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Rebels Chat, Episode 82: Clone Wars, Season Three, Episodes 12-14
Welcome to The Wookiee Gunner's Rebels Chat, a family-friendly podcast, where Johnamarie and Maria share impressions, reactions, and favorite moments of the latest Star Wars Rebels episode. Since our favorite show is on break, we'll be looking at other parts of the Star Wars universe!
In episode 82, we talk about the next three episodes in season three of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, "Nightsisters," "Monster," and "Witches of the Mist." Topics include whether evil is not born or whether it's an inherit trait in all of us, Ventress' complex backstory, the Nightsisters and their connection to the Force, the intense violence seen in these episodes, and much more!
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READING soldier Private Nathan Lambden won't forget Thursday, May 15, in a hurry.
That's the day he helped to catch an Islamic extremist who hurled a grenade into
his camp.
Serving on a three-month posting with the Royal Rifle Volunteers in Afghanistan, the Whitchurch father-of-two was starting his shift on guard duty at Camp Souter as darkness began to fall.
"I was in Sangar One when it happened - this bloke just threw a grenade in," said 29-year-old Pt Lambden, now back from Kabul.
"I was able to keep my eye on where he was and where he was trying to run away to so my colleagues could sweep the area and pick him up.
"A patrol which had just come in went out again and caught him before handing him over to local police.
"The guy had Islamic writing all up his arms and his story was that he was a student learning about military law and he was trying to get a job."
The grenade exploded but there were no casualties or damage caused to the camp apart from one soldier who got a minor scratch on his hand.
After the incident, the base was relatively free of attacks and territorial soldier Pt Lambden, a service manager for a Basingstoke forklift company, felt many of the troops were getting complacent.
But on June 7, a suicide taxi bomber blew himself up next to a busload of German soldiers just metres from Camp Souter.
"It was just outside our camp. Afghan civilians would come to us with a hand or other limb they had found at the side of the road," said Pt Lambden, who joined the Oxford Road-based reserves two years ago.
Pt Lambden was among 51 RRVs serving as part of the global military presence in Kabul - the International Security Assistance Force - and supporting colleagues from other regiments as part of a 330-strong British force of regular and TA troops.
"The Afghan people were generally friendly and happy for us to be there, but they're a big family and big families stick together and don't give away family secrets," he said.
"But I enjoyed working there, seeing how people live and how people back in England take things for granted. You see a television programme about neighbours arguing about fences or something and you think, go to Afghanistan and see what a hard life is really about.
"It's another culture, someone else's life and when you come home you realise what you've got."


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Medicinal marijuana has been legal in Las Vegas for about 15 years, but places to actually buy the stuff have only been allowed more recently. Sounds confusing, right? So, now is the perfect time for an inside look at the current state of legal weed in Nevada and the latest dispensary to open its doors in Las Vegas.
We'll also examine what's wrong with the current system, reveal what could keep you from getting approved, and why Nevada has better marijuana than Colorado.
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How long has medical marijuana been legal in Nevada?
Nevada was actually one of the early states to approve marijuana for legal medical use. Voters approved it back in 2000. However, due to political resistance, red tape, and other difficulties, dispensaries weren't actually approved by the state legislature until 2013. So for years, medical marijuana card holders were able to use the stuff but not allowed to buy it. The only option was to grow it on their own -- up to 12 plants per person.
"We've had an arcane system where patients had to grow their own medicine in their primary residence," says Andrew Jolley. "That's not an efficient way to do things."
Jolley is the owner and CEO of The+Source, the latest medical marijuana dispensary to open its doors in Las Vegas. The first one set up shop less than a year ago. So far, about ten dispensaries have opened in Southern Nevada, but there are more to come. There have been a total of 66 licenses set aside for the entire state, with about 40 of those in Clark County alone.
For an updated list of open businesses certified to sell marijuana in the state, click here.
All right, sounds good. How do I sign up?
The process isn't an easy one. While Californians and Coloradoans can apply for a card and receive their medication the same day, that's far from the case in Nevada.
Here's how the time-consuming process works.
1. The patient has to fill out a form to request an application from the state (with a $25 check via snail mail).
2. The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health receives the request and then mails an actual application back to the patient.
3. The patient fills out the application and takes it to a doctor to be approved and signed. It also has to be notarized.
4. The application is then sent back to state health officials.
5. The Division then performs a background check in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety.
6. If all goes well, an approval letter is sent out to the patient.
7. The patient then has to take the approval letter to the DMV to get the actual medical marijuana card.
8. The DMV mails the card to the patient about ten days later. It will look nearly identical to a Nevada driver's license.
But wait... what about that background check?
The rejection rate is said to be extremely low, but if you have a domestic violence or felony drug charge on your record, you could be out of luck.
The laws that created the background check were drafted long before dispensaries were approved. The idea was to keep drug dealers from having a permit to grow product in their own homes.
"That may have made sense back then but now with dispensaries, the background check is an outdated part of the program," argues Jolley. "You would never give someone a background check to get antibiotics or painkillers. That's just simply not done."
Want someone else to take care of this entire hassle for you?
Services like GettingLegal.com are a one-stop shop for doctor consultations, legal paperwork, and processing for a flat fee of about $300. Representatives say the whole thing takes about five weeks at this point. A few months ago, when the first dispensaries started opening, the backlog added up to about three months.
Jennifer Cherry, who takes marijuana for multiple sclerosis, says she paid a third party $500 to handle the process from beginning to end.
"They did everything for me. I was very pleased with the service. It was worth it... There's lots and lots of paperwork that needs to be done"
Who qualifies for medical marijuana?
Conditions approved by Nevada include AIDS/HIV, cancer, glaucoma, PTSD, cachexia (physical wasting or malnutrition from a chronic disease), muscle spasms (from a condition like multiple sclerosis), seizures, severe nausea, and the one most people use: severe pain.
"There are 23 states that have medical marijuana use... and the most commonly cited condition is severe pain," says Jolley. "That would cover things like headaches, backaches, or a whole host of other physical conditions."
If that doesn't cover enough ground, Nevada also gives consideration to "additional conditions" that are recommended by a doctor and subject to approval by state health officials.
Cherry says users shouldn't feel stigmatized. She had to give up her hairdressing job because her MS was so bad. Prescription pills left her in a hazy cloud more than marijuana did. After switching to cannabis, she's been able to move from a wheelchair to a walker and then eventually her own two feet with the help of a cane. She now has a new job and is able to manage the pain.
"This isn't a Cheech & Chong movie. This is for real," she laughs. "Cannabis works on my pain, works on my tremors and spasms, and has kept me out of the hospital on a few occasions when I'm about to have an attack. I was told I would never walk again, and I am walking now."
For the record, the dispensary won't know about your health condition unless you choose to share that information.
Cut to the chase. How do I get my weed?
Once you have card in hand, buying marijuana in all its forms is an easy process. The+Source says all you have to do is ring the bell and you'll be buzzed in and greeted by a representative in the lobby. After showing your card, you'll be allowed into a second room where the products are on display. Ask questions, make your selection and pay at the counter. Yes, there's an ATM in the corner if you're short on cash.
"Nevada has the strictest testing requirements in the country," says Jolley. "So we are testing for 22 different pesticides, heavy metals, the presence of mold or bacteria, moisture content and a whole bunch of other things that no one else in the country, including Colorado, is testing for."
Does insurance cover any of this?
"I think in the future, it should be." says Cherry. "There's a lot of stigma attached to it. The 'War on Drugs' certainly didn't help. The more people [who] come out and speak positively about it, the better [the future] is going to be."
I've got my card, now what are my options?
- Flower: the stuff you smoke (what you usually think of when someone says "marijuana")
- Edibles: brownies, cookies, chocolate bars, gummy bears, etc.
- Concentrates: shatter, wax, and oil (extracts in which a little bit goes a long way)
- Lotions and balms
- Capsules or tinctures (liquid oral extract)
Jolley says marijuana is a natural plant, and there isn't really a product made from it that's off-limits.
"Anything that originates from the cannabis plant and can pass our strict third party laboratory testing is legal as long as it meets all the rules."
Products vary in strength levels with information clearly listed on each product. Some are higher in THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which offers a euphoric effect, while others are heavier in CBD (Cannabidiol), which supplies pain relief without the high. The "Charlotte's Web" strain is available for all ages and has been known to help kids manage pain and other medical conditions.
What's keeping me from buying a ton of this stuff and reselling it on the black market?
Check the sign on the wall, fool. Patients may only buy up to 2.5oz of marijuana, or the equivalent amount of edible or infused products, within a 14-day period.
Does that mean you can buy the maximum amount at two or more different dispensaries within 14 days? No. A state computer system keeps track of the amount you buy without violating HIPAA privacy laws.
What's next?
More dispensaries. New locations will be rolled out over the next few months, including a second facility for The+Source in Henderson that's planning to open in March or April. There are also a few other legal issues to sort out. Marijuana "delivery" services have been popping up but Nevada health officials say these services are strictly illegal. Be warned! And starting next year, patients who live within 25 miles of a dispensary won't be able to grow their own plants at home, which underscores the importance of dispensaries in convenient locations. Oh, and what about legalizing marijuana for recreational use? It will be on the ballot for Nevada voters this fall. Considering that it will coincide with the presidential election, expect the initiative to be a major political issue as the campaign season heats up.
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Although I must admit that, as a Liverpool fan, seeing Stevie G. re-up his contract so that he may finish his career with LFC makes me as happy as Mario Balotelli in a fireworks superstore; I do have a few thoughts on it. Sure, the man will go down as one of, if not THE, best Liverpool player in the entire storied history of the club, but I think that Gerrard's decision may not have been as beneficial for the skipper as for Liverpool.
Given how tough it has been for Liverpool to surround Gerrard with the talent necessary to help him achieve his only club-related trophy that he has never attained, it may have been time for Steven Gerrard to do what many players do at his age: go trophy hunting.
I realize that all of Liverpool would be up in arms and that, as a Liverpool fan, I could be given a serious beating for just suggesting it, but Gerrard has gone above and beyond the typical level of dedication for his boyhood club. The time he has spent here has been successful, but during Gerrard's time the league trophies have been going to Manchester United and to others instead of adding to the 18 that Liverpool accrued before his playing time. Considering he has another two or three years of actually looking somewhat like himself on the pitch, a move to a real contender could have really benefited Gerrard's legend.
Also, considering that Liverpool will have to replace the English midfielder once his time ends and that this may have been the last season where they could have gotten a decent return for the sale of Gerrard, it really begs a few questions. In two or three years, the only clubs willing to make a splash on Gerrard and pay enough for the club to part with him would be from the MLS…an area where it would sadden me to see Gerrard ending his career.
Once again, it is great to see a "one-club man" in this era of football and with the amount of other offers that Gerrard has probably been offered. However, he has given Liverpool the best years of his career and a winners medal from the EPL would really round out his personal trophy cabinet. Although, with the 5% chance of Liverpool winning a title in the next few years, Gerrard winning it with LFC would be one of the sweetest personal triumphs in world football. Hopefully, no matter how Stevie G's career ends, he will always be recognized as a legend with a hammer of a right foot. Oh you beauty!


