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I'm based in Houston, Texas. Energy capital of the world.
It's not even March yet and already the groaning has begun over ramping gasoline prices. Nationwide the average gallon of gas cost $3.59 last week. That's up big from $3.19 the same time last year. U.S. oil prices, benchmarked to West Texas Intermediate are $104 a barrel, versus just $85 a year ago.
Stop your whining. At $3.50 a gallon, fuel makes up just 29% of the total cost of driving. The U.S. Department of Transportation figures that insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation and finance charges on the average car come to about $5,600 a year. Enough gas to drive 15,000 miles will set you back just $2,300. I know that's a lot for many people — but the average family could offset most of that fuel bill by cutting off its cable TV (you can stream the good stuff over Netflix anyways).
Indeed it's incredible, considering the international sanctions squeezing Iran's exports, that oil is still as cheap as it is. Yes, gasoline is still cheap in America, thanks to combination frugal driving trends spurred by the Great Recession paired with remarkable growth in domestic supplies.
Gasoline usage has dropped significantly. From 9.29 million barrels per day in 2007 to 8.2 million barrels per day last week (that's from 390 million gallons a day to 344 million gallons), a plunge of 12%. What's more, about half of that demand reduction took place in the past year.
We're driving somewhat fewer miles too — about 100 million miles fewer last year than in 2007. Granted that's only a 2% reduction in miles, or roughly a half-mile less for each of the 210 million licensed drivers in the U.S.
What's more, thanks to universal use of techniques like hydraulic fracturing, America's domestic production of crude oil is on the rise. Since hitting a low in 2008, drillers are pumping 18% higher volumes, totalling 5.8 million bpd. The U.S. now supplies more than half of its petroleum needs from domestic fields.
It gets better. Ample supplies from the Bakken shale in North Dakota and from the Canadian oil sands mean that oil inventories at the big storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma are at record levels, and West Texas Intermediate crude trades at a discount of as much as $25 a barrel to Europe's benchmark Brent crude. No wonder folks in Colorado and Wyoming enjoy the lowest gasoline prices in the nation, just $3.03 a gallon. More of the nation could enjoy the same if the Keystone XL pipeline were allowed to bring the bounty south to the refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Demand isn't rampant in the rest of the world either, with the International Energy Agency predicting that total world demand will rise just 1 million bpd this year to average 90 million bpd. China will account for 40% of that managable increase.
And you can't blame those big evil oil refiners for trying to milk us dry either. Analyst Thomas Yoichi Adolff at Credit Suisse notes that demand has fallen so much that 31 uneconomic refineries have been shut down in recent years, with two dozen more on the chopping block. The refiners that are left earn an average profit of about $11 for every barrel they process. That's about 26 cents a gallon, in line with average profitability of the past decade. (Compare that with the average 39 cents per gallon of state and federal taxes.) With their profit margins of less than 10%, it's hard to justify calling the oil companies greedy.
So with all those upbeat data points why is gas so seemingly expensive?
John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute says that after taxes and refiners' profits, 84% of the price of gasoline is tied directly to the price of crude oil. And who controls that? "It's all the Saudis," says Ed Hirs, professor of energy economics at the University of Houston. "What's wrong with this picture? Demand is flat, we're still in one of the worst recessions. Prices should be down as well. The Saudis are the only swing producer."
they should ration gas again, that was such fun when Jimmy Carter did it.
wewayne – The Carter administration didn't ration gas. Gas was allocated on a first come first serve basis, hence the famous lines at the gas stations.
Personally, I can't think of a better reason to buy an electric car.
Seriously. Let these money grubbing SOB's at Wall Street get on foodstamps. They jack up the prices at the drop of a hat. "Oh, there's trouble in Iran" or "there's a hurricane in the gulf" or "the planets are out of alignment".
Give me a break. You bozos get to keep all that profit you make even in the trouble never materializes. You don't care about the rest of us out here in the real world struggling to make ends meet. Or the higher food prices that come from higher fuel costs. Or the chilling effect it has on a already weak economy.
As far as I'm concerned, you people are traitors to this country.
We're already drifting towards revolution. Occupy Wall St is fixing to get it's second wind come warmer weather. Just how long do you think it's going to be before the 99% come for you?
Seriously. I pay 12.5 cents/KWH for electricity. And I just got back from a 650 mile business trip. Why in the hell would I want an electric car?
The train. Best part? It's already been developed.
While I understand your concerns about range of electric cars, the majority of people who own cars use their vehicles just around town. Going to and from work. Picking up the kids from school and so forth. A 100 mile range works for them just fine. And that's the market that can be exploited right here and now. A LARGE market.
Instead, we have neanderthals telling us we need to keep driving gas powered cars. Sometimes, I think Detroit tag teams with the oil industry to keep us locked into this mindset.
Imagine a day where you hear gas prices are going up, and it won't bother you. Because you've got this cool little electric car that being charged by the solar array sitting on the garage roof.
The sun is free for the taking, so why aren't we? No wars have to be fought over it. No smog. No paranoid Wall St. traders to put up with either.
Neanderthals have largely died off. Let's wish the remaining ones to a speedy demise.
Chris—a hybrid car is an electric vehicle. A hybrid car that is running on E85 uses only 15% of the petroleum that it would if it were running on gasoline.
A hybrid Prius that gets 50 mpg running on is only using petrolem to go 7.5 miles.
In other words—the same Prius, on a 10 gallon tank of fuel would go 500 miles, or 425 miles not using petroleum.
Some flex fuel cars made in Brazil will run on pure hydrous ethanol, and/or natural gas as well as gasoline and ethanol mixtures.
You could drive the entire life of the car and use no petroleum at all if you chose to.
I don't view myself as a neanderthal, simply because my view of what I need differs from your view of what I need.
You might have been able to keep up your protests if you could have afforded heating oil.


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COMMUNITY VOICE: Arrowheads? Probably not.
- Last Updated on 08:11 AM 06/06/12
- BY Bob Crone
There are many of us who have found ancient artifacts from early Native Americans while walking our fields and farm roads after a fresh rain has exposed them to view as they migrate to the surface from so many years ago.
My wife found her one and only arrowhead many years ago while working in the long gone vegetable garden.
Myself, I have never found any until five weeks ago, although I have looked for them. Finally I did spot one, and it was in perfect condition. At 3 inches long I assumed it was a spear point. With the one the wife found and mine, we now have a two-piece collection.
Then, three weeks ago my visiting brother found a smooth rock the size of a goose egg down at the creek behind our house on a small mound of earth. One can see and feel the smooth parts of this "stone tool" where it had been held and used for many a project.
This spurred my interest in Indian stone tools so I contacted our "Editor," Paula Bryant, and asked her for advice on a contact for early American artifacts. Of course Paula knows everyone and in short order gave me the information I needed to contact Professor Brian Bates from Longwood University where he is an associate professor of anthropology there.
