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Che Pui Singnawaarwut or the beautiful female head of the boxing camp has guaranteed about the condition of his boxers that now they are ready to fight for sure. Moreover, although it is in Songkran day their boxers still have been fitted to fight with Antonio from Portuguese who has fought on Suek K One before. In addition, because Antonio is the diligent one , so he might be able to fight with Phetsrakaew Saksurin Muai Thai or his boxer with the funniness of course. In addition, it should follow the game of Phangafah Singnuanarwut or the young boxer of Luangpor from Utaithani province for fighting with Chailek of Rajabhat Chombueng Village , especially for his showing of good chin on Suek Chitmuengnon of 14th April 2016 at Rachadamnern boxing stadium too.
Now, Although it is during Songkran festival Che Phui Singarwut or the head of the boxing camp still has his great 2 boxers in his boxing camp to fight on Suek Chitmuengnon. Besides, this program is of Somchit Wankaew for letting the boxers to fight on this Thursday of 14th April 2016 at Rachadamnern boxing stadium between Antonido Singnawaarwut to fight with Phetkaew Saksurin Muai Thai in 140 pounds. Similarly, Che Phui has revealed that Antonio is the diligent Portuguese than his Thai boxer with his good practicing.
Furthermore, there might be Fah Singnawaarwut to fight with Chailek of Rachabhat Chombueng Village in 108 pounds. And, Phangadfah is the boxer of the monk from Utaithani province and then Che Phui has asked this boxer from that monk. Therefore, he has seen the good strategy to use the chin in excellent way , so the Muay Thai fans should come to watch for his game without missing definitely.
As the result, there might be Sodbuangen S. Siaphet to fight with Roilan Kertamtorn as the master one with his good body condition to be ready to fight. Therefore, the Muay Thai fans who don't celebrate in the New Year day at the country side should come to watch this game.


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Newark High School
FACILITIES: Newark has an 8-lane, all-weather surface (1/8th spikes only, please), with a steeplechase pit, 2 shot areas, 2 discus sectors, 2 long jump/triple jump pits, and space for 2 high jump pits.
LIMITATIONS: All athletes may compete in four events. Because of vacation, I know that you may have to scramble to fill events, but try to keep in the spirit of the "JV" events. The long jump, triple jump, shot put, and discus relays will have 3 competitors. The high jump and pole vault relays will be 2-member teams.
AWARDS: Ribbons for 1st-6th places in all relays. Medals for the best performance in each field event.
ENTRIES: We're going to hand in cards on the day of the meet. Please have all cards in by 10:00. We need cars for all events. It's OK to make changes, but be sure that your athletes don't over-participate, and that if the team places in the top 6, make sure that we have the correct names for the results. The 3 X 5 cards should look like this:
Event Seed Performance
Athlete 1 (First & Last Names)
Athlete 2
Athlete 3
Athlete 4
FEES: $50 for either a boys or a girls team, of $75 for both. Please make check & vouchers payable to:
NEWARK TRACK BOOSTER CLUB and send to: Joe Contario, Track Coach
Newark High School
625 Peirson Ave.
Newark, NY 14513
10:00 All Cards Handed In
TRACK EVENTS (Girls Events First) FIELD EVENTS
10:00 Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600) 10:15 Long Jump Relay
Shuttle Hurdle Relay Girls Shot Put Relay
JV 4 X 100 Relay Boys Discus Relay
4 X 100 Relay Girls High Jump Relay (3'10")
Girls Steeplechase Relay (2000m, 3 Runners, add times) Boys Pole Vault (7'6")
JV Sprint Medley (800-200-200-400)
Boys Steeplechase Relay (3000m, 3 Runners, add times) Triple Jump Relay
Sprint Medley (800-200-200-400) Boys Shot Put Relay
3 X 400 Hurdles Girls Discus Relay
4 X 200 Relay Boys High Jump Relay (4'10")
4 X 800 Relay Girls Pole Vault (6'6")
4 X 400 Relay
JV Long Jump Relay
QUESTIONS? Call Joe! Home: (315)789-0222, School (315)332-3200, ext.2186, (You have to push the # sign!) or email me at email@example.com.

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Raptors suspend Murray
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) – The Toronto Raptors suspended forward
Lamond Murray for one game on Saturday for what they called conduct
detrimental to the team.
Murray criticized coach Kevin O'Neill after being upset with his lack of
playing time in Friday's loss to New Jersey Friday night. He will miss
Toronto's game on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings.
The 30-year-old Murray started the game due to injuries to Vince Carter and
Jalen Rose, but played just six minutes in the entire contest after allowing
Richard Jefferson to shoot 3-of-3 from the field.
Murray is averaging 6.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 28 games this season.