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Maggiano's Little Italy's Chicken Piccata
4 chicken breasts (4 oz. each), pounded
Salt and pepper, to taste
Flour, as needed
Olive oil, as needed
2 oz. (1/4 C.) dry white wine
4 oz. (1/2 c.) chicken broth
2 T. capers
2 T. chopped Italian parsley
Juice from 2 lemons
1 oz. (2 T.) unsalted butter
Season the chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour on both sides. Coat a saute pan with olive oil and heat over a medium-high flame. Add the chicken to the pan and saute several minutes until well browned on one side. Turn and continue cooking until nicely browned and cooked through. Remove the chicken to a warm serving platter.
Deglaze the pan with the white wine, scraping up any browned bits that stuck to pan. Add the chicken broth along with the capers, parsley, lemon juice and butter.
Return the chicken to the pan and cook briefly in the sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer and correct the seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
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text: LOCAL ATV driver sentenced in sledding deaths When Jade Craft died under the wheels of a van on a snowy road, she was only 6 years old. Her brother Camdin Craft-Hadden, who died in the same accident, was just 2. Add their ages together and tack on another seven-and-a-half years, and that's how long Bobbie Rowe will spend in state prison for her role in their untimely deaths. B1 Motorcyclist faces charges after chase A Fort Wayne motorcyclist faces charges after being chased by police who clocked him at speeds above 140 mph Friday in LaPorte County. B5 Local kids out of National Spelling Bee When she was given a word, and asked to spell it on spelling's biggest stage, South Bend's Ariane Bolt didn't flinch. She asked for the definition. She pretended to write the word on her hand. Then she spelled it correctly. B-R-A-D-Y-T-E-L-Y. It is a word that refers to a gradual rate of morphologic change over time. B5 BUSINESS 'Wonkamobile' ready to roll in South Bend South Bend Chocolate plans to commission its "Wonkamobile" today. The downtown South Bend business intends to use the golf cart to make deliveries to downtown businesses and residents. C10


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Jwatson wrote:ColtonDLong wrote:Jwatson wrote:ColtonDLong wrote:Pay no attention to your ISIS. You will get an email from Dean Jones way before that changes.
Do they send out a complete email? All I got is some CRS mailing from them way after I applied.
I think Decision: In progress IS saying you are complete. Once you get the ISIS account, they are essentially saying that they will be reviewing your app soon I believe. I never got a complete email.
Well it's certainly been a while. It's January now and I got my ISIS way back in September.
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Mrs. Johnson's Class
Group 3
Week of April 4-8, 2016
This week we are learning about:
o Weekly Reader: Sam & Kasey: Wants and Needs
o High Frequency Words- see attached list
o Telling and asking sentences, using beginning capitalization and ending punctuation
o Sounding words out when writing sentences.
o Following school rules & daily schedule, following teacher's directions, making friends
o Numbers to 9,999, adding, greater than and less than, graphs, time, schedules
- Practice reading words with flip cards
- HFW: Practice reading words with fluency (See how fast and accurately you can read them)
- Read Weekly Reader: Sam & Kasey: Wants and Needs
- Math: Review Skills page 1b
- Study Spelling words with idea from the list.
Sign and return on Friday.
You have all week to complete the assignments.
Here are 50 different and FUN ways to practice your child's spelling words!!
1. Play "roll and spell": use a dice and each number corresponds to a way to write the words. There are endless ways to do this, but two that Abby likes are "Rainbow words" where each number corresponds to a different color (i.e roll a one, write the word in red, roll a two, write the word in orange…and so on) and this way: 1- write the words with your opposite hand, 2- write the word fast, 3- write the word with your eyes closed, 4- write your words the "Fancy Nancy" way, 5- write the word in all caps, 6- write the word with teeny letters.
2. Write the words with rainbow letters
3. Write the words 3x, BIG, medium, and small
4. Write the words on a white board
5. Use play dough, pipe cleaners, or yarn to make your words (one piece per letter)
6. Use letter stamps
7. Type the words on the computer
8. Pour sugar, salt or shaving cream on a tray and write the words in that (fun and messy)
9. Use chalk outside to write the words
10. Use letter tiles or magnet letters.
11. Paint your words
12. "Hidden Words"-write your words with a white crayon on white paper and then water color paint over them it make the words appear.
13. Cut and paste letters from magazines to spell your words.
14. Draw a flower with a petal for each letter of the word.
15. Make ABC rocks and spell your words
16. Make ABC clothespins and spell your words by clipping them on a "line" or on an index card.
17. Use scrabble tiles to spell your words.
18. Make a free word search using your words.
19. Have mom or dad mix up the letters and the kid has to unscramble them.
20. On paper or a white board, mom or dad writes the word a bunch of times with one ONE being correct, the child has to circle the correct spelling. Write it more times for older kids, less for younger.
21. Use spellingcity.com to practice them online.
22. We downloaded the "super speller" app on the iPad. You type the words and also say them, recording your voice. There are 4 different ways to "practice" and then an option to take a test.
23. Bounce a ball outside while spelling your words, one bounce per letter.
24. Set a timer, see how many times you can write your words in 3 minutes.
25. Write your words in silly sentences.
26. Make a picture and "hide" your words in the picture.
27. Write your words and circle all the vowels.
28. Put your words in ABC order
29. Write your words with your finger on your parents back. (this one is HARD, Abby and I can never tell what each other is writing, lol)
30. Take a written practice test. Remember to correct any unnecessary uppercase letters, if that's an expectation for your child. Abby will be marked wrong if she does this so we are very vigilant about that.
31. Write your words in bubble letters and then color them in.
32. Make up a word search with your words.
33. Write your words in a pyramid shape.
34. "Add your words": each vowel is worth 5 and consonants are worth 10, write your words and add their value! (Change the values for little ones)
35. Make up an acrostic poem with your words.
36. Write your words across and down.
37. Write your words like a choo-choo: onerightafteranother.
38. Write a tongue twister for your words.
39. Roll and spell your words aloud! Roll a one- spell in a spooky voice, two- spell in a loud voice, three- a quiet voice, four- a squeaky voice, five- robot voice, six- sing your letters!
40. Make up a cheer for your words.
41. Scratch and sniff: write your words with glue, sprinkle with kool aid and then trace for a yummy smelling way to practice!
42. Write them on an etch a sketch.
43. Play "hangman" with your words.
44. Write a story with all your words, go back and highlight them.
45. Write your words on graph paper and cut them out.
46. Write your words with pieces of pasta.
47. Write your words on a plate of pudding. Yum!
48. In a dark room, "write" your words with a flashlight in the air.
49. Search a magazine or newspaper for your words and circle them when you find them.
50. Spell your words with Legos.


