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The Ultimate Block Party: Connecting Spatial Learning to Play
Deena Skolnick Weisberg, Jenn Zosh, Kelly Fisher, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta M. Golinkoff
On October 2, 2010, over 50,000 people attended the first Ultimate Block Party event, held in New York City's Central Park. With the help of a wide range of scientists, community partners, corporate leaders, children's museums, nonprofit groups, volunteers, and even celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker and Mariska Hargitay, our research team explored how playful learning impacts various aspects of child development, including spatial thinking. Since then, thousands more families in Baltimore and Toronto have witnessed the science of learning first hand, with many more cities to come.
The Ultimate Block Party initiative seeks to transform parental attitudes about how children learn by demonstrating that play can foster important skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines, spatial thinking, literacy, and the arts. Recognizing that the general public is largely unaware of explicit connections between play and learning, we developed the Ultimate Block Party to create unique opportunities for families to directly experience the science of learning in action.
The New York Ultimate Block Party included 28 activities spanning eight play domains: adventure, construction, physical activity, creativity, the arts, make-believe, technology, and language. All activities were designed to appeal to a wide demographic audience (e.g., people of different ages, interests, learning abilities including learning disabilities, and physical abilities). Importantly, all activities were based on the learning sciences literature. For example, the spatial learning activities were grounded in studies show that block and puzzle play promote spatial understanding and mathematics achievement (e.g., Ginsburg, 2006; Ginsburg, Lee, & Boyd, 2008; Levine, Ratliff, Huttenlocher, & Cannon, 2012; Newcombe, 2010; Wolfgang, Stannard, & Jones, 2001). Further, research by SILC investigators demonstrates that children challenged to build a tall, sturdy tower become mini-engineers who think spatially (Gentner, Levine, Dhillon & Poltermann, 2009).
To accompany the exhibits, we produced a freely distributed Ultimate Block Party Playbook, full of useful information about the science behind the play. It listed both scientific and popular resources for more information on the science of learning and is available on our website (http://www.ultimateblockparty.org).
Construction Play: One Route to Spatial Learning
Kids love to know how things are made. When given the chance to build things, like block towers, children learn about shapes, space, patterns, and even mathematics. Here we highlight just two of the many events at the Ultimate Block Party that were based on the research on spatial thinking: The Lego Extravaganza and the Skyscraper Challenge.
Lego Extravaganza (sponsored by Lego): This exhibit was filled with 500,000 Lego blocks, all of the same color. Families had an opportunity to build an original design by themselves, to become part of a team of builders, or to work with a master builder at the exhibit. To create their structures, children needed to rotate pieces, fit them together, and describe them using spatial language because color could not be used as a cue. (See here for video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf2te6_ultimate-block-party-hosted-by-lego_news)
Skyscraper Challenge (sponsored by NSF's Science of Learning Centers and in collaboration with the Chicago Children's Museum): At this station, children designed their own skyscraper, enhancing their understanding of the science, engineering, art, and technology behind what keeps the world's tallest buildings standing. Using a variety of materials that resembled a large plastic Erector Set, children were encouraged to build the tallest skyscraper they could while exploring their knowledge of physics. After constructing their tower, children were asked if it wobbles, and learned that those structures built with a cross-brace for support were much stronger than those built without one.
Assessing the Outcomes
The goal of the Ultimate Block Party was to convey the power of play and the science of learning to the community at large. Results are in from the New York Block Party, which attracted a diverse range of people from all socio-economic backgrounds and ethnicities, and which had the participation of all of the Science of Learning Centers. In addition to the large number of people of attended Block Parties across the three cities, it is estimated that our print and digital media have additionally reached over 4.5 million people. Highlights include a full-page story in The New York Times, a cover story in the Christian Science Monitor, and a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
So did the Ultimate Block Party work to connect play and spatial thinking? The short answer is yes. Parents and guardians attending the New York Block Party were asked if they thought any of the activities they saw at the event would help children learn how objects fit together or how to move and find their way through their surroundings. Of the 258 interviewees, 200 provided an answer to the question, the majority (93.0%) said yes (see Figure). This suggests that parents and guardians made the connection between the activities and spatial learning. More impressively, when we asked them to list which activities they thought were related to spatial thinking, they tended to include Lego Extravaganza and the Skyscraper Challenge. They also told us why they thought these exhibits were critical to spatial thinking, mentioning that children were learning "how things fit together," "how one part fits into the next," and "how objects relate to each other."
Figure: Percentage of parents or guardians who thought the activities at the Ultimate Block Party would help children learn how objects fit together or how to move and find their way through their surroundings.
The Ultimate Block Party represents a new form of scientific outreach that has the potential to transform parents' attitudes towards learning in ways that are consistent with the scientific evidence. As the Science of Learning begins to take translational science seriously, we should consider not only how learning occurs in schools, but also in more informal environments like museums, libraries, public parks and living rooms.
- ♦ Gentner, D., Levine, S., Dhillon, S., & Poltermann, A. (2009). Using structural alignment to facilitate learning of spatial concepts in an informal setting. In B. Kokinov, K. Holyoak & D. Gentner (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Analogy (pp. 175-182). NBU Press, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- ♦ Ginsburg, H. P. (2006). Mathematical play and playful mathematics: A guide for early education. In D. Singer, R. M. Golinkoff, & K. Hirsh-Pasek (Eds.), Play = learning: How play motivates and enhances children's cognitive and social-emotional growth (pp. 145–68). New York: Oxford University Press.
- ♦ Ginsburg, H. P., Lee, J. S., & Boyd, J. S. (2008). Mathematics education for young children: What it is and how to promote it. SRCD Social Policy Report, XXII.
- ♦ Levine, S. C., Ratliff, K. R., Huttenlocher, J., & Cannon, J. (2012). Early puzzle play: A predictor of preschoolers' spatial transformation skill. Developmental Psychology, 48, 530–542.
- ♦ Newcombe, N. (2010). Picture this: Increasing math and science learning by improving spatial thinking. American Educator, Summer, 29–43.
- ♦ Wolfgang, C. H., Stannard, L. L., & Jones, I. (2001). Block play performance among preschoolers as a predictor of later school achievement in mathematics. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 15, 173–180.


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Kyle Buckner (www.kylebucknerdesigns.com) is a talented installer who has been responsible for a number of mind blowing installs and has even been entrusted by JL Audio to build some of their top notch demo vehicles. But before the Suburban went to Kyle Buckner Designs in Danville, VA it received a bit of a makeover.
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Notre Dame Professor Discusses Seminal Church-State Case in Supreme Court Lecture
A Notre Dame historian on Wednesday told the surprising story of how an evangelical Calvinist in 1873 persuaded the Supreme Court of Ohio to allow the removal of the Bible from Cincinnati classrooms.
