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The Macomb Board of Education's tentative 2013 property tax levy is slightly less than last year's.
During a regular meeting Monday night, the board approved $12.6 million levy with a tentative tax rate of $5.80 per $100 of equalized assessed valuation; $8.8 million of the levy is earmarked for the education fund.
The 2012 levy was set at $13.3 million.
"That's a ballooned levy, we know we're not going to get all those dollars," Macomb Superintendent Patrick Twomey said following the meeting. "We did ask the county clerk to protect the education fund at $8.6 million. So we know what kind of balance we'll have in the ed fund. We know there's a soft decline in that fund."
Twomey stressed the final tax levy won't be known until spring, when the McDonough County Clerk finalizes the levy extensions and tax rates.
The tentative levy will be on display at the school district administrative office until the Dec. 16 board meeting when it will be finalized.
In other business Monday, the board approved the 2013 School Reports cards issued by the Illinois State Board of Education.
No schools in the district made Adequate Yearly Progress status under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but Twomey said students are still succeeding on standardized tests.
"When you look at our overall report, we're doing quite well here in Macomb," he said. "We've always been an outstanding school district. Our students do well on the state exams and continue to do well on state exams.
"When you hear reports of not making AYP, that is just a natural consequence of No Child Left Behind Act. We know that in 2014 you have to meet 100 percent (students meeting or exceeding learning standards in math and reading on standardized tests). No district in the nation will be making AYP."
Twomey said increases to the cut scores on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test resulted in some students not meeting or exceeding learning standards, even though they might have under last year's cut scores.
"It did impact our schools, but we had a view of that ahead of time," he said. "Some of the states, like Kentucky, took this ahead of us and we saw a 30 percent decline in some of those states. So we knew that as we rolled from the Illinois State Standards and Common Core Standards that we would see a decline in the overall scores."
NCLB sanctions have impacted the school district financially.
"This year we didn't make AYP in one of our elementary schools for the third year," Twomey said, "which then kicked in some of the penalties of NCLB and that penalty was offering supplemental services. We have to give a portion, a percentage, of our Title 1 dollars to that effort. Those services run about $1,100 dollars per student. The penalty is real. It will cost the school district about $60,000 dollars because of the NCLB penalties."
According to the Macomb's ISBE report cards, which are available online at www.illinoisreportcard.com, 66 percent of students at Lincoln Elementary met or exceeded learning standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test. At Edison Elementary, which serves students fourth through sixth grade, 69 percent of students met or exceeded learning standards. At Macomb Junior High, 67 percent of students met or exceeded standards. Sixty-five percent of Macomb Senior High students met or exceeded learning standards.
The next regular Macomb Board of Education meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16.


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Warm & Cozy: 5 Camp Mugs for Fall
I finally made the switch from iced coffee to hot coffee, and a new cozy camp mug is on my list of wants for fall. Here are four that caught my eye, plus a fun DIY.
1. Camp Mug Candle, DIY from Poppytalk: grab an old camp mug and turn it into a new candle. Makes for a festive (and useful) gift.
2. Camp Mug & Artist's Mug, $48 from Helen Levi: wheel thrown clay mug. Made in Brooklyn. The shape of these mugs was inspired by vintage enamelware camping dishes.
3. Vintage Blue Enamel Graniteware Camping Mugs, $28/set of 4, made by Cinsa in Saltillo, Mexico and available from The Weekend Shop on Etsy.
4. Ceramic Camp Mug, $25 from Nicholas Newcomb: handmade in New York City.
5. Enamel Mug, £8 from Falcon: classic Falcon mug design, but manufactured from heavyweight steel and thicker enamel for extra durability.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Emerson College outscored MIT, 18-4, during the last four minutes en route to a 59-42 win in a non-conference women's basketball game on Thursday night. The Lions evened their record at 2-2 while the Engineers' ledger fell to 2-3.
The early stages of the game were closely played as it featured four ties, the last one occurring at the 9:22 mark. A three-point play by Tech's Sharon Prange evened the contest at 16. A pair of free throws by Lauren Vassallo ended a three-minute scoring drought and sparked a 10-0 run for Emerson. MIT entered the intermission trailing, 26-21, as it cut its deficit in half on a lay-up by Amy Marshall and free throws from Christa Margossian and Kimberly Soo Hoo.
The Engineers stayed within striking distance during the majority of the second stanza, coming within three (41-38) on Clara Yuan's trey with 6:37 remaining. After a 2:30 scoring drought, the Lions posted five consecutive points which was followed by a jumper from Yuan at 1:35. Emerson recorded its last field goal of the night on Ellie Feitlinger's lay-up as it tallied its final points from the charity stripe.
Yuan finished with 10 points, four rebounds, two blocks, and two steals while Amy Marshall notched eight points coming off the bench. Prange and Soo Hoo both recorded seven points while Prange grabbed a team-high three steals. Margossian paced the Engineers with five rebounds and three assists.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 112 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
MuzikShirt provides t-shirts to electronic music lovers who want to express themselves.
Anyone who listens to and enjoys Electronica (house,trance,techno) and wants to express themselves.
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TMC wrote:For a real pg who is going to play behind Baron?, I wouldn't lose a pick for that. That's a position we should fill through free agency. Trade Fish for a player who plays other position or for expirers, but I wouldn't lose a pick just to get rid of his contract.
Big problem with that is that Mullin has not been sucessfull so far getting a real good deal with his FA's. Unless the Warriors become a real winning team, we won't attract big names and sure as hell will not make guys to a pay cut to play for us. And besides, we are on one of the lowest budgets in the league. We'd need a real diamond in the rough, Jameer Nelson, Delonte West to come over here for cheap to get a real good bargian


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Society Day at the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies kicked off with a plenary session led by Cyndi Howells. You might know her better as the Cyndi in Cyndi's List.
Is your society web site all it's cracked up to be? That was the title of her talk and the question she asked of all the attendees.
Cyndi has seen a lot of web sites. There are over 7,000 society web sites alone on her own site, so she's more than qualified to advise others.
First, Cyndi said that society web sites should be updated--at the very least--quarterly or monthly. However, she recommends updating your web site with fresh content each week. Not everything needs to be "new" but upcoming events should be current.
Does your website accurately represent your society? If it is updated or stagnant, what does that say about your society?
Cyndi talked about ease of use and design. Simple is in. Cutesy graphics and sound are huge outs.
One of the most simple and important points Cyndi made is that your full society's name should be on each page of your web site. For example, you shouldn't be a "genealogical society" on one page and a "genealogy society" on another. Also, if you're a county society, PLEASE include your state somewhere in the title.
Cyndi provided a ton of good advice, too much to list here. Basically it was a call for societies to look at their websites with fresh eyes from the perspective of new members.
My favorite takeaway from this session was that if your society does not update its website regularly, it's like sending out the same newsletter every month.
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The Supreme Court refused this week to review the murder conviction of an Idaho man who was prevented by state law from offering an insanity defense. The court's abdication of its responsibility encourages other states to dismantle a central principle of Anglo-American law: that a defendant should not be held criminally responsible when mental illness makes it impossible for him to tell right from wrong.
Contrary to what viewers of television courtroom dramas may believe, a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is seldom asserted and usually unsuccessful. But there are cases — probably more than the judicial system recognizes — in which it is clear from medical evidence that a defendant is not responsible for his actions.
The principle that such people may not be held criminally responsible was articulated in the famous M'Naghten Rule announced by the British House of Lords in an 1843 murder case: A defendant is insane if at the time of the crime he either didn't know that what he was doing was wrong or was unable to understand the nature and quality of his act. Half the states, including California, employ a form of M'Naghten. In all, 46 states employ some version of the insanity defense, though some also provide for the (logically self-contradictory) verdict of guilty but mentally ill.


