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There is a very specific thrill to an Insight Evening - the emotion to see dancers up close, to learn how they rehearse, to see them take risks a few feet from you. Extra treats, however, were in store on 14 May to introduce the last triple bill of The Royal Ballet's season, comprised of Chroma, Tryst and Symphony in C. One of the great Balanchine ballerinas of her time, Patricia Neary, was there to introduce the Balanchine masterpiece Symphony in C, and her presence in the studio seemed to energize dancers and audience alike. Tryst was then rehearsed by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon himself, later joined by Scottish composer James MacMillan for a discussion of the work's score. An embarrassment of riches, and the rare opportunity to see ballets being passed on by a muse and a choreographer in the same evening.
Patricia Neary launched the evening with a delightful bit of history. Symphony in C was originally choreographed for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947 as Le Palais de Cristal - instead of the white tutus and plain backdrop we know today, Balanchine had the four movements dressed in different colours. The ballet then entered the repertoire of the New York City Ballet the following year under the name Symphony in C, after the Bizet symphony it is set to, and Balanchine's dancers always thought the two ballets were identical. When Patricia Neary was called to the Paris Opera Ballet to rehearse Le Palais de Cristal in the 1990s, however, she quickly realised they weren't - Balanchine had apparently forgotten a good deal of the choreography he had created the year before, and he started from scratch when it came to New York, creating what Patricia Neary deems the better version of one of his most famous "tutu" ballets.
Symphony in C is a company work - with 8 principals, 16 demi-soloists and 28 corps de ballet dancers, it fills the stage like few short works. For Patricia Neary, it also became a learning ballet. The third section was one of her first assignments at the New York City Ballet, and she went on to dance in the first and fourth movements. The only part she never performed was the Adagio - "Mr. Balanchine usually is in love with the girl who does that movement," she explained. The choreography is indeed a celebration of the Ballerina, and the audience was made aware of its spell as Neary guided Principals Marianela Nuñez and Rupert Pennefather through the entire pas de deux. The man disappears behind the woman, a mere cavalier as she melts in his arms, oblivious. Marianela Nuñez brought out the solemn, pensive beauty of the choreography, her back arching and initiating the flow in her arms, the emotion deepened here by the sound of her heavily breathing at the end of the long, difficult scene. Everything in the choreography urges the audience to fall in love, and with such crystalline execution, it is hard not to.
A rehearsal of the third movement of the ballet followed. It is a fast, virtuoso whirlwind of jumps, and Patricia Neary remembers struggling with it shortly after joining the New York City Ballet - she hadn't trained at Balanchine's School of American Ballet, and suddenly she realised what fast meant with him. As the former ballerina gave directions to Yuhui Choe and Sergei Polunin, one could see Balanchine's specific style emerging, with its emphasis on musicality and on an off-balance edge Choe was slowly incorporating.
Patricia Neary gleefully explained that she has found the Royal Ballet a perfect fit for Symphony in C as the four soloists flew through the finale, which traditionally brings together the entire 52-strong cast. The virtuoso classical coda, complete with jumps, turns and fouettés, is a gasp-inducing display of talent seen up close. "Mr. B" was proud of this ballet, we were told, and always rehearsed it himself, probably not least because it brings a company closer in its exacting classical beauty.
Christopher Wheeldon then introduced Tryst, his very first creation for The Royal Ballet, followed since by DGV and Electric Counterpoint. The work hasn't been seen since 2002, and newcomers Melissa Hamilton and Eric Underwood have therefore been learning from scratch the intricacies of the slow central pas de deux, which takes its cue from the Scottish feel of James MacMillan's score. We dove into their fresh reading along with Wheeldon, who suggested metaphors to take the neo-classical abstraction to another level - the idea of Zeus and Aphrodite coming together, with branches or wings growing from their backs as they extend their arms, shivering in the wind. A visible change took place as the dancers, pushed by Wheeldon, started to reach out and breathe life into the choreography's shapes. Abstract but far from expressionless, Tryst's pas de deux suddenly became a nuanced, layered whole.
The choreographer was finally joined by James MacMillan, the prolific composer of Tryst, for a discussion led by Rozzie Metherell. Originally from the west of Scotland, MacMillan composed his first piece on the piano when he was 9. His best teachers remain, he says, the great classical composers, not least Bach - they taught him music needs to be "both complex and luminous," not unlike choreography. As it happens, Tryst hadn't been composed with dance in mind back in 1989 - Christopher Wheeldon decided to use it one day as he was driving through Scotland with Tryst playing in the background, a perfect reflection of the landscape.
Stunned by the result, James MacMillan went on to work with the choreographer on a new score for a New York City Ballet premiere, Shambards. He is also conducting the complex Tryst for this season's revival, and discussed the idea that the music should be a support and inspiration for the dancers in performance, rather than the composer's sacred property. Symphony in C and Tryst are clear examples of what can be achieved through such dialogue between music and dance, and the two casts scheduled for this triple bill are set to bring out different facets of both ballets' complex architecture.