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The New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board credentials substance abuse professionals as Licensed Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors (LADACs). Licensure is based on education, supervised practice, and examination. While working under supervision, an addiction counselor is credentialed as a Licensed Substance Abuse Associate (LSAA).
An individual must be at least 21 to be licensed at either level. The licensee will need a qualifying college degree. The Board will accept degrees from the associate's level to the graduate level. The degree level determines the length of time that the trainee must work under supervision.
Capella University offers an Online Master of Science in Addiction Studies, a PhD in Addiction Psychology as well as three online CACREP- accredited master's programs: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, and School Counseling. Click here to contact Capella University and request information about their programs.
A person will not begin training as an LSAA until a qualifying degree has been earned (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0013.htm). The degree should be in counseling, addictions, or a counseling-related field. The following degrees are considered related: agency counseling, art therapy, clinical psychology, guidance counseling, human and family studies, mental health/ community counseling, psychology, and social work (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0001.htm). The Board will consider degrees that are not related to counseling or addictions on a case by case basis.
At the LSAA level, a candidate must demonstrate 90 clock hours of education in alcohol and/ or drug abuse. Education may take a variety of forms. Formal education, seminars, and in-service are potentially creditable.
LSAA Supervision may be provided by a LADAC who has at least three years of experience. Professionals in other mental health fields are also permitted to provide clinical supervision if they have experience in drug and alcohol counseling. The supervisor may hold licensing as a psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, art therapist, or independent social worker. A clinical nurse specialist may provide supervision if substance abuse is the specialty. The supervisor will verify supervision and report whether performance was adequate.
A LADAC must meet additional education requirements. At this point, the counselor must have 276 hours of coursework in content areas mandated by the Board (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0011.htm). 90 hours are required in each of the following areas: counseling, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse. The remaining six hours must be in ethics. Ethics coursework must be focused specifically on drug and alcohol counseling. It must be recent (completed in the two years prior to application).
All candidates are required to fulfill a supervised practice requirement. An individual with a degree at the associate's level will need to work under supervision for three years and accrue no fewer than 3,000 client contact hours; 200 hours of face-to-face supervision are required. An individual with a bachelor's degree must work under supervision for two years, accrue 2,000 client contact hours, and have at least 100 hours of face-to-face supervision. With a qualifying graduate degree, the experience requirement is reduced to one year and 1,000 hours; the supervision requirement is just 50 hours.
The candidate must pass the Level 1 NCAC examination. It is a multiple choice examination designed by the Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC).
The NCAC examination currently costs $135 (http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice_Fees.aspx).
An in-state candidate first comes under Board jurisdiction as an LSAA. The candidate must submit the appropriate application; this can be downloaded from the Board site (http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice_Forms_and_Applications.aspx). The applicant must submit official transcripts from all institutions where credit was earned that was applied toward the qualifying degree. An exception may be made for internationally educated candidates if an official certified transcript cannot be obtained (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0011.htm). The candidate will need to submit a certified copy of the degree certificate and an explanation about why the transcript cannot be provided. The Board will need curriculum information; additional information may be requested.
Addiction coursework can be documented through transcripts or certificates of attendance; if a certificate of attendance is submitted, the candidate will also include the following information: date, number of hours, course title, and description. At this level, an experience plan and a signed statement from a supervisor are required.
A candidate will submit a license application before taking the licensing examination.
At the LADAC level, supervisor verification is required; this is to be included in a sealed, signed envelope. In cases where it is not possible to obtain the required verification, the applicant may provide sworn affidavits from other individuals; the applicant will also need to document the reason supervisor verification could not be obtained.
The applicant must attach a recent two by two photograph and sign a code of ethics. The application requires notarization. The application fee is $75 (http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice_Fees.aspx). LSAAs later pay a $75 licensing fee; LADACs pay $150.
The Board notes that applications are typically reviewed in ten to fifteen business days.
An addiction counselor who has met all requirements but the licensing exam may be granted a temporary license. The temporary license may be reissued after a failed examination attempt (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0014.htm).
A candidate who is found ineligible because of deficiencies can request to have the application reviewed at the lower level. There is a $25 fee for the review (http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title16/16.027.0003.htm).
Addiction counselors who have taken a recognized national examination and are currently licensed or certified by the appropriate regulatory authority in their state or territory can apply by credentials. The New Mexico Board will accept either the NCAC or the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC & RC) examination.
The New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board can be reached by phone at (505)-476-4622 or by email at counselingboard at state.nm.us. Interested individuals can request to be placed on the email contact list to stay apprised of new developments (http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice.aspx).


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DOWNTOWN — Shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, hundreds of people gathered along a nine-block stretch of Brand Boulevard, holding candles and enlarged photographs of smiling faces.
The candles served to commemorate eight people who were killed on March 1 in the Republic of Armenia, when a clash between police and protesters turned violent. The people in the photographs were among the more than 800 political prisoners held by the country's government.
"Any one who stands up for their rights, they are arrested as a political prisoner,†said Arsen, a member of the Coalition for a Democratic Armenia, who asked that his last name be withheld for safety reasons.
The unrest in Armenia was sparked by allegations that a Feb. 19 election was rigged in favor of Prime Minister Serge Sarkissian.
Protesters had camped out in an area known as Freedom Square for more than a week before tension boiled over.
Officials declared a state of emergency that was lifted on Friday and Armenians took to the streets in a "Silent March†in remembrance of the victims. Assembling on Brand was a way for Armenians in Glendale to show their support as well, Arsen said.
"What happens here is an extension of what happened in Armenia,†he said.
Organizers were expecting a few hundred demonstrators to line the street on Friday. And by 7:30 p.m. it seemed to be at least that, with many more expected.
"This is kind of in solidarity, to commemorate the victims of the March 1 events and also to express support to the political prisoners and also denounce the actions of the government,†said Harry Sarafian, co-chair of the Glendale-based Coalition for a Democratic Armenia.
The state of emergency declared in Armenia kept mourners from holding funerals and memorials because police would disperse any gathering crowds, Sarafian said.
"This is the first day that people can show their support and commemorate the deaths,†he said.
Shortly after the deaths in Armenia, thousands of Armenian immigrants took to the streets of Hollywood on March 2 to show solidarity with those who have denounced the election and continue to demand a reassessment of the voting process.
The coalition submitted a petition to the U.S. State Department calling on United States officials to put pressure on Armenian President Robert Kocharian to end political persecution of demonstrators and annul the election results.
?CHRIS WIEBE covers public safety and the courts. He may be reached at (818) 637-3232 or by e-mail at chris.wiebe@ latimes.com.


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Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding
A quick, easy, dairy free, sugar free breakfast or dessert that you will be able to create in a matter of minutes. Start your day on a high with this power packed chia pudding the whole family will love.
· 3/4 cup almond milk, unsweetened (vanilla)
· 2 - 3 tsp maple syrup or honey
· 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
· 3 - 4 tbsp chia seeds*
· Nuts, berries, fruit, coconut flakes for topping (optional)
1. Add all of your ingredients to a medium sized saucepan. Stir on a low heat for 3-5 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Pour into jars, shallow plates or bowls. Either chill in the fridge or serve warm topped with your favorite selection of fruit, nuts and seeds.


