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The stock market is full of adages and rules, but one carries a lot more weight than the rest: the January Barometer.
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More than many of its peers, the saying that "as goes January, so goes the year," tends to come true, to the tune of 84% of the time since 1945, according to S&P Capital IQ. Moreover, stocks tend to generate a healthy 11% rally during the 11 months following a green January.
Given last month's 756-point surge on the Dow Industrials, their best first month performance since 1994, the January Barometer could lead Wall Street well beyond all-time highs in 2013. Savvy investors may also be able to use the early returns to position themselves to capitalize on this phenomenon.
"I have found no other month that works so well as a year-ahead indicator," Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at McGraw-Hill's (NYSE:MHP) S&P Capital IQ, wrote in a note on Monday. "Even though past performance is no guarantee of future results, I think this old saying will continue to offer sound indications in the year ahead, since it mirrors investor optimism."
Of course, for the January Barometer to continue its strong track record, stock prices will have to overcome concerns about slow U.S. growth and looming battles over Washington's spending and tax policies.
If the old adage holds true again this year, the S&P 500 would be poised to tack on 11.2% from last Thursday's close, leaving the broad index at 1665.89. That's an impressive 6.4% beyond the S&P 500's all-time record high of 1565.15 that was set in October 2007.
For the Dow, which on Friday broke through the 14000 level for the first time in more than five years, an 11.2% rally would lift the benchmark to 15412.96, well above its record high of 14164.53 set in the weeks before the Great Recession began.
January was a particularly hot month for a number of big-name stocks, including top S&P 500 performers Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), which surged a whopping 78% amid stellar earnings, and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), which leaped 37%.
So where is a believer in the January Barometer to invest?
Stovall recommends a very simple portfolio: buy and hold the 10 sub-industries of the S&P 500 that enjoyed the strongest returns last month.
According to S&P, since 1970 the 10 sub-industries in the S&P 500 that generated the best returns in January recorded a compound annual growth rate of 14.3% in the following 12 months, besting the overall index's return by a near two-to-one margin.
While this portfolio held a higher standard deviation rate than the S&P 500, its return-for-risk ratio of 0.59 easily trumped the index's 0.44, Stovall said. Moreover, this basket of stocks beat the S&P 500 an impressive 69% of the time.
Likewise, Stovall's research reveals that the 10 sub-industries that suffered the worst January continued to stumble the rest of the year, posting a compound annual growth rate of just 4% in the following 12 months.
However, the January Barometer doesn't always come true. While the top 10 sub-industries rallied 11.5% from January 31, 2012 to the end of last month, that trailed the S&P 500's 15.3% return.
"Despite this recent setback, the long-term consistency of these sector and sub-industry [January Barometer Portfolios] remain encouraging, in my view," Stovall said.
Led by a 22.6% surge for specialized consumer services, the best-performing S&P 500 sub-industries this January were: computer & electronics retail, health-care facilities, homebuilding, investment banking & brokerage, life sciences tools & services, office electronics, office services & supplies, oil & gas refining & marketing and trucking.
Since there aren't many exchange-traded fund options, Stovall handpicked proxies for each sub-industry: H&R Block (NYSE:HRB), GameStop (NYSE:GME), United Health Services (NYSE:UHS), NVR (NYSE:NVR), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO), Xerox (NYSE:XRX), Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) and Ryder (NYSE:R).


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Mo Movahed, Fahim Rahim, Hans-Jörg Peterüber das Thema:
Atrenta - Early Design Closure using Formal MethodsZeit: Thu 13.3.2014, 08:30, 90 Minuten
Ort: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Science Park 1, MT 226
ZusammenfassungAtrenta's SpyGlass(r) Predictive Analysis software platform significantly improves design efficiency for the world's leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Patented solutions provide early design insight into the demanding performance, power and area requirements of the complex system on chips (SoCs) fueling today's consumer electronics revolution. More than two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers worldwide rely on SpyGlass to reduce risk and cost before traditional EDA tools are deployed. SpyGlass functions like an interactive guidance system for design engineers and managers, finding the fastest and least expensive path to implementation for complex SoCs. In our presentation, we will present the formal verification technologies used in SpyGlass. We will also cover current challenges in the design of efficient data structures and algorithms that the hardware verification community is facing right now.
VortragenderMo Movahed is Vice President of Engineering at Atrenta. He has over 20 years of engineering and management experience in the EDA industry and Internet pplication Infrastructure. Fahim Rahim is a senior director of engineering at Atrenta's European Research and Development Office in Grenoble, France. Hans-Jörg Peter is a senior researcher and software architect at Atrenta. Atrenta is the leading provider of Early Design Closure(r) solutions to radically improve design efficiency throughout the IC design flow.
Einladender: Prof. Armin Biere, Institute for Formal Models and Verification
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Gregory J. Nickels (former Mayor)
SUBJECT: Nickels and Sims Receive Prestigious Sierra Club Award
Steve Nicholas (206) 615-0829
Nickels and Sims Receive Prestigious Sierra Club Award
City's Leadership in Climate Change Fight Earns National Recognition
SEATTLE--Mayor Greg Nickels and County Executive Ron Sims today received the Sierra Club's prestigious Edgar Wayburn Award, given annually to government leaders for outstanding service on behalf of the environment.
Nickels and Sims have been at the forefront of a nationwide movement of local governments taking action to address the climate crisis. The award traditionally goes to federal leaders.
"I'm thrilled that the Sierra Club has recognized our efforts in Seattle and King County," Nickels said. "And I'm honored to share the award with the county executive. In the spirit of Dr. Wayburn, I hope our leadership can show what's possible when people who care about the environment roll up their sleeves and do the hard work that needs to be done."
On the day the Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 2005, Mayor Nickels challenged his fellow U.S. mayors to commit their communities to meet or beat the greenhouse gas reduction targets spelled out in the accord. To date, 270 mayors, representing 48 million Americans from 43 states and the District of Columbia, have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
In addition, Nickels has moved the city of Seattle to a deeper shade of green. Since 1999, the city's fuel consumption has dropped by 7 percent and, because the diesel fleet runs on 20 percent biodiesel, fossil fuel consumption is down a dramatic 12 percent.
The city has become more environmentally friendly in other ways. Seattle City Light, through use of renewable energy and carbon emission reduction programs, has become the first and only electric utility in the nation to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Seattle Public Utilities has overseen water conservation efforts that have resulted in Seattle using less water than it did in the mid-1970s despite a 25 percent increase in population.
Dr. Edgar Wayburn, a California physician, was five-time president of the Sierra Club and in 1999 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton. Among his many accomplishments, Wayburn was pivotal in creating the nation's largest urban park, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; and protecting 100 million acres of Alaskan wild lands with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which doubled the size of America's National Park system.
For more information about the city of Seattle's environmental initiatives, see www.seattle.gov/environment.
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From Max Foster and Alex Felton, CNN
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (CNN) — A French magazine has been fined for publishing topless photographs of Britain's likely future queen, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and ordered not to distribute the magazine in print or online, a French court ruled Tuesday.
And a French prosecutor opened a preliminary criminal investigation into the incident, the Nanterre Prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
Separately, the board of a newspaper that published the topless photos will meet Tuesday to consider closing the paper, it said.
The Irish Daily Star published the photos on Saturday and the meeting comes after an editor of the newspaper was suspended pending an investigation.
The royal family filed a criminal complaint seeking invasion of privacy charges against the French magazine Closer and possibly the photographer, a palace spokeswoman said.
The photos of Catherine sunbathing are more about invasion of privacy rather than nudity, royal biographer Christopher Andersen said.
William and his brother, Prince Harry, still blame the media for the 1997 death of their mother, Princess Diana, in a traffic accident as her driver fled paparazzi, Andersen said. French investigators concluded the driver of the car Diana was traveling in lost control while he was intoxicated.
The royal family is concerned about similar invasions, particularly if William and Catherine have a child, Andersen said.
In a civil court proceeding in Paris on Monday, lawyers for the royals asked for damages and a court order to prevent the photos from being published again.
They also want existing photos taken offline, a palace spokesman said.
The court ruled in their favor on both counts on Tuesday.
Lawyer Aurelien Hamelle denounced the published photos in court Monday, calling them an infringement of privacy, CNN affiliates reported.
"It is a scene of married life, intimate, personal, that has nothing to do on a magazine" Hamelle said.
Chi, an Italian magazine, put out a special edition Monday with 26 pages of photos of William and Catherine on vacation.
As editors at the French magazine Closer did last week, Chi executives defended publishing the photos despite the furor from London.
"It is a story worth publishing in an extraordinary edition because it shows in a natural light the everyday life of a very famous contemporary young couple in love," Editor-in-chief Alfonso Signorini said in a statement.
Chi and Closer are owned by the Mondadori publishing company, which is headed by Marina Berlusconi, a daughter of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
— CNN's Per Nyberg, Laura Smith-Spark and Hada Messia contributed to this report.