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LET'S GET IT ON! - When Malik (Hosea Chanchez) tells Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson) that he is having trouble with the offensive coordinator, Kenny (guest star Rocky Carroll), he asks her to speak with him. Later that evening, even though Tasha and Kenny disagree about Malik's career, they end up enjoying each other's company. Tia Mowry, Pooch Hall, Coby Bell and Brittany Daniel also star. Salim Akil directed the episode written by Sara Finney-Johnson (#40596-004).


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by Paul Gould on Dec 13, 2013 from Books
Over the past twenty-five years, no one has done more than J. P. Moreland to equip Christians to love God with their minds. In his work as a Christian philosopher, scholar, and apologist, he has influenced thousands of students, written groundbreaking books, and taught multitudes of Christians to defend their faith. In honor of Moreland's quarter of a century of ministry, general editors Paul M. Gould and Richard Brian Davis have assembled a team of friends and colleagues to celebrate his work. In three major parts devoted to philosophy, apologetics, and spiritual formation, scholars such as Stewart Goetz, Paul Copan, Douglas Groothuis, Scott Rae, and Klaus Issler interact with Moreland's thought and make their own contributions to these important subjects. Moreland concludes the volume with his own essay, "Reflections on the Journey Ahead."
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The killing of Osama Bin Laden by a U.S. special forces team operating deep inside Pakistan is a historic event that marks the end of the way that most Americans have been told to think about terrorism since Sept. 11, 2001, and likely ensures President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012. What Obama will do with his new-found political power between now and then is unclear. But the nature of the problems he will continue to face has been thrown into sharp relief by the place where Bin Laden was finally cornered—not in a cave, or in a mud-walled village in the lawless tribal areas on the Afghan border, but in the protection of what appears to be a custom-built compound in the Pakistani army garrison town of Abbottabad, just 35 miles north of Islamabad.
The hunt for Bin Laden was one of the most difficult campaigns ever undertaken by American policymakers, insofar as the failure to kill or capture a single man signaled failure in a much larger war—even if that war was going well. It was also one of the misleadingly easiest campaigns insofar as it promised that the death of one man represented a victory.
The assassination of Bin Laden is a major achievement for the Obama Administration, the intelligence community, and the armed forces, but there is also no mistaking that finally all it amounts to is a parade celebrating a victory in the last war, the war that ended 10 years ago with the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Al-Qaida seemed to be at its height, but looking back it is clear that by this moment it was breathing its last significant gasp. There were to be no more spectacular attacks, and Bin Laden's field officers were hunted by the United States and its allies around the world. The group's influence extended as far as inspiring disaffected young men to strap bombs on themselves—a tragedy for their victims, from Madrid to London and Baghdad to Kabul, but al-Qaida's geostrategic weight was nothing in comparison to Hezbollah and Hamas.
Most important, we've known now for a decade that the real problem isn't shadowy networks of rogue operators, or superteams of comic-book villains like Bin Laden and associates, but the Arab and Muslim states that sponsor terror, like Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and of course Pakistan, whose army and intelligence service appears to have actively protected Bin Laden for much of the past 10 years while receiving tens of billions of dollars in American aid.
It doesn't take much acquaintance with the language of international politics to read between the lines of Obama's announcement last night and understand that Bin Laden's capture happened with the active cooperation of the Pakistani government—after elements of Pakistan's military and security services that had been hiding Bin Laden either lost out to another clique who saw an upside in handing him over to the Americans, or were themselves persuaded to sell him out. As Obama explained on Sunday night, he was first approached with the intelligence about Bin Laden's whereabouts in August. The location of Bin Laden's custom-built compound in a Pakistani army town tells us who those sources probably were—the same people who have been protecting Bin Laden for the past 10 years.
Why now? Perhaps the Pakistani army saw how easily the United States got rid of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and got scared of losing U.S. support. Perhaps the Saudis, who have been a major source of financial support both for Pakistan and for Bin Laden, got tired of al-Qaida's role in undermining the government of Yemen, which is Saudi Arabia's next-door neighbor, giving a further opening to Iran to spread its influence in the Gulf.
But still: Why did the operation to capture one man last more than 8 months? Because one of Washington's key allies in the Muslim world was negotiating with the Obama Administration and didn't cut the deal until it was happy with the price. Once they were happy, it was possible for two U.S. helicopters to fly through Pakistan's sophisticated air defense system, built for an all-out war with India, to get their man.
Just as Bin Laden's refuge in Pakistan is unimaginable without the long-term cooperation of the country's leading officials, the entire enterprise of transnational terrorism is inconceivable without the logistical, financial, and often military support of states, which the United States has long tolerated while using its knowledge for its own diplomatic ends. Syria, for instance, has been listed on the State Department's state sponsors of terrorism list since the register's inception in 1979, but up until George W. Bush, no one wanted to make too big a deal of it. George H.W. Bush needed Damascus' support to take on Saddam Hussein in Operation Desert Storm and go to Madrid for peace talks with Israel. The peace process was key for the Clinton Administration as well, which is why it, too, didn't make too much of Syrian terror. Washington policymakers never took anti-American terror lightly, but they believed that at times there were more significant strategic interests; a state's support of terrorism was something that Washington could use as leverage.
