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- Dongguan Yuan Kang Plush Toys Co., Ltd.
- China Manufacturer with main products:Plush Toys ,cartoon toy ,soft animal toy ,pet toy ,baby toy
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High quality lovely snowman soft toy for 2017 Xmas gift
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ICTI & ISO audited factory custom Plush Toys, Stuffed Animal, Dolls, Promotional Gifts...
|High quality lovely snowman soft toy for 2017 Xmas gift
|Main Materials
|Soft Plushes, Soft Boa -(Can be customized)
|PP cotton(100%polyester), or foam particle, colloidal particle
|Can be customized
|500pcs-3000pcs -based on the size of toys
|Can be printed or embroidered
|Package Detail
|PE / OPP bag Individually, with printed box and carton packed
|Sample Costs
|US$50-$150/style, and refundable for the first order
|Sample Time
|3-7 working days
|Producing Time
|25-45 days
|Payment Term
|By T/T, 30% paid in advance as deposit, 70% balance before shipment
|Delivery Terms
|Ex-Factory, FOB Shenzhen or HongKong port
|Production Capacity
|800,000 pieces per month
|HS Code
|9503002100, with import and export right owned
|Testing Standard
|CE, EN71, ASTM, CCPSA, AZO free, etc
|Plush Toys for promotional or holiday gifts
Yuankang Plush Toys Factory established in 2002.
◊ Business lines: OEM manufacture all kinds of plush toys, stuffed animals, rag doll, animation & cartoon characters, keychain, pendant, pillow & cushion, slipper, Bags and electronic toys series.
◊ Advantages: We have 13,000sqm workplaces, with 800 skilled employees and a specilized R&D and QC team, and with a dynamic sales and management team to provide you the most considerate and rapid service.
◊ Export Markets: Our output reached over 800,000pcs monthly. All products are exported to more than 90 countries and regions in the world, mainly included the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, UAE, Japan and Korea etc...
Here is our ICTI, ISO9001, GSV licencing certificates, 100% guarantee producing & supplying capabilities.
All products used eco-friendly superior raw materials,100% meet CE,EN71,ASTM,CPSIA...standard testing.
We have been providing OEM services in all kinds of stuffed toys, rag dolls, soft pillow and gifts made of plush materials, below is the flow chart of our factory:
1) PE / OPP bag Individually, with printed box and carton packed. Also packing can accord with your design or requirements.
2) Shipping by DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT express,etc., or by air and ocean.
Q:Are you a manufacturer or a trade company ?
A: We are a professional manufacturer for all kinds of plush toys & rag doll & pilliow & cushion & slipper & cartoon characters, located in Dongguan city of China.
Q:Is your product in a good quality?
A: We have over 10 years experiences in soft toys manufacture, all our materials are eco-friendly and top quality with CE, EN71, ASTM, SGS, CCPSA, AZO free, etc approved. Our QC team will recheck the finished product one by one to make sure the good quality.
Q:What is your minimum order quantity?
A: 1) Generally our MOQ is 3000pcs each style. If do requirements, we can accept 1000pcs each.(even 500pcs/style, but which the U/P will be higher.)
2) For some of special cases, the MOQ can be negotiable.
Q:The price is high, can I get a discount?
A: We will try our best to meet your target price, but the final discount will have to depend on the total quantity you purchased.
Q:What is your payment terms?
A: 1) By T/T, 30% in advance as deposit and 70% balance paid before shipment.
2) For some huge order, we can negotiate the terms, which will be good for both of us.
Q:How can I get the sample? How much is the samples fee?
A: 1) For new customer, the sample fee is $100 per design, but if there are many embroideries or printings, and it is complex, the sample fee will be higher.
2) For long-term regular clients, the sample is $80 per design(Or we will negotiate this according to the complexity of product.)
Q:Why do you charge samples fee? May I have free sample? How can refund the sample fee?
A: 1) We seldom provide free sample, as we need buy the materials for your customized designs, we need to pay the printing and embroidery, and we need to pay our designer's salary. Once you pay the sample fee, this means we have a contract between us, we will take responsibility for your samples till you say "Okay, it's fine! it's perfect!!!".
2) When your value of trade reached at 100K USD yearly, you will be our VIP customer, then your samples can be free, furthermore the sample time will be shorter than normal.
3) All your samples cost will be refunded when the order quantity reached 5K pcs each design.
Q:What is your sample & mass production lead time? How about urgent order?
A: 1) Sample time: 5 ~ 7 working days
2) Production time: abt. 30-45 days according to the order quantity and complexity.
3) Your urgent order is acceptable, 10-30 days is ok. But you may pay more money.
Q:What is your standard packaging?
A: Each item is individually packed in OPP/PE bag, and then put into the carton. The carton size will depend on customers' requests, or based on the most reasonable dimension.
For more infos about us, please look over our official URL: www.yk2008china.com
If you have any question or interested in our products, please feel free to contact with us.
Thank you!
Contact Us
- Dongguan Yuan Kang Plush Toys Co., Ltd.
- ContactGuoping Zhang
- Phone86-769-38875566-861
- AddressNo. 10, Yuanying Road, Zhuyuan Village, Liaobu Town
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FORT MYERS, FLA. (Feb. 7, 2013) – Earlier this season, the ETSU men's basketball team overcame a 19-point, second-half deficit to beat Florida Gulf Coast. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, that same scenario did not occur again Thursday night.
Building a 12-point halftime lead, FGCU simply piled on the points this time around, leading by as many as 27 in the second half and ultimately avenging that early-season loss with a dominating 67-43 effort inside Alico Arena.
With the win, the first-place Eagles improved to 17-8 overall, 9-3 in Atlantic Sun Conference action. Meanwhile, the Bucs dropped to 7-18 overall, 5-7 in league play.
"It was just a perfect storm tonight, and we obviously did not play very well," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team reverted to the same struggles it had earlier in the season on the offensive end. "We didn't shoot it well, and defensively we kept giving them too many open looks. What was certainly unexpected was that every guy on our team shot poorly tonight."
The Eagles, who are now 12-1 in their home arena and actually enjoyed a victory over No. 8 Miami (Fla.) on this floor earlier in the season, were impressive on both ends of the court.
Defensively, they held ETSU to just 23 percent shooting while also blocking a school-record 13 shots on the night. Offensively, the Eagles shot a blistering 56 percent from the field in the first half and outscored the Bucs 40-20 in the paint.
For the first time in several outings, the Bucs struggled offensively in the first half, shooting just 26 percent from the floor and allowing FGCU to build a lead of as many as 15 points at 30-15.
ETSU managed to cut that deficit to 12 at 33-21 by the break, which was surprising considering how well the Eagles shot in the first 20 minutes. The Bucs did force nine turnovers by FGCU and out-rebounded the Eagles 19-17 before the break to keep it close.
After the break, the Bucs were not able to manage anything resembling a comeback, as ETSU connected on just one basket in the first eight minutes of the second half and looked on as FGCU put together a 14-2 offensive run from which the Bucs never recovered.
For the game, FGCU's Sherwood Brown led all scorers with 17 points, while teammates Eric McKnight and Chase Fieler added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the Bucs got 12 points from senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), while junior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) added 10 in the losing effort.
The Bucs will return to action on the road this Saturday, traveling to Deland, Fla., to take on league foe Stetson at 3:15 p.m. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.

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I had a really fantastic high school English teacher named Ms. Jackson. She was flexible with her students, sweet and helpful – and she made you love English.
Both of my parents graduated from Point Park. My mom was in the dance program and my father majored in journalism. My sister Leeza Marie is now a sophomore at Point Park.
I also chose Point Park because I received an academic/athletic scholarship and I liked the campus environment. Additionally, I wanted to stay in Pittsburgh, teach at a city school and be close enough to home to still see my family often.
While I was coaching soccer at the Pittsburgh Obama Academy, one of the English teachers was retiring so this led to me landing a permanent substitute position there. The principal at Pittsburgh Obama then put in a good word for me at Perry High School. This helped me to land an interview, and ultimately, a full-time teaching position at Perry.
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One of the areas of genealogy that I am keenly interested in is the somewhat unknown niche of African American research in New England. When people think of African American research they typically think of the South or Midwest of the United States. And rightly so, most of the African American population originated or migrated to these areas.
New England, however, has a rich African American history of its own. New England does not escape the tarnished history of slavery. And even though slavery ended much earlier in New England than in the south, New Englanders where complicit in extending and promoting the slave trade for their monetary gain.
