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The students enter the building through a side door, where they promptly submit backpacks and any other personal items to the N.Y.P.D. safety agent who greets them at the steps. There's a male agent for the boys, a female for the girls. Everyone is scanned for weapons, cellphones, and drugs upon entering the building. Some of the more committed students have already hidden items inside a shoe, their underwear, perhaps the lining of a wig. The rest have scattered belongings in various spots throughout the neighborhood. It's Monday morning at one of New York City's Level Five yearlong suspension sites. I teach English here.
I used to remark to friends and relatives that I would gladly teach any kid in the city. Oh, really? When I made this statement, I was already working at a large traditional high school in New York. We had sports teams. We had a band. We sang carols to the kids before the holidays. I signed yearbooks and hugged parents at graduation. Then mayoral control hit our building like an angry little hurricane, declaring the school dangerous and sweeping us all away. So how do I describe this strange new teaching universe I've recently entered? For starters, it's the greatest lesson in human dignity I've ever had.
My new school has a unique and troubled population, but they still have the right to a public education. They earn credits at this suspension site. They take their state exams here. We study the speech patterns and motivations of Holden Caulfield, the original troubled New York teen, as we would at any other school in the city.
Yet the drama unfolding in their respective neighborhoods often takes precedence over any literature we explore in the classroom. Whenever a friend or acquaintance is killed, someone will wear a T-shirt with the departed's face staring back at me all day long, rendering the book in my hand useless. If someone needs a pen and I offer one with blue ink, he might not use it because that's not his gang's color. Some students compose entire paragraphs without using the letter C. Others shun B as if the consonant had done them wrong.
Symbols are everywhere, and the neighborhood is all that matters. They resent being here, a completely foreign place, and pine for their home schools all year long. They argue and compete over things I don't understand. They make remarks in the middle of a lesson that sometimes shake me to the core. So as the student body files into the building kid by kid, and the scanner hums and beeps over every single pocket and curve, I have to find a part of me somewhere that understands the magnitude of being their teacher.
At 16, I went to work washing dishes in a Long Island restaurant where my mother waited tables. The owner, who would later become the county's district attorney, ruled his establishment in a strict, Steinbrenner-like dictatorship. It was his place, his rules. I was observed wearing cutoffs during an unofficial kitchen tour and reprimanded for it. Minutes later, I committed the error of making eye contact and the tirade began. I answered back and promptly lost my first job. As the owner marched me through the kitchen and out a back door, he made a remark that stayed with me forever, invaluable words that I would summon repeatedly during an extremely challenging teaching career in New York City. "You just wait," he began. "We'll see what becomes of you!"
It was during my student-teaching experience that I encountered my first unruly student. The kid showed up late, talked incessantly, and pushed all of his assignments onto the floor. Still a student myself, I was completely flustered and dumbfounded. As I bent to retrieve the work he'd dropped, it struck me how easy it was to slip into the role of the district attorney from my dishwashing days. "You just wait," I thought. "We'll see what becomes of you."
That summer I pulled into a convenience store and there he was, half asleep against the wall, a can of malt liquor the approximate size of his forearm beside him. He was wasted and bleary-eyed but recognized me and said hello. I recalled the prediction I'd made about his future when he was my student and how I couldn't wait for it to come true. I sat in my car afterward and watched him nod off again, my cheeks completely flushed with shame.
So perhaps it's time to recognize that intelligence appears in various forms. Not everyone has to love Salinger as I do. Maybe Holden's language is getting a bit dated by now, and Jay-Z probably lives in the Caulfields' gorgeous apartment overlooking Central Park. And when a boy in my class becomes so immersed in the imagery of his time spent at Rikers, the only way to respond is to lay down the books and just listen:
"Mister, in the showers . . . everyone wears boxers. And if the soap does drop, you just say, 'Screw it,' and leave it there."
Important Facts to Remember:
1. There is always plenty of soap to go around at Rikers.
2. The section reserved for minors segregates itself according to race and gang affiliation, just like the adults.
3. If another boy selects you to fight, you cannot ask the corrections officer for protection because he's probably busy securing a back room for the fight to occur.
4. You cannot back down from confrontation in any way or be dubbed a punk, which may lead to unspeakable teenage horrors that may or may not have something to do with Important Fact #1.
5. If you hope to last as a teacher in a yearlong suspension site in N.Y.C., the lesson of the day does not always come from you.
Most people, though, Americans in particular, have programmed themselves through cinema and sports into honoring the art of a good comeback. Thankfully, even the New York City Department of Education believes in redemption, permitting students to apply for early dismissal from their suspensions if they qualify. Much like anything else worthwhile, it does come with an interesting catch to it. The students must write an essay. Not only do they have to include every letter of the alphabet, they must also apologize to their schools for what they did.
Interestingly enough, every student I've ever worked with on an Early Review Essay is completely innocent of any and all charges against him.
"But Mister, I didn't do it. It wasn't even me. That other kid was lying . . . and my school just don't like me."
"Would you like to get out of here early?"
"Then you need to redo this first paragraph and apologize . . . with feeling."
By the end of the week, E. approaches after class to say goodbye. Today is his last day. He's served his full suspension and will return to his home school next week with a proverbial clean slate. His regular building is five stories tall with a river view of the Midtown skyline. Our place is a single hallway with very small class sizes. In 24 hours the kid's world will expand tenfold.
E. makes his way through the building, an actual glimmer to his eyes, shaking hands and saying his goodbyes. As he takes his final strut down the hall, I can feel the entire school holding its breath and rooting for him. The mission statement here is really no different from any other school in the world. As time passes, as it does for us all, we will eventually see what becomes of him.
JB McGeever is a graduate of Stony Brook Southampton's M.F.A. program and a former East End resident. His stories and essays have appeared in City Limits, Newsday, Hampton Shorts, Confrontation, The Southampton Review, and Thomas Beller's "Lost and Found: Stories From New York."


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Darwinian necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 237 diseños de 51 diseñadores freelance.
ClubDarwin.net (NET IS IMPORTANT HERE)
It's a club of professional in the industry of food and drinks. Professionals mean Managers, Engineers, Marketers, and other TOP profesionals working on companies like Coca Cola, Kraft, Beer Manufacturers, and their supliers making machinery, bottlesl packaging, ads and the thillions of things and services that are needed to feed the world
We provide a communication environment for professionals and news in our sector, and a marketplace.
It's also as a Magacine in some sense, so th LOGO is going to make a role in the Magacine aspect of the website
The club is by invitation because the site is exclusively for professionals contrasted.
The BRAND consists of three words.
-Club as a reference to the exclusivity of the site.
-Darwin embraces the concept of evolution at internet for industry professionals.
-.net to give the meaning of online network.
Bottles are ok, but other packaging are needed also to convey food
They are industry professionals from food and beverage sector (both direct and indirect, vendors, suppliers ...). Professionals are engineers, salespeople, managers ...
-Easy to understand
-Representative to our industry
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-Logo must be used right in colours and black-white too.
-Not too rectangular. More near the square to the rectangle.