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If you're decorating your home with greenery, why not go the extra mile to employ these Assembly New York Geometric Terrariums that act as succulent plant display cases? Elevate the common cactus to the rank of rare specimen by caging it in one of these transparent flower pots, protected from dust and gusts of wind.
There are four different varieties of vivaria within the collection, ranging from 7 inches in height to 14 inches tall. They each take on radically different forms composed of irregular panes of glass, hand-welded together with metal joints. Embracing crystalline shapes, the Assembly New York Geometric Terrariums come empty, allowing one to fill each with the flora of his choice. The dish in the bottom can accommodate dirt, sand or pebbles.
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Ensure that the European developers, citizens and content creators are kept aware of Semantic Web technology for supporting universal accessibility, device independence and internationalisation.
Ensure that European Community is kept aware of international best practice, and that best practice within Europe is recognised internationally.
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Ithaca Cascazilla
The name CascaZilla (Cas-kuh-zil-uh) is a play on both the name of a gorge in Ithaca called Cascadilla and the monster amounts of Cascade Hops used to make the beer. The predominant flavor and aroma of this beer comes from fresh American hops. CascaZilla gets its distinctive red color from a healthy portion of caramel malt, which also lends to the beer, a hearty body and sweetness. It is a hoppy red ale.
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FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.
The 'First Five Days Of January' Indicator Does Not Work (Barron's)
Despite the performance of the Dow and S&P 500 in the first week of trading, Mark Hulbert writes that "hope is not a strategy". In fact, looking back to 1896, when the Dow was up the first five days of January, it was up 70 percent of the time the rest of the year and the average gain was 6.93 percent. Whereas, when it was down in the first five days of the year, it was up 58 percent for the rest of the year with an average gain of 6.2 percent.
The January Barometer which argues that if the stock market is up in January, it will stay up the rest of the year and vice-versa. "Unlike the first five days indicator, the differences associated with the January Barometer turn out to be statistically significant. Yet even here there may be less than meets the eye. Notwithstanding the Barometer's overall record, it was a big disappointment prior to 1940. Over the first four decades of the last century, in fact, your odds of making money in a given year were actually greater when January was a losing month than when it produced a gain."
ECRI's Imaginary Recession Is In Its Seventh Month (Advisor Perspectives)
ECRI's weekly leading index (WLI) has been controversial ever since ECRI said the U.S. was falling into a recession back in 2011 and then saying the recession has begun last year. ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan also said the business cycle peaked in July 2012. But the WLI is now at 128.3, from 126.6 last week and the WLI annualized growth indicator is up 5.1 percent. In a new piece Doug Short of Advisor Perspectives writes:
"The Fiscal Cliff is behind us, although Debt Ceiling brawl is drawing closer. However, the Big Four Economic Indicators continue to show expansion with the exception of the lagging Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales report. But the more immediate indicator to watch is December Industrial Production, out next Wednesday, the 16th. The November data was a strong rebound after zigzagging lower from August to September. A reasonably good December number will further undermine ECRI's claim that the US has been in a recession since July.
"ECRI can take some temporary solace in their use of the lagging Manufacturing and Trade Sales, which won't include November data until the end of January. But the November strength exhibited by Personal Incomes and Industrial Production and the (steady albeit slow) growth in Nonfarm Employment certainly undermines their recession call. My take is that "recession" that ECRI says began in July has about as much substance as my imaginary friend, Bill Harris, when I was a three-year-old."
Mohamed El-Erian Gets Behind The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin ( CNN)
PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian says the trillion dollar coin could work if it helped avoid "political brinkmanship" and forced Congress to "deal once and for all with the oddity of having to consider both annual budgets and disconnected debt limits". But he warned that this also stands the chance of exacerbating Congressional discontent and could make the rest of the world think the U.S. had "lost its way", thereby hitting stock, bonds and the U.S. dollar.
Gary Shilling's Most Profitable Investment To Date (A. Gary Shilling)
Treasury bonds have been Gary Shilling's best investment and he continues to favor them because a) economic growth is likely to be slow in coming years; b) the fed is determined to lower long term interest rates; c) deflation is likely; d) attractive to pension funds that are looking to match their long-term liabilities with similar assets; e) they are a safe haven; f) China's efforts to the cool the economy will probably cause a hard landing; and g) central banks continue to purchase treasuries.
"Once again, we're deliberately listing this theme first, not because of nostalgia, although it has worked for us for 31 years on balance, and has been our most profitable investment over those three decades. Instead, it's because we expect further appreciation with 30- year Treasury bonds, and because so few other investors believe our forecast has any chance of being realized."
The Historic Surge Into Stock Mutual Funds That Has Everyone Talking About The 'Great Rotation' (Business Insider)
Long only equity mutual funds saw inflows of $8.9 billion this week, the biggest weekly inflow seen since March 2000. Many analysts now expect a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities in 2013. But this week also saw strong inflows into bond funds.
Citi's Tobias Levkovich expects such a great rotation. Bank of America's Michael Hartnett writes that massive inflows and the bullish sentiment are contrary indicators, but don't guarantee a correction. A correction would require a catalyst, but there needs to be a dip in January, without one he says "risk of a much larger correction later in the quarter grows".


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Mason, S 2011, 'Regional unemployment disparities and the affect of industrial diversity', MBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
Copyright S Mason 2011
The aim of this research is to demonstrate by data analysis that significant variations in regional unemployment rates still exist in today's relatively low unemployment rate Australian economy. This analysis then draws conclusions as to whether these variations have any links to the level of industry diversification within the case study area and NSW Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Statistical Districts (SDists), with a view to regional policy development and further research.
This research used ABS Census of Population and Housing data, to empirically investigate trends in regional unemployment rates in forty nine, non capital city, ABS Statistical Divisions (SDs) throughout Australia, for the period 1986 to 2006. This study furthers the research of Howard and Buultjens (1999), and establishes that regional unemployment disparities, which occurred in Australia's SDs from 1986 to 1996, continue through to 2006 albeit to varying degrees.
This research also uses ABS Census of Population and Housing data to explore whether there is a correlation between the level of regional industry specialisation and regional employment outcomes by disaggregating the SDs of N.S.W. into fourteen SDists, to compare unemployment outcomes from 1996 to 2006, with industry diversity levels in these SDists, over the same period. The national average index of industrial diversity measurement is used to aggregate regional industrial diversity levels.
This research found that some NSW SDists have become more industrially diverse while others have become more industrially specialised over the study period. Generally there has been an overall improvement in unemployment outcomes at the SDist level over the study period however this could be argued to be symptomatic of years of increased GDP spilling over to the regions rather than specific industrial diversity outcomes. Further not all outcomes reflect the commonly held view in the literature that industry diversity leads to lower unemployment. Specific industry categories within SDists are more likely to affect unemployment outcomes than an overall industry national average index score.


