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Aerodynamics - an intrinsic part of Formula One, a study of how air flows over and around an object
Apex - the point at which the racing line meets the inside of a corner, hitting the apex leads to the fastest theoretical way round a corner
Appeal - the action a team takes when they feel that either they, or their drivers, have been unfairly penalised by officials
Aquaplaning - in heavy rain when the tyres lose grip and the driver has no control
Armco - the generic term for the metal safety barriers that line the sides of race circuits. It is also a brand name for the company that produced the product in England
Ballast - small tungsten plates, which are positioned around the vehicle to achieve perfect weight distribution and to bring the car to its minimum weight of 605kg
Bargeboard - a piece of body work between the front wheels and the sidepod to help smooth the flow of air around the sides of the car
Blistering - what happens to a tyre when it overheats, parts of the rubber soften and breakaway impairing the handling of the car
Bottoming - when the bottom of the car hits the track, often seen as a shower of sparks
Brake Balance - the distribution of braking power between the front and rear wheels, this can be altered by the driver via a cockpit switch at any point, at some circuits this is done numerous times a lap
Brake locking - under heavy braking when a wheel stops rotating, can often cause a flat spot
Camber - the angle of the wheel and tyre in relation to the track surface
Chassis - the main frame of a car to which the engine and suspension are attached
Chicane - a tight series of corners that alternate in direction, often used to slow cars down
Clear Air - when a driver has no one in front of him on the track and the air is not disturbed by a competitor's aerodynamics
Cockpit - the area of a car where the driver sits, effectively his office
Compound - the recipe used to make a tyre, typically a Formula One tyre compound is made up of more than ten ingredients in different amounts
Differential - sometimes referred to as the 'Diff', it is the device connected to the rear wheels which allows each wheel to rotate at different speeds during cornering too ensure balanced handling
Diffuser - a device which generates downforce by funnelling the air out of the back of the car, the faster the air exits the more downforce is created
Dirty Air - the disturbed air left behind an F1 car, which negatively affects the aerodynamics of the following car
Downforce - the aerodynamic force which pushes a Formula One car down into the track as it moves forward and improves traction and handling through corners
Drag - the effect of a cars aerodynamics at high speed, the more drag a car generates the more resistance it has to the air at high speeds
Drive through penalty - a penalty which can be given to a driver by the race stewards during the course of a race. A driver must enter the pits and pass through at the limited speed without stopping
ECU - electronic control unit, or the brain of the engine which controls all of its functions Engine mapping - the setting which dictates how an engine behaves. Drivers can adjust the settings during a race, often to alter strategy
Flat spot - caused when a driver locks his brakes, causing the tyre to be dragged along the surface without turning. This creates a flat spot on an otherwise round surface, and although normally only the size of a small coin, it can cause huge vibrations in the car
Formation lap - sometimes referred to as the warm up, green flag or parade lap, when cars complete one full lap from their grid spot immediately before the start of the race
G-Force - a physical force equal to one unit of gravity which is multiplied during changes of speed or direction. Drivers experience serious G-Force when they corner, brake or accelerate
Graining - when tyres wear during use, causing small pieces of rubber to break off, these stick to other areas of the tyre making the surface uneven and causing a lack of grip
Gravel trap - an area of gravel on the outside of a corner designed to reduce the speed of a car which leaves the circuit. In modern tracks more often replaced by run-off areas which allow the car to rejoin the circuit
Gurney flap - a small flap on the edge of the wing, mounted at a right angle and designed to increase downforce
Green circuit - a track surface which is still very clean with little rubber on its surface, it will produce slower lap times because there is less grip. Temporary or road circuits are often referred to as green
HANS - the Head and Neck Support System, a black collar that fits over drivers shoulders and attaches to the helmet. Straps restrict the movement of the head in an accident, reducing the risk of injury
Installation lap - the first laps done at the circuit, to test functions such as throttle, brake and steering settings before returning to the pits
In-Lap - a lap on which the driver enters the pits
Jump start - when a driver moves away from his grid spot before the five red lights, signalling the start of the race, have been turned off. Circuits are fitted with sensors to monitor this and drivers will be penalised
KERS - the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems, introduced at the start of the 2009 season but only used by a limited number of teams. The system recovers waste energy from the car during braking and deceleration and stores it to use as a power boost during periods of the lap.
Lapped - when the lead car passes a back marker, either physically or in number of laps completed, they become lapped
Loose - when a car, normally at the rear, lacks consistent grip and feels or looks unstable
Left foot braking - a driving style made popular in F1 in the 1990's following the arrival of hand clutches, this meant the driver could dedicate the right foot to the accelerator while his left foot concentrates on braking
Lollipop - the stick held in front of a driver during a pit stop, and used to signal to the driver when he should engage first gear and when he is clear to exit his pit box
Marshal - a course official, normally a volunteer, who has numerous jobs which ensure the safe running a race, including giving flag signals and reporting the facts of an accident
Marbles - small pieces of rubber that wear off the tyres during a session, these build up off the racing line making the track surface slippery
Monocoque - the heart of an F1 car, the carbon fibre safety shell that surrounds the driver and is designed to stay intact in the result of an accident
Out-lap - the lap on which the driver exits the pits
Option tyres - the softer of the two Bridgestone tyres available to a team during a race weekend. These tyres are denoted by a green stripe around the sidewall
Oversteer - when the car steers more than the driver had intended, which can result in the rear of the car trying to overtake the front as the rear wheels loose grip
Paddles - the levers on either side of the steering wheel which the driver uses to change up or down through the gears
Paddock - the private area behind the pits in which the teams keep their transporters and motorhomes. There is no public admission, except through a much sort after paddock pass
Prime tyres - the harder of the two Bridgestone tyres available to the team during a race weekend
Parc Ferme - a restricted area into which cars are driven after qualifying and the race, no work can be done on a car and no team members are allowed access to the cars unless under strict supervision of race stewards
Pit board - a board displayed to a driver from the pit wall to pass on information. This is normally race position and the gap to the driver in front. It is also used to signal the driver to come into the pits
Pit wall - where the team owner, manager and engineers spend the race
Pits - the area of the circuit separated from the pit straight by the pit wall in front of the garages. Where the cars brought for pit stops
Plank - a traditionally wooden strip (now a composite material) fixed to the bottom of the car and used to check that the car is not running too low to the ground, which can be seen from excessive wear
Pole position - the first place at the front of the grid, awarded to the driver who records the fastest lap time in qualifying. The term originates from horse racing when the number one horse would start from the inside, next to the pole.
