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By Roxy Marosa
(HN, August 25, 2010) David Von Kittelberger is proof that you can achieve the goals you set for yourself if you do what it takes and learn the lessons presented to you.
When I first met David, he came across as a down to earth man, whom in no time I started to relate to as if we were long-time friends. I quickly learned that he was someone who had interacted with celebrities that many young South Africans would only dream of.
In the past five months I have seen a creative side of him come out, which I didn't even know existed.
My initial motivation to write about David was due to his humbleness, and particularly because of my passion for making a difference and inspiring people. With so much to write about, I decided to focus on how his career evolved - hoping that it would serve as an inspiration to so many who are stuck in a rut or in a daily grind.
To me David is a celebrity - but his humbleness is what sets him apart from the A-list crowd.
David says dressing women is his creative side. He is passionate about transforming women into who they really want to be, and boosting their confidence through fashion. His passion started with his love for art, although he could not paint and was not a gallery aficionado.
David first came into touch with his creative side as a child, being raised in a household with mainly women.
During a recent visit to Cape Town - where he has started to make a splash - he humbly related to me the story of how he was often asked by his aunts to look for a missing shoe or others items that mysteriously went astray. Lucky for him, he had a knack for always finding things.
Even to this day, David prides himself with finding missing stuff however small they may be. Most kids either refuse or become annoyed when asked to search for something that isn't theirs. David says he just did what was asked of him.
David's mother and aunts would indirectly reward their young sleuth by empowering him to render an opinion on how they looked. David said, thanks to his advice, his family never left home looking tacky. They always dressed well.
Eventually, as word of his panache spread, David's sage advice was sought by others and a growing number of people began to wear his style touch.
That quickly led to invitations for David to do personal shopping for friends and family. He did this during the time of his studies, which he completed successfully.
As David describes how his first career move was to join a bank, I can't help but chuckle. Hmmmm....styling and banking. "I often got bored in the bank, because I always finished my tasks quickly, and ended up having nothing to do afterwards." After enough boredom, David announced to his mother that he would be moving from upstate New York to the Big Apple.
Even though it was met by parental disapproval, David believed in his destiny, and he would say that to people. 'I set myself and thoughts through my speaking and declared that I will work for a top female celebrity." With no job or apartment, for David the abrupt move was an epiphany of sorts.
At this point it struck me how similar his story is to the experience of many people in South Africa - who, over the years - moved from distant places to what is now Gauteng ("place of gold"), one of the nine provinces and the wealthiest, to seek employment or a platform to become an artist.
For David in New York City, he was quickly amazed at how things fell into place. He acquired an apartment which he could afford to pay from the little money he had saved. He also got to know of one of the top retail companies that happened to be seeking sales people. For David, it was an entree into high fashion designs.
He worked there for two years - all the while thinking of how to achieve his dream of being a stylist for a top female celebrity.
This is where history started to replay itself. Most of the customers were celebrities - and like his relatives many years ago, appreciated being dressed by him.
His forte was dressing them to match their body types, and over time, he was able to fine tune his craft.
Being the humble person he is, and passionate about dressing women, David built deeper relationships with customers, who subsequently sent him referrals. Calls began to come in for off-site consultations and David's Rolodex of A-list names began to grow incredibly fast.
Some celebrities who still came into the store would have his manager call him even when he was off duty - including people like Oprah Winfrey, Cher and a number of other stars.
Then his career suddenly took a huge turn. Beyonce and Jay-Z popped into the store one day and David did not recognize them until Beyonce took off her sunglasses.
"She was so sweet," he says. He gave his usual outstanding service, and in no time, Beyonce became a loyal client.
Requests from A-listers for David's services multiplied and it led him to eventually start his own company, focusing on style and image. He even expanded to consulting men, as many female clients said they were unhappy with the way their partners dressed.
So demanding was the work that David decided to focus on one celebrity client - Beyonce. "It was at this point that I knew I had accomplished my goal without even realizing it."
He said moving from the retail business was refreshing. "Working for Beyonce I realized that I was prepared by the lessons I learned during this time. My time with Beyonce was really refreshing because I fulfilled my dream on my own."
He proudly says that he got to interact with people he only read about – and that made his dream seem so far fetched.
David's main lesson? When you realize that your destiny lies in your own hands, it's exhilarating, refreshing.
David worked for Beyonce for four years, and is now venturing to his next dream: starting clothing and jewelry lines.
Writing about David is a great opportunity to reflect back on my own life. Said David: "No one ever asks me how my career came about, so I am so pleased and moved to revisit my life through my story. This has also been an opportunity to affirm what I believe in – that my destiny is in my hands."
I also hope that David's story will inspire my fellow South Africans. You see, although a few people here are driven and are clear about what they want to accomplish in their lives, many South Africans - and perhaps people in general - end up in work that they got because it was just available.
If you speak to someone who is unemployed and asked them "what do you want to do?" The most likely reply you will get is – "anything." A number of people do jobs just to pay the bills, while the other few strive to express their passion through their work. Is it possible that our upbringing has something to do with it?
I remember as a young girl, I loved dancing, singing and modelling. I sang in the school choir, danced at school concerts and entered beauty competitions. I was passionate about it. My results in all these areas were excellent. But to do this I sometimes had to sneak out of home or pretend to go visit a friend because my parents were against me performing - saying that they were protecting me from chasing an impossible dream.
I hope you can now appreciate how enjoyable it was for me to learn David's story of passion and resilience.
Cape Town-based Roxy Marosa is host of the Roxy Marosa Show and runs several projects assisting people affected by HIV and Aids in South Africa.


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In addition to John's photography getting some great attention, the blog has too. Photoshelter's 2011 round-up gave mentions of the blog, one for John's VSCO Film review, and the other for the ever-popular Christmas photo and Woodsman short film that accompanied it. If you haven't watched it yet, do, and if you've already seen it, you probably want to again so, here's the link.
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The 35-year-old earned his spurs working alongside Jose Mourinho at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan, where his role involved producing detailed dossiers on opposition teams.
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"The mind and how the player feels is much more important for us, rather than statistical data.
"For me it's useless but it varies from coach to coach. We all have different approaches."
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DURHAM — The top-seeded Oyster River High School girls soccer team exploded for three second-half goals to eliminate No. 16 ConVal in the first round of the Division II tournament Wednesday, 3-0.
Corey Scarano scored twice and assisted on Megan Comeau's game-winning goal as the Bobcats improved to 15-2. ConVal finished at 5-12.
Comeau scored from Scarano nine minutes into the second half and 45 seconds later Scarano made it 2-0 from Laura Olivier. Scarano completed the scoring when she headed in a Comeau corner kick.
Goalie Claire Salmon had one save.
OR will host a quarterfinal game Saturday, 2 p.m., against No. 9 Portsmouth.
Portsmouth 2, Hanover 0
HANOVER — Charley Prevost scored two goals as the eighth-seeded Portsmouth High School girls soccer team beat No. 9 Hanover, 2-0, in a Division II first-round game.
The Clippers will now face top-seeded Oyster River (15-2) on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Durham. Oyster River beat Portsmouth twice in the regular season, 4-0 and 3-0.
Prevost scored a goal in each half. Alexx Nawrocki played well defensively.
Hollis-Brookline 1, Coe-Brown 0
HOLLIS — No. 7 Hollis-Brookline scored with 18 minutes to play to lift the Cavaliers past the Coe-Brown girls soccer team, 1-0, in Division II first-round action Wednesday.
The No. 10 Bears ended the season at 9-7-1. Alley Savioli had six saves in goal. Seniors Maddi Diaz, Emily Amazeen, Chelsea Hodges and Shennen Ketenci played well.
Berwick 2, Proctor 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy girls soccer team blanked Proctor Academy, 2-0, on Wednesday.
