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Under the supervision of PADI-certified instructors, the one-hour course will provide water novices with the skills and confidence needed to embark on aquatic expeditions. Though the class won't churn out scuba divers certified to dive alone, it might finally put to rest a persistent fear of bathtubs and really big puddles.
Lasting one to two hours, the Discover Scuba class includes all the equipment and instruction necessary to exploring the primordial womb of Lone Star Scuba's heated pool. A PADI-certified instructor will conduct a short lesson that covers basic safety skills and methods for using the equipment to pick up dates at the mall. Once thoroughly soaked in scuba knowledge, the majority of your experience will be spent in the water getting accustomed to life as a goggle-eyed amphibian.
Waterways snake all over the planet's surface, many emptying into a great blue ocean. As many scuba divers have found, those depths comprise a whole other world to explore—and require a specific set of skills to conquer. At SCUBASTOP, certified instructors use their knowledge to open that aquatic world to just about anyone.
Students here first get their feet wet with Discover Scuba, a class that teaches the absolute basics of diving. Anyone inspired to delve further can enroll in a PADI certification course that starts in classrooms and heated pools before voyaging out to the open waters of Balmorhea State Park or The Blue Lagoon scuba park. Specialized advanced courses are also available for anyone interested in rescue diving, digital underwater photography, or joining an improv group run by clown fish.
A PADI five-star diving facility, Arlington Scuba Center, Inc. first opened its doors in 1972. Since then, the shop's scuba instructors have helped countless divers obtain PADI open-water certification. The lessons start within the facility's classroom and pool and eventually progress to natural locations, such as the five-story bathtub at Clear Springs Scuba Park, so students can complete dives in real-world conditions. Aside from this standard certification, the staff teaches advanced courses in which students can train for search-and-rescue missions or float above the hull of a sunken ship. Back on dry land, staffers man Arlington Scuba Center's dive shop, where they sell fins, masks, and other equipment from respected brands such as Aqua Lung and Henderson.
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KEOSAUQUA — Van Buren County will have a new county engineer in July 2014, after engineer Dave Barrett told supervisors he had no plans to negotiate a new contract when the current one ends on July 1.
Barrett has been county engineer since July 1, 2009.
"I intend not to ask the supervisors to extend the contract after June 30, 2014," Barrett said.
Supervisors voted to advertise for the position, with the application period through Feb. 10, 2014.
Chairman Mark Meek said he favored taking applications all though January. The first February meeting is Feb. 10, 2014. Supervisor Ted Nixon said he would like the opening to be posted on a website for county engineers.
Jon Finney suggested doing the same as last time, having Don Pool posting it, using several different medias, including advertising it in the newspaper.
In other discussion items,
• Supervisor Bob Waugh complimented Barrett on the county's response to last weekend's snowstorm.
"I had a lot of calls thanking the county, didn't have one complaint," Waugh said. "I was very pleased with the effort of the secondary road crew."
Barrett said the county crew worked 12 hours on Sunday and had planned to work 12 more hours Monday.
• Supervisors approved the final payment voucher on the V64 asphalt paving project (Lebanon to Highway 2). The original contract was for $966,591.82. The final voucher brings the total cost to $1,033,191.01. It reflects higher than expected tonnage for rock, incentives, striping and other items. Supervisors did want Barrett to ask Pool why there was an increase for paint striping.
• The following requests for rural tax abatement were approved: 1) Mike Hodges, 18469 Rte J40, Keosauqua (E ½ NW SW Section 33-69-10, Van Buren Twp.), 2) Teddy W. & Dixie Daugherty, 28187 Laurel R., Mt. Sterling (NW of NE Section 1-67-10, Des Moines Twp.).
• The board approved the appointment of Mark Meek to the conservation board. He replaces Gary Adam, whose five-year term expired at the end of this year.
•The board also made appointments to the board of health, medical examiner and board of appraisers.
• A representative of Wellmark, via phone, discussed and answered questions on the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) fees assessed as a part of premiums on the January Wellmark billing to the county.

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MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - State and Federal authorities announce that eight people are indicted on federal charges related to distributing heroin in Eastern Wisconsin.
In a release from the Wisconsin Attorney General's office, part of the charges involve distributing the heroin that killed a Redgranite woman in April.
The woman, Amilia Henschel, was found dead of what a forensic pathologist said was "an acute heroin fatality."
Investigators, tracing backwards from the person who gave Henschel the heroin, eventually ended up with eight people. All were charged in state courts. However, those charges were dropped, without prejudice, last week when the eight were indicted in federal court.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
There is something about the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship that looks familiar. Since it is the team's first title, it's not déjà vu.
The team is led by a charismatic coach that was plucked from the college ranks. A young quarterback guided the team not as much by being spectacular than by not making mistakes. The defense was not only good, they were nasty.
I think they could be the Dallas Cowboys.
The Dallas Cowboys went 14 seasons between Super Bowl wins before routing the Buffalo Bills 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII. Their defense forced a record nine turnovers in that game. Seattle's long-awaited Super Bowl win was also led by the defense, which shut down the league's most prolific offense for a 43-8 decision over the Denver Broncos.
Both teams were built through the draft. The Seahawks used their picks wisely getting value for lower round choices. Dallas went on a shopping spree after gaining multiple picks in the Hershel Walker trade.
Will Seattle have a chance to repeat? There is every indication they will be around for a while. The Seahawks have the fourth youngest roster with no critical free agents or salary burdens. Quarterback Russell Wilson makes just over $600,000, which is low on the NFL pay scale.
No team has repeated as Super Bowl champion since the New England Patriots in 2003-04. Las Vegas has already chosen the Seahawks as the favorite to win next season. Although completely possible, it will be harder for the Seahawks to get there than to win it. Their toughest competition will likely come from their own division with teams like San Francisco, Arizona, and St. Louis also on the uptick.
After winning the Super Bowl in 1992, the Cowboys won again in 1993 and 1995. The dynasty began to crumble after the 1993 win though after owner Jerry Jones feuded with coach Jimmy Johnson. Johnson would resign and be replaced by Barry Switzer. Free agency and injury also took their toll on the Cowboys, who have not won a Super Bowl since.
It is hard to imagine the fate of the Seahawks running parallel to Dallas. There is little chance Pete Carroll will be run out of town like Jimmy Johnson. The youth of the players might help protect them against injury other than the already hobbled Percy Harvin. Free agency won't be an immediate issue.
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I'm writing an article for this Saturday's new-look 'sharper' FT about lower alcohol wines (those less than 12% alcohol) and some of the bureaucratic absurdities involved in selling them. I thought it might be useful to list some of the wine styles that can be particularly low in alcohol, and to recommend a specific example of each. I had thought that England and Wales, with some of the vineyards furthest from the equator, would be able to offer lots of examples but I am currently finding it pretty difficult to locate examples (that I have tasted) much below 12 or 12.5%. Strange, eh?...
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Margaret 'Polly' Dawson Reaves
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Margaret "Polly" Dawson Reaves of 1100 Cluster Springs Road, South Boston passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Berry Hill Nursing Home at the age of 77.
Mrs. Reaves was born July 25, 1935 in Halifax County to the late Eddie Benford Dawson and Lizzie Zella Francis Dawson. She was married to the late Beverly Averette Reaves Jr.
Mrs. Reaves was a member of Alton Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Tultex.
Margaret "Polly" Dawson Reaves is survived by three sons, Barry D. Reaves and wife Tracey of South Boston, Lester A. Reaves and wife Rhonda of Alton and C.D. Reaves of Alton; one daughter, Karla Reaves Clem and husband Troy of South Boston; three brothers, Bill Dawson of Nathalie, Bob Dawson and Joe Dawson, both of Alton; two sisters, Kitty D. Jones of Oak Level and Mary Ann Throckmorton of Cluster Springs; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Beverly Averette Reaves Jr.; her parents, Eddie Benford Dawson and Lizzie Zella Francis Dawson; one sister, Virginia D. Ford; and four brothers, E. B. Dawson, Maynard Dawson, Melvin Dawson and James Dawson.