Practice - periods of track time on a Friday and Saturday of a race weekend which are set aside for on track preparation of the car and driver ahead of qualifying
Protest - an action lodged by one team when it suspects another team or competitor of breaking the rules
Qualifying - a session split into three knock-out sections in which drivers try to achieve the best possible time which will determine their grid spot
Reconnaissance lap - the lap the drivers complete on leaving the pits and heading to the grid. Drivers may carry out numerous reconnaissance laps but have to pass through the crowded pit lane
Retirement - when a car withdraws from the race due to an accident or mechanical failure
Run-off area - the space on a circuit between the racing surface and the tyre wall, designed to allow cars to safely return to the track
Ride height - the height of the car above the ground. Often referred to when discussing tyre temperatures or fuel levels, which can have an effect
Rubbered in - when tyre rubber is left on the track improving grip and therefore speed, a green circuit can become rubbered in
Safety car - the high performance course vehicle, which is deployed during a race to slow the pack down, normally to allow marshals and officials to clean debris from the circuit or tend to a driver who has crashed
Scrutineering - technical checks made on the cars and drivers equipment to check they are safe, and do not breach regulations
Sectors - the three sections the circuit is split into for timing purposes
Shake down - a brief test where the team is trying out a new component for the first time
Sidepod - the part of the car that flanks the monacoque and houses the radiators
Steward - one of three high ranking officials at a race appointed to make decisions
Stop-go penalty - a punishment given to a driver which requires them to stop at his pit box for ten seconds - during this time the team are not allowed to do any work on the car
Set-up - testing different settings for wings, suspension and ride height to find the optimum setting for the event
Slipstream - the area immediately behind the car when it is travelling at speed, the air pressure and drag is reduced allowing the following car an advantage
Superlicence - the race driving licence level that all drivers are required to hold in order to race in F1. The cost of the licence depends on the drivers' previous performance, in 2008 the fees were raised to a basic cost of 10,000 euro, with an addition 2,000 euro for every point scored in the previous season. The FIA have pledged to cut the cost for the 2010 season
Tear-off strips - see through plastic strips which drivers attach to their visor before a race, the strips can be removed, one by one, as they become dirty
Telemetry - the system that sends data about the car and its components to the pits, so mechanics can monitor the cars performance
Tethers - a safety device which is designed to keep the wheels attached to the car in the event of an accident. They were introduced following the death of a marshal at the Australian Grand Prix
Traction control - similar to a road car, a system which detects if a rear wheel is spinning and transfers more power to the one that has grip. This system was banned in F1 cars from the 2008 season onwards
Tyre warmer - An electric blanket that is wrapped around the tyre, before they are fitted to the car, in order to keep them as close to optimum temperature as possible
Warm-up - what drivers use the green flag lap to bring the components of their car up to operating temperature, often weaving to warm tyres and braking heavily to warm the brakes


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PL chief sceptical over B team plan
The Premier League is worried that Greg Dyke's plan for a B team league would "decimate" the English football pyramid.
The England Commission, led by Football Association chairman Dyke, laid out its plans for the future of the national game at Wembley on Thursday.
One of the commission's proposals is to insert a new tier into the football pyramid below League Two and the Conference.
'League Three', as it has become known, would contain a mix of non-league sides and Premier League B teams.
The idea behind the league is that it would allow young players at England's top clubs to play competitive football, rather than academy matches.
Many top-flight managers have backed the proposal, but Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore thinks 'League Three' would be a bad idea.
"I've been on record very recently as saying the English pyramid is one of our unique strengths and would like to think we would be able to come up with a solution, which doesn't mean the decimation, the infiltration or the damage of something precious," Scudamore told Sky Sports News.
"I have some real concerns that we shouldn't be looking to infiltrate and damage the pyramid, and therefore I would like to think we should exhaust all other options and ideas."
According to the commission's report, 32 per cent of starters qualified to play for England in the 2012-13 Premier League season.
Twenty years ago, that figure stood at 69 per cent. The commission now wants the number of English players in the Premier League to rise to 45 per cent over the next eight years.
The creation of a B team league has infuriated some chairmen of lower league and non-league teams.
"It will destroy the whole fabric of the league structure," Portsmouth chief executive Mark Catlin told the BBC.
Former Leeds and England manager Howard Wilkinson, who sat on the commission, thinks the critics will come around eventually though.
"I understand their concerns fully and over time it will need to be shown to them that the positives outweigh the negatives," Wilkinson told Press Association Sport.
"When the Premier League came in there was a furore for four months about what impact that would have and look where they are now. Those who are in it are very happy."
There was a backlash from some fans.
Nearly 20,000 people signed a petition against plans for League Three within 24 hours of Dyke's proposals being launched.
The petition was started by 21-year-old Grimsby fan Lewis Horwell, who said Dyke's plans would "ruin years of tradition" if implemented.
Many Premier League managers backed the initiative on Friday, however.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, who spent much of his early coaching career overseeing youth development at Reading and Chelsea, told talkSPORT: "It's something that I've thought for years that should happen. It's something I'm a big advocate of.
"I've worked in development for nearly 15 years and I look at the investment; there's a huge investment that's been put into young players in this country, and there's a huge investment that's been put into coaching.
"The under-21s (league) doesn't bring the competition, the competitive nature, that's required for you as a manager to assess a young player.
"People will always talk about the tradition of the game here in this country, but one of the things that's most constant is change and you have to look at ways in which you can be better and giving young players a chance."
Ryan Giggs, the most-decorated player in the history of the English game, came through the youth ranks at Manchester United along with the likes of Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Gary Neville.
The Welshman, now interim player-manager at United, also gave his backing to the idea of a B team league.
He said: "I would support it.
"I remember playing at Old Trafford for the reserves when I was 15 or 16 against Everton.
"I was playing against men and it helped me. It helped you physically, mentally and it definitely brought me on.
"Rather than playing against players of their own age when it is all about technical ability, which is obviously important, you would be coming up against men at an early age and that would prepare you for what is the fastest and quickest and strongest league in the world."
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"Sure!" I said with much enthusiasm as I wondered aloud, "What's a blog?"
I cannot say for sure that I still, to this day, know what "regular" blogs are, but I know what you — the community — have made this blog, and I thank you all very much.
Our first post was entitled "It's All About You — Really", as if I had to convince myself and our readers that this was not to be self-serving hubris we slapped up thrice weekly. The sentiment was real, however. As a self-described "recovering egotist" it was important that the Life With MS Blog be seen as a group tool. I hoped for a place to share or to take as needed. We're an MS information "credit union" here — the MS support equivalent of the Bailey Building and Loan of It's A Wonderful Life lore.
As a community we have seen the slings and arrows from our occasionally unpopular opinions. But more often we have shared the fruits of our shared efforts. The Life With MS Blog has been featured in newspapers, magazines, and shared by countless numbers on the internet. We have been lauded with international acclaim and awards and been invited to post our thoughts around the globe… and it is all because of the energy you have each given to our community.
There have been (and assuredly will be) times when I bobbled, fumbled and flat-out dropped the ball. With your help, we have recovered possession and gotten right back on the field.
It's kind of funny that our 6th anniversary falls smack-dab in the middle of MS Awareness week in the USA. When the MS community is making note of where we are today and where we hope to be tomorrow, we take a moment and look back whence we have come. We have laughed together, we've cried together, we have learned together. Most importantly we have done all of these things together!
I have no idea how long we'll write these posts. I couldn't have imagined six years ago that we'd still be doing it today. We'll keep posting as long as you keep reading and, more importantly, responding!
