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DALLAS — The rapid offensive pace Oklahoma's played at since 2009 might be reduced this season. That was the major nugget Sooner coach Bob Stoops threw out Tuesday at Big 12 Football Media Days.
"Well, it's something to consider, definitely, how fast you are going, how effective it is, how it is affecting the defense? So it's something to look at," Stoops said. "There is a lot of experience back. The one thing I think, no matter who the quarterback is, there's a lot of experience around the quarterback — three senior running backs, an experienced receiver corps, experienced line.
"So hopefully we can stay on the field, eat some clock. Even if we are going no-huddle sometimes, there's opportunity to still use up some of the clock."
The up-tempo offense has its positives, but the unquestioned negative it means your defense is going to be on the field for a lot more plays. Running three plays and punting in 30 seconds is the nightmare scenario.
OU saw that one play out repeatedly in the second half of its Cotton Bowl loss to Texas A&M to end last season.
"It is a tough balance. If you're going to be doing it, you need to stay on the field and score. So, anyway, it's a big issue," Stoops said. "I know we come out of, I think, the second half — we played poorly on defense, but the second half of the Cotton Bowl we had four straight possessions, three-and-out and a turnover. We did nothing and handed them right back the football back in good field position and that kind of thing. So we go hand in hand that way.
"So it is something that always needs to be considered and watched, how we're doing it and how effective it is."
There are two issues that point toward OU slowing the pace this season. One centers on having an experienced offensive line and a quartet of senior running backs — Damien Williams, Brennan Clay and Roy Finch — a very talented fullback (Trey Millard) and fleet-footed quarterbacks for the first time in years.
Nonetheless, the up-tempo offense has been OU's calling card for the last five seasons.
"The way we've utilized tempo has been successful for us. It's not frantic, because we're calculating in everything we do," OU center Gabe Ikard said. "As long as we keep using the tempo to our advantage and using the mobility we have now and all the players we have at skill positions, it will help us score more points on offense. We can catch defenses on their heels when they don't have plays called and they're looking at their sidelines. That's when we utilize our tempo and it's been effective for us."
Year 2: This will be OU's second season since Mike Stoops returned for his second stint as defensive coordinator.
"I feel like we're more comfortable. I feel like guys are out there and we're flying around because we know what coach Mike expects," OU cornerback Aaron Colvin said. "He just expects you to go out there and play hard and make plays. As a defensive back, that's what you're taught to do. You're taught to go out there and lock up your dude and make plays. Coach Mike, he allows you just to go out there and play and I love that about him."
Defensive priority: The top priority for OU's defense this season will be stopping the run. It allowed 5.2 yards per carry last season, the highest average of the Stoops era.
The OU coach said Tuesday some of the were personnel, but others were schematic.
"Some of our schemes were stronger in pass coverage and pass defense overall. That part worked and was positive. But we hurt ourselves too much in the run game," Stoops said. "We've got to adjust some of that and be better at what we're asking our guys to do, overall on defense and up front. Then there's times there where guys needed to physically be in a better position to make the play. It's always a combination of all of it."
No comparison: Bell has drawn comparison's to former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow since he started running the ball out of the Belldozer package in 2011.
But Ikard said the comparisons should stop there.
"He throws the ball better than Tebow. Just watch the motion. He's strong and he's accurate. He's very good when it comes to throwing the deep ball," Ikard said.
Feeling the heat?: Stoops is about to begin his 15th season and he's eight wins away from matching Barry Switzer's school record win total of 157.
Nonetheless, there are fans grumbling because OU has won't a national title since 2000 or played for once the 2008 season.
Stoops admitted he's understood for years that he can't keep everyone happy.
"I do feel appreciated by our fans, administration, and everybody. I've never been appreciated by everybody, even in 2000," Stoops said. "So not everyone's going to — that's always going to be the case, and any time you've been somewhere 15 years, that's something to consider."
Hanging on every word: Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby has a fan in Ikard. The Sooner center watched the commissioner's press conference Monday. Ikard is behind Bowlsby in calling for changes with the NCAA.
"He brought the noise, man," Ikard said. "He was frank and straight forward about the direction he wanted to take the conference and the direction he felt the NCAA move. It was impressive to hear him speak his mind about that. I thought it was pretty entertaining."
No slight: The Sooners were picked to finish second in the Big 12 in the preseason poll. It marks the first time since 2007, OU won't enter the season as the preseason favorite.
Colvin didn't have an issue with OU's spot.
"To be honest with you, I don't really care about preseason," he said. "There's always those sleeper teams that come out of nowhere so the Big 12, no matter who's at the top, who's at the bottom, anybody can beat anybody so with us being No. 2, I just found that out today. So I'm not really worried about it. With us losing so many people and a new quarterback position change, it's still respectful. But at the end of the day, it's not where we want to be, we want to be No. 1 and that's what we're working toward."


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Niagara Gazette — LOCKPORT — Four Niagara County legislators and party caucus officials were re-elected without opposition Wednesday during the body's annual organization meeting.
Returning Legislature Chairman Bill Ross, C-Wheatfield, cited a series of local legislative "victories" and "disappointments" in 2012, and budgetary challenges in 2013, in his annual State of the County address. He pledged the Legislature will continue advancing local economic development through brownfield reclamation, moves to make "shovel ready" commercial/industrial sites and targeted support for Niagara's main sectors, agriculture and tourism, and will also keep up the "downsizing" of county government by consolidation, privatization and other cost-cutting moves.
Of the biggest disappointment in 2012 — insufficient state mandate relief in the face of the so-called property tax cap — Ross exhorted his fellow lawmakers to keep up pressure on Albany.
"We cannot let that go," he said. As New York counties deplete their fund balances in order to meet the mandates while staying under tax cap limits, "counties could be moving toward the fiscal cliff too."
Clyde Burmaster, R-Ransomville, was re-elected as legislature vice chairman without opposition. Richard Updegrove, R-Lockport, remains the Republican-led majority caucus leader and Dennis Virtuoso, D-Niagara Falls, remains the minority caucus leader.
Legislative standing committee assignments haven't been announced yet. After a mid-December change in the Rules of Order, the majority and minority leaders are now making the assignments instead of the legislature chairman.
Also, membership of the standing committees — administration, public works, economic development, community services and community safety and security — was reduced to five legislators a piece from seven. Caucus leaders will make the appointments proportionate to their caucus' share of legislative seats, meaning Republicans will have four seats and Democrats one seat on each committee.
In addition, the Rules of Order now bar the legislature chairman, vice chairman and caucus leaders from being committee chairmen. Immediately, the most affected lawmakers are Updegrove, who was chairman of economic development, and Burmaster, who was chairman of public works last year.