Funeral services for Margaret "Polly" Dawson Reaves will be held Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Alton Baptist Church with the Revs. Dennis Ball and Robin Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family received friends at Brooks Funeral Home on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home of Karla and Troy Clem, 10085 Philpott Road, South Boston.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Alton Baptist Church Youth Group, P.O. Box 11, Alton, VA 24520-0011.
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- We provide both professional and volunteers services at Faith in Action.
- Our volunteers are members of our We Care Team. They are screened, trained and matched with a client in need of assistance. Some volunteers serve as drivers, transporting seniors on a regular basis to medical appointments; others may clean, provide chore services, visit or help with paperwork. Still others work in groups, raking, building ramps or helping with moves.
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For people who aren't so good at math, a mild form of brain stimulation may improve your proficiency. The relatively new form of electrical stimulation is apparently gentler than previously tested methods, so you don't feel as much like your head is being zapped. And a new study, carried out by a team at the University of Oxford, has implications not only for math, but possibly for "stimulating" other types of cognitive skills. Since math ability relies on fairly high-level cognition, the authors suggest that applying it to lower-level ones will be, well, a no-brainer in the end.
In previous research, Oxford's Roi Cohen Kadosh and colleagues had found that a form of brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), which places electrodes on the skull, helped people learn and remember a novel set of numbers. This form was effective at improving certain math skills, but not always pleasant for the subject, and came with some adverse effects.
But the new study uses a different form of stimulation, known as transcranial random noise stimulation (TRNS), which applies randomly fluctuating currents (within certain parameters) to the head. According to Cohen Kadosh, the nice part is you don't feel any of its brain stimulating action. In the study, he and colleagues focused on an area of the brain called the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which has been strongly implicated in our ability to play with numbers in our heads.
As they were undergoing the brain stimulation, 25 Oxford students completed numbers tasks involving bizarre calculations: for example, 4 # 12 = 17. They did these for five days, and improved over time. Another group received sham stimulation while learning the new math. At the end of the training period, the participants who'd received TRNS were significantly faster at doing the calculations than the control group – and these changes seemed to persist over time.
"With just five days of cognitive training and noninvasive, painless brain stimulation, we were able to bring about long-lasting improvements in cognitive and brain functions," says Cohen Kadosh. When students were called back to the lab six months later, they TRNS group was still 28% faster at solving the problems.
So what exactly is the TRNS doing to the brain to account for these improvements? The authors were interested in illustrating just this, so they tracked various measures of brain metabolism in the TRNS group and the controls. What they found was fascinating: blood flow in the area was actually reduced in the TRNS group, but oxygen consumption was not. This suggests that brain cells were working more efficiently, firing more with more synchronization, which could be the main effect of TRNS. If electric "noise" is reduced, the authors explain, it would mean that less blood flow is required for the same amount of brain activity.
The results of this study might be far reaching. In addition to the 5-7% of the population who suffers from dyscalculia (the numbers form of dyslexia), about 20% of school-age children have significant problems in math. This technique might help them gain better skills. It might also be applied, in different ways, to the great number of people who have various cognitive problems due to neurodevelopmental disorders or neurodegenerative diseases.
"Maths is a highly complex cognitive faculty that is based on a myriad of different abilities," Cohen Kadosh says. "If we can enhance mathematics, therefore, there is a good chance that we will be able to enhance simpler cognitive functions."
While TRNS hasn't been associated with any adverse effects, TDCS, mentioned earlier, has recently been linked to certain adverse cognitive effects, by Cohen Kadosh and his team themselves. Future research will have to assess whether any costs come along with TRNS, as well as how long the beneficial effects really last.
It's exciting, if a little troublesome, to think about the applications that might exist with this type of stimulation. If you're preparing for a test or about to do your tax refund, will you be able to go to your local stimulation center for a little pre-event zap? Will mild brain stimulation be the new Adderall? Hopefully it will be reserved for people with documented math disabilities or brain disorders, but time will tell what the applications may be.
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This study is way, way too underpowered to draw any conclusions from.
It's n=6 on the long-term effects. And they were undergrads, to boot. How do we know those six weren't just taking more math classes than the six who didn't get the treatment? Way too many variables.
Neuroscience studies are really underpowered generally, though. It's not just this one. Have you seen the Munafo paper? There's a good explanation of it here if you haven't:
I mean, it's possible that there's an effect here, given that we know electricity can impact brain function, but this seems like way too small a study even from a feasibility perspective. I'll be interested to see what further research shows.
Regarding your reporting of 'certain adverse neurological effects' of tDCS you base it on one study you link to in the article. The placement of the anode electrode was stimulating F3 which is the L-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and cathode depolarization (deactivation) of F4 the Right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. In the other montage there was anodal and cathodal placement at P3-P4 that is left stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex and depolarising (deactivating) the right side of the posterior parietal cortex.
Placement of the electrical leads and polarity is important and still no one knows the optimum placement. The conflicting results where likely due to deactivation of the parts of the brain where the cathode was placed and not due to tDCS itself.
tDCs sessions have been carried on for over ten years with no negative side effects except tingling and itching sensations. The study you cite makes no mention of 'adverse neurological effects' at all.
If it were "Electrical Stimulation Makes People Buy More Plastic Crap From China", billions of dollars would handed over for further study.
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Hello World, Part II
Think of this as a continuation, not as a month of sitting around doing nothing. Life is built around routine and for those of us past a certain age, routine becomes difficult to change. I hope to establish a routine that includes a regular blogging time but up until now, that hasn't happened. The holidays, my mom's visit, woodwork in the kitchen have all intervened. That said, let's pretend this past month didn't happen and I'm continuing that post I started yesterday. Works for me.
One of the bad things…I remember very little of the instruction my son gave me on blogging. For instance, what should I do about tags? How many categories should I have? I know I learned how to add a picture but that was so long ago. And then there's the question of blog roll and all those things under the Options tab.
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He may not be the biggest name in the world of football, but Nicolas N'Koulou has attracted the interest of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham with his performances for AS Monaco and Marseille. If Arsene Wenger is thinking of signing the central defender in the summer, he will have been encouraged to do so what N'koulou said this week.
"The club and me are together on my future. If they receive an offer they can't refuse, then we will have to part company," said the 23-year old. "Marseille is a great club and I love playing for them. They are part of my life."


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Second Amendment Makes Gun Control Unconstitutional, Period
And don't talk to me about the militia clause in the Second Amendment.
By John Aloysius Farrell, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
My editors would like me to take a nuanced, clever stance on the Second Amendment.
I cannot.
No means no. Not means not.
Just like the First Amendment.
No infringement on Free Speech.
No mixing Church and State.
No Gun Control.
That doesn't mean that the government cannot tax a newspaper. Or make a rabbi register his car. Or ban possession of machine guns.
But to forbid private gun ownership, like in the law that was declared unconstitutional in the District of Columbia? Clearly beyond the pale.
And don't talk to me about the militia clause. The Founders had just defeated an Empire, thanks in no small part to the rifles and powder horns that hung on the mantle in those Revolutionary-era homes. They wanted to protect their right, and that of their descendants, to defend the hearth and battle tyranny.
Our children or grandchildren may someday want to adjust that freedom, but it will take a Constitutional amendment. I don't see it happening any time soon.
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The Club is to be a branch of the National Ducks Unlimited organization. We are committed to volunteering and raising funds for protecting and enhancing waterfowl habitat. At the same time we are an organization that brings Hamden-Sydney students alike to share experiences in the outdoors. We are committed to establishing lifelong friendships that start on the Hill and continue into the swamps and marshes.
Advisor: Dr. Justin P. Isaacs '95 firstname.lastname@example.com
Constitution of Ducks Unlimited
Circle K International (CKI) is the premier collegiate and university community service, leadership development, and friendship organization in the world. With more than 12,600 members in 17 nations, CKI is making a positive impact on the world every day. Circle K clubs are organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or university campus. CKI is self-governing organization and elects its own officers, conduct its own meetings and determines its own service activities. CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to meet other college students around the world.