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American-built space probe finds 2,300 planets
An American-built planet-hunting space probe is being called a great success.
The probe was launched from Cape Canaveral on a mission not only to find planets but to find habitable ones where life could exist.
The mission began in March 2009.
Kepler, the planet-hunting space probe, cannot go so far as finding life, but it can find planets.
And it found more than 2,300 of them -- many of those are considered habitable.
Kepler has discovered the first rocky planet orbiting a sun-like star and has logged many other firsts.
Scientists have only studied about half the data sent down by the probe so far.
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Children's body fatness linked to decisions made in the womb
New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing baby faces a dilemma: should resources be allocated to brain growth, or to fat deposition for use as an energy reserve during the early months after birth?
Scientists at the University of Southampton have shown that this decision could have an effect on how fat we are as children.
In new research, published in the journal PLoS ONE today, scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at the University, performed ultrasound scans on 381 pregnant women taking part in the Southampton Women's Survey. They measured the blood flow from the placenta to the unborn baby, and the distribution of this blood to either the liver of the baby or bypassing the liver to supply the brain and heart. This was then compared with the infant's body fatness at birth and at four years old.
The findings show that greater blood flow to the baby's liver in late pregnancy was associated with greater body fatness in the infant at birth and at age four. In contrast, lower liver blood flow and a "brain-sparing" blood flow pattern (when the blood bypasses the liver and goes to the brain) occurred when the placenta was smaller and less able to meet baby's demand for essential nutrients in the womb.
These findings were independent of an association between mother's body fatness and the body fatness of her infant.
Keith Godfrey, Professor of Epidemiology and Human Development, at the University who led the study, explains: "In our evolutionary past, the demands of a big brain have led the unborn baby to develop blood flow responses which preserve nutrient delivery to the brain when the supply of essential nutrients from the mother cannot meet the baby's requirements.
"However, having a big brain has also led to evolution of a strategy to adjust blood flow through the baby's liver, which enables the liver to produce more fat – this acts as an energy reserve, protecting brain development during periods of illness or under-nutrition in early infancy. Our data suggests that evolution of this strategy has brought with it a predisposition to obesity and later diabetes in contemporary societies with abundant nutrition in later postnatal life."
Professors Guttorm Haugen from the University of Oslo and Torvid Kiserud from the University of Bergen were part of the research team. They comment: "An interpretation of our findings is that there could be programmed effects on the liver that arise from blood flow adaptations in the womb and predispose individuals to gain excess body fat. Although further studies are needed, our findings add weight to current concerns that the current epidemic of childhood obesity and associated disorders may partly have its origins through adaptations made by the developing baby during pregnancy."
Professor Mark Hanson, Director of the University of Southampton's Human Development and Health Academic Unit, adds: "If the supply of nutrients across the placenta is inadequate or unbalanced, the unborn baby has to decide whether to prioritise fat deposition or spare brain growth – it does this by changing the amount of blood flowing to the liver and brain. A decision to increase blood flow to the liver has lasting implications for the child's body fatness.
"Transfer processes across the placenta for some nutrients such as glucose evolved in environments less affluent than those now prevalent in developed populations, and our findings additionally suggest that in circumstances of maternal obesity and nutrient excess these processes now also lead to excessive fat deposition in the womb."
"This strengthens the case for all women of reproductive age having greater access to nutritional, education and lifestyle support to reduce the risk of obesity in their children and improve the health of the next generation."
Professor Cyrus Cooper, Director of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit comments: "This study is part of a wider body of work by the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit into how factors during pregnancy might have a long-term influence on childhood growth and development. This is a wonderful example of multi-disciplinary research using the unique clinical resource provided by the Southampton Women's Survey."
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Friday, December 6, 2019
The countdown is on for the start of Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code! The annual global movement, which takes place December 9 –15, 2019, raises awareness about the importance of expanding computer science in schools and inspires students to complete at least one hour of computer coding during the weeklong celebration.
BCPS Announces Five Finalists for School-Related Employee of the Year Winner to be Named at 2020 Caliber Awards Ceremony
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) announces the five 2020 Caliber Awards School-Related Employee of the Year finalists. The award recognizes outstanding education support personnel for the significant contributions they make to students and families across the District.
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Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) announces the five finalists for the 2020 Caliber Awards Teacher of the Year, who were nominated from a field of 226 teachers representing their school's Teacher of the Year.
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USFS Bias? Nah, never happen
Answers Sought Related To Inflammatory Motorized Trail Guidebook
March 13, 2012 3:00 PM
Press Release by American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
PICKERINGTON, OH (March 13) -- A new U.S. Forest Service (USFS) guide to help land managers maintain off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails contains derogatory anti-OHV language, and OHV groups want to know why, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
In a letter, dated March 9, seven organizations are demanding answers from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose department oversees the USFS. The groups are AMA, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association, the BlueRibbon Coalition, the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition, the Colorado Snowmobile Association, Trails Preservation Alliance, and the Utah Shared Access Alliance.
"The intent of the guidebook is laudable: to help OHV trail managers develop sustainable trails and protect the environment surrounding the trails," said Wayne Allard, a former U.S. senator and U.S. representative from Colorado who is now the AMA's vice president for government relations.
"But the document includes a variety of statements and innuendo that reflect an anti-OHV bias, and cites as a source for information an anti-OHV group," Allard said. "This type of government guide should be fact-based and neutral. It shouldn't include inflammatory, biased language and the recommendations of a group known to oppose OHVs."
The 318-page guide, "A Comprehensive Framework for Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Maintenance," was released in January in book form and was posted on the USFS website. But the document was quickly pulled off the website, apparently following protests from the OHV community about offensive language.
Among other things, the document states: "This framework was developed to help trail managers corral the OHV management dragon. The author hopes it has provided some insight into the nature of OHV trails, and some tools to help keep the beast at bay. Happy herding and happy trails!"
The guide also claims that OHV use causes an "increase in frequency and intensity of weather events," and acknowledges gathering information from the Wildlands CPR, which is an anti-OHV group.
On its website, Wildlands CPR claims that "off-road vehicles can go nearly anywhere, killing and harassing wildlife and destroying vegetation," and that "as a result of our on-going efforts, so far (with 47 decisions still to come), the Forest Service has removed 7,890 miles of roads and motorized trails from the designated travel system, and refused to designate 28,679 miles of user-created routes."
In addition, the government document admits to citing a Wildlands CPR proposal that no routes or trails should be allowed in "citizen or agency proposed wilderness... and other lands with wilderness character.."
"This management practice usurps congressional authority in the process to designate Wilderness," Allard said. "Only Congress can designate Wilderness."
A Wilderness designation is one of the strictest forms of public land management. Once Congress designates an area as Wilderness, nearly all forms of non-pedestrian recreation are prohibited, including OHV use.
In the letter to Vilsack, the seven organizations representing OHV interests ask questions concerning the planning and review process of the guide, the content of the initial guide, and whether there are plans to reissue the guide without the offending language.