Dr. Bates returned my call in short order and was most helpful with all the questions I had for him. I found out that he was conducting an excavation/dig with some of his students at our Staunton River Battlefield State Park at this time and made arrangements to meet him there on May 30. I also said I would bring the artifact collection from my sister-in law, Allison Johnson, which numbered about 250 pieces she has found mostly at a single site behind their house several years ago.
I met Dr. Bates and his assistant along with nine of his students out in the middle of a field at the park this past Thursday. I understand that they have been using this same site since the middle/late 1990s.
To say that I was impressed with what I saw there and with the professor would be an understatement. I actually stayed for over three hours and watched how the excavation/classification process was carried out.
Dr. Bates allowed me much of his time when he was not instructing his students. I learned so much that it left me wanting more.
Before I left, Dr. Bates actually held a short study class on the 250 artifacts I had brought with me and had laid them out on a table in three different groups according to the quality of each piece (broken pieces, half points and full un-broken points).
So here I am with all these arrowheads right?
Out of all these 250 or so stone artifacts, there was only one true arrowhead. How many of you knew that the Native Americans (Indians as we/some call them) have only used the bow and arrow for the last 2,000 years?
I found out that the approximately 125 easily identifiably hunting points were from 3,000 to 10,000 years old, before the bow and arrow was even used in North America. So what the heck are these? They sure look like arrowheads to me — and everyone else.
They are spear points and knife points that attached to a handle of sorts and were used as a knife. Mostly these "arrowheads" are attached (the smaller ones) to a spear and thrown by the use of an "Atlatl." The Atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to attain greater velocity in dart throwing. It consists of a shaft with a cup or spur at the end and is held by the hand to throw the light-weight spear/dart at game.
It appears that all these points I brought to the good professor were too old to be used as a true arrowhead. Only one was identified as from the "Woodland Era" about 1,800 to 500 years ago.
I learned way more than I can put down here and would recommend those with their own "arrowheads" to research the Internet to see what they really have.
To have such valuable artifacts from the past one should really know their true meaning. I plan on many more hours doing my own research as each different shape of these points represents a different era in time.
Oh, my goose egg rock stone tool, it is called a hammer stone and had many varied uses as the way we use hammers today. Dr. Bates seems to think it was used as a "nutter" — a hammer stone used to crack open nuts.
And just this morning I realized that it was found where we have wild walnut trees growing at the creek.
The hammer stone's age? Hard to say. Anywhere from 500 years old to whenever the first people ever visited the "Oak Level Triangle," thousands of years ago.
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Tragedies in Rockland and Westchester converged Tuesday morning when police identified a body found in the Hudson River in Stony Point as belonging to a missing Eastchester man.
The body of 60-year-old Frank Forgione was first spotted off the shore of Stony Point Monday just before noon. Authorities from Westchester and Rockland pulled the body from the water using marine, land and air units.
Forgione's body was in the Hudson River for no more than a day, Lt. Keith William with Stony Point Police told Patch Monday morning.
The body has yet to be officially identified by Forgione's family, but Williams said police investigations confirmed it was his body.
"We have enough information," Williams said.
Forgione's family has been notified.
Forgione's car, a black 1992 Lexus, was found on land near the body Monday afternoon.
An autopsy was carried out Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. by the Rockland County Medical Examiner; police are still determining the cause of death.
Forgione was last seen Thursday, Oct. 18 at 2 a.m. after leaving a dinner in Armonk. His wife told Patch Monday that her husband had no medical conditions that she knew of.
Forgione worked as a landscaper, and had a Facebook page set up to locate him when he went missing.
"To all our family, friends and new friends... as you know our beloved Frank has been found although not the way we had hoped," a user wrote Monday night. "On behalf of the Forgione Family, we can't express how much your help, your prayers and support has meant during these last few days. We truly appreciate all that has been done."
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Springfield, Mass. - September 27, 2008 - For the second time this week, the Springfield College women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 double overtime tie, this time versus Babson in its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener.
With the win, the Pride improve to 4-2-2, 0-0-1 in league play, while the Beavers drop to 5-2-3, 0-0-1.
In a very physical contest between these two conference rivals, the Pride struck first just before the first half came to a close. With time winding down, Gina Calabrese (East Longmeadow, Mass.) fed Jen Jahoda (Lebanon, Conn.) off a free kick, who then in turn found the back of the net with just nine seconds remaining to give Springfield a 1-0 advantage.
The Beavers tied the game at the 61:32 mark as Patty Pytlik's shot from inside the box found the lower left hand corner of the goal.
Neither team could find muster another goal in the regulation, nor the two overtime sessions, as the game ended in a draw.
Pride keeper Sue Jenney (Agawam, Mass.) finished with three saves in goal, while Sarah Macary made five stops for the Beavers. Springfield held a 10-9 advantage in shots in the closely contested game.
The Pride return to action on Tuesday, September 30, when it travels to take on Rhode Island College. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm.


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NORTH MANKATO — North Mankato's credit rating was downgraded late last week and could drop further with Moody's Investors Service citing a slumping tax base, waning special assessment revenue, falling state aid and flagging cash liquidity.
Moody's dropped the rating on the city's $15 million in outstanding general obligation debt from Aa3 to A3 with that lower rating "placed under review for possible further downgrade, pending receipt of results from fiscal 2012 ...," according to the firm's announcement.
"The downgrade of the City of North Mankato's rating reflects declining tax base; rapidly declining cash reserves which are expected to continue to deteriorate; underperforming special assessment revenues which have required loans from both the general fund and enterprise funds for debt service; very high debt service; very high debt service as a percent of operations; and revenue and expenditure stresses which have pressured general obligations," Moody's reported.
North Mankato Mayor Mark Dehen said the challenges facing the city largely resulted from the national economic downturn. The city is in the process of having its debt studied by an outside analyst, and Finance Director Clara Thorn warned the council last fall to that some enterprise funds were spending more than they were bringing in.
"Our new city administrator is working through this with Moody's," Dehen said of John Harrenstein, who has been on the job for two weeks, replacing longtime administrator Wendell Sande. "They've called attention to some issues we were aware of."
Dehen said many of the problems cited by Moody's were repercussions of the nation's worst recession since the Great Depression. The falling tax base reflects reduced home assessments following the collapse of the housing bubble, and the drop in Local Government Aid from the state left many cities with tight budgets.
The city also provided utilities for new housing developments, with costs to be repaid with assessments when homes were sold, and had to shift funding from other accounts when the housing market collapsed, Dehen said.


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Dark Sector adds a nice element of play to the current market of third-person shooters that are becoming stale with repetitive gunplay. The glaive is a great addition into the genre and will help keep things interesting throughout your playing experience.
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- Solid voice acting
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- Slight visual tearing
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"It's time for heads to roll." Digital Extremes' latest title, Dark Sector, which is being published by D3 Publisher, decided to take that quote and make it literal. Their new sci-fi, action packed, third-person shooter seems to do everything right and very little wrong. From the look and feel of the game to the emotion behind each character's voice, Dark Sector is something to be revered and enjoyed by anybody old enough to pick it up and play. Based around the perfectly coined Evolution Engine (formerly Sector Engine), Dark Sector evolves the third-person shooter genre to what it should be.