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In 2009, it was a 2-1 victory over San Antonio (in their house) and the Stars went on to win the Calder Cup. The very first Texas Stars game in Cedar Park saw the Rampage return revenge with a 4-3 win (did I mention that Calder Cup win yet?).
2010 had the Stars victorious against the Oklahoma City Barons 2-1 in the OK state, but meanwhile, back in Cedar Park, the OKC Barons win 4-2 under our roof.
2011 was shaping up to be more of the same, the first pre-season game back in Cedar Park saw the Houston Aeros slip by with a 3-2 shootout win.
Well now the Aeros better hope a whupped behind is covered under Obamacare because the Stars BROKE the pre-season opener curse with a 7-2 win! For those keeping score at home, this is the Texas Stars very first pre-season win in Cedar Park!
Now, let's look at the numbers against Houston over the years when it comes to ahem, breaking the ice with these inaugural match ups (these are all pre-season): 2009 – Houston wins (3-2), 2010 – Houston wins (4-2), 2011 – Houston wins (again!), 5-2. 2012 – TEXAS WINS (7-2)!
So there you have it, 2 curses broken with the win over Houston this year! First win with the first game in our house and first career win over first game against Houston!
I know pre-season doesn't mean much, but I thought it was worth sharing. More attention will be paid to the first regular season game against Houston on 10/20/12 (I'll run those numbers later).
I will be watching very close to Friday, October 5th's game against San Antonio in Cedar Park where our matchup numbers don't look so hot over the years so stay tuned for that update!
Much thanks to the following websites for helping me compile the aforementioned stat.s: HundredDegreeHockey and Texas Stars


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Opposition to a so-called "Fortress Europe"—i.e., the enforcement of designated points of entry, a requisite corollary to the outlandish concept that a country, or a union of nations, should be in a position to ascertain the identity and regulate the flow of new arrivals—appears to rest on the daringly sanguine premise that the number of migrants entering through unsecured borders will never exceed a certain limit at which Europe's capacity to distribute and integrate newcomers in a humane and orderly manner would be exhausted and all-out chaos would ensue.
In other words, that no matter how many famines and civil wars break out on this warming and ever more drought-ridden planet of seven billion people—to which, at the present rate, another billion is added every thirteen years—the number of refugees and asylum seekers pouring into Europe will always remain manageable (at least assuming the E.U. were to eventually get its act together on the equitable distribution front).
That the number will cap itself, as it were, commensurate with Europe's ability to handle the influx in terms of providing the kind of assistance that wealthy nations are expected to provide to downtrodden individuals seeking shelter and protection from intolerable hardship abroad.
That if Europe ever came close to reaching a point where keeping basic tabs on and providing basic services to at least the majority of migrants that splashed ashore willy-nilly became unfeasible—and all Europe could do were to stand back, watch the huddled masses come in, and more or less leave them to fend for themselves—the influx would somehow peter out and stop on its own.
So assuming no Fortress Europe were put in place, what exactly might be the nature of this mysterious self-regulating mechanism—on which the anti-Fortress forces appear to rely implicitly—that will prevent untrammeled immigration into Europe from attaining critical mass at some as yet unspecified point in the future?


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Tucson Medical Center has open visiting hours 24 hours a day at the discretion of the nursing staff. Visitors should be free of all signs and symptoms of infectious diseases. The nurse may need to ask visitors to leave for a number of reasons, including to:
We believe the choice to receive visitors belongs to the patient. If you do not want visitors or want them to stay for only a short time, please tell your nurse.
In order to provide a restful environment that promotes healing TMC has established 'Quiet Hours' daily between the hours of 2 - 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. During Quiet Hours we ask that everyone lower voices and limit noise as much as possible. During these hours lighting on the unit is dimmed and deliveries and traffic on the unit is limited as much as possible. In situations when noise is unavoidable, earplugs are available and can be obtained simply by asking any hospital staff member.
When you come to visit a friend or loved one at TMC for Children or the Joel M. Childers, M.D., Women's Center, we ask that adult visitors sign in and present a photo ID so that a visitor badge may be issued. We appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain a safe and secure environment.


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Three NBC Doubles Get the Gold at the 49th Head of the Charles
Cambridge, MA/October 20: The Senior Masters Doubles had repeat winners in Dan Gorriaran and Mike Smith who set a new record for this event and continued their skein of victories that goes back at least ten years. Andy Washburn and Bill Prichett were repeat winners as well in the Grand Masters Doubles. To round out the doubles winners, Peter Wilhelm's junior scullers took another gold with Isaac Mocarski and Jon Dow taking first place in the Men's Youth Doubles. This is the third straight year that an NBC boat has won this event. Tracy Glover, rowing with Carin Reyonds, came close to a victory in her Senior Masters Doubles event, but had to settle for second this year. The NBC was well-represented with many of our scullers and rowers finishing in the single digits. Congratulations to all!! The names and times are listed below. If you would like more detailed information, go to www.Row2k.com. Click on Head of the Charles Results, of course.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
#1. 8:00 AM Men's Senior Veteran Singles II [70+]: Dick Green (SVII) 24:33.230, 6th of 16.
#2. 8:22 AM Women's Veteran I/II and Senior Veteran I/II [60 - 69, 70+]: Barbara Green (SVI) 27:08.230 5th of 7; Ruth Berenson (VII) 23:37.543 3rd of 15; Joan Richards (VII) 23:49.824, 4th of 15.
#3. 8:53 AM Men's Veteran Singles I and II [60+]: Peter Gross (VI) 22:49.139, 20th of 26.
#4. 9:22 AM Men's Grand Master Singles [50+]: David Gray 19:34.418, 9th of 58 Dave Rand 20:10.788, 17th of 58.
#7. 10:34 AM Women's Senior Master Eights [50+]: C-Lisa Evans; S-Kyna Leski; 7-Laura Eckenrod; 6-Alden Bumstead; 5-M.J. Haronian; 4-Lynn Iler; 3-Deb Catley; 2-Amy Abbot; B-Alice Lee, 18:45.868, 18th of 30.
#9. 11:04 AM Women's Senior Master Fours Age Average 50+: C-Andrea Ricky; S-Robin Gross; 3-Joan Brush; 2-Anne Fleet; B-Carol Browning (Orleans Sweeps & Sculls) 19:54.912, 4th of 35.
#10. 11:32 AM Men's Senior Master Doubles [50+] and Grand Master Doubles [60+]: Dan Gorriaran/Michael Smith (SM) New Record 17:16.197, 1st of 25; John Cotter/Eric Watne (SM) 18:29.719, 7th of 25; Bill Prichett/Andy Washburn (GM) 18:58.170, 1st of 14; Pete Evans/John Ryan (SM) 19:33.160 18th of 25; John Duke/Kit Wise (GM) 20:05.731, 4th of 14.
#11. 11:51 AM Senior Masters Women's Doubles [50+]: Carin Reynolds/Tracy Glover (Upper Valley Rowing Association) 19:50.769, 2nd of 28.
#12. 12:11 PM Men's Senior Master Singles [40+]: Bjorn Sandstede 20:44.369, 23rd of 32.
#13. 12:23 PM Women's Senior Masters Singles [40+]: Sarah Cussler 22:18.677, 13th of 22.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
#32a. 8:39 AM Men's Club Singles: Eric Esposito, 19:31.413, 5th of 41; Sam Goldman, 21:37.948, 32nd of 41.
#32b. 8:39 AM Men's Youth Singles: Jack Luby 20:21.514 12th of 32.
#33b. 9:04 AM Women's Youth Singles: Laura Rand 22:17.938 4th of 22; Grace Ryan 22:55.602 9th of 22.
#DCW4x. 10:03 AM Directors' Challenge Women's Quads: Ann Boucher/Karin Reynolds/Charmie Curran/Tracy Glover (Lucky Charms), 18:42.421 4th of 29; Carol Browning/Joan Richards/Sharon Cutts/Kyna Leski (The Ms Fits), 19:37.126 8th of 29.
#37. 11:05 AM Women's Master Singles: Bryna McConarty 22:29.044 6th of 19.
#38 11:24 AM Men's Youth Doubles: Jon Dow/Isaac Mocarski 18:15.765 1st of 38.
#DCM4x. 1:05 PM Directors' Challenge Men's Quads: Dan Gorriaran/F. Rowe/B. Whitehead/Mike Smith (Narragansett 1), 16:25.765 4th of 29.
#43. 1:22 PM Women's Youth Eights St. Mary Academy - Bay View (C-Caitlin Ponko; S-Laura Poulton; 7-Virginia Liberto; 6-Erin Dolan; 5-Sarah
Underwood; 4-Lauren Harkin; 3-Katie Lowis; 2-Michaela McGuirl; B-Erin Devin), 20:02.206, 61st of 85.
#44. 2:01 PM Men's Master Doubles [40+]: Garret Palm/Scott Whitney, 19:03.891, 5th of 18; Fred Duling (Malta)/Jeff Brock (Narragansett), 19:08.447, 6th of 18. Duling/Brock had a 5 second buoy penalty.
#45. 2:13 PM Women's Master Doubles [40+] : Ann Palms/Kim Worrell, 22:11.278, 9th of 16.
#DCMX4x. 3:23 PM Directors' Challenge Mixed Quads: Pete Evans/John Ryan/Lisa Evans/Gayle Simmons (Whac-A-Mole), 19:14.375 17th of 25; Andy Washburn/Ann Fleet/Joan Brush/Bill Prichett (Lumetta) 22:00.563 24th of 25. Lumetta steering issues toward the end of their race led to 3 minutes and 25 seconds in penalties.