-Favorite Colors: blue and green
-The logo emphasizes the concept of teamwork and networking. AND sector (Food and beverage)
One idea is a bee or a honeycomb, a hexagon, ... This is a suggestion. We need to see other ideas too.
-It should reflect RIGOROUS ambiance, for people 40 years and older
Forget about gears and smoking factories.
Supermarkets are closer to their interest, but not
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Q&A: Adrian Steirn, Director of '21 Icons'
The creator of the 21-part video and photographic series about South African luminaries discusses the project with WSJ's Simon Constable. (Photo: Adrian Steirn)
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Turkey to Curb Alcohol Sales
Turkey has announced plans to curb alcohol sales and restrict advertising. The move is attracting criticism in this largely secular nation and drawing concern from alcohol producers, but shouldn't have much impact on the country's tourist industry. WSJ's Emre Peker explains.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I have a software called FreeProxy which is of course a proxy software. I just want to know that can I configure it to run for only one PC using a single Internet connection.
I have heard that it helps to partly hide ur IP address. Is it true?
If it is, can I assign any IP of my choice to it?
Are web tunnels of any help?


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A Guide on How Women Should Dress
Home economics classes may no longer exist, but today's women could still benefit from some timeless fashion rules. Linda Przybyszewski, author of "The Lost Art of Dress," reveals them on the News Hub. Photo: Getty
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John Scalzi is trying a huge new experiment in serialized publishing, putting out his new Old Man's War novel The Human Division as a series of weekly ebooks.
We've got the exclusive reveal for the third book, "We Only Need the Heads," which goes up on January 29, 2013. And here's the description as well:
CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe's missions are fated to cross - and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure.
Check out more of the covers and descriptions, along with the release dates for each chapter, over at Scalzi's site.


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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) Their size, shape, color and, of course, their distinct smell are the first things that come to mind when picking the perfect Christmas tree. But those beautiful Christmas icons can also contain allergens that will leave you sneezing this holiday season.
"The first issue is the tree itself, even though they've been cut and it is winter, they still have pollen probably with certain trees," said Dr. Dennis Rhoades of Doctors Care. "But, on top of that the trees can have mold associated with them because they've been in damp environments, been watered and outside so you're bringing a source of mold inside as well."
Christmas trees spend the majority of their lives in the outdoors until they are uprooted to be sold and brought home. The trees are often harvested for purchase well in advance of Christmas and stored in moist holding areas, vulnerable to grow mold, according to the American Christmas Tree Association.
While the tree's beauty is in plain sight, the mold can be microscopic and often times unnoticeable. "Especially with Christmas trees, the types of evergreens, their needles' positions make it hard to examine if there is mold," Dr. Rhoades explained.
Allergic reactions can cause itchy eyes, a runny nose, scratchy throat or even wheezing and difficulty breathing. Molds can even trigger Asthma for those with the condition. The effects allergies have on your body also make you more prone to contracting viruses, Dr. Rhoades said.
"So one of the big issues is if you do have allergies to mold or significant allergy problems, should you even consider a real tree?" Dr. Rhoades questioned.
If you cannot imagine the holidays without a real spruce in your living room there are ways to protect yourself from severe effects.
Taking over the counter allergy medicines before bringing the tree home can lower the chances of severe problems, Dr. Rhoades suggested.
"Over the counter products are good for allergies, if they aren't working they have inhalants or nasal sprays and steroids that can help people out," Dr. Rhoades said.
Hosing the tree down with water before taking it into your home and waiting for it to dry before bringing it inside can also help reduce effects of tree-related allergies, according to the American Christmas Tree Association.
If the thought of fighting allergies is enough to make you sick, artificial Christmas trees may be the better alternative. Artificial trees that are stored properly, safe from collecting dust or growing mold, can help you enjoy a sneeze free holiday season.
"We recommend artificial trees, no issues with mold, unless of course your tree is old, stored in your attic several years and bringing in the dust element," Dr. Rhoades explained.
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Follow RFF News on your cell phone. Text follow rff to 40404 you will receive txt messages with RFF News
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Nos Estados Unidos, cada prova costuma passar por dois países, mas a versão brasileira deve se concentrar nos pontos turísticos nacionais e, algumas vezes, em locais da América Latina.
In USA, each leg goes through 2 countries, but the Brazilian version will focus on national turistic place, and sometimes, in locations on Latin America
WOW thank you Gonzalo... later i will give some info i forgot to share.And we can confirm La Paz, Bolivia as a destination.
You can clearly see the first four teams but barely the fifth. If you look close you'll notice that there is a mark on the photo, like an X. I believe this is a sign that this fifth team was already eliminated in one of the first two legs. And as you know this team is Cintia & Luiza.
#2. Paulo Zulu standing at some place.
to RFF, Piqui!!Thank you SO much!!
This is the official websitehttp://series.canalspace.tv/brasil/the-amazing-race/
Serão 13 episódios de 1 hora cada, com estréias semanais e cada episódio será ambientado em uma cidade diferente (9 cidades brasileiras e 4 cidades na América Latina)
There will be 13 episodes of 1 hour each, with premieres every week and each episode will take place in a different city (9 Brazilian cities and 4 Latin American cities)
4 latin american cities?.. La Paz is one, maybe they'll consider Copacabana, Bolivia as another one... i'm sure Peru could be a destination too.
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Use a Tablet to Help Your Child Read Their First Word
There are many offline and non-digital resources available to help a child learn how to read. But if you're a tech-loving parent interested in exploring early literacy apps for your child, then you've come to the right place. This week's roundup of iPad, Android, and Windows 8 tablet apps focuses upon the challenge of helping a child read their first word...
1. SUPER WHY! (iPad & Android), $3.99.
2. Kid's ABC Phonics (Android, W8, & iOS), $2.99, iOS: $.99.
3. Alpha Writer by Montessorium (iOS), $4.99.
4. Wee Alphas (iPad), $2.99.
6. Kids Learn to Read (W8 & Android), $2.99.
7. Word Wagon HD by Duck Duck Moose (iPad), $3.99.
8. Endless Alphabet (iOS), $2.99.
9. Booksy- Learn to Read Platform (Android & iPad), Free.
10. Learn With Homer (iPad), Free.
Interested in more educational apps for kids? Check out these picks from our archives:
- 5 Great Educational iPad Apps for Kids
- Educational Tablet Apps That Teachers Love
- The Latest Educational and Entertaining Apps for Kids
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Yo.Let me clear up a (somewhat) common misconception.Strolen's Citadel, on it's own, is not a game, per se. It is more of a facilitator for games. People who attend this site are GMs or players of RPGs in real life, and we use this site for ideas for our games and game worlds, and to game online with others.The purpose of Strolen's Citadel is to be a site for the inspiration and discussion among GMs, as well as players, if they so wish.
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This would have to be my favourite of the lot, I love the simplicity and the colours.
I'm really jealous of your smudging, no matter what brushes I use I can never get it to look right. And you're really good with rl stock, which is something else I'm jealous of. >>
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For some reason, I can't seem to do smudging (as a main theme). I've tried it a few times and it was a total FAIL! Maybe that will be my New Years resolution - do smudging and actually get it right.