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Michelle Obama is a total chameleon when it comes to personal style, and we all know she can rock jeans and a sweater just as well as a dramatic gown. But, there are only a few tried-and-true labels that FLOTUS sticks to — one of which is Tracy Reese.
MObama wore a floral embellished frock from Reese's fall line at the March on Washington ceremony yesterday, and naturally, she looked stunning. Since we've got a good feeling that Michelle will wear a piece from the designer again (and again), we've culled nine of our faves.
Ahead, you'll find a cozy, flared cardigan with chic toggle buttons, an impressionist-painting-inspired frock, and loads more that we're betting Michelle will wear soon enough.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Alpha Natural Resources faces a proposed $6,000 civil fine for a fatal accident at one of its West Virginia mines.
The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/Z59HQk) reports that the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training cited Alpha for modifying a scoop. A state rule prohibits equipment modifications that limit visibility.
Mine safety inspectors found that storage boxes and a welder had been installed on the scoop's frame.
Steven O'Dell of Mount Nebo was killed in November 2012 when he was caught between a scoop and a continuous mining machine at the Pocahontas Mine A White Buck Portal in Greenbrier County. The mine is owned by Virginia-based Alpha subsidiary White Buck Coal Co.
An Alpha spokesman says the company hasn't decided whether to appeal the citation.


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DHDI | Delta H Design Inc., Los Angeles, Freelance Designer
Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana - Recording Studio Acoustics
. Acoustical design
. Acoustical consulting
. Project management
Universal Mastering, Hollywood, CA - Mastering Studio Design & Acoustics
. Proposal for two additional mastering suites in existing facilities
Interscope Studios "No Excuses", Santa Monica, CA - Production Studio Design & Acoustics
. Proposal for additional production suites in existing facilities
Eric Hart Studio - Studio City, CA
. Acoustical design & consulting
Nomad Arc - Pre-Fab Residential
. Research - structure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, material, fabrication
. Design - schematic & design development
Grays Communications, Los Angeles, Freelance Designer
. Broadcast AV system design & integration
. Integration crew management & training
. Equipment purchasing, installation & maintenance
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer
Ace Collective Gallery, Art Deco Historical Architecture Renovation, Miracle Mile
. Schematic design
. Design Development
. Construction and fabrication documentation
. Finish fixture design and specification
. Project management and contractor relations
Ace Museum, 90,000 sq ft Automotive Dealership Renovation, La Brea
. Schematic design documentation
. Construction documentation
. Finish fixture design and specification
. Project management and contractor relations
The Los Angeles Design Group (LADG), Hollywood, CA, US, Freelance Designer
BOFFO Fashion/Architecture Design Competition
. Schematic design
RK Apothecary
. Interior analytical presentation drawings
. Display furniture geometry analysis drawings
Mercantile Lofts
. Furniture geometry analysis drawings
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Assistant Server Administrator
. Administration of student and faculty database, file, and web servers
. Windows and OSX hardware and software student and faculty support
. Recommended relevant department-specific software and hardware purchases for digital fabrication
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Teaching Assistant - Grasshopper Workshop
Introduction to Grasshopper in Rhinoceros
Professor: Kristofer Leese
. One-on-one student instruction and teaching assistance
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Teaching Assistant - Jumpstart: An Introduction to Architecture
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Representation (ARCH&UD 102)
Professor: Andrew Holder
. Bi-weekly Rhinoceros and Illustrator class demonstrations
. Weekly assignment reviews and grading
. One-on-one student instruction
Class Description:
Introduction to Representation will introduce students to techniques of spatial representation as it relates to architectural design. Students will learn how to communicate using two- and three-dimensional drawings and models. Two-dimensional drawing techniques will include orthographic projection and parallel projection. Three-dimensional modeling will be introduced as an extension of these regulating projection systems, enforcing rigorous construction of complex and curvilinear forms. All drawing will be executed in a digital environment, primarily using Rhinoceros 3D, or "Rhino." Rhino is a software package that can accommodate both two- and three-dimensional work, as well as providing an introduction to the commands and capacities of other industry standard modeling and drawing environments including AutoCAD, Maya, and 3D Studio.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Audio/Visual Specialist
. Audio/visual hardware and software maintenance and operation
. Audio and video editing of lectures and interviews for department website
. Proposed updates to existing A/V systems and new design for adaptibility and ease-of-use
Ann Arbor Acoustics, Brighton, MI, US, Junior Designer / Acoustical Consultant
. Schematic design documentation, client presentation, construction documentation, as-built documentation
. Provided acoustical analysis and consultation, audiovisual systems design on the following projects:
Guardian Lutheran Church of Dearborn
Novi Community Schools
First Presbyterian Church of Erie
Detroit Public Library
Ryder Integrated Logistics
Flint Institute of Arts
Brighton Christian Church
Adrian High School Auditorium
Wayne State University Music School
TAQA - US Offices
University of Michigan
. Walgreen Drama Center
. Stamps Auditorium
. Bursley Hall
. Bickner Auditorium
. Alumni Center
. Department of AOSS
. WK Institute / Dental
. School of Art and Architecture
. School of Music
Our Lady of the Lakes Church
Michigan First Credit Union
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
St. Gertrude Church
St. Mary's Church
Henkel Corporation
University Presbyterian Church
Herrick Medical Center
Oakland Schools Main Campus
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Silver Maples Retirement Community
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Architecture
Masters in Architecture with Distinction
. Architectural Design
. Digital/Analogue Fabrication
. Architectural and Urban Design Theory
. Exhibition Design
. Sound Design
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, BArch, Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honors
. Architectural Design
. Digital/Analogue Fabrication
. Architectural Theory and History
UCLA Currents Exhibition Series ... Spring 2009, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"Westwood Sculpture Center"
UCLA Graduate Studio 2: Structures
Professor: Olivier Touraine
Primary Space Gallery ... Painting Series, Other
Group show featuring painters from Detroit, Michigan.
Natural Canvas Gallery ... Multimedia Series, Other
Group show featuring artists from Southwest Michigan.
University of Michigan 48-Hour Design Charette, 1st Place
Winning Proposal
"inSpire" Entranceway and Urban Marker
Student design competition hosted by the Original Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
University of Michigan Student Exhibition ... Winter 2004, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"Research Institute of Schizophrenia"
UMich Design Studio 3
Professor: Torben Berns
University of Michigan Student Exhibition ... Spring 2003, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"City of Dreams"
UMich Design Studio 2
Professor: Lars Graebner
UCLA Currents Exhibition Series ... Winter/Spring 2011, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"Masseter Lock"
UCLA Graduate Studio 7: Urban Design/Development
Professors: Michael Ra & Jeffrey Kock
Collaborator: Colin Prothero
UCLA Currents Exhibition Series ... Spring 2010, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"The Bends: Lepidoptera Deck"
UCLA Technology Seminar
Professor: Jason Payne
Collaborators: Renee Smith, Stephanie Willsey, Mark Cruz
University of Michigan Student Exhibition ... Winter 2002, Other
Selected Student Work Exhibition
"Scull Crafting Facility"
UMich Design Studio 1
Professor: Michael Guthrie


