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Starkville High School football coach Jamie Mitchell believes if the Yellowjackets are going to claim the Class 5A, Region 2, District 6 championship this season, it goes through Ridgeland.
If that's the case, it would help Starkville to win on the road there tonight.
The Jackets take on the Titans in their own backyard in an encounter set to begin at 7 p.m.
Starkville has records of 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the region. It has won four games at home, including both region games. Both losses for the Jackets have been away.
"That's a huge concern," Mitchell said of being on the road. "The routine with kids is the biggest thing. When you are at home, you get in such a comfortable routine. You go on the road and at most places, you are in a very tiny dressing room, you're on top of each other and can't get comfortable.
"It's the travel, but it's something that if we get to where we need to be, we're going to have to be as good on the road as we are at home."
Mitchell said it's to be expected that Ridgeland has the advantage for tonight's matchup because of a comfortable setting.
The Titans, who are also 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the region, have struggled a bit at home with losses to Mendenhall 41-28 and Clinton 39-22 at home before winning a decision against Kosciusko 50-14.
The potential of Ridgeland still concerns Mitchell. The Titans, under coach Kenny Burton, played West Point in the Class 5A North Championship last year and have won the region three of the last four years.
"They've been the big dog in this division," Mitchell said. "Kenny and I know each other really well. He's done a great job there."
Mitchell said the Jackets will have to be disciplined on defense because the Titans showcase multiple formations on offense.
"When people do that, it calls for a lot of learning in practice," Mitchell said. "We spend a lot of time on alignment and assignment which kind of slows practice down a little bit. At the same time, I think our guys know what's on the line."
Ridgeland sports a running back in Quardarius Armour that has 109 carries for 909 yards and 11 touchdowns this season and stopping him will be the primary responsibility of the Starkville defense led by the 38 total tackles of Dennis Ware.
The Titans must deal with an emerging quarterback in Gabe Myles, who seems to be improving each week in his junior season with the Jackets.
Myles has completed 45.3 percent of his passes (44-of-97) for 743 yards and seven touchdowns. He is also Starkville's leading rusher with 73 carries for 175 yards and four more scores.
Since losing a 33-12 decision at West Point, the Jackets have dominated the first two region games against Lanier 53-13 and Provine 38-7.
Mitchell hopes that his squad, which has out-gained opponents 1,607 to 1,497 in total yards this season, can handle what success it's had so far in the right way.
"A little bit of winning seems to go a long way and I hope we'll continue to stay as hungry as we've been," Mitchell said. "With a group that hasn't won much, if you win three or four games, you hope they don't get satisfied. This is by far the biggest game we've had."
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whiskeytango wrote:I believe Batman was quoted as saying once that he could defeat anyone, given enough prep time. Whereas with most that would seem like empty vibrato, coming from Batman, you kind of gotta believe it.
Is that why many Batman fans think that he could defeat Galactus with one hand tied behind his back?
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SANDAG knows where you've been
Regional program collects and stores license plate data
San Diegans unsettled by revelations that the federal government has collected vast troves of information about them might also look in their own rearview mirrors, as local governments are amassing data on their comings and goings for the purpose of fighting crime.
Police vehicles equipped with cameras pointing every direction canvass parking lots and streets, gathering data about the time, date and place individual license plates are spotted.
The information gets fed into a database maintained by the San Diego Association of Governments, a transportation and planning organization, cross-referenced with information on stolen vehicles and used to track down the bad guys.
The data trove had 32 million data points as of January, with 2 million records added each month.
The San Diego Police Department finds the technology so helpful for policing that it wants to add more. A spokesman said the department has 17 vehicle-mounted systems, each of which cost $17,500 and includes four cameras for maximum coverage.
It's a great investigative tool, San Diego Police Sgt. Kurt Grube said.
The technology can be used to monitor known drug deal locations, zero in quickly on a wanted felon or alert an officer to a sex offender in a school zone, according to the company that makes the cameras used by San Diego police.
Escondido Sgt. Don Shumate wrote an article in praise of the technology for Police Chief magazine.
"Many believe that this tool will revolutionize police work, as the radar and the police radio did when they were first introduced," he wrote.
He said the license plate information is so useful that, once a stolen vehicle is spotted, "patrol officers from different agencies often joke with one another about the competition between their agencies to intercept wanted vehicles."
Entrepreneur Michael Robertson, 46, sees the warehousing of such data very differently, as an affront to privacy and opening for government abuse. He asked SANDAG to divulge information it had collected on him, and when the agency refused, he sued.
"They (the government) may collect it under the guise of stopping child molesters or catching terrorists or looking for stolen cars," Robertson said. "It's always a good premise, but ultimately when they have this data they can't help but seem to use it for bad purposes, and I think that's a real concern, and we're seeing that exactly happen right now with the IRS and the NSA."
Robertson filed his challenge late last month in San Diego Superior Court.
At least one other agency in the state has handed over records similar to what Robertson requested, though an expert said the legal limits of disclosure under the California Public Records Act are still being tested.
Cameras mounted on police cruisers and in certain fixed locations collect the data. SANDAG uses information from more than 65 mobile and fixed cameras, the agency said in a January report.
In one 30-day period last year, the technology was used to analyze 1,700 seized vehicles in collaboration with the San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center, according to the January document. The center is an anti-terrorism effort for sharing information among federal, state and local government.


