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You can judge your leaders by whether they agree with you or not. But if they don't produce consequences that are good for the long-term best interests of the society - which is to say all of us - then they may simply be toxic (to use a popular term in its popular use).
Look first to determine how superbly they performed their leadership role in all of its aspects. For example, CEOs have a moral obligation to make the larger economy better than it was when they stepped into that role. Their role says they are to serve the best self-interests of all of their stakeholders, not just those who track only the numbers.
Then measure the consequences some 20 or 30 years after they have left office. What President has not promised to make a better world for all of us? If you bought into that, how's that working for you?
Recently the Harvard Business Review (blogwise) offered an open forum on the question: "Should leaders be 'frank' or 'deceptive'?" That a really weird question. Are we to imagine Hamlet asking, "To be or not to be 'frank'? - that is the question." Or "To be or not to be 'deceptive'? - that is the question." And since when is candor or deception - like "love" - not in the eye of the beholder?
The question is surely not "frank" - since the asker does not reveal what's in it for him. And if the "leader" is not "frank," does that mean necessarily that she is being "deceptive?"
But that's what definitions can do for you. They can lead you down dead-end streets. If a "leader" is just a bag of tricks, why would we need a new term for that? We've had those people and many names for them since the beginning of time. Or did human history begin in 1980?


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The Hood River Port Commission has a new captain at the helm for fiscal year 2003-04.
After two years in the role of President, Bill Lyons, first elected to Position 3 in 1998, decided that it was time for a break. At the July 1 Port meeting, he nominated Commissioner Don Hosford for the job — a choice that drew unanimous approval from his fellow board members. Hosford won his Position 2 seat in 1997 and a subsequent re-election bid in 2001.
"Don has been on the Commission the longest, knows the history better than anyone else and is a great ambassador to the community," Lyons said. "I think he is the perfect person to ensure we maintain our relationship with the city, and others, during the zoning and development of the waterfront."
He also recommended that Commissioner Sherry Bohn be given the role of vice-president because of her strong public relations skills. Bohn was first appointed to fill an unexpired term in 2001 and then captured another four-years in the Position 4 seat last May. Since Hoby Streich has not yet served one calendar year, he was ineligible to serve in one of the two top roles. However, the Position 5 representative, who was first appointed in 2001 and then elected last May, agreed to take on the role of secretary. Commissioner Fred Duckwall was chosen to be the Port board's treasurer.
Lyons will not have any extra duties during the upcoming year, freeing up his time to focus on bringing a satellite community college campus to Hood River.
Duckwall praised Lyons for keeping the port on course by exercising strong leadership abilities. He credited the outgoing president for facilitating the strong working relationship now in place between port and city officials.
"He helped to build the bonds of trust between the two agencies," Duckwall said.
In addition, he said Lyons has played an instrumental role in overcoming the 10-year "hiatus" in waterfront planning and bringing it back to the table.
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Earth : Europe : Central Europe : Switzerland : Graubünden : Davos
In the early 90's, Davos became famous for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual winter gathering of international politicians and financiers who represented a transnational elite.
Get in
Davos is accessible by train, bus or car. The nearest commercial airport with scheduled airline service is Zurich.
By train
It will take about 2 hours to reach Davos by train from Zurich. There are train connections from Zurich's main station to Davos every hour between 6AM and 11PM. Please check the timetables and other information on the official Swiss Federal Railways website [5]. Choose Zurich Flughafen (airport) or Zurich HB (city) as departure point and Davos Platz or Davos Dorf as destination. Many European cities can also be chosen as the departure point. Zurich-Kloten Airport has its own underground railway station with train connections throughout Switzerland. The round trip fare from Zurich Airport to Klosters and Davos is just over CHF 175.00 (First Class) and CHF 110.00 (Second Class). Reservations are not necessary.
Train Connections in Switzerland:
Zurich-Landquart-Davos: 2 hours 45 minutes. Geneva-Zurich-Landquart-Davos: 5 hours 15 minutes. Buchs-Landquart-Davos: 2 hours. St. Margrethen-Landquart-Davos: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Air travellers may also take advantage of the Fly & Rail baggage service where baggage may be deposited, after clearing customs in Zurich, at the railway counter in the station for direct transfer to Klosters and Davos. Using this service saves the passenger the trouble of carrying luggage when changing trains at Zurich's Main Station and Landquart. The Fly & Rail rate for luggage is CHF 20.00 (US$ 15.00) per item.
By bus during ski season
Buses travel from Zurich airport to Davos Dorf or Davos Plat every Saturday and return from Davos Dorf or Platz to the airport every Saturday in December through April. The trip takes approximately 2 hours, with a pickup at the train station three times daily.
By car
It will take about 2 hours (160 kilometres/103 miles) to get to Davos by car from Zurich. From Zurich-Kloten Airport: take A51 to Zurich and look for the road signs to Chur (Expressway A), take Exit "Landquart-Davos" and follow road signs to Davos. For more details or for other starting points, browse on www.mappy.com (use "Kloten" as the starting point for the International Airport).
Get around
The municipal bus system is very convenient, traversing from one end of the Promenade to the other. Davos is only around 3 or 4 km long and about 1 km wide, so it is easy to get anywhere by bus or a short walk. Cabs are also available, but run about 12-15 CHF during the day and double that at night. You should ask Gästekarte from your hotel or from the tourist office. With Gästekarte almost all local buses, local trains and lifts are free!
Davos is internationally recognised as the largest resort in the Alps for mountain holidays and a top travel destination. Ski and snow activities are a must do in the winter, and at altitudes between 1124 and 2844 m, guests will find 54 ski lifts, 320 km of slopes, 75 km of cross-country ski tracks, two artificial ice-skating rinks and Europe's largest natural ice rink for people to skate or to curl. And no fewer than five sledging runs to have fun on! For skiing fanatics, the mecca is the Parsenn and Weissfluhjoch area which connects up with the neighbouring resort of Klosters. The Jakobshorn, on the other hand, is the in place for snowboarders, with its half-pipe and monster pipe. For a quieter time, take a ride by horse-drawn sledge into the snowy side valleys, or experience the Davos mountains from 84 km of beautifully prepared winter footpaths and snow-shoe trails.
In the summer, the cable-cars on the Jakobshorn (2590 m), Parsenn including the Weissfluhjoch und -gipfel (2844 m), Pischa (2483 m), Rinerhorn (2490 m) and Schatzalp/Strela provide access to four hiking areas with a total of 450 km of marked footpaths. Anyone seeking rest and relaxation amid unspoilt nature should head off on foot, by bike or by horse-drawn carriage up the romantic side valleys of Sertig, Dischma or Flüela. For a change of scene, visit the Davos Lake with its swimming area and a sailing and surfing centre. In addition, there are opportunities for hang-gliding and paragliding and mountain bike and inline skating routes. Davos is also the starting point for excursions on the famous Glacier Express, and the Heidi and Bernina Express trains.
You can buy anything you might need in Davos, especially snow and ski gear. Stores range from rental shops to chic and pricey boutiques, which are strung along the main thoroughfare.
The apres-ski scene is relatively good- there are lots of bars, discos and nightclubs, and a large casino at the Hotel Europe. However, the nature of the clientele at Davos itself means that the guests are often quieter, the drinks more sophisticated, expensive and sometimes less exciting.
Ski up to Serneuser Schwendi Hütte on the end of red piste 21 and enjoy a lively après-ski scene, no visit to Klosters is complete without at least one drink here. It's easy to spot amongst the piles of falling snow by its aeronautical theme and the little Pilatus plane (Swiss designed and built for flying in the mountains) on its terrace.
As the movement on the slopes slows down, the action moves to the hotel bars.
There are over 40 hotels and inns in Davos, including two 5-star hotels: the Flüela and the Steigenberger Belvedere.
Get out
If you need a break for perfect skiing locations, or want a change of scenery, hop aboard the Glacier Express "The Slowest Fast Train in the World" and take a ride through Swiss mountains. See the real Matterhorn and enjoy amazing views of the Alps. Tickets start at CHF 73.


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fishing season is opening in New York for walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge.