In a recent article in The Boston Globe called "New England's hidden history: More than we like to think, the North was built on slavery", journalist Francie Latour provides an introduction that encompasses the intricacies of the forgotten history of African Americans in New England.
I would encourage anyone with an interest in learning more on this topic to start with this article. I know I will find it handy to refer people to it.
If you discover, as I did, that you are compelled to learn more about the story of African Americans in New England then take a look at a bibliography that I've created and made available on my website. It will provide you will a list of further resources on the subject.
If you are already interested in African American history/genealogy in New England, drop me a line and let me know you are out there. It would be wonderful to discover others who are as interested in the topic as I am.


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I deeply respect runners. I can't go more than say, 10 feet without totally winding myself, coughing and sputtering, red faced and sweating, staggering to my own imaginary finish line.
It must be incredible to actually complete a marathon. To challenge your body to go that far, like Pheidippides, running on, to what might feel like your last breath, and for a few today, terribly was. I may never do it, but I will always admire and envy the incredible spirit it takes to do such a thing.
I awoke this morning in Melbourne to the tragic events in Boston, and I am sickened and shocked and concerned, yet also moved by all the beautiful Bostonians banding together to help house and comfort those in need. It's remarkable how human beings, normally closed up unto ourselves in our own private solar systems of need and greed, will suddenly open up homes, sofa beds and kitchens when terror looms large.
I see my old friend Patton Oswalt's words over the internet, and I remember when he lived a block from me, and I could walk, not run over for drugs or coffee anytime, and here he offers solace once again, from all the way across the sea.
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This jacket started life with a cream lining and bad buttons, it was horrible, boring and far too military looking. Then I saw another project on here that a lady had done which inspired me to change the lining. Thank goodness I did too because I'm really pleased with how this jacket has finally turned out. I am now left with the cream lining so will probably knock up another jacket with a jazzy lining and maybe even use up those bad buttons (they're not bad, just not good with the blue jacket). Anyway, I learned all about bound button holes with this jacket which took flipping ages but I really like the way they turned out so all is good.
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Aug 21, 2012, 03.56 AMby patchygirl
I love this. I have been eyeing the pattern (of course it is from the ONE month I let my subscription lapse) and waiting for someone to make it to give us the deets. Any tricks other than fabric choices (noted, thank you!) and button hole technique? time consuming? is it reversible? It looks great on you!
Aug 19, 2012, 07.00 PMby asperge11
Nice! Love the lining :)
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Super cute. I love the playful lining.
Aug 17, 2012, 06.22 PMby Mary Athey
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May 2011 Readers' RidesPosted in Features on May 1, 2011
Pretty in Pink
Vehicle: '95 Chevy Silverado
Owner: Lenora Schultz, Marianna, FL
Tires & Wheels: 39.5 Iroks on 20-inch Goliath wheels
Suspension: Custom 12-inch Drivetrain: 4.88 gears
Performance Mods: 5.7L
Other Doodads: Custom paint job, low-pro toolbox, bed liner
Does everything work the way you want?: It's getting there!
Anything you would change?: Solid-axle swap, more lift, and bigger tires
Anything to add?: This is my daily driver and I'm definitely not done with the build. And yes, boys, it's all mine!
Toy Bandit
Vehicle: '88 Toyota Pickup
Owner: Darrell Anthony, Creswell, OR
Tires & Wheels: 36x13.50 Iroks on 15x10 beadlocks
Suspension: 5-inch All Pro springs with a Sky Manufacturing solid-axle kit up front, 63-inch Chevy rear leaves, Bilstein 5150 shocks
Drivetrain: Dual transfer cases, Toyota axles, E-Locker front, spool rear, 4.10 gears
Performance Mods: 3RZ from an '00 Toyota pickup Other Doodads: High steer, sliders, bed rack, custom bumpers, Warn winch
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Getting the truck back after it was stolen for three weeks, then heading directly to the Rubicon!
Does everything work the way you want?: Works great!
Anything you would change?: Hydraulic assist and 5.29 gears
The WI Scout
Vehicle: '73 IH Scout II
Owner: Josh Shymanski, Brillion, WI
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Boggers on 15x10 Weld wheels
Suspension: Spring-over axle conversion with 4-inch springs and Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: 727, Dana 20, Dana 44 front with an Aussie Locker, Dana 44 rear with welded spider gears, 3.73 gears
Performance Mods: 392ci, Holly carburetor, 345ci heads, electronic ignition
Other Doodads: Custom cage and bumpers, crossover steering, KC lights, Hi-Lift jack
Does everything work the way you want?: Almost
Anything you would change?: Dana 60 axles and 40-inch tires
Anything to add?: I have been a subscriber of your magazine since I was 12 (now 31). I hope to join you guys one day on the Ultimate Adventure!
Steep Seven
Vehicle: '82 Jeep CJ-7
Owner: Mike Martin, Alameda, CA
Tires & Wheels: 39.5x13.50 Iroks on 15x8 wheels
Suspension: 4-inch BDS springs with a spring-over axle, Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: NP435, Dana 300, Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear
Performance Mods: Stock Other Doodads: Winch, body armor, PSC fully hydraulic steering
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes, except on steep hillclimbs
Anything you would change?: Four-link suspension and a fuel cell
Silver Sand
Vehicle: '03 Chevy Z71
Owner: Jose Rodriguez, Lewisville, TX
Tires & Wheels: 315/75/16 Pro Comp Xterrains on 16-inch Eagle Alloy wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Pro Comp
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: Headers, Superchips programmer
Other Doodads: Warn winch, Road Armor front bumper, Hi-Lift jack
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes, it works great in the sand!
Anything you would change?: Bigger lift and tires, K&N intake, and a Road Armor rear bumper
Support Our Troops
Vehicle: '98 Suzuki Jimny
Owner: John Buonanno, Okinawa, Japan
Tires: 30x9.50 Yokohama Geolander Mud Terrains
Suspension: 2-inch OME coils with 1-inch spacers
Drivetrain: Lock Right rear
Performance Mods: Stock 60hp engine
Other Doodads: GM 105 amp alternator, 5,000-pound Viper winch
Does everything work the way you want?: Of course not!
Anything you would change?: Toyota diesel engine, axles, and front and rear lockers
Anything to add?: More companies need to ship to Marines stationed overseas!
Aussie Patrol
Vehicle: '88 Nissan Patrol
Owner: Simon Van Gelder, North Queensland, Australia
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Maxxis Creepy Crawlers on 16x8 Mickey Thompson wheels
Suspension: 4-inch Superior Engineering Drivetrain: High pinion rear differential
Performance Mods: Denco turbo, 3-inch exhaust
Other Doodads: Custom sliders and rear bumper
Does everything work the way you want?: Almost
Anything you would change?: Beadlocks, front locker, and a front bumper
Anything to add?: Thanks for the great magazine. I hope to one day make it to the U.S. and wheel over your terrain.
Above Range
Vehicle: '03 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II
Owner: Adam Barry, Tremont, PA
Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 Mastercraft Mud Terrains on 15x10 Mickey Thompson Classic Iis
Suspension: Rancho front shocks, Edelbrock rear shocks, James Duff traction bars
Drivetrain: 8.8-inch rear, 4.10 gears
Performance Mods: 4.0L, AEM air intake, MagnaFlow exhaust
Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift
Funniest wheeling incident: Pulling a Chevy 2500 out of the sand while wheeling in Oklahoma.
Does everything work the way you want?: Of course. It's a Ford!
Anything you would change?: Front coilover conversion and rock sliders
Chevy XD
Vehicle: '08 Chevy Silverado
Owner: Kurt Frazier, Clovis, NM
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Toyo Mud Terrains on 17-inch XD wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Pro Comp Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: Stock
Other Doodads: Throttle Down Kustoms front bumper
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Hobart Wheeler
Vehicle: '85 Toyota 4Runner
Owner: Shawn Lough, Hobart, WA
Tires: 35x12.50 BFG KM2s
Suspension: 5-inch Trail Gear, Bilstein shocks
Drivetrain: ARB Air Lockers, 5.29 gears
Performance Mods: 22RE
Other Doodads: Crossover steering, onboard air, Warn winch, custom sliders and front bumper
Does everything work the way you want?: So far, so good
Anything you would change?: Beadlocks and a 4.7:1 transfer case
Anything to add?: It's my first Toyota and I love it. It's great having room for all of my gear, dogs, and even the old lady!
