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Surprising Health Benefits of Tomato Ketchup
Using ketchup to add flavor to your foods can be beneficial because it's low in calories. A 1-tablespoon serving of ketchup provides just 15 calories, or less than 1 percent of the daily recommended intake of 2,000. This is much fewer calories than other condiments provide, such as mayonnaise, which provides 100 calories per 1-tablespoon serving. If you switch from eating 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise daily to 2 tablespoons of ketchup, you'd save 1,190 calories weekly. This is enough to lose more than one-third of a pound. However, watch your portion size when consuming ketchup — consuming more than one serving at a time can negatively affect weight loss.
Ketchup contains practically no fat, with less than 0.1 gram in each 1-tablespoon serving. This also makes it free of saturated fat — the harmful fat that contributes to cardiovascular disease. Ketchup provides much less than some other condiments include; 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise contains 11 grams of fat. High-fat foods can be particularly detrimental for weight management because they're not just high in calories, but provide less satiety and promote lower rates of calorie burning, according to research from the May 2001 edition of "International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders."
Ketchup is low in carbohydrates, with less than 4 grams in each serving. This makes ketchup more suitable for low-carbohydrate diets than other condiments, such as barbecue sauce, which contains about 9 grams of carbohydrates in each 1-tablespoon serving. However, the carbs in ketchup are made up of simple sugars, which are low in nutritional value.
One of the benefits of ketchup is its high lycopene content. Lycopene is an antioxidant, which means it protects your body's cells from free radical damage. Additionally, the American Cancer Society explains that lycopene may also help promote healthy cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of certain cancers, such as bladder, cervical, prostate, lung and stomach cancer.
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The Graduate Program in English
Our Program
The Citadel Graduate College has the same national reputation for excellence in education and preparation for the workforce that makes its esteemed undergraduate programs recognized around the country.
This year, U.S.News & World Report named The Citadel the No.1 Best Value and the No.2 Best Public University in the South offering up to a master's degree.
Financial aid is available in a variety of forms, including graduate assistantships. In order to attract out of state students to the CGC, tuition is priced well below national averages.
In the English graduate programs, you will
- attend small classes with individualized instruction – offered at convenient times in the late afternoons and early evenings.
- be taught by a nationally recognized faculty, all of whom have Ph.D.s and all of whom have published widely in their academic fields.
- be able to conduct research under the mentorship of experienced professors.
- become proficient at critical analysis and a variety of different writing tasks.
- understand literary culture, both as it has evolved over time and as it continues to unfold today.
Most of all, you will learn to apply critical thinking skills, problem solving strategies, and enhanced writing abilities to either workplace assignments or as preparation for a career in education.
Who We Are
As part of The Citadel Graduate College (CGC), the Department of English has an extensive program of graduate study. These programs can lead to an MA, an MAT, and/or to professional certification and development.
The MA is a joint program with the College of Charleston.
Click on the links above to find about more about degrees, resources, and opportunities. Or for more information, contact the graduate director, Professor James Hutchisson.
To apply online, click here.
Our Uniqueness
The benefits of individual attention in a small program may be self-evident, but The Citadel Graduate College offers the additional bonus of being located in Charleston, South Carolina – a living museum of history and the arts – with an ongoing literary culture that is both historically significant and currently blossoming with diversity and growth.
Such well known southern authors as Pat Conroy (The Prince of Tides) and PEN/Hemingway award-winner Josephine Humphreys (Rich in Love) have close ties to The Citadel. Both Conroy and the late James O. Rigney, Jr. (known to the literary world as the fantasy writer Robert Jordan) have endowed prizes for contributions to our literary magazine, The Shako. Such current southern writers as Mary Alice Monroe (Sweetgrass), William Baldwin (The Hard to Catch Mercy), Harlan Greene (Why We Never Danced the Charleston) and South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjorie Wentworth have spoken in our classes, and over the years the English department has played host to a variety of luminaries from the field of southern literature, among them Eudora Welty, Andrew Lytle, and Cleanth Brooks.
The English department also works closely with the School of Humanities' southern studies program. Visiting scholars here have included John Shelton Reed, who helped to found UNC-Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South, Emory Thomas, author of two of the definitive biographies of Civil War leaders, and Jack Bass, an expert in southern politics and race relations who has written for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Constitution, Washington Post, The New Republic, The Nation, and The New York Times.
Our Students
Students in the graduate English programs are diverse. Some are recent college graduates, some are working professionals, some are high-school and middle-school teachers, and some are returning students – some even have advanced degrees already, in related fields or in fields other than English.
In-service teachers, either in public or independent schools, are a core constituency of our program, since a master's degree provides career educators with the ability to earn a higher salary, advance within their respective institutions, and develop professionally. (Click here for information about the current pay scales for teachers in Charleston County and here for Berkeley County.)
English at The Citadel Graduate College is also for those who wish to teach at the junior or community college level, or who want to do advanced study as possible preparation for pursuing a doctoral degree in residence at a large research university.
Graduate students are eligible for financial aid in the form of graduate assistantships, which pay up to $7,000 a year. These part-time positions are available on-campus in departments such as the library, the museum, the Writing and Learning Center, and elsewhere.
Our Alumni
Graduates of the MA program work in a wide variety of fields, from marketing and public relations to technical writing jobs, from real estate to sales and securities, from business and government to the legal profession.
Others have gone on to doctoral studies at such research institutions as the University of Miami and the University of Louisville; others have taken positions at community colleges; some have even pursued further study in fields like library science and technical communications. Many, too, have won coveted positions at independent schools teaching English, communications, and related subjects.


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It is hard to believe another year has come and gone...
Can I take this opportunity to thank those who have helped me with the blog this year with photographs, information, tip offs, corrections and comments.
These are very much appreciated and have help make the blog what it is.
Thanks also to those whom I have met during the year or who have emailed me saying how much they enjoy the blog. This is very heartening.
Can I wish you all the peace and joy of this special time anew.