After Sept. 11, Washington came to see those same state sponsors of terrorism in sharper relief. Washington no longer considered regional regimes as its primary interlocutors, but rather instead as the source—through the neglect of their people, or through active state sponsorship—of America's biggest immediate national security problem. By pushing its Freedom Agenda, the Bush Administration chose to go over the heads of Arab and Muslim rulers and speak directly to the masses—and for all their differences in style and tone, Bush's successor sees the problem roughly the same way.
The entire point of Obama's Cairo speech was to address the "Muslim world" even as he undermined a longstanding U.S. ally in his own capital—a dynamic that achieved one of its desired ends when Mubarak stepped down from office in February.
So, while Obama is believed by many in pro-Israel circles to have a special animus against the Jewish state, the truth is that his positions on Israel are part of a larger philosophical and strategic approach to the region that seeks to position the United States as a champion of the Muslim masses against the regimes. Arab-Israel peace is how the United States proves its bona fides. If Obama squeezes Jerusalem more than have other U.S. policymakers of the recent past, that's because Israel is a strong country and a U.S. ally in good standing that can withstand the pressure—especially, in Obama's view, since American success in winning Muslim hearts and minds will benefit Israel in the long run.
As far as the real American war on terror goes—the war that we have been waging under two presidents since Sept. 11, 2001—finding Bin Laden was never the issue. The question is what ideas do you use to wage a successful cultural war in the Middle East?
Essentially there are two different tactics. The first is to inject our own ideas of democracy, women's rights, and minority rights into Arab politics, the downside being that such ideas will only appeal to a minority of people in the region. It's hard work winning a cultural war if you keep telling the people you're trying to convince that their values are wrong. If Bush believed that the only remedy for the failures of Middle Eastern political culture was democracy, his fault was in failing to see that sick political cultures are not immediately susceptible to remedy. The other approach is to temper some of your own values, to make room for the ideas of your interlocutors.
Obama appears to believe, not incorrectly, that his predecessor was too dogmatic, and that sometimes you can get more done by listening than speaking. His problem is that the more he is willing to bend on American values, the more he is going to be tilting toward the political culture that gave us the figure whose death we're now celebrating. Bin Laden's death, which was celebrated by Americans in Times Square, Detroit, and baseball parks, was publicly mourned by the leadership of Hamas in Gaza, with the elected Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, referring to the dead al-Qaida chief responsible for the murder of more than 3,000 Americans as a martyr. "We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior," Haniyeh told reporters. "We regard this as a continuation of the American policy based on oppression and the shedding of Muslim and Arab blood." If dialogue has limits, then this should be it. And if it isn't, it is unclear what we are fighting for.


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Sophisticated Wilderness - Eco Luxury found in the Kaikoura Mountains
Kaikoura's Wilderness Eco Lodge is an opportunity to escape to a slice of paradise and experience walking and hunting in an extraordinarily unique setting.
Kaikoura Wilderness - a hidden gem.
As we arrive in Kaikoura I am struck by the majestic snow covered mountains so close to the sea, I am later to learn that this is only in place in NZ where this is to be found and is one of the reasons that the Whales are here.This trip has been variously described as "Sophisticated Wilderness" or "Glamorous Tramping"; amongst other things I am much looking forward to carrying only a light daypack whilst my luggage is transported to the lodge by Rhino? This is small ATV not the animal variety!
Kaikoura Wilderness Walks offers a 3 day experience hidden in the Seaward Kaikoura ranges 50 minutes to the north of Kaikoura. The morning has dawned fine & having been collected from our accommodation we drive up the scenic Puhi valley to the historic Puhi Peaks station, which is to be the start of our walk.
Anticipation is high, or perhaps we are nervous about our abilities to meet the challenge of getting to Shearwater Lodge? Our guide Sam greets us enthusiastically, he is Nicky's son, and I feel reassured that we will be well looked after over the next 3 days.
During our briefing Sam enlightens us that this is truly a walk in the wilderness, something he tells us people are often surprised and delighted about, no well-worn tracks here. Puhi Peaks Nature Reserve is for sharing with just your fellow guests, along with the birds, bees and odd deer, it allows for a unique opportunity to enjoy a remote part of New Zealand.
We set off to walk through native manuka, kanuka & beech forest, the white clematis is in flower and incredibly beautiful, we have seen NZ native wood pigeons by the Woolshed and already I feel in another world. We head on upward immersed in wonderful scents of the bush before finding the surprise lunch that awaits us in the newly constructed lunch shelter at Totara saddle. A note from Nicky – "Enjoy your walk today and take time to enjoy each moment." It is to be several hours before we are to reach Shearwater Lodge; the eco luxury lodge set at 1000m where we will be able to relax and reap the rewards of our days exercise and meet the author of this note.
Over lunch Sam points out where the extraordinary Hutton's Shearwaters nest (6,500ft) – they are found only in Kaikoura, this is their last place on earth and they are the only seabirds to nest in the subalpine. Kaikoura Wilderness is very involved in their protection being one of two only wild colonies left in the world. (www.huttonsshearwater.org.nz).