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Multi Robot Collision Avoidance
During his internship at Willow Garage, Daniel Claes from Maastricht University worked on multi-robot collision avoidance. Put simply, he was able to get multiple robots to navigate efficiently while avoiding each other.
Currently, many navigation algorithms assume that obstacles are static, which results in suboptimal or even unsafe paths in an environment featuring multiple moving robots. In addition, a system of multiple robots with similar sensor locations such as the PR2's base laser, there is very little surface area that can be picked up by the sensors of other robots and thus prevents the robots from observing each other effectively.
Multi-robot collision avoidance is based on the velocity obstacle paradigm and incorporates the motion of other robots resulting in smoother and more efficient paths. The solution is a reactive and fully distributed approach running on the robots as a local planner. Localization uncertainty is taken into account by virtually enlarging the robots footprint according to the covariance matrix of the AMCL pointcloud.
This key idea of this algorithm is that robots broadcast their positions and select collision-free velocities that continue to adapt as the robots approach their goals. These techniques allow them to react to nearby robots and does not require any centralized or coordinated planning. The work is based on the ORCA (optimal reciprocal collision avoidance) formulation developed by Berg et al.
This work was done with the TurtleBot and PR2 but it will work with any robots running the ROS navigation stack. This approach enables a wide variety of applications, from warehouse delivery to games.
Willow Garage would also like to congradulate Daniel Claes, Daniel Hennes, Karl Tuyls, and Wim Meeussen on winning the Best Demonstration Award at the eleventh international conference on autonomous agents and multiagent systems (AAMAS'12, June 4th – June 8th 2012) with: "CALU: Collision Avoidance with Localization Uncertainty".
See the demonstration video of their work and read the full paper here.
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On November 21st, 1936, a local farmer named Elwood Matthews walked through the woods from his farm just north to the general store in Four Corners. He left the general store around 8 PM, but did not return home to the farm he shared with his brother. After two days unaccounted for, his brother reported him missing to the Montgomery County Police on November 23rd. A large search of the wooded areas along Northwest Branch and the creek itself ensued, but no evidence of Matthews was found. On December 3rd, almost two weeks after his initial disappearance, Elwood Matthews' body was found by some Boy Scouts in Northwest Branch Creek at the fall line, the area of the creek just south of Colesville Pike with large boulders and rapids.
The same day of this discovery, a gangster named W. Joseph Kirby was arrested in West Virginia for robbery and kidnapping. While being questioned by police there about his previous criminal activities, he revealed that he and two other men had murdered a man in Montgomery County, Maryland several days earlier. He named his two accomplices as William Read, 22, of Four Corners, and Lawrence Gingell, 22, of Kensington.
|Josephy Kirby, 22, one of the accomplices in the murder of Elwood Mathews who originally revealed what had happened. Image from the Washington Post.
A December 15th, 1936 Washington Post article recounts Kirby's confession and the circumstances leading up to the murder of Elwood Matthews.
"Read, Gingell, and I went to the Indian Springs Country Club on the night of November 21st to steal some golf balls, but we could not find any." Kirby's confession stated "On our way home. we passed Four Corners, Md. and Read said 'There's old man Matthews, he always has plenty of money and he's the bastard that sent my brother to jail. I'll get even with him.'"
Kirby continued, "Read told me to hold the man up. We hid by the side of the road until the old man came by and I stuck a .32 caliber gun on him. He screamed and threw some money on the road. Read came up behind and hit him over the head with a Mauser revolver, knocking him down."
Kirby then describes how they dragged Matthews down to Northwest Branch. "We dragged the old man almost two miles through the woods--Read said we were right near the Matthews farm--until we got to the creek. Gingell took the old man's suspenders and tied a rock around his neck with it and then Read threw him in the water."
Matthews had been thrown in the water, but the ordeal didn't end there. Kirby continued, "The suspenders broke and the old man came to the surface screaming 'someone please help me!'" "I'll save you, you bastard, you sent my brother to jail!" Read shouted and fired two shots at Matthews. Kirby's confession continued, "He sank out of sight and didn't come up any more. We threw him in the water below the dam near a big rock."
|The area south of Burnt Mills Dam near where the gang threw Matthews' into the water, looking much like it would have in late November of 1936. Photo by Ken Hawkins.
As stated in Kirby's confession, the original intention of the trio was to steal golf balls from Indian Springs Country Club (which existed on the southeastern corner of the intersection from 1922-1960). Robbing local country clubs and businesses had been the group's M.O. during the months preceding the murder. Kirby admitted that he and the gang had robbed a general store in Burnt Mills, held up a taxicab driver in Takoma Park, and attempted to rob Manor Country Club; which resulted in a shootout in the clubhouse there. On the evening of the 21st, they had intended to rob Indian Springs, as well, but they could not find what they were looking for and left aggravated.
The Post described the chain of events that followed the trio's departure from the club. "Matthews was preparing to start home from the Four Corners gasoline station just as the three bandits, in an ugly mood, were trampling across the field toward their tent in the woods. The aged farmer started trudging up the road which led to his home, one-fifth of a mile from Four Corners at 8:12 PM. As he crossed the road he waved to a friend on a bus which was due to start up the same road at 8:15. In the minutes that intervened, the gang had slugged Matthews and dragged him into the dark field. His friend was puzzled because he did not see the old man walking along as the bus went up the road."
After Kirby was arrested and signed his confession revealing the involvement of the other two gangsters, the police immediately began looking for Read and Gingell. The two remaining members of the trio had returned to their respective homes where they lived with their families. Gingell, of Kensington, was convinced to turn himself in to police by his mother, but he attempted to flee south into Virginia after telling his mother he was going to the Bethesda Police Station to give himself up. He was arrested on what is now the 14th Street Bridge after a motorist recognized him from acquaintance as Gingell was attempting to hitchhike across the bridge. The motorist flagged down a police officer who arrested Gingell without incident (although Gingell tried to give a false identity at first). After being taken into custody, Gingell fully admitted to the crime.
|Lawrence Gingell (left) arrested in connection with Matthews' murder after being picked up on what is now the 14th Street Bridge. Image from the Washington Post
All three members of the gang were extradited to West Virginia for trial in the murder that they had committed in Charleston. Read, the Four Corners resident and triggerman in the Matthews murder, was sentenced to death and hanged in the West Virginia state penitentiary on November 5th, 1937. Kirby and Gingell were both sentenced to life in prison, with Kirby likely dying in prison years later (there is no information about what happened to him). Gingell, the Kensington native, was paroled at some point during his sentence, and he died in Montgomery County in 1981. Despite an indictment, it does not appear that any of them ever stood trial for the Four Corners murder of Elwood Matthews, as they were all convicted in the West Virginia murder before the Matthews trial could take place.


