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1. Onions stored in pantyhose will last as long as 8 months.
Put onions in pantyhose, and tie knots between onion. Plus it makes a freaky wall art installation!
2. Freeze green onions in a plastic bottle.
Make sure the green onions are completely dry before storing or they'll get freezer burn.
3. Get an ethylene gas absorber for the fridge.
A set of 3 costs $16. These little pods absorb the ethylene emitted by fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh up to 3x longer. Here's a handy list of ethylene-producing and ethylene-sensitive foods.
4. Store delicate herbs like flowers, then cover with plastic, secure with a rubberband, and refrigerate.
This is the best way to keep delicate herbs like parsley, basil, cilantro, and chives fresh the longest.
5. Treat oily herbs differently.
Oily herbs like thyme can be tied loosely together with string and hung in the open air.
6. If you use a lot of fresh herbs…
Invest in an Herb Savor. Supposedly, it'll make your herbs last up to three weeks.
7. Use a vinegar solution to make your berries last longer.
Prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider) and ten parts water. Swirl the berries around in the mixture, drain, rinse, and put them in the fridge. The solution is diluted enough that you won't taste the vinegar. Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries go almost two weeks without getting moldy and soft.
8. Spray leftover guacamole with cooking spray before putting it back in the fridge.
There are a number of ways to keep avocado green, and oil is one of them. You should also keep the pit in the guacamole.
9. Don't store onions with potatoes.
They'll spoil faster. In a cool dry place with good air circulation, onions will last 2-3 months.
10. Store potatoes with apples to keep them from sprouting.
11. One rotten apple can spoil the bunch.
It's not just an old wives' tale.
12. Add a dab of butter to the cut side of cheese to keep it from drying out.
13. More cheese rules:
Wrap in cheese paper or wax paper (NOT plastic wrap) and then place in a plastic baggie. Keep in the warmest part of the fridge (vegetable or cheese drawer).
14. Freeze and preserve fresh herbs in olive oil.
The herbs will infuse the oil while freezing, and the ice cubes are very handy for cooking: just pop one out and use as the base of a dish. Works best with rosemary, sage, thyme, and oregano. Dill, basil, and mint should always be used fresh.
15. Follow these rules on where to place items within your fridge:
16. Store asparagus like cut flowers.
Sort of. Cut the stems, place in water, throw a plastic bag over 'em and refrigerate. They'll stay crisp for a week or longer, and you can use this trick on cilantro and parsley as well. See here for more details.
17. Wrap the crown of a bunch of bananas with plastic wrap.
They'll keep for 3-5 days longer than usual, which is especially helpful if you eat organic bananas. Bananas also produce more ethelyne gas than any other fruit, so keep them isolated on the counter.
18. This trick using a paper towel will keep your salad lettuce fresh all week long.
The paper towel will absorb the moisture. Get more info here.
Also, you might want to invest in a salad spinner. It'll get rid of moisture, which is the culprit of wilting leaves.
19. Wrap celery, broccoli, and lettuce in tin foil before storing in the fridge.
It'll stay crisp for 4 weeks or more.
20. Mason jars are your friend.
They provide a healthier and longer-lasting alternative to plastic tupperware, which deteriorates and stains easily. Produce will keep a few days longer if stored in a jar.
21. Clean your fridge.
Once something goes bad in your fridge or cupboards, it leaves behind a nice gang of mold ready to eat up your new food. Disinfect the fridge — it'll make everything last a little longer.
22. How to store tomatoes:
Don't store tomatoes in plastic bags! The trapped ethylene will make them ripen faster.
Unripe tomatoes should be kept stem side down, in a paper bag or single layer in a cardboard box in a cool area until they turn red in color. To ripen faster, store with fruit. The gases emitted will help ripen the tomatoes.
Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature, on the counter away from sunlight, in a single layer, not touching one another, stem side up.
Overly ripe tomatoes should be put in the fridge, but let them come to room temperature before eating them.
via Yumsugar.
23. Reuse plastic bottles to close up your plastic bags.
Make sure your produce is absolutely dry before putting the cap on.
24. Keep ginger in the freezer.
It grates much more easily, and the peel grates up so fine that you don't actually need to peel it. Plus it lasts way longer.
25. Roast nuts as soon as you get home from the store, then store them in the freezer.
Nuts that are roasted have more flavor, keep longer, and can always be used in recipes that call for nuts, roasted or otherwise. Spread them in a single layer on a sheet pan, bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant.
26. Keep mushrooms in a paper bag, not a plastic bag.
A plastic bag will trap moisture and cause them to mildew. Put them in a paper bag in the fridge or in a cool, dry place.


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Top 5 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials on Tuts+ in September 2013
Welcome to this month's catch up showcasing our favorite Adobe Illustrator tutorials available on Tuts+. We publish tutorials on techniques and effects to make awesome vector graphics in Illustrator. My name is Sharon Milne, the Editor of vector content on Tuts+ and it is my pleasure to share with the Illustrator community five of our most interesting and popular tutorials published during September 2013.

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The countdown to the 68th Berlinale has begun
All the world's a stage
The countdown to the 68th Berlinale has begun
Several weeks in advance of the 68th Berlinale, everything at Glashütte Original is already revolving around the world of film. Looking forward with pleasure to the start of the world's largest public film festival, the Saxon manufactory has sent its exclusive timepieces on a trip to the most important film sets in the world. The photographic expedition, entitled "Movie Capitals of the World" ends right on time for the opening of the Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2018.
Here in the German capital, Glashütte Original will celebrate "Capital Moments" – and not only on the Red Carpet – with the premiere of an exclusive special edition. As Principal Partner of the Berlinale, the manufactory also offers the 50,000 Euro Glashütte Original – Documentary Award. Once again Berlin steps into the limelight as one of film's capital cities, from February 15 – 25 at the International Film Festival – with great art, inspiring encounters and the electrifying flair of one of the most exciting metropolises in the world. Glashütte Original looks forward to innumerable "Capital Moments" during the 68th Berlinale – and not only on the Red Carpet: A new limited edition which captures the inimitable style of the big city in a striking urban design will be the star of an exclusive launch during the Festival. And with that, the journey of some of its most famous timepieces, sent by the manufactory to significant locations in the history of film, will come to an
end. Since the 27th of December these models have played the lead role in the "Movie Capitals of the World" campaign. Currently, watch and film fans can follow the results of this action on Glashütte Original's social media channels.
The Partnership: Here the art of filmmaking meets the art of engineering The manufactory has supported the Berlinale since 2011. Appearing for the second time in its role as Principal Partner, the Saxon manufactory will once again offer the 50,000 Euro Glashütte Original – Documentary Award. The prize will be presented during the official Awards Ceremony in the Berlinale Palast on February 24 by a three-member jury of renowned film industry figures. In Glashütte and Berlin there's a feverish excitement in the air as filmmakers and fans await the names of the jury members and the titles of the 18 current documentary entries chosen as
nominees for the Award from the sections Competition, Forum, Panorama, Generation, Berlinale Special, Perspektive Deutsches Kino and the special series, Culinary Cinema.