Tree To You
Vehicle: '98 Mercury Mountaineer
Owner: Christopher Alter, Barksdale, LA
Tires & Wheels: 31x10.50 Goodyear All Terrains on 15-inch wheels
Suspension: Stock Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: 5.0L
Does everything work the way you want?: Not yet, but the build plan is shaping up nicely
Anything You Would Change?: New transfer case, solid-axle swap, bumpers, and a winch
Anything to add?: The rig was donated to me after a tree fell on it!
Night Crawler
Vehicle: '87 Suzuki Samurai
Owner: Raul Omil, Cidra, Puerto Rico
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Boggers on 15x10 Pro Comp wheels
Suspension: Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: Dana 44 front with Warn hubs and Moser axles, 81/2-inch rear, Detroit Lockers, 5.38 Yukon gears
Performance Mods: 1.6L engine with a turbocharger that puts down 180 brake horsepower running 121/2 pounds of boost.
Other Doodads: Front and rear Rugged Ridge winches
Does everything work the way you want?: Works great!
Anything you would change?: Needs A/C
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Hi all,
Just read this posting on a local police department's facebook status. A couple of good situations to analyze. What was done right, what should have been done differently, etc. Just glad neither of these women became victims.
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TYPE OF OFFENSE: Suspicious activity / possible abduction attempt.
LOCATION: Cracker Barrel Parking lot
INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Bardstown Police are investigating 2 incidents of suspicious activity with at least 1 incident being am attempted abduction. The 1st incident occurred on Friday, January 11th, 2013 at approximately 1:30 PM an employee of Cracker Barrel was walking from the area of Chili's restaurant to Cracker Barrel. While walking the female employee reports that an older white van pulled alongside of her and an n older white male, possibly 50-60 years of age, with a scruffy beard offered her a ride. She denied the offer and continued walking. The employee stated that the white male continued persistently trying to get her inside the van. While walking she observed a younger white male in the rear of the van an also noticed the side door of the van was open. The employee also noticed items that appeared to be commonly used by painters. As the suspect continued driving alongside the female employee she observed a man standing beside a truck in the Lowes parking lot. The female employee then told the suspect in the van that the man was her husband although in fact he was not her husband. After the suspect observed the man in Lowes he then sped away from the area. The employee then decided it may have been a case of overzealous flirtation and then shrugged the incident off.
The second incident occurred Saturday, January 12th, 2013 shortly after 3PM in the Cracker Barrel parking lot. The second victim, a female employee of Cracker Barrel was walking to her vehicle which was parking in the lot. The victim noticed a white van parked beside her vehicle. She was unaware of the previous incident at the time. As the female employee walked to her vehicle she observed the side door open on the van and an older white male with salt and pepper color hair and beard leaning into the van. She walked by him and he grabbed her arms from behind and told her she was going with him. She screamed out and an unidentified man in the parking lot yelled at the suspect to let her go and the man then began walking toward the suspect. The suspect then entered the white van and fled the area in an unknown direction of travel.
The van is described an older white extended style van with the first 3 letters of the license plate JHL. The female employee also described what appeared to be some type of cage behind the front seats of the van.
Both incidents are believed to be related because of the suspect and vehicle description and the location of the incidents.
The incidents were not reported to Bardstown Police until Sunday, January 13th at approximately 9:40 AM.
The investigation is continuing. Bardstown Police are requesting that anyone with information regarding this incident please contact them immediately at 348-6811 or contact the Nelson County Dispatch at 348-3211


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With "Strike Back: Origins," Cinemax goes back to Section 20 before Stonebridge and Scott were part of the elite military unit. "Origins" is the original six-episode season of the series that aired in Britain and starred Richard Armitage and Andrew Lincoln. Here are photos from the season, updated each week for the new episodes. New episodes debut at 9 p.m. CT Fridays on Cinemax. Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol
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Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies realize that deep analytics capabilities can be a key differentiator in today's competitive marketplace; accordingly, they are making analytics-related investments in talent, tools, data and systems to deliver on that promise. Yet according to recent Accenture research, many companies struggle to maximize value from these investments—in part, because of the inability to take a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach supported by a clearly defined operating model.
Most consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are at an early stage in their analytics journey. The uptake of analytics in the industry is accelerating, to be sure, but a recent research study from Accenture—Building an Analytics-Driven Organization—has found that the majority of CPG companies have been slow to put analytics at the heart of decision making and of operations, limiting their ability to gain business advantage.
Accenture's analysis also suggests that the problem, in many cases, is compounded by fragmented investments in narrowly defined programs that are not well coordinated and not based on a wider, enterprise-level view and operating model. This lack of an enterprise-wide analytics vision and operating model often results in pockets of unconnected analytics capabilities, redundant initiatives that do not come to fruition, underutilized analytics talent and, perhaps most important, limited returns on analytics investments.
In addition, the study reveals that the analytics functions of many CPG companies are merely descriptive in nature rather than predictive. That is, they are generating hindsight views of what has happened instead of forward-looking insights that can be used to make well-informed operational, managerial and strategic decisions.
Here are important factors for CPG executives to bear in mind as they consider how to get started down the right analytics path:


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Looking for a cool way to get the students thinking about the transportation of the future? This lesson uses a wide variety of strategies to help students understand how the future of transportation engineering includes some really cool science concepts.
The Engage section begins with a review of the difference between potential and kinetic energy. My strategies include Think Pair Share, a Scientific Phenomena discussion, and a Using Demonstration strategy.
In the Explore section, I use a variety of reading and writing strategies. I use Partner Read as a way to support student reading of technical information. There is nothing like a good graphic organizer to help organize information so as students read, they complete a graphic organizer.
I use a vocabulary strategy called the Word Wall. My students read articles twice. The first time is to seek out unfamiliar words. Science reading is vastly different from their ELA reading and using a Word Wall helps my students learn the words and then use the same words in their writing. I like to pair a reading assignment with a video to add interest and information. The graphic organizer is a handy way to organize the information from both sources.
There are two parts to the Explain Section. In Explain: the Design Problem I use a strategy called Understanding Engineering Models as students consider how Maglev trains can be tested. I use a Classroom Manipulation strategy to give my students hands-on experience with physical models.
The Explain: Finding the Best Solution section, contains strategies supporting students through the engineering design process. One strategy is called Supporting Generating Design Ideas. Another called Promoting Persevering Thorough Failure, helps students understand the iterative process of design. In addition, students use a strategy called Pattern Awareness as they analyze data.
The Evaluation section discusses my formative and summative assessment. My evaluation strategies include a Formal Scientific Conclusion. I also use a Design Test Checklist as a strategy to help students self-evaluate.
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has been my business partner in this activity. My community is a close commute to Chicago and the light rail provider, Metra is a common way for families to get to downtown. My strategy is to introduce a design problem. I ask the students to consider the year 2040. "Wouldn't it be cool if a Maglev train could take you to Chicago?"
I start with the following questions in a think-pair-share strategy because I know my students were taught energy transfers in the 7th grade. Students will remember different material and my intention is to give them the opportunity to remind one another of content and the activities associated with the information. In addition, as I walk around, I want to assess misconceptions of students. Having a discussion also activates thinking (remembering is a "type" of thinking, listening to new ideas and integrating that into personal thinking can create dissonance, provoke questions, and deepen understanding.)
I ask, "What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy? Give examples of kinetic and potential energy."
Students complete the prompt by themselves and then pair up to discuss their answers. We share as a class as a review of energy transfer. My strategy is called Scientific Phenomenon Discussion. There have been times when I have in my arsenal a couple of demonstrations so the students can experience energy transfers. I refer to my demonstrations if I need to re-teach a concept. Check out my Kinetic and Potential Energy Lesson for a more thorough introduction to magnetic potential energy.
I use science articles as a strategy for exploring magnetic levitation trains. My intention is to promote technical reading. I like to integrate Common Core Reading Standard 6-8-Reading Science and Technical Subjects.
I use any recent article about MagLev trains. The article I used for this lesson is called, Look, Ma No wheels! How maglev trains reach 500kph. I try to use contemporary articles if they are available. My back up if I do not find an article is magnetic levitation trains on How Stuff Works. I use a Partner Read strategy whenever students read technical articles because the students can help one another. The students complete a shoulder to shoulder read and fill in Train Article Graphic Organizer together.