For more information about getting involved in this global organization, please contact one of the officers.
Advisor: Dr. Rachel M. Goodman email@example.com
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Good Men and Good Citizens is a student-led organization which encourages and coordinates individual and group involvement in the service of the surrounding community. Under the direction of the Chairmen, this organization has several programs which let Hampden-Sydney students, faculty, and staff develop the links among service, good citizenship, and leadership.
Every member of the Hampden-Sydney College community is encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities offered by G.M.G.C. If you are interested in any of our programs, or in developing new projects, contact the Chairmen or Volunteer Service Coordinator Karin Gollin at email@example.com.
The Rotaract Club, a component of Rotary International, is a service club for students at Hampden-Sydney College. Rotaract fosters leadership, encourages high ethical standards, and promotes international understanding and peace. Rotaract is a non-political and non-sectarian organization. The guiding principle of the Rotaract Club is "Service Above Self."
The first Rotaract Club was started at the University of North Carolina in 1968. The Rotaract Club is one of the most significant and fastest growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 7,600 Rotaract Clubs in 158 countries with 176,000 members. Rotaract carries out at least one community service project per year, to improve the lives of people around them. In addition, one international service project is carried out each year to learn more about other cultures.
There is a mandatory 60% attendance policy for the club's regular meetings and service projects. A member is required to participate in at least one of the club's community and international service projects. An absence of a regularly scheduled meeting may be made up by attendance at a regular meeting of any other Rotaract Club or any Rotary Club on any day in the two weeks immediately preceding or following the day of the absence. Rotaract membership shall automatically terminate upon failure to meet the attendance requirements.
(Note the club normally meets at the Commons in one of the side rooms during dinner so that a member can eat while attending the meeting. The club makes sure to accommodate all of its members by setting a time late enough that student-athletes can attend.)
The Rotaract Club is open to all interested Hampden-Sydney students. For more information about the membership process, please contact the President.
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Although the majority of members are students, the Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department is neither a student club nor a College organization. Rather, it is a non-profit corporation that was reorganized in October 1970 and incorporated in 1982 as a Prince Edward County Fire Department to provide protection to the College and central areas of Prince Edward County.
In addition, the Department operates an Emergency First Responder program that coordinates with the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad in the provision of emergency pre-hospital care. The Department currently operates a 1997 Pierce 1,250-GPM pumper, a 2006 Smeal 1500-GPM pumper, a 2005 American LaFrance 2000-gallon tanker, a 2005 Smeal 75' ladder truck, a 1993 Ford E-350 utility and personnel vehicle, a 1987 GMC brush truck, and a 1988 Chevrolet Emergency First Responder vehicle.
Business meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the fire house. Training drills are held all other Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Those interested in joining may secure an application from any firefighter or attend any Tuesday meeting. No prior firefighting experience is necessary.
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Finding your cafe terrace
I will start with an obvious spot: the sidewalk cafe terrace. There are thousands of such in Paris, and lovebirds are a common sight there.
The cafe terrace is an enjoyable spot in more than one way. First, they offer a nice resting spot. Second, they make an ideal observatory. The streets become an aquarium, passer-bys are the fish, and you two become the observers. Third, sit down at a terrace where other couples are smooching, and you are part of a community setting a good example to the rest of the world. For all we need is love!
But where to turn to? Which cafe to choose? The choice is entirely yours, but I will dare a few recommendations.
- A favorite spot of mine is located in one of the wings of the Louvre museum. Les Chevaux de Marly (Horses in Marly) has I.M. Pei's Pyramid on its left, and is built inside the wing which borders Rivoli Street (if you look towards Place de la Concorde, this is the right wing of the museum). The place offers a selection of snacks, and a nice warm chocolate. Its terrace is relatively protected from the wind and rain, which makes it a good spot in wintertime.
- Now if you are a die-hard fan of the Latin Quarter, and the St Germain des Pres area, you will certainly want to sit at the terrace of Les Deux Magots (A Pair of Old Bachelors). French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and his wife, writer Simone de Beauvoir, used to hole up there in the 50s. Rather large and well protected by a long awning, the terrace is a great spot to observe the foot traffic moving along the busy Boulevard St Germain. The atmosphere inside the cafe has kept some of its mid-20th century flavor. A tad on the expensive side, but history and a great view have a price, haven't they?
- In my list of fave areas, Place de la Contrescarpe ranks high. It is located in the 5th district, atop the quaint Rue Mouffetard. There are a couple of sidewalk terraces to sit at there, and the view is great.
- I would also recommend Place des Abbesses, on the Montmartre Hill. Though the local cafe terraces are usually packed, I just dig the place for its early-fall, after-school feel.
- Lastly, I would not miss the cafe Flore en L'Isle which sits at the end of the Pont St Louis (St Louis Bridge), at the western tip of the Saint Louis Island. They serve Berthillon ice creams and sorbets, and the view is great.
Cool streets to roam
The best way to visit Paris is on foot and subway. Don't take cabs, traffic is awful. Use the subway to move from one spot to a distant other. Otherwise, just walk. And while walking, never forget to raise your eyes. Interesting details will pop at you which are rarely noticed by those who only look at eye level.
For romancing the love of your life, certain places have these very special qualities which will set them apart in your memories of togetherness. I will tell you about three for now.
Walk to the Pont Neuf bridge, go down the flight of stairs opening behind Henri's statue, and you will wind up on the wharf. There, lined with century-old trees, the park offers a magnificent view of the river Seine and the Louvre Museum. I recommend discovering the spot together during daytime. It is also the port of call of a boat tour operator. Seize this opportunity to boat upstream and downstream. Don't forget to bring an extra sweater, the temperature at water level is chillier.
More romantic recommendationsI love a good romance, and I would love to contribute to yours in my own way. So I'll write more about these special Parisian spots in further installments to this series. Meanwhile, you will find more resources on the website Paris-Eiffel-Tower-News (see 'About the Author' section in this page below). 'Til then, I wish your couple to grow even stronger.
About the author: Phil Chavanne spent 30 years in Paris. Share in his personal knowledge in his free Paris city guide - an insider view of Paris and its most enjoyable spots.


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Are you looking for some fall family fun? You may find what you're looking for at one of the many corn maze throughout north Georgia.
We've located more than a dozen corn mazes in the northern part of the state, including those nearby like the Buford Corn Maze near Buford, Washington Farms near Watkinsville, and Corn Dawgs near Loganville.
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Special to the Herald
Bryan Price, who recently was hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Hot Stove Banquet on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Clinton.
The Clinton LumberKings, in conjunction with the Friends of Riverview Stadium, announced the date and speaker for the event Friday. The annual outing again will be held at the Eagle Point Park Lodge in Clinton.
Price's wife, the former Judy Sattler, is from Clinton.
Price was named the Reds manager on Oct. 22 after spending the previous four seasons as Cincinnati's pitching coach. Before joining the Reds, he was the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners (2000-2005) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006-2009).
Under Price, the Reds have had one of the best pitching staffs in the major leagues over the past several seasons. He has had a large hand in the development of Mat Latos, Johnny Cueto and flame-throwing Aroldis Chapman. The Reds had the fourth-lowest ERA in all of baseball in 2013 and the most strikeouts in the National League.
Price was drafted three times in the early 1980s and eventually signed with the California Angels after he was selected in the eighth round of the 1984 draft. He pitched for the University of California at Berkeley and is still the school's all-time leader with 374 2/3 innings pitched and is a member of the school's hall of fame.
The Hot Stove Banquet will also include a silent auction and a raffle featuring signed items from members of the 2013 LumberKings, along with Seattle's top prospects D.J. Peterson, Taijuan Walker and Victor Sanchez. All proceeds of the auction and raffle will go toward the non-profit Friends of Riverview Stadium organization.