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r-ID wrote:there is no more natural selection, humans control the environment, not the nature.
r-ID wrote:there is no more natural selection
Natural selection is the process by which certain heritable traits—those that make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully reproduce —become more common in a population over successive generations.
Darwin's natural selection is the process by which nature rewards those individuals better adapted to their environments with survival and reproductive success. It works at the level of genes, sections of DNA that encode for proteins serve as the software of life.
r-ID wrote:there is no more natural selection, humans control the environment, not the nature.
Controlling the environment is just one way of becoming better adapted to it
The measure of success in biological terms is amount of offspring produced-good genes directly affect this. The strongest, smartest, fittest are more successful.
Good genes in humans don't necessarily result in more offspring
Goatboy wrote:runninggee57 wrote:Interestingly enough, brain size is on the decline right now and has been for a couple hundred years. I don't think we're getting stupider but I think our bodies are realizing, "Hey, I don't use half of my brain anyways, why eat extra food to support it when it could just get smaller."
I'm not sure that's why.
Evolution almost always produces physical traits. This is because, in the animal kingdom, the strongest and fastest survive. Intelligence doesn't really have much to do with it. It can be argued that an ape with a sharp stick will win a fight with an ape without one, but on the grand scale, raw physical power wins.
Compare this with humans. Technology has done amazing things for us. We take in (on average) more information in a single day than most people 100 years ago took in each decade! Sure, this improves our quality of life (arguably), but evolution doesn't care. At the end of the day, the football star has a better chance of survival than most nerds/geeks.
So to sum it up, our brains are not shrinking due to "lack of use" necessarily, but rather because evolution favors strength.
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International nongovernmental organizations and United Nations agencies have created and supported hundreds of new schools in refugee camps in Darfur and eastern Chad. The fact that they have been successful is big news considering the region has been gripped by genocide and unrest for years. Today, there is relative calm and more children – particularly girls – are getting an education. This points to the chance for major progress in the region.
At the same time, last month's agreement between Sudan and Chad to stop supporting each other's proxy armies, and recent accords signed this month with some powerful rebel factions, have set the stage for such productive opportunities in Darfur.
Now comes the harder work for the international community: shifting beyond funding purely humanitarian projects toward economic development. Only through such development can Darfur avoid falling into another war.
Areas are calm enough that many Darfuris, about 3 million of whom still live in camps, regularly return to their villages to plant and harvest crops. Fighting does continue to flare up in some pockets of the region and many bands of rebels are ambivalent about the negotiations occurring in Doha, Qatar. Yet the scale of violence has greatly declined during the past four years.
And with funds to rebels now largely choked off, many camp residents are looking to return to their homes full time. But six years of fighting have accelerated the process of deforestation, drought, and desertification. Unless access to land, water, and other scarce resources are accessible, conflicts may reignite between villages, ethnicities, farmers, and nomads.
Right now, productivity is poor or nonexistent. International aid in Darfur and Chad has, understandably, and heroically, devoted resources to the here-and-now of humanitarian projects like sanitation, education, and medical supplies.
But the region needs long-term peace-building, environmental rehabilitation, and economic development assistance.
The well-meaning aid groups are not the groups who should or can provide these next steps forward. In fact, they could actually unintentionally stymie development efforts. Because of their scale, reputation, and organizational muscle, internationalist agencies could crowd out new and potentially effective initiatives.
So who should help Sudan and Chad? Given the scale of destruction in Darfur, rebuilding in the region needs a unique focus. Donor nations and multilateral organizations ought to create a special Darfur development bank that would fund infrastructure projects and nurture interethnic collaboration. Such a bank could be a microversion of institutions like the World Bank or African Development Bank.
Before the crisis, land in Darfur was managed communally. Given the rivalries of the past several years, such collaboration may now be distant. Support should be given to local councils that intimately understand such divisions and can peacefully determine and map title to land.
Such councils already exist. Some were created by the international community to give voices at peace talks to leaders who weren't warlords. These councils have included Darfur's various ethnic groups, and women. Unlike most rebel groups, who plunder from their own supporters, they tend to accurately represent opinions of long-suffering residents.
Their power should now be expanded. Similar councils should be created among nomad leaders who renounce violence. Schedules and routes for nomads should be carefully and consensually mapped.
Using funds from Khartoum and the international community, a Darfur Development Bank should be created that funds such projects and insures and compensates for lost crops and herds. An emphasis should also be placed on solar investments and a paved highway.
Khartoum and the international community must recognize that many residents may never return to the life of farmers and will choose to remain in the highly urban milieu of camps that ring cities like Nyala, Abeche, and El Fasher. Therefore, Kartoum must lift restrictions on movement to cities, a system that distorts trade and penalizes would-be workers by isolating them.
The government of Sudan presently offers high school graduates from Darfur free scholarships to study at universities in Khartoum. Programs like this should be expanded by creating technical colleges throughout the region and having universities worldwide create scholarships for students from Darfur and eastern Chad.
To be sure, the Khartoum regime has backed away from previous political settlements in Darfur and so caution is called for. Yet indications exist that the stand-down in Darfur and eastern Chad may be different this time. That's because, unlike past agreements, this latest rapprochement wasn't generated by outside interests. Before, international forces had led the two countries to peaceful water but they couldn't make them drink.
Now, for the first time in years, prospects for building a peaceful Darfur seem possible. Humanitarian aid work needs to cede the floor to local-led projects that offer Darfur's long-suffering communities – including their young – the chance to regain some balance, peace, and prosperity.
Dorn Townsend is studying economics at Columbia University. From 2005 to 2007, he was a UN aid worker in Darfur.


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It is also the ideal starting point to discover the rest of the country: Brussels is just around the corner, the Coast is only a 1,5 hour train ride away and Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Liege, Mechelen and Hasselt are nearby.
Lately, more and more tourists visit Leuven as the city has stepped up its efforts to make tourists feel at home.
You may find that the average age of the population drastically changes during the Academic Year, when it often seems only students stroll around the city. In general however, Leuven has everything to appeal to both young and old: A lively nightlife, interesting and sometimes stunning historic sites, the important and world renowned University and two seemingly endless shopping streets.
The city has a long and interesting history, being founded probably in the 9th century. It was particularly interesting because of the location, at the river Dijle and close to Brussels. Most of the city was thrashed and burned to the ground by the German invasion in World War I, and was again damaged during World War II. The historic centre itself however has been preserved and historic buildings like the University Library have been restored, partly with foreign relief funds.
Leuven is located just east of Brussels (20km). It is the capital of the Province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. This means it houses a lot of administrative services and the Province Building, where the province council is located. Its main industries are technology (due to the University) and beer. Important companies have their home base in Leuven, such as InBev and Imec
Leuven contains two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Groot Begijnhof (Grand Beguinage) is part of the Flemish Beguinages. The Belfry on St Peter's Church is a part of the Belfries of Belgium and France. The University buildings and the Historic Centre are also on Belgium's tentative list to become a World Heritage site in its own right.
Get in
By plane
Land at Brussels Airport [24], which services Europe, America, Africa and Asia. The airport is quite busy and also has a lot of low-cost carriers.
There is a train and bus station on the Airport itself - follow the signs! Suburban trains to Leuven (a ride of 13 minutes) run every half hour on weekdays and every hour in the weekend. Taxis wait at the arrivals area.
Travel time to Leuven is about 20' by car (with little traffic) and 13' by train.
More low-cost carriers arrive at Brussels South Charleroi Airport [25] but travel time to Leuven is considerably longer (1,5h). You can purchase a special bus+train ticket for € 11,40 that will enable you to take the bus from Charleroi airport to Charleroi railway station, and from there on to Leuven train station. There is no direct train link between Leuven and Charleroi; you have to change trains in Brussels. More information on the airport's website.