As you spend time with those you love may the significant relationships you share be born anew and may the New Year bring you and yours many blessings


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I am looking for a 1600cc dual port that's complete or needs little work. I am located in Minnesota north of the cities. I looked around and haven't found much near me I would like to stay around 600 or less thanks Jeff
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Dan Cammish (Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2015 / 2016 champion) and Josh Webster (Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2014 champion) led seven home drivers across the finishing line as round five of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup supported the 2017 British Grand Prix. On the international stage once more, and in front of a crowd of over 100,000, Cammish fought his way to fourth with Webster fifth.
The two champions were part of a seven-strong group of home drivers, nicknamed the 'Britpack' on account of the fact that so far this season the UK has been the most represented nation on a grid comprising representatives from some 17 nations. Including Ryan Cullen from Ireland and Sean Hudspeth from Singapore, the total number of current or former Carrera Cup GB drivers on the Silverstone grid was nine – almost one third of the entire grid.
Joining Porsche GB 2014 / 2015 Scholar Webster in the top ten was 2016 / 2017 Scholar Charlie Eastwood, the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Rookie champion and race winner making his second Supercup appearance and his first on circuit in the second generation 911 'Type 991' GT3 Cup. Just one second behind was Carrera Cup GB podium finisher Tom Oliphant in 11th, making it four home drivers from the top 11.
Webster had ended a close-fought qualifying session third, but only fractions separated the 32 competitors as each pushed to the limit around the 3.66-mile Silverstone circuit. Fourth in the Supercup championship standings and twice a podium finisher already in 2017, Cammish ended the session ninth, but subsequently had his fastest lap reinstated following a review of track limits by the stewards. This promoted Cammish to fifth with Eastwood 11th and Oliphant 14th. 2015 Carrera Cup GB competitor Ryan Cullen lined up 15th with that year's Rookie champion, Tom Sharp, in 17th. 23rd was 2016 Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am1 race winner Hudspeth, while Pro category race winner Paul Rees was struggling with the handling of his car in 24th. 2016 Pro-Am2 race winner Mark Radcliffe claimed fourth on the grid in the competitive Class B.
As the lights went green the fine margins between the leaders became immediately apparent. Webster slipped to fourth, while Cammish was shuffled to seventh. Almost immediately Cammish was back to sixth, while Eastwood gained one place for tenth and Oliphant three to move into eleventh.
Eastwood and Oliphant would maintain those positions for the remainder of the race, despite Eastwood's best efforts to dislodge Philip Morin ahead, but it was Rees who gained most places. By the end of the first lap he was seven places further forward and into 17th.
However, much of the race action came from the leading pack of six cars who together were making an early break from the rest of the field. Cammish closed up on the winner of the previous round, Matt Campbell, to make a move for fifth. After trading places several times on the third lap, Cammish settled into the position and promptly set after Webster.
Cammish was on a charge and into Stowe on lap five he dived past Webster for fourth before setting his sights on team mate Dylan Pereira, who had just been passed by championship leader Michael Ammermueller. Cammish closed, but despite visibly pushing for a home podium, was unable to get close enough to Pereira to mount a serious challenge.
Meanwhile, Webster was in a fight of his own to hold fifth, defending first from Rookie championship leader Campbell, then Robert Lukas. Webster held firm to take his best result of 2017 and in so doing has established himself in third place in the Rookie championship. In Class B, only a late spin while battling hard for position prevented Mark Radcliffe taking his first category podium.
Following round five at Silverstone, Cammish has reclaimed third in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup championship standings and takes the United Kingdom with him to third in the Nations League.
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A couple weeks ago I saw this AJC headline "Former Congresswoman Faces Possible Disbarment". I knew before clicking that it would be my old boss, Denise Majette. I worked for her on her run for Senate in Communications, but once the campaign began in earnest, I was also her driver.
If you ever get the chance to work as the driver or body person for a state-wide candidate, do it. The Big Pig Jig, Barnesville Buggy Days, there is no end to the Georgia delights beyond the big cities.
Georgia is a big state and the schedule was often tight with events separated by large swaths of highway. I would drive while she slept. And once she fell asleep, I would drive as fast as I could (which wasn't that fast, really, Crown Victorias being what they are) secure in the belief the Congressional license plates would keep us out of serious trouble. When we arrived at some event (Farm Day in Lumber City?) at which we were guaranteed to be late but I had delivered us to early, she figured it out and the next day removed the Congressional plates and replaced them with Georgia ones herself. She wasn't one to take unfair advantage.
The entire campaign was like that. 2004 was Kerry-Bush, but for us it was Isakson-Majette. By believing she should run, she pissed off everyone. She angered her original supporters, who had delivered her Congressional win, who had worked so hard to help her defeat Cynthia McKinney who ended up winning the seat back. She pissed off state wide Democrats, who saw Cliff Oxford, who she defeated in the primary, as their best chance, and she took on Johnny Isakson, who was beloved. The only people excited about her decision to run for Senate were Cynthia McKinney's crew, who despised Denise no matter what. Even her own staff were shocked by her decision.
Wherever we went we felt that anger. At a Halloween themed parade in Gwinnett County, we handed out candy, only for the parents to tell their kids not to take candy from us or instruct them to throw it back at us. Note: Sweettarts in the hands of a 14 year old with a good arm leave bruises.
But Denise believed she was right, she cared about issues. She believed she was the best person for the job. Few Georgians agreed. We knew we had to run a strong comparative campaign. We couldn't raise much money, people laughed at our paper plates ad (contrasting our paper plates with Isakson's 1k/plate fundraisers), but we gained few adherents. And in the end we got trounced.
But she believed in herself, and believed it was the right thing to do. It cost her not just her seat in Congress, but any friends who could help her afterward. So this woman who went from Workers Compensation Judge Majette, to Dekalb County Judge Majette, to Congresswoman Majette, was suddenly just Denise. And that lonely name ushered in a lonely existence. The last time I talked to her she called me for help. She wasn't running for anything, just needed assistance. I offered what little I could, but what she needed was a time machine.
Several Georgia Congressmen are about to make the same decision that Denise made. Broun, Gingrey, Kingston, Price, almost all of them think they will be Georgia's next Senator. Almost all of them are wrong. And when they lose the election, they will lose "Congressman" from in front of their names, and they will find out how many friends they really have. It might be fewer than they'd thought.