Doors open with a 6 p.m. social hour and dinner, with the program slated to start at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children (age 12 and under), meal and program included. Tickets will also be available at the door at $30 for adults, $20 for children. Contact the LumberKings' main office at (563) 242-0727 to purchase tickets or contact any member of the LumberKings' Board of Directors.


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Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible
Ken Stone
Bloomsbury, Jan 1, 2001 - Religion - 250 pages
Essays exploring and explaining how 'queer' reading makes a difference to biblical exegesis. As with feminism, theoretical questions arise such as whether such readings are characterized by certain questions or can only legitimately be done by gay or lesbian readers. The contributors are drawn from a range of backgrounds and a variety of interests--Jewish, Christian, agnostic, male, female, heterosexual, gay and lesbian--and mostly concentrate on individual passages and books. But the volume also contains some theoretical reflections, and it ends with three +critical responses' from scholars with interdisciplinary interests on the place of queer read-ing of the Bible in broader contexts. A book for anyone interested in contemporary issues of bible interpretation or in queer theory generally.
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NFL Win Totals
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With the 2013 NFL season fast approaching, it's time to look at team win totals. Oddsmakers set win totals for all 32 teams, and you have to predict whether they will finish over or under that set number of wins during the regular season. After previewing each team to find out what they have to offer entering the new season, I now have a good idea as to which teams will exceed expectations, and which will fail to meet them. Let's take a look at my favorite 'over' and 'under' bets for the 2013 campaign.
Top 5 OVER Bets
Carolina Panthers OVER 7 (-165)
After winning each of their final four games last season to finish 7-9, head coach Ron Rivera saved his job while getting the Panthers to finish out the 2012 campaign. They now head into 2013 with a ton of momentum and a chip on their shoulder. This is a team that was much better than its record would indicate last year.
That's evident by the fact that the Panthers actually outgained their opponents by 27.6 yards per game, finishing 12th in the league in total offense (360.7 yards/game) and 10th in total defense (333.1 yards/game). The problem was simply that the Panthers could not win the close game. In fact, they went just 1-7 in games decided by a touchdown or less.
This is going to be one of the league's top offenses as Cam Newton enters his third year with plenty of weapons, including WR Steve Smith and TE Greg Olsen. What many fail to realize is that this was one of the most improved defenses in the league last year thanks to rookie LB Luke Kuechley. Now, with a healthy return of LB Jon Beason, and the additions of rookie DT's Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, this is going to be another top 10 defense in 2013.
Detroit Lions OVER 8 (-135)
It's hard to believe that this Lions' team made the playoffs in 2011 before going just 4-12 last season. In fact, this team was much better than its record would indicate, but it simply could not get the job done in close games. Detroit lost nine of its 12 games by eight points or less in 2012.
A big reason for its struggles were turnovers. The Lions finished tied for last in turnover differential (-24) last season. It has been proven that teams with terrible turnover differentials usually come back to earth the next season. After out-gaining opponents by a whopping 67.7 yards per game while finishing 3rd in total offense (408.8 yards/game) last year, this is clearly a team that will rebound in a big way in 2013.
The offense should be even more dynamic with a healthy return of Nate Burleson and Ryan Broyles at receiver, as well as the addition of playmaking running back Reggie Bush. The defense should be improved, too, with the additions of DE Israel Idonije, DE Ezekiel Ansah, CB Darius Slay and S Glover Quin. This is the second-best team in the NFC North in my opinion.
Kansas City Chiefs OVER 7.5 (-145)
The Chiefs had the best hiring this offseason in proven winner Andy Reid. A new situation other than Philadelphia is just what the doctor ordered for Reid. He tried to trade for Alex Smith while with the Eagles, and now he has his man in Kansas City. With Smith, who completed over 70 percent of his passes last year in San Francisco, the Chiefs have the best quarterback that they've had in years.
A big reason Kansas City finished 2-4 last season is that it was tied for last in turnover differential (-24). Smith will take much better care of the football, while also making more plays in the passing game. Kansas City already has a great running game with Jamaal Charles, and the addition of first-round pick Eric Fisher will certainly help bolster the ground attack.
I also believe that the Chiefs have one of the most underrated defenses in the league. They have an easy schedule as well, getting to face the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers twice. If the AFC West isn't the weakest division in football, then the AFC South is. That's good news considering Kansas City will get to play the entire AFC South division in 2013.
New Orleans Saints OVER 9 (-170)
The Saints had a forgetful 2012 campaign due to the suspensions stemming from Bounty Gate. They finished just 7-9 despite having the league's second-ranked offense at 419.9 yards per game. Drew Brees and company still did their thing, but with Sean Payton back calling the plays, the offense is going to be even more dynamic in 2013.
The defense was the problem last year. New Orleans ranked 32nd in the league in total defense, giving up a ridiculous 440.1 yards per game. Rex Ryan was thrown under the bus in Dallas, taking much of the blame for why the Cowboys didn't make the playoffs. However, there were six defensive starters missing time due to injury down the stretch, and DeMarcus Ware was playing with one arm.
Now, Ryan takes over a defense that is better suited to run his 3-4 scheme in New Orleans. I look for this to be one of the most improved stop units in the league, especially with the additions the Saints have made this offseason. They used their first-round pick on Texas safety Kenny Vacarro. They also added safety Jim Leonard and cornerback Keenan Lewis, who may be the most underrated corner in the entire league.
Pittsburgh Steelers OVER 9 (-130)
I have pegged the Steelers to win the AFC North and get back to the playoffs in 2013 after a disappointing 8-8 campaign last year. Most of the Steelers' struggles can be attributed to Ben Roethlisberger simply being unable to stay healthy. I look for better health and improved offensive line play in 2013.
Turnovers and a lack of a running game really cost the Steelers last season as well. They finished -10 in turnover differential due to losing 16 fumbles offensively. Clearly, ball security will be an emphasis heading into 2013. Plus, the Steelers now have a legitimate running back after drafting Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell in the second round.
The offense will be improved in the second year in Todd Haley's system. The defense has been the best in the league over the past decade, and that was the case again in 2012 as they finished No. 1 in total defense (275.8 yards/game). The declining James Harrison is gone, but the Steelers replaced him by using their first-round pick on Georgia DE Jarvis Jones. He'll help provide a much more consistent pass rush in 2013 on the league's best defense. Jones registered 14.5 sacks playing the SEC last year.
Top 5 UNDER Bets
Atlanta Falcons UNDER 10 (-165)
The Atlanta Falcons had just about everything go their way last season en route to earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 13-3 record. The biggest thing they had go right was their record in close games. In fact, the Falcons went 7-2 in games decided by a touchdown or less last season. They won't be nearly as lucky in that department in 2013.
There's no denying that Atlanta has one of the better offenses in the league. Matt Ryan has a plethora of weapons at his disposal, and he used them to perfection last year. The problem is a defense that is going to force Ryan and company try and win a bunch of shootouts. That strategy did not work for fellow division rival New Orleans, and it won't work for Atlanta, either.
I believe the Falcons are going to have one of the worst defenses in the entire league. They lose DE John Abraham, who has been the anchor on the defensive line for years. They have tried to replace him with former Giant Osi Umenyiora, which is a huge step down. Also gone are CB Grent Grimes and CB Dunta Robinson. Expected to replace these two are a pair of rookies in Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford. Atlanta faces a tougher schedule in 2013 after winning its division last year. Plus, the NFC South is only going to be stronger.
Baltimore Ravens UNDER 8.5 (+100)
Oddsmakers have set this total at 8.5 for good reason. I believe the defending Super Bowl champs are going to take a huge step back in 2013 as well. It's tough to back up a Lombardi Trophy when you have a bulls eye on your back each week. Plus, with the loss of several leaders, Baltimore could be overconfident and lacking the hunger it needs to get back to the playoffs.