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@Aurelie - I'm not that great with smudging - I think it always becomes my last resort if something looks boring x_X so that's not too good. I used to be super suckie with rl stock but seeing that there were so many beautiful results, I couldn't help myself. I think it all in experimenting
@distroted_momentum - No talent smudging x.x its all just randomness~ I think I usually keep the same settings for all my smudging :/ so it kinda looks all the same - need to experiment with other settings x.x
@The Chaos - thankies the only thing that bothered me (I just realized that now) was the chunk of missing hair...if that was really missing or not xD
@PreSage - Thankies! I actually liked the second to last one, that was until I made that last one - I got super obsessed with it for the first couple hours @__@ but I don't really think those other 2 smudging ones look that great :/ and I don't think there's anything to right for smudging you just do it and it works! If it doesn't make your canvas work with it instead xD?
@Tjaard - Thankies. I actually thought the Rin one came out a lil funky but I guess its alright^^
Updates: Finals are around the corner :/ no time to create much but tried to spend a little time on this.
Even though SOTM is up - not sure if I can make one - feeling kinda stumped at the moment xD
Anywho - I should start to think of something new for text instead of inserting my name into all of em xD And since I'm already on it, I decided to make a couple more rl siggies and one game one
I came up with the first one and messed with the settings and got some really nice color - so there's 2 of em here ^__^
I'm starting to run low on hq rl stocks (I have some but a majority are ugly )- so they might start appearing less xD
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Thanks so much for the support everyone <3, I've been completely MIA since I went on break..its been nonstop working, dont think I'm going to be too active until the end of this month x.x, but I'll probably stick a comment here, a comment there...and so on
@Kookie - I'll get to that
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mediainc needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
We are looking for a unique web 2.0 looking design for our upcoming
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I will select the best design based on the overall look of the page and the logo.
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The webpage structure should include:
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Substitute in all lines (the range defined by '%') all lower case latin letters ('[a-z]') with upper case letters ('[A-Z]'). Substitute in all lines (the range defined by '%') every lower case latin letter ('[a-z]') with upper-case letter ('\u&', see for more info
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:5,+99 w new_file.txt
Write ('w') to the file "new_file.txt" lines: 5th and next 99 ones included, total of 100 lines. (Provided that the actual file has minimum 10
54 lines).
:0,$ ! tac
Filter ('!') all lines ('%' is simple shortcut for '0,$') through the external application 'tac'. The filter command would then replace all affected lines with the output of the application - in that case the lines would reappear in inverse order, thanks to the 'tac' command. ('tac' is of course opposite of 'cat'. man tac.).
:<'>' ! wc -l
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And to conclude, the most useless (unless you're vim scripting addict) range example:
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|Kyle Busch Wins ISM Connect 300
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Six Picks to End the Streak at Five
Jimmie Johnson is a realist -- he knows, sooner or later, another driver will end his streak of consecutive Sprint Cup championships that reached five with his 2010 title run.
"I have a lot invested in this, and I'd love to see the streak stay alive," Johnson said, "but at the same time, I've won five, and at some point we're going to lose one."
Don't read that as a concession speech. Johnson is just as committed to winning a sixth championship as he was to winning his first in 2006.
"I know I'm going to work and give 100 percent -- and this team is -- and it is what it is," Johnson said.
Johnson is at his best in the Chase, NASCAR's playoff. He and crew chief Chad Knaus have mastered the process of pacing themselves during the first 26 races and peaking for the final 10 that decide the title. If another driver is to end Johnson's streak, he and his team will have to be even better.
Here are the six favorites who could stop Johnson's drive for six championships.
Kurt Busch
There's no one in the Sprint Cup garage who would like to dethrone Johnson more than Busch, who has adopted the slogan "Anybody but the 48" as his Chase mantra.
Busch and Johnson have had issues in the past, most recently over the weekend in Richmond. Busch, who won the title in 2004, is the only driver other than 2005 champ Tony Stewart and Johnson to have won a championship under the Chase format -- in what can rightfully be called the Johnson Era.
Because there's a rivalry between Busch and Johnson, however, doesn't mean Busch hasn't observed the methodology Johnson and Knaus have adopted in fashioning their five consecutive championship runs.
"You just have to be good in all areas, like they have been," Busch said. "You need to be an A-plus. When Chad sees things that aren't an A-plus, he makes big changes. That's where the rest of us need to be there with 'em. So it's engine department, chassis, aero -- you have to have it all."
That Busch is in position to fight for a championship represents both a dramatic turnaround and a vindication. Early in the season, when the Penske Racing Dodges weren't handling to his liking, Busch called out team engineer Tom German on the team radio and questioned the direction German had established for the setups of his cars.
Shortly thereafter, German departed to pursue an advanced degree at MIT, and -- coincidence or not -- the performance of the Penske cars improved markedly, enough to solidify Busch's position in the Chase and to provide a coattail effect for teammate Brad Keselowski, who picked up three wins and made the Chase for the first time.
Busch also has observed Johnson's road map over the last 10 races of his five championship seasons. Johnson has won 19 of the 70 Chase races -- at least one each year since the inception of the format. Busch believes a combination of consistent performance and wins is the path to a title.
"I don't think you have to win often," Busch said, "but you do have to win."
Where Busch will be strong: New Hampshire, Kansas, Homestead
Where Busch will struggle: Martinsville
Kyle Busch
This Chase will be different for Busch, who has been much more successful in proving Murphy's Law than in winning a Cup championship.
Emblematic of that was 2008, when Busch won eight of the first 22 races, entered the Chase as the top seed and promptly saw his title hopes trashed by a succession of mechanical failures.
Married on New Year's Eve and having developed a trust with crew chief Dave Rogers, Busch brings a newfound maturity and an evenhanded approach to this Chase -- an outlook that makes him a serious threat to unseat Johnson.
"He should have gotten married two years ago," Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs quipped last month at Michigan after Busch's fourth win of the season.
Mistakes have haunted Busch in the past. Mistakes are precisely what he plans to avoid this year.
"The biggest thing is just being able to stay competitive through the final 10 races," Busch said. "Even the Talladega race -- you're going to try as hard as you can to stay out of trouble and at least get through there with a top-10.
"You can't have motor issues, you can't have pit stop issues, you can't have sway bar arms falling off -- everything that I've ever had in the Chase."
Getting off to a strong start in the Chase will be critical. For the first time since its inception in 2004, the 10-race playoff will start somewhere other than New Hampshire. This year it opens at Chicagoland, a track where Busch has a win and a third in six starts but has finished 17th and 33rd in his past two races.
If Busch can get through Chicagoland and New Hampshire the following week in good shape -- and can avoid trouble at Talladega -- he'll be in a strong position to battle for the championship. As is the case with Johnson, the balance of the schedule plays to Busch's strengths.
Where Busch will be strong: Dover, Martinsville, Phoenix
Where Busch will struggle: New Hampshire, Talladega
Carl Edwards
Throughout 2011, Edwards has dominated the headlines -- but not, by and large, because of his performance on the race track. That performance, mind you, has been excellent. Edwards had held or shared the points lead after 16 of 22 races until his car had electrical-system issues in August at Michigan.