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The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) climbed 0.42% during last trading as the stock added $0.37 to finish the day at $89.22 with about 60.96M shares changing hands, compared to its three month average trading volume of 19.55M. The $238.04B market cap company, which fluctuated between $88.47 and $89.73 during the day, currently situated 27.11% above its 52 week low of $73.5 and -1.11% away from its one year high of $90.22. The RSI of 56.15 indicates the stock is neither overvalued nor undervalued at the current levels, hold for now.
The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods to consumers in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The companys Beauty segment offers hair care products comprising conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products. This segment markets its products under the Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, Rejoice, Old Spice, Safeguard, and SK-II brands. Its Grooming segment provides blades and razors, pre- and post-shave products, and other shave care products, as well as appliances under the Braun, Fusion, Gillette, Mach3, Prestobarba, and Venus brands. The companys Health Care segment offers toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other oral care products; and gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, vitamins/minerals/supplements, and other healthcare products under the Oral-B, Crest, Prilosec, Vicks, Metamucil, Pepto Bismol, and Align brands. Its Fabric & Home Care segment provides fabric care products, including fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents; and home care products comprising air care, dish care, P&G professional, and surface care products under the Tide, Ariel, Downy, Gain, Cascade, Dawn, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer brands. The companys Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment offers baby care products, such as baby wipes, diapers, and pants; adult incontinence and feminine care products; and family care products, such as paper towels, tissues, and toilet papers. This segment markets its products under the Pampers, Always, Bounty, Charmin, Luvs, and Tampax brands. The company sells its products through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, distributors, baby stores, specialty beauty stores, e-commerce, high-frequency stores, and pharmacies. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) dropped $-0.15 to close the day at a new closing price of $6.65, a -2.21% decrease in value from its previous closing price that moved the stock 343.33% above its 52 week low of $1.5. A total of 43.92M shares exchanged hands during the day compared with its three month average trading volume of 48.84M. The stock, which fluctuated between $6.6 and $6.97 during the day, currently situated -30.37% below its 52 week high. The stock is down by -2.35% in the past one month and up by 56.84% over the past three months. With a one year target estimate of $6.2 and RSI of 52.88, the stock still has upside potential, making it a hold for now.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of properties for the production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGL) from underground reservoirs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Exploration and Production; and Marketing, Gathering, and Compression. The company holds interests in natural gas resource plays, including the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana and East Texas; the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania; and the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas. It also holds interests in liquids-rich resource plays, such as the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas; the Utica Shale in Ohio and Pennsylvania; the Anadarko Basin in northwestern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle; and the Niobrara Shale in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. The company owns interests in approximately 32,400 oil and natural gas wells. As of December 31, 2015, it had estimated proved reserves of 1.504 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The company also provides oil, natural gas, and NGL marketing services comprising commodity price structuring, securing and negotiating gathering, hauling, processing and transportation, contract administration, and nomination services for Chesapeake-operated wells; and marketing services for third-party producers, as well as designs, engineers, fabricates, installs, and sells natural gas compression units, accessories, and equipment used in the production, treatment, and processing of oil and natural gas. Chesapeake Energy Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL) had a active trading with around 43.53M shares changing hands compared to its three month average trading volume of 25.96M. The stock traded between $8.84 and $9.34 before closing at the price of $9.09 with 2.13% change on the day. The Denver Colorado 80290 based company is currently trading 171.34% above its 52 week low of $3.35 and -60.13% below its 52 week high of $22.8. Both the RSI indicator and target price of 63.63 and $11.55 respectively, lead us to believe that it should be put on hold over the coming weeks.
Whiting Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the Rocky Mountains and Permian Basin regions of the United States. It sells oil and gas to end users, marketers, and other purchasers. As of December 31, 2015, the company had total estimated proved reserves of 820.6 million barrels of oil equivalent; and interests in 3,177 net productive wells on approximately 593,900 net developed acres. Whiting Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1980 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


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I liked sanji and I didn't dislike the manga until then actually. But it felt like I was going to see essentially the same thing in every arc and I think this made me lose some drive.
I started it but I dropped it after baratie I think
are you sure you want me to move it? it can be fine even where it is
thanks, I'll give it a try
How serious was he?
Care to make strats for Jjcb's team?
Had lots of things going on, also some trouble regarding the forum itself (for some time when I tried to come here I'd get a red screen saying that it was a dangerous place )
Merry Christmas, Karin licker
I hope you get all kind of good things in the year to come.
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Imagine a kid of the age of four, not old enough to know the difference between imagination and reality. Throw in an alcoholic who was out until four and up at nine to catch her game shows and soaps, and a Navy Seadog who is gone ten months at a time, and you have my early childhood. For that I believe in self-preservation.
Even though my childhood might seem depressing to most, to me it is inspirational. Yes, I do admit it was painful to not have anyone to rely one except my seven-year old brother, whose understanding on life was about as obscure as my own. However, through this catastrophic predicament, I look back at times when my dad was home on leave. When my mom came into my room in the afternoon to wake me up and take me out to the living room of our two-bedroom trailer to watch television. These are the memories I keep in mind. Not the times when my brother and I, were left home until my mom got home or when my dad left and was so tired when he got back he couldn't watch television with us, let alone play a game.
Though my dad is retired and my mother no longer drinks a lot, if it was not for my father's work that took away most of his time and my mother's habit that built a horrible image of her when I was a kid, I would not be the man that stands today. I would most likely be a good-for-nothing bum, sitting at home with out a job, stealing from friends and family to support some random addiction. Through my belief I have overcome the addictions of smoking and I have been able to keep job with out having it interfere with a steady relationship.
It is because of the thoughts of being engulfed in work or losing myself in an addiction that I try my best to only rely on myself, to make myself believe I can do anything, and never let anyone make a decision for me.
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Do you know what Trunk Of Savings is?
Trunk Of Savings is not the kind of program that will save you money. Our researchers took a close look at this program and determined that it is just plain adware. You should remove it, because its advertisements are annoying, untrustworthy, and might even be somewhat dangerous. Some users may be deceived by Trunk Of Savings's advertisement campaign, since it has its own dedicated promotional website that people can go to in order to get some additional information. It is claimed that this program's ads that come in the form of coupons will help you get the best prices. However, our researchers do not buy these claims. Trunk Of Savings will only display random coupon codes that do not work on any website as well as other ads, so discounts are out of the question.