Along with the 50,000 Euros in prize money, Glashütte Original will also deliver the Documentary Award trophy: a 20-centimetre-high statuette in brass, stainless steel and acrylic, made with exquisite craftsmanship in the Saxon manufactory. In 2018 Glashütte Original returns as the host of the "Golden Bear Lounge by Glashütte Original". On the first floor of the Hotel Grand Hyatt Berlin and directly opposite the Red Carpet, actors, directors, producers and journalists from all over the world will find a quiet retreat for industry talks, interviews and receptions. "Berlin is a world stage, all the more so during the ten days of the Berlinale.", said Thomas Meier, CEO, Glashütte Original. "To present our precise German art of engineering on this generous stage, to show just how the sense of life in a big city today is reflected in our watches – that's what makes our partnership with the Festival so valuable."
In anticipation for the 68th Berlinale: "Movie Capitals of the World" In the weeks before the opening of the 68th Berlinale, 11 world film cities will host "Movie Capitals of the World": From New York to Tokyo and on to Moscow, Venice and Los Angeles, watches from Glashütte Original will step into leading roles on famous film sets and put fans of the brand into the mood for the Berlinale. In New York, for example, the Senator Chronograph Panorama Date will evoke, with stylish flair, the iconic "Taxi Driver", while in Tokyo, the city of "Godzilla" and "Lost in Translation", the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar will make, as always, an elegant
appearance. Watch and film fans can follow the journey on the manufactory's social media channels and on the dedicated microsite, http://berlinale.glashuette-original.com.
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2011-12 All-Ivy League First Team.
2010-11 Ivy League All-Rookie selection.
Has earned six Ivy League weekly awards (3 Player of the Week, 3 Rookie of the Week).
Has recorded 4 double-doubles.
Career Highs
Points: 28, twice
FG made: 11 vs. Columbia (2/19/11)
FG attempts: 20 at Iowa (11/12/11)
3FG made: 3 at Hofstra (3/15/12)
3FG attempts: 5, 4 times
FT made: 12 at Columbia (2/4/12)
FT attempts: 12 at Columbia (2/4/12)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Princeton (2/11/12)
Assists: 5 at Florida (12/7/10)
Steals: 5 at Cornell
Blocks: 3 at Iowa (11/12/11)
2011-12 (Sophomore)
First Team All-Ivy League ... Ranked third in the Ivy League in free-throw percentage (84.6), fifth in scoring (15.3), eighth in minutes played (31.8), 10th in steals (1.5), 12th in rebounding (5.6) and 12th in field-goal percentage (41.3) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll, Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament Team and CollegeSportsMadness Ivy League Player of the Week after averaging 22.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and shooting 55.5 percent at the Hawkeye Challege ... Matched her career-high of 28 points at Iowa (Nov. 12) with six rebounds, three assists and three blocks ... Scored 17 points, including 15 in the second half, on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and 7-of-8 at the line vs. Butler (Nov. 13) ... Tallied 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals at Providence (Nov. 18) ... Named the Ivy League Player of the Week Nov. 28 after averaging 17.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg against Rhode Island and Holy Cross ... Scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds versus Rhode Island (Nov. 22) ... Notched 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting with five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Holy Cross (Nov. 27) ... Went 11-of-11 at the line and finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists at New Hampshire (Dec. 6) ... Scored 16 points and was 8-of-8 at the line against Alcorn State (Dec. 9) ... Tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals against St. John's (Dec. 22) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after scoring 15 points with nine rebounds and three steals at Hartford (Dec. 29) ... Registered 13 points and a season-high four assists at UMass (Jan. 3) ... Scored 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked two shots at TCU (Jan. 7) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after registering a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double at Dartmouth (Jan. 14) ... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and three steals in just 15 minutes of action against Brown (Jan. 29) ... Named the Ivy League Player of the Week Feb. 6 after averaging 22.0 ppg at Cornell and Columbia and going 17-of-17 at the line ... Scored 23 points at Cornell (Feb. 3) with six rebounds and a career-high five steals ... Notched 21 points at Columbia (Feb. 4) while going 12-of-12 from the line, matching Reka Cserny '05 for the best single-game performance in program history ... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Princeton (Feb. 11) and 20 points with 10 reboundsat Brown (Feb. 17) ... Named the Ivy League Player of the Week Feb. 20 after averaging 21.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg, including back-to-back 20-point performances, at Brown and Yale ... Netted 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds at Yale (Feb. 18) ... Scored 18 points, grabbed seven boards and dished out three assists against Columbia (March 2) ... Tallied 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds and two steals at Hofstra (March 15).
2010-11 (Freshman)
Named to the Ivy League all-rookie team ... Started all 28 games thiss season ... Was fourth on the team and eighth in the Ivy League in scoring, averaging 12.1 points per game ... Made 50.6 percent of her field goal attempts ... Was second on the team and 18th in the Ancient Eight in rebounds per game, averaging 4.7 boards ... Made 33 steals ... Scored seven points, handed out two assists, grabbed two rebounds and collected a steal in collegiate debut against Maine (Nov. 13) ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 22) for averaging 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in a win and loss for Harvard ... Scored a career-high 13 points, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and handed out a career-best four assists in an 84-76 win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 19) .... Led the Crimson with 12 points at Navy (Nov. 20) ... Scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists against BU (Nov. 23) ... Scored a team-high 12 points which included a 4-for-4 effort from the free throw line at Holy Cross (Nov. 28) ... Went 4-for-6 from the field for 11 points and three rebounds in win over Hartford (Dec. 3) ... Named Ivy Leage Rookie of the Week (Dec. 6) ... Posted 10 points which included a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line and a career-best five assists at Florida (Dec. 7) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on a 6-for-11 performance from the field, grabbed three rebounds and handed out three assists in win over UNH (Dec. 10) ... Led the Crimson with 18 points on a 7-for-9 effort from the field and grabbed five rbounds in loss to Sacred Heart (Dec. 22) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Dec. 23 ... Had nine points and three assists at Dayton (Dec. 30) ... Made 7-of-8 attempts from the field for 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over UMass (Jan. 2) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Jan. 3 ... Converted on 5-of-11 shots for 11 points at Boston College (Jan. 6) .... Grabbed a career-high eight reounds, scored six points and handed out four assists in win over NJIT (Jan. 9) ... Notched first collegiate double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds on a 7-of-10 effort from the floor against Dartmouth (Jan. 15) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Jan. 17 ... Scored the game winning basket against Columbia with 3.5 seconds left on the clock. Had 10 points against the Lions (Jan. 28) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Jan. 31 ... Had game-high 18 points on an 8-for-8 effort from the line, five rebounds and two assists in win over Princeton (Feb. 4) ... Scored 13 points against Penn (Feb. 5) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Feb. 7 ... Scored a career-high 28 points on an 11-for-13 effort from the field in win over Columbia (Feb. 19) ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for Feb. 21 ... Dropped in 19 points in season finale at Dartmouth (Mar. 8).