Aimee Briand and Torieana St. Pierre scored for the Bulldogs, who host Gould Academy on Friday.
Keepers Caitlyn Winders (1 save) and Eliza Hazen (8 saves) combined for the shutout.
Berwick 6, Landmark 0
PRIDES CROSSING, Mass. — Jesse Morse had a hat trick and Dexter Doucette scored twice and added an assist for the Berwick Academy boys soccer team in a 6-0 win Wednesday over the Landmark School in the Eastern Independent League.
Blake Downey, Gabe Evensen and Stephen Sherbahn added assists for the Bulldogs (7-5-2, 5-2-2 EIL).
Goalies Erik Wisniewski and Sam Salvati combined to make two saves.
Berwick visits Portsmouth Abbey on Saturday. Landmark fell to 4-9 and 1-8 in the league.
Proctor Academy 5, Berwick 0
ANDOVER — The Berwick Academy field hockey team dropped a 5-0 decision Wednesday to Proctor Academy.
The Bulldogs (3-7-1) will host Portsmouth Abbey on Saturday.
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NASHUA — The Spaulding volleyball team was eliminated from the Division I tournament in the first round at Nashua North, 3-0.
The No. 10 Red Raiders (10-9) lost by game scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-23. North is 13-6.
Jane Douglas had five kills, Gabby Connelly added 12 digs, and Alex Kenyon had three aces and two blocks.
High school roundup: OR knocks off ConVal with big second half
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Eric Stephenson: Talking to the New Image Publisher
A little over a week ago, Image Comics saw a change.
Publisher Erik Larsen stepped down from the position, and Executive Director Eric Stephenson was tapped to fill the role.
Stephenson has been in and around Image since the company's start. He began his tenure as founder Jim Valentino's assistant, and then served as managing editor of Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios, created a few comics himself, and then moved back to Image Central, where he served as Director of Marketing and then Executive Director.
We spoke with the new Publisher for his insight on the company, its direction, and his plans for the future.
Newsarama: Eric, now that you've have a few days to settle into the new gig, you can probably give a little more insight to this than when it first happened - why now for the change? Was there a specific reason as to why Erik stepped down, or was it something more gradual?
Eric Stephenson: As far as Erik's actual decision goes, I do think it was fairly gradual. I know he's made mention of the feedback he received from fans in Charlotte and things like that, but I don't think it was a case of hearing people say they wanted more Dragon comics and then - bam – game-time decision. Fans have been complaining about how infrequently Savage Dragon ships for a while now. Erik's friends – myself among them – have been saying the same things. And I think getting his book back on track was definitely a consideration, but I also get the impression Erik felt he'd done what he wanted to do as Publisher.
NRAMA: So what does this mean for you and what you've been doing at the company? Will your day to day duties see a radical change, or will the biggest part of this be the word after your name on the masthead?
ES: Well, there's more to it than that. Erik and I had a pretty close working relationship, and he certainly delegated a fair amount of control over the day-to-day business to me, but it's not like he just sat around eating Homerun Pies. Erik tended to focus more on the big picture stuff and providing a recognizable face for the company. From time to time, Erik has referred to his role as Publisher as "being Image's Stan Lee," and I think that's a pretty accurate description of how he handled the job. He went to all the conventions, he wrote columns that ran on CBR and in our books, he was on all the panels at conventions, he did portfolio reviews and so on. We both had our separate roles here and this is really just a case of me assuming those other responsibilities.
NRAMA: In that regard, what does the Publisher at Image do, specifically? It seemed that, from his comments on messgaeboards and in articles, that Erik was very much on the front line of saying which books Image would and would not publish. Is that a large part of the Publisher's job as Image is structured?
ES: Determining which titles we publish is an integral part of the job, definitely. Maintaining communication with our creators, with the founders and our other business partners is important as well, and there's a staff here to manage, of course. I don't know what the job is like elsewhere, but it's very much a balancing act here. There are a lot of little things that need attending to on a daily basis.
NRAMA: You're the first Publisher that wasn't also a Founder. Does that change the dynamic of the company at all? After all, at one time or another, I think all the Founders have referred to their relationship as being brothers, given their shared history. You've been around nearly the whole time, but not as a founder/brother...you're kinda like the close family friend coming in to run the business.
ES: Actually, Image's first Publisher was Tony Lobitio, and he wasn't a founder. Likewise, Larry Marder more or less acted as Publisher, despite using the Executive Director title, and again, he wasn't a founder. Jim Valentino was the first founder to act as Publisher, and if anything, that changed the dynamic. Up to that point, there had been an intermediary of sorts, and for better or worse, when Valentino became Publisher, that was no longer the case. Image is a partnership between the founders, and he was – and is – very much part of that. I think that made the job a little different, both for Jim and after him, Erik.
As far as I'm concerned, yeah, I've been around Image in one capacity or another for a long time. I started out as Jim's assistant when Image was first coming together and then I worked for Rob Liefeld at Extreme Studios for many years. I've spent a good deal of time with these guys and I genuinely believe in what they've created here.
NRAMA: You know, I remembered Marder in there, but forgot about Tony way back then. Anyway - you obviously took the job for a reason - so what are you hoping to achieve as Publisher? What are your goals?
ES: I hate to over-simplify things, but there's really one main goal and that's to publish good comics. Everything else kind of spins out of that. Do we want to sell more comics? Yes. Do we want to broaden the readership for comics? Certainly. If we're not putting out good books, though, any other goal is going to be unrealistic.
NRAMA: Your entry into the company management is something that some observers note happened around the same time Image really began to diversify its output. Are you content with where it is now, or are you looking to further broaden the boundaries?
ES: I think we have a nice level of diversity at Image, but I don't know that I'd say I'm "content" with things as they are now. Complacency isn't exactly a cornerstone of success.
NRAMA: That said, what's Image's identity as a publisher? Does it even have one, apart from an umbrella house that publishers a number of books of a certain quality and admittedly wide subject matter? As many have said, there is no "Image book" anymore...
ES: I don't know that there ever was, frankly. I personally think that whole notion is a bit of a myth. None of the founder books were that similar and we had things like The Maxx and Shaman's Tears almost from the get-go. Bone was published by Image at one point, we had Groo... Image has always had a fairly diverse line, it just grew more so over time. Books have always come and gone and the focal point of the line has changed as a result.
We're the premiere publisher of creator-owned comics. In terms of identity, I don't think that's too difficult to understand. Image is modeled more on traditional book-publishing than other comic book companies. We do lots of different things. We don't rely on superhero comics or on licensed properties or whatever everybody else does. We're not like everybody else.
NRAMA: What about the Founders? What's your view of the role they need to play in the company, the movement they created?
ES: I think they should be more involved. I think they should do more comics. You're right: They started a movement with Image, and I think that movement is stronger with their participation. I think there's no better example of that than the public appearances they've made together over the last year – that panel in San Diego, then the signings at Mike Malve's store in Phoenix and at Wizard World Chicago.
When you talk about "no Image book" and so on, I think the thing Image actually did have early on was this group of maverick artists ready to take on the world. Getting back to that, recapturing some of that energy... I'd definitely like to see that. And I think we are, to a certain degree. Erik's returning his focus to Savage Dragon... I think it's pretty amazing that Todd and Whilce are working together on Spawn, and Whilce has a new book he's developing for us. Todd's teaming up with Robert Kirkman for Haunt. There are a number of positive things happening where these guys are concerned, and I think the more involved they get, the better it is for Image and ultimately, the better it is for comics.
As far as movements go, the Image founders were leading the charge up to a certain point and I think that served as a tremendous amount of inspiration for creators that came after them. Once they slowed down, once they turned their attention to other things... Well, I wouldn't say that inspiration dried up, but I think it's more difficult for others to follow when there's no leader.