This program's website is located at Trunkofsavings.com. The company that developed it is not mentioned on the website and is not hard to see why. The website features a green "Download Now!" button, but upon clicking it you will be shown a message that reads "Sorry our extension is down for maintenance and currently unavailable." As far as we know, this message is being shown from day one, when the website was first launched. Its anonymous developer never features the download of a program on its website. It uses rather more deceptive tactics to distribute it, because very few people would download Trunk Of Savings on purpose. Malicious software bundles are typical dissemination vehicles, but they have proven to be the most effective, because people usually neglect checking if the bundle contains additional software. Such bundles are featured mostly on shady freeware distributing websites that our researchers recommend avoiding.Trunk Of Savings screenshot
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Contrary to popular belief, adware is not made in basement by some inexperienced hacker-wannabe. Today, adware is a lucrative business that is dominated by adware developing and distributing companies such as SuperWeb, Injekt, and JustPlugIt. However, some developers like to stay in the shadows like Trunk Of Savings's developers do. This program is obviously not their first release. Recently, we have encountered several of its clones called Ninja Savings, BrowserWatchdog, and Majestic Coupons. We recommend that you remove these and other adware programs, because they are unreliable.
You might think that this program will provide you with discount coupons then think again, because it has been programmed to display very different content. Its website states that in addition to coupons, it will show you pop-unders, sponsored links that may appear as in-texts that appear in the search results, video ads, and banners. So you will get more then you might have bargained for, provided that you intentionally installed it with a bundle. Since all of its ads come from third-parties, it may be difficult to determine which ads are reliable and which are not, because this programs developers have little regard for your computer's security.
If you got this program unintentionally by installing a malicious software bundle, then you should not ignore it, since its advertisements are intrusive and are apt to promote misleading content. It might lead to your computer becoming infected with more adware. So, if you want to remove Trunk Of Savings, then make use of the instructions our researchers have composed.
Remove Trunk Of Savings
Windows 8, 8.1, and 10
- Right-click on the Start Screen button.
- Go to Programs and Features.
- Find the unwanted progam and click the Uninstall button.
Windows Vista and 7
- Open the Start menu and go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Find the undesirable software and click the Uninstall button.
Windows XP
- Open the Start menu and go to Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
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He'd always loved programming and was delighted by the curriculum of the course that was on offer. He even turned down offers at Oxford and Cambridge just to go there to study instead.
The first year went pretty well. And although it was harder than Andy had thought, he still managed to come out of it with A's in most of the subjects. And Andy was looking forward to his second year, not to mention his gap year in industry applying his newly acquired programming skills.
But in the second year, things started to go downhill. Andy complained about some of his lecturers, saying that they were unhelpful, not answering questions or explaining theory in a comprehensive fashion. One of them had such poor English that poor Andy couldn't even understand what he was saying!
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- Self-Raising flour ½ cup
- Caster Sugar 1 cup
- Yoghurt 200g
- Vanilla extract 1 tsp
- Almonds 25 (approx)
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Editor's note:
In its narrow form, the central question of this Perspectives column can be interpreted to mean, "Can braille instruction be separated from reading instruction?" But, as the responses from these commentators demonstrate, the question has much broader implications not only for teachers of students with visual impairments and classroom teachers, but also for personnel preparation programs, school administrators, researchers, and ultimately the students themselves. The viewpoints expressed in this Perspectives column on the subject of reading instruction and its relationship to braille are offered by individuals from various sectors within the field of visual impairment, both in the United States and Canada. Presented, in alphabetic order, are the reactions to the central question, "Reading Instruction for Students with Visual Impairments: Whose Job Is It?" from Karen Blankenship, co-chair of the National Agenda; Carol Farrenkopf, coordinator of the vision program for the largest school district in Canada; M. Cay Holbrook, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia; and Anna Swenson, a teacher of students who are visually impaired in Virginia.
Karen Blankenship
Unlike other areas of education, reading instruction is supported by considerable research on its content and instructional methodology that is rigorous, systematic, and meets the experimental or quasi-experimental standard required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and IDEA, 2004 (Smartt & Reschly, 2007). (Experimental and quasi-experimental research involves data collection from a large number of participants who were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group, which provides for the greatest confidence in the results.) A review of the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data for the fourth-grade reading sample indicated that only 35% of the national sample of students without disabilities and 13% of students with identified disabilities were at or above the proficient level (Lee, Grigg, & Donahue, 2007). (Over 50% of the sample with disabilities took the reading test with accommodations.) Scores for both groups of students have risen slightly since 1998. The improvements in these scores may be interpreted to indicate that the recent emphasis on research-based literacy is effective.
Over the past 20 years, research has emerged that shows a correlation between the quality of the teacher and the outcomes of students. There is a substantial body of literature on the attributes of a highly effective teacher (Blankenship, 2004; Darling-Hammond, 2000; Fullan, 1982; Gibson & Dembo, 1984; Moore & Esselman, 1992; Murnane, 1981; Rosenholtz, 1989; Ross, 1992; Turner & Camilli, 1988). The literature indicates that a highly effective teacher must have both pedagogy--the teaching skills to adjust to a variety of learning styles and abilities and the ability to engage students in learning--and content knowledge, a high degree of competence within a single content area such as reading.
In the area of reading instruction, content knowledge is defined as an understanding of the five core components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Scientifically based reading instruction includes a number of instructional components that have been found to be effective with struggling at-risk readers, such as explicit instruction with modeling and systematic instruction with scaffolding (Smartt & Reschly, 2007).
Smartt and Reschly (2007) also found that many general education pre-service programs do not provide instruction in the five core components of reading instruction, nor do they teach future teachers how to provide scientifically based instruction in reading. The prospects for teachers who choose to work with students with identified disabilities are even more tenuous. Smartt and Reschly (2007) and Goe and Coggshall (2007) report that some university programs have made progress in providing the necessary background in reading instruction for special education teachers by requiring that these teachers have dual certification in both general education and special education. However, the premise that special educators with dual certification have a greater likelihood of having received instruction in both the core components and the instructional methodology of reading have not been confirmed.