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Sounders Insider
MLS Cup 2011 awarded to Los Angeles
News this morning from the league:
This fall, The Home Depot Center will host Major League Soccer's championship event for the fourth time in League history. MLS Cup 2011 will kick off at 6 p.m. PT (live on ESPN and Galavision in the United States; on TSN2 in Canada) on November 20, 2011 at the home of the LA Galaxy.
"We are proud and excited to bring Major League Soccer's championship event back to the City of Los Angeles and The Home Depot Center, one of the finest sports venues in the United States," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "MLS Cup has grown into a four-day celebration of the world's game in North America. We believe that Los Angeles and The Home Depot Center will be a superb stage for MLS Cup 2011.
The three previous MLS Cup matches held at The Home Depot Center were resounding successes with an average of five goals scored per game. In 2008, a sold out crowd of 27,000 – including vibrant supporters' sections for both clubs – witnessed a virtuoso performance by the Columbus Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto. The playmaker set up all of his team's goals in a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls, and Crew captain Frankie Hejduk nodded home the clincher. In 2004, D.C. United lifted the MLS Cup trophy after 3-2 win over the Kansas City Wizards. In 2003, another capacity crowd saw the San Jose Earthquakes defeat the Chicago Fire, 4-2, in a wide-open contest.
"We are extremely pleased to be able to once again host MLS Cup, our league's most important game, in the premier soccer stadium in this country, The Home Depot Center," Galaxy President Tom Payne said. "Los Angeles is very familiar with hosting major events and this championship game is going to be embraced by the entire city. We would like nothing more than to be playing in MLS Cup 2011 at home in front of our fans."
Since opening its doors in 2003, The Home Depot Center has served as the home of the two-time MLS Cup Champion and five-time MLS Cup finalist LA Galaxy. Designated as an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, this facility is also home to Chivas USA and the National Training Center for the United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) Men's and Women's National Teams. In addition to three MLS Cups, the stadium has hosted numerous memorable soccer matches, including the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Championship game, the 2003 MLS All-Star Game, and CONCACAF Men's and Women's Gold Cup matches.
"The Home Depot Center and the LA Galaxy are thrilled to welcome back MLS Cup to Carson," said The Home Depot Center General Manager Katie Pandolfo. "We are proud of the soccer community we've built at The Home Depot Center and look forward to welcoming soccer fans from across the country for the sport's year-end celebration in November."
MLS fans from around the world should not miss this opportunity to see a championship match at an extraordinary facility that has been called "the cathedral of U.S. soccer." MLS Cup has become an annual pilgrimage; fans from across the United States and Canada gather for the four-day celebration.
This game is included in Galaxy full season ticket plans as Bonus Game 1. A special ticket pre-sale will take place in the near future for all current Galaxy ticket plan holders wishing to add additional tickets at a discounted price to MLS Cup 2011. Additionally, fans who wish to purchase a 2011 full season seat or mini-plan that includes MLS Cup can do so at this time.
For more information about MLS Cup tickets, fans should call the LA Galaxy for details at 1-877-3GALAXY or go to www.lagalaxy.com or www.mlssoccer.com.
2011 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 2003 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.)
2010 – BMO Filed (Toronto, Ont.) 2002 – Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)
2009 – Qwest Field (Seattle, Wash.) 2001 – Columbus Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
2008 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 2000 – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
2007 – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) 1999 – Foxboro Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)
2006 – Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas) 1998 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
2005 – Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas) 1997 – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
2004 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 1996 – Foxboro Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)


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As American as Apple Pie" – Best Recipes for Your 4th of July Weekend
Debuting on Blu-ray and DVD July 10
American Reunion boasts all of your favorite characters back together for one final hurrah, although a pivotal part of the plot –i.e., the infamous apple pie – doesn't make an appearance in this final installment of the film franchise. However, that didn't stop us from showcasing some of our favorite apple pie inspired recipes that will go great with any 4th of July get together! All of these dishes will please kids and adults alike, so what are you waiting for? Get cooking!
PS: Check out the American Pie American Reunion DVD Giveaway happening now!
Traditional Apple Pie
First and foremost, there is the everyday, tried and true apple pie recipe. For this, all you need is a piecrust, apples, cinnamon, sugar, butter, and water. Once all the ingredients are mixed together, bake them in the piecrust, let it cool on your window to ensure the enticing smell will make all of your neighbors envious, and enjoy! For an extra summer feel, be sure to top off your slice with a delicious dollop of vanilla ice cream.
Apple Donuts
A little lighter than a piece of pie, and much easier to carry, an apple donut could be the perfect companion for any porch BBQ or beach day. This is a great dessert for parents and children to make together, as the first part, frying the dough in oil, is much better suited for a parent so that kids can avoid any unnecessary burns. Once the donuts have cooled, kids can decorate them with whatever they want, including cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, or even apple frosting!
Apple Cupcakes
Cupcakes are all the rage these days, and now you can get in on the action with these adorable apple shaped desserts. Although these may appear intimidating to create, all you need is a box of your favorite flavor of cake mix and icing, along with some red food dye. Simply blend the ingredients as usual, and add a few drops the food coloring before your cupcakes go into the oven for baking. If you want to make a little brown stem, you can use some slightly melted chocolate in order to create that as well. Easy as, ahem, pie!


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Feb. 15, 2007
It isn't always about who plays the best.
It isn't always about which team has the lead for most of the game.
All that matters is the final score. Lipscomb's Bisons led only one time in the second half against Campbell University Thursday night in Atlantic Sun competition. But that lead came at the end of the game when guard Michael Lusk fired up a 3-point shot with 13 seconds left to give the Bisons a 67-64 win at Allen Arena.
The victory avenged last year's 95-91 victory by Campbell at Allen Arena, the only home loss.
Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson was happy with the win, but not happy with the way his team played.
"The last two minutes we are down 64-62," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "We got three stops and two baskets the rest of the way and that was good enough to win.
"We didn't deserve to win that game. Campbell outplayed us from the opening tap to the buzzer. We got some stops late and a couple of big possessions. We were prepared. We just didn't play well. Good teams find ways to win late and we were able to do that. Sometimes games like this can give you a lift."
Lusk got the call to take the biggest shot of the game when is defender dropped down to guard Trey Williams.
"I expected to get the shot," Lusk said. "I saw Trey drive to the middle and my man helped on him. I was wide open. I called for the ball. Luckily, he saw me and passed it to me.
"I tried to follow through like Coach Sanderson has told me. It was a big shot for me. Hopefully, it will give me confidence to shoot the ball more. I think it was my first game-winning shot. I watched it all the way in."
Lusk was assigned to guard Campbell's Eric Smith, He held him to 12 points, but admitted it was a challenge.
"Campbell is a really fast-paced team," Lusk said. "Eric Smith is one of the fastest players I have played against and had the quickest shot I have ever played against. I was tired most of the game from guarding him. I was lucky to have the composure to hit the big shot at the end."
Sanderson agrees with Lusk that a play like that one could be the confidence boost he needs.
"Michael is a good shooter," Sanderson said. "He has just not shot the ball very well. That was a big shot with the game on the line and he knocked it down. He had been shooting it all year and he hadn't made that shot. Sometimes a shot like that lifts a player's confidence and he starts making a bunch of them."
Senior guard Brian Fisk led the Bisons in scoring with 18 points. Freshman Michael Teller added 17 and center Jason Hopkins scored 13.
The Bison shot 40 percent from the field, hitting 24-of-60 tries. They were 12-of-34 from 3-point range, a 35.3 percent success rate. They had 12 free throw attempts, hitting seven for 58.3 percent.
Teller narrowly missed his first double-double of his collegiate career, grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. The Bisons held a 41-27 advantage on the boards.
"We needed every one of them," Sanderson said. "We out-rebounded them by 12 on the offensive boards."
Sanderson had been stressing to his Bisons the importance of keeping teams under 41 percent shooting from the field. Campbell shot 51.1 percent, hitting 24-of-47 shots. From the 3-point arc Campbell hit eight-of-21 attempts, 38.1 percent. Campbell shot 50 percent from the free throw line, connecting on eight-of-16 attempts.
Campbell finished with three players in double figures. Joining Smith were forward Jonathan Rodriguez with 18 points, 15 of them in the second half and guard Reggie Bishop with 13.
The Bisons, 10-5 in the A-Sun, 16-10 overall, play their final home game of the season Saturday at 2 against Gardner-Webb, an exact opposite in playing style from Campbell.
"Gardner-Webb not going to shoot it very often," Sanderson said. "They are going to be very selective. They do a great job of spreading the floor. They are a lot like Belmont. And they have the best 3-point shooting team in the league. They are very efficient in what they do."
Three senior members of the team, Fisk, Trey Williams and JanAndre Williams. will be honored.
Campbell slipped to 11-15, 6-10 in the A-Sun.