By car
Leuven can be conveniently reached by car. The E40 highway runs from Brussels via Leuven to Liège, whereas the E314 highway links Leuven with the province of Limburg and with Maastricht and Aachen, at about 1 hour distance. The city has recently installed a Parking Guidance System that guides you to the larger parkings in the city centre. Look for the electronic signs on the city ring road.
It is advised not to start looking for a free parking spot on the street, since it's expensive and the many one-way streets can be a real maze when you're driving.
Note that the speed limit in and around the city is 50 km/h, or 30 km/h in certain areas. Your chances of getting a ticket when crossing the speed limit, even slightly, are close to 100%, especially on the ring road.
By train
Leuven's railway station is one of the busiest of Belgium. There are frequent direct trains to and from:
Almost all cities can be reached by train through the Brussels North or Brussels Zuid/Midi hub. Thalys and Eurostar trains depart from Brussels Zuid/Midi.
By bus
There are bus lines from the cities around Leuven (Brussels, Tienen, Aarschot, Mechelen, Diest and Wavre), but connections by train are usually faster and cost about the same. Buses are sometimes faster if you want to go to Herentals, Turnhout, Geel or other towns in the Campine region.
By taxi
Licensed taxi's have yellow-and-blue (or the older red-and-white) colors on top. They can be found mostly at the airport. One-way to Leuven usually takes 20' (if traffic isn't dense) and costs about €55.
Get around
The city has recently installed several new touristic road signs and city maps at several locations, which make getting around in the city a lot easier. Don't be afraid to ask people on the street for information, as they are usually very open and helpful towards tourists - some will even walk you to your destination.
Public transportation
The public transport company De Lijn [26] has a number of bus lines through Leuven. Centre of their network is the Train Station and the stop at the Fochplein. Since distances are not that big, you won't really need public transport unless you're going to Meerdaalwoud, Heverleebos, Campus Arenberg' or the hospital Gasthuisberg. There is no subway or tram line.
On foot
When arriving in Leuven by train, walk to the Martelarenplein in front of the Station and walk down the Bondgenotenlaan in order to get to the city centre: the Grote Markt (Grand Place) where the tourist information desk is situated. Discover the rest of the historic city centre from there. Note that you can also take the Diestsestraat, which is a pedestrian-only street.
By bike
The city has many special areas for cyclers and most - but not all (beware of police controls) - 1-way roads can be accessed in both ways for cycles. It's very easy and comfortable. Make sure to lock your bike to a fixed object or the bike will be stolen. You can also rent bicycles. More information at the Tourist Information Desk (near City Hall).
By thumb
In the city centre, it will prove quite difficult to get around by thumb, since most streets and squares are car-free. If you want to thumb out of the city, pick a spot on the city ring road and hope for a quick pick-up. Be advised most traffic is local or headed for Brussels. The Koning Boudewijnlaan is a good spot as well, since it leads to the offramp to the E40 (Brussels-Liège) and the E314 (Limburg).
Remember to hold up a sign with your final destination, as most people will not 'just' pick up hitchhikers.
By taxi
Licensed taxi's can be identified by the blue-and-yellow/red-and-white symbol and can be found near the Fochplein and the Martelarenplein. Although you probably won't need one, given the perfect railway connection, they're probably the easiest way to get to the Airport, for example at night.
You can get more information about these sites and more at the Tourist Information Desk, situated on the Grand Place, near City Hall.
Culture and Landmarks
Summer Events
Shopping in Leuven is easy: you can pick one of the two main roads both starting at the Train Station and ending at the Grand Place, near City Hall and St. Peter's Church. Stores usually close around 6pm, and at 8pm on Thursday. Supermarkets are usually open until 8pm, 9pm on Friday.
In general, you'd have to really make an effort to find a horrible meal in Leuven. Almost all restaurants are tasty and relatively cheap, given the student population.
Smoking is not allowed in restaurants.
In Belgium, the legal drinking age in bars and cafés is 16 for beers and 18 for spirits.
Attend the nearby and world renowned Rock Werchter [39] music festival in late June/early July, or Marktrock [40] in the city centre, around August 15th.
Bars and Clubs
Leuven is truly a beer city, with the world's largest brewery Inbev being founded here. Try the many tasty beers, but beware, some have much higher alcohol levels than in the rest of the world! Bars are mostly entrance-free and prices are relatively low.
Most parties take place in clubs in the city centre (and require a small entrance fee, €2-€4):
Stay safe
Leuven is a very safe and clean city, with very low crime records.
In general, there are no unsafe spots in the city best avoided. The streets are safe, even at night, although you better avoid public gardens at night. Even though most of them have closing hours which vary throughout the seasons. Of course, it is advised to take the precautions tourists are urged to take everywhere (eg. to avoid pickpocketing). If you have a bike, make sure it is secured with a decent lock as students tend to 'borrow' bicycles. Similarly, jackets left unattended in bars may be at risk.
The city centre police station is located next to City Hall at Grote Markt. Don't hesitate to walk in if you have questions. Police usually patrol by car and on foot, and most of the times anonymously instead of walking around in uniform (especially at night). Try to avoid the area around Sint-Maartensdal and De Bruul (located in between Brouwersstraat and Pereboomstraat). There are also some spots in the suburb Kessel-Lo which are better avoided at night.(Casablanca and Vredespleintje)
Beware that police are especially harsh on traffic violations (also the ones made on a bike!), violent behavior and public disturbance.
Note that Belgium and the Netherlands have different drug regulations! Smoking pot (marihuana) is officially not allowed, although it is tolerated when done indoors. An adult can never have more than needed for 'personal use'. Expect any more to be confiscated if they are found by police and you risk being penalized.
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Stay healthy
Leuven has two larger hospitals. The Academic Hospital UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg [41] is the largest hospital in Belgium and is located just along the ring road. The Regional Hospital Heilig Hart [42] is located in the city centre. As always, dial 112 when you are in distress. You will be taken to either of both hospitals.
For smaller health problems, Belgians usually go to their family doctor, who are often in a group practice in city areas. Ask your hotel, hostel or guide for information on the nearest doctor. Going to the Emergency Room for small health problems will not only cost you, it will also take longer to get help (~45 minutes).
Leuven literally has a pharmacy at every corner. You can not buy medication in a supermarket.
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A Ten Minute Guide to: Flash Gordon (2008)
Ah, Death Ray, how fruitful plundering your corpse is for my blog… This article originally appeared in Death Ray 08, back in 2007, as part of our insanely crammed "Ten Minute Guide…" series. These were among my favourite articles to write; packed full of detail, and no transcribing involved. I've put this one up as my review of the Flash Gordon TV series of 2007/2008 is one of the most viewed articles on this site by a long, long way. General searches for "Flash Gordon" take people there, so curiosity about this primal member of the modern SF heroic pantheon still abounds.
Flash Gordon: Perennially popular cosmic adventurer
Golden-haired saviour of Earth, Flash has been protecting us from the art-deco hell of Ming the Merciless's Planet Mongo for 70 years, often in a pair of tight trunks. In a word: Pulp.
Flash's adventures are ones of swash-buckling, over the top, Prisoner of Zenda style derring-do in space. The stories are simple stuff, simply told, their enduring popularity down to the sumptuousness of Alex Raymond's art and the on-screen extravagance it inspired. If scantily clad slave girls, finned rocket ships, weird alien kingdoms and decadently luxuriant palaces are your thing, step this way…
Back in a Flash
Flash Gordon's had more incarnations than Buddha, his adventures having thrilled generations of Americans. Though a comic character, he's not as set as the superhero greats and many men have dipped their pens in Alex Raymond's original creative funpot, redrawing Flash's origins, background and supporting cast to their own design. But the basic story remains the same – Flash is a gifted sporting playboy who, along with sweetheart Dale Arden, finds himself accompanying the less-than-stable professor Zarkov to the planet of Mongo. Here Flash's natural leadership abilities come to the fore as he battles evil despot Ming the Merciless across Mongo's myriad, mysterious kingdoms. In most versions Ming wants to marry Dale, Ming's daughter Aura is hot for Flash, and a number of Mongo princelings try to help or harm the all-American golden boy.