Nevertheless, Edwards made more news for his protracted contract negotiations. Joe Gibbs Racing made a powerful pitch to lure Edwards from Roush Fenway Racing, but Edwards opted to stay put.
Though he forgoes the services of an agent and negotiates the minutiae of his contracts himself, he was able to keep his racing and his business life in separate compartments -- at least to the extent that he could field offers on the one hand and still drive with his usual controlled aggression on the other.
"This sport has so many different variables and so many different things going on that I think anybody who's successful in this sport has to be able to put everything else aside when they get in the race car and focus on racing," Edwards said. "I don't feel like I'm any better than anyone else at that, but it's something that you have to learn to do.
"For me, it takes about all I've got mentally to do it, and while I'm in that race car, that's all I think about -- and it's really fun."
That focus will help Edwards as he tries to unseat Johnson. Edwards also has something else on his side that he didn't have until the end of last season -- raw speed. Midway through the 2010 campaign, RFR corrected problems with its computer simulations and began to improve the handling of the organization's cars. Edwards won the final two races.
"I feel like we've shown this year that we can lead the points," Edwards said. "I feel like our team is strong, and we're able to apply our experiences. And really, we're just faster. We're faster this year than we have been for a long time."
Where Edwards will be strong: Dover, Kansas, Texas, Phoenix, Homestead
Where Edwards will struggle: New Hampshire, Martinsville
Jeff Gordon
If old people can't drive, they certainly can't race.
If Gordon wins the championship this year, he will be the first driver on the wrong side of 40 to do so since Dale Jarrett in 1999. In NASCAR's modern era, only Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty have won championships in their fifth decades.
Recently, the sport has been dominated by young drivers, many of whom are where they are largely because of the path Gordon blazed in the 1990s.
But that's ancient history. What about the present -- can Gordon end his nine-year title drought, win championship No. 5 and thereby restake his claim as one of the best ever, alongside Petty, Earnhardt and now his (no longer young) protege Johnson?
If Gordon races like he did in the first 12 races of the season, no. If he races like he has since then, yes.
Gordon started to turn his season around after a terrible performance at Texas. In that race, his car was so bad that crew chief Alan Gustafson revamped the way he set up future cars for Gordon. The new approach has worked. Gordon finished 23rd at Texas and has finished worse than 20th only once since, and that was because of a crash at Richmond in April.
From race No. 13 on, Gordon has produced championship-caliber results. When Gordon has a fast car, the results show it, and Gustafson has been building consistently fast cars. Gustafson is considered one of the best crew chiefs in the garage. The more he and Gordon work together, the better they get. Even in their first year together, they appear comfortable enough to be title contenders. "Every week I go into those debriefs and come away thinking that we're going to wear them out this weekend," Gordon said.
That's how Gordon did it in the good old days, and he has shown flashes of it again this season. The key for him will be whether he can keep it up for the full 10 races in the Chase. That's a long time to sustain excellence at any age.
Where Gordon will be strong: Chicagoland, Kansas, Martinsville, Phoenix
Where Gordon will struggle: Charlotte, Texas
Kevin Harvick
To win the Chase, Harvick needs one thing.
It's not a fast car; he already has one of those. He has four wins this season and has finished on the lead lap in 22 of 26 races, which means he has the speed to run up front and the consistency to avoid bad finishes, both of which are mandatory in the Chase.
It's not a solid crew chief, a fast pit crew or ample driving skill -- he has all of those, too. Harvick doesn't have a weak spot; he's good on flat tracks, short tracks, intermediate tracks and restrictor-plate tracks (especially restrictor-plate tracks). The track he despises most is Charlotte, and he won there in the spring. He says his No. 29 team is stout top to bottom and will win or lose the championship based solely on performance.
So if it's not a fast car or a solid crew chief or a fast pit crew or ample driving skill, what does he need?
He needs to pick a fight, cause a wreck, point out the unworthiness of some other driver's mother. He has said it many times: He thrives on controversy.
It seems to focus his concentration. Anger, even if it's manufactured, makes him get up on the wheel a little bit more. At Darlington this year, he reached into Kyle Busch's car to try to sock him one. Harvick was fined and placed on probation by NASCAR, which has roughly the same effect as you putting him on probation. Except for this: In the next four races, Harvick finished 10th, first, 11th and fifth.
Kyle Busch was his target this season (and last), but Busch is hardly the only one to battle with Harvick. He has criticized or feuded with drivers up and down the standings. He called Carl Edwards a pansy, tried to choke Greg Biffle, got in a shoving match with Juan Montoya, called Kurt Busch a "cocky, arrogant punk," and on and on.
Where Harvick will be strong: Chicagoland, Talladega, Homestead
Where Harvick will struggle: Dover, Charlotte
Matt Kenseth
A Kenseth championship would bring NASCAR full circle. NASCAR started the Chase format in response to Kenseth's championship in 2003, when he won one race but captured the title because nobody else could do better than his 10.2 average finish.
Kenseth's Roush Fenway Racing cars should be fast enough for him to stay in the hunt this time around. He's so steady at the wheel that he'll never overdrive them or take unnecessary risks. The Chase rewards consistency and punishes poor finishes. Kenseth will avoid poor finishes. But the consistency has to be better consistency than he has mustered so far. He needs to string together top-fives, not top-10s.
"You always want to do better and improve," Kenseth said. "You want to be on your game the last 10 races when it really counts, but overall, it has been a good season for us."
If he's on his game in those last 10 races, it will become a great season and you probably won't even realize it until the end. If Kenseth beats Johnson, here's how it will go: Kenseth will be in the middle of the pack for seemingly the whole Chase. His cars will be good but not great. He will hit his marks time after time, lap after lap, but he will never make a spectacular save or barrel his way to a win (which is not to say he won't win a race). Finally, when the Chase nears its end -- poof, there he will be, out of nowhere. That's how he runs races, that's how he runs seasons, that's how he does everything.
Where Kenseth will be strong: Chicagoland, Dover, Charlotte, Texas
Where Kenseth will struggle: Kansas, Talladega, Homestead


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Corvette Fiction: Tammy Kaehler's "Dead Man Switch" Takes You Inside ALMS?
by Keith Cornett
Corvette Blogger
While at Petit Le Mans, I had the opportunity to pick up the first novel by Tammy Kaehler called ?Dead Man's Switch?. If you're into reading mysteries and love following the American Le Mans Series, then this book is for you!
The mystery novel centers around female race car driver Kate Reilly who is looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series and finds the dead body of a popular driver who races with a privateer Corvette team. When she takes his seat for the ALMS race at Lime Rock, she quickly vaults to the top of a lengthy list of suspects.
As the race weekend progresses, not only does Kate have to learn the track and gain familiarity with her Corvette C6.R, she also meets a variety of individuals who each had their own motive for doing away with the Corvette's previous driver. The action keeps ratcheting higher and higher and doesn't stop until the checkered flag falls on race day.