Catch-and-release fishing for large- and smallmouth bass is also opening in many waters across the state, and the special trophy bass season on Lake Erie where anglers can take one 20-inch or longer fish per day also begins on Saturday.
The regular harvest season for bass and muskellunge opens on June 21.
All anglers 16 years of age and older are required to have a fishing license to fish the freshwaters of New York State.
Licenses can be purchased by phone at 866-933-2257 or on-line through a link from the Department of Environmental Conservation's website.


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China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) Group is a state-owned company, the largest supplier of diversified products and services in the agricultural products and food industry in China. COFCO has aggressively diversified its business to build a fully integrated value chain. It embarked on a comprehensive program to enhance its data integration, systematic performance analysis and internal information-sharing capabilities. This program is part of a strategy called Crystal Ball, which is helping the company unify disparate systems and business units across the global enterprise, and is improving information sharing and insight-based decision making.
A series of food safety scandals in China in the early 2000s raised public concerns about the quality of food being produced by agricultural companies. In response, COFCO—China's largest agriculture and foodstuffs company—has imposed strict controls over each step of the food-processing chain. The company recognizes its social responsibility as China's leading provider of grains and oils to provide healthy and nutritious food of the highest quality.
In 2009, COFCO Chairman Ning Gaoning instituted a new strategy: the Fully Integrated Value Chain, offering a "farm field to dining tables" range of products and services. The chain begins with agricultural crops and ends in high-quality processed products for consumers. The strategy marked a significant shift and expansion from the company's former core business as a bulk supplier.


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AmEx posts higher 1Q profit as spending picks up
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express said Wednesday its net income climbed in the first quarter, helped by higher spending by its cardholders even as cold winter weather gripped much of the country.
The New York-based company said its cardholders spent 6 percent more in the first three months of the year, driving up revenue for both its U.S. and international card businesses.
"While consumers remain cautious about taking on additional debt, we continued to see a modest increase in card member loan balances," AmEx chief executive Kenneth Chenault said.
After the stock market closed Wednesday, AmEx said its net income rose 12 percent to $1.43 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the three months ending March 31. That compares with net income of $1.28 billion, or $1.15 per share, in the same period of 2013.
Revenue rose 4 percent to $8.2 billion from $7.88 billion the year before.
AmEx's latest results beat Wall Street's expectations for profit but fell short on revenue. Analysts had expected earnings of $1.30 per share on $8.35 billion in revenue in the latest quarter, according to the data provider FactSet.
AmEx's credit-card holders tend to be more affluent than other credit card users, which has helped bolster the company throughout the slow economic recovery.
Unlike Visa and MasterCard and other credit-card companies, American Express issues its own cards. So when cardholders charge more on their AmEx cards, the company receives more fees from stores as well as more income from interest.
Shares in AmEx ended the regular trading day up $1.36, or 2 percent, to $87.40. In after-hours trading, they dropped 45 cents to $86.95 following the release of the earnings report.
Another credit-card issuer, Capital One Financial, turned in slightly higher first-quarter profit late Wednesday.
The Capital One reported net income of $1.14 billion, or $1.96 per share, for the three months ending March 31. That compares with net income of $1.04 billion, or $1.77 per share, in the same period of 2013. Revenue dipped 3 percent to $5.37 billion from $5.55 billion.
On average, analysts expected earnings of $1.69 per share on $5.45 billion in revenue, according to FactSet. Shares in Capital One slipped 6 cents to $75.10 in after-hours trading.


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"If you are not spending all of your waking life in discontent, worry, anxiety, depression, despair, or consumed by other negative states; if you are able to enjoy simple things like listening to the sound of the rain or the wind; if you can see the beauty of clouds moving across the sky or be alone at times without feeling lonely or needing the mental stimulus of entertainment; if you find yourself treating a complete stranger with heartfelt kindness without wanting anything from him or her... it means that a space has opened up, no matter how briefly, in the otherwise incessant stream of thinking that is the human mind." - A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle
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Download and post this 8.5" X 11" English-Spanish flyer to help spread the word about the August 2017 total solar eclipse.
This 8.5" X 11" eclipse resource features a two-sided brochure and a bookmark. One side of the brochure identifies the bright stars and planets that will be visible during totality, the other side shows an image of the sun with key corona features... (View More) identified. The detachable bookmark lays out the eclipse sequence with instructions for using it in a pinhole projector activity. (View Less)
This 8.5" X 11" bulletin provides safety information for experiencing the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. One side of the bulletin focuses on eye safety for viewing the eclipse, the other side provides links to other safety resources offering tips... (View More) on extreme heat, camping, transportation, etc. related to viewing the eclipse. (View Less)
This poster features details of the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse including the path of totality, the percentages of coverage outside the path of totality, and a timeline as it moves across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
This is an interactive, real-time display system of space science images and data designed for museums and schools. The program displays hundreds of images and movies from space science research, all documented, with web references of how to find... (View More) out more information. The materials also include a large number of space science educational activities. The software is available for purchase. Full-screen versions without support files are available for download but require a registration number after a 30-day demo period. (View Less)
This Flash-based interactive provides access to illustrations, visualizations, videos, and near-real time images of the Sun from a variety of NASA satellites. Learners can access this information to supplement other materials related to the Sun and... (View More) heliophysics. A scale tool with the size of the Earth is also presented with the solar images. (View Less)
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This software package displays movies and images of the aurora and the Sun in various wavelengths from the ground and from NASA spacecraft; a tutorial about what space weather is and how the aurora is formed; and more. Users will also find real-time... (View More) space weather conditions from current satellite missions and can download the latest data without leaving the Space Weather application. A TicTacToe game is included that tests space weather knowledge. This resource also provides additional space weather resources for use at home or school, including educational websites for offline viewing and links to a variety of space weather resources available online. (View Less)
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This multimedia ibook introduces the physical concepts related to plasma globes commonly seen in science museums. The characters Camilla Corona and Colours O'IRIS discuss the concepts of plasma, electric fields, and atom electron loss and recapture... (View More) in simple terms without requiring extensive vocabulary. The Sun is used as an example of plasma, with similarities and differences between it and the plasma globes highlighted. For those who wish to go farther, a glossary is provided that expands upon the concepts in the comic. NASA resources on the Sun and related topics are also provided. This comic is part of the series Tales from Stanford Solar. (View Less)
This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is the second module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and uses online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore, research... (View More) and build knowledge about how and why studying the Sun's electromagnetic energy and magnetic fields help scientists better understand the Sun's activity and space weather. Students build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide is included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 2A: The Sun and the EM Spectrum students learn how SDO uses key parts of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to research regions of the Sun, create an interactive foldable to describe the different wavebands of the EMS, then use real-time SDO image data and the Helioviewer online tool to explore the Sun's regional activity. Tutorials for using Helioviewer and making the EMS foldable are included. Activity 2B: Solar activity and Magnetism has students use information in online videos and slide presentations to demonstrate concepts of magnetism and the relationship between the Sun's variable magnetic fields and sunspots. Activity 3B: Solar Research in Action! Build a Spectroscope has students create a spectroscope to observe the different wavebands of visible light, demonstrate how the Sun emits varying EMS energies, and explain how this information helps scientists understand the composition and activity of both our nearest star, and other stars in the universe. A computer for student-teams and a connection to the Internet are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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10 Things You Need For Fall Baking
Although fall baking isn't really any different than summer baking, we are usually doing more of it in a shorter time span. There are parties and events to bake for, and since you can turn your oven on without melting your kitchen, we do more of it just for fun. Here are ten tools that will make your fall baking season even more enjoyable.
1. Balloon Whisk: Long gone are the days where I busted out a hand sifter. More often than not, using a whisk is my preferred method of combining dry ingredients before they get the liquid ones added to them. A good whick will break up clumps and sift things through without dirtying something larger. It's also greatly needed to make fillings of all sorts and finding one that won't get water stuck down in the handle is a plus!
2. Pie Weights: You can either purchase true pie weights or simply use dry beans instead. I usually use the later. Just make sure to keep your pie beans separate from your other beans. After several trips through the oven, they're not exactly good eats, but they are inexpensive and get into all the nooks and crannies of your dough (why does that sound so dirty?) without leaving dents in it.