To read the letter, go to http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/...?download=true.
Dave Walters
Tri-Cities Peak Putters
Land Use Coordinator
WOHVA Board member
It's a Scout thing
WildlandsCPR. Gee, who'da guessed
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Tri-Cities Peak Putters
Land Use Coordinator
WOHVA Board member
It's a Scout thing
Yep, and in most Ranger Districts the recreation/trails/OHV specialist is mainly the wilderness specialist. You can guess where their heart lies.
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Late last week we found out that the Forest Service document entitled: A Comprehensive Framework for Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Management had been pulled from the agency website. Its not 100% clear, but it appears to have been pulled in response to concerns raised by off-road vehicle organizations regarding the language and information within the document.
The Comprehensive Framework was jointly produced by the Forest Service, National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration, and was finalized in July, 2011. Within the past few weeks, however, off-road vehicle organizations have objected to the report based on claims that it uses derogatory and inflammatory language about off-road vehicle users and because it contains Best Management Practices adapted from Wildlands CPR and Wild Utah Projects 2008 Best Management Practices for Off-Road Vehicle Use on Forestlands.
We havent reviewed the entire Comprehensive Framework and we were not involved in its development. From our review of the document, its basically a sustainable trails guide that mostly addresses trail design and construction, including recommendations and citations to guides and reports published by off-road vehicle organizations. The Forest Service asked for our permission to reprint portions of our BMPs, and we said yes. Our scientifically-based BMPs, included as Appendix D, address where to locate off-road vehicle trails to reduce ecological impacts and to be in compliance with the off-road vehicle regulatory framework. BMPs provide an important complement to a document that focuses on how to design trails and what types of features to include from a recreation perspective, but that does not address the foundational ecological impacts of where those trails are sited.
Nonetheless, seven organizations sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack opposing the Comprehensive Framework. The letter was also copied to the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the National Park Service and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. A portion of the letter focuses on their concerns about Wildlands CPR, arguing that it was wrong for the Forest Service to use our information in the Comprehensive Framework. They seem to have a double-standard where including information from some stakeholders is appropriate but including information from other stakeholders is not.
While we dont find it necessary to reprint or refute the misinformation in their letter, we did find it necessary to send our own letter to the people outlined above clarifying that our BMPs are science-based and appropriate for inclusion in the Comprehensive Framework. The full ORV BMPs report we published was fully cited based on the best available science. It also includes a brief reference to the legal framework guiding off-road vehicle management. The BMPs, therefore, are drawn frmo both the regulatory framework and the best science. Their letter includes the following comments: "Will our areas of concern be addressed or will there be a disclaimer? Our groups believe a disclaimer is insufficient because the material sourced from Wildlands CPR is not supported with scientifically based data and should not be included in the Report." This claim is patently false, as explained above. In addition, a shortened and updated version of our BMPs was just published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Conservation Planning. Unfortunately, as of early March, it appears that the three agencies involved have removed the Comprehensive Framework from their websites. (Click here for a copy of our letter to Secretary Vilsack, which includes a more detailed explanation of our concerns.)
But the opposition letter was only one part of their attack. They also went to their Congressional supporters, as evidenced by last weeks Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on the Forest Service budget. At the hearing, Senator Barasso (R-WY) questioned Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell regarding the inclusion of our BMPs in the Comprehensive Framework:
"But who wrote this 'Best Management Practices?' Well you actually published them in the appendix and it's the Wildlands CPR. To have something written by this organization with their background and their goals, to me, it really undermines the credibility of the Forest Service. I want to know when the Forest Service first adopted and published Best Management Practices supported by the groups who oppose motorized access." (This quote was transcribed by listening to the hearing webcast, apologies for any immaterial errors that may have occurred.)
Chief Tidwell didnt directly respond to the Wildlands CPR part of the question, but did point out how important BMPs are for management. Heres part of his answer:
"Well our Best Management Practices are what we have found to be the right things to be able to address the issues especially like with erosion and runoff, drainage on trails. So those are our Best Management Practices. We would of course expect everyone to be supportive of those because theyve proven to be very effective to address the issues." (Again, transcribed from the webcase, apologies for any immaterial errors.)
We sincerely hope Chief Tidwell stands by that sentiment, and that we see the Comprehensive Framework, including the appendix with our BMPs, back online very, very soon. Well keep you posted as we learn more.
P. S. We have received several comments related to this on different pages of our website. We are not going to post any additional comments at this point, as this blog post and the letter to Secretary Vilsack outline our position on this issue.
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Sweet tooth? C'est pas moi. Given a choice between chocolate and cheese, I'll choose cheese every time. And yet...and yet... There is something about a really good, intense sweet treat. Something like this Coffee Pecan Torte, photocopied from a magazine years ago. I've changed the shortening-laden glaze to a rich ganache, and kept the gooey chocolate graham crust and rich mocha layer. No bake, make-ahead and freezable, this is the ultimate easy and delectable dessert that impresses every time.
Coffee Pecan Torte
serves 14 to 16 (Really! Don't be tempted to cut the pieces too big - this cake is rich)
1 c. pecan pieces
1 9" springform pan
Mocha Layer
½ c. butter
½ c. granulated sugar
½ c. sifted cocoa powder
1 tsp instant espresso dissolved in 1 tsp hot water
1 egg
2 c. graham wafer crumbs
2½ c. sifted icing sugar
2 tbsp instant espresso dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt
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10 oz bittersweet chocolate
8 oz heavy cream, preferably organic
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange pecans on baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden and fragrant. Cool slightly, chop finely, divide into two ½ cup portions, and set aside.
2. Prepare pan. (I hate trying to line a springform pan. The easiest way I know is to open the band, cut a piece of parchment paper slightly bigger than the bottom, place the band back on top and close it. The paper is usually very taut and easy to trim). Open spring and release bottom of pan. Grease sides of pan "band" with butter. Cut a piece of waxed or parchment paper that is slightly bigger than the bottom of the springform pan. Place the paper on the bottom of the pan, place the band on top and close the latch. Trim excess paper with scissors.
Mocha Layer
1. In a double boiler, melt butter; stir in sugar, cocoa powder, instant espresso/water mixture and egg. Cook, whisking constantly, about 1 minute or until mixture is thickened and smooth.
2. Stir in graham wafer crumbs and ½ c. of the chopped pecans. Pack mixture into prepared cake pan. Place in freezer to cool.
Coffee Pecan Layer
1. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar, instant espresso, vanilla, salt and remaining chopped pecans.
2. Continue beating until mixture is fluffy and a deep caramel colour.
3. Spread evenly over cooled mocha layer. Cover torte tightly and return to freezer for at least one hour. Cake can be prepared ahead to this point. Wrap well, and store in freezer for up to one month.
Chocolate Ganache Glaze
1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and grind in a food processor until fine. Set aside in a small heavy bowl.