This team's leaders through the years have been Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. While both players are on the decline, there's no question they will be missed on and off the field. Lewis kept this team focused weak in and weak out, and without his presence, I look for the Ravens to be lost in 2013. Reed was the last level of defense and could bail out the secondary when needed. Don't forget Bernard Pollard, the hard-hitting safety, who is gone.
Not only will the defense be weaker, the offense suffers some key losses, too. The top two receivers from last season in Anquan Boldin (65 receptions, 921 yards, 4 TD) and Dennis Pitta (61, 669, 7 TD) will no longer be with the team. Boldin has moved on to San Francisco, while Pitta is likely lost for the season with an injury. Joe Flacco got paid this offseason, which could go to his head. Even if it doesn't, he simply does not have the same fire power to work with that he did a year ago.
Indianapolis Colts UNDER 8.5 (-135)
The Colts were one of the biggest surprises in the entire league last year. They had more than 30 new players on their roster when it was all said and done. After head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia, the team really rallied around him and put together a tremendous 11-5 season that led to a playoff berth.
However, the Colts have a number of different things go right for them. First of all, they became the only NFL team in history to get outscored by 30 points on the season and win 11 games. How did they accomplish that feat? Well, they went an unheard of 9-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less. They are sure to regress in that department, which will lead to at least three fewer wins than last year.
Bruce Arians was a big reason why Indianapolis was able to move on without Pagano. With Arians gone to Arizona, the Colts are really going to miss his play calling. Pagano has yet to prove himself as a head coach in this league. While it's sad to say, these players won't be nearly as motivated as last year as the leukemia is currently a non-issue.
Minnesota Vikings UNDER 7.5 (-190)
The Vikings surprised everyone and turned around a 3-13 team from 2011 to a 10-6 team and a playoff berth in 2012. They did so despite having the 31st-ranked passing offense in the league at 171.9 yards per game. Adrian Peterson carried this squad, rushing for the second-most yards in NFL history with 2,097.
Christian Ponder is one of the worst quarterbacks in the league. Now, he has lost his best playmaker in Percy Harvin, which cannot go unnoticed. Sure, the Vikings signed Greg Jennings this offseason, but he's far past his prime. He won't come close to matching the production that Harvin did for this team when healthy.
After making the playoffs last year, the Vikings will face a much more difficult schedule in 2013. They do avoid any playoff teams from last year through the first seven weeks and could get off to a good start, but they won't be going 4-0 to close out the season for a second straight year. That's because they face six playoff teams from last season in Weeks 8 through 16. This is the worst team in the NFC North because it relies too heavily on Peterson.
Oakland Raiders UNDER 5.5 (-140)
Yes, the Oakland Raiders are that bad. They went 4-12 last season and they were as bad as their record would indicate. They only lost two games by a field goal or less last season. They were outscored by an average of 9.6 points per game while finishing in the bottom half of the league in total offense and total defense.
Carson Palmer is one of the more underrated quarterbacks in the league. Now, the Raiders have traded him to Arizona, and they'll be relying on the unproven Matt Flynn at quarterback. They also have to have Darren McFadden stay healthy, but he hasn't been able to do that his entire career. The losses of TE Brandon Myers and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey hurt, too.
The offense is clearly a mess, and the defense is in rebuilding mode with up to nine new starters on that side of the ball. Charles Woodson is past his prime and will not bring much to the table. Following the NFL draft, the Raiders had just 16 players remaining on the roster from the Al Davis regime. Stuck in rebuilding mode, Oakland is clearly the worst team in the AFC West in 2013.
Honorable Mention OVERS
- Arizona Cardinals OVER 5.5 (-150)
- Cleveland Browns OVER 6 (-155)
- Dallas Cowboys OVER 8.5 (+110)
- St. Louis Rams OVER 7.5 (-105)
- Washington Redskins OVER 8 (-120)
Honorable Mention UNDERS
- Denver Broncos UNDER 11.5 (-105)
- Houston Texans UNDER 10.5 (-155)
- New England Patriots UNDER 11 (+100)
- New York Giants UNDER 9 (-130)
- Tennessee Titans UNDER 6.5 (+100)
Complete List of 2013 NFL Win Totals
|Over 5.5 (-150)
|Over 8.5 (+110)
|Over 8 (+120)
|Over 9 (-130)
|Under 5.5 (+130)
|Under 8.5 (-130)
|Under 8 (-140)
|Under 9 (+110)
|Over 10 (+145)
|Over 11.5 (-115)
|Over 7.5 (+165)
|Over 7.5 (+110)
|Under 10 (-165)
|Under 11.5 (-105)
|Under 7.5 (-190)
|Under 7.5 (-130)
|Over 8.5 (-120)
|Over 8 (-135)
|Over 11 (-120)
|Over 11.5 (+160)
|Under 8.5 (+100)
|Under 8 (+115)
|Under 11 (+100)
|Under 11.5 (-185)
|Over 6.5 (+135)
|Over 10.5 (+105)
|Over 9 (-170)
|Over 10.5 (-125)
|Under 6.5 (-155)
|Under 10.5 (-125)
|Under 9 (+150)
|Under 10.5 (+105)
|Over 7 (-165)
|Over 10.5 (+135)
|Over 9 (+110)
|Over 7.5 (-105)
|Under 7 (+145)
|Under 10.5 (-155)
|Under 9 (-130)
|Under 7.5 (-115)
|Over 8.5 (-160)
|Over 8.5 (+115)
|Over 6.5 (+140)
|Over 7.5 (-135)
|Under 8.5 (+140)
|Under 8.5 (-135)
|Under 6.5 (-160)
|Under 7.5 (+115)
|Over 8.5 (-155)
|Over 5 (+115)
|Over 5.5 (+120)
|Over 6.5 (-120)
|Under 8.5 (+135)
|Under 5 (-135)
|Under 5.5 (-140)
|Under 6.5 (+100)
|Over 6 (-155)
|Over 7.5 (-145)
|Over 7.5 (+125)
|Over 8 (-120)
|Under 6 (+135)
|Under 7.5 (+125)
|Under 7.5 (-145)
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L.A based streetwear brand Crooks & Castles and Outkast's Big Boi will collab on a new limited edition sock collection.
"They will be very colorful, you know," Big Boi told Wall Street Journal. "Some have images of pitbulls on them, also some with gold chains and medallions. A lot of different designs and very, very colorful. It reflects my personality. I can't wait for people to get them. I've been rocking for a few weeks now, the samples. They're comfy."
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If any of you are in New York on October 7th, Khloe Kardashian is having a bake sale for charity.
From 10:30am to noon, eight celebs will be selling cupcakes at 57th and 5th Avenue, as part of the Giving Back: Celebrity Bake Sale. From 12:30pm to 2pm, the venue will move to Rockefeller Center.
If any of you attend, please report back. You know how I love me some Kardashians.
2 Responses to Khloe Kardashian and Cupcakes: 10/7 in NYC
she should hire me to bake for her!
cute cake.
I just read about this and I am going to do my best to make it out there. Seems like a really cool event!


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A large Ernst & Young (E&Y) survey finds plenty of appetite for acquisitions, but also finds many companies feel constrained in their dealmaking, and one in 25 is simply "focused on survival":
"Most companies believe the time is ripe for deals, but only one third have the strength and agility to snap up "once-in-a-lifetime" acquisition opportunities in the wake of the credit crisis, according to a global survey.
Ernst & Young, which quizzed 490 top executives from "major industry players" across 32 countries, said 33 percent were likely or highly likely to buy firms in the next 12 months, with 25 percent expecting to bid in the next six months. There were no data on the size of possible targets."
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Personal chef turns her gluten-free foods into 'Good Habit' in Thousand Oaks
A new gourmet market in Thousand Oaks hopes to attract customers with its signature gluten-free cookies and granola and freshly prepared takeout food.
Good Habit, at 1625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., will officially open Monday with the goal of building on owner and chef Nina Burr's fan base in the Conejo Valley and surrounding area.
Burr, 31, a former personal chef for celebrities and for YogaWorks in Westlake Village, decided to go out on her own after launching the cookies and granola at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in January.