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Bonnie has worked in newspaper, magazine and newsletter publishing since 1977. She has been a writer or an editor for the Montreal Gazette newspaper, the Canadian Press wire service, the Richmond News Leader, the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.), the University of Virginia, Duke University, and a publisher of corporate newsletters. She has also worked in the Cambridge (UK) advertising department of Science magazine and as public relations director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In the spring of 2013, she became an adjunct professor at Bridgewater College, teaching "Introduction to Conflict Transformation."
Bonnie has earned: a bachelor's degree in English from McGill University in Montreal, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper; a master's degree in conflict transformation from EMU; and a doctor of letters (D.Litt.) from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
Her editorial products have received awards for excellence in contests sponsored by: Council for Advancement and Support of Education, National Association of Government Communicators, Canadian Press wire service, and the American Cancer Society.
B.A., McGill University, 1975
M.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 2004
D.Litt., Drew University, 2012
Selected publications, only; journalistic writings too numerous to list, totaling thousands over several decades.
Recently edited periodicals available online, Crossroads and Peacebuilder .On the Survival of Mennonite Community in Modern-Day America: Lessons from History, Communities, and Artists , D.Litt. dissertation, Drew University, May 2012, downloadable by clicking here .
"Does Restorative Justice Challenge Systemic Injustices?" in Critical Issues in Restorative Justice (2004), edited by Howard Zehr and Barb Toews.
ABSTRACT of doctoral dissertation:
Many of the beliefs and practices that have traditionally characterized Mennonites—a Christian sect that hews to pacifism, simple living, and egalitarian lay-centered communities—run counter to those that underpin America's prevailing socio-economic system. Since the sixteenth century Mennonites have taken one of two paths when at variance with the society in which they are embedded: (1) they have retreated into their own insular, rural communities and thus retained their distinctive beliefs and practices, or (2) they have engaged with the dominant society, ultimately losing their distinctive characteristics and becoming assimilated. In the United States today, Mennonites who have left their farm roots since World War II and sought higher education are taking the second path, with signs of assimilation already evident. A survey of 58 artists of Mennonite origin conducted for this dissertation found that many felt circumscribed by their communities. About half of them expressed positive feelings about leaving the Mennonite church and losing some of their Mennonite distinctiveness. Yet a strong majority of the survey respondents also acknowledged debt to their forbears in giving them a valuable alternative lens for viewing and living in the larger world. Ironically, many non-Mennonite sociologists are calling for all Americans to embrace the community-rooted, spiritually oriented values that a large number of modern Mennonites are relinquishing. This dissertation posits that few people can consistently uphold alternatives to the dominant socio-economic paradigm without being part of a community that seeks to embody that vision. It concludes by suggesting that the world needs the alternative value system embodied in the Mennonite church-community tradition. This tradition will disappear, however, as a positive countervailing force in the modern world unless Mennonites choose to forgo some of the individualism of mainstream society and voluntarily commit themselves to church-communities that hew to agreed-upon biblical values, handle conflicts healthily, and accept the wide range of members' views and expressive gifts.


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Dr. Kathy Gould (Health Science) and Dr. Bill Sadera (College of Education) authored a chapter on pedagogy in online learning as part of the recently released text, Developing Online Learning Environments in Nursing Education (3rd ed.) This is the third edition of the best-selling nurse educator's handbook on using online teaching tools and assessing instructional results to keep pace with the rapid-fire progression in digital learning across education.
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Student recognition for academic achievement and excellence were shared and applauded in the presence of faculty, staff, and invited guests during the annual Health Science Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 5th, 2013.
In addition to celebrating student academic achievements, the ceremony recognized the valuable contributions of the department's student teaching and internship sites.
Attendees also had the opportunity to hear presentations from two Towson University alumni, Iliana Kiourkas White, Program Manager at the National Assembly of School Based Health Care and Patrick Herbert, current Assistant Professor, Health Science Department at Towson.
Department Awards were presented to students who demonstrated exceptional growth, leadership, professional demeanor, and spirit of civility within their field of study. Plaques were awarded and the names of the recipients were added to the award plaque hanging in the Health Science Department.
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During the ceremony, eight Health Science majors were inducted into the Eta Sigma Gamma honor society Eta Sigma Gamma encourages excellence in teaching, research, and service in the health science discipline Membership includes individual certificates, official jewelry, and distinguished honor cords to be worn at graduation. Dr. Maggie Reitz, Interim Chairperson of the Department of Health Science, was also inducted.
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The Spring Speed Mentoring Seminar was held on March 27th, 2013 in the Chesapeake Room of the University Union. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students with mulitiple prespectives on how they present themselves in a professional manner using the speed dating model. Each student rotates among multiple interviewers, providing a brief "elevator speech" and interviewing for an entry level position. Health professional mentors provide the students with feedback regarding their body language, responsiveness, etc.
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No they weren't...
There's a small comparison. At this point in the generation the PS3 has a lot more exlusive JRPGs than the 360. It's simply mind boggling you're trying to argue otherwise in the face of fact, since 2010 especially pretty much none of the JRPGs released outside of Final Fantasy have released on the 360.
The only 360 JRPGs that are exclusive that I can think of are Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery, Lost Odyssey, MagnaCarta II and The Last Remnant. All early gen titles. Tales of Vesperia was ported to PS3, as was Eternal Sonata and Star Ocean 4.
what are those lists supposed to show. and most JRPG's that's released internationally and not japan only have been multiplatform.
I've gone through about 500 of the last 1000 posts I made and I can't see anywhere where I said I'd never get an Xbox, you are confusing me with someone else.