Before Harvard
A McDonald's All American Nominee and four-sport athlete from Tucson Magnet High School, is ranked No. 57 as a point guard on ESPN HoopGurlz. ... Led her team to a compelling 26-2 record averaging 18.5 points, 4.3 assist, 8.7 rebounds and 4.4 steals a game in senior season ... A three- time 5A All-State and three-time first-team All-Southern Arizona region honoree ... Three-time 5A Southern Arizona Player of the Year ... Nominee for the USA Basketball U-18 team as a senior ... A two-time Tucson Magnet High School Athlete of the Year ... The 2009 State Champion in the 300-meter hurdles, 2010 state champion in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles and finished fifth in the 2010 high jump ... Holds the high jump and 100 meter hurdles record at her school ... A finalist for the 2010 Arizona Scholar-Athlete of the Year.


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A way to give flowers, free
That's right, free — this Monday, Feb. 15, is a free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Admission is gratis; you pay nada, bupkus, rien, amigos. (fyi: it's just at the York Street facility, though, not at Chatfield, where admission is still $5 per passenger car, though members get in free).
There's a lot of new stuff going on at the Gardens, including new buildings, a sale in the gift shop, and a prestigious exhibition of massive Henry Moore sculptures that opens March 8, and — yes — the first tentative beginnings of spring.
It really is coming; I saw the spikes of daffodil shoots outside the University Club in Denver on my way to work today. They looked chilly. But the Gardens says its Easter daisies are blooming, plus some witch hazel, and of course some of the tropical beauties in the Conservatory.
Plus here's a thought: If you love a plant in the winter, that's a love that lasts. As with humans — who reveal their true characters are revealed not when everything's all sunny and happy and they've just won Powerball and scored a date with a Rhodes Scholar/movie star/microlending Nobelist/supermodel, but when the plumbing's backed up and everyone in the house has the flu and it's 13 degrees — plants show a side of themselves in winter that you're not going to necessarily see in the catalogs or glamour shots. Garden designs show their bone structures in winter. Take a notebook and write down or sketch what you like. See blooms, take names.
And yes, we ARE all flower-starved. So dig your flower shots out of that digital basement and send them to me at email@example.com, and win yourself a Plant Cam. So you can take time-lapse pictures of your flowers (or herbs, veggies and rosebushes). With which you can win more stuff next year. (I'll post some photos from greener places and warmer seasons to prime the pump). To see the Plant Cam in action, click on that link above — YouTube has lots of video shot with Plant Cams.
See how that goes? Free gets you fun; flowers get you freebies.


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Guest post by Contributing Editor, Matthew Amster-Burton, Mint.com.
Anyone who has read my previous columns about paying for college knows that I'm a student debt hawk. Student loans in their current form are dangerous: it's too easy to borrow massive quantities; they can almost never be discharged in bankruptcy; and students and parents rarely understand what kind of quicksand they're getting into.
At the same time, a "buy now, pay later" system makes sense. We have all sorts of public subsidies for college tuition, including the federal student loan program, because having an educated population benefits everyone.
But many of the benefits of a college education—such as higher earnings and the opportunity to spend four years having inebriated pseudo-intellectual conversations with your peers—accrue to the student. So students and their families should pay something, and providing a traditional four-year degree is not cheap.
Perhaps in the future, online degrees from something like Khan Academy or iTunes U will be as sought after as Harvard diplomas. In the meantime, college costs real money—and even if online degrees become standard, there's always the opportunity cost.
If you're watching lectures and taking tests, that's time away from earning a paycheck. I'm optimistic about the potential of electronic courses, but they're not going to cram a four-year degree into one year — except for rare hotshots.
While I'm sympathetic to the idea that college should be as free as public high school, the idea is politically untenable and, let's be honest, would lead to a lot of aimless hacky-sacking.
But there is one reform well within reach that would make financial life easier and more predictable for college graduates: perhaps we should make our student loan system more Australian.
From a Land Down Under
The Australian university financing system is complicated and includes controls on tuition rates, but the key provision that the US could easily adopt is to make student loan repayment part of the tax code.
Here's how it works. Once you graduate from college in Australia and get a job, you begin repaying your student loan via paycheck withholding, exactly the same way you pay your income taxes.
The repayment scheme is highly progressive: if you make less than about $45,000, you owe nothing on your student loans. Make between $45,000 and $50,000 and you'll pay 4% of your income. Make over $91,000 and you'll pay 8%.
The repayment amount is tied to your income, not the amount of your loans. You can pay extra on your loans at any time, and you receive a bonus for doing so. Once your loans are repaid, the paycheck deduction automatically stops and your paycheck gets fatter.
This is similar to the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan available to federal student loan borrowers in the US. The key differences are:
- IBR is available only when you have a financial hardship. The Australian system is for everyone.
- IBR still relies on voluntary repayment.
The last point is key. We may not like it, but most of us faithfully pay our taxes on time because the IRS makes it easy. If we had to send them a check every month or every April, the rate of tax evasion and underpayment would jump enormously.
Self-employed people are responsible for withholding their own taxes and paying them quarterly, and tax problems are extremely common among freelancers. W-2 employees hardly notice that they're paying taxes. (I once asked my brother how much tax he paid, and he said, "Zero." He meant that's how much he owed in April.)
Yes, you can and should set up automatic payments for your student loans, but it's still not the same. You'll get into trouble when you change jobs or change banks.
This is one instance where it's to your benefit to have the government's hooks in you: since your student loan payments are going to the government, and you're punished harshly for failing to pay, why don't they make it easy?
We're not talking about a scary government takeover. The federal government already owns the vast majority of student loans and already collects taxes via the IRS. Putting them together would make the repayment system more sane, fair, and effective.
One more thing
True, not all student loan payments are owed to Uncle Sam. But private student loans account for less than 10% of student loan originations, and they're among the worst kind of debt: high interest, ineligible for IBR, and still not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
The government can and should nationalize private loans and bring them under the federal system or, at the very least, make them eligible for bankruptcy. Private loans rarely make the difference between being able to attend college or not, because the neediest students are eligible for the most grant and scholarship aid, plus subsidized federal loans.
What I'm talking about here is a small reform. It won't solve the problems of students taking on too much student debt or attending colleges they can't afford.
But it would meaningfully improve the lives of many people facing down student loans, at a minimal cost to the government, and it's not a new idea: it's been tested in the sun-baked laboratory called Australia.
Matthew Amster-Burton is a personal finance columnist at Mint.com. Find him on Twitter @Mint_Mamster.