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From the Dutch Harbor Telegraph:
Harassment- Due to a myriad of miscommunications and misunderstandings, one individual became angry and verbally abusive to another individual. Once officers arrived and the situation was clarified; the first individual admitted feeling like a fool and stated he would apologize to the second individual.
Public Safety- Caller reported that he had been attacked by an eagle when walking on the sidewalk. The caller was not injured due to wearing thick clothing. The eagle was one of a pair that is currently rebuilding its nest after the nest had been removed early in the year in an attempt to prevent such attacks.
Suspicious Person/Activity- Caller reported an unknown person was shining a strobe light at passing cars. Officers were unable to locate the source of the light.
Drunk Disturbance- A frequent caller to Public Safety requested that a drunken female be removed from his residence. Officers arrived and discovered the female in the process of leaving.
Suspicious Person/Activity- Caller reported a foul smell coming from downtown. An officer confirmed the presence of the repugnant rancidity but could not locate its origin.
Drunk Disturbance- Officers responded to the airport to investigate a report of a drunken and unruly customer. Officers contacted a father and son duet of besottedness and advised them to be more respectful.
Assistance Rendered- Officer assisted two male individuals who had handcuffed themselves together and then couldn't locate the handcuff key.
Assistance Rendered- Officers responded to the airport to assist with a passenger who was too drunk to be woke [sic] up at his intended destination, Akutan, and had been flown back to Unalaska. Officers were able to wake the stow-away and assist him off the plane.
Animal- Complainant reported a black dog at large and playing in traffic. The complainant first saw the dog while on her walk and was afraid it was vicious and might eat her. The jovial canine, hind end a-wagging, was collected and impounded.
Assault- Officers responded to a report from a drunken individual who would not identify himself, nor his location, but stated he had been beaten and was bleeding from his face. Once the officer
found the caller, who had a small scratch on his cheek, it was found that he had actually been the aggressor and if the other party had wanted to pursue charges would have went to jail. No charges filed.
Assistance Rendered- Officers responded to the airport to assist with a vehicle unlock. The responding officer asked the motorist if she was sure she didn't have a spare key. The motorist checked her pocket and discovered she had the key on her, the entire time.
05 April 2013
Unalaska Police Blotter: "Hind End A-Wagging"
4 comments:
- Stephen said...
Great stuff. Your paper would have a field day down here....never a peaceful moment.
- 5:46 AM, April 05, 2013
- Rev. Paul said...
Thanks, Stephen. I hear you about your town. Thankfully, Dutch Harbor is some 650 miles safely distant from here. :)
- 6:04 AM, April 05, 2013
- joated said...
Some interesting calls to and assists by your police. I'm pretty sure that someo f them would leave the responders smiling as they went back on patrol.
- 5:01 PM, April 05, 2013
- Rev. Paul said...
joated, like you, I'm glad they have a sense of humor.
- 5:46 PM, April 05, 2013
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The Medicare Timeline
My medicare Timeline just began with enrollment in ABC&D… yes I have been forcibly booted from my free enterprise health care insurance program and now I am forced into socialized medicine. While my timeline has now beginning I have presented you with an historical view of Medicare's time line…. I didn't really think it was all as bipartisan as it […]Read more ›


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No, I simply felt that such technical knowledge should not be required for practicing the library profession. In fact, I expected that the techies serving libraries would report to the "real" librarians. In this long-held view of mine, a librarian only needed to know enough to aim techies at the right problems and to understand their jargon, in case they stumbled upon solutions to problems they knew not of. I still recall a long-ago conversation with a friend working at a traditional online information service back at the dawn of the Information Age. She spoke of a techie who walked into a meeting with a "Eureka/Look what I made!" expression on his face. He had just found a way to make the computer find the same citation as it appeared in different sources. All the info pros in the room were staggered, but the techie was just puzzled. He had simply designed the program as a personal challenge, an interesting exercise. Surrounded by stunned faces, he realized something had happened and asked, "Why? Is it important?" "De-duping! Cross-file result sorting!" gasped an info pro. "What's deduping?" asked the techie. Sheesh!
And then there's the danger from techie viruses, particularly the WIH-ABM syndrome ("Was Invented Here — And By ME"). Another tale from the crypt. Long ago I worked at a firm where all the online searching came from the library. People in the computing department grew jealous of our powers and wanted to do what we could do — actually what our online vendors could do. So they pounced on a bibliographic file created at the company and lined up some overhead funding. It wasn't much, but they told us it should cover the creation of ONE Boolean operator. They came all the way down to the library to ask whether it should be an AND or an OR. We figured NOT would be more appropriate. Nor is this the only instance. Ten or 12 years later, I was moderating an Internet Librarian conference panel. One of the speakers was there to display what the library's techies had invented. It turned out to be a plain vanilla bibliographic database package. Considering the limited technical talent assigned by the institution to library needs, why on earth was time and energy wasted in creating something for which off-the-shelf software and services abounded? Why? I suspect because the techies wanted to see if they could do it and the library budget paid the fare for their fun.
So what has brought me to reconsider my long-held position on library "techie-ness," you may ask. Not that I'm ever rigid in my thinking of course. It's just that always being right sometimes makes it look that way. (And may I remind you that Snickers is a wonderful candy bar, but hardly a polite way of commenting on the conduct of others? Hmph.) As usual, the change comes from a collision of ideas. For many years now, I have believed that one of the primary obstacles to librarians achieving all that they could and all that they should is a problem of governance. Despite the fact that technologies have enabled anyone and everyone to reach a world of users, despite the fact that librarians were the first to see this miraculous change take place back in the early days of online, most of us still have to serve our paymasters first and the world a distant second. We live under the restrictions of geographic and institutional limits — ZIP code governance — though technology has often made those limits unnecessary and even needlessly expensive. If all the talented people working in libraries could cooperate and coordinate their resources, the sharing could build a network to rival Google's.
In fact, why didn't the Association of Research Libraries beat Google to the punch and build a Google Book Search mass digitization program on its own? Why did the idea never seriously occur to them? Because they didn't have the budget? Not necessarily. Together the ARL libraries spend billions each year. It's just that they don't spend them together. Each budget is an island to itself with any coordinated efforts seen as budgetary add-ons, extras, short-term and discardable.
So what's different now? Web 2.0, Library 2.0, social networks like Facebook or Twitter, virtual worlds like Second Life, open source software, SaaS (software as a service). In other words, "cloud computing." While librarians have always needed to be comfortable with new technologies, the new availability of low-cost, high-performance, hardware/software platforms — such as Amazon Web Services as just one example — may let us burst through ZIP code governance. But to do that, we will need people willing to work some software solutions on their own. The development platforms in an open source-minded world will guarantee a lot of free-floating solutions and knowledgeable talent, but librarians will need more hands-on, detailed knowledge to be sure they have the right solutions to our problems.
One advantage we do have. The biggest challenge to cloud computing usually involves issues of security. People have a natural distrust of putting their most intimate, proprietary data into someone else's hands. And that's a serious concern. However, librarians usually want their data disseminated as widely as possible. We jump up and down trying to get the world's attention. We grin from ear to ear when we see approaching readers.
So let's start acquiring the skills it will take. Let's start coordinating our efforts to do more with someone else's machines. Let's start comparing internal costs with external costs across the board. Let's create active communities of skills on social networks, build wikis to consolidate technical knowledge, conduct distance learning classes to bring everyone up-to-speed.
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All-American Guy Style
Recently, The New York Times said that Tommy Hilgfiger is back. So does that mean that other designers will follow suit and go all-American? And since one trend leads to another, perhaps we'll be seeing a lot more Americana on the home front.
Not that this look has ever gone out of style. It's one of the most classic looks around. And it's a great way for guys to dress up their pads while still holding on to that rough around the edges charm. So pour yourself a glass of lemonade, or bake an apple pie, and take a look at some red, white and beautiful bachelor pads.
The Inside Man is our guide to interior style for guys. All summer long we'll be sharing inspirations, ideas and projects. Check out our Inside Man page for more details.
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text: Hello! Is it illegal to do things that are described here: http://cnj.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi?&category=ofc/ I mean if only used for example for using workers to complete free offers? Is it illegal and can bring troubles, or is it just unethical? What can be illegal in this? What if a situation is that you asked to pass a test few people, and then hired your friend and not someone from that few, what is illegal about it? A test to get a job is normal, and no one promises a job, you can always say that you found someone else. So why do they call it a scam and is it illegal????