You'll start out having to install a bit of the game to the PlayStation's HDD. This will roughly take about 3-4 minutes; so don't expect to get bored too soon. The result of this is faster load times - not quite up to par with Devil May Cry 4's, but only a tad slower nonetheless. Also, make sure you're signed into the PlayStation Network upon booting up the game. This will allow you to be prompted with the 23MB update that has already been released.
Dark Sector revolves around a world where biochemical warfare is expected but not always prepared for. The Technocyte Virus is described as a bio-weapon that turns the infected into mindless killing machines; that is, as long as the virus doesn't kill the host first. The United States has sent in a man named Robert Mezner, a scientist who willingly puts his life on the line for science and research. After all contact is lost with their operative, the government is left with no choice but to send in a psychotic, unstable, ruthless killer, Hayden Tenno. Not only has Hayden spent the last countless years in a prison cell for past crimes but he also happened to be Robert Mezner's protégé.
Due to the relationship between the two, the government feels that releasing Hayden into the world again may help their negotiations with Mezner. They're also well aware that Mezner will potentially try and recruit Tenno into the grand scheme of things. You won't learn any of this throughout the game, but we figured we'd give you a little more history in regards to the plotline that was provided to us through Dark Sector Zero, a comic book that discusses the past history of Dark Sector.
The game begins with Hayden Tenno being deployed to the Eastern European city of Lasria. Lasria is a Soviet state still around after the end of the Cold War and is not only on the brink of ruin, but is also home to the secret Technocyte Virus. Tenno is sent in as a third-party operative in order to take out one of his comrades, Viktor, along with the task of blowing up the facility that Viktor is being held captive in. Upon arrival, Tenno begins to question the mission and his participation within it. After being told that he's already past the point of no return, he must push forward to carry out his task. Along the way you'll learn that Mezner is alive and well and plans to release the virus from its holding vault.
Thus you push forward to seek out Mezner while walking into your first real challenge of the game, taking down a helicopter looking to pulverise you with a hail of machine gun fire and rockets. Upon completion of this dogfight, you'll have your first run in with the unoriginally named villain, Nemesis. Not much is known about Nemesis at this point, except for that it looks as though it is from another planet or seriously infected with the Technocyte Virus in an extreme way. After being knocked out, you'll shortly awaken and return to consciousness with Robert Mezner standing above you. He'll go over some things and you'll enjoy some light banter, however, once you reach for your weapon off to the side, Nemesis will puncture you with its weapon, slowly causing the Technocyte infection within your body and the start of your journey through the world of Lasria and Dark Sector.
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ENID, Okla. —
After the trail system, the next big thing in Enid could be installation of a Ferris wheel and other amusement-style rides at Meadowlake Park.
Construction is ongoing on the north side of the lake, where workers began to lay concrete around the recently finished carousel building.
PDF: Preliminary site plan and ride brochures for Meadowlake Park improvement discussion
After the massive public trail system and plans to spend more than $700,000 this year alone on playground equipment, there may not be the political will to spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on brand-new rides. Matt Davis, who volunteers as Park Board chairman, said he hopes there will be donors who step up so the project gets a good kick start.
A good case study, he noted, was the completion of Champlin Park.
The park reopened this week after being renovated. Private donors gave more than $140,000 toward the project, which was led by Park Board member Hallie Caldwell.
"I am continually amazed at the willingness of the people of Enid to give," she said.
There hasn't been a hard push by the advisory board for the city to place amusement rides at Meadowlake. A site plan commissioned by the city for the carousel building, which was finished in June of this year, includes space for a "future" Ferris wheel and swing ride. Still, Davis said, he feels like the project couldn't thrive without outside support.
"Overall, if I were looking for a consensus on the Park Board, I'd say there's a consensus that we really need to work toward a public-private partnership of revitalizing Meadowlake Park," he said.
Installing amusement park rides at the park is just one idea, he said. Other ideas generated during Park Board meetings include bringing back paddleboats at the lake and installing a zip-line and ropes course.
"There's a lot of ways to skin this cat. This is just what one group of us came up with," he said.
Enid City Commission has discussed paddleboats but would need to adopt an ordinance to proceed.
Paraphrasing Enid's travel and tourism adviser Berkeley Young, Davis said Enid needs a leisure site to attract visitors from other regions.
"With a little bit of money and effort, it could be one of those things that makes Enid stand out," he said. "If you had some cool rides out there and a place where you could get some refreshments, or sit down and have a glass of wine, I think people would use it. Yeah, I think it could be a tourist destination."
If the renovations of Meadowlake Park include those efforts, it would harken back to the past. Davis said he remembers "The Bullet," and paddleboats on the lake.
"When I was a kid, there were a whole bunch more rides out there, and a snack bar," he said. "It's a great place for a family to go out. It's just kind of waned in recent years, and it's something that with a little elbow grease and a little attention, we could make it really one of the signature places of Enid."


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There are no seats left for Superintendent Joshua Starr's book club event Tuesday night, but you can still tune in on TV or online.
Starr will discuss Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink, and the author will join him to answer questions.
The event starts at 7 p.m. at the , and it will be broadcast on MCPS TV and available for streaming on McpsBookClub.org.
The will also host a watch party in its café, and you can RSVP to the event by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
During the discussion, Starr will answer questions from members of the audience and from viewers at home using e-mail and Twitter, where he tweets as @mcpssuper.
In Drive, Pink argues that the key to motivating people is not simply rewarding success but instead engendering a sense of autonomy and purpose.
This is the second of three book club events planned for the school year, and Starr has said that the discussions give him a chance to reach out to the schools' community, students and staff.
"The book clubs will provide a less formal way for us to have a conversation about education and will provide an opportunity for me to share some of my educational philosophy," Starr said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to a great conversation."
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'Dancing EMT' Reprimanded for Rocking Out to Rihanna While Driving Ambulance
Video of Jonathan Williams, an EMT for a private New Jersey ambulance transportation company, has gone viral on YouTube.
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MONTCLAIR, New Jersey – An EMT for a private ambulance transportation company has been reprimanded for his dancing and singing performance to Rihanna's "Pour It Up" while behind the wheel of an emergency vehicle.
The video has gone viral on YouTube, gaining more than 1.3 million views since it was posted on May 6 and even had Rihanna herself Tweeting about it.
"This Paramedic guy just reminded me why God sent me here! I can't stop now! Not now, not nevah!!!!"
The EMT, Jonathan Williams, told CBS New York he was "totally, utterly flabbergasted" that his performance caught the attention of Rihanna.
Williams said he was off-duty and on his way home with no patient on board during his performance, CBS reported.
However, he said he was still reprimanded by his boss. The name of the private ambulance transportation company was not revealed in the report.
