Joubert
Mission: To educate and raise awareness of French-speaking peoples throughout the world, by sponsoring guest speakers and facilitating discussions of country-specific history, sporting events, food, etc.
Future Business Leaders of America
Faculty Sponsor: Marni Dillard
Mission: To educate students on business, financial and economic matters by hosting speakers, running a stock market challenge and organizing field trips and other events. The club participates in Future Business Leaders of America district, state and national conferences.
Gateway Model UN
Student Leaders: Hallie Williams, Sophia Crowley & Liam Johnson
Mission: To promote in middle school an understanding of the operations and missions of the United Nations by drafting resolutions, researching countries and their concerns and voting on sample resolutions. The culminating activity is a simulation of the General Assembly in which participants from several local middle schools engage in role-playing, caucus, formal presentation and lobbying activities. This program provides important fundamental skills, which many students apply in the upper school Model UN programs.
GEO (Gender Equity Organization)
Faculty Sponsor: Prue Gershman
Mission: To provide a forum for discussion and education around issues related to feminism and gender equity via small group discussions, film viewings and assembly presentations.
GYLI (Global Youth Leadership Institute)
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Connor
Mission: To engage in educational programs that foster global pluralism, collaborative leadership and environmental care and help students and faculty become fully engaged citizens of the world.
The Governor (Yearbook)
Faculty Sponsors: Katie Bava & Mike Gesiakowski
Mission: To have students work together from the beginning of the school year through March to produce a traditional yearbook called the Governor. Under the direction of the senior editors-in-chief, students are responsible for writing and editing, photography, page layout, computer input and advertisement sales. Most work is done on Sunday afternoons at school, but the staff can work in the yearbook office during free periods, after school and on weekends.
The Guild of Geeks
Faculty Sponsor: Paul Salomon
Mission: To combat bullying by uniting members of JBS to enjoy media that is less popular and raising money for anti-bullying charities.
International Student Exchange Committee (formerly American Field Service)
Faculty Sponsor: Olga Russell
Misson: To celebrate international culture and promote international understanding.The International Student Exchange Committee appeals to those who have an interest in increasing student awareness of the global community. The club promotes interaction between the student body and the Burroughs AFS exchange student as well as with the "returnees" — those JBS students who have traveled abroad. Activities include projects developed around an international theme and gatherings to make the AFS exchange student comfortable at Burroughs. Club members also help plan and participate in the JBS International Week, culminating in an International Dinner. We sponsor a variety of events to welcome exchange students we have among us each year.
Faculty Sponsor: Sally Kilbride
Mission: To improve the world economy by funding micro-loans to entrepreneurs in third-world countries.
KUTO (Kids Under Twenty-One)
Faculty Sponsor: Prue Gershman
Mission: To help provide peer support especially to those struggling with mental health issues (depression, eating disorders, stress, etc.) when they may not feel comfortable talking with friends or family.
Light & Sound Crew
Faculty Sponsors: Brian Connor & Paul Salomon
Mission: To provide technical assistance to all JBS functions requiring theatrical light and sound. Primary responsibilities include morning assemblies, JBS Players' productions, Music Department presentations and other events sponsored by the school.
Montgomery Plan Committee
Student Leaders: Each activity is chaired by a different set of student leaders
Faculty Sponsor:Jill Donovan, Ned Wood & Alex Wu
Mission: To foster in students a more well-rounded sense of self and community through service learning projects both on and off campus. Click HERE to access our web site.
RAD (Reaching Adolescent Drivers)
Faculty Sponsor: Casie Tomlinson
Mission: To remind students that they have a responsibility to themselves, their friends and families, and everyone else on the road not to be behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In order to increase public awareness, the JBS RAD chapter has sponsored dances, engaged speakers and films and tied red ribbons to cars, in order to remind students of their responsibility and to encourage parents and teenagers to sign the RAD Contract for Life.
The Review
Faculty Sponsor: Andy Chen & Megan Zmudczynski
Mission: To collect material for our annual student literary magazine, which comes out at the end of the spring. Meetings are open to students of all grade levels who are interested in reading student creative writing submissions and reviewing student artwork submissions. The Review also aims to begin sponsoring at least one event a year, in addition to our regular meetings, such as an evening student poetry reading.
Faculty Sponsors: Jennifer Gosnell, Chris Lubniewski & Kevin Menos
Mission: To participate in the FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition. FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. It provides unique opportunities for students to apply science, technology, engineering and math-related concepts and skills by competing in the FTC robotics program.
Science Olympiad
Student Leaders: Matthew Yee
Faculty Sponsors:Martha Keeley, Marina Smallwood & Tracy Walther
Mission: To participate in competitions similar to academic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events. Each year, a portion of the events are rotated to reflect the ever-changing nature of genetics, earth science, chemistry, anatomy, physics, geology, mechanical engineering and technology. By combining events from all disciplines, Science Olympiad encourages a wide cross-section of students to get involved. Emphasis is placed on active, hands-on group participation.
Sixth Man Club
Faculty Sponsors: Davey Desloge & Jud Dieffenbach
Mission: To support a sense of school spirit in everyone, especially focusing on creating an environment where maximum attendance/participation and enthusiasm are encouraged.
Spanish Club
Faculty Sponsor: Maria Cohen
Mission: To educate and raise awareness of Spanish-speaking peoples throughout the world, by sponsoring guest speakers and facilitating discussions of country-specific history, sporting events, food, etc.
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Faculty Sponsors: Jennifer Jones & Megan Zmudczynski
Mission: To represent the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) community in an effort to increase awareness of and safety for Gender and Sexuality Minorities (GSM) in the Burroughs community. This is done by way of spreading information about various gender and sexual identities through meetings, assembly speeches, and events, as well as promoting response to any issues which may infringe upon the rights of those who identify s a GSM.