The book was first written when the factory Corvette Racing team was still competing in the now defunct GT1 class and Tammy decide to use the previous ALMS class structure as the basis for the novel. The author combined real life companies and organizations with completely fictional characters. So while the book is complete fiction, the settings, surrounding and racing events are very familiar to those of us that follow the ALMS and Corvette Racing.
Another thing to take away from the book is the superb technical descriptions of what goes through the mind of a driver as they fly around the track at speeds greater than 160 mph. Although she never raced herself, in researching the book she credits Andrew Davis as well as several other well-known drivers including Johnny O?Connell and Patrick Long, as well as Corvette Racing's Doug Fehan and former GM racing manager Steve Wesoloski.
Here is a short video featuring the author Tammy Kaehler describing the process she took to writing her first novel as well as an introduction to the heroine of the story, Kate Reilly.
We understand that the second installment of the Kate Reilly racing mystery series is underway and I?ll be adding that book to my reading list as soon as it comes out. In the meantime, if you haven't read ?Dead Man's Switch?, head on over to Amazon.com and get your copy today. You can also learn more about the author at TammyKaehler.com.
Have you read this? Or do you have another Corvette-themed book to suggest? Head over the Forum and sound off!


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GamerFitNation: Now that THQ Inc. has sold off all of its properties, what is going to happen to the franchise that we love the most, Saints Row? The developing studios will most likely be kept relatively intact, but as with most changes in ownership, some people are going to lose their jobs, so how is that going to affect the games that are created? And it's not going to be just Saints Row we have to worry about, but the smaller series that were sold as well. Even though the entire studio was sold, new ownership can change things around, and we as gamers can only hope that the studios will be allowed to do what they do best.
Who cares? THQ and Volition butchered Saints Row: The Third to the point where they made an April Fools joke about DLC, then said it was true, then said it would be DLC for SR: The Third, then decided that it will be a standalone title THEN decided it will be apart of the next Saints Row game.
Give us Saints Row 2 with some of the new additions to Saints Row: The Third, including the online multiplayer and you will win back this Saints Row fanboy.
Nothing will happen to it. It will continue as planned. The people at Deep Silver have also said that they will get to continue to be themselves. I think they are in good hands.
Saints Row 4 will be awesome, then Koch will attempt to milk the franchise to death. Probably use it as a launching ground to try and become a major publisher.


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One of the primary purposes of this blog is to act as a sort of personal diary for me to chronicle my experiences — health and otherwise — so I thought it appropriate that I take a few minutes to reflect on my recent knee surgery.
Surgery was Tuesday, March 27, at 7:30 am. Even though it was a bit more complicated than anticipated, everything went well and I was on my way home by 10:30. Surgery essentially consisted of reducing the Hoffa pad that is situated behind the knee cap and repair of two tears in the meniscus, along with cleanup of a small amount of arthritis.
Predictably, after surgery, Tuesday was largely spent sleeping off the anesthesia. The day of surgery, I am pretty religious about taking my pain meds on schedule — in this case every four hours. I really didn't have any pain on Tuesday, just some minor discomfort, and this was due to the anesthetic the surgeon puts into the joint at the end of the procedure.
Wednesday morning went fine, but by about noon, the anesthetic in my knee wore off and it was a horrible day. I took all the pain medication I could take and it didn't even slow it down. I was literally reduced to tears and I can't remember the last time I cried about anything, much less surgical pain. Neither my hip nor my shoulder replacement was this amazingly painful. I couldn't get my knee comfortable, I couldn't stand to rest it on the bed, I couldn't stand the weight of the light blanket I'd been sleeping under. Nothing worked. Finally, I took some oxycontin which at least allowed me to get some sleep.
Things had calmed down by Thursday morning when I had to get up, get dressed and meet with the surgeon. Nothing remarkable with the appointment, although it was my first time to be pushed around in a wheelchair for any length of time. I had been using my crutches and cane at home to assist with walking, but I had a doctor's appointment and a lab appointment and I wasn't up to trekking through the halls on crutches, so my husband commandeered a wheelchair and off we went. I rested most of the afternoon after we got back from the appointments.
Friday was generally a good day. My husband got up and went to work after being off with me for most of three days. I got myself out of bed, managed my shower and dressing by myself, and basically started feeling human again. Everything took (and still takes) and extraordinary amount of energy. It's like take a shower, lie down and rest. Put on some makeup, lie down and rest. Blow dry my hair, lie down and rest. Etc. etc. etc.
At 3:00 Friday, I had my first appointment for my root canal, which I had delayed until after surgery. That went as well as root canals go, I guess. It takes a lot for me to get numb. Six injections and 45 minutes into the appointment, we were finally able to get started. Needless to say, I went home and rested after that as well.
Now it's Saturday. Last night was the first time I'd slept under the covers in bed since the surgery. Previously, I'd been sleeping on top of the bed with my knee propped up on a wedge pillow with a light blanket for cover. It's weird, but to me that was such a major step in feeling "well" again. I slept really well and have spent most of the morning on the major task of getting up and getting dressed. My husband and I are going out for lunch and perhaps a movie, depending on how I feel.
I have to practice being up all day, because Monday I go back to work. It's a real balancing act between building up your strength and trying not to overdo.
Overall, with the exception of Wednesday, I've had very little pain. I graduated to Tylenol on Thursday and have only had a few tables of those. My knee, as expected, is swollen and stiff, but it's not black and blue. It has two small incisions that are steri-stripped, and that's about it. My knee was wrapped in an ace bandage for the first few days, but I'm trying today without it.
All in all, a successful surgery and a good start on recovery. The goal of the surgery is, of course, to resolve the pain I was having. It's a bit early to tell the outcome on that, but I can tell a difference in the knee and I know, at this point, that it's much better than it was.
I hope your life has been going well. Thanks to all who have sent me good wishes (they worked!). Thanks for checking in.


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Free Professional Development Workshop in Phoenix (Tempe), AZ
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You'll get your hands on dozens of hardware and software titles from Vernier's award-winning line of computer and handheld data-acquisition technology. One of our knowledgeable training specialists will work right alongside you, providing guidance and inspiration as you explore classroom-ready labs.
You'll leave the workshop ready to excite your students' learning with data collection. And, to make it even easier, you'll receive instructions to download the Workshop Training Manual, which includes ready-to-use lab handouts.
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Father, son share emotional reunion after 54 years
An Iowa man lost track of his two sons after he and their mother separated in 1963. His search to find his son, Tony Peoples, ended Thursday at Eppley Airfield, leading to a father-son reunion 54 years in the making.
"Excited and nervous," Bruce Brooks said before meeting his son. "I can't hardly stand here. My knees are shaking."
Brooks had little hope this day would come, after searching for more than five decades.
"I'd gotten to the point where I was just about to give up," Brooks said. "Now I have a purpose for being here."
Brooks found that purpose on Facebook just after Thanksgiving in 2016. His daughter, who he didn't know he had, found him in Council Bluffs. She then helped him connect with his sons, Peoples living all the way in Portland, Oregon.
