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1. The close proximity of one person to another person who is subject to an arrest does not in and of itself give a police officer justification to search the person who is in close proximity to the arrested person.
2. K.S.A. 22-2501, which allows a police officer to search a person arrested for purposes of officer safety, is inapplicable to the facts of this case. The statute does not allow a police officer to search a person incident to the arrest of another person, absent circumstances which invoke the requirements of K.S.A. 22-2402.
3. In order to conduct a pat-down search of a person, a police officer must have a reasonable and articulable suspicion based on the facts and the existing circumstances, that the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. K.S.A. 22-2402.
Appeal from Lyon District Court; WILLIAM "LEE" FOWLER, judge. Opinion filed October 20, 2000. Reversed and remanded.
Daniel Estes, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for the appellant.
Vernon E. Buck assistant county attorney, Joe E. Lee, county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for the appellee.
Before PIERRON, P.J., LEWIS, J., and PAUL E. MILLER, District Judge, assigned.
MILLER, J: Reginald Earl Davis appeals his conviction of one count of possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia in violation of K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-4152, and one count of possession of cocaine in violation of K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-4160. He claims evidence introduced against him at trial should have been suppressed due to an illegal search. We agree and reverse.
Because search and seizure cases are often fact sensitive and the outcome of such cases depend on the existence or nonexistence of particular facts, the facts of this case will be set out in some detail.
On February 12, 1999, Detective James Davis of the Emporia Police Department was advised that Dorothea Smith, a suspect in a forgery case he was investigating, was in a taxi en route to the bus station. Detective Davis arrived at the bus station and Officer Stormont also arrived at the same time in another vehicle. Upon arrival, the officers noticed a parked taxi occupied by two backseat passengers, Smith and the appellant.
Detective Davis approached the taxi, removed Smith, and arrested her. He then patted her down for weapons. He directed Officer Stormont to remove the appellant from the taxi and pat him down.
The officers testified that they had no reason to believe Smith was armed and dangerous or that any evidence of the forgery would be found in the taxi or on Smith's person. Further, the appellant was not a suspect in the forgery or any other investigation. The appellant complied peaceably and without resistance to Officer Stormont's direction that he get out of the taxi and submit to a pat-down search. Nothing was found on appellant's person as a result of the search. When the appellant was patted down, Smith was already under arrest and in handcuffs on the other side of the car.
After patting down the appellant, Officer Stormont reached into the taxi to retrieve the appellant's jacket. He intended to return the jacket to the appellant and allow him to go on his way. Before giving the jacket to the appellant, however, Officer Stormont felt it for weapons. In doing so, he felt something hard which was about the size of an ink pen. He testified at both the suppression hearing and at trial that he had no idea what the object was. He further testified that it was not immediately apparent to him that the object was either a weapon or contraband.
The object turned out to be three small metal pipes which later were determined to contain cocaine residue. The appellant was placed under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia. He later admitted that the pipes belonged to him and that he had smoked them.
The appellant filed a motion to suppress, claiming the officer was not justified in searching him or his jacket. The trial court denied the motion to suppress.
The appellant asserts three grounds as the basis for his motion to suppress: (1) The search of him cannot be upheld as a search incident to Smith's arrest; (2) Officer Stormont had no reasonable suspicion to search him; and (3) the evidence seized was not immediately apparent as a weapon or contraband, so it should not have been removed from his jacket.
"Upon the hearing of a motion to suppress evidence, the State bears the burden of proving to the trial court the lawfulness of the search and seizure." State v. Damm, 246 Kan. 220, 222, 787 P.2d 1185(1990). The factual findings of a trial court will be reviewed for substantial competent evidence. State v. DeMarco, 263 Kan. 727, 732, 952 P.2d 1276(1998). When facts material to a decision on a motion to suppress evidence are not in dispute, the question of whether to suppress is a question of law subject to unlimited review. State v. Rexroat, 266 Kan. 50, 53, 966 P.2d 666(1998). The material facts in this case are not in dispute.
Search Incident to Smith's Arrest
The appellant claims that the searches of his person and his jacket were illegal because he should not have been searched incident to Smith's arrest. Absent reasonable suspicion to do so, he argues, he should not have been searched.
Searches conducted without a warrant based on probable cause are per se unreasonable, subject to a few exceptions. New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 457, 69 L. Ed. 2d 768, 101 S. Ct. 2860, reh. denied 453 U.S. 950 (1981). One exception is a search conducted pursuant to a lawful arrest. Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752, 763, 23 L. Ed. 2d 685, 89 S. Ct. 2034, reh. denied 396 U.S. 869 (1969). The purpose for allowing searches of an arrestee and the immediately surrounding area is to allow law enforcement officers to remove any weapons and to prevent the concealment or destruction of evidence. 395 U.S. at 763. However, "[t]he scope of the search must be 'strictly tied to and justified by' the circumstances which rendered its initiation permissible." Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 19, 20 L. Ed 2d 889, 88 S. Ct. 1868 (1967) (quoting Warden v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294, 310, 18 L. Ed 2d 782, 87 S. Ct. 1642 [1967]).
K.S.A. 22-2501 codifies the search incident to a lawful arrest doctrine:
"When a lawful arrest is effected a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the person arrested and the area within such person's immediate presence for the purpose of
"(a) Protecting the officer from attack;
"(b) Preventing the person from escaping; or
"(c) Discovering the fruits, instrumentalities, or evidence of the crime."
The issue presented here is whether an individual may be searched incident to the arrest of another person if the individual is within the arrestee's immediate area. Here, in denying the appellant's motion to suppress, the trial court relied heavily on State v. Thompson, 3 Kan. App. 2d 426, 596 P.2d 174(1979). In Thompson, the defendant was convicted of attempted aggravated robbery of a liquor store, during which he brandished a firearm. While investigating the crime, the police instituted a stakeout of a local motel. The defendant, another male companion, and Caprice Stark, a known female companion of the defendant, emerged from the motel. They entered an automobile thought to have been used in the crime, and the police gave chase, eventually catching them.
During the arrest of the defendant, a detective on the scene observed that Stark's purse seemed to be unusually heavy. He removed it from her arm and tossed it to the rear of the vehicle. As he took the purse, he felt an object he thought to be a firearm. After Stark was secured, the detective opened the purse and found a gun. A subsequent search of the purse produced another gun. Both guns were admitted into evidence over the defendant's objection.
On appeal, this court noted: "The determinative question is whether the search of Stark's purse was based upon reasonable suspicion (K.S.A. 22-2402) and/or a search incident to a lawful arrest (K.S.A. 22-2501)." 3 Kan. App. 2d at 431. This question was disposed of with the following analysis:
"The facts here undeniably support that there was probable cause to arrest the defendant, and in connection with that arrest to make a search of his person and the area within his immediate presence as contemplated by K.S.A. 22-2501. We think the facts also fairly show that the defendant was known to have a woman companion, even though it is not contended that she personally participated in any of the alleged crimes under discussion. The fact that Ms. Stark was in the company of the two suspects under the existing circumstances brings the search of her purse within the permissible limits of warrantless search and seizure as described in [Terry]; State v. Jackson, 213 Kan. 219, 515 P.2d 1108 (1973); State v. Hazelwood, 209 Kan. 649, 498 P.2d 607 (1972); and K.S.A. 22-2402. The fact that the purse was thrown to the road after being taken from Stark's person was not such a removal from the area under her control so as to prohibit the protective search at the scene prior to returning the purse to Ms. Stark before transporting the defendant to the police station." 3 Kan. App. 2d at 431.
The appellant argues the search in Thompson was upheld based on reasonable suspicion, not as a search incident to arrest. The quoted passage seems to indicate otherwise. The decision appears to be based both on reasonable suspicion and on a search incident to a valid arrest. Though there is not a detailed explanation of the Thompson court's reasoning, the point seems to be that Stark could be searched because she was within the immediate area of the defendant at the time of his arrest.