I ask students to read the article at least twice. The first time they are looking for unfamiliar words. I use a strategic visual vocabulary enhancer called the Word Wall. I ask students to determine the words they might not know and alert me to the words. My purpose is to formatively assess group work and to collect words for my Word Wall. I use a whole class discussion strategy to allow the students the opportunity to share what they know. In the Classroom Video: Word Wall, I explain how the Word Wall is a reading and writing reference. With a visible reference, students use the Word Wall words in their writing. I require three Word Wall words in the summaries. The Word Wall dramatically improved the quality of student writing because they are using specific vocabulary in their writing.
In addition to a science article, I show a movie about MagLev trains. My strategy is to compare and contrast information gained from a movie and the article.
I use a graphic organizer as a strategy for organizing information from the article and the movie. Students complete the graphic organizer, and write a summary in relation to three questions about a Maglev train, "How does it work?" "How will it impact our environment?" and "How will it impact our economy?" Because this is a science article, I ask students to use statistics and facts as evidence of understanding. The students will use the graphic organizer later in the lesson to complete the conclusion. Depending upon the article, the questions on the graphic organizer require inferencing skills.
A benefit of this section is the ability to allow the students to use Science Practice #8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. Students "Critically read scientific texts adapted for classroom use to determine the central ideas and/or obtain scientific and/or technical information to describe patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s)."
I begin by introducing the Design Problem. I say, "If Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) were to consider building a Maglev train, they would need some input about design issues. Our task is to design a method of using magnetic potential energy to propel a cab down a track."
Using the Science Discovery MagLev Train Kit, my strategy is to test a Maglev model. Before the students begin the hands-on experience, I use the strategy Understanding Engineering Models. I ask the students, "Why would engineers use a model?" This important question allows students the opportunity to understand how the model mimics some of the scientific concepts used in real magnetic levitation trains. The models we use in class have real world applications.
The students then build the MagLev Train using the kits. There is an instructional sheet included in the kit. It is easy and fun for kids to build. The kits use contact cement and precision is necessary for the "cab" of the train to run along the tracks. We built six tracks for each of my tables.
My strategy includes manipulating physical models to enhance the understanding of science concepts. When the students initially get their hands on the material, there is a moment of disbelief. Some students need additional explanation to help them understand that the two magnets are repelling one another. In my Classroom Video Manipulation Strategy, students are working on testing the models in an effort to move the cab across the track.
Step 2: Design the investigation. I support my students in posing testable questions and determining investigations to help answer questions. Using a Maglev Template, students determine a design problem and then test it. Students test the magnitude of potential energy that can best propel the cab across the tracks. Students use Science Practice #3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. Students, "Plan an investigation individually and collaboratively, and in the design: identify independent and dependent variables and controls, what tools are needed to do the gathering, how measurements will be recorded, and how many data are needed to support a claim."
Check out the students Testing Maglev Trains in the video below.
Step 3. Test the number of magnets that best propels the cab to the end of the track: Testing Maglev Trains. The students complete a data table. I ask them to quantify the magnitude of magnets on the data table. As a class we discuss the shapes of the magnets and their different strengths. Science Practice #3 is reinforced as students "conduct an investigation and/or evaluate and/or revise the experimental design to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence that meet the goals of the investigation."
I use an important strategy called Supporting Generating Design Ideas. Because of their enthusiasm for the hands-on component of the lesson, students need help deliberately developing and testing design ideas. I offer small groups of students the opportunity to record their design ideas.
An important part of the plan is the flexibility of changing the design ideas. Students find in their tests the different combinations that work best. They want to use the prior tests in an effort to find the best design solution. I allow them to determine how flexibility can improve design ideas after a deliberately tested idea. In Classroom Video: Supporting Generating Design Ideas, I explain how I use this strategy to help students understand the engineering design process.
Some tracks worked really well, others not so well. I use a strategy called Promoting Perseverance Through Failure. I ask the students, "Why is failure a good thing in this activity?" In my Classroom Video: Promoting Persevering Through Failure, students discuss the importance of failure. One of the great things about this strategy is that students do not fake results or cheat in an effort to get the "right" answer.
Working with the tracks, balance is an issue. The tracks that did not run well became an different engineering design problem. How can we use magnetic energy to control the cab across the track? Students use Practice #1 Asking Questions and Defining Problems as they "define a design problem that can be solved through the development of a process and includes multiple criteria and constraints, including scientific knowledge that may limit possible solutions."
Students think and test ways to change the tracks to be successful. To help solve the problem, students taped magnets along the outside of the rails to help balance the cab.
Science Practice #6, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions is important. Students write qualitative observations. I ask the students to make observations in an attempt to fail. My intention is for the students to make changes based upon the trials. The qualitative observations will be used to defend a position later in the lesson. Students need to "Apply scientific ideas, principles, and/or evidence to construct, revise and/or use an explanation for real-world phenomena, examples, or events."
Finally Science Practice #4, Analyzing and Interpreting Data becomes essential as students use a strategy of Pattern Analysis in a section of the Maglev Template called Qualitative Observations: Look for Patterns. I ask the students to look for common problems and record the issue and the trail they recorded the observation. My intention is to support connecting ideas and finding patterns among data points. In addition, this section is used as a way to organize information for the formal writing conclusion.
Most of my assessment is formative. Walking around the room with a stamp and stamp pad, I stamp the correct responses to give my students immediate feedback. In addition it allows me to know how they are progressing in their learning and who needs scaffolding. By stamping, I keep track of what I have graded.
The students explain what happened in their lab. The class discusses the model and connects the science content to authentic problems, "Would there be the same problems in testing a real train?"
My evaluation strategy is a formal scientific conclusion. The students write the Student Train Conclusion to describe the observations and to make suggestions to adult designers. I support student effort in using precise vocabulary and I give them words to use. The conclusion supports student understanding of how to develop science models and the usefulness of models.
My intention is to authentically report data in an effort to offer suggestions to solve the design problem. The formal Three Student Conclusion Samples is a summative assessment. I demand formal writing including complete sentences, correct grammar, spelling, etc. I use the Common Core Informational rubric as my guide. to support student understanding of the requirements, the class creates a Design Test Checklist of learning goals. The students have completed the activity and I like to get their input on how to assess learning.


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One the most important pieces of information I took from the interview, is that Belichick admitted that the no huddle may not be as effective against our defensive scheme. He mentioned we don't come with a whole lot of exotic rushes or schemes. We run a very basic scheme and philosophy very very well. This is noteworthy because once they start their tempo, no huddle offense, if you have so many different rush schemes and zone play calls- it's difficult to change it up and keep everyone on the same page.
Here's another interesting tweet from Liz Mathews that is along the same lines:
DC Gus Bradley said most of NE's explosive plays happen when guys aren't lined up right and the goal is to simulate in practice...We need to strive to be first aligned, ready to go and not allow NE's tempo to "dictate if we're going to become frustrated."
This is a much easier concept than it would be versus the Cardinals, Jets, Cowboys, and Steelers of the world who run exotic 3-4 blitz schemes with zone coverage.


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Zionsville - 2013by Steve Badger '87 • October 7, 2013 Share:
Seventeen Wabash alumni, family and friends joined together Saturday morning to lend a hand at Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding in Zionsville. This is the fifth consecutive year we have joined together to assist Morning Dove. Morning Dove serves to enrich the lives of individuals in the greater Indianapolis community with physical, cognitive and/or behavioral challenges through equine-assisted therapies and activities, including therapeutic riding, hippotherapy and equine learning.
A highly-motivated group organized by Scott Benedict '98 and Steve Badger '87 tackled a wide variety of chores, including cleaning out a horse trailer, hanging shelving in the barn, painting, and cleaning up after Morning Dove's full-time residents, the horses. We thank Morning Dove for keeping us busy with tasks suitable for the entire crew, which included varied capabilities. Everyone contributed to the overall success of the project.
Thanks to the following participants in the Zionsville Wabash Day Project: Bill Havlin '84, Zack Havling, Megan Havlin, Chuck Whybrew '94, Nathan Parmer '03, Riley Faulk '08, Scott Quick '88, Sophie Quick, Teddie Quick, Tom Julian '83, Jill Julian, Ruth Alexander, Shanna Alexander, Scott Benedict, Annadel Benedict, Avery Benedict, and Steve Badger '87.


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"The CSL is magnificent. Like the Isle of Man, it's a thorn in the side of the nanny state. […] It's BMW at its absolute best."
The above is Jeremy Clarkson, summing up his feeling about the BMW M3 CSL—the strategically lightweight edge case of the last-gen M3, offered in 2004 at ⅔ the price and 10× the production volume of the barely faster current-gen M3 GTS—in a Top Gear clip you have no doubt already seen.