He might be confusing you with AB or or the dude with the blue avatar with a red eye.


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Housepost, One of Pair
Figurative posts often support the verandas of distinguished places such as important shrines or the dwellings of kings, titled elders, and priests. Just as a post supports the house, the carved figures represent the individuals who support and uphold the leader in his office.
This text refers to these objects: ' 82.154.2; 82.154.1
- Culture: Yoruba
- Medium: Wood, pigment
- Place Made: Nigeria
- Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
- Dimensions: 62 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 6 in. (159.4 x 21.6 x 15.2 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Arts of Africa
- Museum Location: This item is on view in African Storage Annex, East Gallery, 1st Floor
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- Accession Number: 82.154.2
- Credit Line: Gift of Allen A. Davis
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- Caption: Yoruba. Housepost, One of Pair, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 62 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 6 in. (159.4 x 21.6 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Allen A. Davis, 82.154.2. Creative Commons-BY
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Published on January 29th, 2013 | by Jules IKEAHacker12
Faux Gator Coffee Table
Materials: LACK table, faux gator upholstery fabric, staple gun, sewing machine
Description: My poor IKEA LACK coffee table has been through a lot. Originally black, I attempted to paint it silver (big mistake), then painted it white, then covered it with a white and gold patterned contact paper. For years I've wanted to cover it with some sort of reptile skin. I never imagined it would turn out THIS fantastic.
Here's what I did:
I ordered about 3 1/2 yards of this awesome Faux Leather Gator fabric in Pearl White from FABRIC.com. It's upholstery fabric with felt backing, but it's not too heavy.
After I disassembled the table, I laid the large pieces on top of the fabric and cut around, leaving about 2 inches around each side.
One of the problems I face was figuring out how to make the finished product look as smooth and seamless as possible. I ended up cutting a diagonal line at each corner and then hand-sewed together from the inside.
Enter the staple gun. I pulled the fabric as tight as I could so that it would lie flat on its top and stapled along all sides on the bottom of the table. For the bottom shelf of the table, I didn't sew the edges. It's much thinner than the table top, so it was far easier to simply fold and staple underneath to get the effect I needed.
The legs were the most difficult part! I wanted to make sure the legs looked clean, so I decided to sew the fabric here as well. The leg is 8 inches all around, so I measured and cut the fabric accordingly, then sewed together with a sewing machine. There's a screw on the inside of each leg that the bottom shelf sits on. I had one hell of a time getting the fabric tight enough not to sag once on the leg, but not too tight that it wouldn't slip over that screw. Only a few cuts on the hands and several broken nails!
To make the legs look more finished, I stapled the fabric to the top and bottom of each leg.
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~ Catharine, New York, NY
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Can you show a picture of how the under sides of the table looks like?
Just love this! Now that's thinking out of the box.
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I never knew there was such a thing as faux gator upholstery fabric! It looks fantastic!
Love the look of the gator skin on furniture. It really gives a room a strong chic look.
nice Idea…black would look cool…TOO!!!!!
Beautifully done!
Wow! This is one serious LACK upgrade! The end effect is impeccable. I don't usually like things made with animal skin, but this looks subtle and quite elegant. Can't imagine how much effort all that sewing took, especially with the table legs. It's definitely not recognisable as an Ikea piece any more


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As within U.S. communities and national populations, an array of disabilities is present among students in post-secondary educational programs. Although each individual's disability is unique, four categories of disabilities have been determined for documentation and discussion purposes. These categories are:
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- Learning Disabilities
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- Physical Disabilities
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is normally a chronic disorder with an early onset, which affects multiple domains of functioning, and is best understood as profound impulsiveness, or the relative incapacity to keep from responding to whatever seems most interesting or rewarding at the moment. Essential criteria for consideration include onset, consistency, pervasiveness, severity, and the "ruling-out" of other psychiatric or learning disabilities through a comprehensive psycho-educational assessment.
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities (LD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical skills. LD documentation must include a complete psycho-educational assessment, with all subtests and standard scores reported for both aptitude and achievement.
Psychological Disabilities
Psychological/psychiatric disorders are mood and anxiety disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Documentation involves establishing the credibility of the diagnosis, the severity of the impairment, and the suitability of recommended accommodations.
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Next generation of reactors will be built at Sellafield and Heysham, the Government announced today as it pushes ahead with plans for new nuclear power plants.
In the first major announcement on the future of nuclear in the UK since the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the Government outlined the locations deemed suitable for new power stations by 2025, all of which are adjacent to existing nuclear sites.
The eight sites are: Bradwell, Essex; Hartlepool; Heysham, Lancashire; Hinkley Point, Somerset; Oldbury, South Gloucestershire; Sellafield, Cumbria; Sizewell, Suffolk; and Wylfa, Anglesey.
The plans for new nuclear power plants are part of a series of national policy statements on energy which were published today, following a public consultation.
They will be debated and voted on in Parliament, but ministers are hopeful that, with a pro-nuclear majority in the Commons, they will win the argument.
Nuclear power is one of the issues that divided Conservatives and Liberal Democrats when they entered Government together, with the coalition deal allowing a Lib Dem spokesman to speak out against any new nuclear plants, while Lib Dem MPs could abstain on the issue.
Lib Dem Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has since given his backing to new reactors, insisting they would not be subsidised by the taxpayer - although MPs have warned that reform of the electricity market could favour nuclear power and amount to a hidden subsidy.
