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Washington Nationals star outfielder Bryce Harper is known for his strong bat, but his hair sometimes gets attention as well.
The Las Vegas native has some famous flow, but Harper's brother might have blown the lid on his secret.
Bryan Harper, also part of the Washington Nationals organization, posted a video to Twitter showing brother Bryce working two hairdryers, one on each side of his head.
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from the urls-we-dig-up deptAs our planetary odometer rolls over yet again (and we thankfully didn't cease to exist after December 21st), lots of folks are coming up with new resolutions for happier, healthier lives... but what about just longer lives? Here are just a few links on extending our lifespans indefinitely.
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Auburn is not the only one-loss SEC team still dreaming of a national championship. No. 5 Missouri can lock up a spot in the SEC title game and keep its title hopes alive against Johnny Manziel and the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies. Manziel is coming off his worst game of the season (16-of-41 for 224 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions) and will need to rebound against a Tigers defense that has given up just 30 total points in its last three games. Missouri quarterback James Franklin showed a bit of rust (12-of-19 for 142 yards and an interception) last week in his first start since missing four games with a shoulder injury. But he may have better luck against an Aggie defense that has given up 30 or more points seven times this season. Missouri ranks 115th nationally in pass defense, so look for Manziel to test them downfield.
Can Michigan Right the Ship Against the Buckeyes?
Michigan finds itself in a free-fall, needing a triple-overtime win against lowly Northwestern to avoid a four-game losing streak. And unfortunately for the Wolverines, they probably shouldn't expect much pity from No. 3 Ohio State. As if this heated rivalry weren't enough motivation for the Buckeyes, they know they need some BCS "style points" to possibly leapfrog No. 2 Florida State or hold off a BCS challenge from one of the one-loss SEC teams. The Buckeye offense—which ranks third nationally in scoring and fifth in rushing—has found another gear in recent weeks, averaging over 55 points per game in its last four contests. But it is their defense that should worry Michigan fans the most—the Buckeyes rank eighth nationally in scoring defense and will face a Wolverine offense that, after scoring 40 in three straight weeks to start October, has been going in reverse, averaging just 216.5 yards (32.5 rushing) per game. While weird things can sometimes happen in rivalry games, if Michigan can't get its offense back on track, the Wolverines could be in for a long day.
Can Clemson Snap its Losing Streak to South Carolina?
The Palmetto State rivalry will have a little extra spice this year as both teams enter the game ranked in the Top 10, a first in the 111-game history of the series. Those lofty rankings mean that a lot more is at stake than just in-state bragging rights. No. 6 Clemson, which has not beaten South Carolina since 2008, is poised for a BCS at-large bid if it can win its fifth straight. The No. 10 Gamecocks are also poised for a big postseason—a win this week could push them into the BCS while a win combined with a Missouri loss would push them into the SEC title game. While it will be fun watching Clemson's potent offense (10th nationally in scoring) against the stout Gamecock defense (giving up less than 16 points per game in its last six contests), all eyes will be on the individual matchup of Tiger QB Tajh Boyd against USC defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Boyd has struggled in three prior games against the Gamecocks (all losses), completing just 45 percent of his passes for two touchdowns and three interceptions. If he hopes to end his stellar career with a win over over USC, he'll have to avoid Clowney, who had 4.5 sacks in this game last year and would love to end his injury-plagued season on a high note.
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Zucchini Chocolate Cake with Orange Glaze
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
Makes16 servings
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 3 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in the zucchini, walnuts and orange zest.
- Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 282 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 273mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
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My Review
Jul 16, 2016
I might need a second opinion, but I think this cake would of been a lot better without the orange and cinnamon. Was very moist, didn't have any problem with it being done. Lowered the rack down one from middle. I didn't like the glaze either.
Aug 2, 2015
This cake was very moist as others stated. I would not make the glaze again as it just made a mess. I think if I make it again I will dry the zucchini a bit before adding it to the mix. We thought it was very rich & chocolatey & really liked it. Did not add the walnuts..just don't like them
Mar 23, 2014
Made this cake exactly per instructions..heavy and very dense...flavor is good but I think 3 cups of zucchini is way too much. I might make it again with half the zucchini. I baked it longer than called for in the recipe and it still was gummy and barely cooked in the center. Very disappointing after all the work.
Aug 16, 2013
I followed the recipe exactly (except for omitting the nuts) but unfortunately I do not think I will be making this recipe again. I baked it for 1 hr, per the recipe but it was not baked in the centre. I ended up baking it for 1.5 hours and figured it had to be done. I just cut a slice to try, and disappointingly, the inside is still very doughy! Just put it back in the oven to try to salvage it but sadly I'm afraid it's going to end up being inedible :(
Aug 6, 2013
I thought the cake turned out really good. Do not over cook and it is moist. I did not care for the glaze. I think I will try the glaze again without the vanilla - just didn't seem to fit. Will try with orange juice only to moisten the powdered sugar into a glaze. Will make a little less glaze also. Good cake for a party dessert.
Aug 7, 2012
The only part of this recipe I did not follow was adding the orange zest & glaze as I don't like chocolate & orange together. The batter was like glue until I mixed in the zucchini and there was very little chocolatey flavour. I usually try to give favourable reviews but just can't this time.. so sorry.
Nov 1, 2011
The spice in this cake was too strong, and I couldn't even taste the orange glaze. This flavor might appeal to some people but most certainly not to me.
Oct 19, 2011
this turned out BEAUTIFULLY!!! it's moist, tastes great, and looks super pretty. everyone at work was very impressed. I highly recommend this!
Oct 14, 2011
Everyone raved about it! Will definitely be making this again!
Aug 27, 2011
Was my first time making a zucchini cake. Mine didn't come out very moist, but it was still tasty. I'll definitely try again!


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Lori Allen, who runs a successful bridal shop featured in the reality show Bridals By Lori, got a 7:05 a.m. telephone call in April that changed her life -- she had breast cancer.
"I was not even going to go get a mammogram this year," said the 53-year-old from Georgia. "I am healthy as a horse and haven't missed a day of work in five years. I had no lump. I was just busy running a business."
Her business is Bridals By Lori, and since the cancer diagnosis, surgery and recovery, she has used it as a platform to inspire and help other women with the disease.
One of those women, DeLese Range, has battled cancer in 23 of her 25-year marriage. She and husband Lonzie, who live in Carollton, Texas, will renew their vows next June in a dress provided by Allen.
"When I first got married, I borrowed my brother's girlfriend's dress and wore it at 2 o'clock -- she wore it that night to the prom," said Range, 43, who's survived ovarian and breast cancer survivor and is now being treated for lung and lymph node cancers.
Allen's journey with breast cancer, "Say Yes to the Cure: Lori's Fight," premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on TLC. The special, which features Range, airs as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
An estimated one in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. It is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 39,510 women will die from the breast cancer this year.
"It turned my world upside down," Allen told ABCNews.com. She was so terrified by her breast cancer diagnosis, "I couldn't say the word for five days."
