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I won. No, I did not win IMC. No, I did not win my AG. I won the battle of health. In the last year and a half I have over come achilles tendonitis, frost bite and a stress fracture (second in 2 years!) I am learning how to live and train for endurance with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. Do you know what kind of mind f*** it is to have constant "phantom pains" and muscle fatigue? Joint flare ups that eliminate a key long distance workout are no walk in the park either. I paid for a coach that couldn't keep me healthy. I had doctors tell me that I was in the wrong sport. Whenever I would get healthy something in my body would break. I started to believe the negative words I heard from professionals. I thought my bad luck was never going to end. Basically I had no hope to continue training. If it wasn't for my Mom, Jesse and Robert.... I may have quit. These 3 people NEVER doubt me. They were my night light in my darkest hours. Sue and Alanna kept my light going during training and Don ensured my bike was safe to ride.
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I couldn't have asked for the days leading up to the race to go any smoother. I stuffed my belly with OgoPogo's famous ice cream. Butterscotch ripple became my favorite! I rested my mind by watching Joe Dirt, The Jerk and The Best of Will Farrell's SNL. LMAO! I was surrounded by people I love – which kept me strong. For the first race ever – I was never nervous to race. For me the battle was won walking up to the swim start healthy. Race day was my celebration party with 2800+ new friends.
Swim - Was kick ass! I was supposed to meet my mom at the hotel an hour prior to the start but we missed one another. Robert and I got into the water to warm up. I hear some lady shouting from the sideline, she was waving her arms all about. It was my mama! I ran through the water to her. She rolled up her shorts and walked in to meet me. I was so happy I got to see her prior to the start. At this point I lost control of my emotions and started to cry – out of joy!
The tears had to quickly come to an end. I had an Ironman to race! I rejoined Robert at the start. I'll never forget standing behind the start line, in the water, holding his hand. It was the best feeling ever. A quick kiss and off we went.
How was the actual swim? It was easy-peasy! Seriously. I never felt nervous. Never had open water shock. Never had rapid breathing, even with getting pulled under numerous times. I was in my happy place. Every 3rd stroke I looked at the mountains and smiled before I inhaled. Life was good. This swim was good.
After rounding the last turn of the buoys (1/2-2/3 way in) I found myself alone. I had swum out wide and was close to the kayaks and sailboats. Uh-oh. No feet to draft and I was a bit off course! Agh! I focused on turning in to straighten/shorten out the rest of the course. I swam until I could touch the sand, jumped out and headed for the swim exit! 1:08:07 – 2 min PR baby!
Thanks TYR for the Cat5 Hurricane! The suit was super stretchy and comfy. No restriction what-so-ever and great buoyancy!
T1 - Was short and sweet. I ran out of the water feeling fresh and giddy. How can one not feel giddy when you know you're about to get striped? I run over to two volunteers and say "Strip me ladies!" And they did. I was out of my wetsuit and on my bike in no time! 2:52 – PR again!
There's not too much to say about the bike. I had planned on riding the course at "x" amount of watts – which equaled 2.5watt per kg. It was forecasted to be a hot day so I rode more conservatively then I had originally planned. I ended up with a 2.4 avg.
The bike started with a bit of acid reflux. I'm sure this was provoked by lake water. Maybe OgoPogo polluted the water. I took some Zantax and rode the first 40ish miles uber easy. Ritcher came and I stayed in my granny gear to spin easily up watching my watts. Then I hit the rollers. They felt MUCH less difficult this year. The out and back came and went. I stayed aero and kept a pretty good pace. The ride went by so fast I didn't really start paying attention to mileage until around 70. This was my dark spot in '09. But not for '11. This was a power zone for me. I made a lot of passes from mile 70-85. As usual my power and endurance grew the longer I stayed out. History did repeat its self as I encountered the dark zone as I started the ascent up Yellow Lake. This was NOT a good place for me. I tried to stay positive and smiled as the fatigue started to chip away. Perception is reality. If everyone thinks that I look strong I will perform as if I am strong. This carried me up the hill. I was looking forward to the descent but not so much the headwind. I had to work to go down which wasn't much fun. I could have done without the crosswind and the 3 times I had wheel wobble. I suppose it was just enough of a scare to wake me up for T2.
Finished in 6:03:18 – a :30 PR over '09, higher wattage and easier effort on a hotter, windier day. I had almost flawless nutrition and hydration. I never felt hot or thirsty on the bike. Thank you Maltodextrin and Saltstick! I had a little acid at the start but managed it well, medicating throughout the ride.
I owe a lot of "Thank You"'s for my bike leg. First goes to my bike fitter - Michael Sylvester. He found a crack in my bike frame, which resulted in a new and better bike. Michael also provided an outstanding fit, which helped with my comfort level, efficiency and run transition. I've been fit by others in the Portland area and Michael is the BEST, hands down. I have to raise my hands and praise Felt. They quickly replaced my B16 with a beautiful DA. I also have to thank my great riding partners Sue, Don and Alanna. You all made the longer rides much more enjoyable, even when my break was rubbing for 80+ miles. :). Alanna, you made bricks enjoyable....I think that might be an oxymoron.
T2 – T2 was pretty quick as well. In '09 my T2 was almost 10 minutes. I was not going to allow a repeat. I recited what needed to be done as I ran into the woman's tent. I did this again out loud so my volunteer could follow and help. LOVE volunteers. I quickly got my back shellacked in sunscreen and I was off in - 4:43. Another PR!
This leg should have been called The Death March. I started running around 2:20pm. At this time the race director had requested that the locals turn on any sprinklers and watering hoses available. It was HOT. HOT like a habanero! I think the high hit 95 and I was running right in the midst of it.
I watched my pacing on my Garmin. After a measly 5 mins I ran into a wall of heat. I heard my mama cheering for me on my way in, off from the bike. I knew I'd have to put on a front and run "happily" by her, so she wouldn't see my suffering. I wish she had stayed with me for the run, if she had I may have never stopped to walk.
The "death march" started for me a little past mile 3. My 8:45 avg dropped to a 10 min pace by mile 6. It just went downhill from there. Mile 3 to mile 9 was my darkest time. I had a goal of breaking 11 hours. That was a long lost dream. The heat was pounding down. It was eating my energy alive. I feared I wouldn't be able to PR from '09. I ran up to a local athlete and I confessed my fear. We accessed the situation. From a muscular standpoint my legs were great. No fatigue, no cramping, no pain. Hydration and nutrition were also great. I was still consuming calories – even though I was repulsed by the taste and thought of gels. I was only suffering from the bubble of heat that I was encased in. When running I was avg'ing 8:20-8:40 pace. I just had to run more then I walked. He provided "hope" and off I ran....to try to salvage some kind of PR.
I opted out of bike and run special needs. I didn't want a reason to stop. Yet at the ½ way turn around on the run I stopped and walked. I wish I had packed a letter to myself. I'll make sure to do that on my next race. A little HTFU self note would have helped.
I ran by Sue on the way back. She had gotten two flats on the bike thus putting her behind me. She was feeling the wrath of the heat as well. We exchanged a quick hug; this was the highlight of my run. I wanted to stay and run with her, but we were too far apart.
My arms and lips were sun burnt. Each aid station I came upon I'd drench myself in water. I kept ice in my sports bra and sponges on my back and under my hat. I ran with ice in my hand to rub on my burning lips. At mile 15 I had to stop and go pee. It was the first time I had to go since the start of the race. I have never been so excited to have to pee, and be able to pee a lot! This girl was hydrated!