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Ben Bostrom Events Press Release:
International motorcycle racing star Ben Bostrom and longtime professional motorsports promoter M1 have joined forces to form Ben Bostrom Events. This new promotions company will host world-class cycling and running events in major markets across the United States. The high-intensity events will feature an entertainment-filled atmosphere, combining many of the familiar fundamentals found at other MOB (mud, obstacles, beer) racing events with the environment and production elements that made the M1-promoted World Superbike and AMA Pro Road Racing events so popular with fans and participants alike over the past two decades.
Bostrom enjoyed a lengthy and successful career professional motorcycle racing spanning two decades, participating - and winning - in practically every top-level discipline and series in the world. His accolades, which include multiple wins in World Superbike, an AMA Pro SuperBike Championship, an AMA Supermoto Championship, an AMA National 600cc Dirt Track Championship and an X-Games Gold medal in Supermoto, have made him a household name in the world of professional motorsports. In order to attain the high levels of physical fitness required to compete in the upper echelons of motorcycle racing, Bostrom has trained almost daily on bicycles for decades.
"I love all toys with 2 wheels," Bostrom said. "This is partially what allowed me to hang up my motorcycle leathers and slip into bicycle lycra so easy... without the standard regret or fear of losing my lifelong passion for dragging my knee and hanging out with all the friends I've enjoyed in the paddock for years. Luckily, most of my throttle-twisting friends have the same passion for the bicycle as I do and I realized that Mountain Biking and Road Cycling are sports that we can all do on two wheels competitively - in our respective age groups of course - until we say 'that's it.' Once a competitor, always a competitor!
"After hitting many bicycle events to feed that competitive itch, it hit me that I would love to create an event that tested myself and others like me with the ultimate challenge... Mountain Biking and Road Cycling all in one weekend. I personally love Mountain Biking and Road Cycling between friends, with a bit of beer and music thrown in for good measure, but how could I create such an event and where?
"Well, that was the easy part actually. I headed to the mountains of Colorado and called the best promoters in my past sport... M1! Cameron Gray and I-San Hung have been doing this style of promotion for 17 years in motorsports, bringing the fans and riders to the best venues each year with great races, rider/fan interaction and family activities to enjoy all weekend long. As a rider and personal friend I was always blown away by their knack for finding sponsors and bringing different activities to provide the fans with a new weekend experience each year, and we plan to do the same thing with Ben Bostrom Events."
M1 is best known as the creator and promoter of the Honda Superbike Classic at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which ran from 1995 to 2004. For 10 years, the Honda Superbike Classic was one of the most successful motorcycle events in the United States, drawing close to 100,000 fans over each three-day schedule. It was the first event in the world to combine World Superbike and AMA Pro SuperBike on the same weekend.
Other notable M1 events have included the creation of the now-popular doubleheader weekend for GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing's premier AMA Pro SuperBike class with the Big Kahuna Nationals (1998-2000, 2005-2009, 2012), The Reno Supermoto Classic (2004, The Red Bull Supermoto A-Go-Go (2005) and the popular Suzuki CycleFest (2003-2006) in Copper Mountain, Colorado and Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
"The motorcycle racing and cycling industries have so many crossovers and synergies, this concept was just a natural fit for M1 in so many ways," said Cameron Gray, CEO of M1. "Ben and I started out in the AMA Superbike paddock together in 1995, I was just beginning my career as a promoter and Ben was just beginning to build his legacy on the Harley-Davidson 883. When he approached me to discuss his vision for Ben Bostrom Events, I was excited by the concept and ready to get to work. Ben is like family, and to be a business partner with him was a natural fit."
Ben Bostrom Events plans to promote their inaugural multi-discipline cycling event later this year.
For more information: www.benbostromevents.com


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Not to be outdone by the NFL, WWE trots out its yearly draft just days after football wrapped theirs up. Although unlike the NFL, WWE made their cuts before the draft. (Bye, Mickie James...) Tonight, RAW expands to three hours to contain all the action from Richmond, Virginia.
Unfortunately, with all the superstars in the building, we are subjected to the cluster that is the three-man booth. Matt Striker joins Cole and King at the table. (I�m just hoping tonight isn�t as bad as Wrestlemania.)
Match #1 � ShoMiz vs. The Hart Legacy � Unified Tag Team Championship Match
There was a Pay Per View last night, and ShoMiz was forced into a gauntlet match, with the stipulation being that if a team beat them, they would get a title shot.
Before the match, Miz runs his mouth on the microphone. He also wants Bret Hart to pay up on his end of the deal from two weeks ago. Bret has to announce that ShoMiz is the greatest tag team ever. (This was supposed to happen last week, but there was that volcano thing.)
Hart upholds his end of the bargain, but he adds The Mountie was the greatest Intercontinental Champion and David Arquette was the greatest Heavyweight Champion of all time. Hart says talk is cheap, but the Hart Legacy will be the new tag team champs.
Tyson Kidd and Miz lock up to start the match. Miz elbows out as Bret Hart and Natalya look on. Kidd hits a low drop kick, and tags in David Hart Smith, who hits Miz with a delayed vertical suplex. Miz rolls out of the ring, and comes face to face with Natalya. He blows her off, but turns right into a clothesline from Smith. And now it�s time for USA to pay the bills.
After the break, the Miz has Smith in a chin lock. Smith breaks the hold with a back suplex, and both men are down on the mat. Show and Kidd get tagged, and Show tosses Kidd aside. He then drops him with a big boot. Show follows with an elevated head butt, and then a giant chop to the chest in the corner. Show taunts Bret as he doles out punishment on Kidd. Miz tags in, and taunts the crowd. Miz hits a neck breaker and then slaps on a rear chin lock. Miz grabs Kidd�s foot to prevent a tag, and then ducks an enziguri. Kidd finally breaks free and makes the tag. Miz quickly pins Smith, and gets his feet on the ropes for leverage. Bret runs over and pushes Miz off, breaking the pin. Show runs over to the other side of the ring, only to get caught by Kidd flying off the apron. Miz is rolled up, but kicks out at two. Smith blocks the Skull Crusher, and tags in Kidd, who connects with a springboard Hart Attack. Kidd then locks in a sharpshooter, and Miz taps. The Hart Legacy are your new Unified Tag Team Champions.
Winner via submission: The Hart Legacy
During the commercial, Big Show decked Miz �possibly� breaking his jaw.
Josh Matthews is backstage with Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger. The champ builds up his defeat of Randy Orton, when Edge steps in. Edge reminds Swagger he is next in line for a shot at that title.
Match #2 � Michelle McCool and Layla w/ Vicki Guerrero (SD!) vs. Eve and Maryse (RAW) � Draft Pick Match
(Eve and Maryse are the ever popular we-are-rivals-but-will-work-together-for-the-good-of-the-show team in tonight�s match. If they win RAW gets to draft a Diva.)
The partnership hits a rough patch as Eve and Maryse fight outside the ring. Maryse then makes a blind tag, but after taunting Eve, she walks right into a boot from McCool and is pinned.
Winner via pinfall: Michelle McCool and Layla
The first pick of the WWE draft goes to Smackdown.