With reorganization, lawmakers approved an abbreviated 2013 legislature meeting schedule. In years past the body has convened twice a month. Last year Ross compressed the schedule to 19 meetings, and called two "special" meetings to act on business more quickly than the next scheduled meeting.
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Saddened at Apple CEO Steven Jobs' resignation , Silicon Valley residents blamed his poor health.
"I would say that it was inevitable that he was going to resign or step down eventually, because of his health condition," said Los Altos resident Rabindra Sahdev, 51, from outside the Apple Store on Palo Alto's University Avenue. "It was almost expected—it was a matter of when."
Jobs' announced his departure from the helm of Apple in a resignation letter on Wednesday, and though he's been on medical leave since January, he didn't indicate that his health was a factor in his decision. The executive suffers from pancreatic cancer and received a liver transplant two years ago.
However, many locals opined that his deteriorating health was a primary reason for his departure, and some worried about the company's stock.
Mountain View restaurateur John Akkaya, 50, who said he served Jobs many years ago, described him as "down to earth." Akkaya was deeply saddened—though not surprised—by Jobs' decision.
"It's a sad story. He was a pioneer—he was really a pioneer in the Silicon Valley," said the owner of on Castro Street, a popular locale for business meetings. "He touched a lot of people's lives and he created a lot of jobs. It's just sad. I wish him well."
Anthony Giacobbe, a self-described "Apple lover," said the stock might take a hit. "No one likes to see management change; it freaks people out."
"His health was in question for a while," said Giacobbe, 29, another Mountain View resident. "I imagine running a company like Apple was stressful."
Not only was Jobs a computer industry pioneer, but he grew up in Silicon Valley. Born in San Francisco and adopted by a Mountain View couple, Jobs and his parents moved to unincorporated Los Altos. He and fellow Homestead High School graduate Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in Jobs' parents' home. Tech tourists often photograph themselves in front of the Crist Drive home.
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce members, meeting at its monthly mixer, were shocked. Sam Pesner, chairman of the chamber, said he respected Jobs' desire to step down if he felt he could no longer do the job the way he felt it should be done.
"It's either his health ... or it perhaps he's simply done," Pesner said. "He's accomplished a lot, and I congratulate him on everything he's."
Jim Flynn, another chamber member said, "I'm proud that he came from this area. I wish him well. God bless him."
From the Apple store, similar sentiments continued to be echoed.
"It's very crazy to think about, because (Jobs) has been such a huge name for Apple, and now it's going to forever change," said Palo Alto resident, Lauren Machado, 21.
She said the stock might drop but said the arrival of the new iPhone should help.
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If you're a hardcore fan of the outdoors, the arrival of summer can only mean one thing—it's time to get the tent out of the attic, throw everything into the car, and head off for a stay under the stars. It sounds idyllic, but as with all family holidays, it's all too easy to end up bickering in the sweltering heat over directions or arguing over who's turn it is to cook dinner. But don't panic, help is at hand! We've gathered together our five favorite iPhone apps that will help you enjoy every minute of your camping trip. The only thing we can't help you with is wrestling grizzly bears....
This application lets you use your iPhone's display as a flashlight. It displays images of a variety of different bulb styles and lets you adjust the screen brightness. It is not as bright as a Maglight, but it sure comes in handy when you're at a campground restroom, and you left your regular flashlight at the campsite.


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Web services are basically a modern form of a remote procedure call (RPC) system. They allow applications on one machine to execute operations on another machine. Systems integrators use web services to make widely differing systems talk to one another.
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An Example
To understand, let's take a look at a hypothetical example. Imagine a class like this:
Dim ournews As NewsTicker= new NewsTicker() Dim headline As String = ournews.GetHeadline(1) Console.WriteLine(headline)
This could be a local function operating on your own machine, or it could be a web service. If it were a web service, the actual code that returns the headline might be running on some other machine somewhere on the internet. You don't have to know what it's doing; there might be a database on the other end of the service, a screen-scraper, or a carrier-pigeon-message translation service. The code on the remote webserver might be PHP, Java, Python, or COBOL. That's the point of web services.
Technical Background: SOAP
Under the hood, Mono uses a protocol called SOAP to make web services work just like other methods. In the example above, when GetHeadline() is called, Mono generates an XML file that describes an information request. It could look like this:
<webservice url="http://somenewsservice.com/webservice"> <function name="GetHeadLine" > <int name="number" value="1" /> </function> </webservice>
In the real world it looks very different and much more complicated, but that's the basic logic. The remote webserver reads the request, interprets it, and runs some business logic. It sends back an XML response packet something like this:
<webservice url="http://somenewsservice.com/webservice"> <function name="GetHeadLine" > <int name="return" value="This is some new from CNN" /> </function> </webservice>
Mono knows how to take XML response packets and turn them into data your application can use.
Internal Communication
In order to use a web service, Mono requires a descriptor file written in WSDL (Web Services Description Language). WSDL is an XML description of the API for a given web service. Mono's tool wsdl knows how to translate a WSDL file into a C# library that can run that web service. The local library file is a wrapper around the web service, but it gets installed into the GAC just like any other library.
Consuming Web Services
As an example of what can be done with web services, let's use a part of Google's publicly accessible web services, the Google spell checker. When you enter "spelll checker" in Google, it will ask you if you meant "spell checker". With the Google web service, you can use that function directly from C#.
First Steps: Creating the Local Stub
To create the local library that will invoke Google's web service, we'll use their WSDL file. You can get the Google WSDL files at http://api.google.com/GoogleSearch.wsdl. To generate the C# stub source type:
wsdl http://api.google.com/GoogleSearch.wsdl -language:vb
This will result in GoogleSearchService.vb . Compile with:
vbnc /target:library GoogleSearchService.vb -r:System.Web.Services.dll,System.Xml.dll
The above command line instructs the compiler to generate a library, and to reference (-r:) the System.Web.Services library.
Now you have the final stub assembly: GoogleSearchService.dll
Google License key
Google does lock the web service with a special key. You can obtain a key at https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount. This key allows ~50 actions per day. You must replace my sample key with yours.
Application 1: The Google Spell Checker on a Webpage
We will start by using the spell checker on a simple web page. First you will have to drop the stub GoogleSearchService.dll in your ASP.NET bin directory. The example is very simple to understand.
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
Hello WebService!
 <form runat="server">
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

<asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"></asp:Label>

<input type="submit" value="Submit" runat="server"></input>
 </form>
This will look like this:
The code where the web service is accessed is marked red. To test the service enter "spelll checker" for example, and watch it correct your spelling.