By 6pm I could feel the temperature start to fall. It was easier to hold my pace. The walk breaks became less frequent…..until mile 22 ½. Side stitch. Oh owe! The pain was immobilizing. I just stood on the side of the road and whimpered in pain. It felt like someone was cutting into my torso with a dull knife. A guy I had been run/walking past for the last 8 miles caught up to me. He advised me to stretch out my torso and press my hands firmly down on the cramp and try to run while doing so. It worked! Within minutes the cramp was gone and I was running pain free again. Thank you Greg from London, Ontario! I was able to run most of the way in and even sprint for the last ½ mile to the finish line. I crossed the line with the biggest smile ever. I am once again an IRONMAN.
Run time was 4:32:43 – 1min30 PR over last year :)
Thank you Robert for fixing my run and believing in me.
Final time came to 11:51:41. 10 min PR over IMC '09 and this race was much hotter. I placed 21st out of 143 females 30-34 and 90th female overall putting me in the top 10.5%. Not bad for a non-coached gimp, eh? : )
I may have not hit the sub 11 I wanted but there is always another day and another race. I did the best I could under the conditions that were given. If I could go back in time I wouldn't change a thing.....ok, maybe I would have eliminated the side crap. :p


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SEC COMMISSIONER VIEWS ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES Byron D. Woodside, one of the five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, gave his views on how accounting principles can best be established when he addressed a meeting of the National Association of Accountants on June 23 in Washington, D.C. We consider his statement an excellent analysis of the situation. "Speaking for myself," said Mr. Woodside, "it is better, I think, to have some of the looseness—the creaking joint, if you will—some sacrifice of the ultimate in consistency and uniformity and acceptability under such a system than to seek the rule—government or industry inspired—which either binds people to a rigid conformity or sets up a standard from which departures multiply in achieving solutions to problems." "We thought the dismay with which our reaction to the investment credit episode seems to have been greeted, in some quarters, most unfortunate," continued Mr. Woodside. "We intended no rebuff to the profession or the Ac- If you look behind the expense of a college education to what it costs to run a modern college with its wide-ranging activities, you get a glimpse of an intricate accounting problem. Solving it is the chief business of the 1,400 people who belong to The National Association of College and University Business Officers. In 1963, the National Association sent a questionnaire on accounting practices to a sample of colleges, and H&S analyzed the replies. Responses to the 44 questions were received from 145 institutions, and tabulations based on more than 6,000 answers were prepared by Woolsey Carmalt, of the Executive Office Research Department. William J. Couch, Chicago Office principal, then drafted an analysis of the counting Principles Board. On the contrary, we have encouraged and continue to encourage them in their work. We would caution, however, against the profession undertaking to do what you have always pleaded that we not do. "We know from long experience that even a relatively simple matter such as our Rule i4a-3, which in effect says a company's financial statements in its annual report to its stockholders should not be inconsistent in any material way with the financial statements filed with us, becomes an extremely difficult and protracted exercise in rule-making and in fact somewhat contentious. The task you set yourselves to force conformity on matters of accounting principle when there is not in fact acceptability of conformity, I think, is an impossible one. In any event, such a step calls for full exploration of problems and procedures. But this view in no sense reflects upon the efforts of those dedicated, highly intelligent and articulate public-minded members of the profession who data, which was edited and reviewed in Chicago by Delford W. Edens and Ralph S. Johns. The survey was published in July with the rather formidable title, Annotated Tabulations of College and University Accounting Practices. It is expected to be useful to college business officers in assessing the practices of their own institutions and to a national committee which is revising the* 12- year-old manual, College and University Business Administration. Mr. Johns is a member of the committee and served on the predecessor committee that planned the earlier manual. Accounting for colleges follows generally accepted accounting principles, but because the circumstances in which colleges operate are different vigorously urge more, and more penetrating, research and who constantly seek to narrow differences and, where possible, broaden the scope of that which is truly 'the acceptable' of the profession. We salute them and their efforts. "Those who wish to compel conformity— or rather seek to have us compel conformity—for only we in the final analysis have the tools to enforce the law or to set enforcement in motion-will no doubt be less than happy with this approach. What then are we left with, say they, except education and persuasion? "The short answer in our field of activity, I think, is that these have been the principle tools by which so much has been and continues to be accomplished. They have been the genius of the administration of the disclosure provisions of the '33 and '34 Acts. With your continued assistance, I think they are likely, in major respects, to remain so." from those of other organizations, the principles are applied in different ways. For example, it is generally not considered necessary to provide for depreciation of educational plant (classroom buildings, etc.). One reason for this is that these facilities have usually been acquired by gift and it is expected that replacements will have to come the same way. On the other hand property of auxiliary enterprises such as stadiums is often depreciated. College business officers have pondered long on these aspects of depreciation and some diversity in their thinking shows up in the tabulations. Our Firm was pleased to be able to work with the National Association on this project in a field in which we have long been especially interested. A SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING 7
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Hurricane Sandy has grounded President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but it hasn't completely shut down the 2012 election campaign.
While the president canceled scheduled events in Wisconsin and Florida, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton are continuing to appear at events outside of the hurricane zone. The Obama campaign announced today that former Clinton has agreed to campaign this week in Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.Clinton and Biden are appearing jointly at an event in Youngstown, Ohio, today.
But aides say the president will remain in Washington to respond to the massive hurricane that is hovering off the East Coast.
"He has real responsibilities and those responsibilities come first," chief Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod told reporters in a conference call. "This is obviously a very, very concerning situation."
Campaign manager Jim Messina said the political team is working under the assumption that the president will not hit the campaign trail for the foreseeable future.
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Obama isn't the only elected official forced off the campaign trail. Top Republican surrogates Chris Christie, New Jersey's governor, and Bob McDonnell, the Virginia governor, are remaining in their home states to manage emergency response to the storm. On the Democratic side, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are sidelined from presidential politics.
Our Albany Times Union colleague Jimmy Vielkind reports:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo had planned to campaign as a surrogate for Obama in the final days of the campaign, but said last week his plans were "delayed" by the storm, he said. Details were never publicly released, but Cuomo said he was "on standby" to stump for the president, possibly in Ohio or Virginia.
Romney today altered his own campaign schedule to steer clear of swing states in the path of the storm. Messina and Axelrod declined to say whether they'd like to see Romney suspend his own campaigning.
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Anyone that has ever fished with me knows that I have a passion for Crappie fishing. They are a challenge to locate on a regular basis and once located can be a lot of fun to catch for all the members of your family. I almost forgot…..they are delicious!
On any given year our best crappie bite is when the surface temperature is about 62 degrees F. These temperatures can occur from about May first through the middle of June. I know that this not very specific and this is not an over generalization. Lake Vermilion is a very large lake with many bays and channels. The water depth and clarity varies in these bays and channels, therefore, the bite will vary also. Initially the crappies will be the most active in the shallower areas with stained water (i.e. Black Bay) and then working out to the deeper and clearer waters.