But she approached TLC, which produces her show, and offered to tell her personal story. Three days after the doctor's call, TV crews began filming.
Allen was looking for a woman who had survived breast cancer to help her make wedding dreams come true. She found Range through the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation, and the special follows Range's search for the perfect dress.
In 1989, just two years after her makeshift wedding and pregnant with her second child, Range was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
She recovered after chemotherapy and radiation, but in 2001, Range found out she had stage-four breast cancer.
"We had a nurse seven days a week and had to put a hospital bed in the bedroom next to my husband," she said.
After aggressive treatment, Range was prepped for a mastectomy. "We were in the hospital and the doctor came in and sat us down. He said, 'I don't think we have to do it now.'"
X-rays revealed that she had gone into a complete remission without treatment. Medical experts were baffled, but Range was overjoyed. "They can't explain it," she said.
But a decade later, in 2011, Range would face yet another cancer diagnosis. This time it was lung cancer, even though she had never smoked. And then, another blow -- doctors found unrelated cancer in her lymph nodes and she is now back on chemotherapy.
Bridals By Lori Gives Dress to Cancer Survivor
Range and Lonzie had hoped to renew their marriage vows this year, marking their 25th anniversary with their children at their side, but cancer stood in the way.
"When the chemo came up, we couldn't do it financially," she said. "It was going to have to wait."
But when Bridal's By Lori sought a breast cancer survivor for its TLC special, Range's husband, 45, who is a minister and also works for the U.S. Postal Service, responded. He wrote a letter to the Komen foundation explaining their story.
Allen had been there herself. "My whole family rallied around me," she said. "They were just as shocked as I was over the diagnosis."
Allen underwent a double mastectomy, but was spared further treatment.
"Doctors don't grab you by the hand and say, 'Do this' -- I had to figure it out my own path," said Allen, whose prognosis is now bright.
Helping others has "given me new meaning in my life," she said. "I have taken something that was really negative and turned it into a positive."
As for Range, she has continued to be active with the Komen foundation and has recently endured three straight weeks of chemotherapy -- so she can take time off from treatment to participate in its upcoming 60-mile, three-day walk for breast cancer awareness.
She hopes to get back to her work as a personal trainer soon.
But as the mother of two adult children and three grandchildren, Range is determined to be there for her family and is hopeful about her future.
"I am good, I am actually doing O.K.," she said. "I have my support system and it helps."
They only have one big worry now -- who will officiate their vows ceremony, scheduled for June 2013?
"My husband is a minister," she said. And so are her brother, father and father-in-law.
"I am going to have a problem picking," said Range. "I was estranged from my dad until 2001 and found him again. It's between my father and my father-in-law. I don't know."


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The fall calf run is in full gear, ranchers around the country are collecting their largest paycheck of the year, and prices are only slightly lower than last year's record levels. Optimism is high, our export markets are returning, domestic demand has been pretty stable, energy prices are falling, and harvest on what's expected to be the second-largest corn crop on record is underway.
Things are good on the supply front as well. Drought continues to short-circuit herd expansion. In fact, we've seen calves pulled off bred cows selling for as much as the cows.
Thus, it looks like 2007 should be another very good year for cow-calf producers. In fact, if lighter placement weights and higher corn prices conspire to reduce carcass weights, export markets take off, and domestic demand shows some strength, we might test the previous highs. If moisture conditions improve to where expansion begins in earnest, 2007 could bring new all-time highs.
I hear folks voice dismay at some people's violent opposition to changes we've seen in the marketplace that have led to value-based marketing. But when I look at how comforting it is to not have to worry about quality (without differentiation, all five-weight calves are worth essentially the same when adjusted for weigh-up conditions), a little part of me can empathize with the naysayers.
After all, there's something quite comforting about commodity-level marketing. In many ways it absolves us of responsibility -- one is only at the mercy of the laws of supply and demand. Even more comforting is that, if we happen to guess wrong from a timing standpoint, we can blame some other contributing factor, such as captive supplies, the packing cartel, the futures marketed manipulated by funds and, of course, trade. In essence, in a commodity market we have no responsibility -- we just raise the calves, haul them to town, and let the rest of the system discover and create value.
How comforting it is to not worry about quality. Our new value-based marketing environment has certainly raised the stakes. It wasn't that long ago when you could count on every fat steer to sell within $2 of each other. Now, value differences within and between pens routinely swing well over $100 at the same live weight.
Same-weight calves adjusted for condition, and weigh up, now will trade with as much as $20 -$25/cwt. price spreads on a given day at a given sale barn. Today, there are a whole lot of variables, besides weight, that one must manage for.
The next time someone longs for the good old days and cusses the changes in the marketplace, it isn't because they don't understand we had to make changes to reverse our decline in market share. And it isn't that they don't understand that differences in genetics and management exist.
It's simply that they realize things were a whole lot simpler in the good old commodity days. And while the changes may have been great for those who produce a product in the upper 30% of the population, they certainly aren't any fun for those in the bottom 30%.
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BSU Catalog Home | Graduate Psychology Program | All-University Courses and Descriptions
5328 BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE INTERVENTION (4 credits) Behavioral theory and the method of applied behavior analysis are explored. Therapeutic application of behavioral and cognitive/behavioral principles to human problems in various settings is practiced. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5332 COUNSELING AND CRISIS INTERVENTIONS (4 credits) A practical, skills-based introduction to the development of interpersonal awareness, beginning counseling techniques, and crisis intervention techniques.
5337 GROUP PROCESSES (3 credits) The examination and practical application of principles and dynamics underlying group behavior from a psychological perspective. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5347 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT (3 credits) This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of psychometric theory and methods of psychological test construction, and to effect familiarity with established measures of personality, interests, intelligence, and academic achievement.
5357 INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits) Presentation and analysis of theoretical, technical, and applied aspects of psychology in work settings. Topics include: human resources activities (selection, training, and evaluation of personnel), work motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, organizational structure, group/team communication, working conditions. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5401 BASIC STATISTICS FOR RESEARCH (4 credits) Measures of central tendency, variability, and shape; t-tests; correlation; linear regression; chi-square tests; and one-way analysis of variance. Emphasis is on the use of appropriate statistical procedures for research using SPSS statistical software.
5403 ADVANCED STATISTICS AND RESEARCH DESIGN (4 credits) Advanced statistics, focusing on factorial analysis of variance and multiple regression using SPSS, as well as associated research designs. Emphasis on logic, applications, and communication. Prerequisites: PSY 5401 or consent of instructor.
5408 HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (3 credits) Theories and techniques of managing human service agencies including planning, administration, evaluation, and grant writing.
5459 PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PERCEPTION (4 credits) An in-depth introduction, including the topics of the nervous system, electrochemical and neurochemical bases of behavior, vision, audition, somatic and chemical senses, movement, emotion, and cognition. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5467 PERSONALITY THEORIES (3 credits) Introduction to major theories of personality and related research.