All the granola and cookies Burr makes are gluten-free, hand-baked and packaged in small batches. She ships the products to 45 stores in six states and Washington, D.C.
The opening of the kitchen and storefront in Thousand Oaks lets Burr expand the Good Habit brand locally by offering freshly prepared vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free snacks and meals.
She and chef Tony Trejo prepare salads, wraps, bento boxes, soups and sandwiches each day.
The store also features products such as mustard, ketchup, jam, cheese, olives and crackers from small boutique companies.
"The kitchen itself is gluten-free. We don't use wheat flour in the kitchen. But it's not strictly speaking a gluten-free store because we do have products that do have gluten in them, but they come prepackaged and sealed, so there's no contagion issue," she said.
Burr, who grew up in Agoura Hills and lives in Oak Park, studied to be a journalist. She was working an as an assistant producer on magazine photo shoots in Los Angeles when she decided to go in a different direction.
"It's a very demanding industry, very cutthroat," she said. "I would come home and I would cook, and I realized that that was what I wanted to do.
"I am a self-taught chef. I am not formally trained. My love of food and cooking has really developed through my family. My mom is Japanese. My dad is Colombian. The food has just been always a very big part of our life, and we're really passionate about food."
Burr started a catering company and also worked as a personal chef for celebrities. Her experience with food fads and diets celebrities wanted inspired her to look at ways of incorporating new aspects into her cooking.
She created her first and signature cookie, the gluten-free Original Chocolate Chip Cookie, in 2009.
"The cookie came about because I was cooking for celebrities and they were doing the gluten-free thing, and one of them said, 'Can you just make me a cookie that's gluten-free?' " And that's how that started, and then it became this monster. Everybody wanted this cookie, and that was that," she said.
The demand for gluten-free, healthful foods led Burr to establish the gluten-free Good Habit brand. With investment from family members, she took over the space at Village Plaza in June, spending the summer renovating the premises and getting the kitchen together.
She recruited her sister-in-law, Christiana Robb, to join her as vice president of sales and marketing in January. Robb manages the business's website, where products can be bought, Facebook page and Twitter account.
"We have a blog, and we're going to start listing all our menu items for the week so people know what we have," Robb said.
Burr said her goals are to offer customers a weekly meal plan and add a delivery service and food truck that could offer her fresh foods throughout the Conejo Valley.
"It is incredibly nerve-racking. We are attempting to do a food business, and the fail rate on a food business in any economy is great, and secondly we are trying to do something different," she said. "It's daunting, but I have faith."
Good Habit is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Why Video-Learning Reaches Us
February 26, 2011
Here I sit, 30,000 feet above North Dakota, taking advantage of the opportune combination of "free time" and isolation that affords me the ingredients to power through new learning. In fact, I am exploring a new tool — at least new to me – Posterous – that simplifies blog posting right down to email messaging.
At 53, I am still discovering about my learning-style. Let's take my current explore of Posterous. I gravitate to short bursts of clicking around, reading pieces of FAQ's, dabbling by jumping in to making my site and posting, jumping back to Q&As, searching on Google for "posterous tutorials," and finding my way BACK to Posterous to watch the video. And this is when I finally stop, and focus, watching the tutorial – far simpler than I need, but still I stay – and looking for more video tutorials.
I've known for a long time that there is some "magic" about video-based tutorials for learners like me. This has helped to drive my own initiative at Urban (Urban School of San Francisco) to promote video screen capture tools. I've been gravitating to video-tutorials as alternative to text-and-still-image explanations as well as encouraging teachers to create "micro-lessons" using a variety of tools including Quicktime, Screenflow, and Smart Notebook software.
It just hit me (now over Montana) the reason video works so well: it draws us in to focus both visually and auditorially to a linear display that in essence blocks out all the other inputs. I watch and listen. I scroll back to replay something I missed. I scroll ahead beyond irrelevant info. I am, at the same time, watching, reading, and listening. There is no cognitive room left to be multitasking beyond the video. I focus in — still controlling the input — and the result is that I learn.
Video-based exposition in today's exponentially increasing barrage of multiple stimulus just might be the "killer app" we've all been looking for in education, just right there under our nose.
Back to more tutorials.
The iPad Question
February 8, 2011
The hottest new question I get these days seems to be: "Are you going to switch to iPads?"
Recall, I lead technology at the Urban School of San Francisco — now in our 9th year of a 1:1 Apple laptop program. I love the iPad. It is a fabulous device for schools who have not yet implemented 1:1. I applaud schools adopting this as a way of entering the 1:1 field because I know, first-hands, that enabling all learners with a computer helps most, especially the more struggling learners. No doubt, as a SECOND device, it is fantastic.
That said, however, for us, it would be a huge step backwards and — for us — it does not address the fundamental equipment needs of a full-powered, full-featured creativity and production tool, especially at the high school level. And, getting the device to replicate a full- featured machine will cost nearly as much as a fully powered laptop: adding a keyboard, external storage, and server infrastructure to make this more comparable to a laptop will cost as much as the laptop itself — and still with limitations. I assume several of the most glaring short-comings will be addressed in the next release, that is, no camera, no ability to display via projection beyond Keynote (using this with a document camera is, well, "hokey"), no interface with Smartboards, no easy additional storage, no ability to run non-iOS existing software without a central Citrix-like environment, file transfer and more.
The more I write, the more disdain I have for this. Yes, it has some fabulous features. There is no substitute for the power of the touch-screen. Why oh why Apple has not merged touch technology into a laptop is a mystery. We've been waiting for about 6 years now.
We are looking more carefully at the 11″ MacBook Air as a possible solution that trades off power and storage with tiny size/weight for the same price as a MacBook. So far, given the huge replacement cost of a broken screen, the MacBook Air will eat up our entire repair budget far too fast, but likely, the smaller screens will be less expensive soon. It might be a fabulous solution for younger kids.
In the meantime, I am thrilled that many schools are moving to iPads, and I am sure, in the next year or so, Apple will address many of the issues that make it less of a full-fledged teaching/learning machine. That will be a touch-screen full OS machine. I hope.
Portfolios 3.0
February 3, 2011
Just read a nice editorial-style article on the efficacy of growing use of portfolios at the college/university level. What is new — at least to me — is the author's matured purpose of portfolios in light of the changing nature of information and knowledge — that is the rapid irrelevance of published material in light of breakneck speed of new thinking, research, authorship and scholarship.
It strikes me that many of us independent schools are sitting in a ripe position to morph the traditional late 20th century model of "portfolio assessment" with an early 21st century transformation from assessment into "authentic doing" contributions by students. This is perhaps most evident/probable in science, history and the arts, and obviously in the realms of engineering and technology. Students collecting and reflecting — not only on their own work, but on the work of other experts, and published — not only for the teacher, but for an authentic audience beyond the class.
The Student Portfolio is the New Book: New Practices, Profession, and Scholarship
By Trent Batson, C. Edward Watson0
"But a printed book is static, seemingly out of step in this dynamic digital age, and so can no longer serve successfully as the most important central organizing entity for learning today. The student electronic portfolio is superseding the book as the most useful organizing element: It is a dynamic organizing space in a dynamic knowledge process."
"The teacher's role can become and is becoming that of helping students build their collection of resources and reflections (the "evidence") so the collection is aligned with current thinking in the field."
Interactive White Boards
October 16, 2009
I wrote this back in 2006 – just put a tweak or two on here — but others may be interested. As a full 1:1 laptop school for nearly 8 years now, the current transformation is now our use of interactive whiteboards. Armed with ubiquitous access via laptops, students are now accessing nearly every visual board lesson as the archiving of SmartBoard lessons has rapidly become a norm.
From 2006…..
Just a quick clarification for those of you exploring interactive white boards – there are at least two very different technologies to consider.