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Game 22 lineups: Tigers at Jays
at 1:05 p.m. ET in Dunedin
TIGERS (14-10, 4-2 vs. Jays)
1. Brandon Inge, 3B
2. Adam Everett, SS
3. Scott Sizemore, 2B
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Gerald Laird, C
6. Ryan Raburn, RF
7. Don Kelly, CF
8. Jeff Larish, LF
9. Alex Avila, DH
Pitching: Rick Porcello
BLUE JAYS (10-11, 2-4 vs. Tigers)
1. Jose Bautista, RF
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Adam Lind, DH
4. Vernon Wells, CF
*5. Randy Ruiz, 1B
6. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
7. Travis Snider, LF
**8. Jose Molina, C
9. John McDonald, SS
Pitching: Dana Eveland
Series Results:
GAME ONE: Tigers 7, Blue Jays 6 (March 3)
GAME TWO: Blue Jays 9, Tigers 7 (March 4
GAME THREE: Blue Jays 8, Tigers 5 (March 7)
GAME FOUR: Tigers 10, Blue Jays 7 (March 15)
GAME FIVE: Tigers 8, Blue Jays 2 (March 22)
GAME SIX: Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1 (March 25)
*Lyle Overbay was a late scratch. Overbay suffered a left knee contusion on Friday and has been resting his leg since then. The Jays penciled him into the lineup, but Overbay wanted at least one more day off for recovery.
**Raul Chavez was initially penciled into the lineup, but was replaced at the last minute by Molina. Chavez said the switch was made because he has yet to catch lefty Marc Rzepczynski in a game. Zep is slated to start Tuesday night with Chavez behind the plate.
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didn't the jays lose to the tigers on the 22nd? The tigers have taken the series already
reed vs mccoy…. reed has over 2x the at bats this spring,
good speed, solid defense , .420 and can play 1st base. but , how many regular season career at bats do each have ? it's a long season coming off the bench ….
You have to start somewhere, bjunk1. I would say McCoy has the edge in speed and versatility.
mccoy-5 career at bats
reed-1222 career at bats…..
i"ll take reed over mccoy off the bench in the bottom of the 8th all day long!!!
After an outing like today, how can they NOT put Eveland in the lineup? My prediction for what it's worth? Marcum, Romero, Morrow, Eveland, Tallet. Valdez in the bullpen. Rzep still has options, so he and Cecil are first callups.
jbunk1-McCoy has more speed, better batting eye, more flexible and is on the 40 man roster-Reed on the other hand has been signed to a minor league contract, so we don't risk losing him if he gets sent down, we would with McCoy.
And McCoy has performed better, although Reed has had a good spring, McCoy's has been better.
Yerouttaheah – I agree with you 100% how can the brass ignore Eveland….has been pretty much lights out all spring…
and it wasn't like he was facing all the "crappy" tigers today either. As much as I hate seeing Tallet in the rotation, he's done a better job as a starter then zep has…send zep down for a month or so get him a little more seasoning.
Marcum, Romero, Morrow, Eveland, McGowan will hopefully be the rotation for most of the year, once they put Tallet back in the pen….and that's a damn good rotation.
The funny thing is…if Doc were still in the rotation people would actually be writing articles about how nasty our rotation will be this year.
As for the McCoy vs Reed….I vote McCoy, he's had Johnny Mac working with him on his foot work, if he can put some of Johnny Mac's moves into motion on the field, he will be a great short stop for us until our cuban hopeful is ready for the show.
Some tough decisions to be made on both the starting rotation and the bullpen. If anyone thinks it's tough this year wait a year or two, this quality problem is just starting.
AMOF, in my position as armchair manager, I will waive A. Gonzales, since he and Johnny Mac are just about the same (edge to Johnny). That way, I have room for McCoy AND Reed on the 25. Then I will see if Mike could play himself past JMac and into a starting shortstop job. Imagine having 2 speedsters on the team! My head is just 'a spinning!
I wouldn't just give up Gonzales, but I would try to trade him. Put Reed in AAA, since he's already on a minor league deal and bring him up when Gonzales is traded.


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A compilation of work by leading literacy scholars, this book offers research-based recommendations related to best practices, such as motivating students through engagement with multiple literacies. Additionally, best practices must account for "the impact of texts of all kinds (visual, print, digital, sound, multimodal, performance) on young people's identity-making practices and, especially, on how text mediates young people's perceptions of themselves as literate beings" (p. 15).
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Expanding on recommendations in Reading Next, this book offers an overview of research and related classroom practices, including ways of engaging with new literacies and promoting student literacy learning through participatory learning.| Click to Read Abstract | Preview/Access Online |
This position statement uses research to argue that reading materials should "tap students' diverse interests and represent a range of difficulty." Adolescents benefit from sustained engagement with a wide range of texts.| Click to Read Abstract | Preview/Access Online |
Social networks surround the ways adolescents read texts, and the embedded nature of these texts within networks enable adolescents to accrue social capital. Findings also suggest that mysteries remain about how to motivate students with active out-of-school literacies to engage with school literacy.| Click to Read Abstract | Preview/Access Online |
Social networks surround the ways adolescents read texts, and the embedded nature of these texts within networks enable adolescents to accrue social capital. Findings also suggest that mysteries remain about how to motivate students with active out-of-school literacies to engage with school literacy.
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Rush, Eakle, Berger (2007) Abstract: The fourth volume in a series begun over 50 years ago, this collection is an authoritative resource that draws on the knowledge and expertise of outstanding scholars and provides crucial information about research, theory, and practice related to secondary school literacy. Leading scholars, along with newer researchers in literacy education, address topics such as the impact of state and federal mandates on literacy instruction in secondary classrooms, English language learners, and online reading comprehension. Chapter authors include Richard L. Allington, Donna E. Alvermann, Kathleen A. Hinchman, Robert T. Jiménez, Kevin M. Leander, Alfred W. Tatum, and Robert J. Tierney, among others. Each chapter contains rich discussions of current research as well as practical classroom applications. As one reviewer noted, "Each and every chapter is well-documented and presents clearly established implications for teaching tied to the latest research findings. One of the major strengths of this edited volume lies in the way it points to a remarkable consistency across research findings representing a broad spectrum of disciplinary arenas. This volume is a welcome addition for any teacher, administrator, or district looking to implement sound research-based classroom practice and professional development. Endorsed by the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy (NCRLL).
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NCTE (2004) Abstract:
In effective schools, classroom conversations about how, why, and what we read are important parts of the literacy curriculum (Applebee, 1996: Schoenbach, Greenleaf, Cziko & Hurwitz, 1999). In fact, discussion-based approaches to academic literacy content are strongly linked to student achievement (Applebee, Langer, Nystrand, and Gamoran, 2003). However, high stakes testing, such as high school exit exams, is not only narrowing the content of the literacy curriculum, but also constraining instructional approaches to reading (Amrein & Berliner, 2002; Madaus, 1998) Limited, "one right answer" or "main idea" models of reading run counter to recent research findings, which call for a richer, more engaged approach to literacy instruction (Campbell, Donahue, Reese & Phillips, 1996; Taylor et al., 1999).
In this article, Elizabeth Birr Moje, Melanie Overby, Nicole Tysvaer, and Karen Morris challenge some of the prevailing myths about adolescents and their choices related to reading. The reading practices of youth from one urban community are examined using mixed methods in an effort to define what, how often, and why adolescents choose to read. By focusing on what features of texts youth find motivating, the authors find that reading and writing frequently occur in a range of literacy contexts outside school. However, only reading novels on a regular basis outside of school is shown to have a positive relationship to academic achievement as measured by school grades. This article describes how adolescents read texts that are embedded in social networks, allowing them to build social capital. Conclusions are framed in terms of the mysteries that remain—namely, how to build on what motivates adolescents' literacy practices in order to both promote the building of their social selves and improve their academic outcomes.