NRAMA: What does Image need more of, in your view? Less or none of?
ES: I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but we always need more good comics. I'll trade those for fewer bad comics any day.
NRAMA: Looking at Image moving into the future, what are the challenges that you've figured you'll be wrestling with first?
ES: I'd like to put this "late books" thing behind us once and for all. There was a point when Image was more or less synonymous with late comics and it was justified, but we've made some pretty great strides where scheduling is concerned over the time I've been with the company in an administrative capacity. I don't want to be in the position of saying we're "better," though, or that there are other publishers shipping books late, too, or whatever. I'd just like to get away from that, to have the books out when they're supposed to be, the end.
NRAMA: As you've said in other interviews, your more "alt/indy" titles do well, such as Belle and Sebastian and the forthcoming Tori Amos book. The Walking Dead audience continues to grow when a new reader is exposed to the book. It's the simple yet frustrating question - how do you reach more readers, given the constraints of the industry today, Mr. Publisher?
ES: You publish books they want to read. The Walking Dead is a success because Robert Kirkman is telling a story people want to read. Sure, marketing is an element of that and it's important to get the word out about things and make people aware of what we're doing, but I'll say it again: If the book isn't any good, it doesn't matter. Looking outside comics, there are films that are marketed to the nth degree and they fail miserably. Same with records. Same with television. If people don't want it, they're not going to buy into it, and the trick is to give them something they're interested in.
And yes, if we all knew how to predict what people want, our jobs would be easier, regardless of whether we're making comics, music or movies.
NRAMA: Likewise, looking ahead, in the realm of other media, do you see a day when the company may start to ask creators for a percentage of the property as a price for the risk of printing? That is, if/when The Walking Dead is picked up by say, Showtime, will Image be anything more than a conduit that helped the property get out into the public and be noticed? After all, as it stands now, if Robert sold the rights to a Walking Dead series to a cabler for say, $10 million with a 60 episode commitment (just a figure/commitment pulled out of the air) as it stands now, Image would get nada, correct?
ES: Will that ever be Image's default deal? No. Is there room to negotiate different deals with different creators depending on their specific needs? Sure.
NRAMA: Sounds like a point to return to as time rolls on. But for now, when we talk with you a year from now - what's one thing you hope to point at, and say, "I made that happen"?
ES: Well, I've got a list of creators I'd like to see working at Image – a list I'm going to keep to myself for now – and I'd really like to be able to look at that list a year from now and see a check by every name.
I'm not big on boasting and bragging and making predictions, though. I know what I want to do, what I think we should be doing, but I think it's better to talk about all that in the past tense. It's so much nicer to discuss your successes than search for excuses for your failures. Maybe that's just me.


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Four Things Estate Sales Won't Tell You
MarketWatch's Jim Jelter discusses what to watch out for when it's time to clear out a home. (Photo: Getty Images)
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I ... the ... too much stuff you want to convert to catch the state sales or a quick remedy ... by Amgen Jelter MarketWatch ... if you're looking for help organizing an estate sale Elizabeth O'Brien has some advice ... in her story was that goes through some of the pitfalls ... and was akin to the process from becoming a regrettable ordeal ... estate sales are driven by the for disease downsizing death divorce and death ... and with about ten thousand Americans turning sixty five every day a lot of rumors going down so ... I don't have space for all that accumulated over the years ... same goes for anyone inheriting an estate ... when we realize a garage sale simply isn't gonna cut it ... one is turn to estate Liquidators for help ... assuming that their citizen professionals some are ... but a lot for ... the first to fall ... the Korean American Society of estate Liquidators there are about fourteen thousand estate Liquidators nationwide ... all members of the society must meet certain requirements ... there are absolutely no professional requirements preventing anyone from calling themselves ... the midst of a liquidator ... all I have to do is hang out their shingle and they're in business ... no prison training no code of ethics ... so ... if you're thinking of hiring one ... check references and check with local Better Business Bureau ... that would be a prude ... another suggestion ... attend if you missed a sales yourself ... to see other up ... another thing to be on the lookout for ... no estate Liquidators going to tell your stuff is worth a fraction of what you think it is but that's often the case ... despite everything we've seen on antiques Roadshow ... almost priceless treasures of squirrel boy in the attic for years ... are probably worth a lot less than you imagine ... the problem is compounded by the fact that boomers are putting a lot of this stuff on the market ... more than the market can absorb ... which is driving down prices for all but the true gems ... there's another problem ... no one hired to conduct an estate sale was going to tell you that they really have no clue how much your possessions are worth ... the fact is that most were not trained appraisers ... which is a problem when they're the ones deciding on which to ask for your assets ... if they don't know ... they should consult a professional ... rather than try to figure out themselves by going to need it ... if you've done something that you think is truly valuable ... them though that might be the ticket to an auction ... it's ... another little tidbit Liquidators often neglect to share with you is that they take a big bite out of the sales proceeds ... all rates vary the national average is about thirty five percent of total tape ... and that typically doesn't include the cost of removing all the stuff that and it's all ... and to a new home and living in ... Rome claim ... costs about a hundred and twenty five dollars an hour for a thousand dollars a day ... while that's worth it to a lot of people ... it needs to be disclosed upfront ... preferably in a written contract ...


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- 7 New York State Board of Elections
- 8 New York State Unified Court System
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- 10 Office of the Professions
Agriculture, Department of
- New York State Kosher Food Registry Search - Registry is searchable by product (type or name, packaged or unpackaged), by food establishment name, by store (name or location), by name of certifier. Records for products include brand, name, size and certifying agency.
Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of
- Inmate information - Prisoners may be looked up by name, birth year and state identification numbers. According to the web site, "Everyone sentenced to state prison since the early 1970's is listed in the database, except youthful offenders and those who have had their convictions set aside by a court. There are several reasons for this policy." Records include name, ethnicity, holding facility, crimes of conviction, projected release date and more.
Environmental Conservation, Department of
- Environmental Conservation Databases - Access to a variety of databases and maps. Contains the following specialized searches:
- Database of Environmental Remediation Sites and Spill Incidents
- Current Ambient Air Quality Forecasts and Data
- Oil and Gas Well Database
- Searchable On-line Mining Database
- DEC Permit Applications Search (DART)
- Water Well Contractor Search
- Docket Management System
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- Issued Title V Air Permits
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Health, Department of
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- New York State Physician Profile - Information about licensed physicians in New York State. Search by physician's name. Profiles contain the following information: Education, Practice Info., Legal Actions, Professional Activities, and Personal Statements.
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Housing and Community Renewal, Division of
- Affordable Housing Directory - Map based search of rental housing developments. Can limit to senior housing or handicapped accessible/adaptable housing. This page also allows you to search for community based housing organizations and weatherization assistance providers.
New York State Assembly
- Laws of New York - Database listing of the Laws of New York State. Searchable by title or phrase.
New York State Board of Elections
- Disclosure Reports Database - Access to financial disclosure reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections from July 1999 to the present. Offers the following specialized searches:
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- List of All Active Local Filers by County
- View Committees and Candidates Registered During a Specific Time Period
Data is also available for download into spreadsheet programs.
New York State Unified Court System
- Attorney Search - Search for registered attorneys in New York State. Search by name.
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Office of the Professions
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Paying Attention to Technology: Writing Technology AutobiographiesIn this lesson plan, students brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and compose narratives of their significant interactions with technology.
Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional TechnologyStudents complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology then compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, REM World, or Feed).
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed NarrativeThis lesson uses students' understanding of graphic images to inspire written composition by asking students to brainstorm words and ideas about an image before writing a story that tells background on that image or extends details on what is depicted in the image.
Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of VenusAfter reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students use visual and literary tools to identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting "The Birth of Venus" and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.