Minutes felt like hours at Eppley Airfield Thursday, as Brooks waited for Peoples to land. Hundreds of faces passing through the terminal, but Brooks' eyes only locking in on one.
The reunion brought tears to both their eyes, although strangers for a half-century, they seemed to have an instant bond.
Peoples had also been looking for his dad for 25 years. A search that seemed impossible, now ending with infinite possibilities.
"A lot of closure, I guess," Peoples said after meeting his father. "It's great. I've been waiting for this for a long time."
The two now focusing on getting to know each other.
"It's just something we haven't had the opportunity to do and now we do," Brooks said.
Peoples plans to spend two weeks in Council Bluffs with his dad.
Brooks has also connected with his other son, Rick, but has yet to meet him face-to-face.


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When the Dutch took Recife, a Jewish community was established soon after, and eventual for the next 14 years, a the community flourished. There were two synagogues as well as all the trappings of a budding Jewish community - Rabbis, schools etc. The Rabbi of Recife was R. Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (his original surname is Aboab, but later in life he took his mother's name Da Fonseca as well) - and Machon Yerushalayim has published some of his writings as well as historic documents relating to the Recife community - Kitvei Rabbenu Yitzhak Aboab (De Fonseca) - Hakhmei Recife v'Amsterdam (Machon Yerushalayim, 2007).
The earliest responsum relating to the Americas concerns the community of Recife. As Recife is in the southern hemisphere and their season are the opposite of those in the northern hemisphere, they asked if they should still say ve'ten tal u'mattar at the time it is normally said as it is not the correct season for them.
R. Aboab, a student of R. Isaac Uzziel, was then appointed to the position of hakham and became the assistant of R. Saul Morteira and eventually took his position as Chief Judge of the Amsterdam court. R. Aboab was successed by R. Yakkov Sassportas.
In 1641 R. Aboab was sent to Recife to become the rabbi and head of the Dutch community there. Although the community was doing well, other forces spelled the demise of the community. In 1646, the Portuguese attacked Recife and although initially they were held off, they eventually were successful in reconquering the city and the rest of Brazil. The Jews were given three months to evacuate or come under the inquisition. R. Aboab, and many others returned to Amsterdam. Other refugees went and established communities in the Caribbean while one group, went to then New Amsterdam (eventually New York) and became the first Jews in New York.
In this new book, there is an extensive introduction, by R. Yosef Veitman, the Chabad shaliach in São Paulo, which gives all the above history and more. R. Veitman has done extensive research and this shows throughout the work. The history is very detailed and the sources consulted -- both traditional and academic -- are quite extensive. The one minor criticism is his use of statements of the prior Lubavitch Rebbi to prove a point of history (see, e.g., p. 39 n. 19 - also see p. 73 n. 123 which, as R. Veitman recognizes is highly suspect), otherwise the research is very good.
Aside from providing a history of R. Aboab and Recife, this work contains Torah from R. Aboab. The most important is the Machberet Nishmat Hayyim. This work was originally in Porteguse, and has now been translated into Hebrew. It has previously been translated into English by Alexander Altmann, "Eternality of Punishment: A Theological Controversy Within the Amsterdam Rabbinate in the Thirties of the Seventeenth Century,' in Publications of the American Academy of Jewish Research 40 (1972): 1-88, which R. Veitman used with permission. [1] This work dealt with what was a "hot" topic in Amsterdam at the time - whether there is such a thing as eternal damnation. This was very important as many Jews in Amsterdam had relatives in countries under the control of the inquisition and were "practicing" Christians. What would be their status - could their souls ever be redeemed?
R. Saul Morteira essentially said that there is such a thing as eternal damnation. R. Aboab disagreed and penned this work to explain his disagreement. This work has much broader implications for just the inquisition, but to any Jew who for whatever reason did not practice.
Both Nishmat Hayyim as well as R. Morteira's comments are found in this new volume as well as extensive notes. (Also, R. Meneshe Klein, in his approbation has his own take on this issue.)
Aside from this work, the communal laws of Recife are included, as well as a poem R. Aboab wrote on the Portuguese siege of Recife. It is worth mentioning that R. Aboab did not abandon the Recife community when faced with the Portuguese attack, rather he stayed and ministered to the community during this time of need. There are other smaller Torah pieces (including on the Amsterdam eruv) as well as the teshuva discussing ve'ten tal mentioned above.
The work contains excellent footnotes throughout and all in all this is an excellent work, especially for one interested in either the philosophy of reward/punishment or American Jewish history.
I purchased the book from Biegeleisen in Boro Park (718-436-1165), and I assume in Israel, Machon Yerushalayim should have copies.
[1] Although Altmann published this already in 1974 the "new" Encyclopeadia doesn't update the Cecil Roth entry on R. Aboab and still has that R. Aboab's "work on reward and punishment entitled Nishmat Hayyim [has] not been published." vol. 1 p. 269.


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ANTIOCH — Despite police statistics showing that violent crime is down in 2014 and shootings are on par with last year, residential frustrations over public safety and gunplay continue to mount.
The Antioch City Council received a midyear report from its police department, which included a straightforward update on the number of firearm-related assaults and shootings on people during the first few months of this year.
As of July 21, there were 50 shootings in Antioch in 2014, with four homicides. During the same time frame the year before, Antioch had 51 shootings with seven homicides, Antioch police Capt. Leonard Orman said.
Richmond, by comparison, has had 44 shootings with seven homicides in 2014. Antioch has a population of 106,455, while Richmond's is 106,138.
"As you can see, we haven't had quite the surge in violence that is being perceived," Orman said. "That is not to say we're necessarily happy with these numbers."
Many of the shootings are related to drugs or gangs, with victims and witnesses who are uncooperative, police said.
Despite supporting the job officers are doing given their short staffing, a handful of residents who spoke Tuesday remained skeptical of city leaders. Many of the scores of others at the meeting who did not speak said they hear gunshots seemingly every day.
"I've lived in this town a long time, and it's spiraling down to a place I don't want to be anymore," Roberta Haynes told the council.
"It's not safe in places in Antioch, it's not just Sycamore," she said. "It's frightening. You have to do something before something gets so bad here, you can't fix it."
Local business owner Ken Turnage questioned the statistics at the meeting, showing bullet casings found lodged in stucco from a pair of incidents to illustrate that not all shootings and incidents are being counted or brought forward to the city.
The continued gunfire will eventually hurt innocent people, he said.
"The people who have chosen that lifestyle are horrible shots who keep missing each other. It's the people who are riding their bicycle down the street who are going to be the ones who get hit. That child that's riding the bicycle is not the one who chose that lifestyle," Turnage said.
Mayor Wade Harper pointed out that the city authorized the department to spend overtime "to get the job done" and do weekly crime suppression details. That decision came after a stretch of 11 shootings in as many days in late June and early July.
"We have to come together as a community and not cast blame on anyone," Harper said. "Crime's got to stop. There's got to be peace in the streets. Let's not give up. Let's not stop working on behalf of our city."
In the short term, police will also redirect some officers to boost narcotics enforcement and increase foot patrols during regular shifts, Orman said. The department has also formalized partnerships with the CHP, county sheriff's office, probation and FBI, he said.