Lenhart et al (2008 - Pew Internet Study) Abstract:
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.
Summary of Findings:
1. Even though teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world, they do not believe that communication over the internet or text messaging is writing.
2. The impact of technology on writing is hardly a frivolous issue because most believe that good writing is important to teens' future success.
3. Teens are motivated to write by relevant topics, high expectations, an interested audience and opportunities to write creatively.
4. Writing for school is a nearly every-day activity for teens, but most assignments are short.
5. Teens believe that the writing instruction they receive in school could be improved. Non-school writing, while less common than school writing, is still widespread among teens.
6. Multi-channel teens and gadget owners do not write any more – or less – than their counterparts, but bloggers are more prolific.
7. Teens more often write by hand for both out-of-school writing and school work.
8. As tech-savvy as they are, teens do not believe that writing with computers makes a big difference in the quality of their writing.
9. Parents are generally more positive than their teen children about the effect of computers and text-based communication tools on their child's writing.
10. Teens enjoy non-school writing, and to a lesser extent, the writing they do for school.[ Back to list ]
Greenleaf et al (2001) Abstract:
Throughout the United States, concern is growing among educators about the numbers of students in secondary schools who do not read well. In response, committed and well-meaning educators are increasingly advocating remedial reading courses for struggling adolescent readers. In this article, Cynthia Greenleaf, Ruth Schoenbach, Christine Cziko, and Faye Mueller offer an alternative vision to remedial reading instruction. The authors describe an instructional framework - Reading Apprenticeship - that is based on a socially and cognitively complex conception of literacy, and examine an Academic Literacy course based on this framework. Through case studies of student reading and analyses of student survey and test score data, they demonstrate that academically underperforming students became more strategic, confident, and knowledgeable readers in the Academic Literacy course. Students in Academic Literacy gained on average what is normally two years of reading growth within one academic year on a standardized test of reading comprehension. Student reflections, interviews, and pre-post surveys from Academic Literacy revealed students' new conceptions of reading for understanding, their growing interest in reading books and favorite authors, their increasing repertoires of strategies for approaching academic reading, and their emerging confidence in themselves as readers and thinkers. They argue for investing resources and effort into demystifying academic reading for their students through ongoing, collaborative inquiry into reading and texts, while providing students with protected time for reading and access to a variety of attractive texts linked to their curriculum. This approach can move students beyond the "literacy ceiling" to increased understanding, motivation, opportunity, and agency as readers and learners. These findings challenge the current policy push for remedial reading programs for poor readers, and invite further research into what factors create successful reading instruction programs for secondary school students. (pp. 79-129)
Cleary (2008) Abstract:
This in-depth interview study of the schooling experiences of 120 First Nations, American Indian, and Alaska Native students contributes to understandings of their literacy motivation, highlighting tensions between their insights on literacy learning and literacy practices implicated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. Finds that students need intrinsic motivation for learning literacy consistent with their own curiosities, need for self-expression and identity construction, participation in authentic literacy events, display of competence, and links to lived-world issues. However, given NCLB mandates, teachers often ignore these students' need for intrinsic motivation, leading to students' sense of alienation from the school world. Yet as these Native students report, intrinsic motivation (1) opens up space for them to learn in ways that are congruent with their own of being, (2) provides real audiences and purposes to express those ways of being, (3) shows paths for identity construction through literacy, and (4) constructs two-way bridges to the mainstream world.
Biancarosa & Snow (2004) Abstract:
Reading Next is a cutting-edge report that combines the best research currently available with well-crafted strategies for turning that research into practice. Informed by five of the nation's leading researchers, Reading Next charts an immediate route to improving adolescent literacy. The authors outline 15 key elements of an effective literacy intervention, and call on public and private stakeholders to invest in the literacy of middle and high school students today, while simultaneously building the knowledge base. (www.all4ed.org)
Guthrie (2001) Abstract: Engaged reading is a merger of motivation and thoughtfulness. Engaged readers seek to understand; they enjoy learning and they believe in their reading abilities. They are mastery oriented, intrinsically motivated, and have self-efficacy. Classroom contexts can promote engaged reading. Teachers create contexts for engagement when they provide prominent knowledge goals, real-world connections to reading, meaningful choices about what, when, and how to read, and interesting texts that are familiar, vivid, important, and relevant. Teachers can further engagement by teaching reading strategies. A coherent classroom fuses these qualities." This article draws on work published in the chapter Wigfield and Guthrie coauthored for the Handbook of Reading Research: Volume III and in an article on the development of concept-oriented reading instruction for Educational Psychology Review.
Oldfather (1994) Abstract: Teachers' responsiveness to and empathic understanding of students' perceptions when they are not motivated are critical in a) promoting students' ownership of the literacy learning agenda; b) in helping students with their motivational difficulties; and c) in establishing classrooms that focus on the enhancement of caring. This report of an interpretive study, conducted in a 5th/6th-grade whole language classroom, provides insights about students' thoughts, feelings, and actions when not motivated for literacy tasks, and examines students' subjective experiences in three different motivational situations. The study offers clues about the affective and cognitive processes that enable some students to become engaged in literacy activities and prevent others from beginning them. It argues that a responsive classroom culture that honors students' voices may enhance students' ownership of literacy learning and alleviate feelings of anger, anxiety, alienation, and powerlessness.
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'Much Ado About Nothing' is really quite something
Much Ado About Nothing is a delightfully spirited romp, filled with visual splendor, strong performances and flashes of post-modern absurdity.
Director Joss Whedon has fashioned a sparkling modern take on William Shakespeare's classic comedy (*** out of four; rated PG-13, opens Friday in select cities), making the smart decision to shoot it in black-and-white in his 1920s Mediterranean-style Southern California home. The photography is gorgeous and the setting works surprisingly well as a stylish surrogate for the original one in Messina, Sicily.
Whedon takes full advantage of every corner of his property, fashioning evocative shots from unusual angles — through wavy glass doors, from the surface of a swimming pool, looking up under a kitchen cabinet or down from a vaulted ceiling.
Shakespeare's original text, with its distinctive cadence, is preserved, spoken as naturally as if it were contemporary dialogue. Amy Acker, as a wonderfully feisty Beatrice, and Alexis Denisof, as a terrific, preening Benedick, are particularly adept with his words. Determined singles, they are tricked into declaring their love for each other. Nathan Fillion is hilarious as Dogberry, the malapropism-happy constable, and Clark Gregg is equally funny as Leonato, Beatrice's uncle and the father of Hero (Jillian Morgese).
There's a feeling of live performance that Shakespeare devotees should enjoy. And those who appreciate witty wordplay in their romantic comedies will find it especially charming, especially given the chemistry between Denisof and Acker. (They were a romantic duo in Whedon's Angel TV series.)
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Their performances are so beguiling that other plot threads pale in comparison. It's hard to be as captivated by the misunderstanding between Hero and her fiancée, Claudio, which arises from a false accusation of infidelity masterminded by Don John (Sean Maher), even though that confusion drives the story's darkest element.
The eclectic musical score is a wonderful counterpoint to the mood and dialogue. A party montage complete with sequined acrobats is particularly dazzling.
Often played as a light romp despite its themes of betrayal and deception and its exploration of marriage and gender roles, Much Ado benefits from Whedon's black-and white spin. It gives the tale more shadows and sexiness, particularly in the hypnotically tight close-ups.