The Government is planning the new suite of reactors to maintain electricity supplies and cut greenhouse gas emissions as an old generation of power stations is shut down.
The future of nuclear as a power source for countries around the world was called into question earlier this year after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami rocked the reactors at Fukushima, leaving radioactivity leaking from the plant.
Mr Huhne signalled last month that plans for new reactors in the UK were on track after an initial report on Fukushima from nuclear chief inspector Mike Weightman ruled out the need to curtail the operation of nuclear power stations in the UK in light of the situation in Japan.
The energy policy statements aim to provide a framework for making planning decisions so projects do not face "unnecessary hold-ups".
They set out the need for billions of pounds of investment in new energy sources, including 33 gigawatts of renewable power - the equivalent of thousands of offshore wind turbines - to meet the UK's future needs.
Energy minister Charles Hendry said: "Around a quarter of the UK's generating capacity is due to close by the end of this decade. We need to replace this with secure, low carbon, affordable energy.
"This will require over £100 billion worth of investment in electricity generation alone.
"This means twice as much investment in energy infrastructure in this decade as was achieved in the last decade.
"Industry needs as much certainty as possible to make such big investments.
"These plans set out our energy need to help guide the planning process, so that if acceptable proposals come forward in appropriate places, they will not face unnecessary hold-ups."
He said the coalition Government was determined to make the UK attractive to investors to ensure that the country had secure, affordable, low-carbon energy.
Tuesday 5th April 2011
'VERY knowledgable' staff at a popular Kendal attraction are celebrating after securing a top accreditation.
Kendal Museum has been accredited as a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction - an assessment run by Visit England and recognises customer service and visitor experience at attractions across the country.
A Visit England assessor praised the strong collections, recognising the effort that has gone into creating a well-balanced wildlife gallery and the considerable effort that has been put into modernising the Wainwright Gallery.
In a report, the assessor said of the museum: "The Wildlife Gallery succeeds in presenting specimens from five continents in an imaginative and lively fashion that can be readily grasped by children".
Learning facilities for children were also praised along with 'excellent' reading books being available.
The Wainwright Gallery was also commended for its cabinets and the assessor said that the staff 'engaged well and were very knowledgeable'.
The assessor summed up his judgement and reported: "There is a wealth of excellent material in the museum – with the Wildlife Gallery and the Wainwright exhibits showing what can be achieved. The possibilities for mutually beneficial exchanges of skills with college courses and museum qualifications seem exciting. There is huge potential scope for the Museum."


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Bang & Olufsen A8 Earphones
Good audio, slick design, adjustable, lightweight
High price
This week, Pocket-lint is gearing up for the ski season with plenty of gadgets to keep you kitted out on the slopes. If you're a skier or boarder and you can't bear to be parted from your tunes, then you'll be needing some earphones that don't fall out at the first sign of any movement. Can B&O's A8 earphones cope with an active lifestyle?
The earphones are designed to fit the indvidual and so have been developed to match the countours and curve of the ear, says the manufacturer. Our review sample was of the black variety, but the earphones are also available in a selection of bright, sporty colours - white, green, orange and yellow. Crafted from anodised aluminium and hard rubber, the earphones certainly feel sturdy, while the sleek and semi-matte metal finish also gives them the look and feel of a premium product. Although the maker doesn't make any claims of the product being waterproof or indestructible in any way, they do feel pretty robust.
Measuring 35 x 59 x 14mm, the earphones are about as compact as they can possibly be, given their design. Each earphone weighs just 8g, while the complete set weighs 22g overall, so you'll barely notice that you're carrying them and they shouldn't overheat your ears or begin to feel heavy after prolonged use.
Several elements can be adjusted to find the perfect fit. Firstly, the curved black bar that sits around the back of the ear is hinged at the top so that you should be able to fit each ear unit fairly closely to your ear and adjust the bar to make sure that they're secure. Secondly, the actual earphone slides up and down so even if your lugholes are little on the large (or small) size then you should be able to find a setting to suit you. Thirdly, the earphone rotates 360 degrees so that you can find an angle that feels comfortable and makes sure that the majority of the sound goes straight in your ear, rather than being leaked out around the sides.
The headphones are easy to fit although the numerous degrees of flexibility inevitably mean that they might take a minute or two of fiddling with the settings to get them just right. Earphones with bars that go around the back of the ear aren't everyone's favourite style (us included), and can be a problem for those wearing glasses, but we found B&O's version to be surprisingly comfortable partly due to how light they were and partly because of the flexibility offered by the adjustable settings.
The 1.2m cord allows for quite a lot of movement in everyday life and will certainly be long enough for some during more strenuous activities such as jogging or biking. However, depending on your height (and the amount of leeway you need) and which pocket you keep you music player in, you might want to get yourself one of B&O's extension cords. While they're ok for riding your bike or a spot of jogging, these probably aren't the ideal earphones for taking on the slopes. Although the design means that the earphones will sit on your ears fairly securely despite a fair bit of movement, anything particularly high-impact is likely to dislodge them. And as the wire is fixed to the headphones, if you catch the cord then it'll pull the earphones from your ears.
If you are planning to take the earphones on a trip away with you then the supplied leather pouch will provide a safe place for them when they're in your bag. You can also get yourself one of B&O's inflight adaptors if you fancy using them on the plane.
According to B&O the earphones "contain many of the same acoustic competences found in our larger loudspeakers, just miniaturised". The audio quality is certainly impressive, with music taking on a confident and rich tone, while the bass performance is satisfyingly strong for a set of earphones. The sonics are even surprisingly stable at higher volumes although the bass does drop off somewhat when the volume is lowered, but that's not unusual with earphones.