William Dee, president of the Antioch police officers union, said the spike in shootings and frequency is more than he's seen in his 19-year career.
Though in support of the short-term plan, Dee urged city leaders to add back staffing to have a long-term effect on reducing violent crime, as his colleagues are dealing with fatigue and injuries and often work 12- to 16-hour days.
The snapshot of Antioch's crime statistics for the first six months of 2014 shows that crime overall is down slightly, while violent crime is down 15.7 percent. The total number of arrests is up 6.8 percent.
A lot of residents are frustrated and scared, but want to know how they can help, said Bill Cook, a crime prevention commissioner.
Continued residential involvement with Neighborhood Watch and giving police information of suspicious activity has been a big help, Orman said.
Antioch Police will hold an informal "Coffee with the Cops" meeting to discuss crime statistics and public safety issues 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way. Victory Outreach Antioch will hold an anti-violence march 9 a.m. Saturday from City Park down 10th Street to its church. The march will be followed by a community rally.
Contact Paul Burgarino at 925-779-7164. Follow him at Twitter.com/paulburgarino.
Here are Antioch's crime statistics for the first six months of 2014 as compared with the same time period in 2013.
Type of crime 2013 2014
Homicide 7 3
Rape 6 30*
Robbery 177 148
Aggravated assault 307 238
Burglary 721 701
Theft 892 921
Auto theft 458 509
Total crime 2,568 2,550
Adult arrests 1494 1678
Juvenile arrests 405 350
Total Arrests 1899 2028
Source: Antioch Police Department


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Nebraska stores showcase prom clothes made of condoms to spread message
With prom season starting up, one Nebraska group is spreading the message of practicing safe sex with teens by using fashion.
The initiative, "Safe Never Goes Out of Style," was created by the Adolescent Health Project. This week, the group debuted a new kind of prom-wear at a local barber shop in Omaha to help promote the cause.
"Condom bow ties. Different attire made out of condoms that they're going to want to share with their friends on social media," said Laura Gainor, executive director of Serve Marketing.
The hope is to get teens talking about safe sex on social media and in person by placing outfits made out of condoms in barber shops and dress boutiques around Omaha. In addition to the fashion choices, around 120 businesses will be giving out free condoms.
Organizers hope it will lower the county's numbers of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease rates.
"We want to go wherever teens are. I mean, they're not just going to health clinics. That's probably the place that they are least likely to go to," said Gainor.
Since 2001, Douglas County has seen high numbers of one specific disease among teenagers -- chlamydia. Up 4.8 percent from last year, the county's numbers top state and national averages, according to a report from the Douglas County Health Department.
So it is no coincidence this message comes at the start of prom season.
"Specifically for chlamydia, 66 percent of our cases are in 15 to 24-year-olds. So that includes the high school community," said Dr. Adi Pourl, director of the Douglas County Health Department.
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Beer Hunter, Whisky ChaserNew writing on beer and whisky in honour of Michael JacksonVarious
6" x 9 1/4" • 176 pagesISBN 9781906000042 • hardback • $18.99 •
Leading international writers on beer and whisky have joined together in a unique project to celebrate the enduring legacy of celebrated drinks writer Michael Jackson (65), who died in August 2007 having suffered from Parkinson's disease for over a decade. They have each donated a piece of new writing to Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser, launched on March 27, 2009 to mark Jackson's birth date. All proceeds from the publication, which was supported by leading single malt whisky The Glenlivet, will be donated to the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK.
Editor Ian Buxton, who conceived the project, said "Michael Jackson dominated the world of both beer and whisky writing for two decades and was hugely influential in both 'real ale' and single malt whisky. A complete generation of writers has cause to be grateful to him, not to mention countless brewers and distillers. This new book honours that legacy."He concludes: "If variety is what you celebrate in your choice of whisky or beer, then this is truly a joyous and eclectic celebration of a life well-lived. We have sought to honour Michael with words, fresh and new writing on beer and whisky that he would have enjoyed reading; that he would have respected; that he might even have wished to have written himself."
The collaborators represent a roll of honor from drinks writing: (in alphabetical order) Stephen Beaumont, Dave Broom, Ian Buxton, John Hansell, Julie Johnson, Charles MacLean, Hans Offringa, F Paul Pacult, Roger Protz, Lucy Saunders, Conrad Seidl, Carolyn Smagalski and Gavin D Smith.
Carolyn Smagalski is the award-winning editor of Beer and Brewing at BellaOnline, the Voice of Women on the Internet. As the 'Beer Fox,' she has penned over 500 articles and newsletters focused on the craft and on gluten-free beer communities. She contributes to various drinks publications and websites, including Hop Talk, Celebrator, Duvel Moortgat, and de Struise Brouwers. She is the recipient of the Brewers Association 2006 Beer Journalism Award in Electronic Media for her work at BellaOnline. She co-founded the Annual Philly Beer Geek Competition, is a Certified Beer Judge through the Beer Judge Certification Program, a Certified Beer Server in the Cicerone Certification Program, and is Beer Advisor for the International Gluten-Free Beer Festival. She contributes regularly to the annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, serving as official host and beer-chef at the Beer & Food Pavilion, radio show host on the main stage, and judge in the world's largest commercial beer competition.
Stephen Beaumont, inspired by Michael Jackson's example, and later strengthened by his friendship, set out on the path towards becoming a beer writer more than two decades ago. Since then, he has established himself as one of the most authoritative voices on beer today, as well as a widely recognised writer on spirits, food, cocktails and travel. He is the author or co-author of six books and innumerable articles and columns for publications ranging from Playboy to the Malt Advocate, epicurious.com to Wine Enthusiast, and the International Herald Tribune to Nation's Restaurant News. Once described as "beerdom's Brillat-Savarin," Stephen is nothing if not prolific, vocal and seemingly tireless in his pursuit and endorsement of life's simple liquid pleasures.
Dave Broom is a Glaswegian writer who gets paid to drink.
Ian Buxton is a former Marketing Director of one of Scotland's most famous single malts. He began work in the Scotch whisky industry in 1987; was elected a Keeper of the Quaich in 1991, and holds the Freedom and Livery of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. He is a member of the international tasting panel for the World Whisky Awards and the Scottish Field Merchants' Challenge and is Conference Director of the annual World Whiskies Conference. He consults widely in the whisky industry; writes regularly for Whisky Magazine, the leading UK consumer title, and contributes to a wide variety of other publications. He recently launched www.thewhiskychannel.com, a social networking site for whisky enthusiasts. Ian has written or co-authored three whisky books and recently completed a new edition of Aeneas MacDonald's 1930 classic Whisky. He is currently working on a history of John Dewar & Sons and an account of the reopening of Glenglassaugh Distillery. Ian lives in Perthshire on the site of a former Victorian distillery, Tomdachoille.
John Hansell is an entrepreneur in the whisky industry. He is the founder, publisher and editor of Malt Advocate, a magazine for the whisky enthusiast. He also created Whisky Fest, America's largest series of independent festivals honoring the world's finest whiskies. He is a leading American drinks writer, contributing to The Wall Street Journal and other national media. He lectures and consults regularly on both whisky and beer. He was the first American journalist to be inducted as a Keeper of the Quaich and was also inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame for his contributions to the bourbon industry.