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V.Ships Wins Contract with Pertamina
V.Ships Offshore, part of V.Group, has been awarded the contract to provide operations and full technical management of the floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel – Pertamina Abherka in Indonesia.
This is the second vessel owned by Pertamina International Shipping to be managed by V.Ships Offshore.
The FSO, currently operating at Poleng Marine Terminal, offshore west of Madura Island, also acts as an accommodation facility with a potential capacity of 250 including 21 crew members. The vessel will be managed by the V.Ships Offshore office in Singapore with a local support team based in Indonesia.


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by Adrienne Poon '15, AmeriCorps member of the 2014-2015 Staples, Inc. team with Rogers Middle School
In June, during my last two weeks in service, I interviewed my students to reflect upon and celebrate the progress we had made together this past year. After a few students, I realized that we all had truly improved together - they had improved, we had improved… and I had improved. Amusingly, I mostly learned about my progress from fifteen astute 6th-graders instead of noticing it myself, so I recorded the seven best things here to remember in the future.
1) I dance and it makes people smile. My "dancing" is mostly shuffling and haphazard elbow swinging, but now that I know how my goofy jig made my students smile I will never stop dancing.
2) I like classical music and so do 6th-graders. I bonded with one of my students over classical music after he mentioned Beethoven one day. After that we had piano lessons weekly during lunch. I never imagined that my basic knowledge would be useful but here it was, fulfilling the lifelong dream of a student to learn piano.
3) I am a "math person" so I can do anything. As someone who has not taken a math class in five years, the idea that someone believes that I "will be a teacher for math" is jarring. However, to a student that I tutored in math this year and that considers me "a smart lady," this makes sense. Despite my far humbler opinion of myself, who am I to question the confident expectations of a sixth grader? If a twelve year old believes that I can be a math person then I can certainly be a math person - or anything else that I want to be.
4) I make faces. I "make lots of funny faces" that provoke laughter. I should but probably will not learn to control my face.
5) I say "good morning" to everyone. One student responded that her favorite memory of me is when I say "good morning." Despite the many ways we interacted this year, simply greeting my student daily had a powerful positive impact on her. Thanks to her I will always try to remember the small things that create large impacts.
6) I work hard and people notice. I am accustomed to most of my work being overlooked, yet multiple students of mine acknowledged the work I do for them and even related to it. Not everyone notices or appreciates hard work, but hard work is still worthwhile for the worker and those inspired by the worker alike.
7) I am loved - and everyone else is too. I expected no lavish displays of gratitude when I committed to a year of service. Nonetheless, I received generous amounts of bubbly laughter, hearty (side)hugs, and thanks whispered into my red jacket. The crinkle of red nylon under my students' warm hands was all the proof I needed that I succeeded in my primary goal this year: to make my students feel loved unconditionally by this strange person in a red jacket. Oddly enough, it left me feeling loved in return.