2. Heat the cream until it is just about boiling; be careful not to scorch it. Pour about three quarters over the chocolate and cover. After 5 minutes, stir gently until smooth. Once the ganache has cooled slightly, check for consistency. If it's too thick to pour in a gentle stream, add additional cream a bit at a time until the right consistency is reached.
To assemble:
1. Remove torte from pan, but leave the cake on the base of the pan. Line a cookie sheet with waxed or parchment paper. Place the cake on a raised surface (eg an overturned tray or bowl) to elevate it; place on the tray.
2. Pour chocolate ganache evenly over torte, spreading smoothly over top and sides (or not so evenly in my case!). While ganache is still soft, decorate cake; I used pecan halves.
3. Once ganache has hardened, cover torte loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Torte can be stored in the freezer for up to one month. If storing, double wrap tightly.
4. For easy slicing and best flavour, let the cake stand at room temperature for one hour before serving. Use a knife dipped in hot water to cut cake.


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First of all we need to determine what constitutes a good business plan template. Firstly it should provide information and guidelines about all the important aspects of business. If it lacks information or is not detailed enough then your company will face the consequences. Secondly, the business plan template should be completely realistic and the profit estimates should be prudent. Lastly it should teach you how to conduct research to fill in the blanks and come up with a more detailed plan.
To make a business plan template usually begins with the name and the details of the owners of the plan. This is followed by a table of contents that constitutes an executive summary, a general description of the company, the products and services the company offers, the marketing plan, the operational plan, and the management and organizational structures. These elements complete the narrative part of the business template. The financial part of the template should contain a financial statement, startup expenses and capitalization details, and a complete financial plan that encompasses the goals of the company.


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The latest to be included in an award watch list is junior tailback Rodney "Speedy" Stewart, who is one of 49 players listed on the official watch list for the Doak Walker Award that is presented annually to the nation's top running back.
Also announced this week, CU senior offensive tackle Nate Solder was selected as a candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award that goes to the nation's top senior athlete, for on and off the field contributions. Perviously, Solder, a 6-foot-9, 310-pounder from Buena Vista, was named to the watch lists of the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy. He earned preseason first-team All-American honors from Playboy, The Kickoff and Consensus Draft Services.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif looked set Sunday to return to power for a third term, with an overwhelming election tally that just weeks ago seemed out of reach for a man who had been ousted by a coup and was exiled abroad before clawing his way back as an opposition leader.
As unofficial returns continued to roll in Sunday, state TV estimates put Sharif close to the majority needed to govern outright. Even if he falls short of that threshold, independent candidates almost certain to swing to his favor would give Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N a ruling majority.
The margin of victory over the closest competitors — a party headed by former cricket star Imran Khan and the outgoing Pakistan People's Party — gave Sharif's party a clear mandate to guide the country of 180 million over the next five years.
"It's clear that Nawaz Sharif will form the federal government," said political analyst Mehdi Hasan.
Supporters danced in the streets overnight in his hometown of Lahore, Pakistan's second largest city and the provincial capital of Punjab province.
Violence marred the vote in the southern port city of Karachi, the northwest and in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. At least 29 people died in election-related attacks, but people still came out in droves. Election officials said the turnout was close to 60 percent, easily eclipsing the 44 percent of voters who came to the polls in 2008.
Sharif fended off a strong challenge from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan, who led the country to victory in the 1992 cricket World Cup, had tapped into the frustrations of many Pakistani youths fed up with the country's traditional politicians.
But in the end, it was Sharif and the PML-N who emerged as the clear winners. The seat projections indicated that his party would have a much stronger grip on power than its predecessor.
Supporters in Lahore said they hoped that would bring progress after the outgoing Pakistan People's Party government, which much of the country saw as only focused on its survival.
"It will bring stability in our country," said Fayaz Ranjha. "We have voted for them, now it is their turn to take steps to end our miseries."
The 63-year-old Sharif served as prime minister twice during the nineties and oversaw Pakistan's first nuclear weapons test, but was ousted in a coup in 1999 by former chief of the army, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
Sharif went into exile in Saudi Arabia and only returned to Pakistan in 2007. Even then, he was forced to sit on the sidelines as his party contested parliamentary elections after a court disqualified him from running. He had a prior criminal conviction for terrorism and hijacking stemming from Musharraf's coup — Sharif was accused at the time of denying the general's plane permission to land.
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2009.
Over the last five years, Sharif put steady pressure on the PPP-led government, but, wary of army interference, never enough to threaten its hold on power. This attitude helped enable parliament to complete its term and transfer power in democratic elections for the first time since the country was founded in 1947.
Sharif now faces the monumental task of governing a country with rising inflation, rolling blackouts, and a powerful Taliban insurgency.
The PML-N will also inherit a rocky relationship with neighboring Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday praised Pakistan for having carried out general elections despite the violence.
While promising "full cooperation" with Pakistan's new government, Karzai alluded to the often hostile relationship between the two countries and his suspicions that Islamabad has in the past aided insurgents and contributed to Afghanistan's instability.
"We hope that the new elected government provides the ground for peace and brotherhood with Afghanistan, and to sincerely cooperate in rooting out terrorist sanctuaries," he said.
Analysts say Sharif is likely to want to assert a stronger influence over the Pakistani military than President Asif Ali Zardari or his PPP government have, which could cause tension. Sharif's relationship with the army will be watched closely for any sign of a rift similar to the one in 1999.
He'll also be observed to see what moves — if any — he takes to reign in militants and deal with religious extremists who have threatened the country's stability for years. Critics say the PML-N has tolerated extremist groups in the party's stronghold of Punjab province.
"They think they cannot afford to stoke unnecessary trouble for them by cracking down on people or groups who are extremists or terrorists," said Imtiaz Gul, director of the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies. "I don't think that these guys have enough understanding of the risk."
In relations with the United States, Sharif is expected to be more nationalistic and protective of state sovereignty than the outgoing government. He defied U.S. opposition to Pakistan's nuclear test in 1998 and has criticized the Afghan conflict as "America's War."
But the often testy ties between Washington and Islamabad are not expected to change radically since Pakistan's powerful army still plays a dominant role on foreign policy issues and is eager not to lose the hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid.
Washington will also play a deciding role in any bailout package that Pakistan will almost certainly need from the International Monetary Fund to prop up its ailing economy.
Sharif will face a host of economic problems. Pakistanis suffer through power outages that can last 18 hours a day and extensive gas outages in the winter. Inflation has risen sharply, and foreign investment dropped.
The new government will need to address how to increase the country's tax revenue, reduce fuel subsidies and restructure ailing state-run industries, said Ashfaq Ahmed, dean of the business school of the Islamabad-based National University of Sciences and Technology.
Sharif has a track record of trying to improve ties with Pakistan's arch rival, neighboring India, and is expected to continue to work toward that while in power. A thaw in relations could improve Pakistan's economy by opening up trade with India and — in the long-term — by reducing the need for defense spending.
The election in many ways highlighted ethnic divisions that have plagued Pakistan since its inception in 1947.
The PML-N drew most of its strength from Punjab province. The Punjabis are the country's largest ethnic group, and the province has sometimes alienated the rest of Pakistan by its dominance in government and the military.