It must have been a lark for Whedon to helm a scaled-down version of a classic play after making a complicated big-budget action blockbuster like last year's The Avengers. He's one of Hollywood's most versatile directors, having created TV series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dollhouse; the online musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog; and movies such as horror parody The Cabin in the Woods.
In many ways, the material is a perfect match for him. Whedon knows a thing or two about strong female characters, and Beatrice, an early feminist, is a philosophical ancestor of Buffy.
Much Ado is something — a fresh midsummer's dream, faithful to the spirit of the Bard of Avon and intensified by an intoxicating effervescence.


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The Fast and Furious franchise is all about unlikely friendships, and now it looks like we'll be getting a new one in Fast and Furious 6, with Dwayne Johnson's character reaching out to his former enemy, Vin Diesel's Dom Torretto. Naturally, a lot of car chases and mayhem ensues. Get your first look at it all in the first-ever trailer for Fast and Furious 6, which debuted during the Super Bowl.
I admit it: I laughed with glee when that car drove out of the front of the airplane. I have no idea how that's possible-- and I strongly suspect it's not--but it's exactly the kind of madness we've come to expect from the Fast franchise. And while Michelle Rodriguez's return as Letty isn't exactly a surprise, since it was teased at the end of Fast Five, it's good to see her have such a badass comeback, gun in hand.
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The Wahhabi Myth: Debunking the Bogeyman
"Wahhabism"—a term used by different people for different reasons. My purpose was to collect some of these uses to serve the end-goal of debunking the term itself. After all, if it means enough different things for different people, it really comes down to not meaning anything real in an absolute sense. Also, as you will see, the use of this term is almost exclusively negative or with implied negative connotations. Hence, you will hardly hear anyone proudly referring to himself as a Wahhabi or a Masjid named Masjid al-Wahhabi. It simply doesn't occur. What this implies is that there is usually some emotional or prejudicial baggage with the term's usage or some other sinister agenda.


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Today I desire to focus the attention of a report published by the consulting firm's Deloitte titled "Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions 2013" that provide a series of technology predictions, including the outlook for subscription TV services and enterprise social networks. The document correctly express great concern of the improper use of passwords that will continue also in 2013 being causes of many problems, it must to be considered that value of the information protected by passwords continues to grow attracting ill-intentioned.
The report focuses the need to reconsider password management processes in the light of technological contexts that we will before Duncan Stewart, Director of TMT Research, declared: "Passwords containing at least eight characters, one number, mixed-case letters and non-alphanumeric symbols were once believed to be robust," "But these can be easily cracked with the emergence of advance hardware and software."
"Moving to longer passwords or to truly random passwords is unlikely to work, since people just won't use them," Stewart said.
"An eight character password chosen from all 94 characters available on a standard keyboard33 is one of 6.1 quadrillion34 (6,095,689,385,410,816) possible combinations. It would take about a year for a relatively fast 2011 desktop computer to try every variation. Even gaining access to a credit card would not be worth the computing time. However, a number of factors, related to human behavior and changes in technology, have combined to render the 'strong' password vulnerable."
Using a brute force attack for an 8‑character password with a dedicated password‑cracking machine employing readily available visualization software and high‑powered graphics processing units is possible to discover the password in only 5.5 hours. The cost of such machine is about $30,000 today but as explained in the reports hackers could obtained same computational capabilities from huge botnet.
Not only password length concerns the researchers, also the human factor could expose password management process to serious risks, for example humans never remind long and complex credentials, they tend to adopt password easy to remember and related to their life experience, in many cases the password is re-used and in the time across different services, from movie on line store to banking account. The average user has 26 password‑protected accounts, but only five different passwords across those accounts. According a recent study of six million actual user generated passwords, the 10,000 most common passwords would have accessed 98.1 percent of all accounts, an information that gives us an idea of how much vulnerable the password management process.
"Once a hacker has a password, he or she can potentially have the keys to the cyber kingdom based on most consumers' behavior."
Deloitte Deloitte predicts that in 2013 more than 90% of user generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, will be vulnerable to hacking with serious consequences, the company predict in fact billions of dollars of losses, declining confidence in Internet transactions and significant damage to the company reputations for the victims of attacks.
The reports states:
"How do passwords get hacked? The problem is not that a hacker discovers a username, goes to a login page and attempts to guess the password. That wouldn't work: most web sites freeze an account after a limited number of unsuccessful attempts, not nearly enough to guess even the weakest password. Most organizations keep usernames and passwords in a master file. That file is hashed: a piece of software encrypts both the username and password together. Nobody in the organization can see a password in its unencrypted form. When there is an attempt to log in, the web site hashes the login attempt in real time and determines if the hashed result matches the one stored in the database for that username. So far, so secure. However, master files are often stolen or leaked. A hashed file is not immediately useful to a hacker, but various kinds of software and hardware, discussed in this Prediction, can decrypt the master file and at least some of the usernames and passwords. Decrypted files are then sold, shared or exploited by hackers."
As described another problem is related to use of passwords on various platforms, let's consider that the average user takes 4-5 seconds to type a strong ten character password on a PC keyboard, time increases to 7-10 seconds on a mobile devices with a keyboard and to 7-30 seconds on touchscreen devices. As consequence a quarter of the people surveyed admitted to using less secure passwords on mobile devices to save time.
SplashData, which develops password management applications, reveals its Annual "25 Worst Passwords of the Year" enumerating the list of most common password chosen by users.
The three worst passwords haven't changed respect previous year, they're "password", "123456" and "12345678" and new passwords have been introduced in the top list such as "welcome", "jesus" and "ninja".
Following the top ten list:
- password (unchanged)
- 123456 (unchanged)
- 12345678 (unchanged)
- abc123 (up 1)
- qwerty (down 1)
- monkey (unchanged)
- letmein (up 1)
- dragon (up 2)
- 111111 (up 3)
- baseball (up 1)
Have you ever used one of the most popular passwords of 2012 for your own personal accounts? Change it!
What could improve password management, SSO systems for represent a good solution to do it for example allowing in simplest way the use of long or random passwords respecting the elementary best practices for password management, of course also this system must be protected from hacking attacks.
The implementation of multifactor authentication processes token based (both software and hardware) represents the best compromise between costs and security, that is also the way that security IT security travels in the future.
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CARROLL GARDENS— The Department of Homeless Services has moved 120 homeless veterans displaced by Sandy into a proposed long-term shelter on West Ninth Street, and says the new residents will stay there for as long as needed.
Last month, Housing Solutions USA proposed a 170-bed shelter for a building located at 165 W. Ninth St.
But while that plan waits for approval, the DHS is using the space to provide housing for 120 homeless veterans who were displaced by Sandy from Borden Avenue shelter in Long Island City.
The new residents were moved into the shelter on Nov. 6, and the agency assured the community board that they would reside there for "less than month," said Craig Hammerman, district manager of Community Board Six, in an announcement.
The agency, however, did not specify a deadline when asked for comment.
"Homeless veterans displaced from their shelter by the storm will remain there as long as needed," said Heather Janick, a spokeswoman for the DHS.
As for the long-term shelter proposed for the space, the DHS said those plans are still undecided.
"We are operating at West Ninth under emergency, and no plans for future use have been determined," Janick said.
While local residents blasted the proposal to build a long-term shelter in the space — citing inadequate space and a potential hike in quality-of-life issues as reasons — the emergency shelter gives residents a realistic taste of what it might be like if the space became a permanent shelter.
One resident said that because the veterans do not have enough space to smoke, they resort to congregating outside of the building and other buildings surrounding it.