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DALLAS, March 15 (UPI) -- Shootout goals from Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf Thursday lifted Anaheim to a 2-1 decision over Dallas.
Anaheim won its fifth straight game and defeated the Stars for the first time in five tries.
The Ducks played without forward Corey Perry, who served the first of his four-game suspension for an illegal hit against Minnesota's Jason Zucker on Tuesday.
Jonas Hiller earned the win with 33 saves and allowed only a first-period goal to Ray Whitney.
Andrew Cogliano tied it for the Ducks midway through the second period.
Kari Lehtonen stopped 29 shots for the Stars, who have lost three straight.


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If you're British, you probably were quite afraid to click on today's post for fear of what you might find, from that title! But let me assure you that this is quite a different Knocking Shop all together!
Cornish Knockers are the legendary fairy folk of Cornish Tin Mines. The Knocking Shop have a whole range of Knocker-related fun – look:
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Designer: Bonnie Kozowski
1⁄2 yard print A (bag)
3⁄4 yard print B (lining)
18x44" thin quilt batting or craft fleece
Finished bag: 13x18"
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
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Principal photography on director Zack Snyder's rebooting of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel, has been ongoing for a couple months now - with a seemingly set-in-stone cast.
Snyder and his production team have spent several weeks working with the likes of Henry Cavill and Michael Shannon on Man of Steel - as evidenced by numerous set photos. This week's shooting docket look to involve (chronologically) early scenes set on Supe's formerly thriving home planet, Krypton. However, it turns out that Julia Ormond will not be portraying the superhero's biological mother, Lara, after all.
Deadline has learned that Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer is instead set to play Lara Lor-Van in Man of Steel - and will beginning filming her part this week. Ormond, for the record, was never officially locked for the role, so a breakdown in negotiations may be the reason for her non-involvement.
Most moviegoers are presumably familiar with Zurer for either her role as CERN scientist Vittoria Vetra (a.k.a. Tom Hanks' semi-love interest) in Angels & Demons - or the actress' turn as the wife of Eric Bana's Mossad agent, Avner, in Steven Spielberg's Munich. Zurer also had a recurring role on HBO's In Treatment TV show and appeared in the thriller Vantage Point a few years back.
Fans, however, are presumably most concerned with whether or not Zurer possesses the looks (and graceful screen presence) to suffice as Lara for her brief appearance in Man of Steel. The actress is quite capable in both areas, bearing a fairly strong physical resemblance to the darker-haired version(s) of the character - who, in Snyder's reboot, is expected to be modeled partly after her more intellectual incarnation in Mark Waid's "Superman: Birthright" comic book. There, Lara worked alongside her husband, Jor-El, in designing the spacecraft used to transport their son to safety before Krypton was laid to ruin.
To refresh your memory, here is the official synopsis for Man of Steel:
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as "Superman," not only to shine as the world's last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
In other words: Man of Steel is expected to be at least part-origin story. So look for Zurer as Lara to play as consequential a part - and have a similar amount of screen time - as Susannah York did when she portrayed the character, back in director Richard Donner's 1978 Superman movie.
Man of Steel is slated for theatrical release in the U.S. on June 14th, 2013.
Source: Deadline


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If you want to devote some "me time" this spring, check out some of these awesome spots
Whether you're trying to prolong commencing spring cleaning or you just want to experience this season in another location, you can check out some of these places that Treetopia thinks will give you a fantastic time.
Whether you tend to be sleepless or not, Seattle is a definite go-to destination during springtime. You can visit the Space Needle and enjoy the view from above, or head to the Seattle Aquarium and explore things from below. If you want to immerse yourself in the culture of this magnificent place, visit the various museums in the area such as the Olympic Sculpture Park or the Seattle Art Museum. You can also simply explore the city beginning with Pioneer Square or Pike Place Market.


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Contact: 01722 410123 ( Calls are aswered mornings only, outside this time, please leave a message on the answerphone)
Our service is aimed primarily at those with mobility issues or needs that cannot reasonably be met by normal transport options. Our main aim is to alleviate social isolation and thereby enable our customers to enjoy a fuller life. At our discretion we do also offer transport to others who don't directly fit this group, but for whom our transport services can offer a genuine, and needed lifeline; for example those with medical conditions requiring regular transport to clinics, such as radiotherapy in Southampton.
Types of service offered
A simple car service. Our volunteers use their own cars, so we are not directly able to take customers who travel in a wheelchair. However, we will carry folding wheelchairs, and other aids, for those who are able to transfer to a car. The destination is of no significance to us; it could be the hospital or the hairdresser or a friend's house. Any registered user can request any journey with us and we will make reasonable efforts to fulfil it; drivers permitting.
Parishes covered
We have no strict policy here. But are based in Salisbury and so tend to attract customers within 10 miles or so of Salisbury centre.
Amount charged
We currently have a £15 annual membership fee, and then charge customers 48 pence per mile. Concessions are not accepted. We ask for advance payment, to charge a customer's account. This is then drawn down as they make journeys. Customers receive a detailed statement, listing all their journeys, and recommending a contribution amount to top up their account, whenever their funds fall below about half of their average monthly spend.
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Our customers simply call on the above contact numberand let us know their travel requirements. We ask that we have at least a week's notice, as this (a) improves chances of customers getting what they want and (b) fits in better with our regular weekly despatch of jobs to our drivers.
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From Dyad Productions, the award–winning creators of Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, The Time Machine, Christmas Gothic, Dalloway, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic and Austen's Women.
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Drawing on a decade's worth of critically–acclaimed theatre–making, Dyad Productions – performer Rebecca Vaughan and writer/director Elton Townend Jones – explore what it means to find our place in the world whilst remaining utterly true to who we are. Based on the satirical 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf.
'A towering performance' (The Scotsman – 5 star review)
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History: 2013 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Hard Rock/Glam
With an all female line-up Glam Skanks have made their mark on the music industry alongside influential female rockers Joan Jett, The Runaways and The Donnas. Vocalist Ali Torres lays down unforgettable melodies beside guitarist Veronica Witkin, known for her flashy style. Bassist Breanna Fields holds down the rhythm with drummer Lindsay Martin behind the kit.
Their image is cohesive: a flash back to the '70s with a modern twist. The band's live performances appeal to all of the punk rockers, crash queens, glam fiends and everyone in between; expect a rock and roll party that you won't forget. This isn't just a band, it's an idea that has set the stage for a higher precedent of performance and musicianship that will continue to grow.
Glam Skanks will release their first official EP in early 2014. They currently have a residency at The Rainbow and continue to book shows around Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
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Miggy's hot bat backs Scherzer over White Sox
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera had seen enough fly balls falling at the warning track at Comerica Park for his liking. He stepped to the plate against the White Sox on Thursday with a simple approach, to take what the White Sox defense gave him.
"Believe in my swing, believe in my hands and find a hole," Cabrera said. "Find the pitch and find the hole."View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera had seen enough fly balls falling at the warning track at Comerica Park for his liking. He stepped to the plate against the White Sox on Thursday with a simple approach, to take what the White Sox defense gave him.
"Believe in my swing, believe in my hands and find a hole," Cabrera said. "Find the pitch and find the hole."View Full Game Coverage
No matter where the White Sox lined up their infielders, he found the hole and poked a ball through it. For one day, at least, he left the extra bases to Rajai Davis, who homered and doubled for two more runs.
It was a reversal of roles, but it helped the Tigers wrap up their homestand with a familiar result against the White Sox. They needed a few rounds of scoring to wrap up a 7-4 win, despite 10 strikeouts over six quality innings from Max Scherzer, but they salvaged a four-game series split.
It wasn't necessarily pretty, certainly not once the Tigers' bullpen got involved, but it was effective. In Cabrera's case, it might well end up getting him back to his more familiar form. The Tigers' fortunes, after a 5-4 homestand, could follow.
"It's always good when your reigning MVP gets rolling," manager Brad Ausmus said. "He got a couple hits with some big RBIs, so we hope to keep Miggy rolling as we go into this road trip."
Considering the three-time defending AL batting champion ended Monday with a .206 average, it's a roll. He had finally swung himself out of his pull tendency and two-handed follow-through that had seemingly plagued him, but he was struggling to get the results. The fly balls to right field and right-center weren't carrying far enough for this park in April, and the approach wasn't getting him much of anything better to hit.
He went 6-for-13 over the three games after that, including a pair of three-RBI games. Three hits came in a Tuesday night barrage that included one of his usual opposite-field home runs and a double deep into the gap in right-center.
Thursday, obviously, was different. He hit four balls on the ground to different parts of the field. Two of them got through a defense that played second baseman Gordon Beckham close to the middle of the diamond and shaded rangy shortstop Alexei Ramirez closer toward the hole.
If he were going to hit the ball on the ground, they figured, they'd take their chances if he didn't pull it. He took advantage in two situations when the Tigers needed him to most.
It took a diving stop from rookie first baseman Jose Abreu to keep Cabrera from a poking a ball through the right side his first time up, getting starter Jose Quintana through the first inning unscathed. Cabrera came back to the plate in the third with a runner in scoring position -- after an Ian Kinsler two-out single and a wild pitch -- and tried it again.
With Beckham closer to the bag, Quintana tried using fastballs to speed up Cabrera's bat and get a ball to the left side. Instead, Cabrera went opposite field with a breaking ball and sent a ground ball through the hole and into right field, allowing Kinsler to score without much trouble.
"In that moment, I think I want to throw something soft, because the count is 2-1, but he [hit] the ball in the space between first and second," Quintana said. "I think it was a good pitch in this moment, but he can hit."
It was the second two-out rally in as many innings for the Tigers, and it set a theme for the day. Detroit went 6-for-9 with runners in scoring position, four of those hits in two-out situations, and scored six two-out tallies.
That included Cabrera's next hit. He greeted White Sox relief prospect Daniel Webb with a grounder through the middle, just out of Ramirez's reach, with the bases loaded in the sixth.
"We had a good approach with two outs, and we put the ball in play," Cabrera said.
The way the game unfolded, they needed pretty much all of them. Though Scherzer (2-1) worked ahead in counts to overpower White Sox hitters with his fastball, setting up his 20th game with double-digit strikeouts, he used up pitches in the process. Foul balls kept White Sox hitters alive until he needed a third strikeout of Beckham to get through the sixth inning with 110 pitches.
"The White Sox are always a challenging team," Scherzer said. "They're always going to compete against me and grind out at-bats against me. I felt like they did that today. They were able to put runners on base, but I did a good job of pitching with runners on base, and I was able to rack up strikeouts when I needed to."
Though Al Alburquerque fired sliders for back-to-back strikeouts in a shutout seventh, three straight hits off Joba Chamberlain fueled an eighth-inning rally that brought the potential tying run to third base.
But Chamberlain struck out Tyler Flowers to end the threat, then Detroit's offense restored the three-run advantage for closer Joe Nathan. Davis doubled in one of the runs with a drive off the left-field fence, the same fence he cleared for a solo homer in the fifth.
Davis moved to third among Tigers regulars in slugging percentage at .459. Only Austin Jackson (.541), who tripled and scored in the second inning, and Victor Martinez (.464) have slugged better.
"It looks like he's come back around," Ausmus said. "He started off hot, cooled just a little bit, and now he seems to be in a groove again. We're hoping we can just keep him there."
Cabrera will probably get there and beyond soon enough.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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The Have the Cake theme this month is brownies, and while I'm all about chocolate and brownies, sometimes, like I like my men, I like a good blondie...
Chocolate Cherry Chunky Blondies
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate chunks
1 cup dried cherries
(Dorie's original recipe has: 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chips/chunks, 1 cup butterscotch or Heath Toffee chips, 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, and 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees and butter a 9-x-13 baking pan. Place the buttered pan on a baking sheet.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
In a stand mixer bowl or bowl with a hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy. Add both sugars and beat until well incorporated. Add each of the eggs separately, beating after each and then add the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients until incorporated and then add the remaining ingredients, using a spatula to mix. Add the batter to the buttered pan and spread evenly.
Bake for about 40 minutes until the blondies are light brown, and pull away from the edge of the pan. Cool in the pan before cutting and devouring, preferably with ice cream...