But it is a clip worth seeing again and again. It is perhaps the purest expression of the show's ethos—and by extension every petrolhead's ethos. It is a political manifesto disguised as a road test. It is also a chance to listen to uninterrupted second after uninterrupted second of the S54B32 engine's noise recorded with professional equipment.
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Last weekend, Mount St. Joseph Academy's final race at the 2013 Stotesbury Cup Regatta yielded the best result. The Magic's second eight had taken the silver medal behind Holy Spirit High School at the Philadelphia City Championships two weekends earlier, but last Saturday at Stotesbury the Mount "Two-Vee" claimed the gold medal, winning by some two-and-a-half seconds over James Madison High School of Vienna, Va.
Spirit did not reach the final at Stotesbury; the Mount and New Jersey's Absegami High School (fourth overall) were the only "Cities" finalists to make it. After qualifying third in the Friday morning head races, the MSJ boat [Alyssa Pagliaro (cox), Emily Ruddy (stroke), Maddie Wescott, Gwyn Kieffer, Fiona Kelly, Danielle Kosman, Jacqueline James, Marissa Mulligan, Rachel Heller] won its semifinal with the fastest time overall.
Senior bow-seat rower Heller, a Norwood Fontbonne Academy graduate, can now head off to St. Joseph's University with a Stotesbury gold medal.
She related, "The girls in our boat have been together a long time, and it helps when you all get along and you all have each others' backs. Then when you win as a team, it's an amazing feeling. Half our boat had never stood on that medal dock before, so being up there and having our whole school singing the Alma Mater was unbelievable."
The other two MSJ crews to reach the finals last weekend earned silver medals. The freshman eight [Lindsey Maiale (cox), Demi Simms (stroke), Christina Knox, Olivia Tice-Carroll, Maddie Lauinger, Julianna Hunt, Maddie Carlton, Katelin Cordero, Zoe Ramos] came in behind a skilled, more experienced group from Saratoga (N.Y.) High School, and the only other Philadelphia-area finalist, Merion Mercy Academy, finished sixth.
Holy Spirit continued to reign in the lightweight eight class, but the Mount St. Joe lights [Annie Tenzinger (cox), Emily McHugh, Liz McKernan, Maura O'Donnell, Bridget Fitzpatrick, Kate Mirabella, Josie Marrocco, Lexi Meister, Abby Shreero] won a three-way battle for second place over Merion and Winter Park (Fla.) High School.
The Mount's senior (or varsity) eight [Mary Raggazino (cox), Maddie Lawn (stroke), Natalie Simms, Steph Eble, Kierra McCloy, Lauren Matchett, Kait Loftus, Michela Karrash, Leah Ramos] faced a tough draw in one of the three semifinals in its class. In each race, only the top two reached the finals, and the Magic finished third by eight-tenths of a second.
The Mount started out with eight entries at Stotesbury, but its three fours were waylaid in the qualifying round on Friday, where only the top 18 finishers moved into the semifinals in each category.
The junior four [Bridget Walsh (cox), Bernadette McGirr (stroke), Shannon Hughes, Nina Lawlor, Katie Gresko] placed 26th out of 59 boats overall, the lightweight four [Madi Kist (cox), Emma Tenzinger (stroke), Lauren Woodrow, Sophia Cocozza, Ellie McGlynn] was 25th of 38 entries, and the senior four [Victoria Porretti (cox), Kate Stromberg (stroke), Hanna Leonard, Natalie Keane, Alana Cianciulli] came in 23rd in a field of 46.
Mount St. Joseph's junior eight [Megan Mirabella (cox), Caroline Carbone (stroke), Quinn Devore, Jocelyn Ziemniak, Jenny DiPietro, Christina Vosbikian, Alaina Hunt, Brynn McGillin, Ariene Merkle] qualified 11th out of 46 boats that were entered, making the cut for semifinals with room to spare. However, this was another event in which only the top two semifinalists went on to the medal round, and early on Saturday morning the Magic ended up one spot below the cut-off line, third in their race.
For the lightweight eight, the progression through the regatta was expedited by the fact that only 11 boats signed up at the outset. The semifinal stage was eliminated, with the top six head-race qualifiers moving directly into the finals. Mount St. Joe advanced by putting up the fourth-fastest time behind Holy Spirit (which won Stotes in 2011 and 2012, and Scholastic Nationals last year), Merion Mercy, and Winter Park.
Two returning members of the 2012 lightweight crew moved into the varsity eight this year, and it took some time for the remaining slenderettes to get their bearings. In one early regular-season race, the Magic finished a full 15 seconds behind Spirit, but in the Stotesbury final they crossed the line a respectable four seconds behind the strong Jersey Shore school (5:04.01 to 5:08.00), fending off Merion (5:09.53) and Winter Park (5:09.88) in the process.
"From where they started this season, they've made a lot of progress and it was a very good outcome," said Mount varsity crews coach Mike McKenna.
McKenna's counterpart with the youngest Mount rowers, first-year freshman/novices coach Jen Fasy, has enjoyed a remarkable rookie season.
At the City Championships, where there were more races for beginning rowers than Stotesbury, gold medals were won by the freshman eight, freshman four, and the novice eight "A" boat, with a second novice boat missing the finals by one place.
"I was so lucky in getting a great group of kids," Fasy observed. "It's a big class both in terms of overall numbers (33) and of height. We gave them tough workouts, and they worked very hard on and off the water, and that laid the foundation for their success.
"They're very supportive of one another," she continued. "There's a great team atmosphere, which is one of the things I'm proudest of this season."
The MSJ frosh qualified second behind Saratoga, whose boat contains a number of girls who began rowing on club crews while in middle school. The Magic actually turned in a faster time than the New Yorkers as they each won separate semifinals, but in the end Saratoga's skill won out over the Magic's muscle. However, as the old adage goes, "you can't coach size," and in that regard the Mount ninth-graders are an imposing bunch.
Saratoga won the final race in 5:12.49, while the Magic were second in 5:18.30, ahead of Virginia's T.C. Williams (5:20.26) and fourth-place Holy Spirit (5:22.63).
The second eight is always a sentimental favorite, usually being composed of athletes who have dedicated four years of hard labor to the program but who have rarely enjoyed the limelight that tends to focus on vessels like the varsity and lightweight eights. After a solid spring overall, this group of veterans (all seniors except Kosman, a sophomore) put it all together for Stotesbury.
In the two weeks following the City Championships, Heller revealed, "We just all worked really hard, because we didn't want to get second again. This was the last time at Stotesbury for almost all of us."
About half-an-hour before the second eight final got underway, the leaden skies over the Schuylkill opened up.
"It was pouring down rain at the starting line, but we were all really confident," recounted Heller, adding that their coxswain, Alyssa Pagliaro, helped keep the rowers calm as they waited for the race to begin. "Coming under the [Strawberry Mansion] bridge we were third, and then Alyssa just told us it was time for us to go. Going past the Prep boathouse [about a third of the way down the 1500-meter course] we had first, and we never let go of it."
The Magic seized the gold medal with a winning time of 5:08.94, and were followed across the line by James Madison (5:11.37) and another Virginia crew, Walt Whitman (5:16.22).
This was actually Mount St. Joe's first calamity-free gold-medal performance at Stotesbury since 2010. In 2011, the Magic didn't win any events at Stotes. Last spring the powerful varsity eight earned a gold medal, but seconds after they finished the distracted celebrants scraped the bow of their boat against the Columbia Bridge.
That glitch aside, the 2012 varsity eight was a loaded crew whose eight graduating members were all recruited to Division I college programs. The members of an almost entirely new 2013 line-up had neither the experience nor the physical power of their predecessors, but displayed a good deal of grit and determination this season.
The favorites last weekend were the Virginians from James Madison, who appeared on the Schuylkill during the regular season and won handily.
They qualified first on Friday and the Mount was fourth, but although they didn't have to face the Warhawks in the semifinals, the Magic still had formidable rivals in Holy Spirit and National Cathedral Prep. Mount St. Joe had gone back and forth with Spirit during the spring, but the Spartans had won the City Championships convincingly, and the Magic had lost to National Cathedral back in April at a regatta in Delaware.
In the Mount's Stotesbury semifinal, Coach McKenna related, "Off the start, we dropped about a length on the lead crews in the first 30-40 strokes of the race. I think they were a little too amped-up, and they were a little out of control. Once they settled down, they were fine. They rowed through most of the field, but they couldn't quite get where they needed to be."