Professor Linda Przybyszewski recounted the tale of the Cincinnati Bible War in "A Forum on the Law" before a full Courtroom of the Supreme Court at the Ohio Judicial Center. The case helped frame the national debate about church/state relations well into the 20th Century. The event was hosted by the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society and the Ohio Supreme Court.
Amid the increasing diversity and pluralism of the post-Civil War era, the Cincinnati public schools were faced with a growing Catholic population unhappy that their children were instructed with the protestant version of the Bible. The school board's solution to remove all bibles from the classroom erupted into a raging national controversy over the relationship between religion and government. In 1873, the Ohio Supreme Court put an end to the Cincinnati Bible War, upholding the board's decision to end Bible reading in its schools.
"Eventually, the pattern set by the Ohio Supreme Court became the law of the land, and it all started in Cincinnati," Przybyszewski said.
The controversy had convulsed the city, riveted the eyes of the nation, provoked a petition drive, and ultimately the court case. Now, the Bible had lost. Or had it? Przybyszewski argues this is a misunderstood chapter in the religious, political and legal history of the nation.
The decision pointed to the Ohio Constitution, but then offered its own Bible lesson: compulsory Bible reading violated Christ's Golden Rule. It was an unusual legal reasoning, but a powerful argument in a land dotted with church steeples.
"Ultimately the argument that prevailed was not that America is a secular nation, but rather the contrary," she said. "Religious liberty and the idea of a Christian nation are not at odds but in fact as one," she said.
Attorney Stanley Matthews was the unlikely advocate who argued the case for the school board and defended religious liberty in the name of Christianity. His own inspiration lay decades in the past when scarlet fever raged in Ohio.
Matthews started life as a relatively theologically liberal Unitarian but converted to the strict conservative determinism of Calvinism and became an evangelist after he and his wife lost four of their six children in the span of a week to scarlet fever.
Matthews, who went on to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court (May 17, 1881–March 22, 1889), believed that the compulsory power of the state could not be used to persuade children of the truth of Christianity because salvation can come only through the grace of God.
His 400 page brief before the Supreme Court argued passionately and persuasively that Christianity itself supported the decision of the Cincinnati school board (upheld by the intermediate appellate court) to remove the bible from the public schools. The brief ended with an evangelic longing for the Second Coming of Christ.
"You just don't hear lawyers talk like that anymore," Przybyszewski joked. "He sounded more like a preacher at the pulpit than a lawyer at the bar, and yet he would win his case,"
Through the clouds of time, many have misunderstood the Bible War as a victory for secularism or a loss for Christianity, Przybyszewski said. In fact, she said, it was neither.
The program will be on cable television statewide. Visit www.ohiochannel.org for future broadcast dates and times and availability in your area.
A display about this interesting chapter in Ohio history can be seen at the Supreme Court of Ohio Visitor Education Center, which is free and open to the public 8-5, Monday through Friday at 65 South Front Street, Columbus. Teachers or others interested in scheduling a group visit, please call 614.387.9223 or visit: http://www.sc.ohio.gov/MJC/VEC/default.asp.


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Technical Implementation Notice 13-38, Amended
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
830 AM EST Wed Jan 23 2014
To: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
From: Tim McClung
Chief, Science Plans Branch
Office of Science and Technology
Subject: Amended: Updates to the Rapid Refresh (RAP) Analysis
and Forecast System: Effective February 25, 2014
This notice was amended to reschedule this implementation for
February 25, 2014. Also, the cloud ceiling height will not be
added to any of the pgrb output as had been announced in the
previous version of this TIN. The RAP already generates a ceiling
height that is labeled as a cloud base height (GRIB parameter =7,
level indicator = 2) that should be used by users looking for
cloud ceiling forecasts.
Effective Tuesday, February 25, 2014, beginning with the 1200
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) run, the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction (NCEP) will update the Rapid Refresh
(RAP) with Version 2.0.0.
The changes are designed to provide overall forecast improvement
on the synoptic scale including upper-level winds, temperature
and humidity, with specific local improvement to forecasts of
2-meter temperatures and dew points and 10-meter winds. This
implementation specifically includes:
- A major upgrade to the data analysis and assimilation system
- A major upgrade to the prediction model
- New parameters added to the output grids
- Update to the station list used for BUFR output soundings.
Details on the various changes are provided below.
Analysis Upgrade:
The RAP uses a Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) analysis
system which now includes options originally developed for the
Rapid Update Cycle (RUC). RUC preceded the RAP--the cloud
hydrometeor analysis, the assimilation of radar reflectivity
data, and the diabatic digital filter initialization. These
options have helped improve short-range forecasts.
This upgrade includes the following changes to the analysis:
a) using the newest version of the GSI code from the GSI code
b) using GFS ensemble background error co-variances
c) adjusting soil moisture and temperature based on atmospheric
low-level temperature and moisture increments
d) adding PBL-based pseudo-innovations for surface moisture
e) assimilating lightning data
f) improvements to snow trimming and addition of the capability
of adding snow where observational data shows snow cover that is
absent in the model background
g) improving initialization of 3-d hydrometeor (cloud) fields
from building lower-tropospheric clouds and retaining cloud
fraction information from METAR and satellite cloud data
h) modifying radar hydrometeor specification
i) improving assimilation of GPS precipitable water data
Model Upgrade:
The RAP model is a configuration of the Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF) model, using the ARW core. This upgrade
includes the following changes:
a) updating the Advanced Research WRF (ARW) core to version
3.4.1 from 3.2.1
b) changing the soil model from 6 layers to 9
c) updating version of the Thompson microphysics
d) switching the PBL scheme from Mellor-Yamada-Zanjic (MYJ) to
Mellor-Yamada-Nakaniski/Niino (MYNN)
e) fixing the radiation code bug to restore attenuation due to
3-d snow mixing ratio
Output Product Changes:
The RAP currently generates CONUS output on pressure levels
(pgrb) at horizontal resolutions of 13, 20 and 40 km and output
on native levels (bgrb) at horizontal resolutions of 13 and
20 km. RAP output is also available on a 32-km full domain grid,
an 11-km Alaska grid, and a 16-km Puerto Rico grid. Data are
available on each grid for all forecast hours (0-18) of each
The following additional parameters are added to the pgrb files
of all resolutions:
- 0-180 hPa "best" convective available potential energy and
convective inhibition
- 0-90 hPa "mixed" convective available potential energy and
convective inhibition
- simulated radar echo top
- Haines index
- thunder potential
- 0-6 km wind shear (u and v components)
- 80-m temperature, pressure, specific humidity, and u/v wind
- simulated brightness temperature for GOES East and GOES West
(Channels 3 and 4 for each)
- low, middle, high, and total cloud fractions
- planetary boundary layer height, computed using the Richardson
The following changes are made to all bgrb files:
- add the number of concentration of rain particles on all 50
model levels
- generate soil temperature and moisture content to reflect the
new distribution of soil levels. Previous output was at 0, 5,
20, 40, 160, and 300 cm. The new levels are at 0, 1, 4, 10, 30,
60, 100, 160 and 300 cm.