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Hi everyone,
I have had this issue on a lot of projects - when you start drawing up a sanitary system say you just drew a long run of pipe sloped at 1%. If I go to put a wye fitting in for a take-off it will automatically connect and be at the same slope and I am able to move it anywhere along with run of pipe with it following that slope having the pipes at both ends stay connected the whole time. But, for some reason after a day or so of working that way, Revit seems to decide it doesn't want to do that anymore. It will same as always put the fitting in properly the first time, but if I move it after that, nothing stays connected. This actually happens a lot with ductwork where it will all stay connected while making adjustments and then same thing - after about a day or so when you move things nothing stays connected anymore.
To me, this seems like I must have accidentally changed a setting somewhere to make it act differently. Has anyone else had a similar issue and if so, is there a fix for it?


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It's been three weeks since my knee was replaced and honestly it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Waiting to go into the operating room.I really wasn't too nervous about the surgery, I was at the point where I couldn't wait to have it done. I was more nervous about the anesthesia. I didn't have a general but a spinal, a nerve block and some twilight sleeping stuff. They said I may hear the doctor during surgery but wouldn't remember it. I remember nothing.
I had to initial the knee that was being replaced but as I told my orthopedist it didn't matter if he did the other one in error, they are both the same, bone on bone.
The next day. If you have general anesthesia they have you up out of bed and walking that same day. If you have what I had you have to wait til the next day because your leg is still numb. So this was the next day. I sent this picture to my kindergartners.
Twenty one staples later here it is. They were removed 13 days later and it's looking pretty good. My recovery has been going well. Apparently I'm way above where I should be in my PT. I'm young (for a knee replacement) and I have a high pain tolerance. The absolute worse thing was a short bout of post op depression. That lasted about 10 days and I was miserable. Thank god I'm over that and am so lucky, some people suffer for much, much longer with it.
So one knee down, one to go. But not for at least 8-12 months.


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Teachers have a lot on their plates. The stress of the job is often compounded with the pressure to simply deliver an enormous amount of content. However, teachers shouldn't feel alone in this endeavor. There is a classroom full of students who can help.
What I'm talking about is actually allowing students to deliver and teach content. We know that today's student is particularly social, more than capable of creating their own assessments (with the right amount of guidance), and often knows more than we give them credit. Of course, structure is still important. We can't just set them loose with the curriculum, but we can certainly share the work of delivering content.
There are various ways to structure students teaching content. Consider the following ideas:
- Students can make instructional or informational videos that explain processes similar to this video
- A cooperative learning strategy such as the Jigsaw cooperative learning strategy (yes, we love Jigsaw at eMINTS) provides a structure where students become experts in one area to provide perspective to a collaborative project. Sometimes, this strategy can be used to simply divide and conquer content, requiring students to teach one another their portion.
- For those of you who are SMART Board users, the SMART Recorder that is part of the SMART Tech suite can record audio while a student demonstrates a process on a SMART Board. It's ideal for math problem solving.
- Peer tutoring can work well, but training must take place. Teach the process for delivering content to a small group of students who will turn around and teach that content to another group of students who will teach it to the next group and so on. The repetition provided by teaching the content over and over will strengthen the students' knowledge.
- Other approaches to delivering content may also include student-centered methodology such as problem-based or inquiry-based learning. These strategies provide students an opportunity to determine the direction of lessons and units, involving them in the planning and implementation process.
What are some other ways you have involved students in teaching content? How do you feel about giving up some control in order for students to teach one another? How is peer-to-peer learning addressed or not addressed through cooperative learning?
Zac Early is an instructional specialist and blogger for the eMINTS National Center.