3. A Good Spatula: I feel as though you my spatula and I could have our own cheesy commercial together. We'd be holding hands and playing ring around the rosey together while the latest hip trendy song played in the background. I have a long blade Kitchenaid spatula that's specially made to reach the bottom of the Kitchenaid mixer bowl without getting the handle or your hands dirty and is tapered to scrape the bowl with one single swoop.
4. Cookie Scoop: Although I'm pretty decent at eyeballing the same size over and over again, once you start nearing the end of your cookie dough, things seem to get a little out of shape. You're tired of standing, the latest episode of Mad Men on DVR is calling your name and all you really want to do is grab a glass of milk and enjoy a tasty snack fresh from the oven. A cookie scoop makes the same size over and over and over again, ensuring even baking time without fail every time you bake. Awesome.
5. Cookie Sheets: My life changed once I stopped trying to figure out which cookie sheet worked the best from my local big box retailers. Was it the kind with air inside? What about dark ones? Light ones? Ones with handles? Once I finally gave in and purchased professional half and quarter sheet pans my baking world changed forever. No more warping pans, they cook evenly and all my oven times will forever be constant.
6. Parchment Paper: I've recently mentioned my love for parchment paper in flat sheets, but no matter how you buy it, this will be the difference between awesome baked goods and ho hum ones. Not only does it allow you to remove cookies from the pan (so they don't over bake) without actually doing any damage to them, parchment paper makes cakes come out clean and scones with slightly browned bottoms.
7. Oven Thermometer: Although most things can be cooked a little longer at a little lower temperature, when your oven has the opposite problem (especially when you're trying out a new recipe) things can end poorly. No one wants to spend money on ingredients just to have them wasted when they get burned. An oven thermometer will help regulate things and a pizza stone or unglazed tile in the bottom of the oven will help retain heat when you open the door to check on things.
8. Timer: Although your oven has a time built in (usually), that doesn't mean that once you put something in the oven you won't get distracted and start playing with the kids, or take the dog out back to do their thing, or even just switch a load of laundry. Time can so easily get away from you and keeping a clip on timer has saved us on more than one occasion!
9. Zip Top Bags: We'll leave it up to you to decide if they're eco-friendly or not, but when it comes to fall baking, we're usually making multiple batches of things. Make some now, take some later, all sorts of parties demand our time. So if you're doubling up, try using a zip top bag to hold extra pre-portioned cookie dough or baked off cupcakes for next week's party.
10. Measuring Devices You Love: Personally, I'm more of a straight sided, metal, no frills type of person, but some people love more ornamental measuring cups and spoons. Make sure the ones that you use will measure accurately and are strong enough to hold up to heavy ingredients without bending.
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Circuit of the Americas, the first purpose-built Formula 1 Grand Prix facility in the United States, is now the home to a series of new buildings created by Austin-based Miró Rivera Architects. The complex now features a Grand Plaza, a Tower Amphitheatre, the Main Grandstand, and a 251ft tall Observation Tower. The tracks will host its first major event, the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, this weekend.
The architects have created a unique design language taken from the precision, dynamism and performance-driven design of race cars. As a result the site is visually stimulating, incorporating banners, billboards and bold graphics into the design. In addition the structural systems have been innovatively articulated instead of being concealed behind a building's façade.
Miró Rivera Architects has created a consistent visual experience throughout the site through using one architectural theme throughout the site. This is the use of red steel tubes which cascade down the side of the Observation Tower to form a canopy for the Amphitheatre stage and also frame the Main Grandstand. The visual imagery created is evocative of sports cars and movement which ties the structures together.
Visitors pass through the main gate and immediately see the Observation Tower at the end of the Grand Plaza, creating a dramatic moment of arrival for spectators. The Observation Tower serves as the centrepiece of the complex, which rises over the racetrack offering sweeping views of the entire venue, downtown Austin and the nearby Hill Country. Its observation platform at the top can hold up to 75 people and features glass railings and a glass floor.
The Main Grandstand and the concessions buildings in the Grand Plaza were conceived as a modular system consisting of several components that can be arranged according to need. This flexibility enables the space to be adapted effectively and allows the site to grow and change over time.
At the heart of the complex is The Grand Plaza which borders the track on three sides. Its location on the inside the arc of the track is perfectly situated to capture the energy of racing: its speed, noise and excitement.
With the expectation of being completed in Spring 2013, The Tower Amphitheatre will be the largest in Central Texas, with total spectator capability of 15,000 people. The design has been inspired by classical Greek and Roman amphitheatres, which use the topography of the site to enhance acoustics and views.


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American University of Sharjah was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, American University of Sharjah (AUS), who envisioned the university as the leading educational institution in the Gulf region.
Located in University City, Sharjah, AUS is a not-for-profit, independent, coeducational institution of higher education consciously based on the American model and thoroughly grounded in Arab culture and is part of a larger process of the revitalization of the intellectual life of the Middle East.Less...
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Petite Indoor Gardens
As the colder months creep up, outdoor gardens tend to go dormant. Bring a bit of that life back indoors to brighten the winter months with these creative, easy to maintain indoor gardens.
1. Succulents planted in vintage beakers make for a cohesive arrangement with a fun pop of color.
Via Kirin Notebook
2. Tiny plants in ink jars make for a quirky little indoor container garden of sorts and fit easily on a shelf.
Via Justina Blakeney
3. This vertical terrarium garden is composed of a series of magnetic spice jars, affix to the refrigerator or any other surface you please.
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4. A glass teapot transforms into a unique moss terrarium that would feel right at home in the kitchen.
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5. This hanging drop terrarium serves as a living sculpture.
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Availability is important when choosing a nursing home or rehabilitation center. You or your loved one may require immediate skilled nursing, or post-acute care and knowing that a care facility is ready to accommodate all your needs at any time day or night can provide peace of mind.
As part of the Covenant Care family, Highland Health Care Center provides a safe, home-like environment for residents receiving rehabilitation therapy, skilled nursing, and Alzheimer's care. Located in Highland, IL, we encourage you to tour our clean, healthy, organized facility and grounds.
Our nursing home is engaging and nurturing! An inviting list of daily activities will help make you or your loved one feel enriched and involved. We have spacious dining and lounge areas with Wi-Fi available in each room.
A nurturing attentive and timely staff is at the heart of any nursing home facility and should be a top consideration for your family.
An interdisciplinary care team made up of nursing staff, therapist(s), resident dietician, activities and social services help develop a customized plan of care that addresses specific care needs and therapy goals including long-term care.
What's the cost of a nursing home? We believe having a financial plan is important. Having a financial planner on-site who can meet with you to discuss any concerns and help with you or your family's specific needs is also an important step.
Highland Health Care Center offers a variety of healthy food options so that each meal is nutritious and appetizing!
Family involvement is encouraged at all stages of care including initial care planning and future scheduled visits with your loved ones. Residents needing Alzheimer's care, dementia care, stroke recovery and any kind of skilled nursing or assisted living need the added love and support of family members.
Highland Health Care Center has a 4-Star rating in Quality Measures as rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
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|January 28, 2013, 09:32 AM
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What state has the most in depth CC course requirements
I'm only familiar with Fl and Tx,
IIRC Texas, figure out how to get an entire weekend off when you work retail, 10 hous of class (5hrs per day), 50 questions, 50 rounds at various distances and must have a min target score.
Florida- go to the gun show, sit down for an hour next to two hooters girls (in uniform) who were taking the class. Instructor was nice just extremely basic stuff. Think the test was pretty much open book and maybe 10-15 questions. Then for the shooting qual you go into a small horse trailer, pickup a umarex p99 .22, load, fire at a target 3 feet from you once.
I've got mixed feelings on it, I wouldn't want the gvt to be able to get their hands on making the course req very restrictive with the sole purpose of thwarting citizens from acquiring a license.
On the other hand I don't want it to be - muzzle=bad, unloaded=safe and that's the course.
If you could when you reply name the State you think in the title, would just be easier to see.
BTW I have a 101.8F fever and Im still TFL'ing pardon any typos
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|January 28, 2013, 12:08 PM
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CA requires 16 hours, NM 15. Lots more range time than TX (which I am familiar with).