Pick No. 1: Kelly Kelly to Smackdown
Match #3 � Evan Bourne (RAW) vs. CM Punk w/ Luke Gallows and Serena (SD!) � Draft Pick Match
Punk drives Bourne into the corner, but Bourne responds with kicks. Punk counters a head scissors with a back breaker, and then focuses on the back with kicks. Bourne runs into a heel kick, and kicks out of a pin at two. Bourne catches Punk with a spinning heel kick and knocks him out of the ring. Bourne slingshots himself over the ropes, crashing into Punk and Gallows. Bourne climbs the turnbuckle, and Serena leaps the apron. She distracts the ref, allowing a masked man to come out from the crowd and knock Bourne off the ropes. Punk hits the GTS and covers for the win.
Winner via pinfall: CM Punk
Pick No. 2: The Big Show to Smackdown
Teddy Long welcomes Big Show to Smackdown! He seems less than enthused, until he gives Teddy a big hug. He was just messing with him, and Teddy does a victory dance.
Sheamus walks to the ring, and tells the crowd Triple H won�t be drafted to Smackdown! because he won�t wrestle again. Sheamus is taking credit for ending Hunter�s career and now he is moving on. He wants the WWE title. Sheamus doesn�t get the champ, though, Randy Orton hits the arena.
Orton tells Sheamus when he took on Hunter, he did it face to face. He didn�t need to jump him from the behind. Orton doesn�t think Sheamus deserves a title shot. Sheamus warns him to back off, or he will befall the same fate Triple H did. Orton wants a piece of him, but Sheamus doesn�t deal with losers. The champ finally arrives, and Cena stands atop the ramp.
The champ thinks this a is a great opportunity to introduce tonight�s guest host. Cena gives a great entrance, but no one walks out. Cena receives a call informing him there is no guest host; apparently Mel Kiper was busy with another draft. Sheamus tells Cena to cut the jokes, so the champ gets down to business. The only person who can name a number one contender tonight is the WWE Champion. Cena is going to make them earn it, so Sheamus will take on Randy Orton.
Orton sniffs out a sneak attack by Sheamus, but Sheamus blocks the RKO and rolls out of the ring.
Match #4 � Team Smackdown! - Rey Mysterio, Kane, Drew McIntyre, R-Truth, and Shad Gaspard vs. Team RAW - MVP, Mark Henry, Yoshi Tatsu, Santino, and Ted Dibiase � RAW vs. Smackdown! Battle Royal � 3 Draft Picks
(I don�t watch Smackdown! so I was disappointed to see Cryme Tyme has broken up.)
Santino faces off with Rey, only to turn around and find Kane waiting for him. McIntyre is the first star to hit the mat, and Yoshi Tatsu follows him.
After the break, Santino gets a double elimination, but Kane cuts his celebration short with a chokeslam. Mark Henry tries to take out Kane, but Rey makes the save, and Henry is dumped over the top rope. Dibiase eliminates Kane. Ted tries to knock out Rey, but Mysterio skins the cat, and this the West Coast Pop. Santino is still down in the corner, as Rey skins the cat again. DiBiase is almost eliminated with a head scissors, but he skins the cat. DiBiase gets a boot up on the apron as Rey charges him, and he knocks Mysterio to the floor.
Winner: Team RAW
After the match, DiBiase hits Santino with Dream Street
Pick No. 3: John Morrison to RAW
Pick No. 4: R-Truth to RAW (Boooooooo!)
Pick No. 5: Edge to RAW (Yeaaa!)
Match #5 � Chris Jericho (SD!) vs. Christian (RAW) � Draft Pick Match
Jericho demands Edge be suspended for his actions at last night�s PPV. Jericho also blames his loss on being mentally shaken because he lost to a NXT Rookie last week. Jericho demands an apology from Heath Slater for causing him to lose to Edge. Slater heads to the ring and says he is sorry that Jericho couldn�t beat Edge. He adds that Jericho won�t beat Christian, either.
Slater tosses Jericho out of the ring from behind, and then takes off as Christian enters. Christian smacks Jericho around, and then trips him and focuses on the left leg. Christian takes the fight to the floor and we go to a break.
After the break, Christian almost steals the win but Jericho kicks out. Jericho slams Christian to the mat, but misses the Lionsualt. Christian connects with a flying shoulder block off the top turnbuckle, but Jericho blocks the Killswitch. Christian goes up top again, but Jericho catches him. Christian counters the Walls of Jericho with a small package, but Jericho is able to kick out. Christian counters a bulldog with a facebuster, but Jericho kicks out again. Jericho counters the Killswitch, but Christian blocks the Walls. Jericho is finally able to get the Walls of Jericho on, but Christian is able to get to the ropes. Jericho runs into a right hand from Christian, who goes high risk again. Jericho catches him in mid air with a Code Breaker and gets the pin.
Winner via pinfall: Chris Jericho
After the match, Jericho attacks Slater, hitting him with the Code Breaker.
Pick No.6: Kofi Kingston to Smackdown
Kofi wastes no time make a statement. He runs to the ring and hits Trouble in Paradise on Jericho.
Match #6 � John Morrison (RAW) vs. Jack Swagger (SD!)- Draft Pick Match
Swagger slams Morrison into the corner. Morrison fights his way out, but is beaten over the back. Swagger shows off his mat wrestling skills, keeping Morrison grounded. Morrison escapes and locks in an arm bar. Swagger counters into a head lock, keeping the pressure on. Morrison pops back up quickly from a shoulder block, catching Swagger with a drop kick. Morrison follows with a corkscrew plancha to the outside. Swagger regains control by spearing Morrison in the corner. And we go to commercial, again.
After the break, Swagger has an arm bar locked in. Morrison breaks the hold, but gets caught in the ropes, and Swagger locks in an abdominal stretch. Swagger breaks the hold before the five count. Morrison connects on a spinning kick, and then a standing shooting star press. Swagger kicks out at two. Morrison follows with a springboard kick, but Swagger gets a foot on the ropes to break the pin. Morrison grabs the ropes to block the gut wrench bomb, and hits Swagger with a side Russian leg sweep. Swagger gets to his feet in time to stop Morrison from climbing the turnbuckle. Swagger hits the gut wrench powerbomb and covers for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Jack Swagger
Pick No. 7: Christian to Smackdown
Carlito is turning down on offer from Ted DiBiase, saying he would rather sit on the sidelines than take an offer from him. Ted turns his attention to new RAW superstar R-Truth. He wants a new confidant, someone to watch his back. Truth is on board until Ted wants him to carry his bags. Truth figures out that DiBiase is looking for his Virgil. R-Truth gives his final answer with a big slap across the face.
Match #7 � Dolph Ziggler (SD!) vs. Hornswoggle (RAW) � Draft Pick Match
Michael Cole informs us that the supplemental draft will now take place Tuesday at noon.
Hornswoggle takes off around the ring, but Ziggler catches him and tosses him back in the ring. Horny keeps knocking Ziggler off the apron and gets him counted out.