Audio Listening Practices: Exploring Personal Experiences with Audio TextsStudents keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to audio texts, such as radio, streaming media, songs on MP3 players, and podcasts, in order to explore the ways that audio texts play a role in their lives.
Literary Scrapbooks Online: An Electronic Reader-Response ProjectStudents create computer-based scrapbooks, using PowerPoint or a similar program, to extend their understanding of the concepts and ideas represented in a piece of literature.
Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and SettingThis twist on readers theatre invites students to prepare original news programs based on incidents in a recent reading.
Teaching the Epic through Ghost StoriesOur oral tradition of telling ghost stories, with which students are very familiar, builds a useful bridge to the oral tradition of the ancient epic narrators. In this lesson, students connect to epic storytellers by sharing their own oral tales of ghosts and goblins and monsters.
Exploring Satire with ShrekAfter viewing an excerpt of the movie Shrek, students brainstorm fairy tale characteristics, identify the satirical techniques used to present them in the movie, then create their own satirical versions of fairy tales.
Exploring Satire with The SimpsonsIn this lesson students identify the techniques of satire (exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody) through an analysis of visual examples of the television show, The Simpsons, and from the show's Web site.
Building Vietnam War Scavenger Hunts through Web-Based InquiryAfter or while reading any book about Vietnam, students research the effects of the war on a specific group of people who were involved (e.g., nurses, soldiers, protesters) using the Internet, then create Internet scavenger hunts that are then shared with the rest of the class.
Copyright Infringement or Not? The Debate Over Downloading MusicStudents discuss their own experiences and conduct further research on the controversial topic of sharing music and other audio content on the Internet.
Inquiry on the Internet: Evaluating Web Pages for a Class CollectionIn this lesson plan, students explore a class inquiry project, collecting and evaluating Web-based resources that can be used for further study during the course of the class or for more in-depth projects.
Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II PostersIn this lesson plan, students analyze World War II posters, chosen from online collections, to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ.
Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic MessagesThis lesson explores the language of electronic messages and how it affects other writing.
Comic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the MediaIn this lesson, students explore representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a two-week period and then re-envisioning them with a "comic character makeover."
Examining Transcendentalism through Popular CultureUsing excerpts from the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, comics, and songs from different musical genres, students examine the characteristics of transcendentalism.
Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the InternetIn this lesson, students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online.
Paying Attention to Technology: Reviewing a TechnologyThis lesson plan extends the kind of analytical thinking that students do when they compose book reviews by asking them to review a particular technology—anything from a cell phone to a webcam, or an ink pen to a satellite dish.
Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political AdsAfter reading or viewing a text, students are introduced to propaganda techniques and then identify examples in the text. After discussing these examples, students explore the use of propaganda in popular culture by looking at examples in the media.
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Apple App Store Review (Canada) 2018
I used it for two weeks when I was on holiday on the UK and I found it reliable and accurate. The descriptions of landmarks was spot on. I enjoyed the walks all the more because there was no worry about getting lost. The historical notes and various "insider knowledge" enhanced my appreciation of the beautiful landscapes. Highly recommended, worth every penny. I just wish I had something like this where I live in Canada.
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Best walking app I've used, the routes have always been better than expected. Not only are they picturesque, they are also easy to follow.
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Loving this app. Initially had a few glitches but these all went away after a bit of tweaking the settings. I have used the app for 6 walks so far and have discovered lovely local walks that I would have never known about. The walk descriptions and directions have been really accurate. The live map has been helpful in checking that I haven't gone off course.
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Great App - never get lost! by The Parallax View Best couple of quid I've spent in a long time. Walks are well described & it's easy to see if you've wandered off the mapped tracks via GPS. Degree of difficulty is useful too - can choose a 2 Welly, 5 mile walk with a pub at the end for a relaxing Sunday.
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Wow what a lovely experience it was using your app worked perfectly from the off for the first time found walks nearby we would have never found, brilliant work guys and gals.
This is a great app. Easy to use. Great selection of walks and very uncomplicated instructions, good simple maps. Other walking apps I have tried can be very confusing, this one is just right. Thank you
I used the app for the first time this afternoon. I lead regular 'Walking for Health'. The app is terrific!
I do a lot of solo walking...so always worry about safety and getting lost.....not anymore I don't...!!!!! The guides are always spot on....and that's what I do.just follow the blue spot...!!! Thank you.... It's my favourite app...!!!!
My wife and I did your Petworth and Shimmings Valley walk yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful and enhanced by the wonderful weather. Your instructions were the clearest I have ever used for walking.
Without doubt the best app that I have ever downloaded! - NT
This App is brilliant. It enables you to track your walks and download them for future reference. The Library provides you with a variety of walks and are supported by clear instructions and photographs along the route. This makes them very easy to follow. I have used the App for about two years and have found it invaluable. Should you have any queries about any aspect of iFootpath the support you get is second to none.
Absolutely beautiful walk, and a wonderful app. Thank you so much :)
I want to congratulate you on your web site/app performance, quick, reliable and easy to use. I have similar walking apps with OS Maps and ViewRanger but yours is best.
This app has totally changed my life, i absolutely love it. I did this walk yesterday, what a beautiful walk it is, i thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely do it again, in fact i met an older gentleman who was on his 100 and something time there!! My sister and daughter cant wait to come along. The noise mentioned about the motorway is negligible and for me did not detract from the overall walk at all, the view from the top was stunning!!
So far I have downloaded 5 walks and completed 3 of them, tomorrow will be No 4. I love your website The walk descriptions are the best I have used in the last six years of rambling since I retired. This is a website I would be more than happy to pay a subscription for, instead I'll donate a sum to my favourite charity. THANK YOU.
Have deleted Pokemon Go and downloaded @ifootpathuk which is much more 'me'
I love the illustrated descriptions of each walk section. Really helps to enjoy the walk and get to know something about what I'm seeing. So much better than apps that only provide GPS co-ordinates and no photos or description. Love it!
After trying out numerous other apps I came across this one: way ahead of any of the others in every way. Much more accurate and very easy to use with great features. Would highly recommend it as THE app to use for walking.
Just wonderful, with walks for everyone: the fit, the not-so-fit, short walks, long walks, through woods, up hills (and down).
I highly recommend it, as my mum and I use it to go for walks and finish by eating at a pub. Its detailed and sometimes humorous instructions lead us easily to our destination. Also, to top this, it has interesting facts about the area we're walking in
I don't review much but this app deserves it. Downloaded some really good walks and the combination of the good descriptions and the really useful map of the walk showing where you are make it a brilliant tool. Well done and keep up the good work.
Very enjoyable and well described route. Views over the river from the warren were stunning.
Fantastic walk and amazing views. Great directions though I followed the GPS map mainly
Great walk, instructions were very detailed, perfect!
This may be the best walk I've ever done. It was certainly the best directions.
Even on a cold windy day with it trying to snow this was still an excellent walk. We managed it with our 2 children of 5 yrs and one in a all terain pram (a defo no no with a normal pram). Will be doing this one again in the summer.
Used app while visiting (it was great!)--live in Texas. Thanks!
Your app and walks are a dream to use
Did this walk this morning with our three little girls and we all love it. Great day outdoor!


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'Pressure is nothing new for me,' says Arsenal boss Wenger as he's handed €60m war chest to strengthen squad
Arsene Wenger has spoken about the pressure he feels he is under to bring success back to Arsenal.
The Frenchman is facing one of the biggest tests of his 16-year tenure this season following the Gunners' Capital One Cup defeat at Bradford this week on the back of indifferent form in the Barclays Premier League.
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has apologised to supporters for the recent setbacks and fans' groups say he pledged to make "significant funds" – speculated to be up to €61m - available to Wenger to strengthen the squad in January.
Wenger has long championed the club's drive to emulate their successes of the past by living within their own means after moving from Highbury and speaking prior to the midweek defeat to Bradford, he spoke about the demands on him to succeed.