In their race, the third-place Magic were just 0.78 seconds shy of the last boat to advance, and their time of 5:11.31 was faster than that of both finalists from the previous heat, Archbishop Carroll (5:13.01) and Walt Whitman (5:14.65). James Madison won the final in 4:52.44, followed by National Cathedral (4:59.78), Walt Whitman (5:00.45), Spirit (5:01.38), Carroll (5:01.65), Bethesda Chevy Chase (5:03.06).
"The kids had a good row; they just got beat by better crews today," said the Mount's McKenna, his overall tone revealing that he's proud of how this group performed under difficult circumstances this spring.
What will they need to do at the upcoming scholastic national regatta?
"Calm down," the veteran skipper said succinctly. "They just need to be more composed at the start of the race, that's all."


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Penn Charter ended its basketball season last Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Pa. Independent Schools Girls Basketball Championships, falling to host Germantown Academy, 38-17. It was the final appearance for three PC seniors, center Dianna Thomas-Palmer and guards MaryKate O'Brien and Danielle Sienko.
Two days earlier in the opening round of the tournament, third-seeded GA enjoyed a bye, while the number six Quakers knocked off the 11th seed, Solebury School, 41-29. Wednesday's outcome yielded a final overall record of 16-13 for the Quakers, whose Girls Inter-Ac League record of 7-5 put them in a tie for fourth place with Springside Chestnut Hill.
The two official league games against GA couldn't have been more different. First, the Patriots chased PC off of their home floor, 54-30, then at Penn Charter on February 7 the Quakers ruled their court, 52-36.
Starting guards Ayanna Matthews and Hannah Fox combined for a dozen points for Charter in the rematch. Neither was able to participate in last week's Pa. Indy tournament, though, because they are both eighth graders and aren't permitted to play according to the tournament rules.
Going into the postseason game at GA, this change curtailed PC's running offense, and it didn't help their overall ball-handling, either. The Quakers came out on the floor playing deliberate, slow-paced basketball.
"We wanted to control the tempo," explained first-year Quakers coach David Bass. "It's hard to start out playing a delay game, but it worked for a quarter-and-a-half. We got a little tired and they started trapping."
"We weren't ready for that at all," remarked GA senior guard Jaryn Garner. "Our game plan was actually to push the pace and trap and things like that."
Thomas-Palmer and O'Brien bagged first-quarter field goals, and at the end Thomas-Palmer made one of two free throws for a 5-2 PC edge. The Charter center drove to make it 7-2 at the dawn of the second period. GA junior Natalie Toner then lobbed a three-pointer from the right wing, an ominous sign for PC even though the Patriots' Garner picked up her third personal foul a few seconds later.
Thomas-Palmer converted a rebound to put her squad up 9-5 with three minutes left in the first half, then she acquired a second foul. Toner targeted another trey for the Patriots, and fellow junior Fran Sweeney, who had entered the game when Garner took a seat, followed up with a triple of her own.
Yet another 11th-grader, Dempsey Cooper, was fouled after stealing the ball and made the two free throws awarded her. Junior forward Kiernan McCloskey, who had deposited GA's lone field goal in the opening quarter, also scored the Patriots' last two of the half, rounding out a two-minute, 12-0 spree that gave the hosts a halftime lead of 17-9.
"McCloskey did a nice job running the floor and got some easy baskets for them, and Garner had some nice pull-ups," noted the Quakers' Bass, who added that even though Garner had to sit for awhile with foul problems, "They're a pretty deep team and they had people come in and hit outside shots for them."
Garner noted that in GA's loss at Charter 11 days earlier, "We turned the ball over a lot more than we usually do, but we handled the ball much better today. We also had put in some new offensive plays to use against the zone they played against us down there. We got people moving and got girls open for some outside shots."
As the second half got underway, Cooper connected from above the foul line, then Toner scored off of a rebound and McCloskey added lay-ups on an inbounds play and a fast break. With 72 seconds left in the third quarter, a baseline shot by Sienko gave the Quakers their first points since before the break, but GA still went into the final frame with a 25-11 lead that never would be seriously threatened.
The winners received a game-high 12 points from McCloskey, eight from Toner, and seven from Garner. Four points from Cooper, three from Sweeney, and two each from sophomore Emma Silvers and freshman Olivia Gorman rounded it out for GA. Thomas-Palmer led the Quakers with seven points, and her classmates O'Brien and Sienko scored five points apiece.
Charter, which had won five games in a row prior to the season finale, drew up a rigorous schedule for the 2011-2012 season, thinking it would have nationally prominent senior guard Brianna Butler on the roster. However, Butler transferred to a New York City high school just one day into the fall semester.
"We had a big adjustment early on with the transfer, and we had one of the best schedules of any team in the area in front of us," pointed out Bass. "The kids kept their heads up, and they didn't back down from anybody. We're losing some great seniors, but we have a lot of youth in the program. They'll be playing more outside of just the school season, in summer leagues and so on, so we're excited to move forward."


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The Raiders are going with Terrelle Pryor as their starting quarterback for Sunday's game in San Diego, head coach Dennis Allen said Friday. This just five days after Allen said Pryor, then third string, wasn't ready to be a backup quarterback.
Pryor beat out Matt Leinart, who played most of last Sunday's loss after Carson Palmer left with cracked ribs.
"I've decided to go with Terrelle Pryor as our quarterback," Allen said. "He'll play in the game and we'll see how the game goes. He's the starter, and we're going to go into it as we would any other game."
Allen said the decision was 100 percent his when the suggestion was raised that he got a good nudge from owner Mark Davis and general manager Reggie McKenzie to go with Pryor. McKenzie said last month he wanted Pryor to play so he could evaluate him, and Davis was visibly upset after last week's loss at Carolina.
Allen told both Pryor and Leinart earlier this week that he was leaning toward Pryor, and the coach said Leinart "didn't like" Allen's decision.
"I wanted to see how each player responded," Allen said. "I thought Terrelle responded well. I think he gives us a unique element of athleticism at the quarterback position, and I think he deserves to get an opportunity to get out there and see what he can do. I'm anxious to see him play."
Pryor was taken in the third round of the supplemental draft in August 2011 by late Raiders owner Al Davis. He has come into the game for three plays in each of the past two games, completing 1 of 2 passes for 5 yards, running once for 2 yards and catching a flea-flicker pass from Palmer for 22 yards. He also got the cadence wrong and the team was called for a false start in his first play two weeks ago.
"I'm nervous, but I'm ready," Pryor said. "It was a whirlwind last year, but I have been studying. The coaches can give me any formation and I will tell you the play. ... I am just going to take what the defense gives me and be a leader."
Pryor will be the Raiders' 15th starting quarterback since 2003 on Sunday. (Jason Campbell's 11 wins lead the group.)
As for Leinart, he thought that as the No. 2 quarterback, he should have gotten most of the snaps in practice this week, let alone be named the starter.
"The competitor in me wants to play, wants to start, but I do understand that they need to evaluate him, and I get that," Leinart said.
The No. 10 overall pick in 2006, Leinart threw for 14 touchdowns and 20 interceptions in four seasons with the Cardinals. The Heisman Trophy winner from USC has started only two games since 2007.
"I still feel I have a lot to prove at this point of my career," Leinart said. "No matter what the naysayers say, I do feel like I still can play. I do feel like that, and I think I'll feel like that until the day I retire."
Leinart completed 16 of 32 passes for 115 yards Sunday and threw an ugly, telegraphed interception that set up a score late in the first half.
"He didn't play as well as I would have liked," offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said. "I wished his footwork would have been better on a consistent basis. It's hard for any backup quarterback to come in on short notice without any reps, but that comes with the job. You've got to know that going in."
Also Friday, Oakland promoted defensive lineman Brandon Bair and defensive back Cory Nelms to the team's active roster and placed cornerback Phillip Adams (groin) on injured reserve. Defensive tackle Richard Seymour (hamstring) was placed on IR on Thursday.
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Are you working three jobs, or one job for 140 hours a week, just so you can become a Real Bay Area homeowner? This Labor Day, why not just win an RBA house instead? Burbed reader Divasm informs us of a charity raffle where this Menlo Park house is first prize. The raffle tickets are $150 each, and yes, there is a quantity discount.
First of all, does anyone know where this house actually is? All the raffle site would say was "Central Menlo Park" and "leisurely stroll to downtown." Perhaps one of our readers recognizes this 2006 Georgian joint. Send it in and we'll add more details about the home, but for now we'll tell you it's a 5 BR/5 BA and just under 5 thousand square feet (which means it missed it by that much on the ginormous tag) on a 10 thousand foot lot. Plus the mawbul kawlums!