The State argues that due to the appellant's and Smith's close proximity in the taxi, the search was warranted. Both sides cite various cases involving vehicles stopped for traffic violations where passengers were searched or seized. The case at bar does not involve a traffic violation and does not lend itself squarely to a comparison to those cases. The most helpful is State v. Burks, 15 Kan. App. 2d 87, 803 P.2d 587, rev. denied 248 Kan. 997 (1991). Burks involved the stop of a vehicle for speeding. This court held that absent reasonable suspicion a hitchhiker in the passenger seat could not be removed from the vehicle and searched. 15 Kan.App. 2d at 95. The court listed one of the subissues to be resolved was whether the pat-down of the defendant could be justified as incident to the "arrest" of the driver. 15 Kan.App. 2d at 89. The court noted: "The pat-down search of defendant was separate and distinct from the stop of the vehicle for speeding. Therefore, pursuant to the statute, the troopers must have had reasonable suspicion to search defendant." 15 Kan.App. 2d at 92. Though the opinion never again explicitly mentions the "arrest" of the driver, it seems as though a search of the passenger within the immediate area of the driver would not have been justified.
In this case, the question is whether the appellant may be searched under K.S.A. 22-2501 because he was near Smith when she was arrested. There is no indication that Officer Stormont saw any movement between Smith and the appellant that would have led him to believe that the two were exchanging weapons or attempting to hide contraband or evidence. Officer Stormont had no information that the appellant was involved in the forgery or that there would be any evidence found in the taxi. By following the State's reasoning, an individual's Fourth Amendment rights would be lost for being in close proximity to an arrestee. Without requiring reasonable suspicion, any individual within the immediate area of an arrestee could be searched, whether or not the individual is associated with the arrestee. Thompson may indicate that under its particular facts, a panel of this court felt mere proximity was sufficient to justify an individual's search incident to the arrest of another person. However, Burks is a more recent and clearer case and sets forth the more logical requirement: There must be a reasonable, articulable suspicion to search an individual in close proximity to an arrestee. Based on this requirement, the trial court erred in denying the appellant's motion to suppress by finding his close proximity to Smith justified the search of his person.
Reasonable Suspicion to Search Davis
K.S.A. 22-2402 concerns the stopping of a suspect. It allows a law enforcement officer, without making an arrest, to stop any person in a public place whom the officer reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime, and demand the name and address of the suspect and an explanation of the individual's actions. K.S.A. 22-2402(1). The officer may also frisk the person for weapons if the officer reasonably suspects it is required for his or her personal safety. K.S.A. 22-2402(2).
This statute is patterned after the Terry test. Burks, 15 Kan.App. 2d at 92. "The officer must have a reasonable conclusion 'that criminal activity may be afoot and that the persons with whom he is dealing may be armed and presently dangerous.'" 15 Kan. App. 2d at 92 (quoting Terry, 392 U.S. at 30). In State v. Jackson, 213 Kan. 219, 225, 515 P.2d 1108 (1973), the court interpreted the requirements K.S.A. 22-2402:
"[I]n order to justify the search for weapons authorized under the provisions of subsection (2) of 22-2402, the officer must have prior knowledge of facts or observe conduct of the person or receive responses to the limited interrogation authorized by subsection (1) which, in the light of his experience, would cause the officer to reasonably suspect that his personal safety requires such search."
Again, Officer Stormont did not articulate any fear or concern for his personal safety. He testified Detective Davis had Smith under control, presumably causing Officer Stormont no concern. There would have been no need to do anything beyond removing the appellant from the car and asking for identification. Officer Stormont did not testify about anything that would have led him to believe the jacket contained any weapons. His only explanation for removing the jacket from the taxi was that he was going to return it to the appellant and allow him to leave, but he first wanted to ensure there were no weapons in the jacket.
The Thompson case is again relevant here. The Thompson court upheld the search of Stark's purse even though there was no evidence she was involved in the crimes. The court stated that Stark being in the company of the suspects under the existing circumstances made the search valid. 3 Kan.App. 2d at 431. Thompson involved the attempted armed robbery of a liquor store and the officers had reasonable suspicion to believe the suspects were armed. It can easily be assumed that the officers also would have believed anyone with the suspects during the time they had been fugitives would also be armed. In the present case, Officer Stormont testified he had no information that either Smith or the appellant were armed, but he knew he was dealing with a suspected felon, Smith. He did not testify to any fear on his part. Thompson is distinguishable and does not validate the search of the appellant or his jacket.
The State cites State v. Johnson, 253 Kan. 75, 853 P.2d 34 (1993), in support of its position. Johnson involves the search and arrest of an individual who was acting very suspiciously. The circumstances in Johnson are not analogous to the one at bar, and Johnson is not helpful to the State's position.
The Plain Feel Exception
Even if the searches of the appellant and his jacket were valid, there still remains the question whether the officer was justified in removing the items from the jacket. The appellant argues the plain feel exception to the warrant.
The plain feel exception is an extension of the plain view exception to the warrant requirement. State v. Wonders, 263 Kan. 582, 590, 952 P.2d 1351 (1998). The United States Supreme Court defined the "plain view" doctrine in Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366, 375, 124 L. Ed. 2d 334, 113 S. Ct. 2130 (1993):
"Under that doctrine, if police are lawfully in a position from which they view an object, if its incriminating character is immediately apparent, and if the officers have a lawful right of access to the object, they may seize it without a warrant. [Citations omitted.] If, however, the police lack probable cause to believe that an object in plain view is contraband without conducting some further search of the object--i.e., if 'its incriminating character [is not] "immediately apparent,"' [citation omitted]--the plain-view doctrine cannot justify its seizure."
Dickerson also applied this "immediately apparent" standard to a discovery made during a pat-down (plain fee exception). 508 U.S. at 375. The plain feel exception was made applicable to Kansas in Wonders. 263 Kan. at 592. Therefore, if the identify of the items in the appellant's pocket was not immediately apparent to Officer Stormont, there was no basis for their removal.
"Immediately apparent" has been interpreted to mean the officer must have reasonable or probable cause to believe it is immediately apparent that what the officer is feeling is a weapon or contraband. 263 Kan. at 598. By any definition of "immediately apparent," that requirement was not met in this case.
At the hearing on the motion to suppress, Officer Stormont testified he opened the door to the taxi, took out the jacket, and patted it down to ensure there were no weapons in it. He did this because he was going to give the jacket back to the appellant and let him go. He felt something hard and could not tell what it was, so he removed the items. On cross-examination, Officer Stormont repeated several times that he had no idea what the objects were when he felt them. He also testified that the items were approximately 2 to 3 inches long and he could not rule out that the items may have been something innocent, such as an ink pen.
Officer Stormont's testimony at trial was virtually identical. He repeated that he did not know what the items were and felt nothing that was immediately apparent to him as being a weapon or contraband.
In its ruling, the trial court stated that Officer Stormont had the right to search the appellant because he was sitting next to a suspected felon and things could have been handed back and forth. The court then found that the search of the jacket was a logical extension of the search of the appellant's person since the jacket could have contained weapons. Finally, the court ruled that although there were a number of legitimate items that Officer Stormont could have been feeling in the jacket, it was reasonable for him to take them out to determine if they were in fact weapons.
The trial court misapplied the Wonders requirements. The identify of the metal pipes was not immediately apparent to Officer Stormont. His direct testimony contradicts the very assertion. It is not required that the officer be certain of the identify of the object. 263 Kan. at 596. However, under all the circumstances, he must have reasonable or probable cause to believe the object is associated with criminal activity. 263 Kan. at 597. Officer Stormont had absolutely no idea what he was feeling. Under Wonders, he had no reason to remove the objects from the jacket.
The appellant Davis should not have been searched incident to Smith's arrest. Officer Stormont did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity sufficient to justify a search of Davis independent of Smith's arrest. Further, Officer Stormont had no basis to remove the items from the appellant's jacket. The evidence seized and the statements made later by the appellant must be suppressed as fruit of the poisonous tree. See Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471, 9 L. Ed 2d 441, 83 S. Ct. 407 (1963).