Application 2: A Console Application
You can also consume the WebService with a Console or Gtk# application. You'll need to reference GoogleSearchService.dll when you compile.
vbnc /r:GoogleSearchService.dll spellchecker.vb
The Code:
Imports System Module UseWSInMono Public Sub Main(ByVal args() As String) Dim licensekey As String = "FCszK/FQFHJWQE1n5OkeGmZAWzCFY5+7" Dim Service1 As GoogleSearchService = New GoogleSearchService() Dim suggestion As String = Service1.doSpellingSuggestion(licensekey, args(0)) Console.WriteLine(suggestion) End Sub End Module
If you want to do more, you will require documentation of the web service. For Google's API, one place to look is in the comments of the WSDL file. Individual web service providers are responsible for providing good documentation, though you may be able to use the C# introspection tools or read the source generated by wsdl for a slightly better idea of how any given web service works.
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Saturday, Oct. 20
GMC will host its Alumni Weekend at the Milledgeville campus. Some of the weekend's events include a golf tournament; a dance with entertainment by "The Grapevine;" the presentation of the 2012 Alumni Awards during the Alumni Parade featuring the 134th Corps of Cadets with guest speaker Dr. George Coletti; a groundbreaking ceremony for GMC's new Health and Wellness Center; a concert featuring Mac Frampton and his band performing "Yesterday Once More;" and several opportunities for tours of GMC's campus. For additional information, registration and ticket details please contact Earlene Hamilton, GMC Alumni Development Coordinator, at (478) 445-0205.
A golf tournament for the Georgia Cancer Support charity will take place at the Milledgeville Country Club. There will be 25 teams of four players each. Anyone has the opportunity to purchase any of the 18 holes for $100 or sponsor a team for $450. Vendors are also able to donate $100 to set up a booth at the event to sell their merchandise. Patrons can enjoy dinner after a $30 donation.
Sunday, Oct. 21
3 p.m.: Yung Mieo and his production crew will visit The Fun Factory! Yung Mieo is a rising music artist from Atlanta. More information about the event will be posted to the Georgia Fun Factory Facebook page.
6:30 p.m.: American Legion Auxiliary Post 523 meets at 430 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. All members are urged to attend.
Monday, Oct. 22
11 a.m to 3 p.m..: "Survivors in Pink" and their club "Faith, Hope, and Love" will host "Bras for a Cause" on GC front campus to raise funds for the program. The bras will be decorated by students and turned in, each submission costing $15. They will then be put on display and everyone is welcome to come vote for their favorite, a single vote costs $1. The funds will go toward a banquet to honor survivors in late October.
Noon to 4 p.m.: Harriet's Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open. The nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients in Central Georgia has relocated next door to Georgia Cancer Specialists building at Oconee Regional Medical Center. For information or to volunteer, call (478) 457-2124.
1 to 3 p.m.: Mary Vinson Memorial Library and Digital Bridges host an Open Computer Clinic at the Library. The clinic is designed to teach basic skills to adult beginning computer users. Participants may come with specific questions or for general knowledge. For more information, call (478) 387-0254 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve your slot or volunteer.
5:30 p.m.: Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority meets in the Chamber of Commerce office.
6 p.m.: Survivors of Suicide meet at River Edge Behavioral Center on Blandy Road (just past Flooring America on the left). For more information call Leanne Branch (478) 451-2740.
7 to 9 p.m.: A community bike project will be held at the Milledgeville Fire Department on W. Thomas St.. Bikes will be repaired by volunteers and given to those in greatest need in the community. The event is co-sponsored by Milledgeville Cares, Inc. and the Milledgeville Fire Department. Donations of all usable bikes and bike parts will be accepted at the station on Thomas Street any time. High school age and adult volunteers are needed to repair bikes. Adam Heagy of Oconee Outfitters will teach the class. Tools will be provided or available at cost for individual's kits (optional). The bike project will meet the fourth Monday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, contact Louise Sallstrom at (478) 457-5311 or visit milledgevillecares
7 p.m.: BINGO is held at the American Legion on Log Cabin Road. No one under the age of 18 is permitted. Refreshments are sold by the Ladies Auxiliary. (478) 452-8538
7:30 p.m.: The Oconee River Buskers Square Dance Club meets at the Walter B. Williams Recreation Center.
7:30 p.m.: Milledgeville Jaycees meet at Walter B. Williams Jr. Park.
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Finished 50+ ultras
Finished 50+ ultras
1st - Crowders Mountain 50k (NC)
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USATF 50k Trail State Champion (FL)
4th - Chatooga River 50k (SC)
5th - Rattlesnake 50k (WV)
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I have never laughed as hard and learned as much about trail running in one morning! These clinics are a must for trail runners and are a great excuse to hit the Headlands for a run... Tim Long is not just an accomplished athlete and writer (read his blog, hilarious), but his coaching skills address all levels of runners regardless of pace or distance goals! Attended an outstanding hill clinic by Coach Tim Long today in the Marin Headlands... This man is a must if you are looking to improve your running - regardless of your race goals.
-Liana (Hill Run Clinic participant, CA)
Another great weekend of running clinics and running groups! Everyone had such great things to say after each, how much they learned regardless of their own experience and just how much fun they had too! Already looking forward to the next ones! Nice job yet again Tim!!!!
-Kara (Coached since May 2012)
This post goes out to my top notch A #1 coach, Tim Long. I ran my second NFEC this year and with Tim's coaching and guidance I went into this one totally prepared. You gave me great insight into the nuances of racing with a customized training plan, effective strategies and a ton of support. This combination made it possible for me to run a solid race. I know you have a lot of athletes to coach. It is obvious that you are invested in each one of us. Thank you for always being available to answer my questions and provide really helpful feedback. Training with you made HUGE difference.
It is great having a bad a$$ coach who is such a bad a$$ runner himself.
It is great having a bad a$$ coach who is such a bad a$$ runner himself.
-Claude (Coached since June 2012)
Tim's best attribute as a coach is that he doesn't mince words; it's straight-up -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. I might not share his competitive drive or talent (though I'm certainly more competitive than I like to admit), but his guidance off and on the trail motivates me to keep to the structure needed. I spent 2011 (June to November) training by bits and pieces I gleaned from the blogosphere, books, and magazines, but I find Tim's guidelines to be of much greater benefit. Endless reading and chasing my brother got me started, but Tim raises the bar. This is done by creating a training schedule (portions of which I once thought impossible) designed around my approach to trail running and competing, but with an added edge that encourages me to be as competitive as my 48 year old engines can be. I am very disciplined, and Tim responds to that (in my case, it wouldn't work otherwise!). But he also knows when to provide a reality check. When I found out an injury wasn't as bad as expected, Tim still guided me to basically sit out November (boring!, but wow I was fast in January!).
The way his personalized training schedule cycles between races is fascinating, and I actually look forward to each week's torture (I hate the hill repeats, they HURT), eventually the planned rests are beneficial and taper or re-set weeks seem way too easy (what seemed impossible is now possible). He's taught me about in-race fueling and pacing, moving from walking-to-hiking-to-running. It's stuff like that that you just can't figure out easily from blogs or books; but you'll figure the bad parts out while bonking or cramping miles from aid or the finish! And it works. I don't care about my placings (well of course I do) but I at a few 50Ks I've actually felt in it even with almost 8,000 feet of climbing under my feet.