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|January 28, 2013, 12:20 PM
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Well, it's not Virginia. As far as I can tell, there's no requirement for range time at all, and there are a bunch of ways to "demonstrate competence with a handgun":
Documentation of Competence with a Handgun
The applicant shall demonstrate competence with a handgun by one of the following:
Completing a hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or a similar agency of another state.
Completing any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course.
Completing any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Criminal Justice Services or a similar agency of another state.
Completing any law-enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement.
Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition approved by the Department of State Police or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services.
Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in this Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause.
Completing any firearms training or safety course or class, including an electronic, video, or on-line course, conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor.
Completing any governmental police agency firearms training course and qualifying to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties.
Completing any other firearms training that the Virginia Department of State Police deems adequate.
|January 28, 2013, 12:23 PM
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Iowa's is pathetic. 4 hour class no range time required. To renew the new 5 year CCW which may require shooting.
|January 28, 2013, 12:29 PM
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8 hours of class, written test and shooting requirement. The shooting requirements for semis(revolvers) are 6(5) rounds at 3 yards, 12(10) rounds at 5 yards and 12(10) at 7 yards, no time limits, any stance/grip. You can qualify with either or both. All shot at a B-27 target or similar. The test and shooting are pass/fail, 70% being the cut off.
|January 28, 2013, 01:16 PM
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In New Jersey, you can take all the training you possibly can and you still can't get a permit to carry.
|January 28, 2013, 03:09 PM
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Alaska,Arizona,Vermont and Wyoming (for WY residents) are the best. Just strap on a gun and carry ,whether you be from Florida, Berlin,Shanghai or Timbucktu.
You know,the "shall not be infringed" course.
|January 28, 2013, 03:10 PM
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Other states, such as Pennsylvania, require only a background check. I don't know of any statistics showing that Pennsylvania has a significantly higher per capita incidence of negligent discharges by CCW holders than Texas, so I'm forced to conclude that Texas is simply gouging Texans by unnecessarily requiring a more expensive and complicated qualification than what's needed to accomplish the purpose.
I admittedly don't know what all 50 states (okay, 49, since Vermont doesn't require permits or even issue them as an option) require, but Texas (my old home state) is BY FAR the most onerous of those I have encountered.
And I don't know of any other state that requires you to shoot the qualifying course of fire again each time you renew your permit.
|January 28, 2013, 03:32 PM
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They should however. You're being tested to demonstrate competency of the laws and your ability to handle a firearm. I agree on Texas priceyness though. Frankly for that amount of bucks I'm required to pay, I want more bang for it.
In an enlightened Zincwarrior universe you would be required to enter one IDPA or other shooting competition, or at least the cool shoot-em up gallery that Dirty Harry went through in Magnum Force. Come on, I'm shelling out some cash here. Make it worth my while!
|January 28, 2013, 03:49 PM
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Washington State: Pay your fee and fill out the paper work. They send it off to the cloud. If it doesn't come back w/ felon, etc, then you have your conceal carry permit.
|January 28, 2013, 03:53 PM
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Ohio requires 12 hours of instruction, at least 2 of which must be on the range.
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|January 28, 2013, 10:12 PM
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New Hampshire and Pennsylvania both accepted the fact I have a home state permit as proof of handgun safety competence.
Not to belabor the point unnecessarily, but where in the Second Amendment does it say anything about "... the right of the People (who pass a test) to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"? My version must be defective, because my copy doesn't mention classes as a prerequisite to exercising a right.
|January 28, 2013, 10:26 PM
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Pay your $20, in most counties. walk out with your LTCF. Philly makes you wait the full 45 days allowed. Last time I looked, PA was a bit below the ave for ND/AD rate. besides philly quite a few of the larger cities areas hassle you more. rural areas are usually walk in walk out. except for Philly the License is issued by the sheriff.
|January 28, 2013, 10:28 PM
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|January 28, 2013, 11:07 PM
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May gosh,this is a gun board? Come back,Shane!
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|January 29, 2013, 11:31 AM
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Here in Connecticut I needed the NRA 8+ hour class+test & range time for my
safety certificate. Then came the tons of paperwork, fingerprints
( which had to be redone 4 times) more paperwork, to finally obtain a temporary town issued permit. Then the temporary permit some more paperwork and
a trip to the CT State Police HQ to stand in long lines to finally get the CT pistol permit.. My elapsed time 5 months ( Aug to end of Dec 2012)
and not to mention a bunch of checks $$ for the town, and the State.
Firearms hunting permit ( for both son & I) two 9 hour days with a test, range time, with proof of competence (demos for the teachers) in safety and range & gun handling. about 100 people in the class
The Archery class was 9 hours , test, and proof of competence (demos for the teachers) in safety and range time & Bow handling. about 100 people in the class
After all of that ..
A trip to the town hall clerk, to buy the actual Connecticut 2012 & 2013 hunting & fishing licenses. and some checks $$ of course to the town
Between all the NRA & state classes we obtained a huge pile of printed info , books, and pamphlets of IMO valuable information .
|January 29, 2013, 12:25 PM
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Iowa's law is similar to Virginia's law:
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|January 29, 2013, 01:03 PM
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Does the RKBA extend outside the home? Yes, but most state constitutions have provisions regulating it, and those have stood for over 200 years in most cases. One would have a hard time arguing that such a thing as so-called "constitutional carry" really exists, except perhaps in a militia context.
The subject of this thread is in the title. If we want to debate whether it's a good idea for states to mandate training, start another thread.
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|January 29, 2013, 01:20 PM
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In the old days firearms were a way of life.
Guys like Minute Men, ( Insert historical colonial leader here) Paul Revere, etc..
Used firearms to provide food, etc. they were smart enough not
to blow their heads off ( or anyone else's)
Was there ever a statistic of firearms safety in those days ?
I remember reading "April Morning" as a kid, and the Dad teaching the proper use
of the family shotgun/musket to the son.
hence the 2A when written IMO reflected the social times
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|January 29, 2013, 04:50 PM
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What I did in Virginia was "Completing any firearms training or safety course or class, including an electronic, video, or on-line course, conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor." I signed up for an online course for $19.99. Took me about 15 minutes to read through the entire course but I could have passed the course without reading anything. Printed out my certificate, filled out a form with $50 and took it to the Clerk of the Court's office. In three weeks, my CC permit was in my mailbox.
|January 29, 2013, 05:09 PM
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To get my concealed carry permit here in Georgia I go to the county courthouse, fill out some paperwork, give them $30 cash. Then I go to the county detention center to be fingerprinted and give them $50 cash.
I am not sure whether it is mailed or printed off then and there. Probably mailed to me a short time later.
Its a pretty easy process to get your CCP here in Georgia. No class is required, I guess they trust that if you are going to carry concealed here, you know how to use your firearm responsibly.
|January 29, 2013, 05:19 PM
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WA and PA have no government mandated training requirement. Not a prohibited person? Fill out the brief app, Plop down $52.25 ($36 renewal) in WA, $20 in PA, and wait from 0-30 days, but no more than 30 days. (unless you are a non-resident)
|January 29, 2013, 05:46 PM
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Texas: It's about the Benjamins
I've been through the initial license and the renewal in Texas. The classroom for the initial license was all day--a long day--but frankly I've learned more from just reading on my own the State of Texas material. At the end of the day was the range test. In my class there were a few people with very little experience and a couple who had not previously shot a handgun. Yet everyone passed the shooting test. Every single person.
When I went for my renewal, the half day class was plenty. A couple of us had questions--about 3006 and other no-carry places. At noon the range test, at least two guys there had not fired a gun since their last CHL range test. One really old guy (no offense, I'm 66 myself) had a Glock with a 30-rd mag sticking out the bottom. The way he was swinging that thing around scared the heck out of me (and the instructor). At the first shooting station (maybe 3 yards?), he (the old guy) remarked about my shooting "Hey! Somebody's been practicing!" The test is so easy that halfway through, the instructor told me quietly "You already have enough points. You're just shooting for fun now." I am not an expert shot.