Reversed and remanded to grant the motion to suppress.


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Foreigner Falls 5 Floors in Soriya Mall, Phnom PenhNovember 20, 2012
Phnom Penh : A male Caucasian foreigner fell 5 floors down the escalator well of the Soriya Shopping Mall to his immediate death, creating an uproar at 6:30 pm of the 20th of November, 2012, in Psar Tmey 1 Commune, Daunh Penh District.
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Update: the foreigner has now been identified as Binjamin Tenne – an Israeli citizen.
Expat reaction on this K440 forum thread.
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I am connected to the Israeli community in Phnom Penh, and my ex-boss himself is alos an israeli citizen. Can you provide more details regarding this guy ? no one know about this accident yet from Israeli side, even if the israeli embassy in Bangkok doesnt know about it.
Can you help? what is going on? did the police moved his body to somewhere else?
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This is certainly strange. Obviously one could not fall by accident. Maybe it was suicide or plain stupidity that enabled him to go to the necessary movements to jump or fall.


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The shift from physical media tools and materials as algorithms designed to simulate the effects of these tools and materials has also another important consequence. As we saw, some Photoshop filters explicitly refer to previous artistic media; others make reference to diverse physical actions, effects, and objects (Twirl, Extrude, Wind, Diffuse Glow, Open Ripple, Glass, Wave, Grain, Patchwork, Pinch, and others.) But in both cases, by changing the values of the controls provided by each filter, we can vary its visual effect significantly on the familiar – unfamiliar dimension. We can use the same filter to achieve a look that may indeed appear to closely simulate the effect of the corresponding physical tool or physical phenomena – or a look which is completely different from both nature and older media and which can be only achieved though algorithmic manipulation of the pixels. What begins as a reference to a physical world outside of the computer if we use default settings can turn into something totally alien with a change in the value of a single parameter. In other words, many algorithms only simulate the effects of physical tools and machines, materials or physical world phenomena when used with particular parameter settings; when these settings are changed, they no longer functions as simulations.
For an example, lets analyze the behavior of Wave filter (located under the Distort submenu). The filter refers to a familiar physical phenomena, and indeed, it can produce visual effects which we would confidently call "waves." This does not mean that the effect of this filter has to closely resemble the literal meaning of wave defined by a dictionary as "a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell."
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In our everyday language, we use the word "wave" metaphorically to refer to any kind of periodical movement ("waving a hand"), or any static form that resembles the form of a wave, or a disturbance in the ordinary state of affairs ("making waves.") According to an influential theory developed by cognitive linguist George Lakoff, such metaphorical use is not an exception, but the norm in human language and thinking. Lakoff proposed that the majority of our abstract concepts are metaphorical projections from sensorimotorial experiences with our own body and the surrounding physical world. 12 "Making waves" and other metaphors derived from our perceptual experience of seeing real waves exemplify this general mechanism of language.
If we follow Lakoff 's theory of metaphor, some details of the Wave filter operation – along with many other Photoshop filters that refer to the physical world – can be understood as similar metaphorical projections. Depending on the choice of parameter values, this filter can either produce effects that closely resemble our perceptual experience of actual physical waves, or new effects that are related to such waves metaphorically.
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LOVE IT! My mom, who is one of the most well put-together, proper, Godly women ever always use to tell me, "I can't stand it when women act like their poopy don't stink." =) I will never ever forget it!!
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I sat in the audience at She Speaks this weekend and was so very impressed by how 'real' you are – that comes through when you speak. I took two of your break out sessions and even had a chance to speak with you. I wanted to say THANK YOU for writing 'Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl' and you were so gracious. You thanked me and even autographed my book. I have learned so much already and am still trying to absorb the weekend. I was already impressed with the Godliness of the P31 staff, but am especially so now that I have actually met many of you. Your collective pursuit of God is so evident, the passion for Jesus and life change is there – in all of you, it is there!! Thank you again!!
Lysa- That line is a huge gift to me today. I was filled to overflowed at She Speaks last weekend and then came home to the chaos of my life with a terminally ill child. He's been a bit unstable lately with GI so we've been talking about poop a lot! LOL My husband had a work trip this week so all was left on me. My son will be 13 this fall and is struggling so much with the decline of his body and no the increased restrcitions on what he can eat. He's been quite aggressive physically and verbally and it's been hard. I've found my self this afternoon feeling quite upset with him and not compassionate at all in spite of all he's enduring.
And then there's your truth…. my poop stinks just like yours… which today for me reminded me that I have the same frustration and anger in me, the fears of his decline, and am in no place to judge him or react with anything less than God's grace and compassion.
Thank you for the reminder!
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The book explains the mindset, strategy, and tools that make it possible to build a realistic façade in seven hours. We even provide a "cheat sheet" for selecting the right prototyping tools and formats. In this post, we're excited to share the checklist for Thursday and a video where Jake and I talk about the prototype mindset, picking the right tools, and prototyping as a team.
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As we crafters prepare to celebrate Easter with paper baskets, painted eggs and fluffy pom pom chicks, many of us might wonder the history behind why we celebrate Easter Sunday. Many Christians celebrate this holiday as a joyous rememberance of Christ's ressurection, but may not know how bunnies, eggs and the Easter lily came into the picture. Learn about the holiday in this article and find Easter craft projects, Easter songs, inspirational poems and more to celebrate, whatever your personal beliefs might be. For our best resource of Easter craft projects and recipes, check out our FREE Hop into Spring Easter eBook
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Christian Easter Song for Children
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For many of us, Easter is a time for painting eggs, eating chocolate and admiring bunnies. In modern times, Easter has become an increasingly secular celebration, in which people rejoice at the coming of spring and its promise of new life. Just as with Christmas, this move away from Easter's Christian origins can partly be explained by the diversity of people wanting to participate in the holiday. Nonetheless, many Christians would like to remind everyone of why we celebrate Easter.
Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion. Good Friday is a solemn church holiday which remembers this crucifixion of Christ on the Cross at Calvary. In the Roman Catholic church, Good Friday is marked with a fast. Many protestant churches mark the crucifixion on the Wednesday before Easter instead, coinciding with the sacrifice of the lamb in Jewish Passover. Lambs are a common symbol at Easter as a symbol for Christ, "the lamb of God."
On Easter Sunday, many Christians rejoice and sing at church services, made all the more special by the solemn remembrance before. Some Christians have developed other joyous Easter traditions, such as flying kites to symbolize Christ's rise to Heaven. In the happy tone of Easter, here are a few Easter songs especially for children.
Christian Easter Song for Children
This song is sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Almost every child knows that song! Sing this song while kids make the Beaded Cross Easter Card.
"Jesus is alive today, alive today, alive today. Jesus is alive today, it is Easter morning!"
Bunny Easter Song for Children
This cute song is a great way to engage with young children on Easter. Sing this songs as you make Foam Egg Magnets.
Five Little Easter Eggs
Five little Easter eggs lovely colors wore,
(Hold up five fingers)
Mother ate the blue one, then there were four.
(Bend down one finger)
Four little Easter eggs, two and two you see,
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three
(Bend down one finger)
Three little Easter eggs, before I knew,
Sister ate the yellow one, then there were two.
(Bend down one finger)
Two little Easter eggs, oh, what fun!
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one.
(Bend down one finger)
One little Easter egg, see me run!
I ate the last one, and then there were none.
(Bend down last finger)
Christian missionaries noticed that their celebration of the resurrection of Christ occurred during pagan celebrations of the spring equinox. The pagan goddess of fertility and birth celebrated at this time was called Eostre. The missionaries adopted the celebratory tradition into a Christian holiday. Easter eggs are of course the classic symbol of fertility and have been associated with spring celebrations since ancient times. Classically, eggs were forbidden to Christians during the 40 days of Lent between Ash Wednesday and Easter and thus became an important part of the Easter celebration.