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The £115 price tag is likely to be a stumbling block for many and we can't help feeling that you're paying for the B&O brand name more than anything else. Having said that, the earphones do offer some pretty slick aesthetics as well an impressive audio performance, so if you've got the cash to splash and you like the design then we say, go for it.


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"Precious Life" tells the story of Mohammad Abu Mustaffa, a four-month-old Palestinian boy from Gaza who was born without an immune system and requires a bone marrow transplant, which can only be done in an Israeli hospital. A desperate plea from his doctor leads Israeli journalist Shlomi Eldar to document this complex and touching story of Israeli and Palestinian doctors' attempt to save Mohammad's life. The film explores the challenges and prejudices that must be overcome when officials from conflicting nations attempt to put aside their differences for a noble cause.
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Why study chemistry?Some knowledge of chemistry is essential in order to fully appreciate the world around us; thus chemistry is justifiably labelled by many scholars as "the central science". Whereas chemistry is often required as a prerequisite for entry into some other field of study, e.g., medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science, or engineering, it is also an academically satisfying subject in its own right. The job of a chemist can be varied, especially in today's high-tech world. Chemists are currently employed in seeking solutions to environmental problems such as acid rain, climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer; other chemists are involved in developing new drugs to combat diseases such as cancer and AIDS; while yet others work to produce new consumer products ranging from gasoline additives to mouthwash, from pesticides to perfumes, from "crazy glue" to biodegradable diapers. Who would not be fascinated by such a subject?Why take chemistry at UFV?In your chemistry courses at UFV, you will study the fundamental principles of the discipline and will also learn how these principles are used to solve problems and develop new products for today's consumer-oriented society. UFV offers a major and minor in chemistry as part of its Bachelor of Science degree program. Some students take lower-level chemistry courses as part of a science degree or as preparation for another program.
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The purpose of advertising is not to entertain. It is to motivate.
With all the hoopla surrounding the Super Bowl ads, we sometimes forget this truth. But if you're the steward of any brand, big or small, you need to maximize the power of your investments. It's not enough to get a cheap laugh. You need to change behavior.
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Maserati Ghibli
A young girl delivers the hyperbolic voice-over. (Sample: "We wait until they get so big they can barely move, then we walk out of the shadows… and strike.") Seventy-one seconds into this 90-second film, we finally learn that it's a car ad. With a starting price of about $65,000, there aren't many potential buyers in this audience – which is to say there are more cost-effective ways to reach them. And Maserati offered no reason whatsoever to consider the Ghibli.
Chrysler 200
In the second half, Chrysler stole the "worst Super Bowl car ad" award. Opening with the most eye-rolling line of the night – "Is there anything more American than America?" – it proceeds to pull all the expected pro-USA strings. But is Chrysler really the brand any of us associate most closely with America? It's unlikely to change the mind of anyone who doesn't already buy American first. Oh, and it was voiced by Bob Dylan, which wasn't odd AT ALL.


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Springfield art center eyes selling museum buildingBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | November 11,2013PHOTO BY LEN EMERY
The Springfield Art and Historical Society is looking into selling its landmark home, the Miller Art Center.SPRINGFIELD The Springfield Art and Historical Society is down to its last $1,000 and is investigating selling its landmark home, the Miller Art Center.
Jim Chlebak, the newly elected president of the art and historical society, said that no absolute decision had been made to sell the 1866 building, which was given to the town for an arts center in 1955 by Grace and Edward Ted Miller, then the president of Fellows Gear Shaper.
The Miller Art Center overlooks downtown Springfield from its position on Elm Hill, with its pillars and imposing facade lit at night.
Chlebak, a music teacher at Springfield High School, said for the past two winters the building has been closed to save heating costs. He said it cost about $1,000 every three weeks for oil to heat the large building, which houses several art galleries, and display space. Paid membership is down to about 50 people, he said, although he said there were 300 people on the arts centers mailing list.
Chlebak said the art and historical society had researched the deed of the building, and the organization had the clear authority to sell the building, rather than either have it revert to the town or to the Miller family.
He said he had talked with members of the Miller family, including two who live in the area, and they were understanding of the societys dilemma, he said.
He said the group had talked with a real estate agent, but hadnt yet voted on selling or listing the building.
But he said it was obvious something needed to be done to find a new home for the organizations collections of historical documents and art, and protect the collections, which include not just paintings but artifacts from the towns lengthy history of invention and innovation. The museums most famous collection is probably its Joel Ellis jointed dolls, he said, which were made in Springfield in the mid-1800s.
Chlebak, who got involved with the organization earlier this year, said the groups $80,000 endowment had been spent over the last several years, largely for operational costs.
He said the buildings location up on a hill, with limited parking worked against its future.
Its up on a hill, not down where the people are, he said. Wed love to know what people think, he said.
The organization held its annual meeting Wednesday at Springfield High School cafeteria, Chlebak said, and the entire board voted themselves off, in his words. One board member and curator, Emily Stringham, is remaining until the end of the year, he said. New board members include Richard Katz, Hugh Putnam, Rosanne Bunny Putnam, and Scott Hafferkamp. Chlebaks wife Christine is the groups new treasurer.
Several former board members are remaining involved as curators, he said.
The Miller Art Center was the home to the Miller family from 1928 to 1955.