The PPP, a party that used to draw on nationwide support, was relegated to Sindhi-speaking areas in southern Pakistan. Khan, an ethnic Pashtun, dominated in the mostly Pashtun areas of northwestern Pakistan.
Sharif will have to work hard to show that he represents all of Pakistan, not just Punjab province.
"If there is a heavy mandate from Punjab particularly the smaller provinces will complain that Punjab is exploiting him," said the political analyst Hasan.
Khan's party was in close competition with the PPP over who would form the second-largest bloc in parliament. That's a significant gain for a party that had only ever won one national assembly seat previously.
Santana reported from Islamabad. Associated Press writers Munir Ahmed in Islamabad and Kathy Gannon in Kabul contributed to this report.
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Speaking about the agreement to Windpower Monthly, PPC Renewables only said it would release details once "significant progress has been made towards any of the three project plans. Given Sinovel's problems in China, one could be forgiven for assuming PPC will not be issuing anything soon.
However, Sinovel representatives have continued to visit Greece. The last time was in May, according to the Greek media, when senior Sinovel officials travelled to Athens to meet with representatives of a local developer, discussing plans to jointly install new wind projects.
A previous visit of Sinovel's vice CEO Tao Gang in Athens in September 2011 led to speculations that the visit was planned to seal a deal with PPC Renewables to build a 220MW wind farm in Rodope prefecture, Northern Greece. The deal never took place.
Both face financial trouble
Market sources that prefer to remain anonymous told Windpower Monthly the main reason for the Rodope project failure rested not with Sinovel but in the dire financial situation of PPC.
Such a claim sounds reasonable. PPC reported in November a €6.7 million profit in the first nine months of the year, but the company faces some threatening financial issues. A PPC spokesman said that "unpaid electricity bills to PPC have increased during the last two months by four million a day". Electricity tariffs this year have increased significantly in the country and many households and businesses are unable to pay their bills. The situation for PPC is only projected to become worse in the coming months making capital for renewable energy investments scarce. Local banks are also dry of cash.
Nevertheless, PPC could seek investment capital abroad. This is at least the case regarding PPC's recent €739 million bond loan with a consortium of foreign banks. A PPC spokesman told Windpower Monthly "the sum will be used to partially finance the construction of lignite station Ptolemaida V, which will have a 660MW installed power capacity and a total budget of €1.4 billion."
Therefore, Sinovel's financial troubles cannot be ignored either. In October, the company posted a net loss of €83 million in the first nine months of the year, up from €32 million a year before.
Still, given the Chinese wind market in recent years has experienced a dramatic contraction, the company needs now more than before to invest in overseas markets. Whether Sinovel sees Greece as a strategic market for the future could be determined by both Greece's policy decisions and the country's geographic position.
Why Greece matters
Greece's wind market has stalled in recent years, but a market resurgence is possible. Specifically, Greece's RES fund, used to pay renewable energy producers, faces a huge €500 million deficit, which the government aims to eliminate by introducing new policy measures. Many blame investor fear regarding the new policies as a factor delaying wind investments. If the new measures expected to be introduced within weeks do not 'punish' the wind sector, more investments are expected.
Greece's geography might also affect Sinovel's decision. Chinese manufacturers have a strong advantage in investing in Greece towards local production units. This gives access to Piraeus Port, the biggest port in Greece located next to the capital city Athens. China's state-owned global shipping giant Cosco runs half of the port. Initially, Cosco launched operations in Piraeus Port in 2009, signing a €500 million deal. A new €224 million investment is also being negotiated between the Greek government and Cosco, which will permit Piraeus port to expand further. Cosco's chief has repeatedly expressed his aspiration to use Piraeus port as the Chinese gateway to Europe.
Eva Fragioudaki, communications director at the Greek official investment promotion agency Invest in Greece, said that in May Invest in Greece representatives accompanied the Greek prime minister and a Greek business delegation to China. Invest in Greece "signed a cooperation agreement with the China Development Bank, with the main objective to promote economic cooperation between the two countries in priority areas such as energy", Fragioudaki said.
The objective, as defined in the agreement, Fragioudaki added, "is that China Development Bank will promote Invest in Greece investment projects in Greece to Chinese enterprises and, after evaluation, will finance their implementation".
Should the Greek wind policy framework in the immediate term settle positively for the sector, many analysts expect China Development Bank to fund new Sinovel installations in Greece. It remains uncertain however who will be Sinovel's partner — PPC or another local developer.


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Santa Clara University women's soccer players Jessica Ballweg, Megan Kakadelas and Leslie Osborne are currently training with the U.S. Under 19 National Women's Soccer Team, preparing for that age group's first World Championship. The following are notes provided by U.S. Soccer:
The U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team finished its short two-day training stint in Portland this afternoon at the sun-soaked Ronaldo Fields on the campus of the NIKE World Headquarters. The U.S. team squared off against a team of local collegians, made up mostly of players from the University of Portland and the University of Washington, and notched a solid 2-0 victory on goals from Manya Makoski and Lindsay Tarpley. Overlooking the Ronaldo Fields is a bigger-than-life bronze statue of the Brazilian soccer deity. The U.S. players posed for a picture with Brazil's #9, which ironically sits not far from a building named after another famous #9, Mia Hamm.
The U.S. team arrived in Portland on Friday afternoon after a nine-day break following the team's last training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego in late July. On Friday night, the young U.S. players had dinner on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio on the NIKE Campus after being treated to a multi-media presentation from the NIKE soccer marketing staff at Steve Prefontaine Hall. NIKE welcomed the U-19s to the picturesque northwest and wished them luck as they head up to Canada for the first-ever FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship. The U.S. team had a full day on Friday, training in the morning, eating lunch on the patio of the Tiger Woods Center, and then did team-building exercises with U.S. Women's National Team Sports Psychologist Dr. Colleen Hacker, which as usual, produced a challenging, educational, but laughter filled afternoon. The U.S. team then enjoyed the amenities of the Lance Armstrong Fitness Center for several hours and got a tour of the Mia Hamm Building before regrouping for dinner at the Tiger Woods, followed by a meeting with Dr. Hacker. The U.S. team returned to their hotel for "Christmas in August," each receiving a tall stack of brand new NIKE gear and shoes to outfit them for this historic World Championship. On Sunday following the scrimmage, the USA posed for their official team photo on massive lawn in front of the Tiger Woods Center before heading back to the hotel for dinner and one final meeting with Dr. Hacker before heading back to their rooms to pack for the trip to Canada.
The U.S. team will leave tomorrow morning for Victoria, B.C., site of all three of the USA's first round games, as the team will take a five-hour bus ride through some of the most beautiful country in the United States, driving through Oregon and Washington to get to the USA-Canadian border. The team will go through customs and then re-board the bus as it rolls straight onto a ferry for a one-hour cruise that will take them to Vancouver Island and the stunningly scenic Victoria. Located on the southeastern tip of the Vancouver Island across the Straight of Juan de Fuca from Washington state's snowcapped Olympic peninsula, Victoria is actually 45 miles south of the 49th Parallel, the border between most of Canada and the contiguous United States.