Where does the Easter bunny come in?
Just like the egg, the bunny is another ancient symbol of fertility and new life. One Anglo-Saxon myth says that Eostere changed a pet bird into a bunny which laid colored eggs to entertain children. The Easter bunny become a figure much like Santa, which brings presents to good children. In a German tradition, children would hide brightly colored nests often made from bonnets around the house for the "Osterhase" or Easter bunny to leave colored eggs. This has evolved into the tradition of hiding Easter baskets, nests and eggs themselves.
Crafters can celebrate the Easter bunny with this great step-by-step tutorial from Cartoon Critters on how to draw an Easter bunny, or these other great Easter Bunny crafts here at FaveCrafts.
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Christian tradition says that beautiful white lilies grew where Christ's sweat dropped to the ground when he was being crucified. The Lily of the Valley is one of the first flowers to open in the spring, thus closely associated it with spring celebrations and Easter. The lily is also a symbol of the Virgin Mary. Christ used the symbol of the lily in one of his most famous quotes:
"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?"
(Luke 12:27-28; see also Mt 6:28-29).
Use these Easter poems, sayings and verses to fill homemade Easter cards, embroider a pillow or simply share with family and friends as you dye Easter eggs.
Free Religious Easter Poems, Quotes and Verses
"Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there." Clarence W. Hall
"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." Martin Luther
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." Douglas Horton
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
"Easter" by Kay Hoffman
Although it happened long ago,
that first glad Easter day;
within the true believer's heart,
it's just as real today.
The Roman guards who kept the watch,
the early morning gloom,
the angel's words, "He is not here"
resounding from the tomb.
And oh, the joy in Mary's heart
while in the garden fair
to see her blessed Lord appear
upon the pathway there.
Although it happened long ago,
it still is true today;
oh, let our hearts rejoice and sing,
the stone is rolled away.
May the spirit of hope that Easter brings,
Help you find contentment in little things,
And restore your faith in the Lord above,
Who gave His life for the ones He loves.
Short Poems and Easter Card Sayings
For renewal of life
For birds that sing
Thanks for Easter
Thanks for Spring
Easter brings the best surprises,
Baby chicks and buds in bloom
And Spring sunshine
That fills your room.
Easter brings the best surprises,
Baby chicks and buds in bloom
And Spring sunshine
That fills your room.
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On paper, Blood Of Redemption looks like a B-movie action fan's dream come true. Seriously, look at the cast: Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane, Vinnie Jones and Robert Davi? That's kind of awesome, right? If nothing else, this should be a lot of fun. It's probably not going to win an Oscar but hey, eighty-five minutes of action with a fun cast is nothing to sneeze at. Unfortunately director's Giorgio Serafini and Shawn Sourgose screw up pretty much everything that they possibly can.
The story, such as it is, is a mess. When the film begins we meet a man who is yammering on about his past to a pretty woman. From here we learn that the man is Axel (Dolph Lundgren), and that he worked as an insanely loyal body guard for a mafia family lead by Sergio Forte (Robert Miano). When he is no longer able to take advantage of the protection that was once offered him, he decides to call it quits in the crime business and wants his sons, Quinn (Billy Zane) and Kurt (Gianni Capaldi), to follow suit. Kurt wants to be a boxer but for some reason winds up joining the FBI. Quinn, on the other hand, doesn't intend to give up the family business any time soon.
Enter an English mobster named Hayden (Robert Davi… seriously), an associate of the family. His nephew, Campbell (Vinnie Jones), has just arrived in the states and is looking to get in on some of this. Soon enough, he and Quinn launch a heist but before the two can make their escape, Quinn gets nabbed by the fuzz. He goes to jail for a year or two or three, it's kind of unclear, and while he's away, his father is shot and his brother works his way up the FBI ladder. Axel, on the other hand, has been trying to figure out who killed his boss. And then there's Loryn (Jelly Howie), the pretty young thing who we thought was interested in Kurt but may have actually been Quinn's girl all along. She's screwing Campbell who has moved into the family home and taken over the business running counterfeit money laundered through a Russian guy named Boris (Massi Furlan). When Quinn gets out of jail, he too wants to know who killed his father and set things right, but Campbell isn't about to just hand over control any time soon and before you know it, loyalties are tested, Axel gets into a fight with a dominatrix while a half-naked woman lies chained to a wall beside him and a lot of people get shot.
This is one of those movies where, at certain times during its eight-five minute run, the camera zooms in on the face of an actor and computer graphics spell out their names in big, bold block letters for no reason. This is a movie where most, though not all, of the story is told in flashback. This is a movie where a man's FBI file is kept in paper format only and there's only a single version of it (so you can light it on fire and disappear). This is a movie where a man trying to put together the pieces of a puzzle uses a bulletin board, push pins and red string to sort it all out, while his laptop sits unused on a desk a few feet away. There's no sense of logic here, no care for narrative flow and a complete disregard for common sense. Do you want a scene where an FBI agent sees the bad guys, calls it in, is told not to go in alone and then goes in alone anyway? That's here too. Want some betrayals and backstabbing that was obviously intended to serve as a plot twist but which is telegraphed so early on in the movie that it serves not to enhance suspense but to enhance predictability? Yeah, lots of that here too.
The movie is reasonably well shot and it does make use of some interesting camera angles but the post production work is painful. There are way too many instances of a fast moving action scene suddenly erupting into slow motion for a few seconds before finishing back in real time and for what reason? Style over substance is the only obvious answer but this has been done to death and it doesn't make the movie look any cooler. On top of that, it looks like every single muzzle flash and every single bullet hit has been done digitally. So the firefights in the movie and the carnage that they cause wind up looking like a cut scene from a video game. That's not good.
So what is there to like about the movie? Well, Jelly Howie certainly is a very attractive woman and her performance here is decent enough. Not only does she get naked, as does every single other female in the movie aside from one random cop, but she manages to make her characters lightly more interesting than some of her co-stars. Vinnie Jones plays Vinnie Jones, the guy is amusing enough but he has less range than Jason Statham and like his fellow Brit he seems to wind up playing the same character in every movie. Robert Davi has some serious trouble with his character's British accent, it slips in and out completely at random and as great as Davi can be, his work here is pretty awful. What about Billy Zane? He's okay. There's nothing memorable about his turn here but he doesn't embarrass himself. Gianni Capaldi, who kind of looks distractingly like David Schwimmer, handles himself well in the fight scenes and his thesping is perfectly acceptable, just unremarkable. That leaves Dolph. Though top billed, his role here is more of a supporting effort even if he is the character that bridges all of this together. Dolph is fun in almost everything he does, he's got a goofy charm and some legitimate charisma and while this is very far removed from his best work, he's enjoyable enough in the picture. He's just not used enough to save it.
Blood Of Redemption is framed at 1.78.1 widescreen and presented in AVC encoded 1080p high definition. The transfer is fine. Shot on digital video there are no print damage issues to note and the image is crisp and clean. Some of the darker scenes don't show the greatest shadow detail but there are no problems with compression artifacts to note nor is there any obvious edge enhancement. Detail is generally pretty good, close up shots showing off Davi's craggy looking face rather well whenever he's on screen and the image is strong enough that if you're bored and need something to do you could probably count Dolph's stubble. Skin looks nice and natural, colors are well produced and all in all the movie looks pretty good.
The English language DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track is decent enough. There are scenes where there isn't quite as much surround activity as you might expect but the rears are used well in a few of the action sequences to spread out the sound effects. Dialogue stays clear throughout and the levels are nicely balanced. There are no issues with any hiss or distortion, nor should there be with such a recent movie. Bass response is strong enough to make you take notice even if it won't blow your doors off and the score sounds alright. Optional English closed captioning is provided.