The following changes are made in all 32-km full domain files,
all 11-km Alaska files, and all 16-km Puerto Rico files:
- add height, temperature, relative humidity, and u and v wind
components at 50 and 75 hPa
- add simulated brightness temperature for GOES East and GOES
West (Channels 3 and 4 for each)
- add low, middle, high, and total cloud fractions
- add Haines index
- compute planetary boundary layer height using the Richardson
The following changes are made in all 32-km full domain files and
all 11-km Alaska files:
- generate soil temperature and moisture content to reflect the
new distribution of soil levels. Previous output was at 0, 5,
20, 40, 160 and 300 cm. The new levels are at 0, 1, 4, 10, 30,
60, 100, 160 and 300 cm.
- add instantaneous incoming surface long wave radiation flux
The following change is made in all 32-km full domain files and
in all 16-km Puerto Rico files:
- add 0-90 hPa "mixed" convective available potential energy and
convective inhibition.
The BUFR output will add 28 new stations to the station time
series BUFR output and relocate four existing sites. See TIN 13-
35 for information on these additions.
Product Delivery Time Changes:
Due to running the analysis code with the GFS ensemble background
error covariances, the analysis output files will be posted up to
2 minutes later than in the current version. This delay, however,
is made up during the forecast because the products for the last
forecast hour should generally match the current delivery times.
No changes to data availability will occur with this upgrade.
RAP products are currently available on NOAAPORT, the NCEP
server, the NWS ftp server and on NOMADS.
For more general information about the RAP, please see:
A consistent parallel feed of data will be available on the NCEP
server by early November, via the following URLs
NCEP urges all users to ensure their decoders can handle changes
to the content, changes to content order, and volume changes.
These elements may change with future NCEP model implementations.
NCEP will make every attempt to alert users to these changes
before implementation.
For questions regarding these changes, please contact:
Geoff Manikin
NCEP/Mesoscale Modeling Branch
College Park, Maryland
Stan Benjamin
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory/GSD
Boulder, Colorado
For questions regarding the dataflow aspects of these datasets,
please contact:
Rebecca Cosgrove
NCEP/NCO Dataflow Team
College Park, Maryland
NWS National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:


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South Dakota State Adds Butler, Finalizes 2013 Football Schedule
The first football season following a Division I playoff appearance for South Dakota State, will now start August 31, as the Jackrabbits have added Butler (IN) to the 2013 schedule.
The Bulldogs are the defending Pioneer Football League champion, finishing 2012 with an 8-3 record.
With the addition, the SDSU 2013 schedule is set at 12 games - six at home and six on the road.
Aug. 31 BUTLER (Ind.)
Sept. 7 at North Dakota
Sept. 14 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Sept. 21 at Nebraska
Sept. 28 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Oct. 5 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS [Hobo Day]
Oct. 12 *at Western Illinois
Oct. 19 *at Missouri State
Oct. 26 *NORTHERN IOWA
Nov. 2 Bye
Nov. 9 *INDIANA STATE
Nov. 16 *at South Dakota
Nov. 23 *at Youngstown State
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Let me apologise right away for the shortness of this item - I've been working on a very long and detailed article about Palm (we're looking at close to 20000 words here - it's very long, the longest ever on OSNews I'd guess), which has obviously been sucking up quite a lot of my time recently (hence the slower updates on OSNews). Luckily for me, though, Canonical's video is pretty self-explanatory.
Out of all the features demonstrated, the device integration at the end of the video has me the most excited. I've long held the belief that the idea of having a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, and a desktop is overkill, and that it would eventually go the way of the dodo. While the separate devices will continue to exist - e.g. lots of people specifically require a powerful desktop - I'm convinced the future will have us own a single device (say, a smartphone), which will wirelessly 'dock' with whatever display and/or input method happens to be around.
It seems like Ubuntu is pretty far along the road to this future, and if they can pull it off, they might just outdo everyone else out there. I'm incredibly intrigued by all this, and I will surely wipe my Nexus 7 once the Ubuntu images become available.


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Navy SEALs — resourceful, courageous, devoted and disciplined — represent the best qualities of our community and our nation. Whether in high-profile operations like tracking down and killing Osama bin Laden or strategic efforts like seizing and preserving power plants in the opening days of the Iraq War in 2003, Navy SEALs are the silent professionals whose sacrifices protect our values and our nation. It is our privilege that so many of these special forces are trained at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
When something goes horribly wrong — as it did in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11-12 — and SEALs die as a result, it leaves us with a deep sense of remorse and an obligation to honor their sacrifices.
That was our reaction to the deaths of Glen Doherty, 42, of Encinitas, and Tyrone Woods, 41, of Imperial Beach, former SEALs turned CIA contractors who were killed after hours fighting heavily armed terrorists who had already succeeded in killing U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and information officer Sean Smith, who also had roots in San Diego.
It is why U-T San Diego has chosen to honor Doherty and Woods as our Persons of the Year for 2012.
Their deaths came as they defended their fellow Americans at a U.S. building after the main U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi had been attacked and set afire. An official account released by the State Department says they died shortly after 6 a.m. Sept. 12 when three mortar rounds struck the roof of the building, where the men were in defensive positions.
But the story that has been told to the men's families since soon after that terrible event — coming from both government and unofficial sources — is far more dramatic and wrenching.
On Sept. 11, aware that it was the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Ambassador Stevens held all his scheduled meetings at the fortified compound that housed the U.S. consulate. An uneventful evening came to an abrupt end when dozens of heavily armed men broke through the front gate and began lighting buildings in the compound on fire. Officials notified Washington and called Doherty, Woods and other members of a quick-response team at a U.S. facility a little more than a mile away.
Security agents already at the compound took Stevens and Smith to a safe room inside a residence building in the compound. Attackers managed to get into the building but couldn't breach the safe room, so they lit the building on fire.
While the quick-response team was still making its way to the consulate, agents pulled Smith — dead from smoke inhalation — out of the residence. Stevens could not be found. His body was later identified at a hospital where he had been taken by good Samaritans.
When Doherty and Young reached the smoky compound, they worked to quickly evacuate the surviving Americans to the second U.S. facility. It was there, early the following morning, that the terrorists launched their second coordinated attack – the one that killed the ex-SEALs.
Glen Doherty's brother, Greg, a Marin County teacher, told us, "His actions were heroic from the start. We knew very early on he had rushed in to help that night, that he got 20 to 30 people out of the consulate."