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Michael the article said he was off duty and on his way home. No patient, no going to help anyone. No he was wrong but a simple wrist slapping should do the first time,
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Attn: Igor Date: Thursday May 22, 2014 I Copy that. That was an excellent wake-up call though. If he was off duty that was okay. It still looked like he was driving from the window scene that I saw yesterday. We must think safety at all times. I did realize the fact that I was not seeing the whole picture. Secondly this was in New York I am in Alameda. So I don't really have any say on the consequences. Thank you for letting me know though. It is a good lesson for our C.E.R.T. workshops also. Michael John Torrey firstname.lastname@example.com Alameda, CA. 94501-1875
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Remember when I broke my timer?
I ordered a new one.
It arrived today.
It's amazing.
FOUR separate timers!
Oh the possibilities!
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My New Toy
Remember when I broke my timer?
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15 comments:
- Jackie said...
I definitely see many possibilities!
- October 6, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Terriaw said...
Very cool gadget! I can see using this for turkey, potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and many more yummy meals.
- October 6, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Mimi said...
I'm digitally challenged, so 4 timers in one is just TOO much for me!!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Blue Is Bleu said...
Oooh I want one! I always have to scribble on paper the times when I'm timing more than one thing. Four timers would be awesome!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Diana said...
Where did you get this?? I would love one. I use the regular dial style which can get tricky if I have a few things cooking. Not to mention my daughter has it all the time because she has to read 25 minutes a day. I dont what would happen if she read 30 minutes -oh no!!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- Darci said...
Oh I have to get this for my FIL he would LOVE it!!!
- October 6, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Connie W said...
Not sure I could figure out all those buttons! Looks cool though.
- October 6, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- clare's craftroom said...
Oh it's great !
- October 6, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- Robin said...
I can think of many instances where multiple timers would make life easier. That is too cool!!!
- October 6, 2009 at 9:54 PM
- rental cars los angeles said...
Yeah it really look good. I love the design and color of your new timer. Nice choice.
- October 7, 2009 at 5:39 AM
- Thimbleanna said...
Oooh, that's really cool. Thanks for the great tip. I thought I was losing my mind with my oven and forgetting to set the timer, but I caught it red-handed over the weekend -- it's shutting off sometimes, right in the middle of timing baked goods. This timer might just be finding it's way into my shopping cart!
- October 7, 2009 at 5:55 AM
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Thank you so much for my friendship swap bag that I received today. I love all the colors in it. The goodies with it are great. Can't wait to start the So Charming quilt. I have the perfect charm squares for it. I have been out to your area since I have a son and daughter-in-law in West Seattle. Beautiful state with so much to see and do. Just so far from NY--we miss them. Thanks again! Cheri
- October 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- lej619 said...
niceeee timer!!
oh yeah I like the Pinks in the last post. really pretty!!
- October 7, 2009 at 1:49 PM
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Oh, the possibilities.
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you are so funny. thanks for the chuckle today. :)
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Feds Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes
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- May 21, 2013
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President Obama told Oklahomans they would "have all the resources they need" as they begin recovery efforts from a series of tornadoes that claimed the lives of several dozen people.
Obama declared a disaster in the state, freeing up federal funding and resources to assist those affected. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other program to help recovery efforts, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"I spoke with [Oklahoma] Governor [Mary] Fallin to make it clear that Oklahomans would have all the resources they need at their disposal," Obama said in an address Tuesday morning, where he was joined by Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano. The DHS head planned to visit the disaster area Wednesday, according to the White House.
Fallin later told reporters she spoke with Obama again and he reiterated FEMA would be there to help and bring any needed resources. She added other Cabinet secretaries had called to give prayer and offer assistance.
"To the federal leaders here, we appreciate you," Fallin said.
Craig Fugate, FEMA administrator, arrived in Oklahoma Tuesday to assist in recovery efforts. Fugate named Sandy Coachman as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations, but said at a press conference the agency's primary role is that of support, while lead efforts were headed by state and local groups.
FEMA has activated the National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C., a multi-agency group that helps oversee the federal response to natural disasters and emergencies. The agency also deployed an Incident Management Assistance Team, Urban Search and Rescue Teams and a Mobile Emergency Response Support Team to Oklahoma to help coordinate operations and provide logistics support.
The Small Business Administration has begun preliminary damage assessments to help identify the damages. The Oklahoma National Guard has deployed nearly 250 members to assist in victim search and security.
The National Weather Service has issued a warning for additional tornadoes in the region. NWS employees are currently facing four furlough days as a result of across-the-board cuts from sequestration, though they are not scheduled to begin until July. Earlier in May, Dan Sobien, president of the National Weather Service Organization, said one bad storm would show NWS and its parent agency -- the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration -- were "dangerously cutting corners in the wrong places."
FEMA has also felt the strain of sequestration, slashing $1 billion from its fiscal 2013 budget thanks to the automatic cuts, according to The Washington Post. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that for now, FEMA has enough cash on hand to deal with the disaster.
Carney would not directly address concerns raised by lawmakers about the need to offset any extra FEMA appropriations, but said in the past Congress has allowed the administration to do what was required.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the federal government should do whatever it takes to help those in need.
"This is not the time for a 'budgeteering' battle," Mikulski said in a statement. "This is a time to respond with compassion and competence."
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When a winter like Northeast Georgia is having this year, when electricity and gas bills soar, when firewood runs low, and school schedules are slammed, people begin to reminisce about winters past, those that stand out.
One of the first military aviators from Hall County who fought in World War I had some narrow escapes in the air, but luckily returned with hardly a scratch.
Even in this more tolerant time, eyebrows are raised when a much older guy or gal marries a much younger gal or guy.
Picture Gainesville in the late 1800s. It was billed as one of the South's great health resorts because of its numerous nearby mineral springs. It had a dozen lodging places, including the Piedmont Hotel operated by famed Confederate Gen. James Longstreet.
Liv Reinhardt Myklebust, a Norwegian, traveled to the United States in 1980 to attend Brenau University in Gainesville on a Georgia Rotary Student scholarship.
An incident during the Civil War tells much about the character of A.D. Candler of Gainesville, who later served as mayor, U.S. representative and as Georgia's governor.
This election year, voting results from the various precincts around the 9th Congressional District will show up on computer screens and other electronic devices not long after the polls close.
It'd be a stretch, but kind of fun, to blame Atlanta's water troubles on Gen. William T. Sherman, whose Union troops burned the city and anything else that got in his way on his March to the Sea during the Civil War.
(A version of this column originally ran in The Times Dec. 25, 1991.)
Bolding Bridge over the Chestatee River arm of Lake Lanier on Ga. 53 at the Hall-Forsyth counties line has been in the news lately because peregrine falcons find it convenient to build their nests atop it.
In his book, "Mule and Wagon to Automobile," Prof. Thomas H. Rasmussen of Gainesville explores how a Gainesville of 472 people in 1870 grew into a sprawling metropolitan area of 180,000 today.
It was a grand occasion that mid-November day in 1928 near Flowery Branch when the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a boulder marking where Gen. Andrew Jackson spent the night at Young's Tavern.
Not everybody got into the Roaring '20s, defined as a loose time of rebellion among some segments of the population, defying tradition and exploring a modern age after World War I and before the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression.