Extras are slim, limited to a trailer and an eleven minute behind the scenes featurette. We get a few brief interview snippets with Dolph and a few of the other cast members and some footage shot on set, but this isn't particularly deep. Menus and chapter stops are also included and as this is a combo pack release, we get a DVD version of the movie with the same extras as well. Both discs fit inside a Blu-ray case that in turn fits inside a slip case.
While the Blu-ray release of Blood Of Redemption looks and sounds just fine, the movie itself just isn't very good. Dolph's likeable enough in his role but the storyline is really just a series of one bad action movie cliché after the next. Add to that Davi's horrible accent, CGI muzzle flashes, horrible editing and a plot that fails to stand out. There are a couple of good fights in here and a few moderately amusing action scenes, but this one amounts to a whole lot of wasted potential. Rent it if you're a fan of any of the main cast members and need to see it for yourself, otherwise, as hard as it is to write this, you can skip it.
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[9] Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
[9] Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.'
If you take away the yoke from your midst,
the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
[10] if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
[11] And the LORD will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
(Isaiah 58:9-11 ESV)
Lord God, It's amazing the life and beauty that comes out of a garden that is well taken care of. The fresh vegetables, greens, and fruit that come from a garden that has had the soil worked, weeded, and watered. From the beginning of human existence you had an epiphany for gardens. You promised a future of a new heaven and earth that will make the first garden seem like my back yard project (Rev. 21:1-22:6). The first garden you left into the care of your most prized creation, man. You blessed him with the call to be fruitful, multiply and subdue this creation masterpiece. You gave man authority to be the gardeners of it by releasing dominion over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and every living thing that moves on the earth, every plant, every tree, every seed, and every thing (Gen. 1:28-30).
Then, Lord, you gave Adam and Eve the blessing of working, keeping, and enjoying the fruit of that garden (Gen. 2:15). It was theirs! That amazes me. This was the biggest real estate deal in the history of property management and acquisition. This deal would have messed Donald Trump's hair up in amazement! The most beautiful garden in human history, and it was a free gift to man. A gift meant to me cared for, managed, modeled and shaped, watered, worked, and ultimately enjoyed. This was the original sanctuary of God's presence and it was given to man!
And then, the fall of it all.
Tragedy met beauty for the first time as sin and selfishness took its place.
Darkness hovered and lurked. A scene yet to be witnessed but not welcomed.
Warm, perfect pure air that once warmed the heart and soul, now had a chill that soaked into their bones, and still soaks ours today.
Your deep, confident and loving voice Lord, now had elements of brokenness and sadness when you cried out for Adam,
"Where are you?"
in the garden that once modeled perfection and wholeness.
That was our first garden. The Garden of Eden now seems like a picture on the shelf of our imagination. Lord, is it possible that Isaiah's words are your prophetic voice calling us to a new garden, a new kingdom on this earth, led by the model of your Son Jesus? Is it possible that we can get back to the wholeness and beauty that Adam and Eve once enjoyed? This passage says to us that it is still available. This passage says it's to be found within us!
Lord, in the first garden you gave Adam and Eve fish, birds, trees, plants, seeds, and every creeping crawling thing to manage, care for, name and give purpose to. You gave Adam and Eve dominion and grace over your creation. That's amazing, yet now you seem to step up the call to us with a set of "if's and then's".
If… you don't oppress people.
If… you don't point fingers and talk maliciously.
If… you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry.
If… you satisfy the needs of the oppressed.
Then… The night, that covered the garden and brought a cold chill to our bones will give way to the light that rises at noonday.
Then… When you once felt the isolation and loneliness of your sin, now you will feel the Lord's presence guide you CONTINUALLY and satisfy your desires and make your chilled bones strong again.
Then… YOU shall be.
Then… YOU SHALL BE.
Then… I SHALL BE.
Like a watered garden! Like a spring of water whose waters do not fail!
The garden becomes my soul when my greatest desires are serving, loving, and caring for your prized creation, which is man. Thank you that Jesus is the pinnacle model of how I do this in my life. Thank you Jesus that you left everything you are in power and purpose to me through your indwelling Spirit.
I love the birds, trees, and creative order of things, but I want to love humanity like you have loved me. So I repeat my first line: Lord God, It's amazing the life and beauty that comes out of a garden that is well taken care of. Spirit of God, live within me that I might live deeply in the garden of your Kingdom on this earth.


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The 50 Wildest Twitter Reactions to Kanye and Kim's Baby
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going to have a baby! Errr, okay. So, unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the last few days (hey, it was just New Year's Eve, so who knows?), you already knew that. The Internet has been going nuts ever since 'Ye made the announcement during a show in Atlanta City earlier this week. But, just in case you didn't get the memo, we wanted to show you just how crazy things have gotten for Kim and Kanye. So, we hit the tweets and gathered The 50 Most Ridiculous Twitter Reactions to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Baby. Even if you're already tired of hearing about KimYe's baby, we guarantee you'll find these tweets entertaining.


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This highly sought after rice comes to us from our good friend Shawn Askinosie in Springfield, Missouri.
Shawn is actually one of the premier bean-to-bar chocolate makers in the US, so what's he doing with rice? Shawn travels the world to source his cacao beans. He buys directly from the farmers he meets and (incredibly) shares the profits with them. Many of these farmers and their communities have never actually seen a finished bar of chocolate, so when he returns to their tiny village with profits to share and chocolate to enjoy it's sort of a big deal.
Shawn sources some of the cacao he uses from Tanzania and that's when he discovered this rice. It's harvested in the Kyela region by the PTA of the Mwaya Secondary School and 100% of the profits go back to the school. Each 1-kilo bag of rice funds 220 meals. Shawn has agreed to keep buying their rice, 1000 kgs at a time, for the next two years so the community and the school can actually rely on the money and more importantly, the meals. Most of the more than 1000 students usually only eat one meal a day. Now they get another meal while they're at school. In other words, the sale of this rice is really making a difference in the lives of the students, teachers and parents at the Mwaya Secondary School.
Best of all, the rice is fantastic. It's a medium grain white rice that's hand harvested and dried in the sun. It cooks up easily in a rice cooker or stove top. I've been using it in recipes that call for jasmine rice and it's been divine. Each bite is nutty with a nice chew and hints of sun-toasting. It's delicious and it makes a difference in peoples' lives. It's not every day you find a food that can do all that.
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Archos revamps PMP line-up
"Internet media tablets" actually, darling!
Archos has unveiled three state-of-the-art portable media players so rich with features that it's branded the trio "internet media tablets".
Archos' 7 has the largest screen
That means Archos is now offering its machines with the Opera browser, though you don't get it out of box - it's available only "upon registration".
Screen size is the main difference between the three models. The Archos 7 - so named because of its 7in, 800 x 480 touchscreen display - comes with either 160GB or 320GB of on-board hard drive storage.
The Archos 5 – can you guess the size of its display? - gives users the choice of 60GB, 120GB or 250GB of capacity. You guessed wrong: the screen's 4.8in. Its resolution is 800 x 480. The Archos 5g also has a 5in touchscreen, but is only available with a 30GB capacity.
All three models support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity, but the 5g also allows you to slot in a SIM card and get online over an HSDPA 3G connection on your mobile network.
The 5G supports HSDPA connections
The trio play all manner of video formats, including WMV, Motion JPEG and H.264, in addition to MP3 and AAC audio. Still images, such as JPEG files, can be viewed too.
An optional dock allows you to hook the players into your home entertainment system to record audio and video. The players also feature a built-in electronic programme guide for browsing and scheduling recordings, alongside infrared controls for controlling your telly directly from the Archos unit.
Archos' 5, 5G and 7 will be available next month. The 60GB Archos 5 will cost $350 (€240/£190), while the 120GB and 250GB models will retail for $400 (€270/£215) and $450 (€300/£240), respectively. The Archos 5g will cost $550 (€430/£340). The 160GB Archos 7 is priced at $450 (€300/£240) and the 320GB capacity model at $550 (€430/£340).