Tyrone Woods was found "slumped over his machine gun, which was caked with blood. He had continued to fire until he had no blood left and was unable to fire anymore," Charles Woods, the former SEAL's father, told The Washington Times.
Doherty's family has no time for those who see the attack in a political context and who demand that heads roll in the Obama administration. His sister, Kate Quigley, of Marblehead, Mass., urges those who care about her brother to visit a website created in his honor,
www.glendohertyfoundation.org . This reflects the family's wish that the focus be on the victims.
"It's clear that we could have been more prepared, but hindsight is 20/20. The primary responsibility is on the terrorists, not the American defense," said Greg Doherty.
Tyrone Woods' father is far more critical of the U.S. government. His son, stuck in Benghazi, died many hours after the initial attack. Charles Woods told a U-T reporter that there had been an official cover-up. "When a mission is compromised, within minutes — not hours — they extract them. Seven and a half hours, and they still have not extracted him. ... I have correspondence from people who are in the military, and they tell me extraordinary measures are always taken to rescue. And they didn't do that with Ty, and there's a reason why. We're not getting the truth from anyone."
It is U-T San Diego's view that the truth needs to come out about what happened at Benghazi.
Today, our focus is on the victims, their good works, their lives of public service, their love for their families and devotion to their friends. These were individuals who inspired those around them.
"Glen believed in what he was doing. He really wanted to make a difference in the world. He liked the people he was with and believed in the mission he was on," Greg Doherty told us. "But he was more than his job."
In his 42 years, Doherty found time to become an accomplished pilot, skier, cook, white-water rafting guide and triathlete. After serving as a SEAL for 10 years, he co-authored "21st-Century Sniper: A Complete Practical Guide."
"Glen was a super fun and caring person," his brother said. "He spent a lot of time cultivating friends [and had] an ever-widening circle of interesting, talented, good people around him."
Tyrone Woods was more low-key, and nearly all his family has kept a low profile in the aftermath of the tragedy. He was a SEAL for two decades before going to work as a CIA contractor in 2010. Woods was beloved by those who knew him as a devoted family man, a friendly and reassuring presence in his Imperial Beach neighborhood — and as a great patriot.
"He had the hands of a healer as well as the arms of a warrior, earning distinction as a registered nurse and certified paramedic," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an official tribute to Woods on Sept. 14.
It is difficult to adequately convey how much we owe these men and others in the SEAL community who have died in service to country. As Abraham Lincoln said at Gettysburg, in dedicating the site of a Civil War battle, "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract."
So we will simply state that Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods are heroes who died in defense of America's ideals after saving the lives of many of their countrymen. Whatever one's politics or larger views about the Benghazi scandal, no one should forget this central fact. Doherty and Woods are U-T San Diego's Persons of the Year for 2012.


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Why is there no idghaam of the noon in the 'MA NANSAKH" in surat Al Baqara ayat 106?
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Please explain why there is no idhgham of noon in the kalimna 'MA NANSAKH" in surat Al Baqara ayat 106?
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
There are specific letters that must follow a saakinah or tanween for an idhgaam to occur. In the word in question, the first has a vowel, so it is not considered for a rule since the rules are only for saakinah and tanween, not for voweled letters. The word "saakinah" means non-voweled.
The second in the word in the question is saakinah, so here there is going to be a rule. The letters that cause idghaam for the saakinah and tanween, meaning they follow the saakinah, are the letters in the phrase: . The letter following the non-voweled (saakinah) in the word nansakh is not one of these letters, instead it is the letter . The letter is one of the letters that cause ikhfa' or hiding of the saakinah and tanween. Therefore the rule here is ikhfa', and there is no idghaam.
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Darien routs rival New Canaan 9-0, improves to 7-0 in the FCIAC and 10-1 overall
DARIEN -- Jamie Tropsa knew his Darien High girls hockey team would be a legitimate state championship contender this season. And he figured that New Canaan, winners of three of the last four state titles and six of nine overall, would probably slip a bit after the departure of so many talented seniors.
But never did Tropsa -- or New Canaan coach Rich Bulan, for that matter -- think the disparity between the two rivals would be as huge as it appeared to be Monday night at the Darien Ice Rink.
"We've very, very good," Tropsa said after the Blue Wave's 9-0 victory, the worst loss for New Canaan in 10 years. "This bunch of girls is as competitive as you're going to see. This is no surprise; I saw it coming."
So, how good is the Blue Wave? Monday's victory, powered by a hat trick by Georgia Cassidy, was their ninth in a row, and their seventh consecutive shutout. In the nine games they have outscored their opponents 59-1, including 49-0 during the shutout streak. They are 10-1, with only a 4-2 blemish to East Catholic keeping them from perfection.
"I don't know how East Catholic beat them," said Bulan, the most successful girls hockey coach in state history. "They're the best I've seen."
Darien (10-1, 7-0 Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference) outshot New Canaan 39-12, including 18-0 in the first period. The Blue Wave, however, managed just a 2-0 lead on power play goals by Amanda Sload and Cassidy.
"We came out on fire but we were frustrated," Tropsa said, referring to the fine goaltending by NC's Nathalie Deney. "But this rivalry is crazy. The girls know how many (state championships) New Canaan has and how many we've had (one). They're very conscious of how much they want to beat them."
That certainly showed in the second period when Darien scored six goals on 13 shots. Ellie Bennett and Christy Conley scored two minutes apart, then Cassidy sandwiched a pair of goals around one by Cassidy Schiff that made it 7-0. Allegra Molkenthin wrapped up the second-period scoring and Julia Arrix added a third-period tally.
"It's hard losing to Darien because of the great rivalry, and how spoiled we've become the last 10 years," Bulan said. "But Darien is doing it the right way, the way we did it. So, when you lose to a team that plays that way, it's OK."
Meanwhile, Darien's Shannon Hall, with a little help from Emily Gianunzio, finished off the shutout in goal, despite a strong third period by the Rams (6-5-1, 5-2-1).
Bella Marciano, Catherine Granito and Mia Carroll had several chances for NC but Gianunzio, who replaced Hall in the third period, kept the scoreless streak intact.
"It's a great streak but the girls are almost too aware of it," Tropsa said. "I wish they'd forget about it."
Here's something Bulan would like to forget:
"We only have three seniors," Tropsa said. "Two years from now, we're going to be even better."
Darien 9, new canaan 0
Records: New Canaan 6-5-1, 5-2-1 FCIAC; Darien 10-1, 7-0. Goals: D--Georgia Cassidy 3, Ellie Bennett, Amanda Sload, Christy Conley, Cassidy Schiff, Allegra Molkenthin, Julia Arrix. Assists: D--Sammy Nielson 2, Lauren Cicero 2, Sage Thacker, Sload, Chandler Kirby, Arrix, Molkenthin, Marissa Baker, Hannah McLane, Schuyler van den Broek, Rebecca Schaffer, Courtney Lowe, Katie Zaro. Goalies: NC--Nathalie Deney (28 saves), Sarah Klearman (2); D--Shannon Hall (5), Emily Gianunzio (7); Shots: NC--12; D--39.