There is little or no opportunity for future teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired who are enrolled in personnel preparation programs for teaching students with visual disabilities to receive the needed course work in reading instruction if they are not in a dual certification program or don't already have certification in reading. Although instruction in braille and communication modes are noted as content areas under compensatory skills, one of the nine instructional areas of the expanded core curriculum that Hatlen (1996; 2003) recommends be taught or facilitated by teachers of students with visual impairments as part of their educational program, some teachers report that they learned the braille code but not how to teach braille or how to infuse it into literacy instruction.
University programs for future teachers of students who are visually impaired need to prepare their students to conduct valid and reliable assessments to determine how their students can gain access to general education; to interpret eye health information to make informed decisions about programming and accommodations; and how to provide research- and evidence-based instruction in the nine areas of the expanded core curriculum, including evaluation of instruction and programming. This is a lofty curriculum goal for programs to impart through two years of coursework at the master's degree level, some of which may be provided through distance education. Indeed, recent surveys found that the number of teachers of students with visual impairments who responded did not feel that their university programs had prepared them adequately to feel confident in teaching the content areas of the expanded core curriculum (Hatlen, Lohmeier, Sapp, & Willis, 2008).
For a student who is blind or visually impaired to receive a high-quality education in literacy, a number of professionals need to collaborate in meeting this goal. A literacy instructor at the school building level is typically a general education teacher who is held accountable for the reading levels of students in his or her class. These teachers provide literacy opportunities throughout the school day in addition to direct instruction. The "highly qualified" requirements as set out by NCLB do not ensure that these instructors have the skills needed to teach reading, just the certification for reading instruction. In response to the recent research in reading, numerous school districts have hired specific reading specialists to work as consultants with faculty members to implement research-based instruction. There is currently no data to estimate how many school districts have positions for such specialists or if the specialists are improving student outcomes in reading.
Teachers of students with visual impairments are collaborative instructional partners in the education of students who are blind or visually impaired. Their content knowledge should be in the nine content areas of the expanded core curriculum, and their pedagogy, like that of other teachers, should include an understanding of how to engage students in learning, conduct valid and reliable assessments, and provide research-based or evidence-based instruction in the content areas of the expanded core curriculum. Collaboration between teachers of students who are visually impaired and literacy instructors is critical as students are learning the braille code. Most teachers of students who are visually impaired provide instruction within an itinerant service delivery model, which may entail more time spent in driving than in instruction.
A braillist produces quality braille, but does not teach braille reading or writing. Most states allow a paraeducator or braillist to reinforce instruction provided by a certified teacher, but not to provide direct instruction. It is essential for students to have access to quality braille as they begin to read and write, so the braillist is a necessary part of the literary instruction team.
A presentation on the ABC Braille Study given at the annual conference of the American Printing House for the Blind indicated that, in accordance with the data on other students with disabilities, a large number of students who are braille readers are not proficient in the area of reading (Wormsley, Holbrook, Erin, & Sacks, 2007). If teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired are to become the primary literacy instructor to all students in their charge, then a number of items will have to be addressed. First, all teachers of students who are visually impaired should obtain dual certification in both general education, with an emphasis in research-based literacy instruction, and the education of children and youth who are blind or visually impaired. Second, the field will need to reexamine the itinerant model as its predominant service delivery system and determine whether such a model provides enough instructional time and intensity to provide research-based instruction in literacy, especially if teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired are to be held accountable for literacy instruction. Finally, the field needs to conduct research in the five core components of reading instruction and methodology in reading instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired to adequately evaluate the impact of a loss of visual input on students' abilities to learn to read. Until these recommendations are enacted, very little will change in the area of literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired. Apparently, reading instruction is, indeed, rocket science, since it requires a great deal of complex and rigorous research. I, a teacher of students with visual impairments for 31 years, am no rocket scientist.
Blankenship, K. E. (2004). Looking for success: Transition planning in Iowa. Un published doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University.
Darling-Hammond, L. (2000). Teacher quality and student achievement: A review of state policy evidence. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 8. [Online.] Retrieved January 24, 2004, from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v8n1
Fullan, M. (1982). The meaning of educational change. New York: Teachers College Press.
Gibson, S., & Dembo, M. (1984). Teacher efficacy: A construct validation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 76(4), 569-582.
Goe, L., & Coggshall, J. (2007). The teacher preparation to teacher practices to student outcomes relationship in special education: Missing links and new connections. Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.
Hatlen, P. (1996). The core curriculum for blind and visually impaired students, including those with additional disabilities. RE:view, 28(1), 25-32.
Hatlen, P. (2003, November). Impact of literacy on the expanded core curriculum. Paper presented at the Getting in Touch with Literacy Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hatlen, P., Lohmeier, K., Sapp, W., & Willis, D. (2008). [National Agenda Goal 8: State of the state.]. Unpublished raw data.
Lee, J., Grigg, W., & Donahue, P. (2007). The nation's report card: Reading 2007 (NCES 2007-496). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Moore, W. P., & Esselman, M.E. (1992, April). Teacher efficacy, empowerment, and a focused instructional climate: Does student achievement benefit? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Murnane, R. J. (1981). The impact of school resources on the learning of inner city children. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger.
Rosenholtz, S. (1989). Teachers' workplace: The social organization of school. New York: Longman.
Ross, J. A. (1992). Teacher efficacy and the effect of coaching on student achievement. Canadian Journal of Education, 17, 51-65.
Smartt, S. M., & Reschly, D. J. (2007). Research and policy brief: Barriers to the preparation of highly qualified teachers in reading. Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.
Turner, R. L., & Camilli, G. (1988). The influence of salary schedule variables on teacher applicant pools, retention, and advanced degrees and on student achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Wormsley, D., Holbrook, C., Erin, J., & Sacks, S. (2007, October). Alphabetic braille and contracted braille study (ABC Braille Study): Results of a longitudinal study funded by the American Printing House for the Blind. Paper presented at the 139th Annual Meeting of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY.
Karen Blankenship, Ph.D., co-chair, National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities; mailing address: 1026 Northeast 9th Street, Ankeny, IA 50021; e-mail: <firstname.lastname@example.com>.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Kentucky center-forward Nerlens Noel has been considered by many as the favorite to be the first overall pick in the June 27 NBA draft.