"The men are veterans," said Steven Gladstone, a resident of Carroll Gardens. "They don't have enough personal space or a place to smoke, so they congregate outside of the building.
"They congregate in front of other buildings up late. The security guards hang around outside after shift change. The veterans I spoke to…were shocked that the city was planning on putting 170 people in the building."


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Gary Moon poses with his young prairie falcon, Laser, near Kuna in the southern Idaho desert. About 160 people have Idaho permits to keep and hunt with raptors like Laser. (AP Photo/John Miller)
Idaho falconers channel history, hunt with raptors
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KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Gary Moon releases "Laser," his young prairie falcon, as the sun's first rays set southern Idaho's desert horizon ablaze. The two-pound female, a tiny radio transmitter strapped to each leg, lifts from Moon's leather gauntlet and with every rapid wing beat circles higher into the sky.
Moon, a semi-retired 70-year-old businessman and mechanic from Boise, waits until his bird soars to 400 feet before sprinting toward a pond. With no ducks on the water, however, he reaches inside a sack at his side, flinging a homing pigeon aloft. Instinctively, Laser dives; only a last-second maneuver keeps the pigeon from becoming falcon fodder.
"Anybody can go out with a gun and get a limit of ducks in a few hours," said Moon, who 53 years ago pulled his first bird, a young red-tailed hawk, from its nest and was bitten by the falcon bug for life. "With falcons, it's the lure of the unexpected."
With its arid southern plain scoured with deep river canyons, Idaho is raptor country. More than 700 pairs nest each spring in the 485,000-acre Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area south of Boise. Moon's Laser has plenty of wild company, with up to 200 prairie falcon pairs, the highest breeding density in the world — along with American kestrels, golden eagles, red-tails and fleet peregrine falcons that dive at 200 mph and decorate Idaho's state quarter.
It's also home to a select few who, like Moon, use these birds to hunt.
What they practice today is a remnant of what residents of the Middle East, China and Europe did hundreds or even thousands of years ago: Using birds to scare up a meal. Whether it's a duck or a pheasant, falconers must act quickly after a successful hunt to separate raptor from prey — not unlike nomadic tribesmen in places like Mongolia who still fly giant eagles after small game or even foxes. Other modern day falconers don't eat the prey, but hunt for the sport only — and to provide their birds with food.
"It's watching something that happens every day in nature, but you get to do it up close and personal," said Boise falconer Bob Collins, who flies a gyrfalcon and a peregrine.
Falconers are active in many states. Moon joined more than 300 people from around the world who spent last week hunting with falcons in Kearney, Neb., during the annual meeting of the International Association of Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey.
In Idaho, about 160 people have state raptor permits, according to a 2011 Department of Fish and Game survey. They reported harvesting 700 game birds, half of them ducks. That's just a sliver of the 210,000 ducks shot by all 14,100 licensed hunters in Idaho in 2011.
"They're really dedicated to making sure that their tradition stays alive," said Jeff Knetter, upland game and waterfowl biologist at Fish and Game, the agency that regulates falconry in Idaho.
Some animal rights groups have questioned the practice of keeping wild birds captive. That's one reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service outlines strict requirements for people who want to hold raptors, to prevent them from being exploited.
In Idaho, falconers must buy a $29 state license and a $100 federal license, as well as serve a two-year apprenticeship under a master falconer with at least seven years of experience.
Before unleashing their raptors on ducks, pheasant or even sage grouse, every falconer must buy a general hunting license.
Would-be falconers also must pass a written test even experienced falconers say is difficult. Idaho Fish and Game also inspects their raptor houses, known as "mews." Moon's mews, at his home in a neighborhood just south of Boise's downtown, consists of a storage shed with three 10-by-10 dog kennels for his birds.
Like many falconers, Moon acquired Laser the old-fashioned way: Permits in hand, he and a friend scaled a lava cliff in southeastern Idaho's Minidoka County on a rainy spring day, taking two of four young birds from a nest.
That makes Laser an "imprint" bird, one Moon will likely keep for life.
For others who capture "passage" birds — migrating raptors simply on their way through an area — they may keep them for just a season before returning them to the wild. For instance, nearly every winter, Bill Heinrich, another Idaho falconer, traps a dark, chocolate-colored merlin, trains it for three weeks and flies it after starlings, their natural prey.
"Merlins are extremely fast," he said. "The starlings are dead within seconds."
Come springtime, Heinrich releases his merlin to return to its summer home in the vast boreal forests of pine and spruce trees in Canada or eastern Russia.
Heinrich is a raptor biologist at The World Center for Birds of Prey, an education center run by the raptor conservation group, The Peregrine Fund. From its 580-acre hilltop campus south of Boise, its staff does work around the world, including saving endangered species like the California condor.
Falconers use bits of chicken or sometimes quail as treats to lure their birds back. But in rare instances, they don't return.
Stephen Buffat, an eastern Idaho falconer and licensed raptor breeder, was flying his peregrine-gyrfalcon hybrid in hopes of killing a sage grouse near Craters of the Moon National Monument and Reserve's ancient volcanos west of Idaho Falls.
Zeus, Buffat's bird, shed one talon-mounted transmitter; the other malfunctioned and the bird flew off into the failing evening light.
"It's a good probability he's gone," concedes Buffat, who posted a "Lost Bird" ad on the Internet. "But I'm going to keep my hopes up."
With a leather-hooded Laser sitting calmly on a backseat perch, Moon drives his camouflaged Honda SUV nearly every day into Idaho's open country. It takes hours of patient training. "The more they fly, the better they are," he said.
Just this month, Laser took her first Hungarian partridge, a classic midflight strike above the stark eastern Idaho desert beneath the Lost River Mountains.
"It's was beautiful," Moon said, still amazed. "The feathers just flew in the sunlight."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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The Do What's Right! sportsmanship program encompasses a multitude of different initiatives and opportunities for member schools and their students. Those efforts include Sportsmanship Banners for schools who display exemplary sportsmanship at IHSA state final team events, a bi-annual Student Leadership Conference, educational materials like the IHSA Sportsmanship Expectations, and the Sport A Winning Attitude awards, which officials, coaches and administrators use to recognize acts of sportsmanship at all levels that often go overlooked.
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BALTIMORE – Freshman Andrew Casali (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) lined a single up the middle in the bottom ninth and senior Brandon Coluccio (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township/Brookdale CC) scored from second as UMBC walked off with a 3-2 win over Albany in game one of an America East doubleheader, Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. Albany came back and took game two, 9-7, behind a pair of three-run homeruns.
Senior Mac Gill (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) threw his third straight quality start of the season, but was no-decisioned as Albany rallied to tie it at 2-2 in the top of the ninth. Sophomore Michael Gomez (Nutley, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) earned the win, his first of the season, after entering in the top of the inning to relieve Gill.
Reliever Ryan Stinar (0-2) took the loss for Albany, despite giving up the one run on one hit. The right-hander from Forest Hill, Md. also walked two and struck out two.
Both starters, Gill and Kevin Archibold, worked out trouble throughout, combining to strand 13 runners on base. Gill tossed 8.1 innings for UMBC (3-7, 1-1 AE) yielding just the two runs while scattering eight hits. The Retriever veteran also struck out three and walked none. Archibold was equal for Albany (2-7, 1-1 AE), hurling 7.0 innings and giving up two runs on seven hits.