Second, did you know if you buy a raffle ticket like this, even though it's for a legitimate charity, it is not tax-deductable? To be more specific, it is not tax-deductable unless you actually win something. Then you can offset the prize income with what you spent on the raffle tickets.
And finally, in trying (unsuccessfully) to locate the house, we came upon this older SF Gate story about house raffles. It turns out that raffle prize homes are usually not claimed. Winners usually prefer money instead of the house, so the first prize is not usually owned by the charity. The actual owner usually leases it to the charity, with an option to buy should the winner prefer the house instead of the suitcase full of cash.
Why do winners prefer the money over the house? If the prize is worth more than $5,000, get ready to fork over 25% of its value to the IRS. So if you won this house, supposedly worth $4.1 million, you'd have an instant million dollar Federal tax bill before you can say "clear title."
But wait, there's more! Winning this house also means you'd have to pay closing costs. And property taxes. (That's another $44,000, at least.) And they'll probably stick you for the transfer tax as well.
Now what would you pay? Because if you don't live in California, and you win a raffle like this from a California charity, then state income tax gets withheld off the top as well. You're supposed to pay it even if you do live here, but it won't be withheld up front if you're already an RBA resident.
So maybe you're thinking, "Hey wait, I'm sitting in this non-RBA underwater house! Why don't I raffle it like these charities do?" Sorry. That's illegal. Private owners and commercial enterprises cannot run raffles. Charities couldn't either, until Prop 17 passed in 2000. And the charity must register the raffle with the Attorney General's office.
Or maybe not. The article is 3 years old, and there aren't any raffle registrations beyond 2010 on the AG's site. With all those budget cuts, maybe you can get away with raffling your house after all!
And if not, enjoy your Labor Day. We'll be back tomorrow with more ridiculous realty.
Update: Thanks to Burbed reader Petsmart Groomer, we now know where the house is! Thanks very much!
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Beds: 5
Baths: 5
Sqft: 4,961
Lot: 10,890 sq ft / 0.25 acres
Type: Single Family
Year built: 2006
Parking: Garage – Attached
Zestimate: $3,396,723
Rent Zestimate: $8,161/m
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Newly crowned Olympic champions Gabby Douglas and Missy Franklin will make their first late-night appearances since competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games when they visit "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (weeknights, 11:35 p.m. on NBC) on Aug. 13 and Aug. 15, respectively.
Gymnast Douglas, winner of two gold medals in London, became the third consecutive American gymnast to win the all-around competition. Swimmer Franklin, winner of four gold medals and one bronze medal, set one individual world record and was a part of the 4x100m medley world-record relay team.
Both athletes will be making their "Tonight Show" debuts. Douglas will join first lady Michelle Obama, who recently led the U.S. Olympic delegation for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and Franklin will join Sylvester Stallone.


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P4 Golden is out? Had no idea. That'll have to wait till Christmas, knee-deep in about ten other games to go back and replay that one. However it would give me an actual use for my Vita aside from being a paper weight.I would get a 3DS, but we have no confirmation about SMT IV coming over. I still want Soul Hackers and Eternal Punishment. Part of me thinks Atlus has given up on everything except Persona 4 over here.


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Friday, 2 July 2010
Birthday Cupcakes
Cupcakes are still very much in fashion at the mo, I even made some myself last week - shock horror! I don't really do cooking/baking but I got this urge that I wanted to make some and that's exactly what I did. Not that I can show you them as they were all eaten at the Craft Day on Saturday. It's been a week of birthday's this week and sticking with the cupcake theme I've made a few to send. This is one of them using 'Big Bold Birthday'. It's a set that will go on forever being so versatile for both girly cards and boys depending on your colour combo. The colours used on this are Kraft (soon to be known as Crumb Cake), Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive. I love Polka Dots too so I've stamped the 'Dot, Dot, Dot' stamp onto the Kraft and also heat embossed with White EP onto the cupcake top. All this talk of cupcakes, think I'll go and make some now...lol See you real soon when I'll show you some more cards (at long last I hear you all say...lol).
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- Saxo Stamper said...
Gorgeous Jobelino
K x
- 2 July 2010 at 13:58
- Jill said...
Great card Jo! That cupcake does look yummy! Jill x
- 2 July 2010 at 16:28
- KayJB said...
Beautiful card!! Cup cakes and polka dots.... the perfect mixture and the colours are to die for :) xx
- 2 July 2010 at 17:42
- Lesley said...
Gorgeous card Jo! Really pretty and girly. Lovely.
- 2 July 2010 at 21:56
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Padian reviews Kitzmiller books
Paleontologist Kevin Padian reviews (subscription required) three books about Kitzmiller v. Dover, in which teaching "intelligent design" creationism in the public schools was found to be unconstitutional, in the July 19, 2007, issue of Nature (448: 253-254). "A gullible and obstinate school board in the middle of Pennsylvania's rolling hills was just crazy enough to buy [intelligent design]," he writes, "and that was the start of the now-famous Dover case." Summarizing the different approaches of the books, Padian explains:
The author of 40 Days and 40 Nights, Matthew Chapman, is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin; his presumed vested interest in the proceedings is tempered by his own history as a school dropout, a movie screenwriter and a Brit with a perpetually bemused view of colonial antics. Still, his odyssey is a fulfilling one, and he seems genuine enough to get himself invited into many homes where insights and passions run deep. Gordy Slack, author of The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything and an experienced science writer and editor, likewise brings his own family baggage (his father is a staunch fundamentalist) to his account, but his reporting is more linear and his background research deeper. Edward Humes in Monkey Girl is even more scholarly and thorough in his approach, and contextualizes the trial historically. Unlike Chapman and Slack, he does not insert himself into his narrative, but his views of the proceedings are no less clear.Padian praises all three of the books as "entertaining and informative," giving the nod to Humes's Monkey Girl on account of its comprehensiveness; he also mentions a fourth book, by local reporter Laurie Lebo, to appear on the trial, which, he says, "promises even more lively details of this perfect storm of religious intolerance, First Amendment violation and the never-ending assault on American science education."
The president of NCSE's board of directors, Padian himself testified on behalf of the plaintiffs in the Kitzmiller trial; in his decision, Judge Jones commented, "Dr. Padian's demonstrative slides, prepared on the basis of peer-reviewed scientific literature, illustrate how Pandas systematically distorts and misrepresents established, important evolutionary principles." A transcript of his expert witness testimony in the trial, complemented with the slides that he displayed in the courtroom, is available on-line.


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Angela & Tania's Beadle Box
Name: Angela Ellsworth and Tania Katan
Location: Arcadia; Phoenix, Arizona
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: 15 years; Owned
Angela Ellsworth is a multidisciplinary artist and teacher. Tania Katan is an author, playwright, and performer. The list of their successes is fantastically impressive, intimidating even, but that's just broad strokes. Like the work they produce, they're honest, inspirational, and offbeat, and their home reflects the warmth and charm of their personalities with art both amusing and engaging.
Their condo, designed by Al Beadle and built in 1963, is a lovely example of modernist architecture. In Phoenix, his condos and homes are lovingly called 'Beadle Boxes.' "I bought this place in 1997," Angela says. "I had recently moved here and I didn't know who Al Beadle was, but I would drive by these and I always loved the way they looked. I was working part time and couldn't afford one, but I just kept thinking about the box, the simplicity of the spaces and how it seemed like I could personally fix it up." She eventually saved enough money to purchase one, and the first thing to go was the carpet. "A lot of them had gross linoleum floors, this had blue shag carpet. I stripped all that out. You even see some units with the kitchen closed off. For me, mine was already open. The histories of these places — it's always cool to see the decisions other people made before you came along." Throughout their renovations Angela and Tania have tried to maintained the integrity of the original design, while making the space work for a contemporary lifestyle.
They recruited friends and local talent to construct the floor-to-ceiling shelves in the living room, and the cabinet and drawers for the microwave in the kitchen. The fold down table serves many purposes. "There's not a lot of storage in these places, and so I was thinking, 'How can some of that be covered up, so it's sort of an extension of things from the kitchen?' And you notice we don't have a dining room table. I talked to a local designer and we came up with something kind of like a Murphy Bed. It's made out of a door and piano hinges." The kitchen is entirely original, but the bathrooms needed a little work. "The sink upstairs, we raised the vanity. It was like an amusement park, living here. You had to be 5'4" and under."