What are they all about?
He's a bit of cypher is Flash [1], nothing more than the thin skin of a WASP rolled over a fictional embodiment of the uncompromising confidence of the young American nation. In his first incarnation he was a polo star and Yale graduate. Naturally good at everything, if you went to school with him you'd probably hate him. If you were trapped on a planet infested with animal-headed freaks, however, you'd be glad to have him on your side.
Zarkov [2], on the other hand, is not so socially acceptable, disgraced in some takes, a borderline nut in almost all. It is he that invents the rocket ship that takes Flash and Dale to Mongo, though in the latest version he's a snot-nosed sidekick to Flash's missing dad. [2] Dale's basically a babe, whatever level of socially appropriate empowerment she exhibits. She's also inclined to be a bit feisty.
10 Critical Questions
1. Who created Flash.
Flash was created by cartoonist Alex Raymond in 1933 as a rival to Buck Rogers.
Designed as a syndicated newspaper cartoon, Flash's first weekly adventure was published on Sunday January 7, 1934. Raymond originally wrote the strip, but passed on scripting to other writers as he took on illustration duties for other strips. A daily Flash Gordon strip was launched in 1940, which was drawn by Austin Briggs. He took over Alex Raymond's Sunday strip in 1944 when the creator joined the marine corps.
Many people have drawn or written Flash over the years, but Raymond's vision remains the definitive, and the strip was taken back to his continuity several times.
2. What is Mongo?
Planet of Ming, the Mongo of the comic strips is about half the size of Earth, though its density is only slightly less. It possesses a lower gravity, and this means Terrans are stronger and hardier than they are on Earth.
Mongo is described as a young world in the strip, with towering mountains, sparse vegetation limited to "isolated areas of botanical giants", and much volcanic activity. Its capital is Mingo City.
Mongo in maps resembles a stereotypical fantasy world, with kingdoms named Frigia (icy), Arboria (wooded) and Tropica (um, tropical). Even with so much technology kicking about, much of Mongo remains unexplored. In the film the kingdoms are imaginatively portrayed as moons floating against a swirling sky of coloured inks.
In the initial comics, Mongo hurtles into our solar system like a comet, putting the Earth at risk. The 1980 film has it on the other side of a wormhole, and in the new TV show it is in another dimension, accessed via a portal.
3. Who lives there?
Mongo is inhabited by a diverse array of human offshoots with animal characteristics – Hawkmen, Sharkmen, Lionmen, Lizardmen etc. – who exhibit an equally, and frankly unbelievably, diverse array of technology. Some, like the Hawkmen, live in hi-tech splendour, while other creatures struggle on barely above the level of cavemen. A large variety of deadly giant reptiles, including the terrifying "Constrictosaurus", are also to be found on the planet.
4. Was Flash Gordon the movie's Sam Jones really dubbed?
Nobody knows. He insists "no", saying that a few of his lines were redubbed with another actor's voice as he was not available when they were completing the soundtrack. The debate rages on.
5. What's with Ming's changing face?
Ming the Merciless has been depicted in a number of ways, each new version of him moving further and further away from his racially insensitive "evil Asian despot" roots. The 1979 cartoon version of Ming had green skin, DC's 1988 version was gray, though both retained his mandarin's 'tache, while the 1996 cartoon version was a lizard.
6. Where's Flash at now?
King Features, the American company that syndicates all kinds of newspaper comic strips across the US, finally discontinued the Flash Gordon strip in 2003. His final adventures, by artist Jim Keefe, is still run as reprints in some newspapers.
This summer saw Flash return to the screen on the SciFi Channel. But this low-budget, anodyne version has met with a furious slating.
7. Did Flash ever beat Ming?
Flash took a break to fight the Red Sword invaders during World War II, then returned to Mongo to finish Ming off. Prince Barin, often put forward as the rightful ruler of Mongo, became ruler and married Ming's daughter Aura who had been redeemed from evil by love, first for Flash, then Barin.
8. What happened next?
After travelling to other worlds, Zarkov, Flash and Dale go home. Flash joins the World Space Council, and travels all over the galaxy during the Skorpii War. He often returned to Mongo to battle a resurgent Ming.
9. What's the best Flash Gordon?
Certainly not the new one. The three serials, starring Buster Crabbe, are still surprisingly watchable, while the 1980 film, despite the weakness of Flash, is still a hoot in our opinion. The first three of the six novels released in 1973 are great – Lion Men of Mongo, The Plague of Sound and The Space Circus (give the other three a miss). Of course, you could always pick up a copy of Raymond's original strips.
10. What influences has Flash Gordon had on SF?
It is said that George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon remake, but could not get the rights so penned Star Wars instead. True or not, Star Wars definitely owes a lot to the Saturday matinée serial version of Flash – its opening crawl very similar to that in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the third serial. Flash's greatest influence, however, has undoubtedly been on the development of comic art.
A Brief history
Raymond's Alive…? No. But he was extremely influential. He developed an innovative, dynamic style of drawing figures that was avidly taken up by later artists. He perfected the art of feathering in comics – a technique that uses fine parallel lines to suggest contour and shape.
Raymond co-created and worked on a number of other popular characters, including tropical explorer, Jungle Jim. After returning from the war, Raymond moved on from his old characters, creating an ex-marine PI named Rip Kirby with writer Fred Dickenson.
He died in 1956 in a car accident.
The Strips
Raymond only worked on the Sunday version of Flash, not the daily, and after 1944 he abandoned Flash. Others who have written or drawn Flash include Austin Briggs, Dan Barry, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Williamson, among many others. The most famous contributors are undoubtedly Harry Harrison (author of The Stainless Steel Rat) and artist Frank Frazetta. The last original Flash was printed in 2003.
The radio series
Flash had two radio series, in 1935 and 1936. The first, weekly, serial ran for 26 episodes and followed the comics' continuity until the last two installments, when Flash and co crash in Africa and meet Jungle Jim. The second was daily, and totalled 74 episodes. This took Flash and friends to Atlantis. Gale Gordon filled Flash's trunks on air.
TV Series
1954-55, made in West Berlin. Steve Holland starred as Flash.
The cartoons
Filmation made a TV movie (1979) that was expanded into a series. The first season was a serial, the second of standalone episodes that introduced annoying dragon Gremlin. 1982 saw the original TV movie released for the first time, fondly remembered, but that might be because no one has seen it for decades. 1986 saw Flash team up with other King Features characters Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom in Defenders of the Earth. 1996's effort turned him into a hoverboarding teen.
The film
Europudding extravaganza. The first movie to have a soundtrack penned by a rock group. Panned in the US, still in the top grossing 100 films (adjusted for inflation) in the UK.
Chunks O' Flash
The best Flash adaptations are those that cast their flickering witchlight upon the big screen, but long before the colourful movie of the 1980's, Flash enjoyed a series of black and white adventures, with cliffhangers…
Back in the days of pre-TV yore, when a trip to the cinema meant a whole morning of fun, it was customary for various shorts to run before the main feature, including the serialised adventures of various heroes. Three Flash Gordon serials were made between 1936 and 1940, all starring swimming champion Buster Crabbe.
The first, titled simply Flash Gordon (1936), followed Flash's comic strip adventures. Crabbe's brown hair was recoloured to match Raymond's hero, and dour actor Charles Middleton played Ming. Jean Rogers played Dale as a blonde, delicate thing in need of constant rescuing, competing with Princess Aura's (Priscilla Lawson) self-assured voluptuousness for some good Gordon lovin'. The most expensive film serial ever made, it was hugely popular, and is regarded as being of a slightly more adult theme than most of its contemporaries.