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It's conference time again and I wanted to repeat this blog about holding conferences with parents of English language learners.
The increasing population of linguistically and culturally diverse students in our schools poses a challenge for classroom teachers who need to communicate with their families. Parents of English language learners may not be familiar with the practice of meeting with their child's teacher and do not know what is expected of them during a parent-teacher conference. Many classroom teachers do not know how to communicate with parents who do not speak English and who are not familiar with U.S. school practices. The goal of this blog is to help you hold productive parent-teacher conferences.
Conferences with parents of English language learners (ELLs) require preparation. First, you need to determine whether a translator is needed. Many parents do not speak English well enough to understand what you are saying so it is important to the success of a conference to contact a translator for parents who need one. If your school does not provide translators, ask parents to bring a bilingual family member. Siblings, or worse yet, the child herself, should never be used to translate for the parents. When a translator is needed, the meeting time should be lengthened to ensure that there is enough time for the teacher to provide information and answer questions. Assemble samples of the student's work to share with parents. Have a solid understanding of the student's current English proficiency level and prepare to provide samples of this during the meeting. Try to schedule the conferences so that both parents can attend. In some cultures, the father must be included since no important decisions are made without his agreement.
You want body language to reflect a receptive attitude. Walk to the door of your classroom to greet parents as they come into your room just as you would greet guests in your home. Do not greet them from across the room behind your desk. Don't make assumptions about the parents' name. The U.S. custom of birth name, then family name is not universal. Learn how names are used in the cultures of your school. Children may not have the same name as their mother even though the mother and father are married. Korean and Chinese women do not take their husband's name but retain their own family name. Children from Spanish-speaking families may have a given name followed by two surnames. The first surname is the father's family name, and the second one is the mother's family name. Some parents will hyphenate the double name. Others will Americanize their names so you need to ask what name they want to be called.
There are diverse cultural norms about whom it is appropriate to touch in different cultures. Although many people have adopted the Western manner of shaking hands, in some cultures this manner of greeting is not appropriate. Asian women, for example, do not generally shake hands. A male teacher would not touch or shake hands with a Muslim woman. People from Thailand and India greet each other by clasping their hands together. When in doubt, wait and see if the parent offers his/her hand first.
Consider the physical set-up of your conference space. A face-to face setting may be too confrontational for parents of some cultures. Arrange chairs so that your body is at a 45-degree angle to the parents. Place the parent between yourself and the translator.
During the conference you should speak in short uncomplicated sentences and stop so that the translator can translate for parents every few sentences. If you do not stop speaking every few sentences, your whole message will not be conveyed. Do not use educational jargon. Avoid speaking directly to the translator. Include the parent in the conversation. When you ask the parent questions, give the translator time to talk to the parents.
It is imperative for you not to misinterpret parents' meaning if they don't make eye contact. In the U.S we feel that someone who doesn't look us in the eye is untrustworthy. People from some cultures consider making eye contact confrontational. Sitting at a 45-degree angle to the parent helps minimize the amount of eye contact.
An important area for misunderstandings is in the attitude of different cultures toward time. The U.S, Canada and northern European countries see time as being highly structured, logical, exact, and sequential. We are monochronic. People from South and Central America, Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries, Asia, Middle East, Southern Europe and Africa like to keep their time unstructured. They are polychromic. To a monochron, time is exact and being late is both rude and disrespectful. To a polychron, the time set for a meeting is just an approximation. If parents arrive at a meeting 45 minutes after the appointed time, it is because arriving up to 45 minutes after the designated time is not considered late.
When parents are actively involved in the education of their children, those children are more likely to make good grade and test higher on standardized tests. They will attend school more regularly, be less likely to drop out. This is a worthy goal that teachers can strive for when they have effective conferences with the parents of English language learners.


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
J. Sztrik, Full Professor
University of Debrecen, Faculty of Informatics, Hungaryüber das Thema:
HETEROGENEOUS FINITE-SOURCE RETRIAL QUEUEING SYSTEMSZeit: Fri 13.6.2008, 11:00, 60 Minuten
Ort: T950
ZusammenfassungIn this talk we investigate a single server retrial queue with a finite number of heterogeneous sources of calls. It is assumed when a given source is idle it will generate a primary call after an exponentially distributed time. If the server is free at the time of the request's arrival then the call starts to be served. The service time is also exponentially distributed. During the service time the source cannot generate a new primary call. After service the source moves into free state and can generate a new call again. If the server is busy at the time of the arrival of a primary call, then the source starts generating so called repeated calls with exponentially distributed times until it finds the server free. As before, after service the source becomes free and can generate a new primary call again. We assume that the primary calls, repeated attempts and service times are mutually independent. This queueing system and its variants could be used to model magnetic disk memory systems, local area networks with CSMA/CD protocols and collision avoidance local area networks. The novelty of this model is the heterogeneity of the calls, which means that each call is characterized by its own arrival, repeated and service rates. The aim of the investigation is to give the usual steady-state performance measures of the system. To do so, an efficient software tool, MOSEL ( Modeling, Specification and Evaluation Language ) developed at the University of Erlangen, Germany, is used to formulate and solve the problem. Several sample numerical results illustrate the power of the tool showing the effect of different parameters on the system measures.
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The term food allergy is often misapplied, leading many people to believe that they are allergic to certain foods. A more accurate term would be food intolerance for many of these people. Food allergy symptoms can be caused either by a true allergic reaction to food or by food intolerance to specific components of a food.
Food allergy is an allergic reaction that involves the immune system and is not related to the amount of food eaten. Food intolerance, on the other hand, is an adverse reaction to a food component that does not involve the immune system and may vary with the amount of food eaten.
Symptoms may range from an upset stomach to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Identification and avoidance of any foods that trigger a reaction is the only cure available for food allergy or food intolerance.
What Is a Food Allergy?
A food allergy refers to a specific allergic reaction to food that involves the immune system. It is triggered by a particular food and has reproducible effects. In other words, the same symptoms—for example, wheezing or rash—must occur each time the food is eaten. It can also be called a hypersensitivity reaction.
What Causes a Food Hypersensitivity Reaction?
Food hypersensitivity is triggered by allergens—food components (usually proteins) that react with the immune system. Many different allergens can be present in the same food. Cow's milk, eggs, shellfish (shrimp, crab, or lobster), peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts), fish, soy, wheat, and even sesame seeds are the allergens that often trigger food hypersensitivity reactions.
Food hypersensitivity, especially to cow's milk, is seen more often in children than in adults. Many children outgrow food hypersensitivities in later years, with sensitivity to milk, egg, and soy the most likely to wane over time. People who are sensitive to seafood or nuts however, will probably have to avoid those foods forever.
Why Do Reactions Occur?
Like other types of allergies, such as hayfever, people who are allergic to foods are more reactive to the allergens found in these foods. Allergic reactions to food result from the actions of a specific group of proteins called antibodies. Antibodies, an important part of the body's defense system, are activated when the offending food is eaten. Their role is to recognize foreign invaders (antigens)—in this case, allergens—and get rid of them. It is not known why the body will suddenly react to these food antigens as foreign invaders, but it appears to be genetic.
Certain types of antibodies, known as IgE, are more highly reactive, and usually more abundant, in people with food hypersensitivity.
When IgE antibodies encounter a food allergen to which they are sensitized, they attach themselves onto the food proteins. This attachment causes the immune system to release mediators—chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream to alert other organs to the presence of an unwelcome protein guest.
Release of these mediators causes the uncomfortable—or occasionally dangerous—symptoms of an allergic reaction. The extent of the reaction depends on the quantity of food eaten, age and health status, and the route taken by the mediators. The 3 most common reaction sites include:
Symptoms of allergic reaction in the skin include rash, hives, and swelling of the skin and tissues of the face, lips, mouth, and throat, larynx, extremities, and genitalia. Itching and eczema (an itchy, scaly skin rash) are also common but usually occur several hours to days after the offending food is ingested. Hives and swelling are usually immediate reactions, typically occurring within minutes (sometimes seconds) of food ingestion. They sometimes require immediate treatment.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Mediators that travel to the GI tract may cause symptoms along its entire length: swelling of the lips, itchy mouth or throat, nausea and vomiting, cramps and bloating, abdominal distention or intense abdominal pain, and diarrhea .
Respiratory Tract
Symptoms that affect breathing may include asthma, rhinitis (stuffy, swollen, or runny nose), wheezing, or difficulty breathing.
Anaphylactic Shock
Anaphylactic shock is an extremely severe and life-threatening type of allergic reaction. The symptoms occur in rapid succession, progressing from itching or throat swelling to difficulty breathing, and loss of consciousness or even death, if emergency treatment is not started.
Food Intolerance
Food intolerance is an adverse reaction to a food component that does not involve the immune system. Reactions to the suspected food may vary in severity, sometimes depending on the amount of food with that component eaten. Therefore, food intolerance symptoms may be inconsistent. Distinguishing food intolerance from food hypersensitivity is often difficult, since the symptoms may be quite similar. Food intolerances can be attributed to a number of different causes, including:
- Enzyme deficiency, such as lactose intolerance (the inability to produce the enzyme lactase, which digests lactose sugar in milk)
- Gluten sensitivity
- Celiac disease
- Chemical additives, such as aspartame, dyes, nitrites, MSG, and sulfites
- Psychological disorder, such as food aversion
Sometimes the cause of food intolerance is unknown.
Diagnosing Food Hypersensitivities
Diagnostic tests must be done to determine if a true food allergy is present. These might include:
- Skin prick test—Extracts of suspected food antigens are dropped on the skin and the area is pricked or scratched through the drop. A positive result (raised bump) proves that immune cells in the skin are reacting to the antigen.
- Blood tests—These test indicate the presence of IgE, the antibody most active in food hypersensitivity reactions. The test can help identify which foods to avoid by matching up specific food antigens and IgE antibodies.
- Challenge test—The patient is fed suspected foods under carefully controlled conditions, and any reactions are noted. This is can be dangerous, however, if there is a risk of anaphylactic shock. The challenge test is only performed in certain situations.
- Food diary—If the diagnosis remains in question, the patient may be asked to keep a food diary for 1-2 weeks, writing down all foods eaten and noting any reactions. Any suspected foods are then eliminated to see if the symptoms clear up.
- Patch testing—While this type of test is not commonly recommended, it may be used in some cases. The food is placed under a dressing on the skin for 48 hours and the area is watched for any signs of reaction.
What Are the Treatment Options?
Dietary modification is the usual method of treating food hypersensitivity with elimination of the allergy-causing food. An elimination diet can become very limiting, so you may be referred to a dietitian who can explain the diet and make sure your nutrition requirements are being met.
Although allergy injections and antihistamine medications work for pollen or inhaled allergens, these remedies are not used for food hypersensitivities or food intolerances. Strict avoidance of the offending foods is one treatment. This is a serious challenge—all restaurant dishes and food labels must be examined.
Sublingual immunotherapy may be used. This type of treatment involves putting the allergic substances under the tongue to decrease or eliminate your response to a particular allergen.
When food hypersensitivity occurs, treatment may be needed right away. In the face of anaphylaxis, such action may be life-saving. You may need to have an epinephrine injection to stop the reaction. Further treatment in an emergency room or doctor's office is generally required. This may include antihistamines, steroids, or both.
While an initial anaphylactic reaction may not be severe, the second may be fatal because it occurs after the body has had time to build up antibodies specific to the offending food allergen. An allergist can help you determine if you are at risk for this reaction. Most people who have had significant anaphylactic reactions should always carry an automatic epinephrine injector device. It allows them to rapidly treat symptoms until they can receive emergency treatment.
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- Review Date: 10/2016 -
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Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, said that he would not attempt to pass a controversial proposal that would create a statewide voucher program by attaching it to the slow moving school finance overhaul in the House.
Instead, Miller said, that he would draft the proposal as a separate bill and introduce it "hopefully" next week.
Forcing a vote on the voucher issue could be politically treacherous for Republicans, who have spent the last several hours on Thursday debating how best to spread $4 billion cut to public education to school districts across the state.
Democrats, backed by their allies in the teachers' unions and parents groups, have also fiercely opposed efforts to create a voucher program in the past.