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Recall Details
General Motors is recalling certain 2006–2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Ion, and Pontiac G5 vehicles registered in Arizona, Nevada, California, Florida, and Texas because of a crack that could possibly develop on the plastic supply or return port of the fuel modular reservoir assembly. This crack could cause a fuel leak that could be observed dripping onto the ground in some cases, causing a possible vehicle performance issue and a fire hazard. Dealers will replace the fuel pump module free of charge.


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Mahatma Gandhi said, "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Though we are unsure as to how our nation might be judged as a whole, we have always been proponents of respect for and kindness toward all animals, wild and domestic. The majesty and grace of these animals with which we share this planet is ever-amazing, and that's what we strive to capture in our photographs. Most of our images are captured in nature, but any images taken while the animal is in captivity will be indicated in the photo's description. Please feel free to email us with any further questions about any of the images you see on this site.Read More
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. surged Monday in the wake of a favorable court decision, while Citigroup Inc. gained after turning in quarterly earnings that came in significantly ahead of estimates.
Edwards Lifesciences EW, -1.12% shares soared 11%. The company said late Friday it won a preliminary injunction limiting the sale of Medtronic Inc.'s MDT, -0.92% CoreValve system, which was found by a federal jury in 2010 to infringe on a patent held by Edwards. Shares of Medtronic fell 2.9%.
Shares of Citigroup C, -0.90% rallied 3.1%. Adjusted per-share earnings for the first quarter came in at $1.30, beating analysts' consensus forecast of $1.14.
Ensco PLC ESV, +1.26% shares climbed 3.6%. The offshore driller is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings of $1.23 a share when it releases results later this month.
MasterCard Inc. MA, -1.91% shares gained 3.4%. Analysts at Pacific Crest initiated coverage of the stock at sector perform on Monday. "We like MasterCard's heavy international exposure, which could slingshot growth if the global macroenvironment improves, but we are cautious on near-term trends tied to share shifts in the United States and the European regulatory climate," said Josh Beck at Pacific Crest.
F5 Networks Inc. FFIV, -0.44% shares rose 3.6%. The stock's rating was raised at Stifel Nicolaus on Monday. "We are upgrading F5 shares to buy, with a target price of $120. Based on our checks, we believe that F5 will likely report better results versus guidance of $408-$418 million," said Sanjiv Wadhwani at Stifel.
Micron Technology Inc. MU, -0.31% shares advanced 3.4%. Analysts at Raymond James reiterated their strong buy rating on the stock, noting Micron's return to profitability has been "impressive."
Gap Inc. GPS, +1.69% shares declined 1.9%. The retailer last week reported a 6% drop in same-store sales in March and issued a weak outlook on first-quarter margins.
U.S.-listed shares of National Bank of Greece US:NBG slumped 15%. The bank is expected to decide soon on whether it will recapitalize via offering equity, according to media reports. It may need to raise as much as 2.1 billion euros ($2.9 billion), Bloomberg News said.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX, -2.02% shares fell 1.7%, falling for a third session. The stock is down 17% year to date.
Tickers to Watch:
AMZN: Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.55% is likely to enter the smartphone market with plans to release a device in the second half of 2014, according to The Wall Street Journal. Shares rose 0.8%, coming off of earlier highs. Among other smartphone makers, Apple Inc. AAPL, -2.14% edged up 0.1% and BlackBerry Ltd. US:BBRY slumped 1.8%.
HLF: Herbalife Ltd. HLF, +0.72% rebounded 4.6%, making up for some of a 14% slide in the previous session that was prompted by media reports of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and federal prosecutors. The nutrition-supplements company said Friday it was not aware of any ongoing investigation.
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TUSCALOOSA | Officials are reminding residents of the availability of two programs offered through City Hall to assist with replacing homes lost in the April 27, 2011, tornado.
TUSCALOOSA | Officials are reminding residents of the availability of two programs offered through City Hall to assist with replacing homes lost in the April 27, 2011, tornado.
Both programs are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and they require recipients to meet a series of standards before the $5,000 allocations can be awarded.
The newest one is called the Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program. It began last year and is intended to assist those who lost their home in the storm or are trying to purchase a home within the designated tornado recovery zone.
Savannah Howell, community development program manager for the city's office of Recovery Operations, said documents are being finalized for the first recipient, and several others are in the application process.
"We offer it as a grant that will only have to be paid back if they're not in compliance with HUD regulations," Howell said. "And every applicant is going to be subject to the HUD income limits for Tuscaloosa County."
Those limits shift depending on a number of factors, including heads of household and the number of occupants for the house.
Additionally, these funds are available only to people looking to purchase or build a single-family home. Mobile homes or apartments do not qualify.
Recipients must be approved for a loan by a lending institution, and the property must be identified for the grant application to be approved.
The $5,000 can be used toward a down payment or closing costs. Recipients will be monitored for five years to ensure that HUD's requirements are met.
To fund the program, City Council set aside $500,000 of the $16.6 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds awarded to the city in late 2011.
Another HUD program that has been around for years can also help storm victims, but it is available to any other resident as well.
The HOME program has many of the same rules as the Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program, but instead of a grant, it is a deferred loan.
Dora Drake, housing counseling supervisor for the city's Office of Federal Programs, said recipients will have to repay the $5,000 only if they sell the house, transfer the title or move from the property before the mortgage is paid off.
People seeking to buy or build a home can qualify, but they also must fall within HUD's income limits for Tuscaloosa County.
HOME program dollars can be used for a down payment, closing costs or as a means to reduce the principle balance.
The loan cannot be applied toward a mobile home.
For information on either program, contact City Hall at 205-248-5311.
For the Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program, ask for Recovery Operations.
For the HOME program, ask for the Office of Federal Programs.
Reach Jason Morton at firstname.lastname@example.com or 205-722-0200.


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By Jake Weber
Albion College lacrosse players and education students Victoria Della Pia, '16, McKenzie Bueck, '17, and Brandon Allwood, '13 learned an unexpected lesson while recently introducing children in Costa Rica to their sport, "Teaching lacrosse was a great way to teach English," said Della Pia. "Through acting out the lacrosse terms, the students began to understand the English verbs and words. It was a great and fun way to teach two new ideas."
Lacrosse was one of many cross-cultural lessons shared by the recent participants (including Billy Hunter, '16) in the Education department's international practicum. The program was specifically designed in partnership with Costa Rica's Universidad Nacional (UNA) and Para Elementary School in Heredia to learn about teaching English as a foreign language. Each student conducted a comparative education inquiry project, taught lessons in the elementary school, and participated in teacher education courses at UNA.
Bueck spent several days observing classes at Para Elementary School in Heredia. While her inquiry project focused on students' different learning styles, Bueck also found valuable instruction through watching one teacher handle discipline by having misbehaving children do crunches.
"He would just say a number and the kids would start doing them. It was a different way of getting students to understand without yelling," said Bueck, noting that the teacher was also quick to praise students for good behavior and good work. The two actions, said Bueck, "showed how to be serious yet loving towards a student."
A 'passion and desire' to teach
The Albion students were accompanied by education professor Nonye Alozie, who also co-taught some classes on science education to UNA education students. "Personally, I continued to learn how to relate to people in a different language. My Spanish isn't fluent, but the necessary immersion encouraged me to learn quickly, to increase my vocabulary and to engage with people culturally," Alozie commented. "I appreciated the UNA faculty's willingness to share and collaborate in order to create rich learning experiences for students at both UNA and Para Elementary School.
"Working with the children in Costa Rica really showed how much passion and desire I have to be a teacher," added Della Pia. "The energy and liveliness of the children's smiles showed me how much they valued us being there. Para School is a very welcoming and enjoyable place, as both teachers and students want to be there and want to grow."
"I didn't expect to make the relationships with the students and teachers that I did," Bueck commented. "One thing I really admired was the relationships between the students and the teachers. Costa Ricans express all of their emotions, regardless of their age. I found their relationships fascinating because Americans are not as open."