Julie Johnson is the editor of All About Beer Magazine, the oldest American publication for people who love beer. Johnson won the 2007 Beer Journalism Award (Trade and Specialty) – later named the Michael Jackson Beer Journalism Award – from the Brewers' Association. She has had a regular column in the News and Observer, and now in the Independent Weekly, both based in North Carolina. Johnson has also written for Cheers, Beverage Dynamics, The Brewers Guardian, and Smoke. Michael Jackson wrote a regular column for All About Beer for 23 years, his longest association with a magazine.
Charles MacLean has been researching, writing and lecturing about whisky since 1981. He is the author of ten books on the subject (the most recent is Whiskypedia, February 2009), writes regularly about Scotch in several magazines around the world, and hosts a TV channel dedicated to world whiskies at www.singlemalt.TV.
Hans Offringa is a Dutch author, media expert and whisky connoisseur. He is bilingual and writes in both Dutch and English. His has written three novels, a historical book and a DVD about the raising of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk; a series of comical drawing books and 10 books on whisky, including The Road to Craigellachie, The Legend of Laphroaig, A Taste of Whisky and Whisky & Jazz. Hans translated Michael Jackson's Whisky: The Definitive Guide and The Malt Whisky Companion into Dutch. He regularly contributes to various whisky magazines and whisky websites and has been producing mini-documentaries for singlemalt.tv. since its inception. Together with his American wife Becky he gives whisky presentations in Europe and the USA under the name The Whisky Couple. Their website can be found at: www.thewhiskycouple.com.
F Paul Pacult is the founding editor and publisher of F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal – The Quarterly Independent Guide to Distilled Spirits, Beers, and Wines newsletter now in its 18th year of publication. He is the author of five other critically acclaimed books on beer and spirits. He contributes widely to a wide range of national journals and the broadcast media in North America. He is the judging director at the annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a founding member of Beverage Alcohol Resource LLC (BAR). He has won many awards for his writing and is a not only a Master of the Quaich, but is also enrolled in The Bourbon Hall of Fame as well as being a member of the Armagnac Company of Musketeers. Paul lives in New York State's Hudson Valley with his wife and partner Sue Woodley.
Roger Protz is one of the world's leading beer writers. He is the author of 17 books and has edited 18 editions of the annual Good Beer Guide. He travels extensively, a fact underscored by his forthcoming memoirs, Life on the Hop. He has twice been named Glenfiddich Drink Writer of the Year and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Guild of Beer Writers. His book 300 Beers To Try Before You Die is one of the best-selling books on the subject. He lives in St Albans in Hertfordshire. His only known leisure pursuits are walking the dog (to the pub) and supporting West Ham United FC. His website is www.beer-pages.com
Lucy Saunders is the author of The Best of American Beer and Food and editor of beercook.com. She thinks of beer as food. Michael Jackson encouraged her to start writing about beer, and so she has championed the presence of craft beer at the American table for over 20 years. She now lectures and conducts tasting classes at cooking schools, retailers and non-profit groups, including the Smithsonian. She has worked with the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the Fancy Food Shows, the American Culinary Federation, and other food trade groups to conduct beer and food pairings. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Conrad Seidl was born in Vienna in 1958 and is known as "der Bierpapst" (the pope of beer). He has worked for daily newspapers and culinary magazines for the past 25 years. He is the editor of the Austrian Beer Guide and has authored more than a dozen other books on beer. He has won several awards including that of best beer writer in the German language in 1993.
Gavin D Smith is one of Scotland's leading drinks writers and contributing editor to www.whisky-pages.com. He is the author of some 20 books, a dozen of which are on the subject of whisky. He is also author of The Scottish Beer Bible (Mercat Press, 2001), British Brewing in Old Photographs (Sutton Publishing, 2004) and has contributed to What's Brewing and Beers of the World. He lives on the Fife coast in Scotland.
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Appendix B: Research Methodology
The project methodology is an adaptation of the four-phase benchmarking process used by the American Productivity and Quality Center, along with case descriptions of individual districts and cross-site analysis of key findings. A brief description of this project's adapted methodology follows.
First, a conceptual framework was developed based on a review of the magnet school literature, interviews with researchers and educators, and the input of an advisory panel consisting of researchers, association leaders, and educators who work with schools, districts, and states on magnet school implementation. The resulting study scope guided all aspects of the study (see figure 12).
Site selection was a multistep process to ensure that the guide would feature strong districts with evidence of success and an array of practices covering the elements of the framework. An initial list of 30 magnet school districts was compiled through primary and secondary research by WestEd with suggestions from the expert advisory panel. Sixteen districts provided enough data for the screening process, with six then chosen for further study. In making this selection, priority was given to districts that could show improvements over time in both student learning and school integration. It was also important that districts, while perhaps using federal funds to start their magnet program or ramp it up, had committed to sustaining it without further federal dollars. In addition, researchers looked for districts that offered at least three different magnet themes and that had adopted aggressive marketing efforts. Finally, districts were selected to represent a variety of geographic locations and contexts with which district administrators could identify.
Collect Data
Collecting detailed descriptive information from project participants was key to understanding the district's practices, the outcomes or impact achieved, and lessons learned in implementation from which others could benefit. The major steps to this phase were finalizing the site-visit interview guide and arranging and conducting site visits to the innovation sites.
Each of the six innovation sites hosted a two-day site visit that included interviews with district staff, magnet school principals, parents, and others to obtain multiple perspectives on the questions in the site-visit interview guide. In addition to these semi-structured interviews, the researchers also held more informal conversations with a range of stakeholders. They also collected artifacts from the sites, such as magnet program or school brochures, marketing materials, teacher contracts, and letters to parents, to provide concrete examples of district practices. The study team collated the information collected during the site visits and developed a case study for each site.
Figure 12. Study Scope and Guiding Questions
Organizing Profile
Create Effective Leadership, Strategy, and Culture
Support School to Fully Implement the Program
Involve Stakeholders
Carefully Select and Develop Human Resources
Evaluate and Ensure Accountability
Analyze and Report
Once all the information was collected, the project team analyzed the data to understand the promising practices uncovered throughout the benchmarking project, both within and across sites. Key findings emerged from this cross-site analysis.
Two products resulted from this research: a report of findings and this practitioner's guide. The report of findings provides an analysis of key findings across sites, a detailed profile of each site, a collection of artifacts, and key project documents. The practitioner's guide excerpts from and summarizes the findings and case studies and is intended for broad distribution.
Ultimately, readers of this guide will need to select, adapt, and implement practices that meet their individual needs and contexts. Dissemination will take place through a variety of channels. The guide will be broadly distributed around the country through presentations at national and regional conferences, as well as through national associations and networks.
Districts coming together in learning communities may continue the study, using the ideas and practices from these sites as a springboard for their own action research. In this way, a pool of promising practices will grow, and districts can support each other in implementation and learning.