After lunch we cross Happy Valley stream and make our way into the ancient Totara forest. A sense of Lord of the Rings country here, but we climb higher and just when I find myself wondering how much further we break out of the bush and catch our first glimpse of Shearwater Lodge. How did that get there???? Sam assures me this question has been asked by many guests and is what makes this experience unique, the remoteness and unlikely location for an eco lodge. It is to be another hour though before we are to walk onto the deck of the lodge where Nicky awaits us with afternoon tea spread across the table, I am beginning to understand the tag "sophisticated wilderness", hot scones, fruit platter, Shearwater Lodge punch and a much needed cup of tea.
We are warmly and enthusiastically welcomed. Nicky, owner & operator of Kaikoura Wilderness is obviously passionate about the experience she and her team offers. We join them by the roaring fire and I get the sense of why one guest has written in the guest book " I somehow feel that no one who visits Shearwater Lodge will be disappointed".
After being shown to our rooms, I indulge in a stunningly hot shower, wilderness walking takes on a whole new meaning here. We may be in the wilderness but creature comforts are everywhere – it is the attention to detail that impresses me.
I return to the fire ready to enjoy a glass of wine and we talk about what the moro holds for us. Sam tells us we will climb to 5,000ft – I feel daunted as do one or two of my fellow guests but he assures me we will find the walk and the views some of the best to be found anywhere.
Dinner is shared round the dining room table and we compare notes of the highlights of our day. Our delicious dinner is mostly sourced locally and we are spoilt with crayfish, venison and New Zealand wines. Cordon Bleu trained Nicky shares her vision of all guests feeling as if they are part of a family. Sated and well-exercised most of us are struggling to stay awake and I retire early!
Following a hearty cooked breakfasted, Sam gathers us and tells us it is essential we take our coats, that New Zealand can experience 4 seasons in one day and that are going high. Anticipation is evident as we set off "Into the World of the Gods" as Te Ao Whekere the local mountain is called. We climb gradually and are continually rewarded by ever expanding views and as we gain Surveyors Peak Sam invites us to place a stone on the Cairn. We stand and absorb the 360 degrees panorama from the mountain tops to the sea, it is breathtaking in its grandeur.
We sit quietly to enjoy our packed lunch, this seems to be a time for reflection and as we munch away quietly, I think we are all trying to absorb the overall magnificence of this scenery.
Sam quietly suggests we should move on and give the scree a go. He tells us many New Zealanders have never had the opportunity to run a scree and for many it is a highlight, for others they get to hold the guides hand. Either way we all agree it is an accomplishment to have run a scree.
The reward for our efforts is to find Nicky and her team waiting under the "wedding tree" (Hoheria Lyalli) with afternoon tea spread on a white tablecloth. When asked why the name she tells us that when she first saw the tree, the flower petals were strewn beneath the tree in late summer and it reminded her of confetti, today it affords us some welcome shade following our exertions!
We return to Shearwater Lodge to relax and enjoy the luxurious comforts of this homely lodge. Run on its own hydro the feeling of remoteness is fantastic, - I am not missing my cell phone one little bit – or for that matter my emails!
Our last day is highlighted by our visit to "Beverley Falls" a jewel in the crown of this nature reserve. Sam guides us back to the station where our transport awaits to return us safely to Kaikoura.
I am struck by how totally rested and relaxed I am and I feel as if I have been in another world for a week or more. Kaikoura Wilderness tells us to "get away from it all" and this experience has certainly given us all this opportunity. As we drive into Kaikoura my phone begins to beep as the messages arrive welcoming us back to the real world.


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Whattup, this Lupe Fiasco
And you're watchin the Pepsi Max NFL Audible
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Hello sports fans, we're comin down to the nitty gritty
Who will be representin the city?
It's the moment that motivated you back in two-a-days
Allow me to pass it off to Lupe, get 'em!
[Lupe Fiasco]
Welcome to Chi-Town, lie down, nah never that
Packers and the Bears in the battle that, never lacks
They go forever back, to the days of Butkus
And Nitschke was simply on this planet just to run blitz
[Nick Javas]
Up against each other in this
The 182nd clash of titans, do the math
They're bitter rivals for 10 short of a century
No time to be friendly, who's applyin the better D?
[Lupe Fiasco]
For Chicago, comin off the end is a beast
Far as I know, Julius the Pepper to beat
[Nick Javas]
Put the season on it but Jennings steadily beats
The best of the DB's to get him his TD's
12 on the year like his quarterback wears
But he won't be signin any autographs here
The cornerback Bears got their hands to a button hook
Like you ain't got your guard up like when that man pulls
[Lupe Fiasco]
But the Packers better punt it out of bounds
Or Hester's, gonna turn them into clowns and jesters
And 22 be runnin through, they hummin blues
While beat jacks stay outside of the beat gaps
And why would you insist on tryin to split, Brian and Briggs
Supplyin the hits, denyin them six
So cue the violins for the losers, a bruise to the ego
A Superbowl ring is bein repo'd
[Nick Javas]
And it was right there, but now it lives in your nightmare
The pride of a Packer verse the fight of a Bear
The lion's share could only go to the king
See you next week, or see you in the spring
[Lupe Fiasco]
Dreams of rings that gleam upon the mantle are cancelled
If you plan to win it playin timid
[Nick Javas]
Quite the challenge; who's gonna be tryin their talents
In that one final fight in the Palace? ...