My point? There's a fat fee to the State of Texas, a charge for the CHL class, and a fingerprint company collecting some cash. Is the license about safety, handgun competence, or what? It's about money, of course? Lots of money to lots of people. I used to be a CPA (now retired status). It required a $210 annual license and 40 hours of continuing education. It's about money.
If gun owners would agree to an annual gun safety awareness tax (I won't) to the federal government of $50 per handgun or bolt action rifle and $100 per semi-auto rifle, all the gun banning talk would end. Prohibition went away (even though it took another constitutional amendment) and became a major revenue source for all kinds of taxing authorities, even though alcohol and drunks kill more people than M-16's did in Vietnam--and those rifles had full auto switches.
At least that's what I think.
|January 29, 2013, 07:02 PM
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Massachusetts requires 8 hours if I remember correctly with an open book written test at the end. We did a bunch of live fire practice but there was no scoring of any kind. I took the course through an NRA instructor, the good thing about the NRA course is it is recognized in all 50 states. Meaning if you move to another state you will not have to retake a course to apply for a license. Cost an extra $20 compared to others but it was worth it IMO.
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|January 29, 2013, 07:58 PM
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Michigan CPL
Requires 8 hours of range/classroom time including time with the lawyers. You currently have to qualify at 7 yds with 30 rounds. However, as of May 1st the requirement is going up to 92 rounds.
On another note they also did away with pistol purchase permits and went to a straight NICS only system. As well as making rifle purchases available to out of state ID holders as of 12/18/12.
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After a blast caused much of an Omaha manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives.
Two of the 38 workers who were at the International Nutrition plant on Monday morning died and 10 were hospitalized, authorities said. A firefighter was also sent to the hospital with an injured hand.
By Tuesday morning, at least four of the 10 workers sent to hospitals have been released. Authorities say two employees were killed in the accident at the International Nutrition plant in south-central Omaha on Monday morning. Bergan Mercy Medical Center says two of the three workers sent there were treated and released.
The Nebraska Medical Center says two workers sent there were treated for minor injuries and then released. The hospital also says it treated a firefighter and released him.
Authorities say seven other workers were treated at the scene.
Jamar White was one of the more fortunate employees — he was outside watching trucks unload at the time of the explosion. White said he heard a loud crack and looked up to see the back wall of the building collapsing.
"I ran at least 150 feet," White said. "I ran far enough to make sure nothing else would keep falling."
Key structural supports failed after the blast, and the second and third floors of the plant collapsed on top of the first floor. The blast knocked out the lights in the building and sent workers fleeing for safety.
Authorities don't know what caused the blast. Omaha Interim Fire Chief Bernie Kanger said at a news conference Monday night that he couldn't say for sure there was an explosion, though workers and other witnesses described hearing a blast.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the cause of the accident; Kanger said that could take weeks. He noted there were no hazardous chemicals at the International Nutrition plant, which makes nutritional products that are added to livestock and poultry feed.
Kanger said firefighters were able to rescue five men initially, including one who was cut from the debris. Search-and-rescue experts worked into Monday evening to stabilize the building and remove the body of one victim, 53-year-old Keith Everett of Omaha.
A combination of strong winds, cold temperatures and the dangerous rubble forced rescuers to suspend operations before the second victim could be recovered, Kanger said. That person's name hasn't been released.
"We've got tens of thousands of pounds of concrete, reinforced concrete and steel," Kanger said, noting the search effort and investigation will resume Tuesday morning. "This is a very significant rescue operation."
White's wife, Sarah White, said she was at home with her four children when her husband called after the explosion.
"I could hear the panic in his voice," she said.
She spent the morning waiting with other workers' families for updates on their loved ones
"All of the people who are hurt are people he works with every day," she said. "I know that? he's OK, but it's still emotional because I know I could be one of those families crying."
Worker Nate Lewis said he was on the first floor when he heard the explosion. The building went dark, so the 21-year-old used light from his cellphone to make his way across the production floor and outside.
"I was a production line worker, although I don't know if I want to be that anymore," said Lewis, who's been at the plant for about four months.
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More Than Just a Win
Granite Stripe (2013, Ep. 22): NHMS Recap
I said as much in Sunday's post recap video: Brian Vickers win on Sunday was more than just a driver taking the checkered flag. It was a validation of his perseverance, not only at a professional level, but more so at a personal level.
Three years to the day before he qualified 13th for the Camping World RV Sales 301, Vickers was in the hospital. Not for a flu shot or a routine check up, but for heart surgery to repair a hole in his heart that was causing his blood to clot.
He returned to race in the Sprint Cup Series in 2011, but as bad luck would have it, Red Bull Racing folded at the end of his comeback season and he was left without a ride.
"Everything that I've gone through over the last several years," he said in the Media Center afterward. "From the blood clots, and you wake up one morning and you're just hoping to be around the next. To: are you ever going to race again? To: ok, I may race again. To: all right, I'm racing, now I don't have a job. To: getting a phone call from Ty [Norris, Exec. VP/GM of Michael Waltrip racing], asking if I wanted to run eight races, and I said, 'absolutely.'"
MWR gave him the part-time opportunity to pilot the No. 55 in 2012. He was very impressive in those eight races, finishing with three top-fives and a total of five top-10s. The team owner even indicated last year that it might only be a matter of time before Vickers got a full-time seat.
Alas, that didn't come to fruition this season. Vickers was again allotted a part-time position, splitting the seat with Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip, and raced full-time in the Nationwide Series.
He was great in the CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 on Saturday at NHMS in finishing second to Kyle Busch, but the Sprint Cup Series race looked like a different deal. Early in the race, Vickers was penalized when a wrench got stuck in his car on pit road, and he brought out a caution for debris in doing so. The penalty put him a lap down, where he was stuck in 24th as late as Lap 210.
"Michael Waltrip Racing and Brian Vickers, we were both at one point left for dead," said Ty Norris of MWR. "We were believed that we wouldn't continue, and his career was in a state of flux. Our race was very much like that today after the penalty, and we spent two-thirds of the race running in the teens to twenties."
Vickers luck finally changed with a series of caution flags that got him back on the lead lap and inside the top-10. He jumped inside the top-five by Lap 225 and set his sights on the front of the field.
With the laps winding down, he sped along in third. He was so quick that Kyle Busch, who's not one to give up a spot easily, let him blow on by as he set sail toward the race leader, Tony Stewart.
"Man, we had a fast race car," Vickers said. "It was just unbelievably fast. (Crew chief) Rodney (Childers) kept telling me at the end of the race, 'ok, you're good. Slow down!' And, I was saying, 'man, I'm slowing down. I'm rolling out early.' And it just kept going."
He passed Stewart on Lap 286 and never looked back. Not even a great-white-checkered finish could stop the No. 55 or Brian Vickers from his first Sprint Cup Series victory since 2009.
When he pulled around on the frontstretch to celebrate with fans, he was so unfamiliar with the victory celebration that after a brief attempt at a burnout, he stalled the car and was unable to refire. He wasn't sure if he was out of gas or not, so he just jumped out, got the checkered flag and emphatically walked along the track wall to high-five the line of fans.
The respect from the rest of the garage for what Vickers had overcome was apparent. Teammate Clint Bowyer ran to meet him on pit road, while Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears stopped in victory lane to give him a hug.
"We didn't have a chance," said second-place Kyle Busch of the final restart against the No. 55. "Congratulations to those guys. It's great to see the No. 55 in victory lane."
It's been a long journey through life for Vickers as he's recovered from a significant health issue and the folding of his race team. He reaffirmed on Sunday that his heart is as well as ever. And, I don't just mean from a health standpoint, but also from a competitive standpoint.
He never gave up hope that he would one day return to victory lane in the Sprint Cup Series, and he was rewarded in the Camping World RV Sales 301 with that sought-after win.


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Attentively they sat, their curiosity piqued: Who was this intermediate school student that their teacher had raved about?
Attentively they sat, their curiosity piqued: Who was this intermediate school student that their teacher had raved about?
Was she really destined for stardom? Bright-eyed and brimming with questions, the fourth grade students at Resica Elementary School sat on the edges of their chairs, waiting to hear from Kate Rubino, 12, a seventh grad singer/songerwriter at Stroudsburg Junior High School.