Analog-Resistive boards (such as SmartBoards) do not require any special pen therefore you can control with your finger. Slight pressure compresses the 2 layers creating contact point – and thus pixels are drawn. Pen color is activated when the pen is lifted from the tray – but the pens themselves are just dummy devices. The user can choose to write with the various color pens, or use one pen and switch colors from the floating menu, or use their finger and choose color using the menus.
Electromagnetic boards (such as the ACTIVEboard) require special "pens" and therefore are not human-touch sensitive. In some cases the pens are unique to specific colors and in others the user uses ONE pen and chooses color from the menus.
In watching teachers here using resistive boards – we use SmartBoards exclusively – they naturally use their finger for controls, movement, menu selection, etc, everything you would normally use a mouse for. They generally pick up a pen for most drawing. I like what I see because the use is "natural" – it's hard to describe the impact of "finger touch" on learning, but there is a strong visual connection when manipulating images and general use of mouse commands. There is a bit of a delay, but this becomes almost imperceptible with practice.
Electromagnetic boards are considered much more durable since the solid surfaces contain an embedded electronic wire mesh. The board has no movement. They are also considered to have faster response times.
Hope this helps a tad bit.
BTW – I was extremely sceptical of interactive white boards having seen them demo's at tech conferences for over 12 years. Our language teachers asked for them back in 2006 and I reluctantly installed a couple. Was I wrong! The teachers love them and in many ways they transformed practices in our language department within weeks – making instruction much more interactive – both visually and auditorially – entire board work is routinely posted for student use after class, teachers are able to instantly bring up yesterday's, last week's, or last month's lesson for review, and much of their board preparation work now happens at home. We now have SmartBoards in nearly every classroom as use has spread to every department.
Yes, I should write more on this because our teacher's practices are phenomenal. Someday!
McComb Civil Rights Project on Front Page
November 16, 2008
The McComb, Mississippi local paper published a front-page story on the oral history project - click here.
Interview with Mrs. Patsy Ruth Butler
November 13, 2008
I posted some images from today along with a couple snippets from the hand-held camera at:
This is just a quick "hack" to make this available.
The day started with the students all dressed in their "Sunday best." I met the students in Vickie's classroom and their excitement and nervousness was palpable. I was thrilled to see that Phylicia was there, dressed and ready to go. There was some strong resistance from some of her teachers since she has fallen far behind in school but I encouraged Vickie to let her go as this could be a pivotal experience for her. Vickie held this open only if Phylicia self-advocated for herself. She did. She came and I believe she thrived.
We arrived at Mrs. Butler's home and Sarah, Phylicia and I set up the equipment while the rest of the group was "chatting 'em up" in the other room with Mrs. Butler. After about 30 minutes, all was ready (lights, camera, mic, and other studio equipment) and the kids took their positions around Mrs. Butler's kitchen table. Sarah, Rebecca and Keveyotta all took turns running the camera. Victoria took the lead with well organized questions with Ricky and Byron handling the key follow-up roles, but in reality, the whole class stepped up and asked questions throughout. This represents what we hope will be just the first in a long series of oral histories conducted by McComb students – I felt so damn proud of the kids and of Vickie for pulling this off. This was a moment of history in the making. I won't go into the interview – this will speak for itself in the coming weeks when it is published at www.tellingstories.org, but suffice it to say that both the kids and Mrs. Patsy Ruth Butler shined bright.
The Dinner Bell
November 13, 2008
Nov. 11th – 9pm
November 12, 2008
8:00 pm
Catching up from last night, I was steered to the "Sante Fe" steakhouse restaurante, just off the interstate across from the Walmart that has essentially sucked the city of McComb dry. Following along the theme of Therese Palmertree's comment about "the stars are in alignment this week," as I was making my way across the peanut-shell strewn floor, who appeared with a big smile on his face? It's Ricky, the same junior from Vickie's class who also spoke at the Kellogg meeting early in the day. "I had a feeling I was going to see you here tonight," Ricky said. Ricky was waiting tables and just completed his shift so I invited him to watch me devour a 12oz steak and suck down a Sam Adams. His buddy — I forgot his name — also joined us. Ricky, who is essentially homeless, is staying with him these days. We talked for about an hour, a bit about high school sports, the car Ricky hopes to purchase with his earnings (and arranged support from Vickie), and even a bit about Presidential politics. The discussion eventually shifted to talking about the racial divide at McComb, the use – or lack thereoff – of technology in the school, and about the upcoming interview on Thursday morning. It felt great to have company and the opportunity to learn more about life in McComb from the perspective of two junior boys willing to chat with this 50-year old guy from California.
Day 1 – Meeting with the Kellogg Foundation
November 11, 2008
Vickie (teacher), and students Ricky and Byron, and I drove over to the middle school where we joined about 15 other McComb School District teachers and administrators, as well as some local pastors (one of which lives outside of McComb but pays to have his children attend McComb schools since his district is "not different friendly) for a 2-hour meeting with 12 traveling folks from the Kellogg Foundation <http://www.wkkf.org> – who have as their mission to improve the conditions of vulnerable children. The Kellogg folks were out from Michigan touring various places in Mississippi to learn first-hand about civil rights curriculum and what is happening in these schools.
McComb's passionate and inspiring Superintendent, Therese Palmertree, opened up the meeting recounting how "the stars are in alignment this week" as evidenced by a series of chance connections, including my visit — she called me "the young man from San Francisco" which was fitting because so many of the people introduced themselves as members of AARP – I failed to mention that even 50-year olds can join, but I am holding onto my youth. Various teachers and administrators stood to talk about how McComb is taking the lead in Mississippi to institute a developing history of civil rights curriculum. I am beginning to take in McComb's huge role in the early civil rights movement as one teacher explained that it "all started right here in McComb," and another calling McComb "Ground Zero" of the civil right struggle. Another recounted how over 100 black students led a protest walk-out in '62 from the then all-black high school – and how they refused to sign a document declaring they will "never again" participate in any form of protest, which led the school to effectively expel the students just weeks before their graduation. Vickie helped lead a ceremony in 2005 where all these folks were invited back to receive honorary diplomas.
Another talked about how little the children of McComb know about the "heros" of their own neighbors. Students for years have learned about the same homogenized civil rights history of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Medgar Evers, and Rosa Parks, and in the process, have not explored the stories that happened right in their own neighborhoods, churches and schools. Another speaker really touched the heart of the importance of this upcoming oral history project by repeating that — unlike in South Africa — there has never been a "truth commission" of injustices in Mississippi, and therefore there has never been true reconciliation. Powerful stuff as the students set out to begin their first interviews.
Vickie's students also spoke, with no notes and apparently unprompted, with great success and passion. Ricky expressed excitement over the upcoming interviews, expressing appreciation for my visit (they call me "Mr. Howard") and looking forward to discovering his own history here in McComb, and with pride he said, "and the world will also learn about McComb." Another student, who's name escapes me, made what appeared to be a simple, but dramatic gesture by reaching over to shake hands with the leader of the Kellogg contingent, saying something like, "I could never have done this in the past." A tall blonde white boy, shaking hands with a black man. simple, profound. But, at the tail end of this remarkable meeting, the bus driver who has been chauffeuring around the Kellogg folks piped in and said that that simple act, a white kid shaking hands with a black man, "would never happen today in Biloxi." The room fell silent for a few seconds. The reality and the enormity of what all these folks in the room are fighting for and against seemed to momentarily stifle the spirit with sadness, only to be — shall I say it — "resurrected" with positive energy of the power of such a gathering.
I walked away from this meeting completely amazed at how appreciative this group was to just sit down and talk about civil rights curriculum and practices. The level of discussion in this somewhat mixed group of educators and foundation people was — to me — not profound. At Urban we are engaging in dialogue about race far, far more openly than what was discussed in this room. We (Urban) work hard on our multicultural initiatives, but it still shocks me how we are universes ahead ("ahead" is the wrong word, I know, just not coming up with something better) of the deep south in dealing with the racial issues of the south's past AND present. There is vital work to be done down here and I am feeling incredibly privileged to be doing my part – as an extension of the Urban School of San Francisco – to help make a dent in the lives of the students and hopefully the larger community.