5469 FAMILY SYSTEMS (3 credits) An introduction to family systems theory and accompanying therapy. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5487 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits) Contemporary issues and theories in psychology and their historical developments. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
5587 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2-4 credits) In-depth study of topics of current interest in psychology. Prerequisite: Grad status in Counseling Psychology or consent of instructor.
6002 COUNSELING RESEARCH METHODS (3 credits) The basic principles of designing, conducting, and reporting on psychological investigations concerning counseling issues. Prerequisite: PSY 5403.
6118 COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE (4 credits) This course reviews the theoretical foundations and supporting research for contemporary approaches to counseling. The course includes practice in practical skills for the development of effective counselor-client relationships.
6119 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (3 credits) This course provides a framework for understanding the range of psychological disorders as presented in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Focuses on the description, etiology, assessment, and treatment of the major diagnostic categories based on an investigation of the current empirical literature. Prerequisite: PSY 6118.
6120 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3 credits) This course focuses on how child psychopathology is normal development gone awry. The study of normal development is an essential piece of understanding childhood disturbances. It presents the latest information on infant mental health and diagnostics utilizing the DC: 0-3 and covers appropriate treatment modalities for infants and children. Prerequisites: PSY 6118 and PSY 6119.
6229 ASSESSMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT (3 credits) Overview of theories of career development, career choice, and decision making, emphasizing assessment (abilities, personality, and vocational interests), vocational guidance strategies, and sources of occupational information. Prerequisite: PSY 5347.
6331 PRACTICUM I: TREATMENT PLANNING AND OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT (3 credits) Using simulated sessions, this laboratory course trains students in basic counseling skills. Case conceptualization, treatment planning, outcomes assessment, and effective development of the counselor-client relationship are emphasized. Prerequisite: PSY 6118.
6332 PRACTICUM II: COUNSELING, ETHICS, AND DIVERSITY IN PRACTICE (3 credits) Students engage in 100 hours of supervised practice with clients in community settings. Areas emphasized include diagnostics, clinical intervention, professional ethics, and competencies with diverse client populations. Prerequisites: PSY 6331.
6337 GROUP COUNSELING (3 credits) An integrated approach to traditional theories and concepts of group counseling and psychotherapy. Emphasizes practical knowledge and techniques for effective group leadership. Prerequisite: Admission to Counseling Psychology M.S. program or special permission of the instructor.
6407 STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION (3 credits) Introduction to the administration of student affairs in higher education, focusing on the history, philosophical foundations, professional ethics, and standards of the college student development profession. Also studies the functional areas of student affairs and special issues related to those.
6408 ISSUES IN COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT (3 credits) Examination of theoretical frameworks and perspectives for understanding college student development. Also explores how to apply theory to practice in working with college students, and contemporary college student issues.
6469 FAMILY THERAPY (3 credits) Introduction to the various theories of the family as a system. Along with the theoretical is a healthy dose of practical applications from the different perspectives, including assessment and therapy. Students conduct case analyses and participate in interviewing simulated families as part of the applied focus of the course. Prerequisite: Admission to Counseling Psychology M.S. program or permission of the instructor.
6777 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY (2 credits) Introduction to theories of ethics, the application of ethical principles in the professional practice of counseling, and specific areas of ethical concern in practicing with diverse populations. Addresses relevant theory, research, and legal decisions regarding specific areas of professional conduct, such as informed consent, confidentiality, duty to warn and protect, dual relationships, value differences between counselor and client, and oppression of minority groups. Students utilize this information by researching an institutional implementation of a professional code of ethics.
6778 COUNSELING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY (2 credits) Introduction to issues of human diversity relevant to counseling professionals. Explores the impact of differences in communication, values, social structures, and sense of personal identity; issues of discrimination, stereotyping, and lack of awareness of differences; research and theory relevant to multicultural practices; institutionalized practices that discriminate based on ethnic, cultural, gender, and physical differences; and institutionalized practices that attempt to decrease such discrimination. Students will apply this information to their own counseling experiences.
6870 RESEARCH PROPOSAL SEMINAR (1 credit) This course helps students develop an advisor-approved topic, problem statement, and research proposal based on the problem statement. Students also conduct a relevant literature review. Prerequisite: PSY 6002.
6888 PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (1 credit) Examination of the clinical implications of developmental processes, theories of development, and life transitions that pertain to students' growth as individuals and as counselors within the critical contexts of gender, culture, family relationships, and prior experiences.
6970 INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (6 credits) Six hundred hours of supervised professional experience in the practice of counseling in a community agency or campus program. Internship placements are individualized to match students' careers goals and interests. Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses in the program.


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1. What is the Common Core?
The Common Core State Standards ("Common Core") are two sets of K–12 academic standards that outline what students are expected to learn in English language arts and mathematics each year from kindergarten through high school. The goal of this academic checklist is not the acquisition of child-oriented skills such as literacy, proficiency, or increased graduation rates, nor does it embrace the pursuit of truth, knowledge, and wisdom. Rather the Common Core seeks to achieve the utilitarian purpose of making students "college- and career- ready."1 "College and career readiness" has never been defined by the authors of the standards, notes Dr. Sandra Stotsky, a member of the Common Core Validation Committee who refused to sign off on the standards.2 The motivating force behind the Common Core is not the standards themselves, but the belief that a nationalized, uniform system is the best method of education. The Common Core was written by the National Governors Association (NGA)—an organization of governors, their head staff members, and policy makers—and the Council of Chief State School Officials (CCSSO).
Within two months of their release on June 2, 2010, the Common Core State Standards had been adopted by 28 states that promised to implement the standards by fall 2013 and replace their current state assessments with tests aligned to the Common Core by the 2014–15 school year.3 The states also agreed to begin collecting student data from preschool through workforce, an element NGA considered essential.4 By the end of 2010, a total of 41 states and the District of Columbia had agreed to implement the Common Core. Five more states, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity adopted the Common Core in 2011.5
Proponents praised this rapid adoption, asserting that Common Core will bolster state standards that plummeted as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). However, some education experts were shocked. "Deciding so quickly, to me, is irresponsible," Rutgers professor Joseph Rosenstein commented. "It was like it was a done deal, a foregone conclusion."6
There is no academic evidence that would suggest the superiority of the Common Core to current state standards; thus, academic research did not drive its adoption. Moreover, independent evaluations of the standards have strongly questioned the academic stature of the package of goals.7 Rather, enticed by the millions of federal dollars promised to states that would quickly adopt all of its provisions, cash-strapped states rashly committed to the Common Core. Though the federal government is prohibited by law from mandating the content of curriculum or assessments, the Department of Education successfully used dollars taken from American taxpayers to drive the implementation of common standards and assessments across the United States.8
The Common Core should be understood as the culmination of a movement that has simmered in America for the past decade to adopt consistent national academic standards and assessments and build bigger student databases. Two trails can be traced to the origin of the Common Core: the trail left by private organizations and the trail left by the federal government.