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AUSTIN – Roy T. Brockway* of Kaufman is the envy of his co-workers in the Plano Fire Department after being selected the latest winner in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's lifetime license promotion drawing.
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With the Iron Man 2 trailer exploding online in December, shooting for Thor starting up on Tuesday and Louis Leterrier beginning his campaign for the helm, the idea of The Avengers is becoming more and more of a reality, with the exception of one major component - Captain America. While filming for Cap's solo film, The First Avenger: Captain America, isn't scheduled to start until the summer, director Joe Johnston and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have been attached for quite a while now without a single casting announcement or any real plot hints. Fortunately for Marvel fans, Johnson has a film coming out next month, The Wolfman, meaning he will be open and available to the media. Guess what they're going to ask him about?
In an interview with BoxOffice.com (albeit abbreviated for now), Johnston was asked point blank to give some details about First Avenger that we haven't already heard. Rather than simply dole out a boring block quote, here are some nice, neatly organized bullet points for you to peruse:
But guess who's not done? After all, Johnston isn't just the man bringing us some Captain America action, but could also be the man behind the resurgence of Jurassic Park. In addition to confirming that a script for a fourth installment does in fact exist, Johnston confirmed that not only will the film definitley happen, but would be the start of another trilogy that will break away from what was established in the first three mives. Quite a bit for one interview, no?
While there is very little Johnston could have said to get me less pumped for some Vibranium shield throwing action, I remain on the fence about bringing back the dino park. Jurassic Park III was an incredible disaster that stopped the franchise for a decade and it might not be the greatest idea to bring it all back with the guy who was responsible. Then again, Joe Johnston also did the final designs on Boba Fett, so I think I can forgive him


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TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics may help more children with acute ear infections recover quickly, but the drugs also come with the risk of side effects, concludes a new analysis of previous research.
Between 4 and 10 percent of children experience side effects, such as diarrhea or rash, from antibiotic use, according to the analysis.
"If you have 100 healthy children with an acute ear infection, about 80 would get better with just over-the-counter pain and fever relief -- but if you treated all 100 of those kids with antibiotics, you would quickly cure 92 of them. But, the number of children who would benefit is similar to the number of children who would experience side effects like diarrhea and rash," explained the study's lead author, Dr. Tumaini Coker, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Mattel Children's Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles.
"Parents really have to weigh the risks and benefits of treatment when a child has an ear infection," she said.
In addition to finding that early prescribing of antibiotics offers some benefit in the treatment of ear infections, the researchers also found that newer, name-brand antibiotics didn't appear to be any more effective than old stand-bys, such as amoxicillin, which are often generic and less expensive.
"Parents need to know that when a child gets an ear infection, antibiotic treatment might not always be the best option," said Coker, who is also a researcher at the RAND Corporation, a non-profit research institute. "And, for most healthy children with a newly diagnosed ear infection, we couldn't find any evidence that newer antibiotics worked any better than older ones."
Acute ear infection (otitis media) is the most common reason that antibiotics are prescribed for children in the United States, according to background information in the study. The average cost of an ear infection is $350 per child, which ends up costing the entire health-care system about $2.8 billion annually.
The current review, conducted by the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center, looked at the diagnosis, management and outcomes of ear infections in 135 studies done from 1999 to 2010 on acute otitis media.
Coker said the purpose of the analysis was "to provide the best evidence for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), since they are revising their guidelines for ear infections in children."
The new analysis also found that when doctors use an otoscope to look in a child's ear, the signs of a bulging tympanic membrane and redness are accurate ways to diagnose an acute ear infection.
In addition, the review confirmed what doctors had suspected would happen with the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7): the number of infections with bacteria covered in that vaccine went down. Unfortunately, ear infections caused by other bacteria increased.
None of the studies reviewed looked at the potential long-term harm of antibiotic use, such as antibiotic resistance, the researchers noted.
Results of the analysis are published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Experts noted that this review, like many analyzing already published studies, have some inherent limitations.
"The problem with these kind of reviews is that most of the studies are old," said Dr. Alejandro Hoberman, chief of the division of general academic pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. "We need better studies with clearer guidelines on diagnostic inclusion, and more stringent questions about antibiotic use," he added, noting such research is currently underway.
Hoberman, who's on the AAP committee for developing new guidelines, said there will be a new focus on improving the diagnosis of ear infections, so that those children who would benefit most from treatment will be the ones who are getting antibiotics.
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Steel Magnolia Schedule 2012 Tour Dates, End Breakup Speculation for Good
It's been a tumultuous couple of months for Steel Magnolia. First, Joshua Scott Jones headed to rehab. Then, it was rumored that he and partner Meghan Linsey had broken up both as a couple and as a group. The duo was also dropped by its label, Big Machine. Jones recently confirmed that he and Linsey were indeed professionally entwined without commenting on their personal relationship, and now, the group has announced a handful of tour dates that are sprinkled throughout 2012.
Steel Magnolia have dates booked through the end of year. The first show is set for May 18 at the Lilac Festival in Rochester, N.Y. They also have a smattering of dates in June and July, along with some in August and through November. It's not a full blown tour, but it is a good sign that the pair is getting back into the swing of things and is ready to return to doing what they do best.
It is unclear, however, whether or not Jones and Linsey are still engaged. They had tossed around July 2012 as a possible date for their wedding, but we'll have to wait and see whether or not wedding bells ring. One thing at a time, we suppose!