Winner via countout: Hornswoggle
The victory is short lived, as Ziggler attacks Hornswoggle. He applies the sleeper and Horny is knocked out. The King leaves his post to check on the little guy.
Pick No. 8: Chris Jericho to RAW
Match #8 � Randy Orton vs. Sheamus � Number One Contender Match
Batista cuts off ring announcer Justin Roberts. He grabs the mic, screaming he is the number one contender and he should be the champion. He says last night was a joke, and no one embarrasses him like that. He isn�t leaving the ring until Cena gives him a match.
Sheamus makes his entrance, and tells Batista to take a hike. Orton comes to the ring, and tells him to stop whining. Orton makes a deal. When he beats Sheamus, he will grant Batista a shot. Sheamus thinks he only deserves a title shot. John Cena steps in, and I smell a triple threat match.
Match #8 � Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Batista � Number One Contender Match
Batista buys some time by slipping to the outside, and Sheamus goes to work on Orton. The Viper turns the tables and beats Sheamus into the corner. Batista enters the battle, tossing Sheamus into the ring post and out of the ring. Orton stomps Batista into the corner and out of the ring. Orton smashes The Animal into the security barrier, but a rake to the eyes turns the tide. Batista tosses Orton back into the ring, and slams him in the corner. He turns his attention to Sheamus, bouncing his head off the announce table.
Orton takes advantage of the distraction and smashes Batista into the turnbuckle. Sheamus catches Orton from the apron, but Orton counters, slamming him off the ring post and Sheamus falls to the floor. Orton kicks Batista in the head. It doesn�t slow down The Animal who slaps on a rear chin lock. Sheamus jumps in and breaks the hold. Batista hits a spinebuster on Orton and we go to break.
After the break, Batista is out on the floor, while Sheamus beats on Orton. The fight goes to the floor, and Sheamus eats the announce table. Batista slams Orton into the ring apron, and tosses Sheamus back into the ring. Batista drives Sheamus into the corner with shoulder charges, but Sheamus responds with a hammering blow that sends Batista out of the ring. Sheamus runs into a boot from Orton, who then catches Batista with an elbow. He slams Batista to the mat, and looks for the elevated DDT, but Sheamus counters with a back body drop that sends Orton to the floor. Orton saves the match by pulling Batista off Sheamus. Orton pulls Batista through the ropes, and drops him with a DDT from the second rope. Orton looks to finish off Batista, but doesn�t see Sheamus coming in with a knee to the head. Sheamus pulls Orton up, but a spear from Batista stops the Celtic Cross. The Animal covers, but Sheamus somehow kicks out. Orton punts Batista in the head and then ducks a kick from Sheamus. He power slams Sheamus and drops him with an RKO. Edge runs in and spears Orton. All three men are down. Batista crawls over and gets a hand on Orton. The ref makes the three count and Batista is the new number one contender.
Winner via pinfall: Batista
Dale Plummer has been writing for SLAM! Wrestling since 2003. Dale is happy there is a SLAM! Wrestling draft. If selected to cover TNA he would demand a trade ala Eric Lindros. Follow Dale�s Twitter feed @DPlummer627 for more updates.


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Authorities asked for help finding two fugitives.
In the first case, police said they are looking for Michael Z. Hasan, 51.
Authorities said Hasan is wanted on a Platte County, Mo., warrant on a charge of felony enticement of a child.
Hasan is white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 230 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
Investigators said his last known address was in the area of 117th and North Charlotte streets in Kansas City.
In the second case, police said they are looking for Kelly Cheek, 38.
Cheek is wanted on a Missouri parole violation warrant on a charge of not paying child support and a Jackson County, Mo., warrant on a charge of possessing amphetamine.
Cheek is white, 6 feet tall, 210 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Police said he has tattoos on his arms, chest and shoulders. Police said he should be considered dangerous.
His last known address was in Lawson, Mo., police said.
Anyone with information on either case is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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text: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Indiana Enacts Direct Access; Direct PT Eval Now in All 50 States + DC Indiana Gov Mike Pence signed HB 1034 yesterday, giving Indiana residents direct access to evaluation and treatment by a physical therapist (PT) without a physician referral. The law, which will take effect on July 1, allows for evaluation and up to 24 days of treatment without a referral but continues to require a referral for spinal manipulation and sharp debridement. Prior to passage of the new law, a referral was required for all physical therapist services, both evaluation and treatment. Enactment of HB 1034 means that all 50 states and the District of Columbia now have direct access to evaluation, and 48 states plus DC, including Indiana, have some level of direct access to treatment. "We are thrilled that Indiana has become the latest state to offer patients the choice of direct access to physical therapist services. Ensuring patient access is a cornerstone of APTA's vision and mission," said APTA President Paul A. Rockar Jr, PT, DPT, MS. "I congratulate our colleagues in the Indiana Chapter for their resilience and dedication in enacting this vital legislation after many years of tough battle. I also want to thank Rep David Frizzell for authoring the bill and Sen Patricia Miller for sponsoring the bill in the Senate." As we celebrate this major legislative success in Indiana and important milestone for the profession, APTA will also continue to work toward improved patient access across the country, including the removal of restrictions in states that continue to impede patient access to physical therapist services. Comments Congratulations to our Indiana colleagues! To echo Paul Rockar, our APTA President, we are thrilled for your achievement. Your success gives us a renewed strength to keep "fighting the good fight" here in Michigan. Jake Jakubiak Kovacek Michigan Chapter Member Posted by Jake Jakubiak Kovacek on 4/30/2013 11:50 PM Hi, This is good news! Does this also mean that insurance and medicare will pay for PT services even without physician referral? Thank you. Posted by Michael Rivera on 5/1/2013 5:20 AM Way to go Indiana PTs and thanks to the Lonnemanns and DPT students from Bellarmine University for spearheading the effort. Posted by Patty Gillette on 5/1/2013 8:32 AM Congratulations on a most outstanding accomplishment!! Although I currently live in California, I was born, raised, and educated in Indiana and will always be a Hoosier at heart! Good for you and good for the people of Indiana!! Posted by Patti Evans on 5/1/2013 5:16 PM I have witnessed this battle for several years. It has taken much resilience, but every accumulative push resulted in knocking down a heavy wall. Certainly a victory for all physical therapists. Posted by Bryce Taylor on 5/3/2013 4:19 PM Congratulations to all my friends in Indiana. We, in California who do not have direct access, salute you! Posted by Cheryl Resnik on 5/3/2013 4:38 PM This is so awesome ! I am a physical therapist practicing in the state of Indiana since 17 years and I am excited to look forward to this important milestone .I am also anxious anticipating insurance regulation changes , I am curious to know if other states that have direct access had any changes with insurance regulations after direct access Posted by Amira on 5/3/2013 5:47 PM too bad, california is still working on direct access. we need every body to support. Posted by wei huang on 5/3/2013 7:04 PM Congrats! Maybe someday my home state of Oklahoma will come out of the dark ages. Posted by Breah on 5/4/2013 12:01 AM Congratulations! It absoultly baffles me why it takes so long to change