The building was completed in 1866, replacing an earlier woodframe building. It was extensively remodeled in 1917, according to its nominating petition for the National Register of Historic Places.
The Colonial Revival/Italian Villa-style mansion has a 13-foot deep colossal Doric portico, according to the nominating petition.
Before the building was owned by the Millers, it was known as The Whitcomb Mansion, or The Pillars, or the Gilman Mansion. It was built by Prentis Whitcomb, a wealthy financier associated with Jim Fiske and Jay Gould of New York City, and later was owned by successive Springfield business leaders.
When we started, we had quite a large endowment, but a lot has been used to take care of the building. As beautiful as it is, as iconic as it is, its expensive, said Chlebak, who credited former board President Ken Stringham for much of the maintenance work.
The buildings location is also isolating, he said. Its a dicey proposition to get up the hill in the winter, and parkings very limited, he said.
The roof has some problems, he said, and the electrical systems need to be updated. Its something a small nonprofit such as ourselves cannot take care of, he said.
The art and historical society has consulted with various people and groups, including the Vermont Historical Society and the Preservation Trust of Vermont.
Mark Hudson, executive director of the Vermont Historical Society, said he met with the organizations leaders about 18 months ago to discuss the future of the building, possible fundraising efforts and available grants.
We talked about finding ways to raise more money, said Hudson. In a nutshell, they needed to turn to their community and to try and generate interest and explaining well to their community what the situation was.
There are no silver-bullet grants to help an organization like the Springfield Art and Historical Society out of its financial problems, Hudson said. The solution is grassroots fundraising or creative ways for earned income.
He said the group had reduced expenses and had continued to do award-winning work, including an art exhibit in 2012 by Betsy Eldredge about her parents, Stuart and Marion Eldredge of Springfield, and this years publication by Alan and Donna Jean Fusonie, A History of the Foundry, Springfield, Vt.: The Entrepreneurs and the Workers of the Soot.
The Foundry received an award of excellence, statewide, just last week, he said.
Ann Cousins of the Preservation Trust of Vermont said her group had been working with the art centers board for about six months as they decided what to do.
We want to give them as much information as possible and try and be helpful, said Cousins.
Cousins said Springfields problem is a national problem of small museums coping, unsuccessfully, with high overhead costs.
This is not just in Vermont. We are all beginning to notice that its really difficult for historical societies to make ends meet running house museums, she said.
Houses require capital and maintenace, and some of the small organizations dont have a fundraising base, she said.
Its a fabulous, fabulous building with unique features, said Cousins, who said she believed the best use of the building if it is sold is as a residence, once again. The building is so prominent in downtown, she said, and the board is considering how best to protect its facade if the building is sold.
Theyve really struggled with this, she said.
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After being a fan for over a decade, I finally got to see The Decemberists in concert just a couple of days ago. They are touring in support of their seventh studio album, What a Beautiful World, What a Terrible World. If you're not familiar with the indie folk-rock stalwarts, I strongly recommend checking them out. They specialize in both accessible radio-friendly anthems as well as epic narrative ballads laden with historical or literary references. Beautiful/Terrible eschews some of the more grandiose storytelling for which the band is known, but makes up for it by being one of their most emotionally resonant albums to date. To give you the best of both their worlds, I'll leave two videos below: "Make You Better," the lead single off their new record; and "The Mariner's Revenge Song," a delightfully macabre sea shanty that exemplifies their knack for narrative.
Wilco may not be releasing anything new this year but if you're a fan or are interested in learning more about one of the best studio and live acts on the planet, you may want to get your ears on two recent additions to the KPL music collection. Having been around for some twenty years now, the obligatory greatest hits album features a very thorough and thoughtful list of some of their best tunes. Most fans will own these selections but the group should be praised for nailing down most of their strongest tracks. Also recently added, a new album of rarities titled Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014. This collection like the greatest hit album, could have been alternately called Wilco: the brilliant evolutionary growth of a great band. Both albums can be streamed at Hoopladigital.com.
Catch up on the best music made in 2014 by checking out some of these end of year lists.
NPR's Music Critics
Rolling Stone
Country Music
AV Club
Metacritic's Debut Albums
Hip Hop Albums
Winter is here in all its glory and with the holiday season (and, of course, Record Store Day) right around the corner, it's time for another Bargain Basement adventure. This time there are two worth bragging about… well, ok, maybe more like five or six but who's counting?
First, if you're in the mood for some new jazz (and who's not?), Friends Bookstore has a whole cart full of new acquisitions. Seriously. A whole cart full. Ok, even I'll admit that there's some pretty obscure stuff in there, but for a couple of bucks each, you definitely can't go wrong. I made out like a bandit with three killer titles by local (but nationally famed) jazzman, Tom Knific; Siena, Lines of Influence, and Home Bass. Siena features a full cast of heavies, including pianist Fred Hersch and one of my longtime favorite guitar artists, John Abercrombie. Impressive stuff, indeed. Lines is a quartet record with pianist John Knific, drummer extraordinaire Keith Hall, and tasty sax work by Chris Geckstrom. Lastly, Tom's "Duos and Trios" release, Home Bass, boasts an equally impressive cast, with Billy Hart, drums; Trent Kynaston, sax; and others. All are wonderful recordings and terrific finds.