Although I run in a community of ultrarunners, including my brother, I think coaching provides a somewhat impartial avenue for improvement. It's not because someone is yelling in my ear, Tim can't -- he's hundreds of miles away and we only run together a few times a year; it's because I know someone will be looking at my log (I put results in a shared google spreadsheet that he's formatted and I share GPS files). Often times he comments, other times he replies with his GPS route that makes mine look silly. More often it's the next step in the regime, a race suggetion, and/or guidance based on my questions and his experienced observation. It's been worth the price of admission to any event, and it gave me the confidence to lose in the Western States Lottery and immediately enter the San Diego 100 where I happily finished and began searching for more, less than a year after hitting the trail. Like I said, it works.
-Craig (coached since November 2011)
-Craig (coached since November 2011)
I've used Tim as a coach for a little over a year now and the results show the value. I finished my first 100 in 2011 (22hr. and change) and set a PR at 50 miles by almost 2 hours (8hr. 13min. at Dick Collins Fire Trails...not the easiest of courses). Tim developed a program for me that understood my commitment to FAMILY and work; basically, he got it done without ridiculously high mileage weeks. Tim's not overly fancy, doesn't do a bunch of targeted HR work (like I was used to with cycling) but bases your workouts more on your perceived effort. In my opinion this is the way to go; ultras are so long and the runner must reassess their personal situation so many times that no gadget can replace the runner's brain...their perception. That said, you may have to do an HR test or two at the beginning of a program to get a baseline. All-in-all, I know I've developed better endurance following Tim's instructions. I've also learned how to walk...yes, walk. An amazing skill that many ultra runners lack; walking FAST!
The runner must commit to the program. That is not to say you run through injury or sickness (Tim always helps restructure things around...life) but to understand that the program is a progression and things take time. Minutes don't miraculously fall off PR's but over time things seem to "click." I'd say they get easier but that never happens because we'll always pick a harder race :-) We've chosen to run ultras after all!
-Darren (coached since March 2010)
In the time I've been one of Tim's athletes, I have felt stronger and more sure of my capabilities than ever. I've always had stamina, but I'm adding speed and confidence to my running, and have lots of new tricks up my sleeve to get me through the miles happily and healthily. I recently suffered a few setbacks in the form of a knee injury followed by a respiratory condition; Tim talked me through the rough spots and helped me get back in racing shape quickly and smoothly. His advice about everything from nutrition and hydration, to aid station efficiency, to hill climbing and descending has helped me become a smarter runner. Moreover, I'm more confident than ever about my physical and mental strength as I approach the date of my first 50 miler.
It's not often that a very accomplished athlete in his or her own right possesses the empathy, articulateness and humor to help others to greatness, but Tim possesses all these in spades! I'm very appreciative of how his plan has worked for me thus far, and can't wait to strengthen and deepen my running skills even more with his continued help.
-Karen (coached since April 2012)
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I write about dysfunctional America.
Just a quick note on one part of Mitt Romney's big speech. He didn't simply dismiss global warming, or reject policies intended to address or mitigate against sea level rise, which is closely tied to global warming. Politicians do those things all the time. It's ill-informed and irresponsible. But Romney took this a step further: he used the very idea of controlling sea level rise as a mere rhetorical device, a laugh line to mock Barack Obama's grandiosity. And he milked it for a few long seconds as the crowd at the Republican National Convention laughed.
"President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family."
I don't buy that this is solely about Obama's alleged hubris. It's a twofer: of course the crowd was laughing at the hubris angle; while I don't have a poll to prove it, it's safe to say most RNC attendees are not too keen on the current consensus on climate science either. So: double rimshot. But this remark is, needless to say, unhelpful. Sea level rise is a genuine problem. The oceans are actually rising as the planet warms up, in part because the volume of water is expanding due to the extra heat, and in part due to the ongoing melting of polar ice. Evidence suggests that for most of the past 3,000 years, sea levels were stable, but that they began rising in the 1950s. Since then, they crept up at an annual rate of 1.7 millimeters per year. Lately, though, sea level rise has apparently been accelerating: This 2010 paper published by Science magazine (paywalled), notes that over the past 20 years, global sea level has risen an average of 3.3 millimeters a year.
This is becoming a severe social and political problem because so many people around the world, and millions of them in the United States (including Romney's Boston headquarters) are located along coastlines. Approximately 10% of the world's population lives at elevations of 10 meters or less above sea level, the Science paper notes, and many of these places suffer from subsidence, erosion, and other problems that hasten their exposure and possible demise.
The biggest risk here is from storms, which can suddenly pump up sea levels by many meters, with little warning. People like living near coastlines, and, in the U.S. and other parts of the developed world, coastal development has surged in recent years. But most assumptions for development and flood protection assume a certain stability that no longer exists. Denying this (as some state and local governments are doing) is crazy: sooner or later, the people living in these places, and the businesses they built there, will pay the price.
So Romney's notion that helping families and protecting communities against sea level rise are somehow diametrically opposed is silly. He knows better.
Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. My Forbes blog page is here.
Thing is, Romney does know better, but he's been told to deride the concept of global warming resulting from the use of fossil fuels, so he does.
Would the author concede, however, that climate scientists transcended their role as purveyors of fact and data, and attempted to influence opinion, thereby undermining their credibility?
Granted, this is understandable in light of the risks of inaction, but IT IS NOT THE PLACE of the scientist to be an advocate.
Leave that to the environmentalists, journalists and politicians.
If a car is going over a cliff, and a scientist is in it, he is probably going to try and do something a bit more than point out that the car is going over a cliff.
actually he would quit being a scientist.
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These remarks were disturbing on many levels and in my opinion serve to highlight a fundamental difference between the parties. One cares only about themselves. The other cares about the well-being of all people and the planet. "What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?" I don't get it…
A few weeks ago, in Slate's political gabfest, in the "Ode to Nixon" version which can be found on the website here:
Beverly Gage of Yale proposed a new theory about those on the right and those on the left. She suggested that those on the right are more aspirational (in this context they want to believe certain things) compared to those on left who are more realistic. I believe this was a key insight into why certain beliefs on the right are so strongly held despite so much contrary evidence.
Nature is far from peace, love and understanding. When faced with something you cant change, sometimes all you can do is joke about it.
In the meantime, if you want to do something positive for the rest of us, please send all of your money to the goverment and get all your understanding freinds to do the same. Now thats very funny is it not.
Gov. Romney didn't say he didn't believe in Global Warming or that it was/wasn't a problem, the writer of this article suggested that's what he meant. Stop putting words in the Man's mouth and listen to what he really said.