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A total of 14 games from the 2002 FIFA Women's World Championship will be shown on Rogers Sportsnet inside the Canadian borders, including all games involving Canada's U-19s and its group in Edmonton, all four quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the consolation final and Final. Two highlight shows will also be broadcast during the tournament. However, the matches will not be shown in the United States unless fans can find a satellite dish that picks up the Canadian station. Still fans can follow the action as it happens during all the U.S. matches on www.ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics. The USA will open the tournament on Saturday, Aug. 17, against England at 1 p.m. PT. That is also the first match of the tournament.
At this time 11 years ago, a group of U.S. Women's National Team players were also preparing for a "first" FIFA World Championship for women. Those players, which included several familiar names who were about the same age as these current U.S. U-19s, would go onto win the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in China. On that team were a 19-year-old Mia Hamm, a 20-year-old Julie Foudy, a 20-year-old Kristine Lilly and a pair of spry 23-year-olds, Brandi Chastain and Joy Fawcett. That team and the 2002 U.S. Under-19 World Championship team share several common characteristics: tremendous unity, dynamic attacking personalities and a keen appreciation of their opportunity to make history. The one common link between both teams, a person who can share the history and tradition of the U.S. Women's National Team programs, is U.S. head coach Tracey Leone, who was a reserve midfielder on that first Women's World Cup Team, starting one game in the tournament against Japan.
THE 19th PLAYER
In a sad and heart-wrenching turn of events for the U.S. team, midfielder Annie Schefter, who had been named to the 18-player roster for the World Championship, tore her the ACL in her right knee in a pickup game a little more than a week before the U.S. was to arrive in Portland. Schefter had surgery last Tuesday, but amazingly joined her teammates in Portland on Friday, sometimes walking without crutches, and attended the trainings and meetings to show her support, as well as helping out as the "assistant equipment coordinator," sorting and passing out gear, all the while icing her knee and doing therapy. Schefter, who is headed to Notre Dame after the tournament and will have to red-shirt her freshman year, will also be in Canada to cheer the team on.
U.S. forward Kelly Wilson is the only player on the World Championship roster who has more goals (22) than caps (14) in full Under-19 international matches. Team captain Linsday Tarpley is close with 20 U-19 caps and 18 goals.
U.S. defender Jill Oakes on beginning the team's quest for a youth world championship:
Oakes: "When we all got to Portland, we could feel there was something different about this trip. All of our conversations, our activities and our focus are on Canada. Tomorrow, we set foot on the soil of the country in which we play for a world championship. Everyone is so excited."
U.S. defender Kendall Fletcher in a philosophical conversation with her teammates about why there should NOT be a fourth Austin Powers movie:
Fletcher: "The third movie was really good, which is rare for sequel to a sequel. It would just get too redundant with a fourth. Plus, now that Dr. Evil has gone to the good side, they should keep it that way."


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The Winter Ball, Homecoming, the Spring Fling.
Your high school may have had different names for them, but you probably recognize what they are: school dances. A staple of American culture, the dramatic climax of countless high-school movies, and the background of so many of teenage memories.
The dances were something to look forward to.
In 2001, more than 800 students gathered in clusters on the squeaky gym floors at John Jay High School in Westchester County, bopping up and down to Nelly songs.
In 2010, only 26 students showed up to the Homecoming dance in that same gym.
You can imagine my surprise when I returned home this past Christmas and asked my youngest sibling, a senior at the same high school I graduated from, if she was excited about the 2014 Winter Ball.
Those nights in the school gymnasium, transformed from sweaty dodge ball venue to magical glittery ballroom, held such promise.
She rolled her eyes at me.
"We haven't had a Winter Ball since I was a freshman," Lucy said.
It turns out my alma mater in Cross River, N.Y., began to cancel school dances in 2010 when attendance started to drop.
This year, they've stopped attempting to hold the dances all together. According to Assistant Principal Lisa Kor (formerly the Dean of Students when I was at John Jay), they only have the prom.
"It's sad," Kor told me. "We used to have this really nice dance, the Freshman Dinner Dance, and it was only for the ninth-graders and they all came dressed up, and it was adorable."
"Now we're lucky if the juniors stay through dinner at their prom," she sighed. "It's a thing of the past."
Lucy told me she thought the reason students didn't attend was because everyone would rather be home texting, Facebook messaging, or Snapchatting each other.
"Kids don't need to go to a dance to interact with each other when they can sit in their bed with their laptop and phone and text them," she said. "It's basically like being with that person. You don't have to show up to a dance hoping to see someone anymore. You can literally Snapchat them and see them on Snapchat."
But Kor said technology has always been a part of kids' lives, pointing out that when I was a student at John Jay, we used AOL Instant Messenger to communicate with each other while at home — the dominant method of virtual interaction in the late 90s and early 2000s.
But being home on a Friday night in 2000 meant we had a limited dial-up connection to the outside world. We didn't have personal phones, and the family desktop computer was likely located out in the open. We didn't have laptops we could hide with in our bedrooms. By default, computer use was supervised by the adults who shared the machine.
This is no longer the case.
With the advent of the smartphone, Kor says she has an additional responsibility, noting that recently a student had been caught trying to watch the live stream of the USA vs. Canada Olympic Hockey game on her phone during class. "My parents wouldn't let me stay home and watch the game," the senior explained when she got caught.
"Technology definitely allows the kids to find easier and faster ways to interact with one another," Kor admitted, "so maybe they don't feel like going to a school dance is a necessary way to socialize. But it's disappointing to watch the tradition fade."
John Jay isn't the only school experiencing the fall of the school dance. Kor told me she had spoken with several administrators at surrounding school districts in Westchester.
Out of the six she heard from, five of them were on par with John Jay High School: The only dance they hold each year is prom.
Geoff Nelson, a 10th and 11th grade English and History teacher in Locust Valley, New York, says the school he works at, Friend Academy, no longer has a tradition of dances, but it's not for lack of interest in dancing as an activity. "[Dancing] is more popular than ever," he says, citing the popular EDM (electronic dance music) craze that's rapidly gained traction with teens over the last few years.
Nelson says each generation finds its own way to rebel, suggesting that skipping the school dance is the new "brand of being 'cool' that means you must divorce yourself from the sanctioning of institutions."
In affluent, safe communities, teenagers have an abundance of things they could be doing when not confined within the walls of their schools. It's no surprise that the school gym isn't the first place they want to be on a Friday night.
But at schools for at-risk youth, school dances are still a saving grace for parents who want their kids under the watchful eye of school administrators for as much time as possible.
One such school, Broome Street Academy, has a few dances a year, usually held in the hallways right after the last bell rings. Teacher Katie McEvoy says about half of the student body attends, usually at the urge of the parents (or in many cases, foster parents).
"They usually stay in uniform," she adds, remembering that her favorite part of going to her high school dances was dressing up and going out later in the evening.