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Twelve standard courses cover major instrumentation topics, such as flow, level, pressure, and temperature. Customized training also is provided. Both have instructors with real-world experience. Endress+Hauser customers are demanding one-on-one customized training the most, requiring more instructors and training locations. Customized training is tailored to meet specific customer needs, including the use of particular instruments and processes. Endress+Hauser has seven U.S. locations with E+H Process Training Units (PTU), expected to expand to 12 PTUs within three years, allowing training closer to customers. Additional program expansion is expected to meet the demands of the untrained workforce nationwide.
Skills needed by the next-generation workforce in the areas of automation, controls, and instrumentation primarily involve learning the features and functions of "smart" instruments, such as:
- Preventive maintenance capabilities
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The live working environment separates Endress+Hauser simulation training from training from other suppliers that may not have as wide a range of product offerings or partnerships. No company can permit training on an operational plant, but with real-life simulation training, students can gain valuable experience that is as close as practically possible to actual plant operation. Endress+Hauser training goes far beyond the typical maintenance and repair content taught by other providers. Trade schools and community colleges provide general academic and even some specific technical training, but generally can't provide the most-important hands-on instruction and simulation using actual working instruments and automation systems.
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Miami-Dade High Schools
Miami Central's Roland Smith relishes return to coaching
Roland Smith is coaching Central in Saturday afternoon's state championship in the Citrus Bowl six years after he wasn't allowed to defend the last title he won.
"I never thought that state championship game in 2006 would be my last high school game," Smith said. "I never thought I'd lose my job over something that I had nothing to do with and none of my coaches had any control over."
Smith spent six seasons turning his alma mater, Northwestern, into a state champion. A few months later, Smith and his coaching staff at the time were fired from their jobs at Northwestern in the wake of an off-field incident involving then-star running back Antwain Easterling.
Six years later, Smith has earned a second chance to become a state championship coach at rival Central. The Rockets (13-1) take on Seffner Armwood (14-0) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Class 6A final.
"The kids [at Northwestern] did their part without us and we were happy for them," said Smith, who in addition to the 2006 state title, led Northwestern to a state runner-up finish and two state semifinal appearances. "But it hurt because we felt we had developed those kids until three weeks before the season when the announcement came that we wouldn't be able to coach them."
Smith was forced to watch as the team he helped develop at Northwestern won a national championship in 2007. Smith and his coaching staff were subsequently absolved from any wrongdoing in the case.
Several of Smith's assistants returned to coaching shortly after the 2007 season, most notably then assistant coach Telly Lockette, who would become head coach at Central in 2008.
Lockette guided Central into a championship dynasty, winning two state titles in three seasons and leading the Rockets to state three consecutive seasons.
Smith, however, remained out of the coaching ranks the past six seasons. He taught for two years at 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project and at North Miami Middle School.
Smith, 44, had a few opportunities to return to the high school sideline, and was often rumored as a candidate whenever high-profile coaching positions became available such as Booker T. Washington and even Northwestern.
Smith wanted to spend time with his only son, Roland III, now an 11-year old aspiring football player at Franklin Academy Elementary School.
"I had opportunities to come back, but I just wanted to be a good father to my son," Smith said. "There are things a father wouldn't be able to do when you're coaching. I was able to spend time with him and go to his practices and be with him on a daily basis."
When Lockette stepped down this past spring to accept an assistant coaching position at the University of South Florida, Smith decided it was the right time to return to coaching.
Six years after being forced to leave behind a national championship-caliber team, Smith inherited one from his former protégé and has guided them to a Dade County-record fourth consecutive state appearance and within a victory of the school's third state championship in four seasons.
It was also a reunion for some of the former Northwestern crew that had coached with him in the past. Central offensive coordinator Alexander Snipes, offensive line coach Michael Ross, assistant offensive line coach Robert Terry and quarterbacks coach Scott Daniels were all on the Bulls' 2006 coaching staff with Smith.
Smith's main goal was to make sure not to disrupt the chemistry of an already well-oiled machine that entered the season in position to contend for a national championship.
"The kids really responded to [Smith] after Telly left," Central linebackers coach Dwight Jackson said. "He's really done a great job of making sure things kept going on track."
Smith doesn't like to project his long-term coaching future. He said he has definitely found a new home at Central.
"The alumni and community has embraced me from the beginning," Smith said. "I've only been here a year, but it feels like I've been here longer. That's how well this community has treated me."


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Rooting Out Restroom Vandalism
A two-pronged approach to decrease graffiti and damage in schools.
By Jolynn Kennedy
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Graffiti, along with other forms of vandalism, is almost as old as mankind itself.
Inscriptions, drawings, graphics and comments — some flattering and some less so — have been found on buildings, statutes, walls and floors since ancient times.
Graffiti and vandalism also tend to be recurrent problems in many educational settings, a fact of which school administrators and the cleaning professionals that provide services and products to schools and school districts are well aware.