This issue continues to be misconstrued. Yes the climate is changing. It always has and always will. What is debatable is the extent, if any, a changing climate is caused by human activity. What people object to is paying billions of dollars in wealth on the theory that we can actually have a significant impact and change the climate. Consider that in the 1970s scientists were predicting global cooling and the coming ice age. Can you imagine if we had squandered billions then trying to keep the earth from cooling? One volcano erupting has orders of magnitude greater influence on the climate than anything man can do. There seems to be a group of people that want to control everything: the car you drive, the house you live in, the food you eat, how you spend your leisure time, etc. And it seems it is these same people that think we can control the climate.


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To save a Powerpoint 2003 Presentation to a CD-R so that all of your links work:
Select FILE > PACKAGE FOR CD
The Package for CD window will open.
- Type in a Name for your CD in the "Name for CD type-in box".
- Choose the OPTIONS button.
- Check all of the options you want. All 3 options are recommended, especially Embedded True-Type Fonts if you used unusual fonts.
- Click OK to close the OPTIONS window.
Now you can just click the COPY TO CD button.
(Make sure that you have already inserted a blank CD-R into the computer's CD recorder)
If you want to save your PPT presentation and with all of the linked media and documents into a folder on your computer's hard drive or onto a USB Jump Drive, choose the COPY TO FOLDER button in the Package for CD window instead of the COPY TO CD button.
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ORANGE — Outdoors Editor Chester Moore shows why fishing is bad on a west wind in the Sabine Area. Video courtesy of Ohmstede.
ORANGE — Outdoors Editor Chester Moore shows why fishing is bad on a west wind in the Sabine Area. Video courtesy of Ohmstede.
Summer is one of the best times to seek catfish in Southeast Texas and thankfully, for local anglers without a boat, there are catfish in just about every canal, drainage ditch and bayou in the area.
Fishing from the bank has its disadvantages but there is a way around it. This involves making the fish come to you.
European catfish and carp anglers who typically fish exclusively from the bank use a system called "ground baiting," which involves putting chum out with the bait. They attach a small cylindrical device above their swivel, which holds chum and dispenses it as the water rushes by. The problem is these rigs are not readily available in our marketplace.
However, with a little ingenuity, taking a 35-millimeter film canister, punching a hole in the bottom and on the lid and then punching more holes along the side can make a similar device. This acts as a perfect chumming device and is very inexpensive.
Not everyone has film canisters these days so the softer plastic aspirin bottles will also get the job done.
Rig this above your swivel and weight, and then fill it with your favorite chum. Now you will not only be chumming the area you fish in but also bringing fish directly to your bait.
Any kind of chum will work, but a mixture I have had some success with was menhaden oil (available through many mail order offshore supply catalogs) mixed with soured milo. The oil creates a huge chum slick and when it mixes with the milo, the smell is almost unbearable, which means catfish love it. The best part is that a little bit goes a long way.
Something else to consider is using jack mackerel as bait.
This oily fish is available in larger supermarkets in a can for less than $1, and I can attest it will bring in fish. While fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and tagging sharks for the Mote Marine Laboratory, my partners and I were able to chum in and catch nearly 40 sharks while using less than two cans of the stuff. It is oily and stinks to high heaven, so catfish should love it.
For anglers interested in using film canisters to chum their bait, something else to consider is the use of a popping cork. Even if your bait is on the bottom, you can rig a popping cork above it and attach a baited film canister below. This will allow you to do some extra chumming and use the cork to "pop" the chum out whenever you want to release more.
Another great tip for land bound anglers is to use braided line. In talking with several anglers who pursue brackish blues from the bank, I have learned that loosing striking fish can be a problem.
I am not sure as to the reason but a definitely solution is using a braided line because they have no stretch. When making long casts with monofilament from the bank you have the potential for lots of line stretch when can make a poor hookset.
Sixty yards of line might have five or six feet of stretch and that is plenty for a big blue to undo. When using a braid like Fireline, Gorilla Braid or Spiderwire you can forego these problems and greatly enhance your chances of putting some catfish in the frying pan.
(To contact Chester Moore, e-mail him at email@example.com. You can hear him on the radio Fridays from 6-7 p.m. on "Moore Outdoors" on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI or online at www.klvi.com and watch him Saturdays on GETV.org on "God's Outdoors with Chester Moore".)


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Photo: Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis, Cambridge Auxiliary Police Officer of the Year Jeffrey Forbes, Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert C. Haas, Superintendent Jack Graham of the Cambridge Police Auxiliary, and Cambridge Police Lieutenant James DeFrancesco, Director of the Cambridge Police Auxiliary.
The City of Cambridge showed its appreciation to the members of the Cambridge Police Auxiliary by holding a banquet in their honor at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge.
Over 80 people were in attendance to honor the volunteer efforts of the Auxiliary Police; including Auxiliary members, their families and friends, members of the Cambridge Police Department, Mayor Henrietta Davis, and other City officials.
Commissioner Robert C. Haas of the Cambridge Police Department welcomed those in attendance and addressed the Auxiliary members, saying, "Your service is invaluable to us and we want to show you our appreciation for all that you do for our City."
"It's a pleasure to be able to celebrate and honor your service to our City," Mayor Henrietta Davis said. "The Auxiliary Police play a vital role in making sure Cambridge is a fun place to live, providing the needed support at City celebrations and events. We are lucky to have such a talented and dedicated group."
Before presenting gifts to all of the members of the Auxiliary Police for their volunteer efforts, Mayor Davis, Commissioner Haas, Lieutenant James DeFrancesco and Superintendent Jack Graham of the Cambridge Police Auxiliary presented the 2012 Cambridge Auxiliary Police Officer of the Year Award to Jeffrey Forbes in recognition of his outstanding individual accomplishments and dedication to duty.
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PLATTSBURGH — A Plattsburgh man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for forcibly sodomizing an 8-year-old girl.
Last August, the Clinton County Grand Jury indicted Billy J. Page, 30, on charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, a violent felony, according to a news release from the Clinton County District Attorney's Office.
Plattsburgh City Police Lt. Pat Rascoe said earlier that Page abused the girl over a period of time.
Page, of 10 Cusprinie Way in Plattsburgh, pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2013.
He was sentenced on Dec. 9 in Clinton County Integrated Domestic Violence Court in front of Judge Timothy Lawliss, said the statement, which was released this week.
During the sentencing, Lawliss called the defendant a "monster" and praised the victim as a hero for finding the courage to disclose the abuse, the release said.
"The grace that the victim in this case has shown throughout this entire process has been truly inspirational," Assistant District Attorney Domenica Padula said.
"Her strength in not only coming forward but in later testifying ensured that the man who had hurt her so violently would never be able to hurt other children like her again."