Long known for an aggressive education reform agenda focused on collection of detailed student data, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation poured millions of dollars into the creation of the Common Core, beginning in 2007 when the foundation gave $27 million to NGA, CCSSO, and Achieve to help develop and advance common state standards and student data systems.9 (Achieve is an organization founded in 1996 by a group of governors and corporate leaders to work for standards-based education reform across the states.) The result of this funding was a study called Benchmarking for Success. The Gates Foundation continued its involvement in education policy by giving over $12 million to CCSSO in 2009 and $2.1 million to NGA from 2009 to 2011.10 NGA and CCSSO partnered in June 2009 to begin writing the Common Core, and Achieve evaluated and promoted the standards.11
These organizations also spurred the involvement of the federal government in pushing Common Core. In December 2008, as Barack Obama was preparing to take office as president, he received a copy of Benchmarking for Success, which emphasizes the federal government's role in helping promote "a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts for grade K–12" and in streamlining state assessments.12 In March 2009, President Obama's secretary of education, Arne Duncan, expressed the administration's commitment to helping "states develop and implement rigorous, college-ready academic achievement standards along with improved assessments."13 And the Obama administration would make good on this promise by funding and overseeing the development of the assessment tests that states have promised to implement by 2014–15.
Today, 37 states are committed to the Common Core: two sets of mediocre academic standards intended to stretch across the nation; two standardized assessments funded and reviewed by the federal government; and detailed data systems that will trace students from preschool to the workforce.
Document updated July 21, 2014
1 "Mission Statement," Common Core Standards State Initiative, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.corestandards.org/ .
2 Sandra Stotsky, "Testimony for a Hearing on House Bill No. 2923" (Texas Legislature), accessed June 8, 2013, http://coehp.uark.edu/colleague/9863.php .
3 See "In the States," Common Core Standards State Initiative, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.corestandards.org/in-the-states .
4 Tabitha Grossman, Ryan Reyna, and Stephanie Shipton, Realizing the Potential: How Governors Can Lead Effective Implementation of the Common Core State Standards (National Governors Association, 2011), 10, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1110CCSSIIMPLEMENTATIONGUIDE.PDF .
6 Catherine Gewertz, "State Adoptions of Common Standards Steam Ahead," Education Week (July 14, 2010).
7 Robert S. Eitel and Kent D. Talbert, "The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers," A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 81 (February 2012): 7.
9 Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins, "Controlling Education from the Top: Why Common Core Is Bad for America," A Pioneer Institute White Paper no. 87 (May 2012): 4.
10 See Council of Chief State School Officers, Financial Statements: Years Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (McLean: Goodman and Company, 2010), 11, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2010/financials/CCSSO_financial_statements_FY2010.pdf ; "Awarded Grants," Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/k=national%20governors%20association .
11 "Achieve," Achieve, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.achieve.org/files/About%20AchieveADP-Apr2012.pdf . The College Board and ACT were also key advisors in the development of the Common Core; see "Frequently Asked Questions," Common Core Standards State Initiative, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions and ACT, The Alignment of Common Core and ACT's College and Career Readiness System (ACT, June 2010).
12 Craig D. Jerald, Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education (NGA, CCSSO, and Achieve, 2008), 24, 31, accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.achieve.org/files/BenchmarkingforSuccess.pdf .
13 Arne Duncan, "Secretary Arne Duncan Testifies before the House Budget Committee on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request," accessed June 8, 2013, http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/secretary-arne-duncan-testifies-house-budget-committee-fiscal-year-2010-budget-request .
- What is the Common Core?
- Is the Common Core already being implemented?
- How is the federal government involved in the Common Core?
- Does the Common Core have a philosophical bias?
- Does the Common Core provide for individualized education?
- Is there any evidence that centralized education works better than decentralized education?
- Will the Common Core impact homeschools and private schools?
- Does the Common Core lead to a national curriculum?
- Does it matter that testing is being aligned with the Common Core?
- Does the Common Core include a national database?
- Who supports the Common Core and why?
- Who opposes the Common Core and why?


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Today's world is complex, challenging ... and crowded! Space is at a premium, and new houses are typically small and close together.
Well, some people may believe that lack of privacy is the price of progress, but I don't think that has to be the case. With a little imagination, some physical labor, and a relatively small outlay of cash, almost any property owner can establish thick shelterbelts of vegetation to cloister his or her home and land, thereby shutting out unwelcome viewers, muffling offensive sounds, and adding attractive greenery that helps to mop up excess carbon dioxide and break the force of harsh winds. Furthermore, these living fences can even provide food. After all, there's no reason why they can't include trees, shrubs, and herbs that produce edible fruits, nuts, leaves, or roots.
Outlining the Project
You'll probably want to locate your shelterbelts fairly close to your property lines to avoid later arguments with neighbors. So the first thing to do is to delineate exactly where the lines are. It will also simplify matters a great deal if you incorporate these boundaries, and all pertinent landscaping information, into a ground plan — drawn to scale, if possible — from which to work. Once the borders are clear, they should be studied to determine which areas will require heavy screening (because of an undesirable view, strong prevailing winds, or proximity to neighbors, for example), and which need only a lighter, primarily decorative treatment.
What to Choose
The selection of the kinds of trees, shrubs, or vines used to fill in these areas will depend on several factors, such as the climate zone in which the home is located, the type of soil, the shape and orientation of the plot, and of course the property owner's budget!
The following list may be of some help, but before making your purchases be sure to discuss any selections with an experienced gardener who's familiar with your specific area.
VINES. These are especially effective for quick cover and can often provide temporary shelter, allowing slower growing trees and the like time to mature. Suitable varieties include clematis, English ivy, silver-lace vine, trumpet vine, Virginia creeper, and wisteria.
HEDGES. Use them for screens in order to block a view completely. Possibilities include boxwood, Canadian hemlock, cardinal autumn olive, hazelnut, hedge maple, holly, privet, Russian olive, and tree honeysuckle.
SHRUBS. These are decorative, and often used to liven up a hedge backdrop. Try azalea, beauty bush, flowering almond, forsythia, hydrangea, lilac, mock orange, pyracantha, rose of Sharon, spirea, viburnum, or weigela.
TREES. Those small to medium in height can be used to highlight special areas, and of course to provide shade. Consider eastern redbud, European white birch, flowering crab apple, flowering dogwood, mountain ash, purple-leaved plum, viburnum, and Washington hawthorn.
Preparing to Plant
Each shelterbelt plot should be spaded to a depth of at least 12 inches and should be well cultivated. If the soil is very heavy or consists principally of clay, dig in leaf litter, peat moss, and other organic matter. A pickup-bed load of dry horse or cow manure for each 60 square feet and (if your soil test indicates a need for it) an appropriate dose of agricultural limestone will insure quick, lush growth after planting. (Your local agricultural extension agent will give you valuable pointers, and will also likely provide a soil test at a nominal charge or for free.)