"I always feel under pressure to deliver, always," he said.
"You can only be successful if you question yourself, because the game has become bigger and better. With teams like Chelsea and Man City coming in, I think we have to do what we do even better," Wenger said .
"You can only be good in life if you do what you believe is right.
"We have always managed the club with its own resources, given a chance to young players and developed a style of play that we think is right. After it works, it gives us a consistency at the top level that develops a sense of trust.
"We may have a lack of experience in winning trophies recently, but we are always at the top and very close to winning the championship or winning the Champions League."
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson - at the club from 1981 to 1986 - branded Wenger "a dictator in many ways".
The French coach feels his considerable influence at Arsenal is positive.
"I feel responsible for the evolution of the club. When you've been here for 16 years, you're part of the history and the guy who is responsible for the values that the club wants to show in all aspects of daily life," Wenger added.
"If a manager stays at a club for 15 years, he is a 'memory' of the club. It gives you a kind of authority, because people respect the way you behave and the way you do things."
Arsenal recently announced a €185million contract extension with main sponsors Emirates Airlines.
Arsenal are expected to make some moves in the new year, with another loan deal for former club captain Thierry Henry still on the agenda. The likes of Newcastle frontman Demba Ba, Schalke forward Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente and Crystal Palace's England international Wilfried Zaha all said to be on Wenger's shopping list.
The future of contract rebel Theo Walcott, meanwhile, must also soon be resolved one way or another.
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour, part of the squad which won three Premier League titles, has urged Wenger to jettison some of the deadwood in the current squad next month.
"This transfer window is going to be vital for Arsene Wenger," Parlour said.
"Everybody's saying there's £50million (€61m) to spend, but I think he's also got to look at trying to get a few players out of the club as well - the likes of (Marouane) Chamakh and (Andrey) Arshavin, (Nicklas) Bendtner could be coming back, people like that, Denilson's on loan at the moment.
"All those sort of players - do they really want to play for Arsenal? That's the ones you have to really try to move on, and then buy a bit more quality."
Arsenal will also be without Gervinho at the start of 2013 when he represents the Ivory Coast at the African Nations Cup


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Journey to view a large colony of Northern elephant seals, guided by your docent naturalist on this moderate 3-mile, 2.5 hour adventure. In the month of December, male elephant seals, or bulls, arrive along the shore of Año Nuevo State Park to establish hierarchy, while pregnant females come ashore to birth to their pups. These popular guided walks take place rain or shine, so be prepared for windy, rainy conditions as well as muddy trails. Layered clothing, sturdy shoes, and rain gear are strongly advised. Umbrellas and strollers are not permitted. Pets are not allowed in the park. Vehicle Day use fee is $10. For more information, call (650) 879-2025 or for recorded information (650) 879-0227, or visit www.parks.ca.gov/anonuevo. Cost is $7 per person and $3.99 reservation fee.For reservations, please call ReserveCalifornia at 1-800-444-4445. Events made possible by Coastside State Parks Association and California State Parks.People with accessibility needs may reserve an equal access tour along the boardwalk.These tours take place on Fridays, weekends, and select holidays.


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(The Root) — There are only a handful of experts who can discuss stars and galaxies in a way that lay people can easily understand. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of them. As the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York's American Museum of Natural History, Tyson recently received the honor of becoming a character in the Superman comic book series.
In the newest edition, Star Light, Star Bright, which hit shelves this month, Tyson and his Hayden staff locate Superman's home planet of Krypton and (spoiler alert) give the hero a chance to see it as it explodes. And while the sad story is fictional, Tyson and his colleagues assigned Superman an actual star, called LHS2520. "The universe is not only weirder than we've ever imagined; it might be weirder than we can imagine," Tyson told The Root, paraphrasing geneticist J.B.S. Haldane. "So why not mine it for the frontier of our imagination?"
Recently, The Root and a group of media outlets met Tyson in a library inside the planetarium, where he shared his Superman connection, how he discovered a fictitious planet and what he hopes President Obama's second term will mean for NASA.
The Root: What happens in Star Light, Star Bright?
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The comic begins with Superman on Mars fighting foes. He comes back to Earth because he remembers that it's his time to visit the Hayden Planetarium. Every 382 days he comes there to look at Krypton. But this time was different because he knew that it would be destroyed.
[In the comic], the world's telescopes are aligned, and we see Superman staring down into the computer looking very focused. He's using his superpowers to assemble the data. Then the image comes into focus and we see the final destruction of Krypton. The very last panel is Superman looking melancholy. I got misty-eyed reading this. The universe is revealing to him what he already knew.
TR: How did you locate Superman's fictitious home planet of Krypton?
NDT: In astrophysics, we have a branch called interferometry, [which says] you want the biggest telescope you can bring to bear on your object. A bigger telescope collects more light, allowing you to see dimmer things. You can't make a telescope big enough to see the detail on Krypton so we do something clever and use an interferometer.
An interferometer is [like saying], I want a telescope this big, but "this" is 100 miles and I can't make a telescope that's 100 miles in diameter. But if I'm clever I can put [a number of telescopes across the same distance] at the same time and track the data with such detail that I can combine these sets of data and have the resolution as if the telescope were actually the size [of all of them together]. That's one aspect of interferometry that we use all the time in astrophysics with radio waves.
Our biggest interferometer isn't big enough to see Krypton! I'd need a telescope the width of the Earth. So I said we could get all of the telescopes in the world to observe Krypton at the same time, and just send the data to here. We can pretend that we've figured a way to do it with our supercomputer that doesn't exist yet. Then they said, "No, you don't need the supercomputer because we have Superman." So now an additive power of Superman is that he can stand over your computer and analyze and reduce data in such a way to create the world's largest optic interferometer. He does this in our [Hayden Sphere], and we project the destruction of Krypton in our dome.
TR: Why did you feel it was so important to have the science right?
NDT: Many artists who are inspired by science don't reach as far into it as they could, thinking it might restrict their creativity. I maintain that there's so much science, particularly in astrophysics, that if you did understand it, it would add to your creativity. If you can infuse real science into science fiction storytelling, that elevates those stories in the hearts and minds of the geek set.
Let the record show that DC Comics came to us in advance, which is not what [Titanic director] Jim Cameron did. He was notified [by me] after the fact that he got his stars wrong above the sinking Titanic, so you might as well call us before.
TR: Speaking of films getting it wrong, what are your favorite films that got the science right?
NDT: For me, the most important science fiction movie was 2001: A Space Odyssey. I saw it in real time, that's how old I am. What 2001 meant, what it did and the vision that it laid before us all, including just being in space and exploring the unknown, was an extraordinary achievement.
In terms of sheer entertainment, I've seen The Matrix a dozen times. But my two science fiction movies that not only cared about the science but also got it right and had excellent scientific, cultural and ethical themes are Deep Impact, with the asteroid from space, and Carl Sagan's Contact. Both of those films did an extraordinary job of looking at how science intersects with our political systems, cultures and how we treat each other and what the consequences are from new knowledge about what the world brings us. These films didn't get a letter from me.
TR: President Obama just won a second term — what do you think NASA's focus should be moving forward?
NDT: People think Obama ended NASA, but he didn't … It needs more money. NASA is like a flywheel of inspiration, innovation and technology. It exists ahead of us all, so if you want to pull a nation into the future — recognizing that innovation in the 21st century is technological creativity, and that is the seed of tomorrow's economies and you want to drive that — it's not going to happen just by making better teachers. It makes a good headline but you need something at the other end of that. The greatest motivator is that which makes a person to want to do it on their own.
In the 1960s, when we were going to the moon, you had to beat people back at the door who wanted to take physics and engineering. NASA, at its best, is a force of nature unto itself.