And… just in time for the holidays, Friends have so cleverly set up a cart chock full of holiday music and seasonal videos. Sinatra and Bing and all the classics are there, of course, but as I've confessed here before, I tend to seek out the more unusual when it comes to musical holiday fare. (There's even a new film about this strange obsession due to arrive in December. There's a trailer below - thanks for the tip, Karl!) So, in between the Mannheim Steamrollers and the Gregorian chanters, along comes this cool collection called Maybe This Christmas Too? with Dave Matthews, Barenaked Ladies, Oh Susanna, and the Flaming Lips. Nice! I also grabbed a lovely disc from Utah with some wonderful guitar and violin works by Michael Lucarelli and Kelly Parkinson. And to top it off, I managed to secure a swingin' copy of Have Yourself A Tractors Christmas. Priceless.
Bargains in the Basement is an occasional series highlighting noteworthy items unearthed in the lower level of Central Library. What a treasure we have (quite literally) in the Friends Bookstore. When you can grab high quality books, music, and movies for little more than pocket change, life is good. And all the proceeds go to help support the library. So shop often; you never know what you'll find. And stay tuned… I'll let you know what I find!
It's a good time to be a Bob Dylan fan. At 73, he's still on the road with his (seemingly) never ending tour… he just finished a well-received series of dates in Australia and returns to the good ol' U.S. of A. next month for another fall tour here. Aside from the live shows, we seem to get an album of new material every couple of years… his latest being Tempest from 2012, and (thankfully) a steady stream of archival material thanks to "The Bootleg Series." Dylan and his label, Sony Music, deserve (in my humble opinion) a great deal of credit for allowing these recordings to be heard, rather than keeping them buried and quite possibly lost forever. It's these otherwise "lost" recordings that allow us to gain true insight into the artist's work. And of course they make for some fun listening, too.
To that end, I just snagged a nice copy of No Direction Home: The Bootleg Series Vol 7 at the Friends Bookstore. This double disc from 2005 is a companion (sort of a soundtrack) to the Martin Scorsese film of the same name, gathering 28 mostly unreleased rarities, including one of Bob's very first recordings from 1959, plus various demos, live tracks and alternate takes – mostly from the mid-sixties. It's an interesting look back at a pivotal point in Dylan's career.
Looking ahead, November should be an interesting month. Sony is preparing to release The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (including a 6 disc deluxe edition!), which features for the first time the legendary "Big Pink" recordings "presented as close as possible to the way they were originally recorded and sounded back in the summer of 1967." Also in November, we'll get a brand new collection of recordings by Elvis Costello and others (members of Dawes, My Morning Jacket, Mumford & Sons, et al) called Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes. These recordings feature new original music that underscores a newly discovered batch of Dylan's handwritten lyrics from the 1967 Basement Tapes period. Oh, and it's produced by T Bone Burnette, so you know it should be mighty interesting. As always, thanks Friends and stay tuned.
Every once in a while I come across a musician or an album that makes me stop and really listen. Valerie June is just one of those musicians and her album Pushin' Against the Stone is just one of those albums. Her music is bluesy and folky, with soul and funk, and her voice is the perfect conduit to blend all those styles together. She's also a great storyteller, and I find listening to her music evokes a similar atmosphere to many of my favorite southern gothic writers (think Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor or Toni Morrison). This was love at first listen for me.
You can find a copy of Pushin' Against the Stone both in our CD collection and on our streaming music service Hoopla
"We've been doing this thing longer than you've been alive, propelled by some mysterious drive," is the first couple lines of "Longer Than You've Been Alive" the first track from the Old 97's newest record Most Messed Up. Celebrating their 20th year as a band, the Old 97's have released one of the best records of 2014. Fans of Americana, punk (Tommy Stinson from The Replacements plays on a few tracks), and alt-country will be happy to discover that the boys from Texas have messed those genre up into a pure raucous ride. Songs like "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On" and "Wasted" are anthems to the hard life of a band strumming hard through two decades of music. "Guadalajara" and "The Ex of All You See" tell the torrid tales of love and loss on the road. After the final song has ended you will have felt like you have listened to a musical biography of a most messed up, but amazing band. In fact, the chorus of the lead track sums the entire record nicely, "Rock and Roll's been very very good to me, the open road's the only place I wanna be."
Looking for artists similar to those you already know about and enjoy? Well, we'll try to make suggestions that expand your musical listening experience. Don't forget, you can access music from KPL through compact discs, free MP3 downloads (Freegal) and internet streamed albums via Hoopla. • Liked Beach House, try Wye Oak • Liked Steve Earle, try David Allan Cole • Liked Pavement, try Parquet Courts • Liked Solange, try Kelis • Liked Bruno Mars, try Fitz and the Tantrums • Liked early Pink Floyd, try Tame Impala• Liked Lorde, try Sharon Van Etten
If you dig the music of The Black Keys, Caitlin Rose, The Ronettes, Wanda Jackson, and She and Him, head on over to our free streaming service called Hoopla and borrow the newest album from Nikki Lane, a new singer from Nashville whose songs strike a nice balance between vintage country and girl group pop. Produced by Dan Auerbach (guitarist from The Black Keys) All or Nothin' will be here in compact disc format soon but if you can't wait, stream it from Hoopla now for free.
I was so very pleased to find a copy of Roy Harper's latest, Man & Myth, among the new releases in the library's Music collection. Roy has been a favorite of mine since the 1970s and his work is always full of heartfelt imagination and creative surprise.
Who is Roy Harper? I saw a review once that described him as "the consummate stoned folk poet," but that was a long time ago. More accurately, Roy is an introspective English singer songwriter, who for decades has lurked in the midst of the British music scene (sort of an Irish Neil Young in a way), swapping licks with his friends (many of whom just happen to be among the biggest names in the business), while himself seemingly happy to remain a folk hero in the shadows of relative obscurity, especially on this side of "the pond."