More than anything, the art defines the space. Much of the art on display was either purchased from Angela's students or gifted to her from friends and colleagues. Conversation pieces are everywhere, and Angela and Tania take immense pleasure in relating the anecdotes. The art they've collected and the stories they hold denote not just an appreciation for art, but also a deep respect for the process of creation. They've surrounded themselves by memories humorous and touching that, coupled with two inspiring and inspired women, give soul to their home.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Organized hoarding.
Inspiration: Artists, writers, friends, wishbones, and the color turquoise.
Favorite Element: The windows in the living room, creating a sense of the elements entering our home.
Biggest Challenge: Lack of storage, and thin walls (don't tell our neighbors).
What Friends Say: So, you invited us for dinner, but you don't have a dining room or table; where do we eat?
Biggest Embarrassment: Red duct tape on the front window.
Proudest DIY: Angela: ripping up and dragging out rolls of baby blue shag carpet riddled with cat urine, and attempting to stain the concrete floor on my own. Tania: learning to make an espresso with the macchinetta del caffè all by myself!
Biggest Indulgence: Well, we've been lucky in that almost all the art, furniture and plants in and around our home have either been made, gifted, traded, or loaned. So, honestly, our biggest indulgences are buying books, red wine and traveling.
Best Advice: Angela: Date several butch girls who help make your home sturdy and beautiful. Then you can marry the butch girl who only knows how to make coffee for herself, because all the hard work is done (and she's cute and makes you laugh).
Tania: Learn how to make espresso for two.
Resources of Note:
• Diane Bonder
• Kyle Bradfield
• Jim Brittingham
• Pablo Cristi
• Nick Deford
• Jessica Dolence
• Angela Ellsworth
• Claire Gavronsky
• Ambur Gore
• Melora Kuhn
• Elena Lourenco
• Ryan McNamara
• Sherrie Medina
• Hifumi Ogawa
• Christopher Schulz
• Nick Shindell
• Tina Takemoto
• Two Little Wishbones
• Brittani Matthews-Spiderman
• James White
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – In his first appearance the NCAA Fencing National Championship, MIT junior Joseph Rafidi (Los Angeles, Calif.) finished ninth in the epee competition on Friday. The lone Division III qualifier in a field of 24 participants, he recorded the Engineers' best epee performance since Keith Lichten '95 was the runner-up his senior year. In addition, Rafidi earned All-America honorable mention accolades, becoming the seventh fencer in program history to accomplish this feat and first since Spencer Sugimoto '08, who was 11th in foil at the 2006 championship.
Rafidi compiled a ledger of 13-10, falling one spot shy of earning All-America honors. En route to the program's sixth top-10 epee finish and 11th overall, he defeated foes from Brown, Columbia, Notre Dame, Penn, Penn State, Princeton, Ohio State, Stanford, UC-San Diego, and Yale. One of Rafidi's victories came against eventual champion Marco Canevari (Ohio State) while another was against semifinalist Edward Kelley (Princeton).
Following two days of action, MIT ranks 17 out of 21 squads as the women's portion, featuring senior Robin Shin (Brookline, Mass.) and freshman Mounica Paturu (Plainsboro, N.J.), will begin on Saturday, March 23.


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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
The holiday season is a very busy time for many of us, with the shopping, the gift wrapping, the parties, and so on. It can be quite easy to just get so wrapped up with the stress of this time of the year, and completely forget about what Christmas is really all about. Therefore, my sincerest holiday wishes goes out to everyone at home, because really when it comes down to it, nothing is more special than spending time with our family and friends during the celebration of the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Once again, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
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Three Perspectives: The World in a Minority's Eyes
In the Western world, with its diversifications and superabundance most likely giving this corner of the earth the status of being its own planet, people of a visible ethnic minority typically concern themselves with the following questions constantly: Am I presenting myself in a way that provides me with personal satisfaction, considering my praiseworthy, individual aptitudes and the derogatory, cultural stereotypes of society? Am I a good representative of my racial and ethnic background? Am I fitting in with the North American culture while maintaining a sense of the problems that my homeland's population are facing, due to the corruptive conditions given from commanding movements? Thus, visible ethnic minorities living in the considerable, comfortable surroundings of Canada or the United States of America, concern themselves not only with the characteristics that make them human, but with the signs of ignorance that make them belittled, degraded, and ultimately, dehumanized subordinates of the human race.
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World's Funniest Windows Error Messages: We all know how it sucks to see error messages. If you have been using Windows all your life, you have probably seen lots of them already.
Since some people have learned to look at the bright or should I say funny side of life, they have decided to create something out of those error messages. They have Photoshopped or edited some Windows error messages and made them look so realistic to try to tickle our funny bone.
I want you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy our collection of some of the world's funniest Windows error messages:
BSOD must be closed
What will you do now?
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Just a bug
Too much uptime
Bad Office Assistant
Windows has performed an illegal operation
The operation completed successfully... or not!
Microsoft EULA violation
Deleting data on a free space
Totally understandable EULA
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Windows Hardware Update
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The end of the Internet
Random error
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Too much errors
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drag your feet
drag your feet
(of a person or organization)
be deliberately slow or reluctant to act
1994 - Nature Conservancy - We can't afford to drag our feet until a species is at the brink of extinction.
dig in your feet
resist stubbornly
refuse to give in
The image here is of a horse or other animal obstinately refusing to be led or ridden forwards. Dig in your heels is the commonest form. But dig in your toes and dig in your feet are also found.
fall on your feet
achieve a fortunate outcome to a difficult situation
This expression comes from cats' supposed ability always to land on their feet, even if they fall or jump from a very high point.
1996 - Sunday Post - Unlike most people in Hollywood who starved to get there, I just fell on my feet.
foot the bill
be suitable for a particular purpose.
Bill in this context is a printed list of items on a theatrical programme or advertisement.
get off on the right foot = start off on the right foot = get off on the wrong foot = start off on the wrong foot
make a good (or bad) start at something especially a task or relationship.
1998 - Spectator - This relationship got off on the wrong foot when Mr. Cook's scathing attack on the government over the arms-to Iraq affair was felt to include some officials as well.
get your feet under the table
establish yourself securely in a new situation – chiefly British
get your feet wet
begin to participate in an activity
have feet of clay
have a fatal flaw in a character that is otherwise powerful or admirable
This expression alludes to the biblical account of a magnificent statue seen in a dream by Nebuchadnezzar - king of Babylon. It was constructed from fine metals - all except for its feet which were made of clay when these were smashed, the whole statue was brought down and destroyed.
Daniel interprets this to signify a future kingdom that will be partly strong and partly broken and will eventually fall (Daniel 2 : 31 - 5).
have a foot in both camps
have an interest or stake in two parties or sides without commitment to either.
1992 - Community Care - As EWOs [Education Welfare Officers] we have a foot in both camps. We work with the children and their families and the school and bring the two together.
have a foot in the door = get a foot in the door
have (or gain) a first introduction to a profession or organization.
have one foot in the grave
be near death through old age or illness – informal – often humorous
have your feet on the ground = keep your feet on the ground
be (or remain) practical and sensible
have something at your feet
have something in your power or command.
keep your feet
manage not to fall
put your best foot forward
embark on an undertaking with as much speed, effort and determination as possible
put foot
hurry up
get a move on - South African informal
put your foot down
adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience
make a motor vehicle go faster by pressing the accelerator pedal with your foot - British informal
put your foot in it = put your foot in your mouth
say or do something tactless or embarrassing; commit a blunder or indiscretion – informal
1992 - Deirdre Madden - Remembering Light &Stone - As the evening went on and people made a point of not talking to me, I realized that I'd put my foot in it.
put a foot wrong
make any mistake in performing an action
1999 - Times - For 71 holes of the Open he didn't put a foot wrong.
be run off your feet
be kept extremely busy – Informal
six feet under
dead and buried – informal
Six feet is the traditional depth of a grave.
sweep someone off their feet
quickly and overpoweringly charm someone
think on your feet
react to events quickly and effectively
vote with your feet
indicate an opinion by being present or absent
1982 - Christian Order - Uncounted thousands have voted with their feet - have left the Church.
footloose and fancy-free
without any commitments or responsibilities
free to act or travel as you please
Footloose was used literally in the late 17th century to mean free to move the feet.
The sense without commitments originated in late 19th-century US usage. Fancy in fancy-free is used in the sense of love or the object of someone's affections.
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