The decline of the high school dance feels like an unwritten chapter from Robert Putnam's 2000 book "Bowling Alone," an in-depth look at the social change in America at the approach of the millennium.
Putnam argued that while communities built around social or religious activities thrived in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, their bridge clubs and bowling leagues began to decline in the '90s, with no sign of a comeback. The statistic that haunts the book is Putnam's claim that in the 1990s, customers of bowling alleys were more likely to be bowling alone than in any decade prior.
"Kids today just aren't joiners," Putnam quotes Tom Kissell, the then-national membership director for the VFW, in 1999.
15 years later, it's the iconic school dance joining the list of things no longer rallied for.
What will be next? Football games? Movie premieres?
Going to dances decked out in fancy dresses and body glitter was proof that we were on the fast track to adulthood. Hanging out and socializing (read: in the same room) as seniors who could drive and vote was an experience underclassman craved; school dances were the way to get it.
Technology has allowed teenagers to be more independent, with greater access to one another — unsupervised by adults — than the students of decades past ever had.
So it's no surprise teenagers are much more selective when it comes to their real-life interactions. Whether those activities be parties or movies or trips to the mall, they can quickly become adult-free, unlike the school gym. Which is why texting has become far more exciting than anything a school dance can offer.


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From Pushkin's poetic Eugene Onegin to Tolstoy's epic Anna Karenina, Russia has produced some of the world's greatest works of literature. With Kasper Holten's production of Eugene Onegin for The Royal Opera opening in February, and Onegin and The Firebird onstage this Winter, we take a look at ten adaptations of famous Russian works.
Lady Macbeth of Mtensk District, by Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Leskov's short novel Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District was originally published in Dostoevsky's magazine Epoch in 1865. A tragic and murderous tale set in 19th-century Russia, it tells the story of a lonely woman driven to adultery, murder and finally suicide. Shostakovich's operatic version, Lady Macbeth of Mtensk, first performed in Leningrad in 1934, was a huge hit at its premiere. However, when Stalin saw the production in 1936, he disliked it, and the opera was condemned by the Communist Party and all but vanished from the repertory for 30 years. Rediscovered in the later 20th century, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is now acknowledged as one of the gems of the modern operatic repertory. Richard Jones's award-winning production was last performed at the Royal Opera House in 2006.
The Gambler, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky's dramatic The Gambler is based in part on Dostoevsky's personal experience of being a compulsive gambler. Written in 1866, the novel was completed in just 26 days as Dostoevsky was under great pressure to pay off debts. Prokoviev completed his operatic adaption of this brilliantly-written tale in 1917, writing his own libretto, but the opera wasn't staged until 1929. It had its world premiere in Brussels, and the text was translated into French. One of Prokofiev's first operas, it has never been among his most popular works. However, Richard Jones's stylish and energetic production, which had its premiere at the Royal Opera House in 2010 and featured stellar performances from a cast including Roberto Saccà (as the hero Alexey), John Tomlinson (as the swaggering General), Angela Denoke (as Polina, the object of Alexey's obsessive love), Kurt Streit (as the caddish Marquis) and Susan Bickley (as Polina's fierce grandmother, Babulenka), was very well received.
John Tomlinson as The General and Roberto Saccà as Alexey Ivanovitch in The Gambler ©Clive Barda/ROH 2010
Angela Denoke as Paulina and Roberto Saccà as Alexey Ivanovitch in The Gambler. ©Clive Barda/ROH 2010
Roberto Saccà as Alexey Ivanovitch and Michael Lessiter as a Gambler in The Gambler ©Clive Barda/ROH 2010
Dostoevsky's vast final novel, The Brothers Karamazov, was also made into an opera. Commissioned by The Mariinsky Theatre, with music by Alexander Smelkov, it had its premiere at The Barbican in 2009.
A Month in the Country, by Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Turgenev's play A Month in the Country is considered to be one of the greatest of his dramatic works. Written in France between 1848 and 1850, it was premiered in Moscow in 1872 and is still widely performed today. A five-act play following the love affairs of frustrated housewife Natalya Petrovna, it mixes love with both comedy and tragedy. Frederick Ashton's ballet, set to music by Frédéric Chopin, was one of the last works Ashton created for The Royal Ballet and features some of his most exquisite choreography. The production had its premiere with The Royal Ballet in 1976, and was most recently performed on the Covent Garden stage in June and July 2012.
Watch Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell in the lead roles
Turgenev's play has also been adapted to the operatic stage. Set to a score by American composer Lee Hoiby with a libretto by William Ball, it had its world premiere at the New York City Opera in 1964.
Heart of a Dog, by Mikhail Bulgakov
Written in 1925, Mikhail Bulgakov's novella Heart of a Dog was swiftly banned in the Soviet Union and not republished there until 1987. The tale follows the story of a stray mongrel. Taken in by a mad scientist, the dog is given an organ transplant that transforms him into a human; he goes on to wreak havoc in the home of his creator and in society. A sharp satire on Communism and a criticism of eugenics, it provides juicy material for an opera, not least because the star of the show is a dog. Alexander Raskatov's opera on Bulgakov's novella, A Dog's Heart, with a libretto by Cesare Mazzonis, had its UK premiere at the English National Opera in 2010. The virtuoso production, by Simon McBurney, included superb puppet work and dramatic staging. Bulgakov's great novel The Master and Margarita (which features a devilish talking cat) has also been adapted to the operatic stage, but never with convincing success. Written in secret in Stalinist Russia, it is a satirical fantasy based around a visit paid by the Devil to Moscow. Andrew Lloyd Webber once announced that he was going to turn the work into a musical or opera, but then conceded that the novel was too complex to adapt to the stage.
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy's epic War and Peace is acclaimed as one of the greatest works in literature. A massive chronicle that follows the Napoleonic invasion of Tsarist Russia with meticulous detail, dealing with life both on the battlefield and at home in Moscow and St Petersburg, it would seem almost impossible to adapt to the operatic stage. Prokofiev laboured over the score during the last years of his life, making numerous revisions and amends in an attempt to secure the Soviet seal of approval. The final version, a four-and-a-half-hour work with a libretto by Mira Mendelssohn, is basically a series of tableaux, focusing on individual characters and moments in the drama rather than trying to convey the whole vast narrative. The opera War and Peace was first staged in Britain by the Sadler's Wells Opera in 1972, and in 2000 the Kirov Opera performed Andrei Konchalovsky's production at the Royal Opera House. War and Peace was performed by the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 2007, with former Jette Parker Young Artist of The Royal Opera Marina Poplavskaya as the heroine, Natasha.
Watch this space for a further five stage highlights from Russian literature.
Kasper Holten's Eugene Onegin opens on 4 February, while John Cranko's Onegin opens with The Royal Ballet on the 19 January. Mikhail Fokine's The Firebird opens in a Russian-themed mixed programme with In the Night and Raymonda Act III on 22 January. In the meantime, Joe Wrights film adaptation of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley and Jude Law, opens in cinemas in the UK on 7 September.