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Health: Nutritionist Says Boiling Vegetables Leads to Massive Nutrient Loss
It is common nutritional advice to have five servings of fruits and vegetables daily in order to meet the body's vitamin requirements but you could be undoing any potential health benefits if you're not doing it right. Nutritionist, Tracy Lesht, says boiling vegetables can lead to a 50 percent nutrient loss thus depleting their benefits. She said that certain vegetables, namely those containing water-soluble vitamins, should never be boiled if you can avoid it. This list includes cabbage, spinach, kale, broccoli, spinach, beans, and peas.
The reason is that water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water - so if you boil vegetables containing these vitamins, you won't see much health benefit from them. As an alternative, don't cook them for too long if you must and use little water. She says: 'Minimise the cooking time and use small amounts of water with low heat to absorb the maximum amount of nutrients.'
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Britain's National Health Service (NHS) agrees with her. It says:
"By cooking foods, especially boiling them, we lose some of these vitamins.
"By cooking foods, especially boiling them, we lose some of these vitamins.
"The best way to keep as many of the water-soluble vitamins as possible is to steam or grill foods, rather than boil them, or to use the cooking water in soups or stews rather than pouring it away." Lesht urged foodies not to get too worried about cooking technique.
"At the end of the day, your food needs to be palatable to you. It's more important to consume fruits and vegetables cooked and prepared the way you enjoy them than it is to be overly concerned with their bio-availability and nutrient loss due to cooking.
'In the grand scheme of things, eating a vegetable and only absorbing 50 per cent of its nutrients is still better than not eating the vegetable at all."
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Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Case Keefer and Ray Brewer go across the valley and break down the upcoming week of high school. They give their picks on every game and spend extra time debating Del Sol vs. Liberty and Servite (Calif.) vs. Bishop Gorman.
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Aaron Love rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries Saturday night to lead the Green Valley High football team to a 45-28 victory against visiting Coronado.
The win is Green Valley's fourth straight, improving its record to 3-0 in the Southeast Division. The Gators have missed the playoffs the last two years, making their terrific start in league play a surprise for some.
Just not first-year coach Brian Castro.
"I will be honest with you, I'm not real surprised," Castro said. "I knew if the kids bought in that we would be successful. Well, the kids have definitely bought in."
Quarterback Jacob Olim passed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, hooking up with David George and Tevis Labrador for scoring strikes. Also, Dimitri Santos had an interception return of about 55 yards for a touchdown.
Green Valley has a bye from league play next week and plays at 3A classification Virgin Valley. The following week, the team travels to Liberty to face the defending league and Sunrise Region champion Patriots.
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Vegan Polenta Chili
As a substitute for ground meat, this recipe uses polenta to give it that similar texture. The recipe in general is quite hearty with bit of a spice. It is a perfect recipe for those cold, windy winter nights. It doesn't take tremendously long to cook, making it a great choice for a middle of the week recipe for dinner. You can add you're own favorite cheese, however I personally love the flavor of the vegan shredded pepper jack.


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latimesblogs.latimes.com -- The U.S. Supreme Court just this morning cleared the way for corporations to spend as much money as they want -- in the name of the 1st Amendment -- on political campaigns. Preserving restrictions on corporate contributions to individual candidates -- that's still taboo -- the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that corporations could run ads on behalf of various causes. Expected to fall soon: similar limits on labor union spending.
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1. Josephus P. Franks | January 21st, 2010 at 11:20 am
Reason #5,784 why Antonin Scalia's highest and best purpose would be beautifying a flower garden by serving as its fertilizer: He's a fucking moron, in a powerful position.
Evidence: his concurring opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Supreme Court Jester Antonin Scalia: "it is far from clear that by the end of the 18th century corporations were despised. If so, how came there to be so many of them?"
Anyone capable of accessing a minimum of functioning brain cells: "There are four million pedophiles in the United States according to the Justice Department. I would not presume to speak for Scalia, but in general child molesters are quite despised. 'How came there to be so many of them'? Really? That's the best rhetoric you can come up with? Scalia, I'd call you 'shit-for-brains' if I weren't so certain that an earthworm's excrement has more functioning neuronal connections than you.
Supreme dumbfuck Scalia, his very next sentence: "The dissent's statement that there were few business corporations during the eighteenth century—'only a few hundred during all of the 18th century'—is misleading."
Any entity with greater intelligence than a rock: "I'll quote your subsequent sentence, Scalia: 'There were approximately 335 charters issued to business corporations in the United States by the end of the 18th century.' So what exactly is misleading about saying that 'only a few hundred [corporations existed] during all of the 18th century' when, as you say, '[t]here were approximately 335 charters issued to business corporations in the United States by the end of the 18th century'? See, on earth, "a few hundred" is an accurate, not a misleading, way to convey "335". What *is* misleading is dropping the dissent's use of the word "hundred", leaving only the word "few" to modify "corporations" when you paraphrase their proposition at the beginning of your first sentence – making it seem like they meant to imply that there were "few business corporations", rather than "a few hundred", in the U.S. by the end of the 18th century. You loathsome weasel.
Cheney's buddy Antonin Scalia: "To be sure, in 1791 (as now) corporations could pursue only the objectives set forth in their charters; but the dissent provides no evidence that their speech in the pursuit of those objectives could be censored. […] Instead of taking this straightforward approach to determining the Amendment's meaning, the dissent [demonstrates that the Framers didn't like corporations]."
Any animate or inanimate object other than Scalia: "Providing evidence that the Framers intended that corporations' 'speech' in the pursuit of political objectives – i.e., propaganda – could be censored is hardly a 'straightforward' approach. It would be an utterly nonsensical approach, given that the few hundred – that is 335 to you, Scalia – corporations that existed at any point in time during the 18th century in the United States did not engage in propaganda. You had might as well ask one to prove that the Framers intended the First Amendment to allow censorship of email spam. Why? Because propaganda is a 20th century creation, born out of new media like mass-circulation newspapers and radio (then television), exploited with the use of developments in psychology. Also, the extension of constitutional protections like those contained in the First Amendment to corporate "persons" was a 19th century bit of judicial activism on behalf of the railroads – nothing the Framers would have dreamt of, so much as contemplated. Therefore, the dissent's approach is the only reasonable approach possible: discerning the Framers' opinion of corporations so as to extrapolate as accurately as possible how they would have wanted the First Amendment to be interpreted in light of 20th century developments. Scalia, can you provide any evidence that your conception wasn't the result of Satan (assuming the form of the man listed on your birth certificate) sodomizing a mentally retarded goat (transformed by Satan into the woman listed on your birth certificate)?