1938 saw Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, which relocated Flash's later adventures, specifically those involving Azura the witch queen of the blue magic men, from Mongo to the Red Planet. This led to some confusion in the story as several characters seemed to lack justification for being on Mars at all. Roger's Dale becomes brunette, more capable (and more modestly clad), and the show lacked the sexual tension of the first.
Budgets dropped throughout the series and the last serial, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), suffered for it. A new Dale (Carole Hughes) joined the cast. Its plot bears many similarities with the second series, and it is more than a tad formulaic – with Flash fighting his way through a number of environments themed to the four elements. It also lifted scenes wholesale from the film The White Hell of Piz Palu. Even so, this is regarded as the second best of the serials.
All three were rerun endlessly on TV in the US and UK, sometimes under the Space Soldiers title to avoid confusion with the '50s Flash, right up to the 1980s.
Classic Camp
The international cast of the 1980s Flash Gordon movie
Flash (Sam J Jones): American. Dubbed (allegedly). Picked by De Laurentiis's mother-in-law.
Dale (Melody Anderson): Canadian. Girl-next-door cute. Long, unmemorable TV career.
Zarkov (Chaim Topol): Israeli. Driven, melodramatic. Great Zarkov
Ming (Max Von Sydow): Swedish. Evil, alien. Great Ming.
Aura (Ornella Muti): Italo-Estonian. Painfully sexy. Evil, but sexy.
Vultan (BRIAN BLESSED!!!): British. Much better than Timothy Dalton as Barin.


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Ken Curtis, former singing cowboy and Gunsmoke's Festus, joined right-wing radio's Gordon McLendon in producing this hilariously bad monster movie about a horde of outsized rodents run amok on an isolated island. The creation of mad scientist Baruch Lumet (father of acclaimed director Sidney Lumet), the monster shrews (portrayed by collies in goofy rubber masks!) escape the lab during a hurricane and devour nearly every other animal on the island before seeking human prey -- including star James Best and girlfriend Ingrid Goude (1957's Miss Universe), who are stranded on the island by the same storm. The survivors manage to escape to safety thanks to some goofy contraptions constructed from trash cans. This one is best remembered by bad-film buffs for its tail-wagging canine stars and a multitude of famous names on both sides of the camera. Curtis and McLendon's companion film The Giant Gila Monster is slightly less ridiculous.~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Lee Bo Young talking club Cheonan? Anyone heard of them? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Lee Bo Young talking club Cheonan? Anyone heard of them? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Job-related Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message IzzygrazeJoined: 12 Oct 2012 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: Lee Bo Young talking club Cheonan? Anyone heard of them? Hey I was contacted by Lee bo Young talking club in Cheonan and will have an interview shortly. I want to do as much research on them as possible. Anyone heard of them or worked for them? I think the full name might be "lee bo young(ee bo-yeong), shin bang dong, talking club" in Cheonan. I found one thread on them but all it said was that all EBY schools are bad. Back to top some waygug-inJoined: 25 Jan 2003 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:39 am Post subject: I would check out this website first if I were you. http://blacklist.tokyojon.com/ Remember that just because 1 person has a bad experience doesn't mean the school is bad, but if 2,3 or more are saying the same things.... Well, I think you know what I mean. Back to top IzzygrazeJoined: 12 Oct 2012 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject: EBY I found that too. And exactly they're the only person that I can find that has said anything about that school. I'm wondering if someone else can weigh in. Maybe there's more than one campus or maybe the director doesn't work there anymore. Tough to tell. Maybe what they said is all true and it's the same school or maybe they just got fired and decided to make up a bunch of lies. Back to top YTMNDJoined: 16 Jan 2012Location: You're the man now dog!! Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:38 pm Post subject: Quote: Maybe what they said is all true and it's the same school or maybe they just got fired and decided to make up a bunch of lies. Even if what they said was true, they didn't do some things that they should have done. The solution seems like a good reason not to blacklist the school. If it doesn't work out, which is possible with any school, get your D10 and move on. I'd say 10 months is a good run. If you are wise you would check your pension well before then, and what I don't get is when a school owner tells you they are changing to a new owner all kinds of bells and whistles should go off. 1. Who is taking over? You don't just pack up and leave, a new owner has to come in. 2. The apartment money would already be paid. So, I don't think the hagwon owner needed to liquidate his assets. The landlord to my understanding keeps the money until the end. Taking it out early is just his way to hide his assets, not liquidate them. Actually, I don't think the lease ended 1 month prior to the firing. He probably planned this well in advance. The name change is no surprise, someone else in the clique puts the school under their name and the money is hidden. 3. The part about offering the school to the teachers to own is ridiculous. You can't do that on an E2. This is obviously centered on the previous owner. A new owner should be running things and if the dates are indicative of the present, then they have some money to invest. You might find this is a good job for a year. Then see if the numbers go down. If they do, it might be a repeat. Don't sign a second contract with them then. The good news is that there won't be parents complaining about the teachers. This school may not have learned that tactic, to hire new teachers just to get parents to re-sign up with their school. Back to top some waygug-inJoined: 25 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:17 am Post subject: Like they say, there are 3 sides to every story. The teacher's, the school's and the real truth somewhere in the middle. No doubt there were mistakes made on both sides and blame to be shared, but even if what the former teacher posted is only half true, I wouldn't feel comfortable taking a job like that unless I had more to go on. Can't they give you an email address of a more recent teacher? Back to top YTMNDJoined: 16 Jan 2012Location: You're the man now dog!! Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:29 am Post subject: Quote: Can't they give you an email address of a more recent teacher? There are 2 schools listed for Cheonan. I think you were looking at the other one which is dated 2003. The E Bo Young one has references to 2011 and 2012. It's still off because of the following sentence, "We arrived in South Korea October 17, 2012, started working the next day, but our contract start date was written as November 2, 2012�" I am guessing they meant to type November 2, 2011. Regardless if it is 2012, 2011, or 2001, there is a new owner now or no complaints since then. Back to top some waygug-inJoined: 25 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:52 am Post subject: We could speculate all day long, that solves nothing. Need more info on this place or no deal. Back to top AbbeFariaJoined: 17 May 2005Location: Gangnam Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:46 am Post subject: While I can't speak for that location, I worked for 2 1/2 years at a Lee Bo Young in Pohang. It's a franchise school that has it's own books and pre-made curriculum. It was very big for awhile as the woman who founded it was somewhat famous for whatever system she devised for learning English. However, the director at the hagwon I worked at said she was considering dropping the franchise because it was falling out of favor. The curriculum focuses on phonics up to elementary school students. They have books for higher levels but Lee Bo Young is seen as more for the elementary school students and parents tend to pull their kids once they reach middle school. The books themselves are a bit dry but fairly standard as far as textbooks go. Always ask to speak to the teacher who is leaving or who just recently left. They have the least incentive to lie. If the school drags their feet or says they don't have that info, just reject it. It's a bit tougher finding a good job these days but it's better to take the time then spend a year at a miserable location. 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So far this season, Benoit, Miss., cotton producer Charles Coghlan has seen plenty of plant bugs, wind and rain. But if you notice a spring in his step, it's due to a new guidance system that has lessened fatigue, a smart herbicide application, and saving fuel by making fewer irrigations.
"The rains really have been a blessing," said Coghlan, who raises 4,100 acres of cotton. "We're paying 60 to 70 percent more for the price of diesel to pump irrigation water than a year ago and twice as much as we were three years ago."
A late July rain came just after Coghlan started his irrigation pumps for the first time this year and provided another week of fuel savings. But rains often overstay their welcome, as was the case for a couple of weeks in late June, Coghlan noted. Surprisingly, fruit retention has been excellent despite the cloudy stretch.