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Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale Hold Hands at CFDA Fashion Awards 2013!
Rose Byrne keeps it classy chic while attending at the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Monday (June 3) in New York City.
The 33-year-old actress was seen posing with fashion designer Phillip Lim and holding hands with her new boyfriend Bobby Cannavale, who stars in Boardwalk Empire.
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At 4 a.m. on Aug. 22, 1971, eight anti-Vietnam War protestors went up a ladder outside the federal building in Camden, N.J., and broke into the offices of the local draft board. For two hours, they shredded Selective Service records before they were surprised by FBI agents.
Twenty co-conspirators were also soon arrested and in 1973 the "Camden 28," each facing sentences of 47 years on seven felony counts, went on trial. How and why did these individuals, including four Catholic priests and a Protestant minister, intentionally placed themselves at risk of arrest and imprisonment while protesting the war in Vietnam.
The activists claimed that their civil disobedience was meant to call attention to their belief that killing--even in war--was morally indefensible.
From 1967 to 1971, similar break-ins had occurred at numerous draft boards throughout the country, but the 63-day trial of the Camden 28, which received national media attention, was the only one which saw the defendants acquitted.


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Dear Tom Perkins:
I'm writing to apologize. I do this on behalf of the 99 percent of us who are not multimillionaires. You, of course, are, having made a pile as a venture capitalist and co-founder of the firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
I admit, I'd have thought a guy like you had little to complain about. But that was before you wrote that tear-jerking Jan. 24 letter to The Wall Street Journal revealing the pain, the oppression, the abject sense of vulnerability and fear that go with having a net worth equal to the GNP of some developing nations.


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This plan is designed to reduce the likelihood of a fire through basic fire prevention techniques. The personal safety of each employee of _________________________ is and always will be of primary importance.
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The company Safety Officer is _________________________. He/she is solely responsible for all facets of this plan and has full authority to make necessary decisions to ensure success of this plan. This authority includes determining personnel and equipment purchases necessary to implement and operate this plan. The Safety Officer will audit the Fire- Prevention Plan as necessary to ensure its effectiveness.
As with all of our facility's programs, our employees have the most important role in our Fire-Prevention Plan. The requirements of this role are:
- Attend the fire-prevention training sessions,
- Remain aware of any potential fire hazards in their work areas, and follow the proper fire-prevention procedures,
- Be familiar with any applicable emergency procedures and/or evacuation procedures, and
- Practice good housekeeping procedures.
- Responsibility
- Methods of Compliance
- Major Workplace Fire Hazards
Refer to appendix A for a list of major workplace fire hazards, their proper handling and storage procedures, potential ignition sources {i.e. welding, smoking, and forklifts}, control procedures {i.e. Hot Work Permit, 1910.252}, and the type of fire-control equipment to be utilized.
- Maintenance of Fire-Control Equipment
All fire extinguishers will be visually inspected monthly for signs of deterioration or discharge by _________________________. Annual testing of fire control equipment will be conducted by _________________________. Annual testing of fire control systems {i.e. sprinkler system, Halon system, or etc}, will be conducted by _________________________.
The following equipment used to detect ignition, control fuel sources, or detect fuel leaks will be maintained by the following employees: ___________________ {i.e. temperature limit switches, flame failure and flashback arrester devices, or similar switches}
Equipment Maintenance for Fire Prevention Plan
Name/Position Type of Equipment Schedule of Inspection
__________________________ is responsible for maintaining fuel sources hazards. {i.e. combustible material, gasoline, flammable liquid storage, etc.}
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In our facility, flammable and combustible materials are controlled so that they do not contribute to a fire emergency. Refer to appendix F for general housekeeping procedures. Refer to appendix E for specific housekeeping procedures
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_________________________ is responsible for training all employees covered under this plan. As part of our Fire-Prevention Plan, we train all of our employees under the following circumstances: (See Appendix H)
- At the time of initial assignment, and annually thereafter;
- Whenever new fire hazards are introduced into their work area; and
- For any existing fire hazard when transferred to new work areas.
Training topics include:
- Potential fire hazards in their work area and the proper storage and/or handling procedures.
- General housekeeping procedures associated with fire prevention.
- Any specific housekeeping procedures for highly combustible or flammable materials in their work area.
Fire Brigade
The company safety officer is responsible for the enlistment and training of the authorized Fire Brigade personnel.
The following list includes the authorized members of the Fire Brigade.
Personnel List for Fire Brigade
Name Position
Authorized Fire Brigade personnel are trained in the use of fire extinguishers at least annually. Such training includes the identification of the different kinds of fires, the type of extinguisher necessary to fight them, and the proper methods of operation for the extinguisher. Refer to Appendix C for basic fire extinguisher use. Refer to Appendix G for basic fire classification.
- Maintenance
Regular maintenance of heat producing equipment will be conducted by employees and procedures referred to in Appendix B.
- Record Keeping
As an important part of our Fire-Prevention Plan, we keep accurate records of our employees' training and any fire control system testing or inspection. This information is maintained in the _________________________ office.
Appendix A
Major Workplace Fire Hazards
Ignition Sources Handling Proce-
Storage Proce-
Control Proce-
Fire Control Equipment
Appendix B
Heat Producing Equipment Maintenance Procedures
Equipment Location Name/Position Maintenance Procedures
Appendix C
Fire-Extinguisher Systems
(Some facilities have specialized fire suppression systems. They should be included below.)
Portable fire extinguishers have been called "First Aid Fire Extinguishers." They contain a limited supply of an extinguishing agent that can be hand carried or moved on wheel carts. While portable extinguishers cannot be used as a substitute for fixed systems, they can provide an initial attack against fires.
In order to express the relative value of portable fire extinguishers, the Underwriters' Laboratories of the United States developed a classification system for fires which has been adopted by the National Fire Protection Association. {See Appendix G for the classification of fires.}
Knowledge of the correct use of portable fire extinguishers is essential for all personnel likely to be involved in the use of this equipment. Any fire-prevention or fire- protection program that does not include thorough training of personnel in this skill could easily result in a costly and disastrous fire. Not knowing how to properly use portable fire extinguishers may lead to confusion, clumsy application, and ineffective results.
The following general rules are suggested:
- Only reliable fire extinguishers meeting recognized standards and approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory should be used.
- The correct type of fire extinguisher should be provided for each class of fire that may occur in a particular area.