His draft prospects have remained at or near the top despite having undergone surgery for a torn ACL in his left knee on March 12.
The Cleveland Cavaliers own the first pick in the draft, and they certainly have been interested in Noel. Plain Dealer Cavaliers beat writer Mary Schmitt Boyer reported on July 11 that, according to a source, Noel is scheduled to meet with the Cavs on Thursday.
About an hour into an ESPN podcast with Ryan Russillo and Bill Simmons, the discussion turns to Noel.
Kentucky Sports Radio reports on the podcast, including this excerpt from it:
That discussion is somewhat tempered by the fact that Noel has hired agents to represent him, as Adrian Wojnarowski wrote for Yahoo! Sports on June 13. Wojnarowski also wrote:"I guess his handlers are looking for something here. They have him, I don't know if it's brainwashed or scared, but they've attached themselves to him. Maybe they don't even want him signed with an agent and they're just trying to figure out the best deal for themselves. So you factor in that he's hurt, he had this growth plate thing that happened to him when he was a sophomore in high school and he's not exactly...you know, this isn't Anthony Davis. In Anthony Davis, you saw a wide set of skills. I'm wondering if he'll even go #1 now. I heard Washington say if he's on the board at #3 that they won't even take him. So, I imagine this stuff will get out more and more, because these agents are unbelievably frustrated. It's kind of sad, because I don't really think it's even on Noel. So many times we hear about these guys that are involved in the process that make it far more difficult for the player to pursue his career when they're supposed to be the ones that are helping him when they're really just helping themselves."
Video: CBS Sports Network's Wally Szczerbiak -- the former Miami (Ohio) and NBA star who ended his career with the Cavaliers -- talks to CineSport's Noah Coslov about small-college prospects, gives advice to NBA rookies and breaks down the future of Nerlens Noel:Noel, 19, has visited Orlando, which owns the No. 2 pick, to meet with team officials and also plans stops with No. 1 Cleveland and No. 3 Washington.
Noel's great shot-blocking ability and defensive presence has helped him remain one of the elite prospects in the draft. Noel injured his knee in February, and it's unclear at what point during his rookie season that Noel can make his professional debut.


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I think someone has hacked my Windows Live E-Mail account
I think someone has hacked my Windows Live E-Mail account. When i click remove it comes up with a box to send the information that it is being removed. But when i send it the email account is still there it just says lost. Now i can't remember if i set it up as another account for passwords and so on to be sent to so i logged out and tried to log into the account but it won't let me and i have used the passwords i would have used on setting this account up. This leads me to think i have been hacked. So i clikcked on the little radio button saying i think my account has been hacked or words to those effect and all it says is create a strong password and download Microsoft security essentials is there anyway i can get rid off the account altogether without me losing my windows live ID.
Thank you in advance
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Unfortunately, I don't think you can use the same ID. Every account has a different ID/password combination, and if you try to open a new Windows Live account, you will just get an error message saying that ID is already in use. I think the only thing you can do is to take all of the steps you can to clean up your email account.
Here's some help for you:
First, I suggest you run one or two good malware scans (i.e. Malwarebytes or MSE or TrendMicro) to get rid of any malware in your email account (or anywhere on your system).
Then, follow the steps below, and hopefully there's help for you there.
First line of defense is to change your password and all "secret questions" and "answers."
Then, if hackers have locked you out of your email, go on-line and sign up for the free service in which you give your email provider (i.e. Windows Live/Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) your cell phone number and they text you a secret code to allow you to get back into your email.
Next, when you do get back into your email, always "log out" of your email when you exit, rather than just hitting the exit X icon. Hitting the exit X doesn't end your email session, only 'logging out' actually shuts it down. If you just press exit, that leaves it available to be hacked because technically, it's still open, even after you've gone.
If nothing above has helped the problem, take a look at these tutorials to see if there is any help there for you:
Windows Live Solution Center:- http://windowslivehelp.com/accountrecovery
Hotmail Security to Protect and Recover Your Account
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You're welcome. Let us know if you're able to solve the problem.
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|22 Apr 2011
no i can't seem to get rid off it mate going to do a full scan with malwarebytes let you know mate
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Why you need a co-founder
You've heard of Walt Disney, the affable showman who founded The Walt Disney Company. He's an American icon with a great legacy.
You may not have heard of his older brother, Roy.
Which is a shame, because Roy was the linchpin in the Walt Disney Company's success. It's likely that without Roy, none of Disney's achievements would have happened.
Let me tell you why.
Many don't realize that the Walt Disney Company was co-founded by both brothers: Walt and Roy. They were perfect sidekicks. Walt was an imaginative creative, who loved the spotlight. Roy preferred working in the background, and was a hard-nosed builder.
Walt Disney himself once said: "My brother Roy runs this company. I just piddle around."
The reason Disney survived, and thrived, was because it leveraged the strengths of each brother. Walt could dream up fantastic films, and elaborate theme parks. Roy had the business and financial acumen to make these dreams a reality. Walt was an artist. Roy was a numbers guy.
When Walt ran out of money while making Snow White, Roy secured more.1
When Walt dreamed up Disneyworld, Roy labored to get it built, and did so without incurring any debt.2
"The key to the Walt Disney Company was the partnership of Walt and Roy. Walt knew he couldn't do what Roy could do, and Roy knew he couldn't do what Walt could do. So they submitted to each other's area of expertise and worked together, ultimately for the benefit of the ideas and the benefit of their audience." – Phil Vischer 3
In basements around the world, there are people making stuff. They're tapping away on computers: coding, writing, creating.
But they're doing it all alone.
Us creatives are often solitary. Isolation removes distractions, allowing us to focus on bringing ideas to life.
But when we lone wolves hit a speed bump, many of us stop creating. It's hard to show up every day, by yourself. When there's no one to cheer you on, and no one to be accountable to, it's easier to just give up.
In the past, I've taken the path of the lone creative; but this year I've been forcing myself to partner up on different projects.
I realized that some of the most successful people in business, design and code have partners: Jason Fried and DHH, Larry and Sergey, Hiten Shah and Neil Patel, Jobs and Wozniak, Ben & Jerry, Amy Hoy and Alex Hillman, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin.