Coghlan has the straightest rows and the best stand he's ever had this year, thanks to a Trimble GPS guidance system. The system has cut fatigue which usually accompanies rowing and planting.
"When you're rowing up without a GPS, it is hard on you. Your muscles are sore. Your eyes are sore. With this, you could row up all night long. We didn't extend our hours because of our labor. But you can if you need to."
Coghlan has been on 30-inch rows since 1990, and he believes that in most years, the practice gives him a 10 to 12 percent increase in yield over wide-row cotton.
The GPS also has a benefit when planting on the narrow beds, according to Coghlan. "The margin of error in 30-inch cotton is really close. Once you get off the bed, the seed is dropping on the ground and you have to pray for rain to get it to come off."
The GPS system is even more valuable because Coghlan begins each season with a new set of rows. "Our sand washes so badly that we can't maintain the same set of rows every year," the producer said.
After shredding stalks in the fall, "we normally subsoil with John Deere disk/rippers, follow that with busters and row it back up. We'll roll it and won't do anything else until late winter, when we burn down with Roundup and 2,4 — D."
Coghlan puts out Temik at planting along with a cutworm treatment. The producer started planting April 16 this year, shooting for 45,000 to 50,000 plants per acre. "We have enough planting power to plant in about a week with three John Deere 12-row vacuum planters."
Varieties include ST 5242 BR, DP 555 BG/RR, and ST 5599 BR. ST 4793 R is Coghlan's refuge cotton. A fungicide seed treatment was applied to all Coghlan's varieties.
The producer speeds up the planting process with a bulk seed loading system. "We have less and less quality labor available on the farm," the producer said. "We used to have three or four men carrying bags and dumping seed, and it would take 10 to 15 minutes. Now, one man puts the bulk loader in the back of a three-quarter ton pickup, drives up to the planter and loads in three or four minutes."
Coghlan makes two shots of glyphosate over-the-top, and this year he used Sequence (glyphosate and Dual) for his second application. "We wanted to take advantage of the pre-emerge effect of the Dual."
Early in the season, windy conditions kept him from making timely herbicide applications. In addition, "we had to cultivate a little in our sandy areas to keep the sand from blowing," Coghlan said.
"Other than that, spring was good to us. We had a relatively dry period which helped us establish a good root system."
This year, Coghlan applied Envoke after his glyphosate applications, which turned out to be a smart move. "It's a costly program, but it really helped us this year. We haven't had many weeds with all the rains we've had."
Coghlan's biggest weed problems are morningglories. "We can pick through most other grass and weeds, but if we have a spot of morningglories, we just have to go around it."
Coghlan used a mix of three layby materials, Valor, Roundup and Prowl. "We mixed the Prowl in for insurance against late-season grasses. I've been impressed with Valor."
About the time cotton starts squaring, Coghlan applies 130 to 160 pounds of liquid nitrogen. The exact rate depends on the soil type.
This season was another bad one for plant bugs, noted Coghlan. "We have fought them from the day plants started squaring. We started using Trimax, switched to Centric, then Orthene, then Bidrin." It's almost been a weekly application since the plant started squaring, Coghlan said in late July.
The crop will also be over-sprayed for bollworms, usually one time. "We'll piggyback a plant bug application with it. We're going after stink bugs, too."
Coghlan waited a little longer than usual to apply plant growth regulator since the cotton this year was fruiting so well early. "Also, just as we would get ready to put a shot of growth regulator on, here would come a rain. We had to dodge showers and some washed off.
"Despite the rains, I think we've done a good job of managing the height. But there comes a point where you can't keep putting on pint after pint of plant growth regulator. It's just not worth it. But the heavy fruit load also helped keep the plant size down."
Coghlan terminates irrigation at the first cracked boll. About three-fourths of his cotton acreage is irrigated.
He uses a two-step defoliation program. "We use Dropp alone the first time and then add a boll opener on the second trip once we get the leaves out of the way.
"If we have an open canopy on some dryland fields that don't have as much leaf surface, we might do a one shot treatment with Dropp and a boll opener.
Coghlan harvests with three, six-row John Deere 9986s. "We have enough picking capacity that if we start picking Sept. 10, we'll be through by Oct. 10."
As of early August, Coghlan was on track to harvest a strong, early crop. "It's always a little too hot or too dry here to keep us from making a three-bale yield. But I've been plant mapping a pretty good bit, and I don't think we've shed as badly this year as we have in the past. All we need are a few more rains in August, and we'll be in good shape."
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Arthur "The Lousy Week/You Are Arthur" "The Lousy Week"--An army of lice has descended on the heads of Lakewood Elementary. Who or what is strong enough to defeat them? Principal Haney? Nurse Flynn? Mayonnaise? "You Are Arthur"--What if you could live in the Read house? What if you could run a race in Elwood City? What if you could be Arthur for a day? Kids can view Arthur's life through his very own eyes in this special episode. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Jumping on the Moon/Sneezy Riders" Jumping on the Moon - Nick and Sally are trying to jump high enough to touch the moon, but "what goes up must come down" says the Cat. That's gravity! And to show them just what gravity is, that means a trip to the moon! That's where they meet Astronaut Audrey who takes them for a space walk to learn all about gravity. Sneezy Riders - Sally and Nick are playing hide and seek, but Nick keeps sneezing! How can they stop it from happening? Good thing Cat's friend Cluey Looey will be able to help them! At Muddyfeet Waterhole they discover that Louie is having the same problem! Nothing a trip inside Louie's nose can't solve! Inside a super shrunken Thingamajigger, Nick, Sally and Cat discover what causes sneezing and what they can do to avoid it from happening!. D
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Super Why! "The Little Red Hen" "Not I!" "Not I!" "Not I!"...is all Red's friends say when she needs their help gathering apples! This is a super big problem. The Super Readers take off into the story of the Little Red Hen, whose friends won't assist her either! The Super Readers are willing to lend a hand to the Little Red Hen, but will anyone help Red?G
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Dinosaur Train "New Neighbors /Don's Collection" New Neighbors - Mr. Pteranodon is annoyed when a new hooting family moves in next door! The new neighbors are a family of Lambeosaurus. Through a bit of compromising, the Pteranodon and Lambeousaurus families agree on terms they can both live with and become fast friends. Don's Collection - Don and new neighbor, Lily Lambeosaurus, stay at Pteranodon Terrace when the other kids take a day trip to the Big Pond. D
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Sesame Street "Cast Iron Cooks" Just as Alan finishes packing Elmo's lunch, the lights go down, the music goes up, and Superchef pops up and announces that Alan has been chosen as the next challenger on Cast Iron Cooks. Alan is not even sure what that is, but Chris and Elmo are excited to be his assistants. The first challenge is to prepare a bowl of P Stew, which is made up entirely of ingredients that begin with the letter P. Elmo, Chris, and Alan race around throwing P foods like pickles, peaches, and porridge into a pot. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Uses His Words/All Aboard!" Daniel Uses his Words: Daniel is playing "farm" today, but when Mom Tiger is cleaning up, she accidentally ruins Daniel's game. Grrr! Mom teaches Daniel to express his feelings so she can understand why he is upset. Once Daniel uses his words, Mom helps him rebuild his farm. D
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Sid The Science Kid "The Big Sneeze" Sid's parents tell him to wash his hands to keep away germs. But Sid can't see any germs on his hands, so why should he wash them? Sid and his friends learn that germs are so small that you can't see them. And they discover that a great way to stay healthy and keep germs away is by washing their hands with soap and water!. D
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WordWorld "Duck's Hiccups/A.... A.... Choo!" Duck's Hiccups - When Duck drinks down a glass of water too quickly, he gets the hiccups for the first time ever! His WordFriends try every trick in the book to help him, but which cure will work? A..a.choo! - Pig is allergic to peaches! Too bad Sheep doesn't know that! When she brings Pig a big bag of peaches to make pies, Pig starts sneezing so much that he can't even tell Sheep what he really needs is A.. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Growing Up Caillou" Caillou's Mini Marathon: Caillou wants to run a marathon, just like Daddy. His father explains that marathons are for grown-ups, but Caillou insists he can do it! Caillou and Daddy go running together, and Caillou discovers it's harder than it looks. When he sees Rosie dawdling along, Caillou realizes that everyone runs at their own speed and ability - and he decides to run a mini-marathon instead! Educational Objective: Accepting limitations and choosing appropriate goals. D