Rubino, whose mother, Julie, is an East Stroudsburg Area School District reading and writing coach, was prepared. Her tools of the trade included her guitar, an Apple tablet, chart paper and captivating smile. Her objective: Make these students realize that writing need not be so daunting.
Musicians, screenwriters, actors, graphic illustrators, critics and authors employ writing skills that they learned and honed from school. The lesson seemed easy enough, but would the students get it?
Kate, who taps into many genre of music, says eventually she would like to end up on the country/pop charts and her inspiration comes in different forms.
"Sometimes I get a beat in my head. Sometimes I get a line. I kind of have to wait for those to come to me."
She compares her work to a diary set to music, and a dialogue. She told the class, "What would I say to this person if I could talk to them right now?"
The feelings she expressed in the songs that she performed for the class were strong, yet she says she also sings for pure entertainment as well.
Inspired by Taylor Swift, Kate expresses the angst of dealing with mean girls, social stigmas and being true to yourself. Perhaps her words will have the power to persuade young minds from falling into cliques, excluding others or creating outcasts.
Her lyrics include figurative language, skills taught to fourth grade writers. Hearing them sung by this vivacious teen was reinforcing. Yet songwriting entails the use of other literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme and personification, not to mention syllabication. She called on audience participation to help her find a synonym for the word, "jerk." Was it too strong of a word for that audience? What is the overall tone of the song? Songwriters must consider that when they create.
And when the muses are silent, Kate can turn to the purveyor of writing wisdom, her mother. A dictionary or thesaurus are necessities, but having her mother who coaches reading and writing is a mixed blessing.
"She's kind of like my editor. She lets me know if she thinks it can be improved." she admits.
Sometimes when a song won't come together, she knows what to do.
"If I get to a point that I can't elaborate on, I put it away and come back to it later."
She's building a library of ideas, lines and songs awaiting completion. She sets her journals to music.
The writing is just one factor of her musical ability. She must revise and practice performing each song. Some local venues where she performed include the East Stroudsburg Freedom Festival and the Dansbury Oktoberfest. She's been in Shawnee Playhouse productions, cabarets and competitions. If stage fright hits, she faces her fear head on. Practicing eases tension and having new song lyrics in her iPad eliminates the fear of not knowing the words.
"The more I perform, the more comfortable I become," says Kate.
Balancing school work and activities is another skill that Kate must contend with.
Her busy schedule includes dance lessons, violin, voice and local theater productions. She takes guitar as well, but has suspended taking piano lessons.
Fourth-grader Chris Cacace wanted to know how long it takes to write a song. Katie said her shortest was 20 minutes.
Rubino admits in her song, "I'm Sorry" that "I'm not a toothpick with amazing hair." But in her song, "Just Like Her," she states strongly, "I tower over you in every way." Some of these lines were influenced by behavior she observed, such as a classmate using hurtful words. But she also talks of building bridges.
Immediately afterward, students clambered for autographs and parents reported that some rushed into their rooms to jot down their feelings into songs. check out Kate's YouTube recording at katier1121.


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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Time is running for March elections
According a February 7 post if elections are to be celebrated March 17 for a new president the end of the Chavez era must be announced this week, say, tomorrow at the latest.... Announcement next week almost pushes elections to sometime in April with a cumbersome Easter Week holiday in between not propitious for campaigning for the regime who needs all on duty to distribute the stuff to buy votes. In other words, May 5. Stay tuned for the next 48 HOURS!!!!!
Update. Maybe I dashed this note a tad too fast. Of course this prediction as explained earlier is based on the presumption that chavismo will 1) stick to a minimum of legalese to make the election believable and 2) that their internal succession problems are sorted out.
Unfortunately for them (I hope for us), the devaluation of last Friday may mean that they need money to buy votes. That implies that until the devaluation effects take place and that they can pay off some of the internal debts to keep people happy and vote for them, it will require at least a couple of months. Then May 5 would be the earliest date that they are contemplating (assuming they can keep Chavez alive). If they indeed use the devaluation to pay off wages and related public sector debt then it makes sense to try to wait until May for a vote but no latter because the economic problems linked to inflation will start to be noted by the populace as soon as late April....
At any rate, considering that municipal elections are called for July the only thing we can be sure is that presidential elections will be mid June at the latest. So this is the current calendar
March 17: Chavez era ends this week [This is my rational first pick because that date they are still certain to win]
Late April or May 5: at least three weeks of campaign after Easter week holiday. They have sorted their shit and remove Chavez mid March while paying all their debts then increasing minimal wage and old age pensions. The early April primaries would be a test run for the general election.
Late May to mid June: they are in trouble and need to gain time. The PSUV primaries become all important because they could decide whether Maduro will be the candidate. [This is my second pick because I think that the internal trouble is getting worse by the day and they are nowhere close to solve it, not at least until that devaluation fresh cash flows in and primaries settle scores. But by then the opposition chances start to grow]
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- syd9:17 PM
A little birdie tells me that Ch won't live to see March 2013...perhaps not even next week.ReplyDelete
Though he caused so much tragedy, nonetheless, I hope he's on morphine.Replies
- Anonymous1:08 PM
Syd, when are you going to realize that you know what they want you to know? and that your speculation and all your silly posts are totally and absolutely meaningless?Delete
Nobody cares what "little birdies" tell you. Get a fucking job.
- syd2:03 PM
I don't give a rat's behind what some coward thinks or doesn't think, let alone some puny weasel who tells this retiree what to do.Delete
Declare yourself for who you are and you might gain some respect, a**h*le.
Sorry Syd. Had I caught it earlier I would have erased it. But your answer is appropriate though it seems they never learn. then again, when one has no arguments and no wish to learn....Delete
- syd3:12 PM
It's Ok, Daniel. (Je peux me débrouiller.) Sorry for the sewer lingo; I try to keep things civil and decent, but once in a blue moon, I'm goaded to let it rip.Delete
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Oh dear,Delete
Incipient disasters seem to be dissolved by a single glance of Compassion
- syd11:13 AM
From various tweets, based on media transmissions and comments, principally from Alberto Ravell, Esteban Gerbasi (whom I take with a grain of salt), Marquina,Delete
et al, I put together the below-noted and arrived at a logical conclusion:
Maduro states publicly but informally, in Lara, that Ch. está siendo sometido a tratamientos "complejos y duros" "difícil de entender o explicar, que exige gran esfuerzo y sufrimiento".
A few hours later ... Suspenden a última hora visita del canciller Jaua al Perú y sale a urgencia a La Habana por deterioro de Chávez
Not sure of the shortened timeline, but ..
Ch. de vuelta a cuidados intensivos por infección recurriente, tras 2 semanas en una suite del área presidencial del CIMEQ.
Marquina figures that: La condición respiratoria se contínua deteriorando en las últimas horas... mayores requerimientos de flujo de oxígeno .. la razón de la falla respiratoria es sin duda las metástasis a nivel pulmonar e invasión del drenaje linfático ..
Gerbasi pleads: Dejen morir a ese hombre en paz, no sigan tratando de sacarlos de su estado comatoso, sean cristianos .
My lay opinion is that Ch is dying by slow asphyxiation, undergoing a tremendous amount of pain in the process, including in the bones which is the worst.
Though I want this now 69-day chapter in Havana to end, so that the Vz public can gain the clarity, to which we are entitled, I cannot in all human conscience wish Ch to feel the deep, physical pain of his dying moments. Sorry to disapoint the Mesdames Defarges, knitting before the guillotine.
- syd11:29 AM
Miguel Octavio has reported Marquina's comments in his Feb 14th post. Personally and definitely as a layperson with a gut feel, I think Ch.'s death could be days away.Delete
I wonder if that's the feeling shared by the Brazilian vidente, Reinaldo Dos Santos, when he recently issues tweets to Leopoldo and Capriles, suggesting that they take advantage of their golden hour -- now. http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2013/02/13/los-misteriosos-tweets-del-profeta-reinaldo-a-leopoldo-y-capriles/
(It is sad to see that in the political history of a nation, it takes a vidente to motivate two oppo politicians.)