When the initial digging and cultivation are completed, rake the bed smooth and it'll be ready for planting (you'll still have to dig and prepare holes for any large trees or bushes). However, if you want to include quick-growing running and vining plants in the shelterbelt, you'll want to build a fence to support them. Square-mesh, 4-foot-wide, heavy-gauge fencing is ideal for this purpose. For support, I think that creosote-treated 10-foot poles set 2 feet deep in concrete are best because they're tall enough for such species as autumnal and regular wisteria, trumpet and Virginia creeper, and Chinese and American bittersweet.
Tree honeysuckle and privets, which won't need the support of a fence row, can often be purchased at low cost from nurseries as "whips." The privets should usually be planted in double rows about 2 feet apart, but the honeysuckle will need more room because its crown may spread several feet in a short time. Both species grow rapidly and can provide very dense cover. These plants should be pruned each spring, since pruning stimulates lateral branch formation and thus insures optimum seclusion. (In spots where you want nearly complete privacy, simply plant your sheltering shrubs three or more rows deep.)
Once the plants are in the ground, the bed should be deeply mulched to prevent weed growth. I've found that several layers of newspapers, covered with three to four inches of grass clippings, works beautifully. Three inches of rotted sawdust or shredded bark would provide an aesthetically pleasing alternative mulch, but these also require the addition of nitrogen-rich fertilizer to compensate for soil nitrogen made unavailable from breaking down the woody material.
There'll likely be some portions of your shelterbelt that won't need to provide the kind of security that a double or triple row of hedge offers. In such areas tree honeysuckle, planted 7 or 8 feet apart, will provide a broad, deep, and undulating belt of vegetation. To add visual interest and beauty to the growing fence, you might want to plant various low-growing shrubs interspersed with, or in front of, the honeysuckle. Flowering species that bloom at different times of the year are probably the best choices. (At the ends of property lines, or in spots with expanses of open lawn as a backdrop, a mixture of rose of Sharon and flowering almond would be quite dramatic.)


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Group looks to save The Preserve in Old Saybrook
By JUDY BENSON
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Old Saybrook — Stepping atop a small knoll beside the old muddy cart path through the 1,000-acre forest known as The Preserve, Christopher Cryder took the stance of a golfer, grasped an imaginary club and took a swing.
"Right up there is where hole number 6 was planned of the championship golf course," he said, addressing about 50 people who joined him on an hourlong hike in warm, foggy weather Saturday morning. "And this is a well left from the developers."
Cryder, special projects director for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound, gestured towards a metal casing jutting out of the ground. It was the head of one of the wells used by the would-be property developers for pumping tests to validate their bid for permits needed extract about 250,000 gallons of water per day to irrigate the golf course. The developers sought to demonstrate that the water withdrawals would not have a significant impact on nearby Pequot Swamp, a 113-acre wetland that feeds two tributaries of the Connecticut River and is an important stopover for migratory birds. In the end, the town's Inland Wetlands Commission denied the permit.
"One day when I was here in the spring, I heard this very raucous sound of hundreds of birds and wood frogs, all chirping in unison," Cryder recalled.
Throughout the hike, Cryder and others gave reminders of what might have happened to the woods, streams, vernal pools, stone walls and historic foundations on this property — and what still could, if preservation plans aren't realized. A decade-long battle by conservation groups to save the property from becoming a golf course and neighborhood of about 225 homes is at a critical juncture, explained Alicia Betty, Connecticut director of the Trust for Public Land. The trust is working with the towns of Old Saybrook, as well as Westbrook and Essex, where small portions of The Preserve are located, and land trusts from the three towns, the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Audubon Connecticut, The Nature Conservancy and the state to raise about $12 million to purchase and preserve the property. Lehman Brothers, the current owner and the company that last sought to develop it, has agreed to sell the property to the Trust, provided the funds are raised by June.
"There is just a handful of undeveloped coastal land left, and 1,000 acres anywhere in Connecticut is significant," said Betty. "We need your help. We need the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the governor to know this isn't just about Old Saybrook, but it's about Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River watershed and the entire state."
Betty said her group has had discussions with DEEP and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office to request the state provide $4 million to $5 million in funds toward the purchase. The trust has received about $750,000 so far towards about $2 million to $3 million in private funds it hopes to raise, and the remaining $3 million to $4 million would come from the town of Old Saybrook, Betty said. Town voters will be asked in a May referendum to support the town obtaining bond funds toward the purchase. If successful, the land, in the northwest corner of town, would be owned by the town with state conservation easements, and kept open to the public for hiking and other passive recreation.
"We need your help," Betty told the group. "We need voters in Old Saybrook. Without a big chunk of the money from Old Saybrook, we're not going to be able to do this."
Among those on the hike were state Rep. Philip Miller, D-Essex, and Emily Bjornberg of Lyme, who said she plans to seek the Democratic nomination to run for the legislative seat that will be vacated when state Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-Old Saybrook, completes her current term. Bjornberg said the purchase would enhance protection of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound, and she supports the way it would be funded from a variety of sources.
"It's using resources from across the board," said Bjornberg, who brought her 7-year-old son Elliot along for the hike.
Cryder said the land, once part of the Ingham family farm, has been vacant for about 150 years, now proving a home for fisher cats, bobcats, 57 species of birds and about 25 species of reptiles, fairy shrimp and amphibians that use the 38 vernal pools to nest and lay eggs. Sometimes the whistle from the Essex Steam Train carries into the forest, prompting coyotes to howl in response, Cryder said.
John Ogren, a member of the Old Saybrook Land Trust, paused to look over an ice-covered vernal pool and reflect on the spotted salamanders that would be swimming there in the spring.
"There's so many reasons to preserve this — for the watershed, the vernal pools and the high cost to the town if they were to put 220 homes in here, which would require the town to build a new school, and provide fire and police," he said.
Walking next to Ogren was Mike Urban, treasurer of the town land trust.
"This is our second big chance to preserve this property once and for all," he said.
Added Ogren: "If we don't preserve it, it will be developed."
More hikes in The Preserve
A rigorous 5- to 7-mile hike will take place at 10 a.m. Feb. 8.
Two moderate hour-long hikes will take place at 10 a.m. and noon on March 22.
Participants should meet at the town bus lot off Ingham Hill Road, near the ramp for Exit 67 off Interstate 95.
For information about the hikes and fundraising efforts, or to donate, visit: www.oslt.org or contact Kate Brown, project manager at the Trust for Public Land at: firstname.lastname@example.com or Alicia Betty at the trust at: email@example.com.
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Logan delays could stretch another week
Travelers stranded in Boston since last week showed up at Logan International Airport in droves Monday morning to try and rebook their flights, only to be told in some cases that they couldn't get out for another week.
The recent snow storm wreaked havoc on airline schedules across the country, just as new federal regulations limiting pilot hours kicked in and put further restraints on carriers' attempts to reconfigure their crews.