Hillary Crosley is the New York bureau chief at The Root.


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I am both a recovering alcoholic and recovering adult child of an alcoholic. I've made great progress through 12-step programs such as AA and Al-Anon and I am grateful for their existence. However, the underlying "spiritual" nature of the program and the subsequent god talk has always fallen rather flat with me.
Many times I have asked myself exactly what am I doing in a program that can't seem to bring itself into the 21st century. The program works without needing to believe in any kind of god, higher power or spiritual quasi mystical hoo hoo. I'm an atheist and a secular humanist and I now go to great lengths to share that with my fellow members.
It turns out I am not alone. There are many atheists "in the pew" as it were. I get thanked all the time by other secular members who seem abashed or fearful to express their lack of belief. It has gotten me to wondering if there are strictly secular approaches that exist. What alternatives to AA or Al-Anon exist that are more up to date with the science and psychological understanding of our present age?
My mantra for has become "I am powerful." I'm just not all powerful and it is important I get straight about certain facts of existence so that I can exert my own "power" (not to be construed to be anything but the power of human will and my psychology.
I know that there must be other atheists here who are recovering from addiction or coping with the addiction of a loved one. What alternatives have you found to be useful? Are their secular support groups for people such as us? I'd love to hear from you.
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Hi and well done, not an easy one to go through. You mentioned that you are also the adult child of an alcoholic. Sounds like you are predisposed to adiction by genetics. Have you tried CBT ( Cognitive behavioural therapy) It helps addiction, depression, OCD and other problems. Basicaly it works by finding the negative triggers and responses and turning them into a positive. You work on the thought pattern of the mind that is astablished and change that , which means changing the way you feal about yourself, the way you view others, the meaning you attach to words and actions of others and respond to that. It is to learn how to dictate to your mind and not your mind to you. Taking controle of your automatic thought patern and your automatic respons to that. Their is self help books on this , but therapy works best and why not start your own group where religion does not make out part of the sharing, a group where you will feal at home to be yourself. A group is about sharing, with people that can truly say I do understand what you are going through, that will be able to suport you without any preconcieved ideas or hidden agendas. And mostly where you can find the suport that you need. Stay strong and be proud, I admire the fact that you can talk about this.:)
I went to Al-anon for several years and gave up on it because I couldn't move forward with it...the 12 steps we're something I could do without a higher power that made sense. This was a couple of years before I figured out there is no God.
The lasting impact in my life from the program came from two concepts:
1) Detachment. A great concept when dealing with jacked up people whose behavior could affect you. However this is not a concept that cannot be found elsewhere.
2) Surrender. The idea of admitting your life is out of control and that you cannot be well without a higher power--it was suggested to me that I make the group or the program itself a substitute for a higher power. This is a very dangerous concept because it erodes your sense of self-determination, responsibility and empowerment. It took me as many years as I was in the program to undo that mindfuck!
It frustrates me that I was referred to al-anon by a licensed counselor. I wish there had been an alternative support system for family members/friends of addicts that my counselor respected enough to recommend.
Hi Ezra,
For some reason the words "Secular Sobriety" popped into my head. So I googled it. Here is the wikipedia page: Secular_Organizations_for_Sobriety
Take a look at the external links and references section and you may find what you are looking for.
Hope you find what you are after.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video course for middle and high school teachers; 16 half-hour video programs, faculty guide, online textbook, and Web site;
This series was discontinued on July 31, 2019.
1. Pre-Columbian America
This six-hour workshop focuses first on the Historical Thinking Skills, as developed by the National Center for History in the Schools. The second portion of the session introduces Pre-Columbian societies in North America. (This unit includes a facilitator guide and short video clips which are available on DVD and on the course Web site.)
2. Mapping Initial Encounters
Columbus's arrival launched an era of initial encounters between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans that continued for nearly 300 years. This unit examines how these contacts began the phenomenon now known as the Columbian Exchange, profoundly altering the way of life of peoples around the globe. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
3. Colonial Designs
As encounter changed to settlement, relations between Native Americans and European colonial powers became more complex. This unit charts the changing interactions between competing European powers and Native Americans, and the increasing reliance on the race-based enslavement of Africans. Go to this unit.
4. Revolutionary Perspectives
In the eighteenth century, Enlightenment ideas of freedom and equality swept through the British colonies. This unit traces the effects of those ideas and the impact on diverse groups such as British Loyalists, Revolutionary leaders, Native Americans, yeoman farmers, and enslaved blacks. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
5. Classroom Applications 1 (Print Only Unit)
This unit steps out of historical content to focus on the pedagogy of assessment techniques, revisiting the Historical Thinking Skills introduced in Unit 1. Beginning with self-assessment of previous unit activities, teachers will develop a student assignment based on content learned to date. (This unit includes a facilitator guide only.)
6. The New Nation
Following the War of Independence, Americans disagreed — often passionately — about the form and function of the federal government. This unit explores how those conflicts played out as the new republic defined its identity in relation to other nations. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
7. Contested Territories
The United States acquired vast territories between the time of the Revolution and the Civil War, paying a price economically, socially, and politically. This unit examines the forces that drove such rapid expansion, the settlers moving into these regions, and the impact on the Native Americans already there. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
8. Antebellum Reform
As a response to increasing social ills, the nineteenth century generated reform movements: temperance, abolition, school and prison reform, as well as others. This unit traces the emergence of reform movements instigated by the Second Great Awakening and the impact these movements had on American culture. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
9. A Nation Divided
Although the Civil War is viewed today through the lens of the Union's ultimate victory, for much of the war, that victory was far from certain. By examining the lives of the common soldier, as well as civilians, this unit examines the uncertainty and horrible destruction in the war between the states. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
10. Reconstructing a Nation
Emancipation was only the beginning of a long road to freedom for those released from slavery. Following the Civil War, an immense economic and political effort was undertaken, focused on reunifying the divided nation. This unit examines the successes and failures of Reconstruction. (This unit includes a facilitator guide, video, and online text chapter.) Go to this unit.
11. Classroom Applications 2 (Print Only Unit)
This unit provides an opportunity for teachers to generate student assignments for use in their classrooms. Building on techniques learned in Unit 5 for teaching Historical Thinking Skills, it also reviews content from the final two interactives and Units 6 through 10. (This unit includes a facilitator guide only.)
12. Using Digital Technologies
This workshop unit introduces procedures to develop or improve Internet research skills, as well as related copyright laws so teachers can effectively use and teach with historical primary sources. The unit also demonstrates strategies for finding, and using a wide variety of high-quality Web sites, videos, DVDs, and historical documents. It includes templates for classroom lesson plans developed by the National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS).
13. Taming the American West
Western settlers' assumptions of an endless, bountiful frontier were tested when they moved to the Great Plains and attempted to cultivate the unfamiliar, arid landscape. This experience led to the rise of populist politics, which championed farmers' and industrial workers' critique of political and economic powers. Go to this unit.
14. Industrializing America
From factories in San Francisco to sweatshops in New York, productivity flourished — fed by waves of immigrants from Asia and Europe. This unit explores how growing urbanism contributed to changing social norms, from the working classes to the elite. Go to this unit.
15. The Progressives
Overburdened cities led Progressives to agitate for reforms on political, economic, and social fronts. While most Americans agreed that government intervention was needed to address large-scale problems such as child labor or food contamination, there was little agreement on proper solutions.
Go to this unit.
16. A Growing Global Power
Fueled by patriotism, capitalism, and religion, the U.S. extended its reach beyond national borders. New partnerships between government and big business drove an evolving diplomacy that would set the tone for American foreign policy in the twentieth century. Go to this unit.
17. Classroom Applications 3 (Print Only Unit)
The thematic strands and historical eras from Units 13, 14, 15, and 16 are re-examined. This unit helps teachers develop a series of lesson plans that use primary sources and historical thinking skills, covering the content learned in previous units. Exemplary lesson plans from The National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS) are used as touchstone models.