In the days leading up to Nov. 22, 1963, the Hall County community was preoccupied with the usual issues and autumn activities.
As recalled a few weeks ago, numerous Hardys seemed to be born with a writer's pen in their hands or a bent toward some form of journalism.
A century will have passed Monday since the beginning of World War I, which started July 28, 1914, when Austria declared war on Serbia. The United States didn't enter until three years later, declaring war on Germany.
One of the oldest camp meetings in North Georgia begins Monday at the historic Antioch Campground on Antioch Campground Road in west Hall County.
"County agents," as we call them, date back in Georgia 100 years. They are part of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, celebrating its centennial this year helping residents with home, garden and farm advice.
On this Independence Day Weekend, take a brief look at Lyman Hall, for whom Hall County is named.
Nancy Terrell Furr hid in a cabin during the Civil War while Union soldiers plundered the countryside, picked all the pears from a tree nearby and killed the only cow she owned.
OK, all you local history buffs, here's your chance to display your knowledge with this little trivia test. Answers to the questions are below:
Relative newcomers to Hall County, and even longtime residents whose memory might be fuzzy, are curious about "what used to be" in Gainesville's downtown.
Near the intersection of Wilson Bridge and Martin Bridge roads off Exit 154 of Interstate 85 in Banks County, there once was a community called Arp.
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Chalkboards along the wall outline the details of sandwich and smoothie specials, and the shelves lie stocked with everything from pasta sauce and fresh hummus to Ayurvedic supplements and gluten-free treats by Bake My Day. An electric sign advertising Dietz & Watson deli fare lights up the window, while a colorful mural by Red Eye Wear brightens up an inside wall, and awnings emblazoned with mantras like "healthy inspiration" and "faith in food" provide shade from the summer sun. Urban Gourmet Food & Market may not have staged a grand opening celebration yet, but its doors are open and the shop is ready for business.
It won't be the first market to open its doors in the San Diego neighborhood of South Park. There's Food Bowl and an IGA supermarket for much of the basics, Halcyon for organic and fair trade tea, Grant's Marketplace for bottled craft beers, artisan cheeses, and other upscale fare, and plenty of bars and restaurants lining 30thand Fern St. in between. But Urban Gourmet Food & Market isn't here to compete.
Rather, says store manager Amanda DeWitt, the hope is that the shop will fill a very important gap in the neighborhood's market.
It's a gap DeWitt noticed after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease earlier this year. As a specialist in nutrition and holistic medicine, healthful food was already high on DeWitt's priorities; this discovery sparked a total reevaluation of her diet, as well as the availability of healthy gluten-free snacks and meals as a whole.
"Being diagnosed with Celiac in the last six months has changed my whole view on food, and it has been a real difficult transition," says Dewitt. "With being a Celiac and not having a lot of choices on where I can stop and grab something quick to go, I find that giving people with dietary challenges a place to just grab-and-go is not very common, especially in this neighborhood."
The solution: a shop that would not only provide quick, tasty, and high-quality options for people with dietary challenges, but would also raise awareness of those challenges in the process. "So instead of people having to travel downtown or into Hillcrest," DeWitt explains, "they can ride their bike or walk to grab some quick gluten free groceries or even gourmet groceries."
To make this vision happen, DeWitt enlisted friend and former neighbor Joe Zaitona, who also owns a coffee shop within Mission Valley's La Mirage complex. Not that going into business in South Park area was a hard sell. "I love this neighborhood, and I love to be a part of it," says Zaitona. "It's changed a lot in the past decade – it got better, not worse. We needed this kind of concept, and it fits in perfect. So that's what got us over here."
While gluten free options are a huge priority for Urban Gourmet Food & Market, it isn't the entire focus. "We're going to be geared towards everybody," says Dewitt. "We'll have a deli that's geared towards vegans, vegetarians, and people who wanted to know where their food is coming from. We'll be able to supply that information. Our organic produce is going through Specialty Produce, so I'll be able to really specify where things are coming from."
The menu at Urban is still evolving, but its initial offering is already plenty promising. Pastries have flown off the shelves almost overnight, and early adopting customers have been sounding off on the internet in favor of the shop's espressos, sandwiches, and smoothies. (In particular, the banana and electrolyte-packed Hangover Remedy seems to be in a prime position to win over neighborhood residents after wild nights at nearby Hamilton's Tavern or Whistlestop.) But whatever else DeWitt and Zaitona decide to add, it's all gravy on the road to this little market's future success.


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God has made preparation for all those who will follow his commands to have an eternal home in heaven.
"So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." - Romans 15:6
I was in the car listening to a local Christian radio station when I was drawn to words of a song I'd never heard before.
I know that sometimes people think preachers never run out of things to say.
When is it the correct time to begin thinking about spiritual things?
This week my wife and I went to see the movie "Heaven is for real." It's about a real-life experience of a young boy who received a glimpse of heaven while he was being operated on with a serious surgery.
Well, spring break is almost over for the students. They will be back in school Monday, and the race to the finish line will be on.
Being a child of God has many blessings. Those in the world who have no religious belief, have to struggle through life's problems mostly alone. They might have a friend who will comfort them, but that comfort has limitations.
"If we say, we will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: If they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die." - 2 Kings 7:4.
Oh that man would look to see, the tragedies that continue to be.
Truthfully, the Christian faith is all about this thing called love.
It is the day before Easter. Almost 2,000 years ago, this was the darkest day in all of history. The Son of God had died the day before, been buried in a borrowed tomb and, along with his body, they buried the hopes and dreams of the future.
Studying the Bible is something people should do for themselves.
Sometimes life throws us curve balls - situations, circumstances and problems that we just don't know how to handle.
Over 2,000 years ago, there was this one called Jesus Christ who came on the scene in history. He preached, taught and healed the sick. Crowds gathered just to see if he was going to perform another miracle.
I recently read a story of a lady who spent $30,000 so she could look like Kim Kardashian. Now, she has to spend the next few years paying it off.
Back in the summers of my college days, I worked for a builder. For the most part, I kept the skilled laborers (carpenters and brick layers) supplied with materials. Then, there was the biggest mistake I made during my first summer.
Anyone who desires to be saved needs to realize that God's will must be obeyed.
On most Fourth of Julys, our family, which this year included 17 of us, meets at our house for food, fun and fireworks.
It has become popular today in some circles to say, "I love Jesus, but I hate the church."
Life gets busy sometimes, and it is easy to forget to think of the important things.
The United States celebrates its freedom on the Fourth of July. It was on this day that the Declaration of Independence from the kingdom of Great Britain was signed.
Most of us have just celebrated, in one way or another, Independence Day and are enjoying what is commonly called the Fourth of July weekend.
Our country is 238 years old. We have been a world leader, almost since our first days as a democracy.
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I think, at a childs birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who lives in your home?
Most people count their family members, plus an optional dog or cat. But entomologists scientists who study insects are now turning their attention to the six- and eight-legged critters that share your household. Despite the fact that millions of homes exist throughout the world, scientists have never before surveyed the entire population of arthropods living in the cracks in bedroom floors, in carpet, furniture or scampering across kitchen counters.