JetBlue Airways, Boston's biggest carrier, was particularly affected by the one – two punch. The New York-based carrier is reducing its schedule at four airports in New York, Boston, and Newark Monday, canceling all flights there as of 5 p.m. today and resuming a normal schedule by 3 p.m. Tuesday in an attempt to bring its pilots into compliance with new rules aimed at combating pilot fatigue.
The rules, which went into effect over the weekend, limit the consecutive hours pilots can fly and increase the amount of uninterrupted rest they must have.
Passengers at Logan were resigned to the delays, even those who had multiple flights canceled and were stuck in Boston for a week or more. Stories abounded of 2 hours on hold with an airline, only to be hung up on, and 5 hours in line at the ticket counter, only to be told the next flight out was days away. Two strangers, upon finally reaching the front of the line at the JetBlue counter, exchanged high fives.
Kathy Johnstone, of Seattle, and Robin Rose, of Sarasota, who were both here visiting grandchildren, met in the same line and ended up having lunch together in the Terminal C food court.
Johnstone, who was supposed to fly out Jan. 2, is now booked on a Thursday flight, her fourth attempt to get home."I think my son in law is beginning to think I'm never leaving,'' she said.


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It is very simple to set up a single page brochure site using this script. Simply unzip the package and upload it to your server.
You can then add other articles to the site using an FTP client or the File Uploads console on the site.
It is as simple as that.
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- Requires no database.
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- Text files CMS
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Summer is humming lazily along in its happy way. I've been enjoying the soft rhythm as the days and evenings unfold. The only thing that would make summer better would be if we had lightnin' bugs that flitted by with their tiny illuminations — you know, the kind that you see in the South and used to catch in jars so that you could see where the light was coming from. They didn't stay in the jar for long; we always let them fly away.
The music beat goes on, too. "Music in the Park" tonight will feature the sound of Jack Lantz's Big Band. Plan on going. I know it will be great dancing music.
I went with a friend the other night to see the play, "War Horse" at the Ahmanson Theatre. Wow! What an amazing production. I was mesmerized. This is a multiple Tony Award winner and I can see why. The horses that are full-sized equine puppets are so amazing they seem to become real in front of your eyes. There are so many surprise elements to this production that it is absolutely unforgettable. I hope that you can find a free evening (or afternoon) to go see this because I can assure you it is one of the most intriguing productions to come to the stage.
One of my most favorite summer events opened last night and runs through Aug. 31: The Laguna Beach annual Art Festival and "Pageant of the Masters." The pageant is celebrating its 80th year. You've just got to see it to believe it! I have been going to this event since I was a young girl so it is my summer tradition.
The pageant is known for bringing artistry and theatrical illusion to make "living pictures and sculpture" on an outdoor amphitheater stage. The theme for this year's presentation is "The Genius." A couple of weeks ago I had a sneak peek at several of the tableaux and they are beautiful. One of the stunning pieces I saw is called "Gallery of the Louvre" by American artist Samuel F. B. Morse. He was not only an internationally known fine artist but also the inventor of the Morse Code. He was truly a Renaissance man who did blend art and science — a genius!
Right here in town, the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. held its first summer Happy Hour, hosted by Diane and John Landrum at their home on Lasheart Drive. About 75 "floaters" came out to experience the balmy summer evening. Of course guests were sampling the many hors d'oeuvres and cooling beverages.
As always when the "small talk" was done, it got down to nitty-gritty discussion of how the construction of our float is going. Our float, "Dino-Soars" is coming right along. Much of the float structure construction has begun and float animation is beginning. The push is on to ready the float for New Year's Day.
Some of those attending the party were Sherrill Carbonetti, Sue Beatty, Claire Slaughter, Jean and Don Spomer, Pat and Otis Hutchins, Richard Grippi, Sarah Marshall, Beverly Ward, Lynn Jarvis, Gloria Winkley, Vera and Garth Gragg, Ruth and Charlie Plowman, Becky and Chuck Gelhaar, Liz and Bob Craven, Caroline Craven, Chuck Terhune, Charlotte Layland, Tony Riewe, Joey and Dave Mitchell, John Burrows, Jean and Jerry Martin, Rob and Barbara McLinn, Joyce Ruygrok, and Gloria and Terry Beyer.
Other floaters included Ann and Bob Neilson, Carol and Bill Imbriale, Harriett and Chuck Hughes, Mary and Duane Batanhorst, Sharlyn French, Fernando Rabelo, Bob and Dorothy Lyans, Bobbie and Clyde Hemphill, Cathy and Pete Palermo, Barb and Jim Heywood, Harriett Hammons, Art Johnson, Joan and Don Williams, Jamie Meker, Bob Wallace, Darleen and Joel Peterson, Jenny Pass, Jean and Ron Zink, Betty Jones, Penelope Verner, Peggy Hotaling, Lynn and Joe Thompson, Eremita Miranda, Larry Andreason and Nymia and Mike Cucueca.
The next Happy Hour will be at the home of the Kirchheimer family, 700 Flintridge Avenue, at 6 p.m., on Friday, July 27. Anyone over 18 is invited to attend, and no reservation is required. Just take an appetizer to share and enjoy a fun, casual evening with your friends, old and new, all in support of LCFTRA's 2013 Rose Parade float.
JANE NAPIER NEELY covers the La Cañada social scene. Email her with your special event news at email@example.com.


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Today we're announcing a new feature in Panoramio that provides you with an option to link your Google+ profile to your Panoramio account. This will help you get more exposure for your photographs (pun intended) and enable you to connect with other passionate photographers. With Google Maps Views, we've seen panoramic photographers who have really enjoyed interacting both there and on Google+, so we wanted to make this available to everyone on Panoramio as well.
Linking your Google+ account to Panoramio takes just a few seconds. Once you're signed in, simply look for the promotion on the top of most pages within the Panoramio site. We've made it easy for you to add people to your Google+ circles if they've linked their accounts, so look for the "Add to Circles" widget throughout the site, such as on your "Favorite Photographers" list.
Many Panoramio users are well-known by a user name that is different than their real name. We know this is important to some of you in the Panoramio community, so we welcome you to use the "nickname" feature in your Google+ profile in addition to your name. To learn more about nicknames or using your initials instead of your full name, please read the Google+ profile names policy.
We hope this new feature will help you interact with and discover more passionate photographers around the web while getting more exposure for your own photos. If you have any questions, please visit our FAQ page or this thread in the Support and Feedback forum.
Posted by Evan Rapoport, Product Manager, Panoramio & Google Maps


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- Marussia news
GP3 driver Ellinas to test for Marussia in 2013
- Drivers:
- John Booth
- Teams:
- Manor
Tio Ellinas has been awarded with a Marussia test drive next year after finishing as the highest-placed Marussia Manor Racing driver in GP3.
Ellinas finished eighth overall in the GP3 standings and won the final race of the year at Monza. He scored more points that team-mates Dmitry Suranovich and Fabiano Machado and therefore was awarded the drive at 2013's Young Driver Test.