To address the problem, some schools have limited the number of students who may use the restroom at one time, as well as the amount of time students may spend there.
Others have removed restroom items that students might use for mischievous purposes.
Some schools have removed the doors from their toilet stalls, while others have even closed their restrooms entirely out of desperation when they could not stop graffiti/vandalism and/or no longer had the funds to clean and repair restrooms.
While there is no easy solution to the restroom graffiti/vandalism problem in schools, some school districts have experienced success using a two-pronged approach to the problem.
The first prong focuses on fostering pride among students concerning the physical appearance of their school — and most specifically, in its restrooms.
The second prong emphasizes making restroom cleaning and maintenance a higher priority.
The Pride Factor
Dr. Tom Keating, founder of projectCLEAN (Citizens, Learners and Educators Against Neglect), has more than 15 years of experience working on improving the safety, cleanliness and hygiene of school restrooms.
He believes that in order to dispel apathy about graffiti/vandalism issues in school restrooms — which is all-too-prevalent among students, teachers and school administrators — caring adults need to discuss these problems with students with the goal of instilling pride in their school, including its restrooms and their appearance.
"There are always going to be some [graffiti/vandalism] problems," Keating notes realistically. "[But] you're not looking for perfection, just turning down the problem."
The Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, has had some success in reducing vandalism using Keating's suggestions.
The school's principal, Darryl Williams, and other school administrators reached out to the school's Student Government Association and other student leadership organizations, asking them to play a leadership role in encouraging students to have more respect for their school, as well as to emphasize the positive things about both the school facility itself and its students.
"I always go to the students; they are our best cheerleaders [for the school]," Williams says. "In spite of the few who do things we do not stand for, this approach has helped instill pride in our students and reduced [the graffiti/vandalism problems] in our restrooms."
'Graffiti Never Sleeps Here'
When it comes to cleaning graffiti and repairing restroom vandalism, one of the more important strategies that school custodial services should implement is launching a cleaning "attack" as soon as possible after the incident.
Keating refers to this as the "Graffiti Never Sleeps Here" tactic, suggesting that once graffiti has been found, custodial workers should not go home until it has been removed.
According to Keating, this prevents future attacks and tells the vandals, "We beat you."
Efforts to enhance the overall cleanliness and appearance of school restrooms have also proven to reduce vandalism.
This typically starts with the floors, since they are the largest single surface in the restroom.
One strategy many school custodial departments implement is to have tile and grout floors "deep scrubbed" during the summer months, often using cylindrical brush technology that can remove soils and grime lodged in grout areas.
After this deep cleaning, custodians should apply a sealer to help protect the floors and prevent soil from building up in grout areas.
But this is not the end of the cleaning program.
Keeping restroom floors clean and well maintained throughout the school year improves hygiene and safety, and can have a major impact on enhancing school pride — the ultimate key to reducing or eliminating graffiti and vandalism problems.
Jolynn Kennedy is the marketing director at Tornado Industries and developer of the company's Facebook Like and Learn Campaign.


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Played Like a Raven – Ray Rice
After forcing myself to sit through the game again, I feel a little better about giving this week's honors to Ray Rice. Not only was he the only member of the Ravens' offense to board the plane for Cincinnati, but he once again did everything that was asked of him. Rice had 12 carries for 48 yards and the Ravens' only score, and added 8 receptions for 87 yards, more than double what any other B'More receiver managed. He picked up the blitz nicely, and made himself available for Joe Flacco when, as usual, nobody was open down the field. His 1009 yards from scrimmage this season trail Tennessee's Chris Johnson by 112 for the NFL lead.
Week in and week out, Ray Rice is playing like a Raven in 2009. Unfortunately, at times he seems to be leaving even the rest of his own offense in his dust.
Did Not Play Like a Raven – Offensive Line
Obviously, this dubious honor could have been given to any number of the players who wore white in Paul Brown Stadium last Sunday. Sure, the secondary was awful, again, and the defensive line and linebackers were nowhere to be found, but the fact remains that the defense still surrendered just 17 points (even if they were all on the Bengals' first 3 possessions).
Seventeen points allowed should not spell certain defeat for a team whose offense averages nearly 30 points per game (at least when they don't play the Bengals). However, because of the atrocious play by the Ravens' O-line, who had been having a stellar year as a group, Joe Flacco had no time to throw or room to step up, and the aforementioned Ray Rice made the majority of his yards from seemingly nothing.
Jared Gaither was beat like a rented mule. Ben Grubbs and Matt Birk regularly whiffed, allowing pressure right up the middle. Chris Chester played worse than we've seen him play in probably two years. Even rookie Michael Oher struggled throughout the day. The entire group, along with Flacco, seemed to have trouble setting the protections appropriately.
Speaking of Oher, although he struggled, I don't think he, by any means, should be "out of the lineup for a while," as ESPN's Gregg Easterbrook suggests.
Right now, rookie left tackle Michael Oher looks terrible. Oher has, at a tender age, already had a lifetime of complex emotional experiences, plus been the subject of a book that's been made into a big-studio movie that opens next week. When Oher was drafted, TMQ noted, "The true story of an impoverished African-American boy adopted by an affluent white family has obvious Hollywood appeal, but can any 22-year-old handle such media pressure?" Maybe Baltimore needs to take him out of the lineup for a while.