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- Flounder Fillets, 2 lbs.
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- Preheat oven to broil.
- Place flounder fillets on a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Before cooking food, sprinkle Bone Suckin' Seafood Seasoning & Rub liberally over fillets. Cut butter into pats and place two pats of butter on each flounder fillet.
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Frozen Food Foundation awards the Freezing Research Award to Dr. Mark Harrison.
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Did you know that freezing locks in the flavor and nutrients of the foods you love?
Fruits and vegetables are as rich in nutrients, and often more so, than that of fresh-stored produce according to recent studies by the University of California-Davis (UC Davis) and the University of Georgia (UGA).
In fact, a "market basket" study by UGA found the amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and folates in several frozen fruits and vegetables are actually greater than their fresh-stored counterparts. Similarly, the UC Davis study found that frozen fruits and vegetables are nutritionally equivalent to fresh-stored produce.
Both studies compared the nutrient content of eight commonly purchased frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables: blueberries, strawberries, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, green peas and spinach.
Today's families don't need to sacrifice health to have a quick meal with quality ingredients. The coldest aisles in the grocery store have the widest variety of great-tasting food.
Some of the hottest products in the frozen food aisle are portable, ready-to-eat and offer no-mess preparation and easy cleanup. All this built-in convenience means time-pressed moms and dads can quickly prepare wholesome and tasty meals that allow for more quality time around the table.
Frozen fruits and vegetables come peeled, pre-cut and ready to cook or eat. No washing or cutting is required, which saves time and reduces waste.
Consumers find comfort in knowing the can prepare top quality, savory meals at home for a fraction of the cost of eating out. But value is about more than just dollars cents, it's about delivering on consumers' expectations of quality and taste at affordable prices.
Frozen foods are often lower in cost per serving and have much greater shelf life than refrigerated foods by their very nature. Frozen fruits and vegetables can also be more easily portioned and stored for later use, which reduces spoilage and food waste, further increasing consumer value.
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This week we'll be featuring five winners of The Academic Minute's Third Annual Senior Superlatives.
Dr. Lars Hinrichs of the University of Texas at Austin won in the Best Smile category with this Academic Minute that explains why many features of Texas-English are disappearing.
Lars Hinrichs is a linguist and assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. His previous research project studied the use of English and Creole in online communication by Jamaicans. He is currently Director of the Texas English Project, which researches the different kinds of English spoken in Texas. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg.
Dr. Lars Hinrichs – Disappearing Texasisms
As a linguist coming from Germany who specializes in the English language, I was elated to be offered a job at a university in Texas, an actual English-speaking place, to teach and research English dialects. To me, nothing is more exciting. There's so much to discover in a dialect you haven't studied yet. Vowel qualities, different ways of saying things, and a way of seeing the world that is expressed in the sounds and grammar of the dialect.
Vernacular Texas English is highly recognizable in all those regards of course. I quickly found out that you can't study Texas English without talking about the end of something. 50 years ago, a lot of Texans pronounced the word Washington as if it had an r in it, as in Warshington. Now, there's very few people alive who say it that way. Why is that? -- In Texas, most of the ongoing changes are, in some sense, losses of old, Texas-Twangy forms of speech. The dialect pronounces the white carb-rich side rahs, but most urban Texans in 2012 say rice. What Texans used to call a polecat is now called a skunk. Sure, the twang is going to stick around in rural areas for a while longer. In major cities, however, it's fading quickly. Luckily, it ain't dead yet.
People just choose to use the Twang less frequently. Because our world is getting so highly networked, speakers want to sound like they are a part of mainstream America at some points throughout their day, while they like to express their Texanness at other times. And so, the Twang will stay around as a choice for a while longer. By the way, there is also good news: the most Texan word of them all, y'all, is actually being used more not just by Texans, but by people all over the country.
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Emergency managers disagree about how useful the CEM certification is to individuals and to the profession.
Emergency management's evolution as a profession has included the development of professional certifications like the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). But professionals disagree about how useful the certification is to individuals and to the profession.
Some say certification is a needed step toward emergency management becoming a more mature profession. Others say the work required to maintain the certification outweighs any benefits.
The CEM certification came from a sense in the early '90s that the profession needed to become more sophisticated, said Dean R. Larson, president of Larson Performance Consulting in Munster, Ind., and chair of the USA CEM Commission for the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
Emergency management's "roots came from civil defense," said Larson. "As civil defense started to become broader than just preparing for a response to enemy attacks, there was a need for a significant upgrade in emergency management."
The evolution of strategies — such as the all-hazards approach, which used a similar structure for all disasters, whether natural or man-made, accidental or intentional — highlighted the need for more professional managers, Larson said. The IAEM created a standard body of knowledge for emergency managers, then set requirements for them to meet to become certified.
The certifications have evolved, but today both the CEM and the related Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certifications require 200 training hours, an essay, three reference letters and an exam. CEM certification also requires a four-year college degree, three years' experience in emergency management and significant professional contributions.
Simply gathering all the documentation for his CEM certification was "a very extensive process," said Lucien Canton, former director of emergency services for San Francisco and now an independent consultant.
When Diane Newman, a regional planner for the Puget Sound Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program, was first certified in 1999, "it took me at least 40 hours to gather all the information they required," she said.
As of 9/11, there were 1,106 CEMs and 99 AEMs in 49 states and 13 countries, said Larson, who holds the CEM certification himself.
Some professions, like medicine or law, have clearly defined entry paths. People know when they go to a doctor or hire a lawyer that that person had certain training and passed specific exams to be able to practice.
"Emergency management is not a mature profession," said Judith Hale, a Chicago-based consultant in performance improvement and certification and author of Performance-Based Certification. "It's an emerging profession."
This means there are many paths to becoming an emergency manager. Identifying what people must know to work in the field, and how to learn it, is a critical function of a certification program, Hale said. "That's what certification does: It's an attempt to identify the bodies of knowledge that you have to have."
The inclusion of practical experience as part of the CEM certification exemplifies a trend in certifications today, she said. Employers want to know that a candidate passed an exam and can apply that knowledge. "There's a greater onus for the certification to have a practicum, hands-on, portfolio or proven proficiency."
Certification advocates say that because of these issues, certification is crucial to the entire profession.
"Ultimately, if we're going to be a profession, we have to have a certification," Canton said. "You look at this as, 'What am I going to get out of it?' As you mature, you start looking at, 'What does this do for the profession?'"
Still, individual benefits are important, particularly since getting the certification requires so much work.
For Canton, the knowledge that his political appointment would eventually end made him consider how best to prepare himself for a career in consulting. "It was important for me to do as a professional," he said.
Eric Holdeman, an emergency management consultant and blogger who previously worked in emergency management for Washington state and King County, had similar thoughts when he got his certification in the early '90s. "I saw the future," he said. "If this is where it's headed, eventually job announcements will say 'CEM certification required' or 'desirable.'"
Catherine Kane, vice president of Emergency Management Professional Organization for Women's Enrichment (EMPOWER), an emergency management organization for women, said her members find CEM as a way to assure employers. "It underscores the importance of continuous learning through periodic coursework and contributions to the profession," Kane said. "And it's a signal to other emergency management professionals of knowledge, expertise and contribution."
The credential helps emergency managers early in their careers show their commitment to the profession. "Having an important credential like the CEM signals the ability and willingness to understand the discipline and to commit to a regular cycle of learning, employment and contribution," Kane said.
EMPOWER offers a virtual study circle program to help members study for the exam and prepare their applications.
But not everyone's a fan of the CEM. Some seasoned professionals have decided not to renew their certifications, saying the hassle outweighs the benefits. One reason is the extensive training requirements — which can be difficult to meet in strict budgetary times.
"Though I'd been working continuously in emergency management, I didn't have accepted documentation of the required training in the proper categories necessary to maintain my CEM certification," said Newman, who chose not to renew her CEM certification in 2004.
Holdeman ran into a similar issue once he'd taken all the courses he could take locally. It was hard to get funding to travel to outside conferences.
Not everyone thinks financial concerns are a good reason to give up the certification.
"I know how tight budgets are, but there comes a point where if you're a professional, you have to figure out how you're going to get your certification," Canton said. Online courses could help meet training requirements. And some people pay for their own professional development when necessary.
As for the renewal process, Canton said it's "pretty straightforward" for those who are keeping up their skills and contributing to the profession. "It drives you back into your profession more than if you were just doing your day-to-day job," he said.
Nonetheless, Canton said he knows "quite a few top-notch colleagues who've chosen not to get the CEM."
For Holdeman, it was more than trying to meet the training requirements. "I'd see some people with certifications that I thought, 'I wouldn't hire them'" based on what he knew about the quality of their work. "That certification didn't have a lot of meaning to me when it came to that person, so the value of it went down significantly in my eyes."
Holdeman didn't renew his certification. With his experience, he said, "If someone is going to hire me, it's going to be based on what I produced in the past."
This concern underscores a common problem with certifications: It's possible to meet the requirements and still not be a good employee.
"You could have gone to a conference, slept in a session and still have proof that you registered," Holdeman said. "It's showing that you've had these experiences, but it doesn't necessarily show your expertise and ability to translate that expertise into products that make a difference in your individual agency."
As for critics who say requiring certification could limit who could work in the profession, supporters say that's the point. "You try to weed out people who are dilettantes," Canton said.
There are still issues about whether the CEM certification upgrades the profession — and how helpful it really is to individuals.
"I think it was helpful," said Newman, who was assistant director for the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management. She said even if you're being hired due to personal connections — a common situation — "when they have to justify it to hiring authorities, I think it looks good on paper."
But it's difficult to document how much having the certification helps job candidates.
Cheyene Haase, owner of BC Management Inc. in California, recruits for positions in business continuity and disaster recovery. She places candidates primarily in private companies — and she rarely sees jobs that require CEM certification. Still, she said, certifications aren't a negative.
"Few jobs are advertising 'CEM only,'" Canton said. "If you're lucky, you'll see 'CEM preferred.'"
Another issue: Is it fair to tell people who lack a four-year degree that they can get the AEM certification but not the CEM?
"Our intent was to continue to upgrade the professionalism of the people with the certification," Larson said. However, the change wasn't retroactive: "No one had the CEM taken away because they didn't have a degree."
A broader question is who the CEM is aimed at, Canton said. The experience required is fairly low — but some of the professional contributions suggest they're aiming at higher-level candidates who'd be likelier to give speeches and correspond with elected officials.
"Where exactly does this certification fall?" Canton asked. "Is this an entry-level certification, with minimum standards, or a journeyman's certification that means you're at a certain level in your profession?"
The International Association of Emergency Managers offers the Associate Emergency Manager and the Certified Emergency Manager certifications.
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WASHINGTON -- In early August, a small group of soldiers, airmen and their spouses gathered at a Panera Bread restaurant near Fort Meade, Md., to talk about the meaning of faith and how to share their convictions about life's deepest questions.
As they sipped coffee and nibbled pastries, the scene might have passed for a low-key Wednesday night Bible study except for one thing -- the members of the newly formed ATOM, or Atheists of Meade group, didn't have any Bibles. Their belief system, they say, stops at the boundaries of the natural world.
This article is quite long. but a worthwhile read. I'm surprised something like this even made it to military.com.
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I had a very good friend when I was in the AF who married a chaplin. He was UU and not very respected by the other chaplins, although he was probably the best trained hardest working one of all. He said most of the other chaplins had no training whatsoever in counseling and didn't seem much interested in getting any. As a UU, he was a non believer,but he had extensive training and experience in counseling which was the main thing he did. Often the other chaplins refused to do the non spiritual parts of their job like the ethics training classes required for all basic trainees (this was Lackland) and doing any sort of counseling.
I will never forget one night I was out to dinner with my friends, when a First Sgt called and begged the chaplin to come in because a basic trainee was suicidal after learning his parents were both killed in a car accident. The on duty chaplin gave the kid a lecture on the evils of suicide and then chewed the kid out for taking his time. The Shirt then called my friend who spent the night counseling the kid, arranging emergency leave and got Air Force aid to pay for his flight home. My friend complained frequently how the other chaplins would not do large sectors of their job.
In fact, even when I was religious, I have only met a few "good" chaplins. One even spent his six month tdy in the desert dead drunk. In fact, since the majority of a tdy chaplin's job is counseling, they might as well send a psychologist out instead of a chaplin. At least the psychologist would be trained and willing to do their chosen profession which is a lot more than you can say about most chaplins. The problem is the military has a real bias against psychologists to the point of considering everyone who goes to one crazy or in some way defective which is just crap. Often the most screwed up people won't set foot in a shrinks' office and it's not because they are afraid of retribution, it's because they think they are fine. It's the ones who want help and would seek help in a retribution free environment who are fine military members who just need a little help - who are loosing out. It's way past time to get chaplins out of the counseling business they don't seem to like anyway and give up this stupid superstition against secular psychologists. The science behind cognitive therapy has been there for decades. It's way past time for the military to join the modern world in it's thinking about psychotherapy.
I'm sad to see from your post Justalyn that nothing has changed since I was in the Air Force. :o(
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Title: Why were Crows Black? "El espantapájoros"
Authors: Pinzl, Michelle; Brougham, Rose Marie
Discipline: Modern Languages, Spanish Language & Culture
Submission Date: June 12, 2015
Abstract: One of the most difficult hurdles for English speakers to overcome is narrating in the past. Spanish relies on two past tense verb forms: the preterit and the imperfect. Intermediate 1 students have already had exposure and some limited practice with the conjugation and the use of the forms, but because they have the option of two verb forms from which to choose, English speakers have difficulty relating to the cultural perspectives these tenses require. In an attempt to clear this hurdle our program uses a spiral approach, meaning each course level reviews the concept and adds a level of difficulty.
Because the course for this lesson study is the first of two Intermediate Spanish courses, students are introduced to and practice these forms in a very general sense, explicitly leaving out the many nuances they will see in future courses. The objective for students is to be able to conjugate verbs, identify the use of the tenses and begin to use them correctly in structured oral and written narratives.
To structure our lesson plan we chose to embed the grammar lesson inside the reading and viewing of an authentic text and video. This structure is based on the teaching grammar through reading lesson presented in The Teacher's Handbook by Judith L. Shrum and Eileen W. Glisan. By giving students an authentic text to read and by using a video to tell the story, we then have a context in which to discuss, analyze, and grammar with students.
Major findings:
- Positive: students were engaged and stayed on task the entire time.
- Negative: students do not naturally use the target language to converse unless given very specific instructions. At this level they cannot create with language.