Humans spend billions of dollars to control insects, but it turns out an extraordinary number of species thrive within our four walls.
Scientists from the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences teamed up with N.C. State biologists to vacuum, scrape, sweep, suck, trap and crawl their way through all the rooms of 50 Raleigh households. Bringing back vials containing thousands of six-legged critters to the laboratory for analysis, the bug investigators found that an average Raleigh home contains more than 100 arthropod species.
The commonest household insect was the gall midge. These flies are so small and unknown that they float around like plankton of the air and we arent sure if they actually live, eat and reproduce in houses or whether they simply drift in according to Michelle Trautwein, lead entomologist on this survey. Although 100 species of insects may sound like bad news to some homeowners, the good news is that no bedbugs were found throughout this study, and only one black widow spider was uncovered (in a museum staff members basement!).
The biodiversity of our homes is relatively harmless, very diverse, and probably quite helpful in terms of maintaining a healthy household. For example, carpet beetles eat bits of organic materials that drop into our carpets; teensy book lice act like almost-microscopic vacuum cleaners eating very small bits of organic matter adhered to paper. Not surprisingly, healthy populations of spiders inhabit Raleigh homes, serving to capture some of our less welcome guests, including mosquitoes. Other amazing discoveries included the fact that living rooms hosted the largest diversity of arthropods even more than basements. And homes with more windows and doors had more insects.
Over the next few years, North Carolinas insect teams will expand their studies of homes, seeking to better understand our six-legged housemates. Do pets make a difference in the types of bugs living in households? Do houses with more stuff have more insect inhabitants? Stay tuned, as scientists learn about the role of household insects in our daily lives.
Meg Lowman, an N.C. State University professor and forest canopy expert, directs the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center. Online: www.canopymeg.com.


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Tutorial: Launching MAMP Silently on Startup
August 25th, 2008
MAMP is a great tool for running and managing a development server when you require more than the basic PHP configuration included with Leopard. However, getting the web server to run typically involves launching MAMP, entering your root password, and quitting MAMP.
This tutorial walks through the simple steps needed to launch MAMP silently on startup so that you do not have to enter your root password every time.
The issue with MAMP is that launching Apache must be done as root, so there's no way to simply add MAMP to your startup items via the system's Accounts Preferences in a way that will launch the app silently. But you don't need to. Here's the deal: MAMP's launcher is just a pretty UI that opens a shell script that, in turn, launches MAMP's Apache and MySQL servers.
You can set up launch daemons that do the exact same thing without the need to launch MAMP or enter a password.
Step 1: Create the Start-up Items
Open up your favorite text editor and paste the following into an empty document:
Create another for the MySQL start-up item:
Be sure to replace "YOUR_USERNAME" with the username for your account.
Step 2: Save the Files
Save this file as (or move the file to) /Library/LaunchDaemons/info.mamp.start.apache.plist and /Library/LaunchDaemons/info.mamp.start.mysql.plist, respectively.
Step 3: Set Permissions
If you try to launch the daemons at the moment, you'll get a "dubious permissions" error. To correct this problem, you'll need to change your permissions.
In your terminal, type:
You're done! Reboot your computer and test that your development server is running as expected by opening a served page in your browser.


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GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania — A man who received the shortest sentence among six people in the torture killing of a mentally disabled Pennsylvania woman appealed the term.
Robert Masters, 40, filed a handwritten appeal in Westmoreland County Court asking that he be allowed to rescind his guilty plea or receive a lesser sentence, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/1tZct8J ) reported Friday.
Masters was sentenced to 30 to 70 years in the 2010 death of Jennifer Daugherty, 30, who was tortured over two days and then killed in Greensburg, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Masters said his mental impairment prevented him from making a thoughtful decision in pleading guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy. He also contends his sentence violated the federal and state constitutions and that the judge failed to consider that he was afraid to intervene on Daugherty's behalf because he feared for his own life.
Masters' girlfriend, Peggy Miller, also pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy and was sentenced to 35 to 74 years. Both were accused of having failed to help Daugherty while others abused and killed her. Amber Meidinger, who testified against three other defendants, also pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 40 to 80 years in prison.
Before she died, Daugherty was beaten, had her hair cut, had her purse looted and was forced to drink a vile mixture of human waste, cleaning fluids and prescription drugs, which Ricky Smyrnes and the others hoped would kill her. When she vomited and survived, the six voted to kill her, and Melvin Knight stabbed Daugherty at Smyrnes' request, then choked her with a strand of Christmas lights with Smyrnes' help, Meidinger testified.
Daugherty's body was found wrapped in plastic and stuffed into a garbage can wedged beneath a truck parked at a school after Knight and Smyrnes dragged the container several blocks across town during a snowstorm, authorities said.
Co-defendant Angela Marinucci was sentenced to life in prison. Knight and Smyrnes were sentenced to death.
Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com


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Senate Resolution No. 70 created the Task Force on Reading Curriculum and Instruction to conduct a study to gain data on the teaching of reading and the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA).
Based upon its findings, the task force recommended that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in conjunction with higher education institutions, offer an annual reading conference for school teachers, administrators and higher education faculty that is focused on substantive reading professional development and curriculum alignment, effecting emergent and conventional reading.Past conference literacy topics have included literacy development, technology, culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, tools and practices.
2013 Conference Agenda
Agenda (PDF, 99k)
2013 Conference Overview: Two of the Faces of RTI
The faceoff to reclaim efforts to promote intensive instruction in language and literacy has arrived – welcome Two of the Faces of RTI (Response to Intervention).
Face one profiles assessment in an RTI environment. Face two sketches out a clear black-and-white image of high-quality reading instruction for reading specialists, who will lead and support classroom teachers. Together, reading specialists and classroom teachers will work to offset the language and literacy disparities among English Language Learners and the disproportionate number of children living in poverty.
RTI is being pushed to the forefront on every academic level. On the front end, the early grades have been targeted with the amended Reading Sufficiency Act, which will go into effect in 2013-14.
On the back end of the spectrum, colleges and universities are no stranger to remediation. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education tracks the remediation rates of Oklahoma's high school graduates at the state's public institutions, which is reported in the Oklahoma High School Indicators Project. The latest findings are reported in the Remediation Rates Fall 2010 Report. For more information, visit www.okhighered.org/oeis/preparation/RemediationRates.shtml.
Putting a name to the face, the scholar kicking off the RTI conversation for face one will be Dr. Michael McKenna from the University of Virginia. This trendsetting literary giant has authored, co-authored or edited 15 books and more than 100 articles, chapters and technical reports on a wide range of literacy topics. His research interests include comprehension in content settings, reading attitudes, technological applications and beginning reading.