After both teams went scoreless in the first, UMBC broke through in the bottom of the second as freshman Hunter Dolshun (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) slapped a two-out single to right and sophomore Mark Esposito (Bethany, Conn./Amity Regional) came around to score from second.
The Retrievers doubled their lead in the next frame, but wasted a chance to break the game open. Freshman Connor Hax (Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara) started the inning with a single up the middle in his first collegiate at-bat. Casali followed by sending a single to right-center and then junior Vince Corbi (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) loaded the bases by reaching on a bunt down the third base line. A double play ball brought Hax in from third, but the inning died on a pop up to second.
Gill kept Albany off the board until the top of the seventh when Craig Lepre doubled the left-center to bring in Matt Hinchy who had led off the inning with a single.
In the top of the ninth, Josh Nethaway singled to start the inning and moved to second on a sac bunt. Gomez then entered for the Retrievers and struck out Cory Kingston swinging. Charlie Peltz pulled the Great Danes level, though, by singling to left with two down.
UMBC avoided extra innings as Coluccio led off the ninth with a walk, took second on a wild pitch and then raced around the bases on Casali's two-out single.
The Retrievers started game two brightly, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Sophomore Joe Vanderplas (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax/Tennessee) held Albany at bay through four innings, but made way for the bullpen before the fifth.
Junior Bobby Applegate (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling/Gloucester County College) took the loss after getting just two outs in the fifth, giving up four runs.
Cameron Sorgie (1-2) gave up three runs on four hits in two innings of work but earned the win for Albany. Matt Gallup pitched the seventh inning, giving up just one hit, to earn his first save of the year.
Neither team scored in the first two innings, but Dolshun cracked his second career homerun to start the third inning for the Retrievers. UMBC added three more runs in the inning as sophomore Kevin Lachance (Clifton, Va./Centreville) and junior Jake Barnes (Annandale, Va./Annandale) collected RBI singles and put the hosts up 4-0.
Albany edged back in the top of the fifth as Lepre singled through the right side with two down to score Hinchy and cut the lead to 4-1.
The Great Danes pulled level in the next frame as Nethaway hit a three-run homer to left, his first of the season. Three batters later, Lepre shot a single to center to give the visitors the lead, 5-4.
UMBC stranded a runner on base in the bottom of the inning and Albany took advantage by scoring four more in the sixth, three courtesy of a homerun by Hinchy.
Down 9-4 going to the bottom half, the Retrievers rallied beginning with a single through the left side by Esposito. Coluccio followed with a walk and two batters later Dolshun drove a single up the middle to cut the lead to 9-5 as Esposito scored. Hax then singled to bring around Coluccio and Casali followed with an RBI ground out.
Sophomore Denis Mikush (Burke, Va./Robinson) held Albany scoreless in the seventh, but UMBC could not make one last rally in the bottom half.
UMBC and Albany will conclude the three-game series with a single game on Sunday. First pitch at Alumni Field is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
- With the split, Albany now leads the all-time series 29-11.
- Dolshun has hit a homerun in two of the last three games.
- UMBC opened America East play with a win for the second straight year (2013: 7-4 vs. Binghamton).
- The Retrievers also opened their home schedule with a win for the second year in a row. (2013: 5-3 vs. Mount St. Mary's).


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[NOTE: This post was written prior to the revelation of the Batman vs. Superman movie coming in 2015; however, what we said back then still holds true for how Batman can exist in the same film with Superman. Enjoy! --The Editors]
It's a bittersweet time to be a Batman fan: The Dark Knight Rises is still fresh in memory, and the cinematic future of the brand is uncertain. Though the truth may not be what fans want to hear, facts are facts: Christopher Nolan has finished his 'Dark Knight Trilogy' and confirmed that his time with the character is finally over. With Nolan gone, and Bale claiming to be gone with him, the door is open for a new director and actor to tackle the iconic hero.
Director and star may be finished, but DC and Warner Bros. certainly are not. The Justice League looks to be the next film after Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, and is tasked with both introducing new heroes, and (according to reports) rebooting a new Batman movie franchise. While Nolan loyalists may claim the odds are stacked against the next actor to put on the cape and cowl, we see opportunity.
There are some major elements of the Batman character and comics that Nolan completely avoided, and were largely under-represented in past movies as well. If the next Batman films were to tackle those themes and angles, comic book fans could be in for a treat.
5. The World's Greatest Detective
One major aspect of Bruce Wayne's character that Christopher Nolan's films never truly explored was his intellect and deduction skills, choosing instead to let his fists and willpower lead the way, with Lucius Fox's genius making it possible for him to do so safely. Aside from brief scenes in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne's detective skills in the Nolanverse begin and end with watching the evening news, not spending hours at a crime scene or behind his Bat-Computer trying to deduce the method to a villain's madness.
But in a Justice League world full of criminal masterminds and super-powered heroes, Batman can't rely solely on his strength. As "The World's Greatest Detective," the Caped Crusader depends on reasoning and mental acuity to see the things others don't; to see weakness where others only see strength. Instead of reacting to the grand plans and attacks of eccentric villains, the next Batman could spend his time on the offensive: tracking, investigating, and confronting evil.
A Batman film that was first and foremost a good mystery/detective story - and an actor who could portray the genius-level detection skills of Bruce Wayne - would be a welcome take on the character we've yet to see.
4. The Master Strategist
As the resident expert in martial arts and military tactics, it makes sense that Batman occupies a leadership role within the Justice League. But his unique morality brings far more than experience to the team. While Flash and Green Lantern (whether played by Ryan Reynolds or not) make jokes at a new enemy being revealed, and Superman remains stoic in the face of overwhelming odds, Batman is thinking. Not just how best to tackle the situation, but what will happen if it all goes wrong. This is the part of the character the Justice League director must do justice to, since Batman's intelligence and willingness to accept the reality of no-win scenarios are what make him relevant among DC's greatest super-powered heroes.
It also opens the door to the kind of moral dilemmas and debate that great ensemble films are made of. Joss Whedon's Avengers showed what's possible when heroes disagree, but ultimately unite; a Batman who thinks innocent lives must be put on the line would take that same premise to a much more serious place. A genius tactician willing to accept hard truths instead of refusing to believe them, would prove vital to any super-team.
3. Bruce Wayne vs. Lex Luthor
There's going to have to be some crossover between the Superman and Batman continuity if the pair are ever going to occupy the same movie universe, and Lex Luthor is without a doubt one of the DC Universe's greatest antagonists. Considering he basically is Bruce Wayne (even if the thought would disgust him), Lex acts as a moral foil to the billionaire genius, each opposing what they deem to be the greatest threat to humanity: for Wayne, the criminal element, and for Luthor, Superman.
Even so, the two entrepreneurs have rarely gone face-to-face, but any attempt by DC to build a movie universe akin to Marvel's would do well to build it around a common foe. It's hard to think of a more recognizable villain that fans would enjoy seeing in more than one franchise - but with the right casting, the economic battle of wits between Metropolis and Gotham's leading men could be just as exciting as a super-powered brawl.
2. The Boy Wonder
This one is always a longshot, dismissed by movie fans as too juvenile, with even Nolan explaining his lack of interest in introducing Robin to his trilogy. It isn't hard to understand why, since merely mentioning the name 'Robin' automatically conjures images of red and green spandex (or worse, Chris O'Donnell in the Joel Schumacher Batman films). But in practice, Batman and an adult Robin working together wouldn't be that much different from Christian Bale and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in TDKR, which offered a unique dynamic to the stereotypical superhero movie. And with an origin story for Batman already told (please, please, don't let there be a re-tread) introducing Robin could scratch the same itch.