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Barney & Friends "Playing Games and Fun with Reading" Playing Games: Baby Bop has trouble following the rules and taking turns while playing games, so Barney and Riff help her learn how to follow the rules. In the end, Baby Bop and BJ have fun playing together, and Baby Bop learns that rules make games fun for everyone! Fun with Reading: BJ hurts his toe while pretending to be Captain Pickles. When Barney suggests he rest in the caboose, BJ becomes frustrated, as he'd rather be outside playing. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Giving and Sharing" When Victor has to be away from the Sodor Steam Works, Thomas is asked to take over for the day. Victor tries to tell Thomas how to run the Sodor Steam Works, but Thomas doesn't listen. He just wants to get started with his very special job. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Trader George/One in a Million Chameleon" Trader George - George has a new hobby - collecting interestingly shaped sticks with his squeaky, rolling cart. When he encounters Allie selling fresh apple cider, he trades his cart for a gallon, but later regrets his decision. He offers to trade a jar of sauerkraut to Allie in return for the cart, but Allie already traded it to Vicki. D
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Martha Speaks "The Puppy Tooth Fairy/Martha's Blue Period" The Puppy Tooth Fairy - Martha is hit with a stark realization: the Tooth Fairy doesn't like dogs. Determined to right a wrong, Martha and Skits bound boldly into the night as the Puppy Tooth Fairies. The problem is puppies lose a lot of teeth. D
3:00 pm
The Electric Company "Wordball Games" Right before the yearly Wordball Games, the neighborhood Olympics, Hector sprains his ankle. With Hector unable to compete, The Electric Company does not have enough players to participate against the four Pranksters! But when Manny also gets hurt, the numbers are even once again. Now the question is, can Marcus handle Hector's event the Word Obstacle course?. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Super-Grounded/Mouse Army" SUPER-GROUNDED: Becky is grounded for not cleaning her room; when she sends Captain Huggy Face in WG's place to battle the Butcher, he feels like chopped liver. MOUSE ARMY: Dr.. 2-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice - but they've become too smart! WordGirl must step in and save the city before the mice take over. D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Stuck On Sharks" Martin and Chris are on a mission to uncover the secret life of the mysterious Great White Shark. They use Aviva's incredible Remora Rocketsub to "stick with" a female shark and soon learn that the giant predator of the sea actually has lots of challenges to contend with and that she could help them discover something that no one has ever seen before - the birth of Great White shark pups. But when Gourmand sniffs around looking for ingredients for his Shark Fin Soup recipe, the Wild Kratts team must help rescue their new friend. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "Codename: Icky" The kids devise a series of codes to trick Hacker while searching underwater for a cyber-slug.G
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "What's Bugging Ruff" Noel, Sammy and Jay are dispatched to Thompson Island where they learn about insects and their habitats while Harsha learns about powwows in New Mexico. D
5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, American families will earn more money in the coming years thanks to the nation's energy boom. NBR will tell you how much may be added to your household budget. And what's driving the sizzling sales of cars and trucks?. D
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Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation "North America" Producer John Downer and his team show the world on the wings of birds, beginning with snow geese. A tiny camera on the back of a trained bird allows viewers to join snow geese flying over New York Harbor. The team also used spycams, a radio-controlled drone, and put cameramen on paragliders piloted by biologists. Their methods allow viewers to fly under the Golden Gate Bridge with pelicans and sail on air currents with golden eagles.G
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NOVA "Secrets of Stonehenge" Investigations inside and around Stonehenge and its environs are kicking off a new era of discovery and debate about one of England's best known relics of pre-history. New archaeological finds reveal possible answers as well as more questions. New sites include nearby cremations, remains of a 4,500-year-old village and Bluestonehenge about two miles away along an ancient "boulevard."G
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National Parks: America's Best Idea "The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919)" After failing to stop Hetch Hetchy dam, the conservation movement pushes the federal government to establish one unified agency to oversee the now dozen national parks scattered among agencies. The National Park Service is established in 1916, directed by Stephen Mather, a wealthy businessman and passionate park advocate. He launches a campaign to expand the system and bring more visitors to the parks. His efforts include protecting the Grand Canyon as a national park. Part 3 of 6G
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Dark to Bright: On Painting the Kitchen
During these last two weeks of the Kitchen Cure we are encouraging you to think about doing some sort of project in your kitchen. Hang a shelf, or a picture, or replace a worn-out appliance. Here's one example of a major project I did in my kitchen this past winter: A fresh paint job! Painting the kitchen is definitely a messy, time-consuming project, but with a little organization it can go by fast, and the results can be so rewarding.
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My old rental kitchen had a dark, dusty blue on the walls. It wasn't a particularly hideous color, but the paint was old, and the paint job had been done in a very sloppy way. There were drips all over the edges of the cabinets, and it was splotchy in places. It also darkened the kitchen considerably. I do have some natural light in the kitchen, but it's dimmed by the neighbor's house and some trees, and I craved every bit of bright light in the wintertime.
So, last winter, out of a desire for something fresher, brighter, and cleaner, my husband and I painted the kitchen in one action-packed weekend.
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1. Took everything off the countertops and cleaned the walls – The first thing I did was remove all the stuff from the countertops. I lightly washed down the walls behind the stove and countertop to get rid of any lingering grease.
2. Put down dropcloths and taped edges – Then we put down a dropcloth and secured it to the floor. (This wasn't the best-done part; I did have some paint drips to scrub off later!) We also taped the edges where the cabinets met the walls.
3. Primed! – Then we primed, primed, primed away. Priming is especially important in the kitchen, where despite cleaning efforts there is often some grease and moisture on the walls. It's important to prime the kitchen well to help the top coat of paint go on smoothly.
3. Painted the ceiling!! – This brings me to perhaps the most important part of painting our kitchen. The previous renters had painted the ceiling with glossy white paint. In spite of the fact that these previous renters were artists, they had done a lousy job with mundane tasks like these. The paint had gone on in thin swipes; you could see brush strokes and shadows underneath. Also, the glossy paint bounced light back in weird ways, creating extra shadows in the kitchen. Almost as an afterthought, my husband and I painted the ceiling before we did the walls. We used real ceiling paint (the kind that goes on purple and dries white! Very helpful.) and the results were astonishingly better.
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4. Chose a paint color – This took forever. I couldn't decide what color to go with. Everyone said I should go with yellow, but this didn't feel like a yellow kitchen. I tried beige, off-white, and green. Nothing worked. Finally I settled on this pale, cool grey that reads like white in some lights, violet in others, and pale ice blue in the evenings. It was perfect — a little old-fashioned, a little modern, and very soothing and clean.
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Have you ever painted a kitchen? Do you have particular notes or tips that made it easier? Things you wish you would have done differently?
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This Christmas (With Anthologies and Hide & Seek)
With the aim of raising valuable funds for Leeds homeless charity Simon on the Streets this winter, music-videographers Anthologies, and record label/promoters Hide & Seek have collaborated on an ambitious festive music project. Entitled This Christmas (with Anthologies and Hide & Seek) it brings together many of the finest musicians from the flourishing melting-pot that is the Leeds music scene, as they capably tackle the challenge of performing a "Christmas song" in their own vastly varying but equally brilliant ways.