Face two will be that of Dr. Richard Allington, an education professor from the University of Tennessee. He has served as the past president of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Reading Conference. In addition, he is a member of the International Reading Association Board of Directors. IRA honored him as the co-recipient of the Albert J. Harris Award for his tireless contributions to the understanding of reading and learning disabilities. Allington is a celebrated IRA Reading Hall of Fame inductee, who was also awarded the William S. Gray Citation of Merit for his contribution to the profession.
Cameron University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Arts and Sciences of Oklahoma, the University of Central Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are partnering to help sponsor the event.
Come join the forces of these teacher education institutions and education agencies on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, for the sixth annual reading conference, which will closely examine RTI. For the second year, the conference will be held at the Presbyterian Health Foundation Conference Center's Colloquium Room, located at 655 Research Parkway in Oklahoma City.
McKenna and Allington are equipped to bring forth a tailored, intensive instruction intervention conversation that embraces a prevention model.
Two of the Faces of RTI is a proactive approach to intervention.
2013 Conference Speaker Information
Richard Allington, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
University of Tennessee
Dr. Richard Allington's Conference Materials:
Ten Principles for Looking at Reading Lessons (PDF, 44k)
Summer Reading – Some are reading, some are not (PDF, 206k)
Evaluating Reading Interventions Using Research-Based Features Analysis (PDF, 24k)
Dr. Michael C. McKenna
Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading
University of Virginia
Dr. Michael McKenna's Conference Materials:
Assessment in an RTI Environment (PPTX, 3.5m)
Conference Podcasts and Material Archives
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2012 Conference
Conference podcast (MP3, 65.5m)
Conference podcast transcript (PDF, 365k)
2011 Conference
Conference podcast (MP3, 182m)
"Academic knowledge," Doug Buehl (PDF, 45k)
"Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning," Doug Buehl (external PDF)
"Developing Readers In Academic Subjects," Doug Buehl (PDF, 465k)
"Linking Research to Practice in Disciplinary Instruction," Doug Buehl (PDF, 81k)
"Literacy and Sound Learning Strategies for Thoughtful Reading," Doug Buehl (PDF, 175k)
"Mentoring Students in Disciplinary Literacy," Doug Buehl (external PDF)
"Self-Questioning Taxonomy," Doug Buehl (PDF, 1m)
"Strategies for Boosting Vocabulary Learning Across the Curriculum," Doug Buehl (external PDF)
"Teaching To The 'Match,'" Doug Buehl (PDF, 49k)
"Expanding Literacies through Graphic Novels," Gretchen Schwarz (PDF, 1.7k)
Graphic Novels for the Curriculum/Multiple Literacies (PDF, 99k)
"Teaching Multiple Literacies through Graphic Novels," Gretchen Schwarz (PDF, 58k)
Mentoring Readers, Writers, & Thinkers in Academic Disciplines, Doug Buehl (PDF, 438k)
Multiple Literacies (PPT, 1.1m)
Multiple Literacies, Part 2 (PPT, 606k)
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, March 2009 Article Abstract, "Linking Research to Practice in Disciplinary Instruction," Doug Buehl and David W. Moore (external link)
2010 Conference
Dr. Richard Beach Keynote Presentation (external link)
"Constructing Digital Commonplace Texts in the Classroom," R. Beach (PDF, 32k)
"Different Purposes for Using of Digital Tools to Teach Literacy in the College Classroom," R. Beach (PDF, 30k)
Richard Beach: Purposes for Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom (external link)
Moving at the Speed of Creativity (external link)
2009 Conference
ELL: Making the Match, Dr. Nancy Hadaway and Dr. Terrell Young (MP3, 131m)
Panel Discussion With Hadaway, Young and State Experts (MP3, 63m)
Children's Book Bibliography (PDF, 18k)
2008 Conference
Dr. Cathy M. Roller's Keynote at the 2008 OTEP Reading Conference
Main Page (external link)
Direct MP3 Link (external link)
"Media Literacy as Literacy for the Information Age" Presentaton by Dr. Renee Hobbs at the 2008 OTEP Reading Conference
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Direct MP3 Link (external link)
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2012 Reading Conference
2011 Reading Conference
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2009 Reading Conference
2008 Reading Conference


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(AP) - Kansas farm women are gathering near Manhattan for the second annual "Dirt, Denim and Diamonds" conference.
The two-day event begins Friday at the Living Water Ranch 16 miles north of Manhattan. It is hosted by the Flint Hills Chapter of Kansas Agri-Women.
The conference focuses on the role of rural women on the farm, with sessions on leadership, current events and agricultural issues as well as skill-building opportunities.
Topics on Friday's agenda included food labeling, livestock photography and farm communication. Saturday's plans include more sessions on areas ranging from livestock to agribusiness.


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The gardens, by now celebrated for their exotic, sub-tropical flora, were divided into four zones: the Main Garden to the north of Casa Velha, the Jardim da Senhora (Lady's Garden), the Casa Velha Garden and the wild ravine known as Ribeiro do Inferno, which translates as the oddly-named "Hell's Valley".
The Palheiro Gardens include a series of ponds and water features that interlink with each other, lawns edged with herbaceous border plants, rose and clematis pergolas and an amazing variety of trees, including tulip, blue cedar, palm, Norfolk Island pine and California redwood, and many other rare specimens.
The teahouse in the Jardin da Senhora located next to the golf course was opened in October 2003. It also serves as a half way house for golfers playing the course.
The gardens have won the coveted Garden Trophy at the annual Relais & Châteaux world awards.
Other activities associated with Palheiro Estate include real estate development near the golf course and the production and sale of fresh-cut flowers, namely orchids and proteas at Florialis, situated at the eastern end of the property.
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"If I had one criticism of Chancellor Shirvani, it's that he wasn't nearly as deft at political games as the university presidents he was tasked with supervising."
You can't be serious? Your flip-flop on Shirvani and recent defense's of him while clearing him of almost all blame is over the top. There are a lot of issues in Higher Ed, no doubt, but he was part of the problem. And one needs to look no further than his previous job evaluations (which you have pointed out and were vocal that more focus should have been put on during the hiring process) shows he can more than handle his own in political games.
http://sayanythingblog.com Rob
He made the people in California mad. He made the people in ND mad. So no, he wasnt very good at politics.
And all the university apologists willing now to admit there are problems, fine. Bit shirvani is gone. Who will you scapegoat now that he's gone?
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LONDONDERRY — A-frame style signs have been up for discussion.
A sign ordinance revision allowing A-frame, sandwich-style signs in front of businesses at plazas and malls was approved by the Planning Board and will head to the Town Council for final approval.
The revision would allow businesses to place those types of signs in front of their stores in a multi-tenant space, no farther than 6 feet from the front of the business.
Town planner Cynthia May said those signs could help local businesses attract more customers with more visible advertisements right on the sidewalk.
Resident and local business owner Kathy Wagner helped spearhead the sign amendment, saying it was important to help support local businesses and this would be a simple way to help.
"The business community really needs that," she said. "This is a step in the right direction."
Resident Ann Chiampa questioned the locations of this type of sign, saying some businesses may place the A-frame board too close to the building. That could impede pedestrian traffic or those needing a wheelchair.