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It's hard to pinpoint the moment Pittsburgh began its three-decade climb back from the dead, but Red Whittaker marks the comeback from the instant he heard the ominous clack of a door closing behind him when he entered a secured building near the melted heart of Three Mile Island back in 1983.
Whittaker—then a ferociously ambitious former marine building a nascent robotics program at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University that would become the world's best—was about to test out the ungainly, joy-stick-guided contraption he had designed with a $1.5 million grant to plumb the deadly terra incognita of the basement in Unit 2, the reactor that had partially melted down four years earlier, nearly setting off a nuclear disaster. He'd built the device over six months with a group of 20-something grad students, dispatching their metal-and-wire erector set on wheels to the reactor building, which was filled with radioactive water and debris and bounded by concrete suffused with enough killer gamma radiation to fry any human.
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Whittaker, whose mother had steeled his nerves as a kid by taking him up for hair-raising flights in a small plane, was plenty nervous, worried that somehow his team's invention would end up banging into the wrong thing and sparking a fresh nuclear crisis. Peering at the CCTV feed as the radio-controlled "Remote Reconnaissance Vehicle" slowly descended into the reactor building on a cable, he watched as his baby landed—plop—into the nuclear soup. "The thing I'll never forget is seeing how it made the water ripple. When I saw those ripples and we started creeping along, and everything was working, I knew we were in business," says Whittaker, whose current endeavor is no less ambitious if a lot more romantic: landing an unmanned rover on the moon and capturing the $40 million Google Lunar X Prize.
That same year, 1983, Pittsburgh's unemployment rate reached 17.1 percent and the city was losing more than 4,000 people a month. The steel industry that had built modern Pittsburgh, funded its museums and mansions, its football team and its aspiring middle class, was cratering, never to return. But the success of Carnegie Mellon's Three Mile Island robotics team—it produced a ground-breaking assessment of the extent of the radiation from sensor readings, photographic inspections and core samples taken from the concrete, none of which would have been possible with human hands alone—would set into motion a spectacular, three-decade cycle of innovation, investment and expansion that put Whittaker and his protégés on the leading edge of their new field and created a cool cottage industry that has come to define a city's resurgence.
"Roboburgh," the boosterish moniker conferred on the city by the Wall Street Journal in 1999 and cited endlessly in Pittsburgh's marketing materials ever since, may have been premature back then, but it isn't now: Pittsburgh, after decades of trying to remake itself, today really does have a new economy, rooted in the city's rapidly growing robotic, artificial intelligence, health technology, advanced manufacturing and software industries. It's growing in population for the first time since the 1950s, and now features regularly in lists like "the Hottest Cities of the Future" and "Best Cities for Working Mothers." "The city is sort of in a sweet spot," says Sanjiv Singh, a Whittaker acolyte at Carnegie Mellon who is working on the first-of-its-kind pilotless medical evacuation helicopter for the Marines. "It has the critical mass of talent you need, it's still pretty affordable and it has corporate memory—the people here still remember when the place was an industrial powerhouse."
The rise of the robots is the storyline the city itself embraces because it represents the reassertion of Pittsburgh's irrepressible identity, its industrial DNA.
Improbably for a blue-collar town that seemed headed for the scrap heap when its steel industry collapsed, Pittsburgh has developed into one of the country's most vibrant tech centers, a hotbed of innovation that can no longer be ignored by the industry's titans. Carnegie Mellon is Google's biggest rival in the race to build a driverless car, partnering with GM to build a robot Cadillac that has been humanlessly tooling around Route 19, just outside city limits. In 2011, Google opened a posh, 40,000-square-foot office in an old Nabisco factory in the city's East Liberty neighborhood, ramping up last year to 350 people, with more on the way. Bill Gates and other Silicon Valley moguls have invested millions of dollars in Aquion Energy, a start-up spun out of CMU that is developing next-generation batteries and producing them in nearby Westermoreland County, not China. Apple, RAND and Intel also have outposts in town and Disney, which has tapped the university's computer and robotics talent for years, is partnering with the school to improve cinematic graphics and to develop hominid robots that can gently hand objects to people by predicting the movement around them. All told, Pittsburgh's tech and education sectors now account for some 80 percent of the high-wage jobs in the city, and robots are just the most visible piece of this miraculous turnaround of a city on the brink.
But is it a recipe for urban reinvention, proof that Silicon Valleys can flourish anywhere, as a million city managers the world over dream? Why did Pittsburgh make it when so many other industrial-era powerhouses have not—why, in short, is it Roboburgh today and not Detroit?
For all the high-tech whiz-bang—CMU's labs are an electronic menagerie with robots that slither like snakes, buzz overhead like hummingbirds and furrow into mines like hedgehogs—Red Whittaker, and the people who have worked on the Pittsburgh comeback, will tell you there is no magical formula for post-industrial cities to claw back from the grave. It's inevitably an all-of-the-above enterprise that in this case included a major environmental clean-up, public-sector incentives to attract businesses, billions of dollars in federal funding and collaborative rule-bending to do things like turn abandoned brownfield sites into gleaming tech headquarters. But perhaps the most critical factor was recognizing that, beneath the collapse, stagnation and misery, the city's core assets remained largely intact, in the form of human capital housed in the city's cultural institutions, foundations, an overlooked industrial research sector and above all its great universities—Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, Duquesne—built and endowed by the 19th century robber barons who gave the city its first golden age. Pittsburgh wasn't dead; it was just sleeping.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders.
Only one-third of parents (31 percent) said they follow advice from their child's health care provider all of the time, according to the most recent University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Thirteen percent said they follow the provider's advice only occasionally.
Parents from lower-income households (<$60,000 annually) were more than twice as likely to say they follow provider advice occasionally (17 percent), compared to parents from higher-income households (8 percent). Black and Hispanic parents are twice as likely to follow provider advice only occasionally (22 percent and 18 percent, respectively) compared to white parents (9 percent).
Most parents (56 percent) said they follow provider's advice "most of the time."
Parents were asked to choose the areas where they are most and least likely to follow the provider advice. Among parents who follow provider advice only occasionally, the topics on which they are most likely to follow advice are nutrition, going to the dentist, and using car seats/booster seats.
In contrast, these parents are least likely to follow advice on discipline (40 percent), putting the child to sleep (18 percent) and watching TV (13 percent).
"During well-child visits, health care providers give parents and guardians advice about how to keep their kids healthy and safe. This poll suggests that many parents aren't heeding that advice consistently, putting kids at risk for long-lasting health concerns," says Sarah J. Clark, M.P.H., Associate Director of the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit at the University of Michigan and Associate Director of the National Poll on Children's Health.
Clark says that many major health risks for children are closely tied to parenting behaviors. For example, childhood obesity has been linked to parents allowing the over-consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and excessive TV watching. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is associated with putting infants to sleep in the prone position.
"Even more concerning is that certain populations (poorer families, non-white families) were more likely to report following advice only occasionally. The children in these populations are known to have higher rates of health problems such as obesity, SIDS, and tooth decay," Clark says.
The poll also showed that parents' ratings of the quality of care offered by their children's healthcare providers are closely linked to whether they follow provider advice, says Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., director of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
Among parents who rated their child's provider as "good/fair/poor," 46 percent of those parents said they follow provider advice only occasionally, says Davis, who is a pediatrician.
"This poll suggests that parents need to ask for clarification if they are unsure about what the provider is saying, or why it's important. Providers should work on using clear language, asking parents about their concerns, and giving practical examples of what works with children of different ages,' says Davis.
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Toy Story 3 premiered in theatres this past Friday. On Saturday we ventured out as a family (minus one baby girl) to the theatre. This was Ashers first movie theatre experience.
This expression on Ashers face sums up how he acted the whole time in the theatre....he was pretty much in awe of everything. He sat so well and seemed to love the theatre. I got Asher and Addison some characters from the Disney store in Calgary when we were there last week. We often see Asher kissing Buzz and cuddling him...sometimes he gets Addison's Woody and makes the two of them kiss....I think this is very cute!! We have such loving kids!
Yup, we were the ones with the camera in the theatre. Wes was reassured we weren't the only crazy ones when we saw a flash from somewhere else in the theatre. Yaaah for moms who capture moments on their camera :) (And for dads that cooperate and just smile with our crazy ideas...thanks Big Daddy Gies!)