If we could do the inventory of how many major political decisions have been taken in Venezuela after astrological consultation a lot of people would be surprised.... I guess only India coudlk beat Venezuela on this regard :)
well, let's not forget that on the other hand that they pushed an ex-tempore devaluation may also mean that they want cash next months to buy votes through april and may. so they may daring to think about a post may date which i think could be fatal for them....ReplyDelete
- Alberto5:04 AM
"this prediction as explained earlier is based on the presumption that chavismo will 1) stick to a minimum of legalese to make the election believable"ReplyDelete
I think it's time to stop believing in fairy tales
- Roy5:46 AM
I think you are overestimating the electability of Maduro. The Chavistas were loyal to Chavez, not to his party nor his ideology, and certainly not to any of the pantheon of lackluster and incompetant PSUV officials that he has surrounded himself with. Without Chavez, I don't think they can win an election, now or at anytime in the forseeable future. Why else would they have waited as long as they have?
Having said that, you are assuming that they will hold elections. I don't think they will risk it. I think they will just declare that Maduro as the titular president was Chavez's wish, and they will find a way to declare it "Constitutional". And even then, the system will still collapse this year.
I don't see how anyone could have gone beyond doubt, with all the incongruous attributes, that only a magician could decipher.I'm in doubt,ReplyDelete
I'm in doubt, and I'm all shook up.
I think these are old photos to push the timing farther out, this gives the ploters oxygen on the issue of chavez's status. Now they can keep him "alive" for a little longer. you gotto to give credit to the cubans, they seem to be always a step ahead.ReplyDeleteReplies
Let's not push conspiracy theory beyond what is necessary. there are several pictures and it is unlikely that they would photoshop that many Granmas in them. Read my next entry and you will see that no photoshopping could make any picture of Chavez look good, physically or politically.Delete
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Boy Scout Fights Back After BSA Denies Him Employment After He's Outed As Gay
Eagle Scout Garrett Bryant is fighting back after the Boy Scouts of America denied him employment at a scout summer camp after he was involuntarily outed as gay to the organization.
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Under Scouting policy, gay youth are welcome, but gay adults are not. As a 19-year-old college freshman, Bryant knew that his chance to work again at a Boy Scout camp this summer — and hold any other future leadership position — depended on how well he hid his status as a gay man from his friends and colleagues in Scouting.But with one Facebook post, Bryant was out — out as a gay adult in Scouting and, according to three sources in local Scouting, out of that summer job.
He thought the post was vague enough: In a moment of exuberance last month over meeting his first boyfriend, Bryant changed his Facebook status to "in a relationship," adding no comment or details. But the status change prompted revealing, congratulatory comments from non-Scouting friends who knew his sexual orientation, such as "Oh, good for you, man, what's his name?'"
Bryant panicked and said he deleted the comments that had been posted overnight while he slept. But he feared the damage had been done. He was Facebook friends with people in Scouting, and none of them knew he was gay.
The Scouting sources say Bryant was in line to be hired for the second summer in a row at the BSA's Camp Geronimo, about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix. But one week after the Facebook post, Bryant said he was told by a camp leader that he wouldn't be extended a job offer this year because of the social media posts suggesting he engaged in "homosexuality."
"I viewed my sexuality as something I was going to keep private. It was my private life. I wasn't going to share it with the BSA," Bryant said, noting he did that because he loved Scouting and didn't want to leave the program. "They made an issue of my sexuality. I was perfectly content with staying in the closet with the Scouts."
For Bryant, who started attending the summer camp as an 11-year-old Boy Scout, being dropped has been hard. "It's like you're a part of a family and you're being disowned from it," he said.
Bryant isn't giving up. He and his mother have started a new branch of Scouts For Equality and he shows no signs of being silenced. He tells NBC:
"I was fully willing to keep my sexuality hidden from the BSA to stay involved," Bryant said. "They wanted to make this an issue. Now, because of that, I will continue to make it an issue."
Fight on, kid.
What do you think of the BSA's actions and Bryant's response, Instincters?
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I just love how conservatives want everyone to stay in the closet and keep it to themselves. They'll deny gay people even exist--like it's something you "choose" to do. Yet, even when a third party does the outing, it's enough to be gay. So much for "choosing" to be gay if other peoples' accusations are enough to make you gay. (not that I believe any of this of course)
If you want to cause a HUGE pain for this shit group I was in and kicked out of as well I am happy to help. A massive camp out of drag queens selling girl scout cookies can be a great start then maybe a rally of sorts with a show tune theme. And no, I am not joking as these methods are civil disobedience and will draw tons of attention to the antiquated thinking of bsa. I am sure many will be happy to help.
And Kevdobbins35205 is just some closted old gay troll that hates himself so much he has to wander to the most gay websites on the internet to demean other human beings.
#1, that makes you scum. #2, if you think you're doing this for God (because most of you are so motivated), you're method is ineffective.
First of all, this comment is wrong on so many levels, but to give the Boy Scouts credit where credit is due, no organization takes child protection from predictors more than the Boy Scouts. He wanted to be a camp counselor and that's all, but why am I replying, this is probably a bogus reply just to get people worked up.
While I do not agree with the BSA policy, it is their policy and as a private membership group they can hold to that standard. Yet, it is also a reminder that individuals must be careful about what they post on social media sites. Your life is an "open book" within these contexts. While hiding one's sexual orientation is not psychologically healthy, at times (and as noted by this young man) it can be prudent to the objectives someone wants to accomplish.
The excuse that they're a private organization would hold no weight if they were denying membership to someone based on race, gender, religion, handicap, age, etc. So, it should hold no weight here either. The Supreme Court has said being gay is not about what you do but about who you are. We are a pen stroke from having sexual orientation added to that list, and the BSA knows it.


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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1536173 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Given the position's perennial lack of representation in the first round of the draft, where there haven't been more than three interior secondary prospects selected in the initial stanza since ...
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By Len Pasquarelli
Given the position's perennial lack of representation in the first round of the draft, where there haven't been more than three interior secondary prospects selected in the initial stanza since the legendary 1983 bounty, perhaps the axiom should be altered to something like "safety last."
In the 33 drafts that have taken place since the 1970 merger, there have been just 40 safeties chosen in the first round of the lottery, and only 17 in the last 18 years. In seven of the past 18 drafts, not a single safety went off the board in the first round, and only twice were more than two selected.
The trend isn't apt to change this year, either, when safety Troy Polamalu of Southern California seems the only first-round certainty at the position.
But even as the safety spot continues to rank as a low priority for most clubs, there is the suggestion of an evolution that could change its stature, at least in a sense. With league offenses having become notably imbalanced, and skewed so significantly toward the passing game, most franchises are now in dire need of the combination safety/cornerback defender.
And the 2003 draft features several prospects who fit the job description of the new-age hybrid defensive back.
"You always hear that old saying about, 'the more you can do,' and how it helps you make a roster," said Bethune-Cookman defensive back Rashean Mathis. "From what I gathered at the combine, everyone is looking for the safety who can play some corner, and the corner who can play safety. And I tell them, 'Hey, I'm your man.' I know I can do both, because I've already played both (positions), and played them pretty well."
Of course, the fixation in the league will always be on trying to locate the so-called "shut-down" cornerback, and the first two defensive backs off the board on April 26 will be players of that ilk.
Terence Newman of Kansas State is arguably the safest pick in the '03 draft, a player of wonderful skill and competitiveness, and a guy who should start immediately and become a multiple Pro Bowl performer. He will then be followed by Washington State cornerback Marcus Trufant, who teams feel is just a cut below Newman.
More than in recent years, though, personnel directors will be focusing in -- especially in the second round and beyond -- on defensive backs who have played both safety and cornerback and whose resumes include a healthy dose of flexibility.
That demonstrated versatility has helped boost the popularity of Mathis, an incredible ball hawk, and a defender who in four college seasons registered an amazing 31 interceptions and 42 passes defensed. Possessed of safety size (6-feet-0¾, 202 pounds), and cornerback speed (a 4.43 time in the 40-yard dash at the combine), Mathis certainly defines the convergence of skills key to the evolving dual-role position.
The emphasis on having such a player, who can be either a third corner or a safety capable of moving out and covering a slot receiver, began just a few years ago. Its importance, however, was graphically demonstrated by the performance of Tampa Bay free safety Dexter Jackson in the title victory three months ago.