"Our Young Driver Programme is a significant component of our team and has been since our inception," Marussia team principal John Booth said. "It is very important to us to not only provide opportunities for the current crop of drivers, but also to nurture the next generation of rising stars.
"Whilst we are incredibly focused on the operations of the Marussia F1 Team at grands prix, it is second nature to us to watch with interest the very exciting and encouraging performances we see in the support formulae. Tio has done a superb job all season and thoroughly deserves the opportunity of an F1 Test."
Ellinas added: "It was fantastic to win my first race last weekend at Monza. It has been a tough season, but I have learned a lot and it culminated in the success of the weekend at an amazing circuit. It doesn't quite seem real that I'm going to get my first F1 test; it is something I have always dreamed of since I was a child.
"The test should come after the season next year, so I will be well prepared for it. I have got a lot of work to do before then though, so I will keep my head down over the winter and work hard to prepare for the 2013 season. I really want to thank the Marussia F1 team for this amazing opportunity."


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"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Worship"
The more he talked of humility, the faster we counted our liberties. In his short address last Thursday, February 7, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama repeatedly stressed the virtue of humility, and especially the need for political leaders to be humble. In his brief remarks, the president used the word "humility" four times and the words "humble," "humbled," or "humbling" five times. In the closing paragraph of his speech, President Obama told his audience:
And so this morning, let us summon the common resolve that comes from our faith. Let us pray to God that we may be worthy of the many blessings He has bestowed upon our nation. Let us retain that humility not just during this hour but for every hour. And let me suggest that those of us with the most power and influence need to be the most humble.
"And let me suggest that those of us with the most power and influence need to be the most humble." Good suggestion, Mr. President, which implies that the occupant of the White House Oval Office must lead the way of humility. That worthy utterance might be more convincing if the speaker were not daily issuing arrogant edicts that usurp powers which the Constitution he recently vowed to protect and uphold do not give to the president.
Is the president acting humbly and in accord with the limited powers of the president under the Constitution when he attempts to bypass Congress and rule by executive order? When he peremptorily, illegally issues "kill lists" of people targeted for assassination — including American citizens? When he attempts to destroy the protections of habeas corpus and institute indefinite detention through the NDAA? When he extends the Bush administration's abuses and seeks to further destroy protections against illegal search and seizure? When he takes over a whole sector of the auto industry? When he attempts to nationalize the entire health and medical systems? When he launches wars in Libya, Mali, and elsewhere without the congressional declaration of war mandated by the Constitution? When he decrees, by a fraudulent declaration of endangered species protection, that thousands of square miles will be made virtually off limits to human activity? When he issues an executive order allowing the seizure of Americans' bank accounts?
The list of outrageous arrogance goes on and on.
Dr. Benjamin Carson's Speech Inspires, Delights, Shocks, Outrages
The keynote speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast was Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University's Children's Center for over a quarter of a century and the founder of the Carson Scholars Fund scholarship program for disadvantaged and at-risk kids. He is also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian award.
Dr. Carson started his address (see below) with several quotes from the Bible's Book of Proverbs and then quoted the famous call to national humility from II Chronicles 7:14:
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Like President Obama, Dr. Carson is charismatic, highly educated, and a gifted speaker. And, like Barack Obama, he is black. There the similarities appear to end. While Obama has been a "community organizer," a lawyer, and professional political activist his entire adult life, Carson has been a physician, a surgeon, an educator, and a philanthropist. Born into dire poverty in Detroit, Dr. Carson was raised by a single mother who was illiterate, but who was also determined that her sons would develop their God-given intellectual gifts. With wit, humor, and passion, Carson interwove his inspiring personal story with an analysis of the serious moral, social, economic, and political problems that beset our nation. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama both heartily applauded many of Dr. Carson's earlier remarks, but as his address progressed, it appeared that the president was becoming less and less comfortable.
Without mentioning ObamaCare by name, Dr. Carson took aim at the president's effort to destroy the doctor-patient relationship by injecting vastly more federal bureaucracy into the healthcare equation. He also blasted the U.S. income tax system as unfair and "so complex there is no one that can possibly comply with every jot and tittle." Moreover, he suggested that we already have a model tax proposal from "the fairest individual in the universe — God — and he's given us a system. It's called the tithe."
Dr. Carson also denounced "political correctness" and the censorship and self-censorship that results when the "p.c. police" demand "unanimity of thought and unanimity of speech."
P.C. Police Go on the Attack
It did not take long for the political correctness police to take after Dr. Carson. CNN's Candy Crowley was one of the first out of the gate. On CNN's State of the Union on Sunday, Crowley played a short segment of Carson's speech and then elicited comments from her panel of "experts" by saying:
Whoa! So, this was really interesting number one for the venue, number two for the person doing this.… What did you think of that?
Crowley's "Whoa!" exclamation says more about her own bias than it does about anything Dr. Carson said. But this is the same Candy Crowley, of course, who infamously took President Obama's side while "moderating" the Obama-Romney debate last year, actually commandeering the debate and arguing alleged factual points with Mitt Romney.
Former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison told Crowley it was "a great message" and that it reminded her of the prayer breakfast at which Mother Teresa had given the keynote address and had launched into an attack on the evils of abortion, with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary sitting uncomfortably on the dais.
This, obviously was not the comment Crowley was looking for. Prodding her guests, she asked: "Do you find anything offensive" with Dr. Carson's remarks? Not surprisingly, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) rose to the occasion and told Crowley that Dr. Carson's comments were not "appropriate," and then in an incoherent twist of logic and semantics attempted to claim that it was Dr. Carson who was engaging in political correctness. Schakowsky also claimed that Dr. Carson lacked "empathy" with "where the American people are right now" (whatever that means). She said:
Well, I think that there's a political correctness that he was trying to use to appeal to a conservative audience. I think it's really, not really an appropriate place to make this kind of political speech and to invoke God as his support for that kind of point of view. But I think most of all the kind of message that he was giving shows a real empathy gap of where the American people are right now, and I think it's reflective of where many of the Republicans and Tea Parties are right now that we need to have an economy that works for everyone.
Regular FOX TV guest commentator Bob Beckel, an unabashed Obama supporter, called Dr. Carson's speech "disgraceful."
Michael P. Mazenko, a public-school English teacher and Denver Post columnist, called Dr. Carson's speech "disappointingly clichéd and divisive."
Unwritten Rule: Black People Not Allowed to Criticize Obama
Former congressman Allen West, a black conservative who was recently subjected to the same media treatment that Dr. Carson is beginning to feel, appeared on Greta Van Susteren's Fox News program on February 12 to give his take on the current hubbub over the doctor's speech. He told his host:
Well, I don't think it should cause any controversy whatsoever. I thought that we lived in an America where you could have freedom of speech. And I believe that the doctor gave his assessment of some of the policies that involve his profession in the health care profession, and also talking about the culture of and the relationship of government to the individual.