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When many people think of Los Angeles, they have a specific picture in their head relating to a particular neighborhood, whether it's the celebrity culture of Hollywood or the hot beaches of Venice or Santa Monica.
But the cool thing about L.A. is that it's a diverse place with lots of interesting places to see. These are some of my favorites.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is the hipster capital of the city, which means I will most likely live there if and when I eventually move to LA. Some of the LA hipsters will say Echo Lake fits the bill more, but I've yet to get a chance to visit there. Silver Lake has everything you'd expect from such a neighborhood: Dive bars, vegan restaurants, art galleries and novelty stores with photo booths.
Beverly Hills
I shouldn't like Beverly Hills, since I'm all about being budget-conscious and I can't stand pretentious people. Yet, perhaps because I stayed near Beverly Hills twice when visiting LA, I actually enjoy the area. I like the upscale shopping district and the fact that the richest celebs in town can be seen walking around. It's fun to wander around this part of town and take in the sights.
Ethnic hoods are always cool because you can (to some degree) experience the culture of a people without leaving the U.S. Koreatown has a number of great restaurants and holds an annual festival and parade. Plus, there are lots of establishments offering private karaoke studios for as little as $5/hour during weekdays. Score!
West Hollywood
WeHo is a vibrant neighborhood with lots of opportunities for sidewalk dining and people watching, two of my favorite activities, plus plenty of shopping and restaurants. It's one the largest gay communities in the nation and is always bursting with energy.
Hollywood Hills
Pretty much every successful celeb has a million-dollar house up here. Stalking celebs is fun, but you can be more discreet about it by going to Runyon Canyon Park. Besides keeping an eye out for Jason Bateman, Jessica Biel, Lauren Conrad, Jake Gyllenhaal and countless other big names, you can hike on hilly walking trails, including several that allow off-leash dogs. It's a fun workout and provides a nice view of the city (though not quite as nice as the Griffith Observatory.)
What's your favorite part of Los Angeles?