- The extinguisher should be of sufficient size to afford protection against the hazards in the area it is intended to protect.
- Fire extinguishers should be located where they will be readily accessible for immediate use.
- Fire extinguishers should be regularly inspected and properly maintained. They should be recharged as required and be suitably marked for their appropriate use.
- Personnel should know the location of extinguishers and fire alarm boxes in their areas. They should be trained in the steps to take in during an emergency. They should be trained and periodically drilled in the proper, effective use of extinguishers.
Rules for the use of a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher:
- Operating principles. This extinguisher consists of a high-pressure cylinder containing liquid carbon dioxide under a pressure of 850 psi. Attached to the cylinder is a siphon tube, valve, and hose with a discharge horn. To operate the extinguisher, direct the horn at the fire and squeeze the handle. This opens the valve and releases the CO2, which expels in the form of snow and gas. Point at base of fire.
- Recommended for Class B and C fires.
- The size range for this type of extinguisher is from 2 lb. hand cylinders to 100 lb. wheeled carts. A 20 lb. carbon dioxide extinguisher will provide adequate protection for ordinary Class B and Class C hazards in the same area.
- Location. The maximum travel distance to a CO2 extinguisher should be no more than 50 ft. for a worker in that area.
- Advantages. A 20 lb. CO2 extinguisher will last about 20 seconds, and has a maximum range of 8 ft. and may be shut off at any time.
Rules for the use of a dry chemical fire extinguisher:
- Operating principles. The dry chemical extinguisher consists of a substantially built container holding a charge of dry chemical, which could be either sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate powder, a pressure container or cartridge holding carbon dioxide or nitrogen under pressure, and a discharge nozzle with a shutoff valve. To operate, either open the gas valve or pierce the gas cartridge which activates the extinguisher. The contents are expelled by the gas pressure while the valve is opened. Point at base of fire.
- Recommended for Class B and C fires. Certain dry chemical extinguishers also have some effectiveness for Class A and D fires; check their labels to make sure before using or providing them for this use.
- Sizes range from 1 lb. to 350 lbs containers on wheeled carts.
- Location. The maximum travel distance to a CO2 extinguisher should be no more than 50 ft. for a worker in that area.
- Advantages. A 10 lb. dry chemical extinguisher can be substituted for a 20 lb. CO2 extinguisher for ordinary hazardous areas and will meet the requirements for protection of Class B and C fires.
Appendix D
Principles of Exit Safety
Basic exit requirements are at least two ways out of a building or fire area. Exits are measured in units (one unit equals 22 inches), the space required for persons to travel freely single file. A minimum exit width of 2 units (44 inches) should be included in all new structures, and at least 1 1/2 units (33 inches) should be required for all existing structures.
Exit Doors:
All doors should swing out with the exit travel. On stairwells and other exits, doors should be used to protect the route from smoke and fire during an emergency. All exit doors in schools, plants cafeterias, and assembly halls having a seating capacity of more than 500 persons should be equipped with panic hardware and should meet the recognized standard requirements.
Exit Routes:
Exit routes should be free from obstruction and constructed of noncombustible materials. The safe average rate of personnel through doors and level passageways is 60 per file per minute, and for up and down stairs, 45 persons per minute. The travel distance to exit requirements depends upon the occupancy hazard classification listed below:
- In a High Hazard industry, a person must be within 75 feet of an exit.
- In an Ordinary Hazard industry with no sprinklers, a person must be within 200 feet of an exit.
- In an Ordinary Hazard industry with sprinklers, a person must be within 250 feet of an exit.
The High Hazard classification is based on buildings with sprinkler systems containing explosives, flammable gases or liquids, or subject to dust explosion or other hazards. Ordinary Hazard classification is for department stores, machine shops, woodworking shops, sheet metal shops, etc. All exit routes should be well lit at all times and in emergencies. The light should be provided, if possible by battery powered emergency lighting or other means, in accordance with the recognized standard 29 CFR 1910.37 (q)(6).
Exit Signs:
All exit routes and other escapes should be readily accessible and so arranged that the path of escape is well indicated. Signs showing the direction of travel to exits should be conspicuously posted. Lighted exit signs should be clearly visible at all times and they should be regularly inspected.
Fire Exit Drills:
Proper fire drills insure controlled exiting of people and prevent panic. They should be held regularly as a test for evacuation. Order and control are the primary purposes, with speed of evacuation secondary.
Appendix E
Specific Housekeeping
(Each facility has its own specific needs in this area. Below is an example of one area.)
Flammable Liquids:
Flammable liquids do not by themselves cause fire, but they are dangerous because of their low flash points and low ignition temperatures. Some common precautions are:
- Avoid use of highly flammable liquids, where possible, by substituting a nontoxic and nonflammable or less flammable liquid in their place. A trisodium phosphate solution is an example of a nonflammable solvent of low toxicity. Tetra chlorethylene and perchlorethylene are nonflammable and of low volatility. They are not as toxic as carbon tetrachloride and should be substituted for it.
- Keep flammable liquids in closed metal containers or safety cans, never in glass containers.
- Limit the amount of flammable liquid in the work area to that needed for one shift.
- Provide safe operating procedures, including local exhaust systems, for all processes.
- Remove or control all ignition sources, such as static electricity, smoking, and open flames.
- Provide for adequate clearances between flammable liquid containers or safety cans and any heat sources.
- Provide adequate ventilation for all operations involving the use or storage of flammable liquids.
- Store large amounts of flammable liquids in a separate fire resistive building or vault which conforms to the recognized standards. Storage tanks should be properly vented and placed in diked areas, and supported by masonry or poured concrete supports.
- Provide suitable gas free testing equipment and personal protective equipment for the safe operating procedures in cleaning and repairing tanks.
- Provide for the safe disposal of flammable liquid waste; e.g. by burning the waste at an isolated safe location. Never dump flammable liquid waste into sewers.
- Anticipate flammable liquid spills and provide means to control and limit spillage, as well as suitable absorptive material for use in cleaning up spills.
- Always use and handle flammable liquids with extreme caution, no matter how familiar they are to you.
Appendix F
General Housekeeping
While accumulations of waste and scrap materials may not specifically cause a fire, they do present an invitation to serve as fuel for a fire. (Below is a list of usual controls.)
- Provide a program of adequate disposal of all combustible wastes and rubbish designed specifically for the operations or processes involved.
- Provide safe containers for all substances subject to spontaneous heating, also for prompt and regular disposal of their contents.
- Store large amounts of wastepaper or combustible waste, which cannot be removed immediately, in fire resistive vaults. If possible, the waste should be baled and a sprinkler system installed in the vault.
- Provide for regular inspections of the waste storage area.
- Provide a program of internal housekeeping which will prevent any accumulation of waste and which will provide safe, clean work areas.