18. By the People, For the People
Plummeting agricultural exports, the stock market crash, and environmental disaster all led to an unprecedented economic depression. Subsequently, a new relationship between individuals and the government arose, with a strong communitarian spirit drawing the nation together before World War II.
Go to this unit.
19. Postwar Tension and Triumph
This unit examines the tensions of the Cold War era, reflected in divergent dichotomies: a growing suburban, white, middle-class and increasingly ghettoized blacks and Latinos; a faith in scientific progress contrasted with a fear of the bomb; and an idealization of individualism tempered by an anti-Communist call for conformity. Individuals and groups raised their expectations for equality as veterans returned from the global conflict of World War II. Go to this unit.
20. Egalitarian America
Brown v. The Board of Education was one of the significant results of Americans demanding political, social, and economic equality. This call for parity in all walks of life was symptomatic of a growing social and political liberalism, which was fueled by the growing presence of mass media. Go to this unit.
21. Global America
As the turn of the century approached, the pendulum of American politics and social structures began to swing back toward conservativism. With immigration from Asia and the Americas on the rise, the face of America changed rapidly. This unit examines the competing forces of ethnic and American identity in a world dominated by globalization and one remaining "superpower." Go to this unit.
22. Classroom Applications 4 (Print Only Unit)
The thematic strands and historical eras from Units 18, 19, 20, and 21 are re-examined. Participants develop lesson plans using primary sources, historical thinking skills, and content learned in previous units. The emphasis of this unit is on the use of digital primary sources, writing biographical accounts, and planning for student-written biographies.
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About Checklist Sharing
Checklist sharing makes it possible to copy an eBird checklist to another user's account. Each user can edit the checklist to more closely match the species he or she saw that day (but see the notes under "Editing a Shared Checklist"). This allows multiple copies of the same checklist to be associated with a single birding event and ensures that we do not create unnecessary duplicates for our scientific analyses. At the same time, this gives our users the flexibility to make sure that their personal records are accurate. We are excited about this release for several reasons: 1) it will make data entry easier for eBirders that bird in groups; 2) it allow us to more accurately describe your group birding events; and 3) it provides an easy way to introduce people to eBird.
When birding as part of a group, we consider there to be two types of checklists: a Group Checklist and an Individual Checklist. A Group Checklist is the summation of the highest counts of each species seen by the group. Thus, if one person in the group sees 8 Painted Redstarts and 2 Red-faced Warblers, but the rest of the group saw 6 Painted Redstarts and 3 Red-faced Warblers, then the Group Checklist would show 8 Painted Redstarts and 3 Red-faced Warblers. When a shared eBird checklist is accepted by another member of the group, a unique Individual Checklist is created which can then be edited. In addition, a Group Checklist is automatically created that is a summary of reports by all members of the group, taking the highest value for each species from each checklist. Although each user's Individual Checklist will remain unique within his or her personal account, the Group Checklist that eBird uses for output (maps, graphs, bar charts) will be a combined checklist for all individuals.
IMPORTANT: In order to receive checklist sharing requests, it is essential to make sure that your email address within eBird is up to date. You can edit your email address, name, and other personal information by logging in and going to "Edit my profile". Also, check out "My eBird Preferences", which is recently redesigned and allows you to opt out of email alerts from Checklist Share requests and also allows you to display species by their common name or scientific name.
How to Share a Checklist
When you submit a checklist, you can share it immediately by clicking the "Share w/Others in Your Party" link on the top right of the confirmation page.
Additionally, any checklist can be shared by clicking the "Share" link on the Manage My Observations page.
Any of these links will open the Checklist Sharing page. Simply enter the eBird usernames (preferable) or email addresses of the friends with whom you wish to share the checklist. Write a message if you wish, and click the send button.
This will send each person an email and they will have the option to accept or reject your shared checklist. If the individual does not yet have an eBird account, eBird will prompt them to create an account where they can view and accept the checklist.
Share with usernames when possible
The eBird username is your login name and is displayed in parentheses when you are logged in where it says "Hello John James Audubon (jjaudubon). If you share with an eBird username--which is unique--there won't be any mistakes in what account the Shared Checklist goes to. Using an email is less preferable since a single email address might apply to multiple eBird accounts (usually by accident). When a username is used, the Shared Checklist notification will appear in the person's My eBird account, the request will never be lost accidentally, and that person will have his or her "display name" appear in your contacts. With the person in your contacts, it will also allow you to mark this person as an eBird "Friend", which allows automatic checklist acceptance (this is discussed further under the Manage My Contacts section below). By contrast, if you share using an email address, the individual will have to click the link from the email in order to accept the checklist (if the email is lost, they will never get the checklist). eBird will copy the checklist to the account that one is logged in to when the link is clicked; if you have more than one account or if your family members each have accounts, it is important to log into the correct account (where you want the checklist to go) before clocking the link. Of course, you can always delete a checklist that was accidentally shared with the wrong account. So please ask your friends for their eBird usernames (login name, not password!) so you can share checklists using that instead of using their email.
How to Accept or Reject a Checklist Share Request
Checklist share requests will come to you in an email from the checklist creator and will have the subject line that contains your friend's name, the location, date, and start time of the checklist:
"Roger Tory Peterson has shared an eBird checklist with you from Moonglow Dairy on Jul 11, 1980 - 8:45 AM"
Within the email will be a link that will prompt you to sign in to your eBird account (be careful if you have more than one eBird account!) and will import the checklist to your eBird account. You will be brought to the My Shared Observations page where you will have a list of all shared checklists that are pending or accepted. Pending checklists will have a green button for "Accept" and a red button for "Decline". Note that you may wish to accept the checklist and then delete it; this is OK to do and accomplishes the same result as hitting the red "Decline" button (i.e., the checklist is not imported to your account and will not contribute to your lists.)
An alert on the My eBird page also reminds you of pending share requests on your My Shared Observations page.
It is important to click the link in the email, because if your birding companion did not use your eBird username, the checklist will not be brought into your "My Shared Observations" page unless you click on the link. However, if your birding companion used your eBird username then the pending request will be imported whether you click the link or not. This makes it possible to turn off email alerts in My eBird Preferences if you wish not to receive these alerts from friends who have your username.
IMPORTANT: The checklist will not be brought into your account unless you click the green "Accept" button.
Editing a Shared Checklist
It is very rare that two birders on a bird walk together will see the exact same birds, so please do edit the checklists so that they are a record of what you saw. As with all eBird Checklists, it is possible to edit a shared checklist by clicking the "View or Edit" link from Manage My Observations; you can also go to My Shared Observations which provides a list of the Shared Checklists only.
If you wish to add or change the comments, species, species count, or duration, please do so, since you may want to personalize your records. Any species you add that differ from other copies of the same checklist will be displayed at the bottom under the heading "Species seen only by YOU", while those seen by others that are not on your list will also be shown. It is possible to add or remove these species from your list with a single click.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please make sure at least one of your friends has accepted the shared checklist before you edit it. Otherwise, any species you delete will not be visible to them. If you have entered species that you will later want to delete, you might ask them in an email to let you know when the checklist has been accepted.
IMPORTANT: If you spot any errors in the date, location, or effort information (i.e., miles traveled, acres covered), please ask the original checklist creator to fix these and then re-share the list. If you alter them in your account it will be corrected in your personal account and lists, but the master checklist will always represent the date, location, and effort information from the checklist owner. Obviously it is essential that we have correct date, location, and effort information so please help to make sure that your friends that share checklists with you also correct these crucial fields.