Now, I think what has everyone upset is that he violated the unwritten rule of being an African-American male and he criticized the policies of President Obama, which I can somewhat understand, having been on the other side of a lot of attacks, as well.
But if you go back to September of 2012, there was the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Emanuel Cleaver, who gave an incredible statement saying that if anyone else were in the White House other than President Obama, that they would be marching on the White House, and that President Obama knows that he is given a deference that would not be given to a white president.
West criticized the political correctness that restricts journalists and even critics to asking "softball" questions of President Obama. He said:
And we were talking about the incredible 14 percent unemployment rate in the black community. And I think that we cannot continue to go on believing that all we can do is ask the president what his favorite color is and continue to have these softball interviews. We have to start talking about the policies that are failing this country, and I think Dr. Carson — hat tip to him for having that platform, being able to challenge those policies.
Carson: "Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies"
Dr. Carson doesn't appear to be ready to back down any time soon. He appeared on Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto on February 11 to respond to his critics.
"What we need to do is we need to be able to discuss intelligent ways of solving the multitude of problems that threatens to destroy our nation," he said. "And there are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run." Carson added, "Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies."
To judge from the amazing outpouring of support for Dr. Carson all over the Internet — including lots of calls of "Dr. Carson for President" — his recent example of genuine "speaking truth to power" is striking a very responsive chord with a large portion of the American public.
Photo of Barack Obama: AP Images
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Another Obama Executive Order Allows Seizure of Americans' Bank Accounts
Promises Broken: Obama's Attack on the Constitution
Obama Using "Endangered" Species to Kill Economy, Push Extreme Agenda
Obama Unveils Assault on Gun Rights
Regulators R Us: Feds Crank Up Regulations — on Everything


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This video explains how to wire a generator to a house. There are many videos about generators out there, but this one was exceptionally well done.
Two important notes to remember before watching:
* Check your local regulations regarding electricity. This video doesn't take your area's ordinances and laws into consideration.
* Living Ready and Gun Digest aren't responsible if you wind up electrocuting someone.
That said, it's important to understand how to wire a generator to a house. Spending a large chunk of money on a portable generator doesn't accomplish much if the wiring isn't set – and set correctly.
As you learn how to wire a generator to a house, here are some tips to consider.
Don't Create "Backfeed"
Prior to Hurricane Sandy, Chief Anthony DeZenzo of the Parsippany, New Jersey, police department issued this warning in the Parsippany Patch:
One thing he said is crucial is to ensure that your power is off when using a generator.
"A generator connected to a home's wiring or plugged into a regular household outlet can cause 'backfeeding' along power lines and electrocute anyone who comes in contact with them—even if the line seems dead," he said. "It happens when a portable generator is connected directly to the home's wiring without having a functional transfer switch. Without a transfer switch, a portable generator's electricity can be sent back into the power grid from your house. This will energize the utility's power lines on the street and poses an electrocution hazard for those who may not know that the voltage is present on the shared lines."
Shutting power off before starting the generator, even if your regular electric service is down, ensures that no one is at risk of electrocution.
Make Sure the Generator Can Produce More Power than Needed
This one seems obvious, but it isn't considered often enough. Plan ahead (i.e. not running to the hardware store the day before a big storm when selection is limited) by calculating how much wattage is required to operate critical appliances. Then buy a generator capable of producing more than that amount.
Here's How Not to Electrocute Yourself
Generac Power offers excellent safety tips about how to wire a generator to a house here. Among them are these points:
- Connecting a portable electric generator directly to your household wiring can be deadly to you and others. A generator that is directly connected to your home's wiring can 'back feed' onto the power lines connected to your home and injure neighbors or utility workers.
- Do not connect your generator directly to your home's wiring or into a regular household outlet.
- Always start or stop the generator only when no electrical loads are connected.
- Overloading your generator can seriously damage your valuable appliances and electronics. Do not overload the generator. Do not operate more appliances and equipment than the output rating of the generator. Prioritize your needs. A portable electric generator should be used only when necessary, and only to power essential equipment.
- Use the proper power cords. Plug individual appliances into the generator using heavy-duty, outdoor-rated cords with a wire gauge adequate for the appliance load. Overloaded cords can cause fires or equipment damage. Do not use extension cords with exposed wires or worn shielding.
- Do not operate the generator in wet conditions such as rain or snow.
- The generator must be properly grounded. If the generator is not grounded, you run the risk of electrocution. We strongly recommend that you check and adhere to all applicable federal, state and local regulations relating to grounding.
Keep Those Fumes Away
Exhaust from gasoline and diesel generators produces carbon monoxide. This poisonous gas is deadly. Don't operate generators indoors, close to windows, near doors, inside an attached garage or next to any opening in a home. Position the generator many feet away from those areas. While you're at it, install battery-powered carbon monoxide detectors in your home.
One More Time: Don't Connect a Generator Directly to a Home's Wiring
This can't be understated, because it's such a pervasive myth about generators. The "back feed" created can damage people and appliances.
Your Turn: How Did You Prepare Your Home for a Generator?
Leave a comment below on the ways you got your home ready for a generator. Have any tips on how to wire a generator to a house?


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BurrellesLuce Product Demonstration: Social Media Management With BurrellesLuce WorkFlow.
When: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Connecting and engaging with your social communities of interest can be a challenge. But it doesn't have to be with the BurrellesLuce Social Media Monitoring software solution*. Whether you are an existing Engage121 user or looking to leverage a social media monitoring tool for the first time, you'll learn to use all the features and benefits of Engage121 and more effectively take control of your social media efforts.
Join Tressa Robbins, vice president of Media Outreach and Social Media Solutions at BurrellesLuce and Jack Monson, vice president at Engage121, for this instructional product demonstration, "Social Media Management with BurrellesLuce WorkFlow."
During this live product demonstration you will learn how to:
- Listen and provide basic reporting on your social efforts.
- Upload, track, and engage friends and followers on Twitter and Facebook — or another service.
- Create a one-to-one relationship with your customers.
- Influence key business metrics using SocialFlow and Traackr, increase traffic to outlets, and build sales.
- Promote real-time social media campaigns and interactive content to your audience, including messages, and realize the power of fanlets, polls, and contests.
And more…
Space is limited. Sign up now for this free product webinar, "Social Media Management with BurrellesLuce WorkFlow." If we are unable to accept your registration, an on-demand presentation will be available for review after the event by contacting your account manager.
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Welcome to the Openweight Women's Recruiting page. MIT is committed to identifying and supporting qualified academic candidates to compete in rowing. If you are interested in rowing at MIT, please fill out the form at the link below.
NCAA rules and regulations prohibit coaches and administrative personnel from sending letters or electronic mail to high school students until after September 1 of their junior year in high school. Additionally, it is not permitted to place a telephone call to any prospect until after July 1 following her junior year, even to return a message. However, interested student-athletes may contact a coach via phone or email at any time at their own initiative and expense.