Assistant District Attorney Jaime Douthat expressed appreciation to the Plattsburgh City Police detectives who handled the case.
"These are difficult and emotional cases to investigate," she said.
In addition to his prison sentence, Page was ordered to pay a fine, submit a DNA sample and register as a sex offender.
The court also issued a stay-away order of protection for the victim for 28 years.
Page was represented by Joseph Mucia.


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Well, our weird cultural obsession with zombies shows no sign of letting up. Last week, Brad Pitt's long-awaited zombie extravaganza "World War Z" hit theaters. (Don't believe the haters, it's a terrific summer popcorn movie.) This month also marks the debut of one of the year's most hugely hyped video game titles, which posits a different sort of zombie apocalypse.
"The Last of Us" (PS3, $59.95; rated M) is already making Top Ten lists for 2013, and with good reason. It's the kind of accomplished big-budget console title that hits on all cylinders – story, game play, atmosphere, character, visuals and sound.
From the makers of the hugely popular "Uncharted" series, "The Last of Us" is a third-person action adventure title that folds in elements of the survival horror and cover-shooter genres. The technical specs are all top-notch. This game looks and sounds amazing. But it's clear that a good deal of time and effort was put into the characters and the story, and this makes all the difference.
The year is 2033, and the player assumes the role of Joel, one of the few remaining survivors of the zombie apocalypse that devastated the Earth 20 years previously. (Do the math and you'll see why we should be worried.)
The zombies in question aren't undead, per se. They're infected with a fungal organism that causes them to gradually mutate into half-man, half-mushroom creatures with alarming disfigurements and psychotic tendencies. But hey, a zombie is a zombie, am I right?
As with the baddies in "World War Z," these zombies are fast. Those in the early stages of infection, called Runners, like to attack in swarms. In later stages of infection, the zombies turn into Clickers – blind manics who track by echolocation – and Bloaters, slower-moving behemoths protected by a thick fungal shell.
The result is a pleasantly varied combat system that encourages tactical thinking. When facing Runners, you want to isolate enemies and take them out quietly, lest their pals start sprinting in from all directions. Clickers and Bloaters require different approaches, and various encounters might mix and match the enemies, plus throw in environmental obstacles. A derelict subway station clouded with poisonous spores, say. Oh, you also have to watch out for homicidal fellow survivors and the brutal soldiers of America's new fascist regime.
Borrowing from the survival horror genre, "The Last of Us" ups the ante by providing limited resources. Weapons and ammo are rare and valuable – this is no arcade shoot-'em-up. In many instances, your best strategy is to run away screaming.
The combat system will be familiar to fans of the "Uncharted" franchise, and it includes options like auto-lock aiming so you can adjust difficulty on the fly. The limited skills and crafting system let you upgrade Joel's abilities and equipment as the fights get tougher.
So, yes, all the game play elements are solid, and they provide the foundation for the game's sophisticated storytelling. Early in the game, Joel teams up with 14-year-old fellow survivor Ellie, who doesn't look just a little like actress Ellen Page. She looks exactly like Ellen Page.
I don't want to disclose too much of the plot, but the story essentially involves the growing bond between these two as the broken, amoral Joel – he lost a daughter in the initial outbreak – comes to care for his spitfire ward. As they flee across the devastated ruins of America, secrets are revealed and the stakes are raised.
There really is nothing new under the sun in the post-apocalypse genre – everything's been done before, in some variation. But I'm impressed at how "The Last of Us" involves the player emotionally, and shuffles familiar elements into new story hooks. The fungus-based pandemic is nice, and provides for some truly scary visuals. I also liked how the designers imagine a world being slowly reclaimed by nature.
In the end, though, it's the story of Joel and Ellie that you really come to care about. This is a famously hard trick to pull off in video games. As much as proponents like to trumpet the unique narrative potential of video games – and I'm one of them – the truth is that film and TV are still several light-years ahead in regard to stories with rich character development.
Games like "The Last of Us" are fast closing the distance, though, and I suspect future game historians will flag this one as a landmark moment in video game storytelling.
New This Week: The popular Marvel comics character gets his own game title with Activision's "Deadpool" (PC, PS3, X360). The ultra-crossover title "Project X Zone" (3DS) features more than 200 characters from 27 different Japanese RPG games. And the hardcore actioner "Ride to Hell: Retribution" (PC, PS3, X360) explores sex, drugs and rock n' roll in 1960s biker gang culture.


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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore prosecutors have rested their case against a man accused of killing a North Carolina teenager.
Circuit Court Judge Alfred Nance said he'll let the case against Michael Maurice Johnson continue, even though he says he's concerned the evidence presented is circumstantial.
Defense lawyers now get to present their case.
Johnson is accused in the 2010 slaying of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes. The teenager from Monroe, N.C., was visiting relatives in Baltimore when she disappeared. Her body was found in the Susquehanna River months after she went missing.
Among the witnesses so far have been the teenager's older sister and a man who says Johnson called him for help in getting rid of her body.
Johnson's lawyers have said there is no DNA evidence linking their client to the crime.


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Independent publisher, Rocket Science Productions, is launching Basset Brothers Entertainment, which will specialize in the creation, productions, and marketing of films, TV shows, web series, commercials, and radio.
Basset Brothers Entertainment is opening its doors with Internet radio channel, WRSP, which starts on July 22nd. WRSP will be featuring interview/talk shows with authors and celebrities (indies and mainstream) from all over the world. Three shows are currently scheduled to go live: The Authors Talk Show hosted by author Douglas A. Huggins, will focus on authors and their books. The FLiP M and FliP W shows, sponsored by FLiP M/W magazine, will be hosted by popular models and Chief Editors, Jax Turyna and Alexis Nichols. The FLiP shows will focus on interviewing actors, directors, producers, musicians, and many other professionals within the entertainment industry. More information about the available shows, sponsorship, promotions, and guest opportunities can be found at http://www.wrspradio.com.
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CORBIN — Times-Tribune Staff Report
B'ville woman arrested for public intoxication, wanton endangerment
Knox County Sheriff John Pickard said on Sunday Deputy Claude Hudson was dispatched to a residence on Waterson Street in Barbourville to investigate a complaint of a verbal domestic situation.
When he arrived he found Charlotte Davis, 23, a mother of three small children, outside holding her infant son.
Pickard said Hudson reported Davis stumbled toward the cruiser, and then fell into the cruiser with the child in her arms.
Hudson said Davis wanted to file a report on her live-in boyfriend for stealing her cell phone.
Hudson saw the other two children at the residence and arrested her for public intoxication and wanton endangerment for the children.
She was taken to the Knox County Detention Center, and was refused entry by the jailer.