state law. I remember in 1981 when I was living and working in Indiana, going to my state represenative's house to lobby for Direct Access to PT. That was 32 years ago. Damien Howell PT,DPT,OCS Posted by Damien Howell on 5/4/2013 10:04 AM Indiana can now also accept referrals from NPs and PAs which we couldn't before. Even though insurance companies still require a referral for now, we appreciate the increased patient access to care for self-pay and pro bono services! We understand that Ohio is working with the insurance companies to change the referral requirement. This gives us a model to follow in Indiana. Posted by Mary Fridlund on 5/4/2013 11:23 AM Congratulations! Great motivation for the rest of us to continue our collective work. Posted by Robin Schoenfeld on 5/4/2013 7:14 PM Congratulations from Australia. We continue to watch the battle for direct access in your country with much interest. It is clear from the Australian experience that direct access is the key to a more equitable and fairer health system. Keep up the good fight. JK Posted by Jonathon Kruger on 5/5/2013 7:03 PM As a fellow Hoosier its great to see Indiana finally join the list of states that have direct access...well done governor and APTA Posted by Matt Starkey on 5/5/2013 11:13 PM Great 1st step. Now that it is legal, will insurance companies pay for PT w/o script? Posted by Dorian Aniline on 5/6/2013 8:40 AM I am an indiana University grad and still maintain Indiana licensure, though I live and practice in Virginia, where we have had direct access for years. Congratulations to Indiana PT's, and do NOT let the insurance issue get in your way! Some will pay, some will not (Federal programs like Medicare are still in the dark ages), but patients can choose to pay themselves.... they do that for valued products and services every day! Ever get your car fixed? The key is you finally have access... the rest is up to us. Posted by Brian Hoke on 5/7/2013 10:02 AM Congratulations on a legislative success. As a PT in California, a state with only access to evaluation but not treatment I commend you and hope PT's in California have the integrity to not allow Referral for Profit in exchange for a watered down limited direct access! Posted by Jeff Fairley on 5/7/2013 10:33 AM Congratulations to our Southern Neighbors!! Maybe this momentum will help us up here in the Great Lakes State Posted by Renee Hill on 5/7/2013 11:50 AM Congratulations! what a wonderful achievement. Now let's keep fighting to increase our access to patients for their treatments without limitations based on outdated logic. Posted by Aaron LeBauer on 5/7/2013 12:22 PM Congratulations to all involved in Indiana getting their direct access finally. Somewhat confused by Ms Cheryl Resnik's comment that CA does not have direct access? thought the article stated now all 50 states and DC have direct access? Posted by David Apts,PT,DPT,OCS on 5/7/2013 1:01 PM Thanks Colleagues and Friends, it has been an arduous and perilous fight. We have perseverded to gain D.A.,eval. & Tx, referrals from NP & PA's and maintained spinal manipulation in our scope of practice. I would like to give a "shout out" to Pauline Flesch, PT, the State Legis. Comm., and the grass roots, it took to accomplish this feat. Thanks! It is interesting to read your comments reflecting on our experience. Sorry it took our legislators so long to "get it"! Posted by Jerry A. Smith, PT on 5/7/2013 1:49 PM Excellent job Indiana! Having all 50 states on board with access to physical therapy services will help us to achieve our Vision of the profession in 2020 and beyond. This is wonderful news. Thanks to all who have worked so long and hard to achieve this goal. Posted by Barney Poole on 5/7/2013 2:25 PM Congratulations, Indiana PTs - this has been a long time in coming and an excellent job negotiating to keep spinal manipulations in scope of practice! This will serve you well! As noted earlier, people will pay for quality and outcomes. (They do in Minnesota.) Let's not be defined by what insurance decides to cover and instead lead the discussions on how we provide value. Thanks to all who helped make this happen. Posted by Ann Ryan -> ?LQc> on 5/9/2013 12:23 PM


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The ceremony took place Saturday at the home of "Girls Gone Wild" creator, Joe Francis, in front of more than 150 guests, People magazine reported.
The couple's 2-year-old daughter and Lopez's three nieces served as flower girls, while one of Lopez's best friends, actress Eva Longoria, walked down the aisle as a bridesmaid, E! News reported.
"Cake Boss" star Buddy Valastro created a winter-wonderland-meets-beach-themed chocolate and red velvet cake for the celebration, People said. A mariachi band performed to complete the fiesta-themed wedding.
TLC filmed the wedding, which will be featured in a television special, "Mario & Courtney's Wedding Fiesta," scheduled to air Dec. 8.


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So....little Johnny or Susie brings home a teacher prepared worksheet filled with several math problems for homework. At some point a parent decides to check the answers or at least review the sheet to see what type of assignment had been given.
Some of the problems are troubling:
1. "Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?"
2. "If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?"
Yes, I'm serious. This actually happened recently in a Georgia classroom per this link.
I hope you have a problem with these questions. I certainly do, and I applaud the parents in this situation for complaining.
Why would teachers include such insensitive questions within a math assignment?
The spokesperson for Gwinnett County Schools advised the teachers were trying to provide students with a cross-curricular activity by incorporating social studies lessons into the math problems.
The school system agreed the questions were inappropriate. The assignments were gathered and shredded so they wouldn't resurface. The spokesperson was quoted as saying, "The problem with the question is there is no historical context."
True...there is NO context.
An article from the Atlanta Journal provides another quote from the system spokesperson..."It was just a poorly written question."
Poorly written? Seriously?
Teaching across the curriculum is a little more involved than taking one aspect of a historical event and throwing a question into a worksheet.These questions are more serious in my view than having no historical context and being poorly written.
They are without question insensitive and indicate the teachers involved have no clue regarding what "teaching across the curriculum" means.
Instead of focusing on the slavery issue the math questions could have taken a look at the large numbers of soldiers killed on both sides of the war where students could work on determining the differences between battles or averaging the numbers across a few battles similar to this lesson plan. This would open up discussion regarding the cost and benefits of war.
Here's a lesson plan involving symmetry and the Civil War.
Another idea that would bring in the slavery issue but would be more sensitive than the worksheet questions I mentioned above involves freedom quilts to teach geometry. A great book to introduce freedom quilts to students is….Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (Reading Rainbow Books (Pb))
There are lots of great resources out there to help teachers get on track with cross curriculum thinking....which is one of the reasons why I'm going to be shaking my head over this situation for a long time.


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At midnight on Monday, the French news website Mediapart complied with the Versailles court of appeal which last week ordered the site to withdraw articles referring to the Bettencourt recordings--the secret tapings of Liliane Bettencourt, the richest woman in France, by her butler. Mediapart as well as the newsweekly Le Point had been sued for violation of privacy by the Bettencourt family and by the L'Oréal heiress' legal tutor and fund manager, Patrice de Maistre. Le Point withdrew its articles on Friday.