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• for those who voted because you're republican •
Are you celebrating a victory for your party,
despite your loss of dignity in how you got it?
• for those who voted for "anyone but her" •
Are you still standing by your decision to throw away your vote,
on a third party candidate that you "trusted" or "liked" more?
• for those who voted in the face of your people •
Do you think your vote for him makes you a conservative
Jew, African-American, Latino, Hispanic, or Muslim?
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white male leader that devalues your equality?
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How do you think we're viewed
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• for those who believe marriage is between a man and a woman •
How do you justify your superiority to
gay friends, family and colleagues?


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text: Ready for bed with her favorite bunny tucked under her arm, a little girl climbs the stairs to her room while the sounds of the night begin to sing their lullabies. But each new sound of the hissing radiator, the chiming clock, the squalling geese, her romping tabby cat, the blowing wind, the thunder and rain, makes the little girl increasingly awake and anxious until the "tip-tap beat" of her "mama's feet" brings mother's singing to her room. The patterned rhyming text—"Now the moon beams down upon you, / And the stars ignite the skies. / 'Til you rise, / 'Til you rise, / The night will sing you lullabies"—moves the child from acquiescence, to play, to fear, to soothing comfort and finally sleep. Fabric/paper collage on oil paintings in multiple colors of blues and dark purples provide a lot of detail and texture to the nocturnal scenes featuring an otherwise standard theme. Gratifying and readable night after night. (Picture book. 2-5)


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Still, it would throw me off even more that hiring managers would be interested in SAT or ACT scores. When I was in high school - Go Falcons - my ACT score wasn't that good so I wouldn't be entirely happy if I go for a job, get interviewed, and then my scores were requested. Even if it had been a decade out of high school, even if I had already gotten my degree, and even if I should've established a decent work record.
All the same, this aspect of this Wall Street Journal article concerns me:
Putting too much stock in standardized tests can put minority candidates at a disadvantage. In 2013, SAT test-takers in the "Black or African-American" category scored an average 431 on the exam's critical reading section, 429 on math and 418 on writing. White test-takers, meanwhile, scored nearly 100 points higher on average in every section. There is a racial divide for ACT score reports as well.In any case, that article explores all aspects of this practice. Even notes companies that stopped this practice. Unfortunately this "fad" may not go away any time soon, however, it's good to know it's being evaluated and some just choose to go another direction.
It's like many ways that employers seek to screen out candidates. It's often unfair, but it's what they use and especially frustrating in an economy with high unemployment.
As far as "fads" perhaps one day employers won't even bother with these pre-employment assessments anymore in the future. Are those an indicator of future success?
Hat-tip for my new favorite blog - Ask a Manager - where a commenter on her blog pointed readers to that Wall Street Journal article. There was a question about whether or not an applicant for an office manager position should provide old SAT scores.


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