Hudson then transported Davis to the Knox County Hospital emergency room for possible overdose. Davis was treated and returned back to jail, where she remains.
Pickard said Knox County Social Services was contacted in reference to the children being placed in a safe environment.
Man charged in burglary had other warrants
Sheriff John Pickard said that on Friday, Deputy Brian Hensley responded to 2134 KY 1527 in reference to a burglary.
Upon investigation Hensley found Carmon Yates, 36, of Gray, who was identified by the victims after allegedly entering their residence through the kitchen window.
Yates denied breaking into the residence, saying he had only been visiting. However, Yates allegedly admitted to Hensley that he stole several items from the victim's home.
Pickard said Yates then stated to Hensley he had taken the items back and felt guilty for taking them, and had asked the victims not to call the police.
Yates was arrested and faces charges of second-degree burglary. Pickard said he also has two other Knox County warrants, as well as a warrant from Harrodsburg.
He remains jailed at the Knox County Detention Center.
Others arrested by the Knox County Sheriff's Department and their charges include:
— Brian Jones, 31, of Flat Lick was arrested Wednesday on a bench warrant.
— Brenda Laws, 52, of Flat Lick, arrested Wednesday for alcohol intoxication and first-degree disorderly conduct.
— Johnny Carnes, 37, of Arjay, was arrested Wednesday for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, failure to transfer motor vehicle, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, first offense, no registration receipt or plates.
— Jason Roundtree, 29, of Corbin, arrested Wednesday on a bench warrant.
Two juveniles arrested in cycle theft
Two male juvenile suspects, ages 17 and 15, were caught pushing a stolen motorcycle away from Tri-County Cycle Sales after smashing out a glass window Friday night to steal it, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
Root said that deputies Shawn Boroviak and Mikey Ashurst were first dispatched to a robbery in progress, however, when they arrived they determined it was a burglary.
Root said the owner was able to catch the two suspects because they triggered a burglar alarm. When the business owner arrived at his store to respond to the alarm, he told deputies he saw the two juveniles pushing a motorcycle on Powers Lane — which had been stolen from his business.
Root said the business owner was able to detain the two suspects until deputies arrived.
Both suspects were from Corbin.
Deputies, along with Detective Billy Madden, conducted an investigation and determined the two juveniles had broken out a glass window with a large asphalt rock to gain entry to the business, and then pushed the cycle out through the broken window.
Both now face charges of third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief.
They were court ordered to be transported to the Breathitt County Juvenile Detention Facility.
On Monday a detention hearing was held in Laurel Juvenile Court, and both subjects were ordered held until their next court date of May 21.
Kentucky State troopers assisted at the scene.
Damage to the broken window was estimated at more than $1,000, and the damage to the stolen motorcycle was estimated at more than $1,000.
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Williamsburg Police seek the public's help in determining a suspect who allegedly stole several items from Walmart in Williamsburg.
Two computers and a large bag of dog food were carried out of the store.
If anyone has any information on this suspect please call the Williamsburg Police Department at 549-6087, or call dispatch at 549-6017.


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Friday, April 27, 2007Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) led the Crusaders at the Hillsdale Gina Relays Friday with a dominating performance in the 3,000m steeplechase, breaking her own school record and qualifying for the NCAA Regional meet.
Billstrom broke the tape ahead of 52 other runners in the steeplechase with a time of 10:40.38, bettering her own Crusader record by more than 10 seconds and surpassing the NCAA qualifying standard by better than nine seconds. The senior, who also broke the meet record in the event, finished ahead of her closest competitor, Michigan State's Leah Elenbaas, by 18.42 seconds. Billstrom's time is the fifth-best posted in the NCAA Division I Mideast Region this season.
Billstrom was not the only Crusader athlete to have a strong showing in the steeplechase, as Danielle Nunnelly (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso), running the event for the first time in her four years at Valpo, placed 23rd with a time of 11:47.22, the fifth-best showing in the event in Crusader history.
Continuing the theme of strong efforts from the long-distance runners, Rachael Button (Farmington, Mich./Farmington) also cracked Valpo's all-time top-five in the 10,000m run. Button crossed the line in 38:03.03, good for 15th place in the event and the fourth-best time all-time at Valpo.
Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) led the Crusaders in the throws, finishing 11th in the shot put with a toss of 43'0 �" and 20th in the hammer throw with a mark of 133'11". Marsicek also placed sixth in the heptathlon, totaling 3,573 points, while Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) finished ninth with 3,489 points.
Valparaiso returns to the track for the final day of competition Saturday at 9 a.m. CDT.
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Educational Background
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Selected Publications
Oyler, C. (2012). Actions speak louder than words: Social action as curriculum. New York: Routledge.
Oyler, C., and the Preservice Inclusion Study Group (2006). Learning to teach inclusively: Student teachers' classroom inquiries. Mawah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Oyler, C. (1996). Making room for students: Sharing teacher authority in Room 104. New York: Teachers College Press.
Oyler, C. (2011). Preparing teachers of young children to be social justice-oriented educators. In A. L. Goodwin, & B. Fennimore (Eds.) Promoting social justice for young children: Facing critical challenges to early learning and development. New York: Springer.
Goodwin, A. L, & Oyler, C. (2008). Teacher educators as gatekeepers: Deciding who is ready to teach. In M. Cochran-Smith, S. Feiman-Nemser, & D. J. McIntyre (Eds.), Handbook of research on teacher education: Enduring issues in changing contexts. Association of Teacher Educators.
Narrating disability: Pedagogical imperatives. (2006). Guest editor of special issue of Equity and Excellence in Education, 39(2).
Oyler, C., & Fuentes, C. (2012). Leadership for rich learning in high poverty schools. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 25(1), 18-27.
Oyler, C. (2011). Teacher preparation for inclusive and critical (special) education. Teacher Education and Special Education, 34(3), 201-218.
Oyler, C., Agarwal, R., Epstein, S., Oppenheim, R., Sonu, D. (2010). From ideal to practice and back again: Beginning teachers teaching for social justice. Journal of Teacher Education.
Oyler, C. (2008). Full citizenship requires curricular change. The Sophist's Bane, 4(1 & 2), 81-87.
Epstein, S., & Oyler, C. (2008) "An inescapable network of mutuality:" Building relationships of solidarity in a first grade classroom. Equity and Excellence in Education, 41(4), 406-416.
Schultz, B. & Oyler, C. (2006). We make this road as we walk together: Sharing teacher authority in a social action curriculum project. Curriculum Inquiry, 36(4), 423-451.
Hamre, B., & Oyler, C. (2004). Preparing teachers for inclusive classrooms: Learning from a collaborative inquiry group. Journal of Teacher Education, 55 (2), 154-163. [co-authored, names listed in alphabetical order]
Oyler, C., , G., & Lozada, P. (2001). Silenced gender: The construction of a male primary educator. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17, 367-379.