My friend Allan Branch says "A good partner makes your ideas better." This is true for the examples I've listed above; could it be true for your ideas as well?
Yes, starting a partnership presents some risks. But wouldn't it be better to find a partner, and give your project a chance, rather than let it die on the vine?
Since January, I've partnered up on two projects: Network Effects (with Marty), and ProductPress (with Carl). Together, we were able to accomplish far more than we could have apart. Namely: we shipped. We were able to make a real thing, and put it out into the world. That alone is a great success.
What about you? When's the last time you shipped something? If you've been laboring on your project for months (or years!) by your lonesome, maybe it's time to find a partner.
You don't have to make it alone.
Here are three ways to start eschewing your lone-wolf status:
- Join a community. It could be something like Product People Club, an online forum, or a local meetup.
- Start a mastermind. Reach out 2-3 of your peers and ask if they want to start meeting every week on a Google Hangout. Let each person talk about what they accomplished last week, what they want to do this week, and what they're blocked on.
- Build something in 7 days. Find a partner, and ask if they want to build a small project with you over a week. Set a start date, an end date, and commit to touching base every day. This is what I did for most of my Build & Launch projects.
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when the two girls on the screen were sinking two fingers into each other i was squirming. i was wet and i could hear him getting very aroused. i shifted down and sunk his cock into my mouth and started to suck him. the combination of the porn and the build up caused everything to happen quickly. i was taking his length into my mouth as he had his hand shoved down my panties. i moaned around his cock and he started to tense up. a few moments later he groaned as he came in my mouth and i kept sucking and swallowing him. his body kept jerking as my mouth went up and down on his cock. when his cock started to grow flaccid i slowly let go of his cock and laid beside him.
he pulled upward and pushed his hand down the front of my panties. i was writhing already on edge. his finger teased my cunt and all i wanted was him to sink his fingers deep inside me. his finger tips kept teasing and i kept whimpering and thrashing about. i tugged my tank top down exposing my breast to him. his mouth went to my nipple biting and tugging. when i was about to lose it and when the two girls were coming on the TV he pushed in two fingers straight against my g-spot, i came and gushed around him. i could feel the wetness spurt against my thigh and the futon was drenched beneath me. he started to fuck my cunt with his fingers and i kept coming. i clung to him and started to bite the side of his neck and face. i had come so much that i couldn't take any more and i pushed his arm gently from my cunt.
i laid there panting against the side of his face and said, "you have mastered the finger fuck."
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The original Red Faction, launched in 2001 for PS2 and PC, bought developers Volition a considerable amount of kudos for showing just what was possible if you provided a first-person shooter with a halfway decent collapsible terrain model. It might not have been immediately obvious why some environmental objects were more collapsible than others, but the change in game dynamics afforded by such physics helped to make for some compelling multiplayer.
This game is really fun. I still can't believe that it barely has any hype to it at all. The tech in this game is pretty nice, and IMO, it needs to be in more games. Destroying the map to rubble is immensely satisfying after years of shooting rockets at cardboard walls, and just leaving a black spot. To me, this is one aspect of gaming that is severely lacking in modern games.


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bipower variation, Hawkes process, jump clustering, MCMC, realized variance, self-exciting jumps, shrinkage estimator, Stochastic volatility
We are comparing two approaches for stochastic volatility and jumps estimation in the EUR/USD time series - the non-parametric power-variation approach using high-frequency returns, and the parametric Bayesian approach (MCMC estimation of SVJD models) using daily returns. We find that both of the methods do identify continuous stochastic volatility similarly, but they do not identify similarly the jump component. Firstly - the jumps estimated using the non-parametric high-frequency estimators are much more numerous than in the case of the Bayesian method using daily data. More importantly - we find that the probabilities of jump occurrences assigned to every day by both of the methods are virtually no rank-correlated (Spearman rank correlation is 0.0148) meaning that the two methods do not identify jumps at the same days. Actually the jump probabilities inferred using the non-parametric approach are not much correlated even with the daily realized variance and the daily squared returns, indicating that the discontinuous price changes (jumps) observed on high-frequencies may not be distinguishable (from the continuous volatility) on the daily frequency. As an additional result we find strong evidence for jump size dependence and jump clustering (based on the self-exciting Hawkes process) of the jumps identified using the non-parametric method (the shrinkage estimator).


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Federer: All-white clothing rule "too strict"
LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer says Wimbledon's tighter enforcement of its all-white clothing policy for players is "too strict."
There have been complaints this year from some players over the more stringent regulations that include undergarments, the amount of colored trim on shirts and shorts and headbands and wristbands.
Seven-time champion Federer, who was last year told not to wear running shoes with orange soles, said after his quarterfinal win Wednesday that photographs of past champions such as Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker show that "there was some colors."
All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis said in a statement provided by a club spokesman that "the rule is almost entirely in white."
"We felt the time was right to make accessories such as undergarments, headbands and wristbands consistent with the policy we were applying to the shirts, shorts and socks," Lewis added.
Federer said he hopes Wimbledon might be less rigid with the all-white clothing rules in the future.
"My personal opinion, I think it's too strict," he said. "But I respect. I understand. Maybe one day they'll loosen up the grip again a bit, but that's the time we go through right now. "


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I Believe
If it was not for my dad, I would not be where I am in basketball. I feel if he would not have been there making me practice, studying the games with me, constantly looking at my game and encouraging me to work on my weaknesses, I wouldn't be at the level I'm at in the sport that I live for.
It all started when I was in the 2nd grade. I got my 1st basketball hoop for my 8th birthday. And I would play on it quite a bit, without really practicing at all. Friends of mine would also start coming over, and we would all play for hours. Then kids that were 3 or 4 years older than I started coming over. They would play games and didn't want to let me play because of my age and lesser skill, but my dad reminded them that it was my hoop and they wouldn't be playing without me. These games also helped me get better because the older kids were better than me, and I was playing with them so much. I still wasn't very good back then but this helped me develop confidence because when I played with and against kids my age I felt like I was better than most of them because of my countless games with the older kids.