- Use nonflammable cleaning solvents.
- Provide a program of external housekeeping to prevent accumulation of waste, brush, or high grass around buildings.
Appendix G
Classes, Causes, and Detection of Fires
The National Fire Protection Association of the United States has four classifications of fires. They are listed below.
Class "A" Fires. Class "A" fires involve ordinary combustible solids and constitute the greatest bulk of property destroyed by fire annually. This class of fire is sometimes referred to as "surface burning fires." Some examples are; wood, paper, clothing, plastics, wax, etc.
Class "B" Fires. Class "B" fires involve gases, greases, flammable, and combustible liquids. Some examples are; gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, cooking oil, lubricating oils, etc.
Class "C" Fires. Class "C" fires involve (or are near) "live" electrical equipment. Some examples are; transformers, electrical junction boxes, switch boxes, electrical wires, electrical motor, etc. A non-conducting extinguishing method must be used on this type of fire, DO NOT USE WATER!
Class "D" Fires. Class "D" fires involve combustible metals which require special fire tactics and extinguishing agents. Some examples are: magnesium, potassium, powdered aluminum, zinc, sodium, titanium, and others.
- 19 percent of fires are started by electrical equipment.
- 14 percent of fires are started by friction of overheated equipment.
- 12 percent of fires are started by sparks produced when equipment is damaged by metal objects.
- 9 percent of fires are started by open flames from cutting and welding torches.
- 8 percent of fires are started by person lighting matches or smoking.
- 8 percent of fires are started by spontaneous ignition of oily wastes or organic material.
- 7 percent of fires are started by exposure to hot surfaces such as hot pipes or heaters.
- 6 percent of fires are started by burning rubbish near the facility.
- 2 percent of fires are started by static electricity from ungrounded flammable liquid containers.
- 8 percent of fires are started by other means than listed above.
- 7 percent of fires are started by unknown reasons.
Except for explosions and flash fires, most fires start small. In the early stages of a fire, extinguishment would seldom present a problem, but as the fire spreads and gains head way, it may develop into a conflagration. Prompt detection and signaling a fire alarm is of prime importance to warn all persons inside the building to evacuate and to summon firefighters. Early detection with proper procedures usually means early extinguishment, which means minimal losses. A fire detection and alarm system is one of the best investments a facility can make.
Appendix H
Fire Brigade Training Form
Date of Session: ______________ Session Summary (Attached) Yes____No____
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Article – BusinessDesk
Nov. 21 (BusinessDesk) – The end is in sight for the six-year-long receivership of failed carpet maker Feltex Carpets, with remaining issues likely to be settled in the next two months.
Six-year receivership of Feltex coming to end as liquidator pursues suit
Nov. 21 (BusinessDesk) – The end is in sight for the six-year-long receivership of failed carpet maker Feltex Carpets, with remaining issues likely to be settled in the next two months.
Some A$116.95 million has been repaid to Australia & New Zealand Banking Group as at Sept. 30, leaving a balance of A$2.55 million owed plus accrued interest, according to the latest receivers' report. Including interest and costs, the lender is expected to be owed more than A$16 million, according to a separate liquidators' report in June.
Feltex was put into receivership in September 2006 with unsustainable debt levels and following a share price collapse. All of its assets were sold to Australian rival Godfrey Hirst two months later.
In a report released to the Companies Office yesterday, Kerryn Downey of McGrath Nicol said the last remaining Godfrey Hirst retention issue is likely to be determined in the next two months. Once finalised "we will be in a position to make a final repayment of the surplus funds to the general security agreement holder and retire as receivers and managers," Downey said.
No funds are likely to be available to the liquidators to meet claims of unsecured creditors. EXFTX Ltd, as Feltex was renamed, had a cash balance to $430,433 as at Sept. 21.
The sorry tale of Feltex isn't about to end, however. Liquidators Iain McLennan and Peri Finnigan of McDonald Vague are pursuing a claim against accounting firm Ernst & Young, which audited Feltex's accounts. Those recovery proceedings may take time, they said.
"We have agreed a timetable and are working through discovery issues, and have paid security for costs," they said in June. At that time there were 614 unsecured creditors owed about $13.9 million.
Separately, 166 shareholders have lodged claims as unsecured creditors for about $6.3 million, related to shares purchased in Feltex's initial public offering.
In September, the Court of Appeal reserved its decision in the fight to free up director indemnity insurance to cover the cost of defending claims in the Feltex class action.
Feltex's directors at the time of the IPO were Tim Saunders, Sam Magill, John Feeney, Craig Horrocks, Peter Hunter, Peter David and Joan Withers. They all subsequently resigned. The other parties to the class suit include broking firms Credit Suisse, First NZ Capital, and Forsyth Barr, who sold and promoted the offer.
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On Priests for Life's Facebook cause "Pray to End Abortion" (see www.ProLifePrayers.com), I recently began an online series of two-minute videos exploring in detail why and how we pray to end abortion. (These videos can also be seen on my You Tube channel, www.youtube.com/frfrankpavone.)
I begin by asking the question, "Why do we pray at all, when God already knows his own will and intends to carry it out?" As we know, in the model for all prayer, the Our Father, our Lord taught us to pray, "Thy will be done." All our prayer is based on that attitude. But certainly we don't need to remind God to do things he's going to forget.
So why do we pray? Because God wants us to be involved in what he is doing! Of course he's going to do his will. But our prayers really change things, because God wills that his decisions will rely in part on whether we pray and act.
One of his firm decisions, which in fact represents the purpose of salvation history, is that he will destroy death. And we can actually hasten the process and spread the victory of life.
"The Lord will destroy death forever!" This marvelous declaration from Isaiah 25:8 should sustain us daily in our pro-life efforts. When we pray to end abortion, we are not just asking God to do us some favor or to grant a request. It's much more momentous than that. When we ask him to end abortion, we are pleading for the fulfillment of his great plan of conquering death.
It was about this that God first spoke when he promised in Genesis 3:15 (the "first gospel") that the head of the serpent would be crushed. It was for this that Jesus himself died and rose again; it is for this that every Church ministry exists. Proclaiming the Gospel means proclaiming life! As Paul explains in 1 Cor. 15, as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive, but each in his own order. Christ is the first to rise from the dead; then all things are to be made subject to him, and in him, all will rise at the end of time. "Then shall come to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory!" (1 Cor. 15:54).
When Scripture talks about the new and eternal Jerusalem, urging us to look forward to that day when we will all be gathered around the throne, it declares, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying out nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away" (Rev. 21:4). That is why we pray to end abortion, because we are caught up in a mighty dynamic of history, over which God presides. Our prayers are a great Amen to a process in which we are all involved and which culminates in the eternal victory of life!