Manage My Contacts
eBird maintains a list of your contacts under the Manage My Contacts page, which can be found on the My eBird page on the bottom right of the page. This page shows a list of all people with whom you have shared checklists and it is also possible to add a contact by entering an email address or eBird username in the "Add a Contact" box at the top of the page. Whenever possible, it is preferable to enter an eBird username, which will be displayed in the left column (username) and the individual's alias (their real name) will be displayed as well. Simply ask your friends for their eBird username (log-in name). If you enter an email address but wish to provide an "Alias", please note that you can edit the "Alias" column. Contacts can be deleted as needed.
When an eBird username is provided, it is possible to mark an individual as a "Friend". An "eBird Friend" is defined as someone from whom checklist sharing requests will be automatically accepted. Simply checking the "Friend" checkbox will add them to your Friends list. When your eBird Friends send you checklist sharing requests, you will not receive a sharing request email and nor will you be required to accept them from the "My Shared Observations" page (although those checklists will still appear there, they will have been automatically accepted.)
Share, share, share!
Field trips: Many bird clubs have regular bird walks and field trips. If you lead or participate on one of these bird walks, consider proposing that one person be assigned to collect email addresses (and eBird usernames) for a checklist sharing at the end of the day. The group could keep the bird numbers as a team and then the one volunteer could enter the checklist and share it with all members of the bird walk. The same approach could be applied to formal birding tours as well. If you are birding multiple locations in a day, you can divide the data entry among several people--one person can keep a list for the first stop, another for the next two etc.
Your friends: If you use and love eBird, consider going birding with a friend who does not yet use eBird and share a checklist with her. She will be prompted to log in and create an account and will already have the shared checklist in her account. This may help the uninitiated to understand how eBird can serve as a complete bird records keeping system and how they can become part of the growing eBird community.
It is our hope that checklist sharing will be an easy way to introduce the uninitiated to eBird. We still have large areas with little coverage and there are still thousands of active birders we'd like to engage in eBird. So consider sharing a checklist with your friends and giving them a nudge in our direction!


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RESERVE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in western New Mexico say the father of a missing hiker died while monitoring the search for his son near Reserve.
Search team spokesman Dave Baldridge says 70-year-old Ray Lockhart of Huntington Beach, Calif., died Wednesday while being transported to a hospital.
Lockhart's son, 43-year-old Steven Lockhart of Costa Mesa, Calif., has been missing since he became separated from fellow hikers Saturday in the Gila National Forest.
A search was launched Sunday.
Baldridge says a New Mexico State Police officer and a paramedic attended to the father after he collapsed at the hikers' camp .
The state medical investigator will determine the cause of death.
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Recent News
December 17, 2013
Bee International Expands Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in "Sweet Spots"
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of 2 oz. packages of candy "Sweet Spots" because they may contain undeclared egg protein. People who have allergies to egg may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
The recalled "Sweet Spots" were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through food distributors.
The product comes in a 2 oz clear plastic package marked with lot codes 2158613 or 2335613 on the back and bearing the UPC 0-73563-00471-6. It is a candy item consisting of small drops of candy on a backing paper that are peeled off and consumed.
The full recall can be found at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm378762.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.


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JGE 2000 - Volume 48
Jeffrey Paul Adams and Timothy Frederick Slater, Montana State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p39
Greendays—An Environmental Almanac
David McConnell, University of Akron
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p106
William A.S. Sarjeant, University of Saskatchewan
When the Linnean system of nomenclature was proposed as a means for achieving consistency in naming plants and animals at the international level, it was adopted with enthusiasm by contemporary naturalists, since they shared a common background in the Classics. The names used initially were often taken directly from the original Latin or Latinized Greek vocabulary. As knowledge of animal and plant species (living and fossil) increased, this resource was soon exhausted; however, the new names formulated by those early naturalists reflected their sensitivity to those languages.
With time and the further expansion of knowledge, it became increasingly difficult for naturalists to formulate generic and specific names on a purely descriptive basis. New names were often based upon personal and place names, handled with varying sensitivity. Words from other languages were increasingly incorporated. In the zoological and botanical Codes, the rules controlling nomenclature have been slackened to the point that almost anything is permissible nowadays. Because of the abandonment of the old standards, some present names, though technically valid, are conceptual and aesthetic disasters and approach total unpronounceability, rendering discussion at meetings and even recollection unnecessarily difficult. It is urged that this situation be controlled by elevating "Recommendations" in the present Codes to the status of rules, enabling future international regulating bodies to eliminate such undesirable appellations.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p121
A Simple Aurora Detector
Peter Zaffo, Warrensburg, New York
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p127
Forecasting the Permanent Decline in Global Petroleum Production
Marie Plummer Minniear, University of Toledo
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p130
Using a Spreadsheet to Introduce Aqueous-Speciation Calculations to Geochemistry Students
Sheila Jo Roberts, Bowling Green State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p203
Michael Anthony Velbel, Michigan State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p261
Scientific Illustration Techniques and Handmade Mineral Paints for Geoscience Classes
Lorena Babcock Moore
Simple scientific illustration techniques can be a valuable addition to geoscience classes. Accuracy, patience, and knowledge of the subject are more important than artistic talent. Drawing teaches the skills of observation, concentration, and visualization and helps students understand and remember what they study. Simple tools, such as mechanical pencils, technical markers, and scratch-board, should be used. Before beginning to draw the object should be measured, a scale should be determined, and the dimensions should be laid out on paper. One should try drawing several views of a single subject, especially for crystallography and paleontology exercises.
Grinding, preparing, and using paints made from mineral pigments is an exercise in applied mineralogy. Students gain experience with mineral occurrences and learn about relationships among the physical, chemical, and artistic properties of mineral paints. Mineral colors are especially brilliant in an eggyolk-water medium. The dry, powdered pigment and medium should be ground with a mortar and pestle to make egg-tempera paint (for use on smooth clayboard) or egg watercolor (for use in thin glazes on watercolor paper). Some of the common mineral pigments are iron oxides, clay-stones, copper carbonates, chalk, and charred bone.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p300
Lithographic Limestone As a Teaching Tool
Mudge Morris, Indiana University/Purdue University
David Lee Morrison, Indiana University/Purdue University
Gary David Rosenberg, Indiana University/Purdue University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p329
The Art, History, and Geoscience of Hindostan Whetstone Gravestones in Indiana
Erik Peter Kvale, Indiana Geological Survey
Richard L. Powell, Indiana Geological Survey
Michael J. McNerney, American Resources Group, Ltd.
Cemeteries can be intriguing places to people, in part because of a fascination with death but also because of the quiet solitude and artistic beauty found there. Many grave monuments are really works of art and can be appreciated on that basis alone. Cemeteries can also serve as teaching laboratories for geologists. Monument types, carving styles, ornamentation, and durability are all related, to some extent, to the type of rock used. The older the monument dates the more variability one can see in the character of the stones. Pioneer cemeteries in southern Indiana, some of which date back to the early 1800s, can be very useful to someone teaching some of the basic concepts of geology.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p337
Special Issue: Building the Quantitative Skills of Students in Geoscience Courses
Recognizing and Describing "Pet Rocks"
Robert Christman, Western Washington University
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URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p573-1
Urban outcrops and the lunchtime petrology field trip
W.O. Hoskin, The University of Canterbury
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URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p573-2
C.P.M. Heath
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p605
Process-Oriented Environmental Change Curriculum-Development Workshops
David Charles Gosselin and Steven John Meyer, University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Sherri Lowrey
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p631
Enhancing Tenth Graders' Earth-Science Learning Through Computer-Assisted Instruction
Chun-Yen Chang, National Taiwan Normal University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p637
A Reading and Writing Approach to Teaching Environmental Geology
Helen N. Mango, Castleton State College
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p662
Creating or Adapting Courses for On-Line Presentation
Pascal Peter de Caprariis, Indiana University/Purdue University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/2000.html#v48p673