Lastly, Bueck noted that the experience of working with students and teachers in Costa Rica provided far more than intensive Spanish practice. "Physically being in the country, you are challenged with adapting to that country," Bueck noted. "You can read all you want, but you will never really know what a country is like unless you visit."


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The Quasi Framework has the following interfaces:
- QuasiFrameworkFactory with methods to create a quasi framework based on a snapshot of the current OSGi framework state and the region digraph or by reading a directory containing dumps of the OSGi framework state and of the region digraph.
- QuasiFramework with methods to:
- install a bundle into the quasi framework (as a quasi bundle, meaning it only exists in the quasi framework)
- inquire the quasi framework
- attempt to resolve the quasi bundles
- diagnose why a particular quasi bundle failed to resolve
- commit all the quasi bundles by installing corresponding bundles in the OSGi framework
- destroy the quasi framework by deleting any associated coregion (described below).
A quasi framework contains a state snapshot of either the "live" framework state or the state of a framework that was dumped, e.g. on a resolution failure. But the region digraph contained in a quasi framework is either a snapshot in the case where the quasi framework was constructed from a dump directory or is the "live" region digraph if the quasi framework was constructed from the current OSGi framework state.
The two main use cases for the quasi framework are installing bundles into a "side state" and automatically installing missing dependencies from the Virgo repository and analysing a dump produced by a resolution failure. The latter use case is completely offline in the sense that live state is not affected. The former use case is offline with respect to the OSGi framework state (unless and until the quasi framework state is committed to the OSGi framework) and is online with respect to the region digraph. Because of the way the region digraph is implemented in terms of OSGi framework hooks with global effects, it was not straightforward to create a snapshot of the region digraph for use during resolution. Instead the quasi framework creates a temporary "coregion" to contain any quasi bundles installed into the quasi framework. Since the bundle ids of quasi bundles are not valid in the live OSGi framework, it is unlikely that the coregion could be abused even if some other part of the system noticed its existence and read its contents (i.e. the bundle ids in the coregion). The coregion is deleted when the quasi framework is cleaned up.


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The Florida Department of Education released preliminary school grades for elementary and middle schools Friday, and, as expected, grades were lower than last year's.
The Florida Department of Education released preliminary school grades for elementary and middle schools Friday, and, as expected, grades were lower than last year's.
State officials predicted the drop as a result of Florida's ever-changing and increasingly complicated accountability formula, which grades schools on an A-to-F scale.
Statewide, the number of A schools dropped from 48 percent last year to 29 percent in 2013, according to a release by the DOE.
In Alachua County, the number of A schools dropped by two-thirds, with only seven schools receiving top marks, down from 21 last year.
"I don't think it was unexpected," said Karen Clarke, assistant superintendent for student support and curriculum of Alachua County Schools.
Clarke said it's disappointing to see school grades slip, but it's important to remember why.
In Alachua County's lowest-performing schools, she said, children are coming in more than a year behind pace for their grade level.
"All of (the schools) made gains," she said, but the overall result was still below par for state standards.
Clarke said the remedial measures put in place by the district last year, including an extra hour of reading instruction for seven elementary schools that turned up in the state's list of the 100 lowest performers, are not a magic bullet for turning school grades around.
"That's not a quick fix," she said. "Obviously, it's not something that's going to happen overnight."
The state has also gone back and forth on the proficiency score for FCAT writing — one of the numbers used to calculate school grades in Florida's increasingly complicated accountability formula.
Education Commissioner Tony Bennett underscored that change during a conference call on school grades Friday.
"Our standards didn't change. Our assessments didn't change," he said. "Our expectations did."
Of the 50 public schools, charter schools and learning centers rated in Alachua County, seven schools received an A, 17 had Bs, six had Cs, five had Ds and four received Fs.
The A schools are Chiles, Hidden Oak, Littlewood, Newberry and Wiles elementary schools, and the One Room School House and Alachua Learning Center charter schools.
This year, Littlewood received its seventh consecutive A.
Five schools improved their grades since last year. Most schools rose by one letter grade, but Caring and Sharing Learning school jumped from an F in 2012 to a B this year.
Three of the seven elementary schools that extended their days by one hour of reading instruction this year showed improvement, including Caring and Sharing, according to the release.
The others were Waldo Community School, which rose from a D to a C, and Metcalfe Elementary, which improved from an F to a D.
The elementary school section of Sweetwater Branch Academy, a charter school, received its third F in a row, and could face closure.
Earlier this month, the state board of education passed a "safety net" measure that prevents schools from falling more than one letter grade in a year. Bennett estimated the measure protected about 550 of Florida's schools from harsher grades.
In Alachua County, letter-grade drops at five schools were buffered by the safety net. They include Terwillinger Elementary and Westwood Middle School, which both dropped to B; Sweetwater Branch Academy, which earned a C; and Duval Elementary and Rawlings Elementary, which both dropped to D.
"I see what we have done as being a continuation of Florida's long-standing commitment to data-driven accountability," Bennett said Friday.
The across-the-board drop in school grades is indicative of Florida raising the bar for education, he said. A similar drop was reflected every time the state changed its standards or testing method.
The lower grades in Alachua County shouldn't necessarily change parents' minds about their children's schools, said Clarke, who is a parent. It's more important to ask whether the school is serving your child's needs.
"I think you have to evaluate your own child's performance," she said.
The Department of Education also released letter grades for school districts, with several dropping a grade. In North Central Florida, only Gilchrist County held an A rating. Alachua and Dixie counties fell from B to C, where they are joined by Levy County. Union County dropped to a B. Suwannee County fell to a D. Marion and Columbia maintained their grades of C, and Bradford its D.
High school grades will not come out until December or January, after spring graduation rates and other data are added. But they were figured in district grades based solely on student test scores.
The school grades come as some state leaders have expressed doubts about whether the 15-year-old, A-to-F grading system accurately gauges school performance.
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Monokuro Boo Bento – With Tutuorial
What a lovely bento box. I found this cute Monokuro Boo bento at Cloud9Food with a great tutorial on how to make it. Go check it out here. Read more about kawaii bento here: Hello Kitty Sushi Rolls, Bento Cuteness, Totoro Bento.
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Ryan Malone 'baffled' after cops found cocaine in his pocket
Ryan Malone was apparently stunned a Tampa policeman found a bag of cocaine on him during his DUI arrest April 11.
"Oh my God," the former Tampa Bay Lightning forward told the officer, according to documents obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
Malone, who waived his Miranda rights, said he was "baffled" by the discovery of 1.3 grams of cocaine in his back pocket because he had been wearing the same jeans for three days.
He refused a field sobriety test, but submitted to tests upon booking and had blood-alcohol content levels of .112 and .116. The legal limit in Florida is .08.
The 34-year-old NHL veteran, who was bought out by the Lightning in June, faces charges of DUI and cocaine possession. His next court date is Aug. 19.


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Eclipse DemoCamps November 2013/Grenoble
After the success on positive feedback of previous Demo Camp in Grenoble and the recent emulation shown at Cluster Edit, we are pleased to group together a demo camp and a hackathon in a full day Eclipse event in Grenoble to gather all Eclipse enthusiast in the area around technical presentations, discussions and code.
Please register at our EventBrite page
- 1 Location, date and Time
- 2 Flyer
- 3 Sponsors
- 4 Agenda
- 4.1 Line-up
- 4.2 Proposed talks
- 4.2.1 Submissions and deadline
- 4.2.2 Maximize cost/value rate of your Eclipse tests with SWTBot test recorder
- 4.2.3 XText : an example of modelling with respect to a legacy application
- 4.2.4 Open Innovation @ Eclipse, extending the ecosystem to embrace new technology domains
- 4.2.5 Dataflow programming
- 4.2.6 Trace and Monitoring Framework - a concrete usage for multicore application
- 4.2.7 Building Eclipse Plug-ins and RCP Applications with Tycho
- 4.2.8 How to contribute to an Eclipse project?