So about these friends… Roy has worked for years with his good friend Jimmy Page (who gave "Hats Off" to Roy on the third Led Zeppelin album), and countless others who have assisted him along the way (and vice versa); his longtime friend David Gilmour (Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" was sung by Roy), Pete Townshend (who plays on Man & Myth), the late Ronnie Lane and Keith Moon (both of whom appeared with Roy at a special Valentine's Day concert, gosh, 40 years ago today), and others.
Roy's music is not easy listening by any stretch of the imagination. His songs often require work; they make you think, which at times perhaps makes him another candidate for that "artists' artist" category. Still, the vast majority of Harper's work is quite approachable and indeed very beautiful. In 2013, Roy received a prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for having made "an enormous and lasting contribution to folk music over a sustained number of years."
And about the album… Man & Myth, Roy's 22nd studio album and his first in 13 years (not taking into account a dozen or so live recordings and several compilations), finds him in familiar territory, reflecting on life, love, loss and living (Roy is 72 now). "I thought I had retired...," he stated in a press interview, "...I was inspired to write again around 2009, by many of the younger generation finding me and asking, who are you?" Uncut called the songs on Man & Myth "poignant contemplations on time and its passing, friendship, love, betrayal, memory." Another reviewer wrote, "...this isn't a 'return to form'. It's business as brilliant [as] usual."
Man & Myth has been included on several "Best Of 2013" lists, including MOJO and UNCUT (and my own, of course), and the album has earned several top reviews by the European music press. Four tracks on the album were recorded (interestingly enough) in Laurel Canyon near Los Angeles (Roy seldom appears stateside), and the others were done back on home turf in County Cork, Ireland. The latter tracks are among my favorites, especially "Heaven Is Here" > "Exile," a 23 minute epic exploration based in Greek mythology.
Here's a sample from Man & Myth...
New to Roy? If you like acoustic stuff, I highly recommend that you track down a copy of Stormcock, his 1971 acoustic opus with Jimmy Page (billed as "S. Flavius Mercurius"), which is still viewed as one of his best efforts. Or if a full band is more to your liking, try The Unknown Soldier (1980)—perhaps Roy's most "commercial" effort to date, and Once (1990), both of which feature David Gilmour and Kate Bush.
Here's Roy Harper performing a cover of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" recorded by BBC4 on September 26th, 2005, at the "Talkin' Bob Dylan Blues: A Bob Dylan Tribute Concert" in London.
And if you're still with me, here's a treat… some recently discovered footage of Roy performing live in the studio about 1969 or 1970…. (there are five tracks in all). Enjoy!
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SOUTHPORT — Josh Gehres and Cason Beatty understand how far a football playbook can take them. They also know how much farther the adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Katniss Everdeen can take a young mind.
The Florida State duo visited Deborah Street's fourth-grade class at Southport Elementary Wednesday as part of her longtime reading initiative. This is the 16th year she has included Seminole football players in the program, which awards students points for the number of finished books and subsequent comprehension tests. Rewards include attending FSU football games, player meet-and-greets and autograph sessions.
Beatty is entering his sophomore season as a punter at FSU. Gehres was a wide receiver who finished his career with a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in finance.
Both admitted they weren't keen on reading in early years, but said family members and teachers soon turned them on to its importance.
"For me, when I was growing up I wasn't into reading," Gehres said. "But you learn the value of it to gain more knowledge and it made me into the student I am today."
The Tallahassee Lincoln product used his newfound reading to become one of the top students in his class with a 4.5 weighted gpa. He carried a 3.7 gpa in his undergraduate and graduate studies and is preparing for a foray into law school at the University of Florida, which is the last place many Seminoles expect to land.
However, he said Florida offered him a scholarship, which made the choice easier.
"You go where the money is," he said.
There's little doubt much financial prowess will come to Gehres in what he anticipates to be a fruitful career with many avenues to travel. His time at FSU on the football team as well as academics have paved the way for that. And the many books he began to read also added improvements to the road.
Beatty also molded into a solid student at Olympic High School in Charlotte, N.C. He had a 4.3 gpa as a senior and carries a 3.2 at FSU with summer classes expected to bump up his average before the fall. He also said he had a childhood that for a short time didn't include books until his mother, a literature teacher, changed his course.
"I didn't read as much, but I was kinda forced by my mom," Beatty said. "But I thank her for that because it helped me.
"It helped me become a good speaker, write better papers, communicate better. The more you read the more you can accomplish."
Beatty said making an impact on the field is easy. He's going with all-white cleats this season, following in the footsteps of former place-kicker Dustin Hopkins, who was known for his gold shoes. Beatty said making an impact in the classroom also is important, as he and Gehres were recognized for such efforts with academic awards at the team's annual banquet.
Both fielded questions from the eager children. Some were typical football questions, such as how much each player could bench press, how many games they'd won at FSU and the like. Others inquired about how important it was to maintain good grades.
"Do football players need to keep their grades up," a student from the back of the room asked. "What about cheerleaders?"
The answer was yes and, of course, identical in each query. Beatty and Gehres reiterated the fact that student-athletes can't compete unless they fulfill the first portion of their moniker. And they certainly can't do that unless they're diligent in opening books and their imaginative minds.
"That balance you learn as a kid," Gehres said. "It helps you in college with everything you have to do."