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Seagate's Kinect, LAN attached HDD, no server required
Subject: General Tech | November 4, 2014 - 12:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Seagate, Kinetic, hdd, openstack
Bringing down the cost of storage is a big focus now as files continue to grow in size and retention becomes more popular with even casual users. Services like Amazon and Netflix require huge amounts of storage to keep their products on and every penny they can squeeze results in better profits for themselves and shareholders. Seagate is addressing this with their new Kinect, a type of HDD which connects directly over Ethernet without needing server infrastructure to work. There is a working demonstration of this technology using Bigfoot JBOD at OpenStack and AOL is at least somewhat interested in testing arrays of these drives. The Register offers a bit more information here, hopefully more will be forthcoming after the OpenStack conference wraps up.
"Kinetic is a disk drive directly addressed over Ethernet using Get and Put-style object storage commands using an open source API. The idea is that applications can directly use banks of these drives without having to go through complex filesystem software stacks or block access protocols and storage array controllers."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft reportedly plans to develop larger Surface Pro tablet @ DigiTimes
- Intel: A tiny video drone? Disguised as a BRACELET? Great! Take half a million dollars! @ The Register
- Mac OS X Yosemite has a root access vulnerability @ The Inquirer
- Samsung, TSMC still competing for Apple A9 chip orders @ DigiTimes
- Super-villains of C sought for WORLD CONQUEST plan @ The Register
- Flaw in New Visa Cards Would Let Hackers Steal $1M Per Card @ Slashdot
- Microsoft offers preview of real-time translation service for Skype @ The Inquirer
- How to Find the Best Linux Distribution for a Specific Task @ Linux.com
New Ubuntu 13.04 Release Upgrades Unity, Ditches Wubi, and Updates Applications
Subject: General Tech | April 30, 2013 - 12:57 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wubi, Unity, ubuntu 13.04, ubuntu, openstack, linux, canonical
Canonical released its the Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" Linux distribution earlier this week. The updated operating system incorporates a new Linux kernel, newer pre-installed applications, and a tweaked Unity desktop environment. Enterprise and server users also have updated server software stacks to look forward to, including the latest juju and OpenStack (Grizzly) releases.
Ubuntu 13.04 continues in the direction of convergence set in motion by Canonical and its founder Mark Shuttleworth. It is the first step towards Ubuntu running on many types of devices (including mobile) as it includes an updated Unity interface. The 13.04 release still uses the X window system, but Canonical has made tweaks to Unity and is offering up an optional download of the new Mir display backend that users can install. Mir is the display server that Ubuntu will be switching to with its next LTS release and that will reportedly enable a cross-platform Ubuntu/Unity experience. The Unity tweaks include disabling Workspaces and the "show desktop" button on the desktop (though they can be re-enabled in settings). There have also been tweaks to Ubuntu's Dash UI, including a typo-tolerant search function and new result sorting options. It will not be until the next release that users will really start to see Ubuntu's plans of convergence come together (heh), but even with the small changes present in 13.04, the traditional desktop OS is making considerations for mobile devices.
While the visual changes are minimal on Ubuntu 13.04 compared to 12.10, the new release does update a lot of the underlying software.At least on the outside, Ubuntu 13.04 has not changed much from its 12.10 predecessor. Ubuntu 13.04 is based on the upstream 3.8.8 Linux kernel, and incorporates a number of updates to the pre-installed applications and core software. The updates include Unity 7, LibreOffice 4, and Python 3.3 (future versions of Ubuntu will remove Python 2 completely, though it will still be available as a downloadable package). Gwibber has also been replaced with a new service called "Friends" that takes all of your social networking accounts and combines them under your Ubuntu Online account.
Additionally, Ubuntu 13.04 also no longer includes the Wubi installer, which allowed users to install Ubuntu as a program within Windows and got around the need to mess with partitioning. Although there was a bit of overhead in doing the install this way, it was noticeably easier for new users than other methods. Canonical suggests that users interested in trying out the new operating system should simply use the live media, but installing it in a VM such as VirtualBox or VMWare may be more appropriate as some of the functionality is missing from the Live DVD environment in my experience (at least if you also want to try out functionality or other Linux software that would require a restart). Canonical has also cut the support time in half for Ubuntu 13.04 (and all future interim releases) from 18 months to 9 months. Hopefully the development team puts the reduced support workload to good use by investing the time in quick and stable releases.
So far, Ubuntu 13.04 has been getting positive reviews, though some users have run into issues running the operating system on their particular hardware (a bit of instability is expected with a new release, however).
If you are interested in Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail," you can read more about the changes in the official release notes and grab a download of the OS from the Ubuntu website or the updater if you are currently running Ubuntu 12.10.
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Names have meanings. A friend of my son, for example, is named Amy Vachon. And, yes, that does indeed mean "beloved cow" in French.
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Names also have origins. Take Smith, for example. Every little village in the Middle Ages (when surnames first became common) had a smith, and that person's job was pretty important to that little village. It's why Smith is one of the most common names in English-speaking countries. There are equivalents, however, in pretty much every European tongue:
- German – Schmidt
- Dutch – Smit, Smits
- French – Lefebvre
- Spanish – Herrera
- Italian – Ferraro
- Ireland/Scotland – McGowan, MacGowan
- Polish – Kowalski
- Russian – Kuznetsov
- Slovak – Kovacs
Theoretically, you can take any name and come up with a meaning for it. "Thomas Edison," for example, means "one of the twin sons of Edward." And "Edward" means "protector of wealth." So "Thomas Edison" ultimately means "one of the twin sons of the protector of wealth."
So, let's take a look at the meanings of the names of our chief executives. Maybe we can even come up with hidden, fortuitous insights into their actual character (but, then again, probably not). Anyway, here goes …
God favors the red one
- George Washington – The farmer from the town of the victor of the hunt
- John Adams – God favors the red one
- Thomas Jefferson – The twin, son of Peace of God
- James Madison – He who seizes by the heel, the son of the one from the tower
- James Monroe – He who seizes by the heel, from the hill
- John Quincy Adams – God favors the fifth-born red one
- Andrew Jackson – The manly one, son of the one God favors
- Martin Van Buren – The martial one, from the house
- William H. Harrison – Helmet of the will, the home ruler, son of the home ruler
- John Tyler – God favors the tile maker
God favors the fifth-born red one
- James K. Polk – He who seizes by the heel, of great glory
- Zachary Taylor – God remembers the tailor
- Millard Fillmore – The very famous, good, and brave one
- Franklin Pierce – The free man, son of The Rock
- James Buchanan – He who seizes by the heel, from the house of the monk
- Abraham Lincoln – Father of nations, from the colony by the lake
- Andrew Johnson – The manly one, son of the one God favors
- Ulysses S. Grant – The tall hater
- Rutherford B. Hayes – Son of fire, from the cattle ford
- James A. Garfield – He who seizes by the heel, from the corner of the field
Son of the one God favors,
from the hill with the lime tree on it
- Chester A. Arthur – Camp bear
- Grover Cleveland – The grove dweller, from the land of the cliffs
- Benjamin Harrison – Son of the home ruler's sorrow
- William McKinley – Helmet of the will, son of the fair warrior
- Theodore Roosevelt – Gift of God, from the field of roses
- William H. Taft – Helmet of the will, from the homestead
- Woodrow Wilson – Son of the Helmet of the Will, from the row of cottages by the woods
- Warren G. Harding – The park warden, son of the hard one
- Calvin Coolidge – The bald one, from the college
- Herbert Hoover – Bright as the army, a landowner
The powerful ruler, son of the ruler of the people
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – The free man, from the field of roses
- Harry S. Truman – The trustworthy home ruler
- Dwight D. Eisenhower – The iron maker, from the clearing
- John F. Kennedy – God favors ol' ugly head
- Lyndon B. Johnson – Son of the one God favors, from the hill with the lime tree on it
- Richard M. Nixon – The powerful ruler, son of the ruler of the people
- Gerald R. Ford – Brave spear, from the river crossing
- Jimmy Carter – He who seizes by the heel, the wagon driver
- Ronald Reagan – Furious but wise counsel
- George H. W. Bush – The farmer who lives by the shrub
- Bill Clinton – Helmet of the will, from the town on the bright stream
- George W. Bush – The farmer who lives by the shrub
- Barack Obama – The blessed, bent one
God favors ol' ugly head
The most common origin for first name is Hebrew. The most common for last names is English. Combining the two, we get:
- Hebrew – 18
- English – 18
- German – 15
- Greek – 8
- Dutch, Irish, Latin – 4
- African – 2
- Aramaic, Celtic, Norse, Scottish, Welsh, Slav (Polk, believe it or not) – 1
Camp bear
The most popular first name is James, with six instances. The most popular name where the two presidents are not related is Johnson. So, I'm thinking if your name is James Johnson, you really ought to consider running.