As for the exact incarnation of Robin, well, the film's creators have a handful of choices. DC's recently-rebooted New 52 comic book universe features Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, and even Jason Todd as in-continuity. Seriously, how many 'Dynamic Duos' are there in the comic book genre? Batman and Robin are a package deal, and if the next creative team is looking to get fans excited for some change, then announcing the return of Robin to a darker, mature setting is a guaranteed way to do it.
1. Striking Fear
Audiences were never meant to be afraid of Christopher Nolan's Batman when onscreen, but a take on the character where the Batman is genuinely terrifying to both criminals and moviegoers would be something completely new, and a true treatment of an antihero. Beginning with Batman Begins, the audience was allowed to see that Bale's Batman was a creation with a purpose: he was trying to be scary. But revealing an imposing figure known to be on the side of justice is not the same as leaving the audience speechless, gripping their armrests when seeing what Bruce Wayne becomes when the cape and cowl are worn.
It's about time movie fans beheld a Batman that they would walk a righteous path just to avoid. Considering that early word on the Justice League film is of a darker tone, a Batman who isn't completely devoid of laughs (Bruce Wayne is a shmoozer, after all) but is downright terrifying when in costume, would be a fantastic mix of mood and entertainment.
What Are Your Ideas?
Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight trilogy' has shown what is possible from comic book films, but to claim it's the be-all, end-all of the character's big screen incarnation is selling the source material short.
We've stated our ideas concerning aspects of the Batman universe we've yet to experience on film - but they certainly aren't the only ones. So feel free to share your own thoughts:
- Should the next Batman be more grounded, or less?
- Is a new origin story necessary, or should it be skipped?
- Keep the tone the same, or inject a bit more humor?
- Which villains should appear in the next films?
- Which writers/directors/actors would you like to see involved?
Check back with Screen Rant for the latest in DC movie (or Marvel Movie) news.
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Should cell phone providers warn customers of health risks? Berkeley says yes
Few people know that there are federal safety limits for exposure to the weak radiation emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices. There often is language about this embedded right in our phones, but finding it requires knowing where to look, wading through several steps and then making sense of the technical jargon.
Concerned about the lack of public awareness, Berkeley, California passed a law in 2015 calling for cellphone stores to post warning signs. The signs caution that if you carry a phone in a pocket or tucked into a bra when the device is on, "you may exceed the federal guidelines for exposure'' to radio-frequency radiation.
That advisory is intended to sum up the information the Federal Communications Commission requires cellphone manufacturers to disclose in phones, owner manuals or packaging material, and it's milder than warnings given by such organizations as the American Academy of Pediatrics. But eager to squelch its aversion to unfavorable information, the wireless industry — led by the trade group CTIA —has waged a high-powered legal battle to take down the signs. In court filings, CTIA has called the advisory "inflammatory" and has argued that the Berkeley law violates retailers' First Amendment rights by compelling them to disclose misleading information.
Berkeley won the first round in federal district court, and then again in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But it suffered a setback on June 28 when the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the appeals court ruling, and sent the case back to the 9th Circuit for further consideration.
CTIA's legal argument is emblematic of efforts by business groups to contest regulations affecting, among other things, drugs, tobacco and campaign finance by arguing that the rules violate free speech protections. Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor representing Berkeley pro bono, said the case is not only about cellphone safety but ''the way the First Amendment has become a tool of corporations to stop regulation.'' Yet First Amendment arguments have won favor at the Supreme Court, which ruled last month on free-speech grounds that public employees could not be required to pay dues to their union locals.
Public-health advocates also see the challenge to the Berkeley law as part of a broader strategy to keep the possible risks of cellphone radiation off the public radar. The effort has been largely successful, they say, partly because of industry pressure and legal tactics. Meanwhile, initiatives by regulators to update public warnings have languished for years, as one government agency after another has hesitated to act.
Whether radiation emitted from cellphones actually poses a risk of cancer or other harm remains an open question. Unlike ionizing radiation such as X-rays or gamma rays, which are strong enough to damage DNA, radio-frequency waves emitted by cellphones are much weaker, and health research has produced ambiguous findings.
While the threat, if any, is probably very small for any single individual, the exposed population is so enormous that any risk at all could trigger a significant number of preventable illnesses. As a result, many health officials and advocates urge that, as a precaution, people take simple steps to limit their exposure such as using headsets and avoiding use of the devices when reception is poor, a situation causing them to emit more radiation.
All of these measures could be particularly important for children, whose brains have been shown to absorb more than twice as much radiation relative to their body size as adults and whose developing bodies may be more sensitive to radiation's effects.
"How much proof do you need before you start to protect people? Are we going to go down the road of tobacco and asbestos and say, 'You've got to prove human harm before we take steps to protect people?' I sure hope not," said Devra Davis, founder of the non-profit Environmental Health Trust, which focuses its advocacy efforts on cellphone radiation.
Some studies, including recent federal government research, have linked radio-frequency radiation to a higher incidence of certain rare heart tumors in test animals. What's more, hints of increased risks for a rare but lethal type of brain tumor, glioblastoma, emerged in both a federal study on mice and rats and in a survey of human cases in England.
The findings come after the classification in 2011 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a part of the World Health Organization, of radio-frequency radiation as a "possible " human carcinogen . For now, authors of the recent studies say more research is needed to confirm whether there are health risks for cellphone users.
However, many other studies, including most of those supported by industry, have shown no health effects. And until more is known, the wireless industry and some scientists and government officials warn against fostering unwarranted fears. "The last thing you want is to create a sense of helplessness and false alarm," said Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, an environmental health expert with The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In the absence of stronger data, he cautioned against jumping to conclusions but, in the meantime, he discourages patients from keeping their phones in direct contact with their skin.
Today, there are more cell phones in the U.S. than people. More and more, our productivity, our social lives and even our personal safety rely on our phones. And, not surprisingly, most of us would rather talk, text and put phones in pockets without worry.
"There's a lot of denial operating at every level -- from industry to government to the general public," said Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of the Berkeley law's architects. "People do not want to know about these potential risks. That's understandable because they are so dependent on this technology."
The wireless industry says it is committed to protecting the public. "The safety of cellphone consumers is important to CTIA and the wireless industry," said Justin Cole, spokesman for CTIA, which represents such companies as AT&T and Verizon Wireless. "We follow the guidance of the experts when it comes to cellphones and health effects."
When San Francisco in 2010 passed a law similar to Berkeley's, CTIA challenged it on First Amendment grounds, and the city backed off after losing a federal appeals court ruling. "When they saw the San Francisco law happen, a bunch of cities were thinking about adopting similar laws," Moskowitz said. "But once San Francisco got sued by CTIA, others didn't want to get on board."
Berkeley, however, moved ahead with a narrower "right to know" ordinance. Its milder wording is closer to government-mandated disclosures and avoided San Francisco's requirement for retailers to tell customers that their phones could expose them to dangerous, possibly cancer-causing radiation.
CTIA, however, claims that the language required on signs by the Berkeley ordinance is flawed and, thus, it is unconstitutional to compel the signs. It has argued that the signs are "fraught with negative associations'' meant ''to stoke consumer anxiety,'' and are therefore not "purely factual."
This story was produced by FairWarning (www.fairwarning.org), a nonprofit news organization based in Pasadena, California, that focuses on public health, consumer and environmental issues. A longer version of this story appears on fairwarning.org


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