- 4.2.9 Case-study: an IDE for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications
- 5 Who Is Attending
- 6 Carpool
- 7 After the conference
- 8 Contact
Location, date and Time
November 25th 2013, all day long.Xerox Research Centre Europe
6 chemin de Maupertuis
38240 Meylan, France
LatLong: 45.2173989, 5.7921349
Travel Information
If you're interesting in promoting the event in your organisation, please the following flyer and put it where your colleagues will see it:
Hosting and Funding
- Thierry Jacquin - Xerox Research
- Mickael Istria - Red Hat
- Mathilde Gradfort & Patrick Emin - Cluster Edit
The day will feature informal demos, presentations and discussions about cool Eclipse projects, ranging from research prototypes to fully-featured open-source and commercial offerings. Each presentation should be 20 minutes + 5 minutes of questions, doing the transition with next presentation. If you want to make something shorter, then we'll plan quickies (5 minutes). This tentative agenda is subject to change depending on the proposed talks.
|Introduction, event, sponsors, who you are
|Talk 1 (TBD)
|Talk 2 (TBD)
|Coffee break and chat
|Talk 3 (TBD)
|Talk 4 (TBD)
|Talk 5 (TBD)
|Lunch and chat
|8 quickies (TBD)
|Talk 6 (TBD)
|Coffee break and chat
|Talk 7 (TBD)
|Talk 8 (TBD)
|Talk 9 (TBD)
|Code together: need help on a piece of code, on a project, to contribute your first patch ot an Eclipse-related project ? Let's work all together to make progress together!
Proposed talks
Submissions and deadline
Submit your talk proposal before November 12th!
You can submit simply by adding a paragraph there (please respect follow title conventions so we can easy use the page outline). We are looking for talks that show:
- Cool stuff in Eclipse (Eclipse insight)
- Cool stuff with Eclipse (how you use Eclipse)
- Cool stuff for Eclipse (what plugins you develop)
All technologies/projects/organizations/... are good for a presentation, while it relates to Eclipse. Good topics of presentations can either be: innovative projects, new technologies, best practices with Eclipse IDE, showcase of a nice RCP application...
You proposal should also includes the possible formats. You can select either one, or both of them if you talk can suit to both standard and quicky format.
- Standard talk (20 minutes of presentation + 5 minutes of questions)
- Quicky (5 minutes to use as you want)
Note that as the schedule is quite tight, we can't allow any talks to be longer than announced. So make sure your presentation fits in the timeframe! It's better to make something shorter and have more time for questions than having something too long that you can't finish.
A speaker is allowed to present several talks. Presentations my be submitted either in French or in English.
Maximize cost/value rate of your Eclipse tests with SWTBot test recorder
|Mickael Istria
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|Standard or quicky
|SWTBot recently integrated a test recorder and generator that speeds up the process of developing a functional test. This will be a quick demo.
XText : an example of modelling with respect to a legacy application
|T Jacquin
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard (20min)
|There are easy ways in XText for linking a model with applicative java structures such as classes, methods or attributes. Few slides / short demo ?
Open Innovation @ Eclipse, extending the ecosystem to embrace new technology domains
|G Blondelle
|Cool stuff with Eclipse or Eclipse ecosystem
|Standard (20min)
|After a short reminder of the Eclipse Foundation story, I give the vision of Eclipse hosting new technologies in the domain of Embedded Systems, Location aware software, m2m, ... This move extends the Eclipse ecosystem beyond its natural borders and opens new opportunities for the community.
Dataflow programming
|X Raynaud
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|This presentation may be split in two parts: (1) Dataflow programming requires support of a new C-like language in eclipse: difficulties and achievements. (2) Visualization and profiling of a dataflow application, focusing on Eclipse technologies used.
Trace and Monitoring Framework - a concrete usage for multicore application
|X Raynaud
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Tracing and Monitoring Framework (TMF) started as a collection of Eclipse plugins to analyze LTTng traces. Since then, it has evolved into a generic trace analysis framework. The presentation will provides an overview of the framework, as well as a concrete usage of this framework for embedded multicore applications.
Building Eclipse Plug-ins and RCP Applications with Tycho
|Xavier Raynaud, or somebody else if any volunteer
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|To be discussed
|Tycho is a maven extension for building Eclipse artifacts (plug-ins, products, update-sites...). Idea is to exchange around this practice, perhaps using http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/sessions/building-eclipse-plug-ins-and-rcp-applications-tycho
How to contribute to an Eclipse project?
|Mickael Istria (other welcome)
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|Standard (20 minutes)
| Everybody uses or have used Eclipse for various purpose. As a consequence, everybody has an idea of something to improve in Eclipse. Eclipse is community-driven, and your feedback and your contributions are actually what make Eclipse what it is, and what it's going to be. But the process of giving feedback and contributing code is not trivial.
This talk will present the standard process of contributing anything to an Eclipse project: what are the entry points? How to be explicit? How to convince people of the value of your request? How to contribute code? How to become a project committer?...
Case-study: an IDE for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications
|Mickael Istria
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard (case-study) or Quicky (demo only)
|JBoss Developer Studio is an IDE dedicated to JBoss technologies and focusing on very high productivity of developers doing Java for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications. This presentation will feature a small demonstration, and can be extended to a case-study explaining how such an IDE leverages pieces of Eclipse.
Who Is Attending
There are only 50 seats available, so please register quickly to have your seat at this democamp.Insciption is mandatory. Attendees will be required to confirm their presence a few days before the event.
Registration page is here on EventBrite.
Eclipse DemoCamp Grenoble is a Green event. If you plan to use your car to go to this event, and have some seats to share, please add you to this list:
|Departure from
|John Doe
|Minatec ou Gare
After the conference
To be filled later
- Twitter: Follow @EclipseGre for more news about Eclipse-related news in Grenoble and its area.
- Mailing-list: Organizers can also be reached on the france-ec mailing-list. Feel free to come to ask questions, make suggestions, anything...


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The most star-studded holiday event at Central Florida's theme parks begins Friday complete with three Oscar-winning actresses and the most famous Daytime Emmy winner in its lineup.
The Candlelight Processional features celebrities narrating the Christmas story, plus a 50-piece orchestra and a choir made up of hundreds of cast members and community members. The Disney World event dates to 1971 and the first Magic Kingdom Christmas, but it moved to Epcot's America Gardens Theatre in 1994.
There are three performances nightly at 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. through Dec. 30. It's included in regular theme-park admission. One-day, one-park admission is $85 general, $79 for ages 3-9.
The schedule for celebrity narrators is:
•Nov. 25-27: Mira Sorvino, Academy Award-winning actress ("Mighty Aphrodite")
•Nov. 28-Dec. 1: Gospel singer Michael W. Smith
•Dec. 2-3: Geena Davis, Oscar winner for "The Accidental Tourist"
•Dec. 4-6: Actor Edward James Olmos (Public shows only at 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 4)
•Dec. 7-9: Actress-model-author Isabella Rossellini
•Dec. 10-12: Actor Neil Patrick Harris (TV's "How I Met Your Mother")
•Dec. 13-15: Actress Lorraine Bracco ("The Sopranos")
•Dec. 16-18: Actress-dancer-singer Chita Rivera
•Dec. 19-21: Country singer Trace Adkins ("Just Fishin'," "You're Gonna Miss This")
•Dec. 22-24: Actress Susan Lucci (Emmy winner for "All My Children")
•Dec. 25-27: Actor Blair Underwood ("L.A. Law," "The Event")
•Dec. 28-30: Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress ("Children of a Lesser God.")
Disney World offers meal packages for the Candlelight Processional that include guaranteed seating and meals at select Epcot restaurants. Package buyers also have access to a viewing area for the IllumiNations fireworks display at the end of the evening.
Meal packages price range from $32.99 to $64.99 per person in addition to regular admission to the theme park. For reservations, call 407-939-3463.
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