Could it be that TMQ is watching Gaither and confusing him with Oher, seeing as he calls Oher the "rookie left tackle," a position he hasn't played since the Vikings game? It seems likely.
In the end, the Bengals got four sacks on Flacco, a third of the amount the Ravens had surrendered through the season's first seven games, and the good guys managed only 55 total yards rushing. A dismal, dismal performance.
We're not quite done yet. This, from last week's "Play Like a Raven:"
The penalties didn't matter Sunday, because the scoreboard was sufficiently lopsided. As we've seen already too many times in 2009, they CAN and WILL affect close games. With the level of competition the Ravens will face over the next crucial month, the handing out of yardage needs to stop NOW.
Hmmm…feel free to go ahead and STOP GETTING FLAGGED SO MUCH any time, guys.


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NEW YORK, NY – An Egyptian pharaoh observed a huge fleet of UFOs hovering above the desert sands more than 3,400 years ago… and even went for a joyride on one of the spacecraft!
Incredibly, translations of hieroglyphic records reveal that Thutmose III, who reigned 15 centuries before the birth of Christ, first saw a UFO one winter morning around the year 1482 B.C.
"The hieroglyphics describe the UFO as 'a circle of fire,'" said renowned author and UFO expert Brad Steiger. "The object emitted no sound, as indicated by the inscription 'it had no voice.'
"The hieroglyphic records go on to say, 'After some days had passed, these things became more numerous in the skies than ever.'
"The UFOs in this fleet were extremely bright or more than the brightness of the sun,' and were relatively small, about 16 feet in diameter.
"They were probably spacecraft from a mother ship."
Incredibly, Thutmose III was taken aboard one of the alien spacecraft, said UFO expert and biblical scholar Zecharia Sitchin, author of the book The Stairway to Heaven.
The ancient records reveal that Thutmose "flew up to the sky" and learned the "mysterious ways in heaven," Sitchin wrote.
"Without a doubt, that passage describes a trip into space.
"Thutmose III was transported by space shuttle to a space station in orbit above the Earth.
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A while back, the trailer for the hotly anticipated English version of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' was released — and people loved it. Set to Trent Reznor's cover of Led Zepplin's 'Immigrant Song,' most were impressed by its slick editing and frenetic pace.
Now the people behind the upcoming movie, 'The Muppets,' have done a trailer of their own that pays homage to the buzzy clip. It shows scenes in the same stylish, lightning-fast way, and although they couldn't use the music from the original, they gave props to the writer of the tune they could use.
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Idoit40fans wrote:Then drink. A lot. Check out some strip clubs. Drink some more. Rinse and repeat.
Rylan wrote:But being sober at strip clubs sounds like not that much fun.
Big Easy Pens Fan wrote:King Sid the Great 87 wrote:If you are on a tight budget and have never been west, get a park pass ($80 last time I got one, gets everybody with you in the park), load up the car, and do that. Sure, Europe, etc sound exotic, but you can get as great of an experience in the States.
Colorado Rockies, Olympic Peninsula, Crater Lake, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Yosemite, Moab, Yellowstone, Death Valley, Pacific Coast Highway, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
You and I are absolutely on the same page King Sid. Of those places you mentioned I have been to 9 of them. Only a few more I'd like to add though. When you said Yellowstone you didn't mention Grand Teton National Park (spectacular in the fall, when the leaves change), which is about 40 miles south of Yellowstone are are affectionately known as "The American Alps", Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park on the AZ/UT border (I was in awe of this place), and Glacier National Park in NW Montana...the Going-to-the Sun Road has jaw-dropping vistas. And definately see the USofA and you keep your $ stateside first. Then you might want to try the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Jasper and the Icefields Parkway which connects those two towns and the National Parks of the same names. Finally, and this isn't cheap so you may have to save up for this one, a cruisetour of Alaska. And I consider all of these "bucket list" items.
Man I love talking about travel. I could make a post which itself would take up a whole page, but I'll spare y'all on that.
Editing here: Grand Tetons in the Fall.
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Pitt, you will be able to print both of your boarding passes, and just walk straight to the security line since you aren't checking bags.
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Nokia's big drive to reinvent itself as a Windows Phone only smartphone maker has come up short according to four major European telecoms operators speaking to Reuters.
The report has come back that Nokia Lumia handsets, such as the Nokia Lumia 800, Lumia 710 and Lumia 900, aren't selling and simply aren't good enough to overhaul the Android and iPhone dominance. "No one comes into the store and asks for a Windows phone," said an executive in charge of mobile devices at a European operator, which has sold the Lumia 800 and 710 since December. This is despite operators being very keen to "reduce the dominance of Apple".
However, while Nokia may be bearing the brunt of this, the blame seems largely to be pointed at Microsoft. Indeed one executive said that "If the Lumia with the same hardware came with Android in it and not Windows, it would be much easier to sell."
"Nokia have given themselves a double challenge: to restore their credibility in terms of making hardware smartphones and succeed with the Microsoft Windows operating system, which lags in the market," he further said.