The following year I took a very big step when I joined my 1st recreational center basketball team. The season ended with me not really playing much. This was kind of upsetting to me, and my dad saw that. My summer going into the 4th grade my dad worked with me a little bit, and I got better, and the next season I started on my team, and we were also better as a team with a few new teammates. That season we did pretty well, but the turning point in my life of basketball came at the end of our season when we had an out-of-town tournament to finish our season off. During this tournament I did pretty well, scoring 15, 16, and 18 points in our three games, but we also lost all three of them.
This got to me a lot and I got very emotional and cried after the last game and for most of the ride back. My dad again saw this and then asked me the question that turned my life around and allowed basketball to seemingly possess for the rest of my life.
He said, "You have God given talent and you have the potential to be very good, but you can only be good if you work very hard and take it very seriously." And then he asked me, "Do you want to be the best you can be? Or are you content with just being decent and playing for fun on rec. teams?" I responded through tears that I wanted to get better and be the best.
That following summer seemed like hell to me; he would make me get up around 10 every day and make me dribble up and down the sidewalk for hours. I would cry and complain and he would just make me do it longer. I would then have to shoot for even longer; then I had to dribble. I would shoot in the morning and then have to shoot again from late afternoon until night time. I would cry and complain through this also. But when next season came around I had tried out for an AAU team, which is a much more serious team that travels around the state and plays in tournaments against other AAU teams. I made the team and was starting too.
Through my complaining and my dads criticism, our relationship has always been quiet shaky, and full of ups and downs. I could not possibly be where I am now without "his" drive and determination, when I was lazy and had none. Now when I see myself, now through basketball I don't know where I would be without my dad developing my skills back then. Just a guess, but I wouldn't be at this college or writing this paper. Who knows I might not even be in college right now, so thanks dad. Now playing college basketball I am leading the conference, and the state in points which is 25 per game, and rebound which is 12 per game
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Dear Missouri Agricultural Educator:
The MSU College of Agriculture invites you to the Missouri State University Ag Expo! This is a day for high school juniors/seniors and community college students to visit Missouri State's College of Agriculture. We want your students to know about the opportunities that await them here!
The College of Agriculture has twenty clubs and organizations in which students can become involved: Block and Bridle, Pre-Vet Club, Collegiate FFA, Agronomy Club, The Wildlife Society, and agricultural fraternities and sororities, just to name a few! Students also have the opportunity to become Agriculture Ambassadors and enroll in the Ag Leaders Class. The Leaders Class allows students to be more involved in the workings of the College of Agriculture as well as hear speakers in the agricultural industry.
Involvement with the many activities allows students to make new friendships with other students from across the state and also be closer to many helpful faculty members of the college. We encourage you to attend Ag Expo on November 16. Come learn about the exciting world of Missouri State Agriculture!
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From Comcast SportsNet:
Half Hour Special Recaps Ramirez's Roller Coaster Career in Boston
BURLINGTON, MA – "Manny Being Manny" has been branded in the lexicon of Boston sports for all time, and Comcast SportsNet analyzes Manny Ramirez's record-setting, charismatic, and sometimes controversial Red Sox career, and his departure from Boston, in a 30-minute documentary special premiering on Christmas night at 8 p.m., immediately following the Celtics-Lakers Post Game Live.
Comcast SportsNet examines the triumphs and turmoil of Manny's time with the Sox and the key moments in his last season as a member of the Old Towne Team. The Manny Being Manny special:
- Analyzes Ramirez's Red Sox legacy, his bond with fans who continually forgave his transgressions, his off-season preparation for the 2008 season, and his hiring of super agent Scott Boras.
- Reviews the key moments that led up to his departure: the Youkilis dugout incident; the Jack McCormick clubhouse incident; Manny's no-swing at bat in Yankee Stadium; and his mysterious July knee injury.
- Concludes with a perspective of Manny's time in Boston, which featured two World Series titles, a World Series MVP, four trips to the postseason, and the most prosperous run for the Red Sox in a century.
Manny Being Manny features candid comments from noted Boston sports writers and personalities, including Dan Shaughnessy (Boston Globe), Steve Buckley (Boston Herald), Sean McAdam (Boston Herald), Gerry Callahan (WEEI), and Rob Bradford (WEEI.com):
McAdam on Manny's legacy…
"In addition to all the craziness and the antics and the anecdotes that took place in those seven and a half seasons, I think his legacy ultimately is the great numbers that he put up, and that he will be remembered as the Red Sox's greatest right-handed hitter anyway."
Buckley on what Manny Being Manny means…
"That whole Manny being Manny thing actually had some teeth to it in a sense that when Manny did something, most players would simply say that's Manny being Manny."
Bradford on the hiring of Scott Boras…
"What you have to remember is why players go with Scott Boras. There are two reasons – No 1 obviously is he gets the money, but the other thing is he takes the bullet."
Callahan on Manny vs. Youkilis…
"I don't care what Youkilis said, (Manny) is a grown man – he smacks another teammate and people defend him. That was the day that I decided he could do anything."
Shaughnessy on the McCormick incident
"The Sox, I thought, were embarrassingly not active in that thing. They didn't publicly sanction him. They didn't suspend him, which they should have done. It was one more moment of enabling and letting this guy do whatever he wants to do."
Shaughnessy on the Yankee Stadium at bat…
"In retrospect, now, it looks like part of the plan to get out of here. It's taken on a more sinister look to me. I do think he was up there having a day off and just sticking it to them."
Manny Being Manny premiers on Christmas night immediately after Celtics Post Game Live at 8 p.m. and will rerun exclusively on Comcast SportsNet throughout the off season and Spring Training. The schedule includes telecasts on:
Thu, 12/25 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Fri, 12/ 26 9 p.m.
Tue, 12/30 7:30 p.m.
Wed, 12/ 31 7 p.m.
Thu, 1/1 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Fri, 1/2 5:30 p.m.
Sun, 1/4 9 p.m.
Hopefully I'll be getting a chance to see this before it airs, but at this point it seems to me too early for a retrospective of this sort on Ramirez. The emotions are still raw, his exit overshadows all the wonderful things he did at the plate in his time here.
Having Callahan and Shaughnessy on the program ensures that there will be plenty of bile and that this will be no puff piece on the talents of Ramirez. The quote from McAdam above is what I believe the perspective on Manny will be 10 years from now, and is the correct one.