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Backyards – Bleak Midwinter
Dan Beesley & The S.S.S.S.S - Mistletoe and Wine
Dancing Years – Silent Night
Ellen & the Escapades – Little Saint Nick
Family Scraps (Hookworms' MJ) - Ourselves
Fossil Collective – The Power of Love
Get Machine, Destroy! – Zat You, Santa Claus?
Honour Before Glory & Sam Airey - Wonderful Christmastime
Hope & Social – God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
Post War Glamour Girls – The Second Stave
Stalking Horse – Morning Christmas
Swimming Lessons – All Alone On Christmas
The Birthday Kiss - Sentimental Christmastime
These Men - How Come You're Only Nice To Me At Christmas
Witch Hunt - Little Drummer Boy
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The side project from Hookworms' MJ entitled 'Family Scraps' contributed this song:
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A truly beautiful cover of Joni Mitchell's 'River' by Blue Roses...
You can get the mp3 (and loads of other tracks) by simply donating whatever you like to the JustGiving page.
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The first time David Caplan walked into Chopper's Sports Grill in Denver in 2009, he was in search of fellow Ravens fans, who he had heard gathered at the bar.
"I showed up at the first game not knowing anyone, and saw a bunch of purple and black, and I said, 'All right, I feel comfortable,'" the 31-year-old Columbia native recalled.
Since then, that gathering has become an important source of community for Caplan and dozens of other Baltimore-area transplants in the Mile High City — and members are getting primed for Saturday's playoff game against the hometown Broncos.
"We're proud of how the group has grown, and super pumped for the game this weekend," said Bill Rollins. He grew up in Towson but moved to Denver for an IT job four years ago and immediately began looking for fellow Ravens fans.
Rollins, 30, found Nicci Hyatt, one of the group's founders, and the ball kept rolling from there.
"The first season we were getting together, we had 10 or 12 core members," said Hyatt, 40, who was raised in Chicago but became a die-hard Ravens fan after marrying her husband, Phil, of Pikesville. "Then by the third season, there were more like 30 core members, and now we're more like 50 at every single game."
This week, the group is in full-on preparation mode, organizing tailgates, talking with local media and coordinating meet-ups with other Ravens groups heading to town not only from Baltimore, but also from destinations like Los Angeles and Las Vegas, members said.
"It's great fun," said Maggie Shoemaker, 34, another Towson transplant who joined the group in 2010 and enjoys the camaraderie.
"You still get to put on your little purple outfits and go to the game and cheer like idiots for the team you love, and meet new people ... fellow Baltimorons," said Shoemaker. She was in Baltimore for less than 48 hours this past weekend to witness Ray Lewis' final home game before flying back to Denver.
Over the years, Caplan, who works at a Coors plant, has made some of his best friends in the city through the Ravens gatherings, where he also met girlfriend Hannah Misner, 26.
Misner, who grew up in Waynesboro, Pa., and has always rooted for the Ravens, said she sought out the group after moving to Colorado for law school. She found that going to bars and watching the team on small televisions without sound — because Broncos games always took up prime TV real estate — "just wasn't the same" as rooting for the team back home.
"I started getting almost depressed," she said of football before finding Chopper's.
At Chopper's, which also hosts meet-ups for Texas Longhorns football and Kansas Jayhawks basketball fans, the group has its own side bar where the televisions all play Ravens games with the volume up. Caplan and Misner are just two of dozens of regular attendees for games; big matchups and playoff games have drawn hundreds, members said.
"They're all nuts, die-hard fans for sure," said K.C. Lucas, manager of the bar in the Cherry Creek area. "They are absolutely, far and away, the second-strongest support we've had after Broncos fans. They've been great."
During last month's matchup between the Broncos and Ravens, which Denver won 34-17, there was some "back and forth" and "some good smack-talking" between the two fan bases. But it was "all in fun," Lucas said, noting the Ravens group has a slew of chants and other "rituals" to get them pumped up after touchdowns and big plays.
"Everyone's pretty intense, but also pretty fair," he said of the way the Ravens fans are accepted by others at the bar.
Group members are still trying to figure out their schedule for this weekend, but most said they plan to have a large tailgate event before attending the game. There also might be an event at Chopper's Friday night. Those without tickets might post up at the bar for the game.
Hyatt and her husband, who still have a house in Federal Hill because they are often back in Baltimore, have tickets to the game, but plan to be fully involved in the group's tailgate beforehand.
Dimitri Sotiriou, 34, a Silver Spring native who moved to Denver about five years ago with his wife, Marissa, who is from Chesapeake Beach, has been preparing for the event since early this week. Last April, Sotiriou launched a food truck called Capt'n Crabby, which serves authentic blue crab dishes.
Naturally, the Ravens group — which Sotiriou is part of — loves the food, he said. He wouldn't miss the tailgate.
"There's so much energy, so much excitement," he said. "It's a beautiful thing, man."
Sotiriou said he's in discussions with groups from Baltimore about playing a role in their tailgates, too.
Nikki Cimino, 29, and her fiance, Steve Schott, 27, who both grew up in Baltimore's Hamilton neighborhood and moved to Denver in the summer of 2011, will set their pre-game plans based on what the majority of the group is doing.
"Whatever they're doing, we're pretty much going to do," Cimino said. Once the game starts, it will be into the nosebleeds — seats high in the stadium. Cimino thinks the Ravens can win, despite their loss to the Broncos last month.
"We're still going to be riding high from the game on Sunday," she said. "We've learned how not to play against Peyton Manning, so it's a tossup. I just hope it's not another blowout. I don't think my heart could handle that."
Regardless of the outcome, the group of Ravens fans will endure in Denver for years to come, members said.
"It's about more than just the Ravens," said Misner, noting that the group also gets together occasionally for Orioles games and has an annual summer crab feast. "We have a big group of friends, and we do everything Baltimore-related out here."
"The growth of social media has really made this possible, not just in Denver but anywhere," Hyatt said. "We've traveled for games, and we've been able to find other purple fans showing purple pride. I think it's so good for Baltimore and the legacy we're building."


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The decision was an easy one for new Lipscomb men's basketball head coach Casey Alexander when it came to choosing his staff for the Bisons. Roger Idstrom, Dwight Evans and Steve Drabyn, who all served on Alexander's staff at Stetson, will join the Lipscomb program to serve in the same roles they each had last season.
"I'm ecstatic that all three of these guys will be joining us at Lipscomb," said Alexander. "Transitions are always difficult, yet having our entire staff on board will help us make quick progress. Continuity within the staff is a vital ingredient for sustained success and we are a like-minded group that works well together."
The trio combined with Alexander to lead the Hatters to a third-place finish in the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Conference regular season, the highest finish for Stetson since 2007-08.
"These guys will represent Lipscomb well in everything they do and our players will be better men because of the leadership these coaches will provide," said Alexander. "We will tweak some roles, but for the most part we will pick up where we left off at Stetson."
Idstrom and Alexander have spent 13 seasons on the same bench as the duo spent 11 seasons as assistant coaches at Belmont before both moved to the "Sunshine State" two years ago. Along with his stops at Belmont and Stetson, Idstrom has served on the staffs at UNC Ashville, Montreat, Wabash Valley College and Gardner-Webb.
Evans joins the Bisons staff with more than 25 years in the coaching ranks and has helped guide a number of NBA players. Before joining Alexander in DeLand, Fla., Evans spent time on the staffs at Missouri, UCF, South Alabama, South Carolina State and Florida International.
A 1,000-point standout A-Sun player for Belmont from 2000-2004, Draybn joined Alexander's staff at Stetson in 2011 after stints at Sewanee (University of the South), Lees-McRae and Carmel High School.
2013-14 season tickets are on sale now. Visit http://www.LipscombTickets.com to reserve your spot as the Alexander era of Lipscomb basketball gets underway.