"Ultimately, Nokia and Windows are challengers and they either need to come to market with a really disruptive, innovative product or a huge marketing budget to create client demand. So far they have done neither," added another operator executive.
While part of the problem is that neither Windows Phone nor Nokia's hardware quite competes with iOS and Android devices, such as the iPhone 4S of Samsung Galaxy S2, the issue is also to do with tempting people away from the ecosystems. Consumers have invested cold hard cash in Apps and Games and currently there's no way to transfer these purchasers to another platform – a growing grievance of ours. That and Windows Phone still trails both iOS and Android when it comes to the breadth and depth of apps on offer.
Such is the situation that telecoms consultant John Strand reckons that "even if the operators start to give away the Nokias for free, it will not make Nokia a success."
We tend to agree. Nice as the Lumia's are in terms of physical design, they simply don't pack in any compelling hardware. Likewise the software is merely a competent alternative rather than one that does anything better than the rest. It all further adds to our scepticism regarding Nokia's decision to take this route. Then again, if the company can get a Lumia device packing the stunning 41MP camera of the Nokia 808 PureView to market quickly, we could well see its fortunes take a turn for the better.
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One of the "What were they thinking" moments of the 2012 draft was the Jacksonville Jaguars drafting a punter in the 3rd round. He was a highly regarded prospect…but a punter.
Part of me understands that. Not just because the Jaguars were near the top of the league in needing to punt.
Wouldn't it be nice if the Texans special teams didn't feel sometimes like such an adventure? That the Texans had a kicker and a punter who were so reliable that you never had to really worry?
This Texans special teams off-season is worth watching over the summer. This is what is going on:
Kicker. The Texans drafted Randy Bullock to replace veteran Neil Rackers. Rackers always made you a little nervous about the kicks over 40 yards especially last year where he made only 50% of his kicks between 40-49 yards. You don't want to be hesitant about the kicks over 40 yards because in the modern NFL, kickers are becoming much more accurate in long range kicking.
Because you don't want to completely go all in with a rookie kicker, the Texans brought in Shayne Graham as competition. He's a kicker more like Neil Rackers–pretty automatic at short distances, not so much plus 40 yards, to the point he didn't receive many opportunities at +50 yards.
In the Bullock – Graham competition, Bullock is like the Forrest Gump box of chocolates–the Texans don't know what they are going to get because he is a rookie and has never had to make clutch kicks in the NFL.
Punter. Brett Hartmann is the second year player who handled punting and sometimes kickoffs. He's 5 months out from recovering from a fluke season-ending knee injury. If that wasn't enough of an issue, he got suspended 4 games, reduced to 3 games, reportedly for taking ADD medication without permission.
The Texans have brought in veteran Donnie Jones to handle punting duties during camp (and perhaps longer). Hartmann says he and his agent were hoping to get the suspension completely lifted, and it didn't turn out that way. Strange that they reduced the suspension by one game–usually the NFL treats these sorts of cases as strict liability: Players are responsible for what goes into their body and for knowing the rules.
Hartmann has been working off to the side fields during OTAs rehabbing his knee.
So far, Bullock and Graham have not been kicking in front of the media together nor in full display of their teammates. That will happen eventually.
Punt Returns. Gary Kubiak said that both Trindon Holliday and rookie Keshawn Martin are competing for replacing Jacoby Jones in punt return duties:
"Keshawn (Martin) jumps out at me because he's an excellent returner and then Trindon (Holliday) has come a long way as a football player. He's going to be more competitive than he's ever been. So if he can show that he can help us out at wide receiver some, we know he can return. So I think his opportunity to make this team is probably the best it's been since he's been with us."
Texans fans tend to eyeroll when they see Holliday's name mentioned as a possibility for returner/wide receiver. It's because of his small size, and even more so, how lost he looked trying to play wide receiver in camp his rookie year. He didn't look at all like a wide receiver either through route running or catching.
Through three days of OTAs, Holliday doesn't stand out for being non-NFL ready, like he did in previous years. In drills, he looks like a wide receiver. In team drills, he caught some tough passes. Kubiak has been truthful about Holliday in the past. He was a media curiosity due to his size/speed combination, and Kubiak politely but directly talked about his struggles learning the wide receiver position.
If you didn't see Keshawn Martin's jersey or number, and just saw him running, you could probably still know who he is by his running style. He has a suddenness in his running, almost more like a running back picking his way through traffic before opening it up.
I want you to check out a few moments in this YouTube video of his college highlights. At the 46 second mark, look how he catches the ball. He doesn't catch it going backward, he doesn't pause before he runs. He just goes. Like he's supposed to, and like special teams coach Joe Marciano wants his returners to do. Most of his runs in this video are straight forward, but the return at the 3:05 mark shows the change of direction, suddenness I was talking about.
It's his special teams ability that could make it easier for him to find the field quicker than some of the other inexperienced wide receivers.
Uncertainty doesn't mean bad. It just means uncertain. Uncertainty presents both challenges and opportunities. Though I suppose, a more negative thinker may see it being a choice between the devil you know and the devil you don't know. Your thoughts?