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We Love to read in this house. Beside both couches, recliner, rocking chair and the kiddo's beanbag there are stacks and stacks of books. I usually leave out books and readers that go along with what we are learning about in History, Science and various other subjects. I never have to ask the kids to read....if anything I have to tell them to get their little noses out of a book. :) We like to follow up on many of the books that we read about people, different times in History, about inventions and discoveries. This adds a little extra work on my part, but I find that the educational benefits outweigh the pain of extra work on a Saturday night. But, what if you didn't have to do so much extra work? Last year I found a company that did a lot of that extra work for me.....Progeny Press. Recently I was given the opportunity again to Review a Study Guide for them. Progeny Press is a company that provides Study Guides for
Literature, from a Christian Perspective and the Study Guide they gave me to Review was Sarah, Plain and Tall. I was so pleased to read that their mission statement is "To teach our children to think clearly, to understand literature, and to rely on the scripture for truth and values, and enjoy themselves while they do it!"
Literature, from a Christian Perspective and the Study Guide they gave me to Review was Sarah, Plain and Tall. I was so pleased to read that their mission statement is "To teach our children to think clearly, to understand literature, and to rely on the scripture for truth and values, and enjoy themselves while they do it!"
Progeny Press has Study Guides for over 100 different Books, from the Classics to the Popular novels of Today. The Study Guides cover from lower elementary ages all the way up through high school....lot's to choose from. You will surely find something for every reader in your house. :) Their prices are affordable for what you get and I was really impressed with the Quality of each of the products we have used for this review and from other purchases.
For this review we were given a digital download and honestly I normally do not like using digital because I'm a in your hands kind of Gal. With that said, we could have printed it out. But, these Study Guides were different then what we have ever used before. I was able to have Kaden type right into the PDF. Printing can be somewhat of a PAIN, so we took advantage of this Cooool feature and he typed everything right into the PDF. Not all of the Literature Study Guides have that option, but a lot of them do. Huge Bonus Points for having that capability!
Each of the Study Guides take approximately 4-10 weeks to finish, depending on the book and your Kiddo's ability to get through each of the lessons. They Suggest that your Kiddo read the book completely first and then work through the study guide. Kaden did not do this, because even though he is an Advanced Reader I found that for him to get the most out of the study and to comprehend he needed to read the book along the way and have the Study Guide tie everything together.
- Vocabulary
- Questions
- Discussion and Critical Thinking Questions
- Optional Activities
- Digging Deeper Section
- Supplemental Resources
We ended up getting through the Study Guides pretty quickly because like I said Kaden is an advanced reader. We finished it all in a week....he had so much fun. Every single day we spent reading and going through the guide together. One of his Favorite parts was learning New Words and a few of the Optional Activities. Even though there was a few he didn't do...he liked them all. Kaden is notorious for loving the idea of a certain activity or experiment, but not actually doing them. On a side not he watches tons of videos of experiments online and learns right along with them without ever getting his hands dirty. Yes, he's actually said that to me on more then one occasion. :) But, anyway....having him learn New words and understand ones he already knows just a little better gives Kaden greater confidence and I see him recognizing and comparing from other areas of his schooling too. And the hands-on activities take the learning one step further and off the page to allow your Kiddo to express their creativity and enjoy learning so much more.
My Favorite portion was the Digging Deeper and all the Discussion Questions. I enjoyed watching Kaden connect the dots between the story, History and his own personal world view, while seeing if it aligned with God's word. Trust me, we had a lot of good conversations and a few light bulb moments. I am Thankful that each Study Guide has Biblical focus. The Questions and Discussions really does cause them to come to conclusions and make applications that they can use in Their "Real Life".
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What Is Plantar Fasciitis?
It sounds like some horrible deformity of the foot and yet, except for some inflammation, you'd never know the foot was in chronic pain. With Plantar Fasciitis the damage is done on the tender yet flexible inside tissue that connects the toes and the heel. This is the reason most people who experience heel pain are at great risk of facing long bouts with Plantar Fasciitis, because they don't take it seriously enough. After all, you can't see anything.
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This page describes the ROE PTO Board structure. For information regarding Board meetings, please see "Board Meeting Minutes".
Past President
First Vice President
- Performs all the duties of the President in the President's absence and other duties as outlined for the Vice President.
- Serve on all committees as requested.
Vice President – Internal Relations
- Board Grade Reps and room parents report to this Vice President.
- Regular meetings held to continue to foster unify, collaboration and communication within the grades, classes, with the teachers, etc.
- Coordinates community-building activities for the school and ROE families.
- Chairs Movie Night and works with President to coordinate Back-to-School activities.
Vice President – Public Relations
This position will oversee the chairs on the following:
- Webmaster and its committee
- Yearbook Co-chairs
- ROE News Chair
- Marquee Chair
- School Directory Chair and committee
Vice President – Development
This position will oversee the following:
- Annual Fund Campaign
- Online Auction
- Spring Parent Social
Vice President – Community Development
- Corporate Underwriting & Sponsorships
- Annual Fund Community Challenge
Vice President – Treasurer
This position is responsible for issuing payments, making deposits and fulfilling reimbursement requests on a weekly basis on behalf of the organization. This position works with the Budget & Finance Director to prepare the annual budget and provide financial updates to the Board.
Budget & Finance Director
This position is responsible for maintaining the financial records of the organization in QuickBooks, working with the VP – Treasurer to prepare the annual budget and providing financial updates to the Board. Oversees the Budget and Finance Committee with the VP-Treasurer.
This position is responsible for preparing the minutes of the PTO meetings.
School Life Director
This position will oversee the chairs on the following:
- ROE Spirit Store
- School Supplies
- Nature Center
Ways and Means Director
Oversees the following positions:
- Affinity Programs Chair
- Book Fair Co-chairs
- Carnival Co-Chairs
- Fun Run Co-Chairs
- Picture Day Coordinators
Specialist Relations
Serves as the PTO liaison with Library, Science, Music, Art, P.E. and Spanish Specialist teachers.
Teacher Appreciation Directors (2)
Arrange three of the monthly teacher appreciation lunches. Help coordinate back-to-school week goodies, staff holiday gifts, Halloween bake-off. Plan and coordinate teacher appreciation week activities. This position is shared and has only one vote.
Volunteer Coordinators (2)
Maintain and update online volunteer sign-ups for school wide activities. Recruit volunteers (through ROE News, separate emails, grade-level asks and personal asks). This position is shared and has only one vote.
Grade Level Representatives (2 per grade for grades K-4th, 3 for 5th grade)
Host one teacher appreciation lunch each school year. Host three grade-level play dates (summer, fall and spring). Communicate regularly with grade level parents about school and PTO activities and needs. Support and cheer-lead fundraising activities, including participation in annual fund, online auction and carnival. (Each grade level position is shared and has only one vote)


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If the springtime snowstorms of this week have you longing for hotter days, you can always dream about the forthcoming festival season. True, prospects for another Monolith Festival at Red Rocks are still looking grim, but there are plenty of events being lined up closer to home than should help keep the seasonal affective disorder at bay.
The biggest outdoor event so far is the two-day MeadowGrass Music Festival (meadowgrass.org), which returns for its second year on Memorial Day weekend at the La Foret Conference and Retreat Center (6145 Shoup Road). Grant-Lee Phillips will headline the Saturday show, following sets by Gregory Alan Isakov, Grant Gordy Quartet, Martha Scanlan, Antero Junction and the Genuwines.
Sunday's lineup features the Greencards, Great Lake Swimmers, Sons and Brothers, Elephant Revival, Palmer Divide and Cahalen Morrison. The festival is held in a big old meadow surrounded by acres of pines, and word has it that this year there'll also be a big old tent, just in case inclement weather pays a return visit.
Also confirmed for May is Colorado College's annual Llamapalooza Music Festival. This year's lineup will include reggae's legendary Toots & the Maytals along with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who've become the best-known purveyors of a distinctive New Orleans musical tradition and add a hefty dose of funk. The rest of the May 8 lineup is more tentative as we go to press, but will most likely include Oakland hip-hop duo Zion I as well as Big Gigantic, a more electronically inclined project from Motet saxman Dominic Lalli.
If your tastes run more toward East L.A., you can head down to Pueblo that same evening, when the Colorado State Fairgrounds will play host to the triple threat of War, El Chicano and Tierra. Of course, the purveyors of "Low Rider," "Spill the Wine" and "Cisco Kid" need no introduction. But the politically charged, early Santana-esque El Chicano and its spinoff band Tierra are no less worthy of your attention.
And speaking of worthy, local musician Tommy Dorr's ongoing campaign to save the City Auditorium continues April 20 with a reggae fest featuring Savannah, Ga.'s Passafire; Lincoln, Neb.'s Cornerstone Dub; and Denver's own SlaughterHouse Rootz. Dorr deserves credit and support for trying to keep the historic, 87-year-old venue from going the way of the Springs' public trash cans and police helicopters.
(By the way, you may want to act fast on the latter, since one of those two choppers has already been snapped up by an undisclosed online buyer. And no, it's not al-Qaida, because they couldn't pass the background check. Just be aware that the remaining aircraft is being sold in "as-is" condition.)
All of which leaves just one question: What the hell is going on with Blues Under the Bridge? After some uncertainty as to the event's future, promoter Amy Whitesell let us know a few days ago that the festival is, in fact, on. That's good news for anyone who's attended previous Blues Under the Bridge fests; last year's fiery closing set by Bettye LaVette was easily one of 2009's best. This year's lineup has yet to be finalized, but you can grab your calendar and set aside July 17 right now.
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Discover the work of the North Head Sanctuary Foundation volunteers. On this tour you will experience the Nursery where plants are raised and explore some of the areas in which the group is working, including the collection of seeds and propogation of the local native plants.
Running Time - 45 mins
Meeting Point - Bandicoot Heaven, Building 20
Conditions - This tour includes steep inclines, stairs and uneven paths, so a moderate level of fitness and good mobility is recommended. Visitors must wear enclosed footwear and bring wet weather gear if required. All children must be accompanied by an adult.