Unlike Mathis, who has substantial experience at cornerback, Jackson could never move outside and cover. But the five-year veteran, who earned Super Bowl most valuable player honors with two interceptions and signed last month with Arizona as an unrestricted free agent, is certainly capable of covering wideouts deep up the hashes and even taking on the opposition's No. 3 receiver.
The result, in the wake of Tampa's championship, and Jackson's key role in it: In a notoriously copycat league, every team now wants its own Jackson, a reasonable facsimile, or maybe someone who can do it even better than him.
"When you talk to the league's defensive coordinators now," said Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, "they tell you that you've got to have at least one safety with coverage skills to survive now because of the way the game is played. Or you need a corner with safety skills, a guy who can go inside and play between the hashes, and give you some toughness."
This is not regarded as a quality draft, at least in terms of the high-round standouts at cornerback or safety, but it does include a number of pretty intriguing hybrid-type defensive backs.
Prospects like Mathis, Julian Battle (Tennessee), Nnamdi Asomugha (California), Colin Branch (Stanford), Donald Strickland (Colorado) and Charles Tillman (Louisiana-Lafayette), among others, are all players who have been evaluated as both cornerbacks and safeties.
Not so long ago, in a league that stressed specialization and where every player had to fit into a neat compartment, such indecision over where a player would line up might have been seen as a weakness. But these are not your classic 'tweeners, guys who were neither fish nor fowl, and merely hoping to stumble into a position.
All of the above players are quality defensive backs and, essentially, most of them have had their draft stock upgraded because of their versatility and the myriad possibilities they present for defensive coordinators.
"I think half the teams I talk to have me as a corner and half see me as being a safety," said Battle, a superb physical specimen who exudes potential. "To me, that's a plus, I'd say. I feel like I've got the physical nature of a safety and the cover skills of a cornerback. That's got to be a plus, right?"
Five or six years ago, scouts would have looked at Battle's size and his aggressiveness and labeled him a cornerback, reserving the prerogative to then move him inside to safety if he proved a less-than-effective coverage defender. That was always the rule of thumb with such a player, because it was rare to find a cornerback with size, and because it was mentally easier for a young prospect to assimilate the nuances of the outside position.
For many franchises, that philosophy hasn't been altered very much, since every club covets a 6-foot-1 corner. But increasingly, the mindset is to find coverage players for every secondary position, and to get them on the field. It is, notably, just such a swing that has made it difficult for some veteran free agents, like Lee Flowers of Pittsburgh and Sammy Knight of the New Orleans Saints, to find gainful employment.
Defensive designs don't allow as much anymore for the traditional "in the box" safety, the guy who could stuff the run but, on third down, became a liability in pass coverage. That has helped precipitate the move toward the dual-purpose defensive back and elevated the prospects in this draft who have demonstrated the ability to hit and cover.
Perhaps no prospect so precisely fits the reconfigured mold than Mathis, a solid tackler but, more important, a player who had a mind-boggling 14 interceptions in 2002 and returned three of them for touchdowns. Skeptics are fond of pointing out that Mathis played at the Division I-AA level but, as one NFC personnel director countered, 14 interceptions is a lot of steals even if Bethune-Cookman had played against high school teams.
"I've heard all the (criticisms), believe me, and I can't help I broke my leg in high school and a lot of big schools backed away from me," Mathis said. "I played where I played, and I did what I did, and I think I proved a lot to people. The team that drafts me, they're going to get a guy who is around the ball, who will make a play on the ball and who will hit hard."
Which is exactly what most teams want now as they reassess how to fill out their secondaries to meet the needs in an evolving game and best counter the passing games of opponents.
Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com
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No doubt Mathis and Polamalu will be the best of the bunch. I wish we had a need at SS because Polamalu is a monster!
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Leavenworth County Commissioners serving as the county's board of canvassers Thursday certified the results of last week's general election after reviewing poll books and provisional ballots.
Leavenworth County Commissioners serving as the county's board of canvassers Thursday certified the results of last week's general election after reviewing poll books and provisional ballots. Commissioners John Flower and Bob Holland made up the board, along with the commission's executive secretary Leigh Oliver, a stand-in for Commissioner Clyde Graeber. Graeber recused himself from the process because he was on the ballot in the election. In canvassing, County Clerk Janet Klasinski said the number of names in the poll books are checked against the ballots themeselves and the canvassers must review the provisional ballots cast by voters — those ballots given to voters who do not meet all of the conditions for otherwise casting a ballot. "The provisional ballots, we recommend to the board whether to qualify," she said. "There are a set of standards set out through the secretary of state's office through statute that indicate reasons we would qualify or not qualify." Reasons for election workers to require a provisional ballot include a discrepancy between the stated address on voter registration information and a voters' current address, a voter going to the wrong polling place to vote or, more recently, a voter refusing to show or lacking required photo identification. Klasinski said there were two of those last variety. "One individual did not agree with the law," she said, referring to Kansas' Secure and Fair Elections Act that requires voters present photo identification at the polls. The other voter who did not have photo ID was an older man, Klasinski said, and he did not present ID at the clerk's office before the 9 a.m. Thursday deadline. A total of 881 provisional ballots were cast, she said, less than the 1,225 reported immediately after the election. Klasinski said that earlier figure had been the result of a mistake in her office. Of those, she said 477 were "fully qualified," meaning all of the votes would be valid. Another 69 were considered "partially qualified," according to Klasinski, meaning only a portion of those votes — for president and vice president, as well as U.S. Representative and countywide offices — would be counted. "The majority of the ones that we are not qualifying is because they were not previously registered in Leavenworth County," she said, adding that state law bars local election officials from counting such ballots. Margins of victory were such that no results changed in the final count, though the turnout did increase, from 62.5 percent to 63.68.


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One of the gutsiest movie musicals of the 1950s, Love Me or Leave Me is the true story of 1930s torch-singer Ruth Etting, here played by Doris Day. While working in a dime-a-dance joint, Ruth is discovered by Chicago racketeer Martin The Gimp Snyder (fascinatingly played with nary a redeeming quality by James Cagney). The smitten Snyder exerts pressure on his show-biz connections, and before long Ruth is a star of nightclubs, stage and films. Ruth continues to string Snyder along to get ahead, but she can't help falling in love with musician Johnny Alderman (Cameron Mitchell). After sinking his fortune into a nightclub for Ruth's benefit, Snyder is rather understandably put out when he finds her in the arms of Alderman. Snyder shoots the musician (but not fatally) and is carted away to prison. Upon his release, Snyder finds that Ruth is still in love with Alderman; he is mollified by her act of largesse in keeping her promise to perform in his nightclub at a fraction of her normal salary. No one comes off particularly nobly in Love Me or Leave Me, even though the still-living Ruth Etting, Martin Snyder and Johnny Alderman were offered full script approval. The fact that we are seeing flesh-and-blood opportunists rather than the usual sugary-sweet MGM musical stick figures naturally makes for a more powerful film. In his autobiography, James Cagney had nothing but praise for his co-star Doris Day, and bemoaned the fact that she would soon turn her back on dramatic roles to star in a series of fluffy domestic comedies.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Seth L. Fuller, 26, of Stroudsburg, passed away Jan. 22 2013, in Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Seth was born in Allentown on June 1, 1986. He was the son of Lisa M. (Parker) Taylor and stepson of Jeff Taylor of Tannersville, and son of Charles R. Fuller III and stepson of Ines M. Fuller of Orlando, Fla., and stepson of James Archer of Stroudsburg.
Seth was employed for three years at Big Daddy's in Stroudsburg as a cook.
In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his brother, Chuck Fuller, and his sister, Chelsea Archer, both of Stroudsburg; his paternal grandmother, Nancy Meshach of Northampton; three nephews, Charlie Fuller, Eli Archer, and Jordan Archer. Seth is also survived and loved by many stepsiblings, friends, cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 158 Fish Hill Road, Tannersville. A reception to follow after the memorial service in the church.
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Seth L. Fuller, 26, of Stroudsburg, passed away Jan. 22 2013, in Lehigh Valley Hospital.


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