While Mediapart bowed to the judges and deleted 72 articles, it has not lost its teeth. The website says it is determined to exhaust all legal means; it will contest the verdict before the Court of Cassation, France's highest court, and, if necessary, will appeal to the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights, which has a long and dignified record of defending press freedom and freedom of expression. "Decision after decision." writes Mediapart, "this supreme institution has broadened the right to information with three key words: legality, necessity, and proportionality."
Meanwhile, Mediapart intends to turn judicial condemnation into a political battle for public-interest journalism. On its home page the headline "Affaire Bettencourt" slowly mutates into "Censuré: l'affaire que vous ne pouvez plus lire" (Censored: the story that you can no longer read). And it offers a number of articles that clearly attest that there will be no surrender. "We have no other choice but to wage combat for a just justice," writes Mediapart founder Edwy Plenel. "And if we respect the decision that has been imposed upon us, it is like Socrates drinking the hemlock in order to better denounce the inequity of his death sentence."
Mediapart has been endorsed by leading media and press freedom groups (among them the Committee to Protect Journalists). More than 50,000 citizens have signed its petition for "the right to know."
In a show of solidarity, a number of mainstream French outlets (including Le Nouvel Observateur and L'Express) and foreign media have also decided to post on their own websites the articles that had to be scratched from Mediapart. "The freedom to inform cannot be deleted by the breach of privacy," wrote Philippe Nothomb, legal counsel of Belgian's newspaper Le Soir. "No attack against press freedom can be tolerated."
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Remember the whole SodaStream (SODA) controversy a few years ago? Was it a fad? Did making your own soda at home really save you money? Jim Cramer and Herb Greenberg even did a taste test on CNBC.
After the stock was crushed in 2011, SodaStream spent 2012 trading sideways. Now it's back: Shares have climbed almost 44% since Nov. 19. Earlier this morning, the company held an upbeat presentation at the ICR XChange Investors Conference in Miami that is sure to get things popping. Since I've been a critic in the past, I listened to the company's presentation.
As you may recall, SodaStream had been the one and only "home carbonation system" on the market -- and the company now claims to have a 95%-to-100% market share. The company believes it has six million active users in 45 countries. (An active user is defined as someone who refilling his or her CO2 canisters at least three times a year.) Apparently the Swedes love their SodaStream machines. The company claims to have a 25% market share in Sweden.
The company doesn't view itself as an appliance maker; it sees itself as a beverage company competing in the multibillion sodas-and-sparkling-water business. That said, the machines are sold in more than 60,000 retail stores worldwide, and in about 15,000 stores in the U.S. The company manufactures its own machines in 20 production facilities in nine countries.
While I've previously written off SodaStream as another trendy small appliance you don't need -- think home bread maker or tabletop herb garden -- the company seems to be making headway. In the last 12 months, the company has sold the equivalent of 3.5 billion cans of soda. The Americas represented 33% of sales and reported 80% year-over-year growth. Western Europe generated 49% of sales and reported 31% revenue growth. In the Asia-Pacific region, which comprises just 10% of sales, revenue grow 124% off a small base.
In early November, the company beat the Street earnings estimates by $0.10 per share and raised its revenue guidance. Revenue for the third quarter rose 48.6% year over year to $112.5 million, and gross margin was basically flat at 54.2%. Management also raised net income guidance for the remainder of the year -- to a climb of 59%, up from the previous estimate of 55%. Total revenue for 2012 is expected to be $421.9 million, up 46% vs. the consensus of $412.6 million. For the year, the Street is expecting earnings per share of $2.10.
The stock has been rising as the growth crowd has jumped back on the bandwagon. For 2013, the Street is estimating revenue of $508 million and a profit of $2.70 per share, and the stock has recently caught a whole bunch of upgrades from analysts. Later this summer, SodaStream is expected to announce a "single shot" machine that can make the user a single glass of soda. The new machine could add some extra fizz to the company's results. All in all, I think shares could pop to the mid-$50s before valuation questions take the sparkle out of the shares.


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January is National Mentoring Month, a time to recognize mentors in our community and think about becoming a mentor ourselves.
So who is a mentor, anyway?
Think back on the adults who made an impact on your life. The adults who were there for you when no one else was, who believed in you when no one else did. They may not have been wealthy or powerful or superhuman, but they were people who inspired you and who gave you the inspiration and confidence to improve yourself.
And there are opportunities for mentoring in our own community.
Mentors are needed for YMCA Kinship, an organization that pairs caring adult role models with youth who can grow from their guidance and the example they set. All it takes is one hour a week in which you can talk, play games, go to a movie, take a walk, help a young person with homework or just listen.
The benefits to the young person are obvious. The benefits to the adult are a feeling of having affected a young person's life in a positive way.
If you think you have what it takes to be a mentor, contact:
Melony Renze
Mentoring Coordinator
Bedell Family YMCA
YMCA of the Okobojis
1900 41st Street
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
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With operational costs continuing to soar and State funding continuing to decline, Wallace Community College's financial needs are diverse. Consequently, donors may be just as versatile with their gifts. Donations of money, property, or other securities will be greatly appreciated and wisely used. Also, gifts in memory of deceased friends or family members are always appropriate and will serve as lasting memorials to loved ones.
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Charity Golf Day
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2013 Summer Fayre and Duck Race
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Aide: Paul Egypt plan could get vote
The Senate might vote this week on a proposal from Sen. Rand Paul that would cut U.S. aid to Egypt, sources said.
Paul (R-Ky.) "could very well get a floor vote this week" on his amendment to a transportation and housing spending bill, said a Democratic aide, who is involved in the amendment process. The measure would redirect Egypt's $1.5 billion in annual U.S. aid to crumbling domestic bridges and was the first floor amendment filed to the bill, submitted on Tuesday morning.
Hawkish Senate Republicans could still object to a vote, but the aide deemed the chances for a vote on the amendment before the Senate breaks for summer recess "better than even." There is also the possibility Paul will instead get a vote on his standalone bill to cut off aid to Egypt, another source said.
Democrats believe a vote on Egypt would be difficult for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a long-time defender of foreign aid. A McConnell spokesman declined comment. When asked several weeks ago about his position on assistance to Egypt, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Obama administration is taking a look at aid but declined further comment. The administration has delayed a sale of four fighter jets to Egypt in recent days, however.
"It'll be a tough vote for everyone but probably a lot tougher for Republicans given their brewing civil war over foreign policy," the Democratic aide said, a reference to continued sniping between Paul and hawkish Republicans over national security priorities. If the amendment gets a vote, it will come just days after the Egyptian military fired on and killed dozens of pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters.
Top Senate foreign policy voices like Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) have called for a suspension of aid to Egypt in the wake of the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian military. They argue that a coup occurred in Egypt, a designation that would result in a loss of aid from the U.S. and one that the Obama administration has declined to make.
A Paul measure that would have cut aid to Egypt, Libya and Pakistan was handily defeated last year, 81-10. Both Reid and McConnell opposed that bill.