Sports for Charity (SPOFO)
Faculty Sponsor: Pete McKeown
Mission: To host small and unique events during JBS sporting competitions (halftime fun).
S.L.A.M.U.N. (St. Louis Area Model United Nations)
Faculty Sponsor: Jon Bang, Shannon Koropchak & Andy Newman
Mission: To have students engage in a role-playing activity based on the operation of the United Nations by drafting resolutions, discussing assigned topics on current world events and voting on proposals. Participants will hear guest speakers and become knowledgeable about writing resolutions and planning debate procedures. Students from St. Louis area schools engage in three sessions of this Model UN at which time resolutions are heard, debated and voted on.
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Student Congress
Faculty Sponsors: Andrew Newman & Kate Grantham
Mission: To direct student organizations and help establish an understanding between students and other branches of the JBS community. It creates an atmosphere and a forum for the open discussion of school problems. Congress helps define and implement the JBS philosophy and is the main student vehicle to initiate change within the school. Past activities include the Holiday Drive for the Hundred Neediest Cases, Dance Marathon, Movie Night, Commons Café and Field Day. All meetings are open to the student body. The Student Congress is comprised of the president of each class, Chief Justice of the Student Court, Student Body President and an appointed secretary
Student Court
Faculty Sponsors: Avery Springer & Kate Ward
Mission: To hear cases arising from alleged violations of school rules. The Student Court is composed of ten students, including a chief justice, two seniors, one junior, one sophomore, one freshman, one eighth grader, two bailiffs and the court secretary. The Student Court offers the community unique opportunities for learning and developing fostered responsibility. The court meets every Friday morning to establish punishment for certain crimes, discuss and process more than 500 cases a year and demonstrate some sophisticated judgments and creative punishments.
Students for Sustainable Change
Faculty Sponsor: Deena Goran & Tracy Conklin
Mission: To foster an appreciation for the environment by organizing events within and around the JBS community and helping JBS to become a more sustainable community.
Super Mileage Vehicle Club
Faculty Sponsors: Dan Barton, Jeanne Gillanders, Chris Lubniewski & Eric Knispel
Mission: To design and build an energy efficient vehicle that will qualify and compete in the annual Shell Eco-Marathon and aid in the research of energy efficient vehicles.
THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations)
Participants: Applications due in September
Faculty Sponsors: Shannon Koropchak & Andrew Newman
Mission: To emulate the working of the real United Nations. The Hague International Model United Nations takes place in the Netherlands each year during the last week in January. More than 3000 students from 70 countries assemble in Dutch government buildings. Each year a team of JBS juniors and seniors is created to attend THIMUN. Applications are accepted in early fall and selection is based on past MUN participation, an essay and debate class experience. In 2019, Burroughs will attend The THIMUN conference in Qatar.
Transcending the Dream
Faculty Sponsor: Andranique Harrison
Mission: To support discussion of issues relevant to race, gender and socio-economic status, by engaging in "revealing" activities, e.g., that highlight the inherent privilege, or lack thereof, by virtue of one's race, gender and/or socioeconomic status.
Works in Progress
Faculty Sponsors: Jill Donovan & Shannon Koropchak
Mission: To nurture and help showcase the creative writing and art of middle school students. Participants support each other as writers in after-school creative workshop gatherings, and they help to edit and lay out the literary and art magazine Works in Progress: An Anthology of Middle School Creative Work at Burroughs.
The World
Faculty Sponsors: Maggie Doyle Ervin
Mission: To participate in the publication of the school newspaper, which provides experience leading to editorial responsibility. Under the direction of senior editors-in-chief, students are responsible for writing and editing, photography and page layout. Most work is done after school and on weekends. Click HERE to view The World!
World Religions Club
Faculty Sponsor: Carrie Dodson-Ching
Mission: To raise awareness of the many ways people worship, by sponsoring guest speakers, facilitating activities that highlight facets of a particular religion, and leading discussions of similarities between religions.
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Sabrina the teenage witch is getting a makeover. On Wednesday Archie Comics, which created the character, announced a partnership with MoonScoop Entertainment and plans to create a new half-hour animated TV series.
The new show will feature a more "current" interpretation of the character, according to Archie Comics Chief Executive Jon Goldwater. Think skinny jeans, spiky hair and a tattoo.
"This is the first new animation for Sabrina in almost 10 years," said Goldwater. "It's a combination of 'Twilight' meets 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' … she's more modern."
Story wise, the project aims to be more action-oriented than previous incarnations such as ABC's short-lived Saturday morning "Sabrina: the Animated Series" (1999-2000) or the sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart that ran from 1996 to 2003 on ABC and then the WB network.
"It's a little more dealing in the supernatural realm," Goldwater added.
Even Salem, the magical cat, will be re-imagined — he's a tad more naughty this time around.
TV witches: The funny, spooky and ugly
MoonScoop has also optioned Little Archie, with plans to produce an animated series down the line. But whereas Sabrina will be CGI animation on par with movies like "The Incredibles" and "Kung Fu Panda," the company says, Little Archie will be traditional, hand drawn 2-D animation.
MoonScoop says it is meeting with networks in the next few weeks and hopes to have Sabrina on the air by October 2012. And the company already has its eye on feature-film versions.
"With Harry Potter coming to an end, we wanted to fill that void," said MoonScoop Chief Executive Mike Young. "She's a teenage girl with superpowers, for god's sake. So Sabrina fits perfectly."
— Deborah Vankin
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