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Tannerite Fun with .22LR
We've all see the massive booms and nice puffy clouds of smoke put out by Tannerite in those relatively expensive containers. One and done. On to the next one. Wouldn't it be great to have this much fun, at less expensive, with .22LR? Yes, yes it would.
Well, I had a chance the other day out at Asymmetric Solutions in Farmington, Missouri to watch a friend try out a great way to enjoy Tannerite at a fraction of the cost. He picked up a great little kit of Tannerite designed specifically for .22LR by Goliath Brand Tannerite. The cool thing is that it came with ten targets to which were pasted little plastic bags that were easily filled up. Ten targets, for around $33 bucks. Not bad. Not bad at all.
What was the result? Honestly, I wasn't expecting all that much. I thought we'd have a glorified firecracker on our hands, to tell the truth. But …. a shot or two later and the first one went off with a very satisfying deep basso continuo BOOM with a very generous cloud of smoke hanging in the still, humid morning air, growing every larger by the second.
We, nearly at the same time, exclaimed, "Wow! I can't believe how loud that was." And, of course, it was on to the next target, then the next and yet another. Each time we had that same satisfying boom and cloud of smoke.
Too much fun, perhaps, for at the first chance he had, he plunked down another $33 bucks for another ten pack of targets with all the "fixings" for some real Tannerite fun at the fraction of the cost one would pay for "regular" Tannerite, and best of all, it did not require any expensive higher power ammo.
Take a look at the video and see, and hear, for yourself:
My YouTube gun and shooting channel: VDMA VIDEOS.
Member of: NRA (Life/Endowment); GOA (Life); SAF (Life); NSSF (Media); NAGR; CCRTKBA


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So friday night was our holiday party and we have been preparing for months to host 20 of our friends with an amazing (if I do say so myself) dinner, drinks and good holiday cheer!
First of all… I'll start with how we prepared our home with items from Goodwill…
So, besides the typical organizing items that I've picked up for the last month (shelves, file cabinet, bar, etc.) I also picked up a bunch of holiday items to decorate the tree (or Chanukha bush, however you want to look at it). So I took the yarn from the Yelm Goodwill and made it into a yarn-ball garland. You can see a video of how to make them HERE.
I paired the yarn garland with a bunch of blue decorations…
and VOILA! Look at that beautiful final tree with presents and even sporting a plush-dreidel that I picked up at the Edmonds Goodwill last weekend (brand new!) originally marked retail price of $45.00 and picked up for only $.99 cents!
Of course, once we had all the items up in the house and were doing our final run-through I came up with some last-minute things we needed. So a quick Goodwill run to the Seattle Dearborn location got us set up with holiday napkins, wrapping paper, a stocking, some MUCH NEEDED serving utensils and I ended up finding some cute outfit items (JCrew skirt for $1.99 and red leg-warmers for $2.99) to make the last bits festive!
During my last minute Goodwill run I wanted to decorate our entry area so guests knew which place to ring the doorbell. I found full-size Christmas trees, tons of holiday decorations… I mean look at the rows upon rows of holiday items at the Seattle Dearborn Goodwill!
I mean all of this AND a back room just chalked full of Christmas, Chanukah items and toys!!! But still, nothing was hitting the spot for me until I went through the back sporting goods area and found this pair of old ski poles, PERFECT! I mean these babies have hand-stiched leather handles and looked great wrapped in lights and topped off with a snowman rug!
Our home was finally ready! And soon our guests started to arrive, we served hours of dinner and drinks and even one of our Polaroid cameras came out for some fun!
We have a couple more parties to attend in the final weeks of 2011 but as I've shown here, you can decorate your home, your tree, yourself and your dinner with items all found at your local Goodwill!
The second of the holiday gift posts is coming up this week were I show you how I've taken everyday objects and turned them into the wrapping paper and boxes for the holiday gifts we are giving…helping you to not only save money with your purchases but also helping the environment!
Only 2 more weeks of my challenge are left but check back soon because we might have some exciting news about how the Living the Goodwill Life might continue on after 2011!


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posted by Kroc Camen on Fri 25th Dec 2009 14:15 UTC
At the end of the year, mainly to shamelessly fill slow news around the holidays, OSNews usually asks the readers to share with all the other readers something about their computer setup. Since OSNews can be quite diverse when it comes to computing environments, these threads can often be quite interesting. This year, please chime in with the setup you use to read OSNews - computer, OS, software and maybe even provide screenshots or photos of your proud workspace. Has it changed a lot this year? Maybe switched browser, maybe switched OS even? Let everybody know!


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Senior Bowl Preparation
This is how aspiring NFL player JC Tretter '13 is spending his Winter Break:
- 5:50 a.m. -- wake up
- 6:15 a.m. -- breakfast
- 7-7:30 a.m. -- rehab and treatments
- 7:30-8 a.m. -- stretching
- 8-9:30 a.m. -- speed and agility drills
- 9:30-11 a.m. -- position-specific work
- lunch
- 12:30-1 p.m. -- rehab and treatments
- 1-1:30 -- stretching
- 1:30-3:30 p.m. -- weightlifting
- 3:30-4:30 p.m. -- mental conditioning and nutrition training
- 4:30-5 p.m. -- ice bath
- 5-6 p.m. – oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber
- dinner
He's prepping for the Jan. 26 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., where NFL scouts will be watching.
"The motto down here is that you have eight weeks to set yourself up for the rest of your life. So, I am extremely dedicated to the program. I just want to do everything I can to get better every day," said Tretter, who played left tackle for Big Red Football.
"I try to be the first one in and last one out of the gym every day in order to really make the most of my time down here," he said in an interview this week.
At the IMG Academy's football program in Bradenton, Fla., Tretter is learning how to play offensive guard – his senior bowl position – with the help of former NFL players Tom Nutten and Dave Wohlabaugh.
Nutritionists plan just about every morsel consumed by Tretter, who weighs in at 305 pounds.
"They provide you with vitamins and fish oil in the morning. Then, supplements three times a day. Every meal is picked out for you, depending on your circumstances. IMG Academy is sponsored by Gatorade, so we have all sorts of different Gatorade products."
Tretter will miss the first week of classes this semester, but said professors have been supportive of his Senior Bowl participation.
"The way they see it is that I am going to be representing Cornell – and, especially Cornell Athletics -- on a national stage, which is a great opportunity."
Managing muscle soreness, especially the first week of training, has been a daily factor, Tretter said.
"You have to take care of your body and do the extra things like ice baths and hyperbaric chamber sessions to manage the soreness."
The most unstructured parts of Tretter's days are mealtimes.
"We don't get many breaks throughout the day … we mostly relax during lunch and dinner … it's nice to just sit around and talk to the other guys who are down here. Then, after dinner, we will go back and watch some television for a little bit, then head off to bed."