Delaney, M., & Oyler, C. (2001). Online expeditions. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 13(3), 6-9.
Oyler, C. (2001, Spring). Democratic classrooms and accessible instruction. Democracy and Education, 14(1)28-31.
Hinchman, K., & Oyler, C. (2000). Us and them: Finding irony in our teaching methods. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 32(4), 495-508. [fully co-authored, names listed in alphabetical order]
Oyler, C. (2000). Extending narrative inquiry. Curriculum Inquiry, 31, 77-88.
Kesson, K, & Oyler, C. (1999). Integrated curriculum and service learning: Linking school-based knowledge and social action. English Education, 31(2),133-146. [fully co-authored, names listed in alphabetical order]
Oyler, C. & Becker, J. (1997). Teaching beyond the progressive-traditional dichotomy: Sharing authority and sharing vulnerability. Curriculum Inquiry, 27, 453-467.
Oyler, C., & Barry, A. (1996). Urban first graders intertextual connections in the collaborative talk around information books during teacher-led read-alouds. Language Arts, 73, 324-239.
Oyler, C. (1996). Sharing authority: Student initiations during teacher-led read-alouds of information books. Teaching and Teacher Education, 12, (2), 149-160.
Contino, P. & Oyler, C. (1995). Reaching beyond ourselves. Teaching Education, 7 (1), 63-71. [fully co-authored, names listed in alphabetical order]
Pappas, C. & Oyler, C. (1993). Collaborating with teachers developing integrated language arts programs in urban schools. Language Arts, 70, 297-303.
Oyler, C, & Broderick, A. (2009). Inclusive education. In the C. Kridel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies, Sage.
Oyler, C. (2006). Reading Eric Rofes, a book review of Status quo or status queer: A radical rethinking of sexuality and schooling. Encounter, 19(4), 1-3.
Oyler, C. (2001). Disability and community capacity: A review of Teaching Children with Down Syndrome: Toward an understanding of possibility. Encounter, 14(1), 64-67.
principal publications
honors and awards
American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group on Narrative and Research, 2008 Outstanding Narrative Methodology Article (We make this road as we walk together: Sharing authority in social action projects).
Teachers College Student Senate Award for Excellence: Service to the Teachers College Community, 2005.
American Educational Research Association Women Educators Award, 1999, for outstanding contributions to issues of equity.
American Educational Studies Association, Outstanding Book Award, 1997 (Making room for students).
Profiled as an exemplary multicultural/global teacher educator in: Merryfield, M. (1995). Making connections between multicultural and global education: Teacher educators and teacher education programs. American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.
C&T 4123: Curriculum and instruction in elementary education
Permission required. An introduction to teaching, learning, and curriculum in elementary classrooms, including: learning processes, instructional planning, child observation and assessment, classroom management and environments, working in urban, diverse, and inclusive settings, and culture and community. The course emphasizes the relationship between theory and practice, and supports students in the development of self-analytic, reflective, and problem solving skills. Special fee: $100.
C&T 4124: Curriculum development in elementary education
Permission required. Continuation and extension of C&T 4123, with an emphasis on curriculum design issues, standards, and multi-level curriculum development. Students work in teams to develop multi-grade/age curriculum.
C&T 4143: Multicultural social studies in the elementary and middle school
Permission required. Teaching, learning, and curriculum development in social studies including a critical examination of content and methodology, current practices and issues, state, and professional standards. Materials fee: $20.
C&T 4900: Research and independent study: Curriculum and teaching
Masters degree students undertake research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member.
C&T 6502: Studies in curriculum and teaching
Permission required. Integrating seminar provides an opportunity for students to discuss issues and questions fundamental to the field of curriculum and teaching.
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Permission required.
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Since the news of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School broke last week, it seems like people everywhere are searching for a way to make a difference. Not since the September 11th attacks has it seemed so important for people to seek comfort and, at the same time, comfort those around them.
In Wilmington, one of those people is Stacie Murphy. A lifetime resident, Murphy is an active member of the local community as well as the chairman of the Housing Authority.
She knows what it's like to be a part of the Wilmington community. She also knows how many people in Wilmington have been touched by the tragedy in Newtown and hopes that she can find a way to bring solace to both communities.
"I don't have any children but I love kids and it breaks my heart when I think about what happened," Murphy said. "I truly do feel that as a community we can support each other and show the people of Newtown that we are behind them. Everyone in that town was affected by the shootings and I know that we can come together and support them. "
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"This (tragedy) could happen anywhere, including Wilmington," she said. "How would we react as a community if it did? How would we want others to support us?"
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"If anyone wants to speak or offer support I would welcome it," she said. "I would love to see students along with every group, organization and church in town to come out and make a difference."
"I'm looking for people to bring their ideas," Murphy continued. "I hope we can all find a way to comfort each other."
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Here We Go Magic is a five-piece band made up of members Luke Temple, Kristina Lieberson, Michael Bloch, Jennifer Turner, and Peter Hale. They originally came together in New York in early 2009 through a series of chance encounters, overheard conversations and supernatural occurrences.
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Gwyn LaCrone said it took retirement to get her painting again, and she's very glad she did.
"I started painting in 1974," LaCrone said. "My family lived in Pawhuska, and the beautiful color of the leaves in the trees inspired me. I was also in interior design at the time, so it all worked together."
LaCrone's work will be displayed through February at the Muskogee Art Guild, 315 Court St. The Guild also will have a reception for her from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Guests can meet LaCrone and discuss her work. They'll also have the opportunity to buy her paintings.
LaCrone painted for 15 years before she became the director for Women in Safe Homes, forcing her to take an 18-year sabbatical from her artwork. With one exception: One of her paintings was chosen as the logo for the Oklahoma Coalition for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. After she retired from WISH, she picked right up where she left off.
She has been a member of the Muskogee Art Guild for years, and her artwork has won several awards, including being chosen for the "Art in the Park" posters for the past two years.
LaCrone will be the Guild's featured artist for January and February. Her paintings, ranging from fruit and vegetables to people and livestock, cover the back wall.
LaCrone said her painting process starts with her picking up an idea.
"I like to reproduce photographs," she said. "Then I usually struggle with color and composition. I love color, and sometimes I think I use too much. I like variety, and I don't stick with any one thing for too long. I like painting flowers the most, though."
LaCrone has a special way of signing her paintings as well.
"I always put a cross in my paintings," she said. "Sometimes they can be a bit hard to find, so I just starting signing my paintings with a cross. To me, it signifies me praising God for the talent he's given me. I think God gives us all some sort of talent, and it's up to us to expand on that."
She also wants to make Muskogee more aware of the artistry and talent within the community.
"I love the Guild," LaCrone said. "If anyone has any desire to make art of any kind, I want them to come join us here."
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