"There also might be little cafe chairs and tables," Chiampa said. "A lot of people aren't as gracious (as others) for making those allowances for the handicapped."
She suggested making sure businesses were aware of the best locations to place a sign so as not to impede anyone's walking space.
Wagner said this one small change is only the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to what's allowed or not in the town's sign rules.
She said more discussion might be needed to go over the entire ordinance.
"The ordinance really needs to be opened up," she said, "get it all condensed, so it's one cohesive ordinance."
Planners approved the sign amendment and will send it off to Town Council for final approval.


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No. 8 Wrestling Sweeps No. 11 Johnson & Wales, Plymouth State and Trinity
, February 5, 2005 - Springfield College sophomores
Mike DeCiccio (Cranston, R.I.)
Mike Gaeta (Manalapan, N.J.),
each picked up three victories to lead the No. 8 Pride to a 3-0 record in a quad meet at Plymouth State, Saturday.
SC defeated No. 11 Johnson & Wales, 16-15, Plymouth State, 29-12 and Trinity, 32-9, to improve to 12-3 in dual meet competition this season.
Gaeta, ranked seventh in Division III at 141 pounds, improved his record to 27-6 this season with his three victories. DiCiccio ran his record to 13-8 with three wins at 149.
Jake Tyler (Gouverneur, N.Y.)
went 2-0 on the day at 157 pounds to improve to 18-6 this winter. Ranked eighth in Division III, he defeated Johnson and Wales' Steve Martell, who is ranked fifth nationally at the weight class.
SC closes out the dual-meet portion of its schedule this Wednesday (Feb. 9) versus Montclair State at 7:30 p.m. in Blake Arena.
No. 8 Springfield 16, No. 11 Johnson & Wales 15
197 lbs. Tim Ruberg (JWU) def. Jason Leckey (SC), 6-5
285 lbs. Scott Fay (SC) def. Jim Stanley (JWU), 8-4
125 lbs. Brandon McDonough (JWU) def. Mike Fregosi (SC), 17-12
133 lbs. Anthony Montes (JWU) def. Jamie Sgaglione (SC), 9-6
141 lbs. Mike Gaeta (SC) def. Kyle Nasdeo (JWU), 8-5
149 lbs. Mark DeCiccio (SC) def. Chris Wells (JWU), 5-2
157 lbs. Jake Tyler (SC) def. Steve Martell (JWU), 6-3
165 lbs. Joe Boucher (JWU) def. Scott Faivre (SC), 3-2
174 lbs. Brian Viglione (SC) tech. Pete Reilly (JWU), 19-4
184 lbs. Ryan Lenhardt (JWU) def. P.J. Rovinelli (SC), 10-4
Springfield 29, Plymouth State 12
197 lbs. Jason Leckey (SC) def. Billy Wilbert (PSU), 8-3
285 lbs. Scott Fay (SC) def. Shaun Wilbert (PSU), 9-4
125 lbs. Derek McNerney (SC) pin. Chris Greenwood (PSU), 2:22
133 lbs. Pete Marques (SC) tech. Dave Preciado (PSU), 15-0
141 lbs. Mike Gaeta (SC) pin. Jon Moore (PSU), 0:54
149 lbs. Mark DeCiccio (SC) won by forfeit
157 lbs. Dan Moskowitz (PSU) def. Ben Davis-Oscar (SC), 8-1
165 lbs. Brandon Black (PSU) def. Bill Koch (SC), 9-6
174 lbs. Nick Gurney (PSU) def. Scott Heinze (SC), 4-2
184 lbs. Nate Kittredge (PSU) def. P.J. Rovinelli (SC), 3-1
Springfield 32, Trinity 9
197 lbs. Oded Carmi (T) def. Jason Leckey (SC), 7-3
285 lbs. Mike Blair (T) def. Scott Fay (SC), 7-5
125 lbs. Derek McNerney (SC) dec. Jim Malone (T), 3-2
133 lbs. Jamie Sgaglione (SC) def. Luis Murillo (T), 9-3
141 lbs. Mike Gaeta (SC) maj. Derek Cohen (T), 15-2
149 lbs. Mark DeCiccio (SC) maj. Matt Woodard (T), 12-1
157 lbs. Jake Tyler (SC) pin. Steve Viamari (T), 0:36
165 lbs. Dave Bucco (T) def. Bill Koch (SC), 9-4
174 lbs. Brian Viglione (SC) pin. Andrew Graso (JWU), 2:44
184 lbs. Elliot Smith (SC) pin. Matt Webster (T), 6:41
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Bats, it seems, tend to think about sex a lot – even when they're busy hunting insects or dodging obstacles in the dark. That, Discovery News reports, is the conclusion of a study by University of Ulm scientists who found that the echolocation calls bats use for navigation and foraging "also contain information about sex, which helps the flying mammals to acquire and keep mates."
|Greater sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata). Photo © Merlin D. Tuttle
The research results, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, focused on greater sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata). Males of the species build harems of females, which are generally larger than the males, says Discovery News, the Discovery Channel website that covers science.
Mirjam Knörnschild of the University of Ulm's Institute of Experimental Ecology and her team analyzed the echolocation calls of these bats. She told reporter Jennifer Viegas that the males "court females whenever the opportunity arises. The social information in echolocation calls about the sex of the calling bat [lets] males distinguish between females and male rivals. It might also benefit calling females because they are greeted friendly.'
Viegas writes that it had been assumed that the biosonar system called echolocation was used only for "seeing with sound." Now, she reports, "it's known that this very utilitarian system serves a dual function by facilitating courtship and social communication in general."
The echolocation calls for females are higher pitched and shorter than those of males. And when those recorded calls were broadcast to males, they "led to wooing with courtship vocalizations," Discovery News said. Male greater sac-winged bats responded to the calls of other males with aggressive vocalizations.
Knörnschild told the website that male bats will also use an elaborate (and odorous) display to attract females. A male bat, Viegas reports, will "hover in front of the female and fan her vigorously, exposing her to a stinky perfume of sorts comprised of urine and glandular secretions kept in the wing sacs."
The researcher said she suspects that many bat species are capable of including social information in their echolocation calls.
Discovery News also notes that Knörnschild and her colleagues discovered in an earlier study that baby bats often babble, mixing up echolocation calls with courting trills and other sounds.
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Italian restaurant chain Zizzi opened the doors of its very first branch in London's Chiswick in 1999. Now there are over 100 branches, all decorated in an appealing contemporary style. Wood-fired ovens, open kitchens and modern interior design with locally influenced art features make for a vibrant atmosphere. As for the food, they serve up a variety of traditional Italian dishes including all the usual suspects: salads, antipasti, pasta, pizza, calzone, risotto as well as fish and meat mains and desserts. What Zizzi really pride themselves on is sourcing good quality ingredients; salads are dressed with white balsamic vinegar from Modena, for example, and offer Goddess Olives, a variety known for their firm flesh and nutty flavour. The modestly priced wine list is dominated by Italian wines, starting at £13.45 for a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
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