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Toyota announces supply chain research grant recipients
Lift truck manufacturer Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) has chosen three research projects for its funded research program to develop supply chain technologies, the company said in December. This year's winning projects focus on warehouse automation, electric vehicles, and Industry 4.0.
This is the second year for the TMHNA University Research Program, which promotes the development of next-generation technologies for supply chain, logistics, and material handling industry applications. As part of the program, the lift truck maker solicits proposals from universities across North America and then provides funding for the most promising ones. Selected proposals will receive financial support of up to $500,000 per year, with a possible extension of up to three years based on the research outcomes.
This year's winning proposals were selected from a field of candidates solicited from more than 60 leading universities. They include: "Intelligent Material Handling (iMH) Systems for Warehouse Applications," a proposal submitted by Michael Kuhl of the Rochester Institute of Technology; "A Unified Dynamic Control for Energy-Aware Electrical Vehicle Operations," submitted by Seok Gi Lee of the University of Miami; and "A Modeling Framework for Material Handling for Industry 4.0," submitted by Kevin Gue of the University of Louisville.
"The research this program generates fuels our industry's future technological advancements," TMHNA President and Chief Executive Officer Brett Wood said in a statement. "In our continued collaboration with top universities, professors, and researchers, we are excited to see how their work will impact our industry and the warehouse of the future."
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved two processes regarding the use of Improvest (gonadotropin releasing factor analog - diphtheria toxoid conjugate) in hogs.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has verified Improvest Quality Management System for on-farm procedures and the Food Safety & Inspection Service has confirmed Improvest-managed hogs arriving to a packing plant with proper certification should be classified as barrows by inspectors, according to Zoetis, manufacturer of the product. Improvest, an immunological product, is approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the temporary immunological castration and reduction of boar taint in intact male pigs intended for slaughter.
"The use of Improvest is a major shift for the entire pork chain, and we voluntarily sought these extra approvals to help ensure that our customers have the utmost confidence using Improvest," said Gloria Basse, vice president, Zoetis, U.S. Pork Business Unit.
The USDA Process Verified Program (PVP) verifies that the Improvest Quality Management System (QMS), designed by Zoetis, assures that the product is administered properly on the farm through a closely audited process. The Improvest PVP documents and records farm employee training, and tracks and certifies all steps involved in administering the product. Oversight is provided by Zoetis area application managers, quality assurance supervisors and Zoetis senior management.
The Improvest PVP includes a certificate for delivery that carries a USDA Process Verified shield with Improvest-managed hogs when transported to plants, which means the hogs can be traced back to confirm all process verified points. The USDA PVP ensures consistent auditing practices by companies that supply agricultural products or services. The process for Improvest will be audited by the company quarterly, and by USDA annually, to confirm that Zoetis adheres to the defined PVP.
Secondly, the FSIS notice informs inspection staff that hogs presented at harvest with the Improvest Quality Assurance Certificate are to be classified as barrows and therefore do not warrant testing for off odors during inspection. Zoetis supported thorough education and training of both FSIS headquarter and regional inspectors on the characteristics and parameters by which Improvest-managed pigs should be examined. Detailed training materials are available on the FSIS website for reference and for training of new inspection personnel.
"These USDA approvals should instill confidence for producers, packers and in-plant inspection personnel that the Improvest-managed process was followed and has met all expectations," explained Gary Kahle, Improvest quality operations manager, Zoetis U.S. Pork Business Unit. "The education and training materials created by FSIS for its personnel will help assure consistency and efficiency across the country and among inspectors."
More information about the USDA PVP for Improvest can be found at the USDA's website; and information about the USDA FSIS notice is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISNotices/01-13.pdf .


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The first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by Anton Chekhov, The Sea Gull was written in 1895 and first mounted in St. Petersburg in 1896, a famously disastrous production met with such hostility by the audience that Chekhov fled backstage and the lead actress lost her voice. When it was remounted by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898 under the direction of Constantin Stanislavski, Chekhov thought that reports of its resounding success were merely kind lies told by his supporters.
The play has become recognized as one of the landmarks of world theater, notable for its fully developed ensemble of characters, a subtle plot structure that countered the melodramatic traditions of theater at that time, and a reliance on subtext. It has been produced countless times on stages throughout the world, featuring such actors as Uta Hagen, Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Ian McKellen, and Carey Mulligan.
The play has also been adapted numerous times for both the big screen and television in Sweden, Spain, England, Italy (by noted director Marco Bellochio), and Chekhov's native Russia, but never with a more illustrious cast than the 1968 British-American-Greek production of The Sea Gull, directed by Sidney Lumet.
The cast includes James Mason, Simone Signoret, David Warner, Denholm Elliott, Vanessa Redgrave, and in her final feature film appearance, Eileen Herlie, Gertude to both Laurence Olivier's Hamlet in 1948 and Richard Burton's in 1964. With an ensemble like this under the direction of Lumet, who guided 17 different actors to Oscar®-nominated performances (with four wins), one would expect a powerhouse version of Chekhov's play. Critics, however, have not been kind to the film, noting that its biggest problem is a tendency toward too much tragedy and dramatic intensity in a work that demands a certain delicacy of touch and a gentle handling of human foibles. Vincent Canby of The New York Times said the production "makes too literal the boredom and quiet despair that should hang over the Chekovian characters like an unseen mist," and London's TimeOut noted, "Lumet has assembled a distinguished cast, found a marvellous lakeside location in Sweden, and vaselined the lens to give an air of autumn melancholy" but called the result "sometimes dull and almost always unsatisfactory." Despite any problems Lumet may have had bringing the material to the screen, most reviewers remarked on the overall excellence of the performances, even if the heavily French-accented Simone Signoret seems out of place, particularly against the very British Harry Andrews as her brother.
The story, set in rural Russia, details romantic and artistic conflicts among a group of diverse characters, including fading leading lady Arkadina; her brooding son Konstantin, an experimental playwright; and the ingnue Nina, whose attentions are torn between Konstantin's love for her and her fascination with Arkadina's lover Trigorin, a successful hack writer. The play depicts the gradual moral and spiritual disintegration of their lives.
Lumet, a true actor's director, loved working with James Mason and had high praise for his skills: "I always thought he was one of the best actors who ever lived. Whatever you gave him to do he would take it, assimilate it and then make it his own. The technique was rock solid, and I fell in love with him as an actor, so every time I came across a script I wanted to direct I would start to read it thinking is there anything here for James? He had no sense of stardom at all. He wanted good billing and the best money he could get, but then all he ever thought about was how to play the part. In that sense he reminded me more of an actor in a theatre repertory ensemble than a movie star, and it was what made him so good." In addition to some early Playhouse 90 episodes in the 1950s and a TV movie, John Brown's Raid (1960), in which Mason played the title role, Lumet directed the actor in The Deadly Affair (1966), Child's Play (1972), and The Verdict (1982), earning Mason one of three Academy Award nominations.
The autumnal look of The Sea Gull was the work of British cinematographer Gerry Fisher, who lensed John Huston's Wise Blood (1979) and Joseph Losey's Secret Ceremony (1968), The Go-Between (1970), and A Doll's House (1973).
The film's look was also created by production designer Tony Walton, a multiple Tony Award winner for his theatrical design and an acclaimed production and costume designer for a number of films, many of them adaptations of stage works, such as Equus (1977), The Wiz (1978), Deathtrap (1982), and The Glass Menagerie (1987).
The adaptation and translation of Chekhov's play was done by Baroness Moura Budberg, a character worthy of her own film. A Russian aristocrat who wrote books and also adapted Chekhov for Laurence Olivier's production of Three Sisters (1970), she was reputed to have been the lover of Maxim Gorky and H.G. Wells and possibly a double agent for Soviet and British intelligence, earning her the nickname "Mata Hari of Russia."
Producer: Sidney Lumet
Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenplay: Moura Budberg (adaptation & translation); Anton Chekhov (play)
Cinematography: Gerry Fisher
Film Editing: Alan Heim
Cast: James Mason (Trigorin, a writer), Vanessa Redgrave (Nina, a landowner's daughter), Simone Signoret (Arkadina, an actress), David Warner (Konstantin Treplev, her son), Harry Andrews (Sorin, her brother), Denholm Elliott (Dorn, a doctor), Eileen Herlie (Polina, the bailiff's wife), Alfred Lynch (Medvedenko, a schoolteacher), Ronald Radd (Shamraev, the estate bailiff), Kathleen Widdoes (Masha - His Daughter).
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ANNAPOLIS -- Abortion-rights supporters won crucial preliminary Senate approval yesterday of a bill intended to keep most abortions legal in Maryland regardless of future U.S. Supreme Court actions.
Debate on the legislation lasted a relatively brief 5 1/2 hours. Last year, an anti-abortion filibuster on a similar bill ran on for eight days, paralyzing the Senate and ultimately leading to the bill's death.
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., D-Prince George's, praised the Senate for its orderly handling of the bill and 13 attempted amendments. But opponents of the measure were not pleased.


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Baseball tryouts will be held November 30 and December 1, 4:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m., at the baseball practice field. Please wear athletic pants and shirts, tennis shoes or cleats, and bring baseball glove, and copy of report card. Athletics must have current physical in order to try out. For more information, please see Coach DeWald in room 220.
The Questar English 2 and Algebra 1 tests for first-timers will be administered November 30 – December 4.
SATP2 for Biology 1 and U.S. History for first-timers and re-testers will be November 30 – December 4.
The VHS Choral Department will participate in "Holly Days" at the Southern Heritage Cultural Center on December 5.
SATP2 and Questar state testing will continue the week of December 7 – 11.
The VHS Choral Department Christmas Concert will be on December 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
"Poetry Out Loud" will be held on December 9 beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
Anyone interested in donating items to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, please see Mrs. McRight.