Day 1 – Meeting the Students
November 11, 2008
10:18 am
I met the students in Vickie Malone's Local Cultures class this morning, a small mixed group of seniors including, Becca, Sarah, Byron, Kee, Felicia, Tai and Ricky. Vickie has shared with them prior to my visit the nature of the work they will be doing, i.e., interviewing local elders for this joint McComb High School and Urban School civil rights oral history project. They viewed Telling Their Stories earlier last week in their computer lab and have conducted background history on local civil rights history. I talked to them about the world-wide nature of the project, emphasizing that their work will be viewed across the world. We did a live Google search using projection, typing in "high school oral history" and sure enough, www.tellingstories.org came up FIRST. Their eyes widened as the reality began to set in. Also searched "oral history holocaust" and got a 2nd place hit. "My goal for you is that in the months ahead, someone searching 'civil rights oral history' will see McComb High School's project appear on the first page." More widened eyes.
We then brainstormed via Inspiration "purposes" of oral history including:
- capture stories before they pass
- Need to capture the perspectives of the victims
- Capture stories of perpetrators
- capture stories of bystanders
- Stories have importance to ????????? (did not complete this)
- flushing out these stories may help further understand racism of the past and LINGERING racism of today
- flush history of those NOT in power
- raw data for historians as they continually write the history of the topic
- emotional impact of primary sources (oral history)
- capture images, documents, maps – with description
Vickie led a short discussion when responses were not naturally flowing about the importance and significance of these stories impacting the present and future – diving briefly into continued racism today, even within the school.
I shared my experience of that disconnect with adults when I "tell" them about Telling Their Stories versus when I "show" them the website. Adults generally nod in sort of a "this is cute" sense of this "high school" project, their eyes glaze over when I express my excitement because there is a built-in perception that high school students are NOT capable of serious productive work. But, I told them, when they SEE the site, the reaction invariably shifts to utter amazement. "How many of you have done anything in school that was viewed by a world-wide audience? National audience? Mississippi audience? Local McComb audience? McComb High School audience?" All looked at me with a big "never" on their faces. Part of our mission here is to help whittle away the stereotypes of BOTH adults and high school students about the nature of what a 16-18 year old is capable of.
We then brainstormed via Inspiration the potential audiences of the project they are embarking on:
- other teachers and their students around the country
- accidental visitors
- future "subjects" of oral histories – demonstration to help encourage more to tell their stories
- information for others with similar stories
- researchers – historians
- racists – be prepared that opponents of this work will also view it
I concluded with a brief intro into the various roles of interviewers (camera person as a follow-up questioner, primary interviewer who follows the chronology and the all-important follow-up interviewee who focuses on listening and probing). We will practice these roles tomorrow.
General Reactions: I am even more excited but concerned about how fast we are trying to pull this off. Tomorrow will be much more revealing as they now have some familiarity with me. I need to put them on the spot and force them to interact and ask questions. They have a lot of resistance thus far to jumping in, with a couple exceptions. I polled them at the end to gauge their anxiety. "Who is feeling pretty nervous about what you are about to do?" All immediately raised hands without taking prompts from each other. This is encouraging. The silent voices make it hard to gauge whether this is disinterest, shyness, lack of any clue how to react, or other. Their expressed anxiety is a good sign that they understand the bigger picture of all this.


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RAPID REACTION: SEC favorites lead off Day Three
HOOVER, Ala. -- Quick thoughts from Alabama coach Nick Saban's session at SEC Media Days at The Wynfrey Hotel.
-- BACK ON TOP?: In typical Saban style, the Crimson Tide coach offered sarcastic praise to the media for its ability to pick a preseason champion.
It clearly mattered little to him that Alabama is the popular pick to win the conference again and could possibly start the year at No. 1 in the country.
"I don't understand how you come to the decisions that you come to," Saban said. "We have question marks on our team."
That may be the case, but it appears Saban has more than enough talent to come up with the answers.
-- TAKING A STAND: The biggest question mark of all is under center, where Alabama is still unsettled in a quarterback race between A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims.
Saban gave little insight on how the battle would play out or when he might name a starter, but with a loaded defense and a Heisman Trophy candidate in the backfield in Trent Richardson, it might not matter who wins it anyway.
"It doesn't stand anywhere," Saban said. "It stands like it stands, and we have two guys that are battling at the quarterback position.
"It will be interesting to see who plays better in a game."
-- PLAYING BY THE RULES: Saban has never been hesitant to speak his mind about the issues affecting college football or his program, and he was asked early in his session about the proposals commissioner Mike Slive pushed on Wednesday.
The Crimson Tide coach didn't have all that much to offer on multi-year scholarships or raising the academic bar for recruits, but he definitely wasn't offering an endorsement.
"I'm a proponent of college football," Saban said. "I would like to sit down and discuss these issues and have dialogue about how this would impact college football in a positive way.
"I don't fully understand the purpose of these things, and some of these things we've never discussed."


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Regarding Election 2012 Comparing the Candidates' Plans to Boost the Middle Class: a "political assassination." In what is displayed as an academic comparison regarding the economic impact of the Romney/Obama policies factual references are used to provide cover for a strictly partisan comparison. This biased presentation should have been clearly labeled as political propaganda. It is interesting that the identity of the person or organization with complete and final editorial control has not been identified. The Enquirer organization should be ashamed and eliminated as a creditable source of public information. Charitably, one must assume that, much like those who voted for Obamacare, The Enquirer staff is republishing articles from sources without reading or analysis.
Karen Newman
Sycamore Township
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Tags: media bias, middle class, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, propaganda, Sycamore Township, tax plan


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In a security system without authorization, every successfully authenticated user would have unrestricted access to every queue and every topic in the broker. Using the simple authorization plug-in, on the other hand, you can restrict access to specific destinations based on a user's group membership.
To configure the simple authorization plug-in, add an
authorizationPlugin element to the list of plug-ins in the
broker's configuration, as shown in Example 20.
Example 20. Simple Authorization Plug-In Configuration
<beans> <broker ... > ... <plugins> ... <authorizationPlugin> <map> <authorizationMap> <authorizationEntries> <authorizationEntry queue=">" read="admins" write="admins" admin="admins" /> <authorizationEntry queue="USERS.>" read="users" write="users" admin="users" /> <authorizationEntry queue="GUEST.>" read="guests" write="guests,users" admin="guests,users" /> <authorizationEntry topic=">" read="admins" write="admins" admin="admins" /> <authorizationEntry topic="USERS.>" read="users" write="users" admin="users" /> <authorizationEntry topic="GUEST.>" read="guests" write="guests,users" admin="guests,users" /> </authorizationEntries> <tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry> <tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry read="admins" write="admins" admin="admins"/> </tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry> </authorizationMap> </map> </authorizationPlugin> </plugins> ... </broker> </beans>
The simple authorization plug-in is specified as a map of destination entries. The map
is entered in the configuration using a
authorizationMap element
wrapped in a
map element.
The authorization map is made up of two elements:
authorizationEntries—a collection of
authroizationEntryelements that define the permissions assigned to authorized users have for destinations whose name matches the selector
tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry—defines the permissions assigned to authorized users have for temporary destinations
A named destination is an ordinary JMS queue or topic.The authorization entries for
ordinary destinations are defined by the
element, which supports the following attributes:
topic—specifies the name of the queue or topic to which you are assigning permissions. The greater-than symbol,
>, acts as a wildcard. For example, an entry with,
queue="USERS.>", would match any queue name beginning with the
read—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to consume messages from the matching destinations.
write—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to publish messages to the matching destinations.
admin—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to create destinations in the destination subtree.
A temporary destination is a special feature of JMS that enables you to create a queue for a particular network connection. The temporary destination exists only as long as the network connection remains open and, as soon as the connection is closed, the temporary destination is deleted on the server side. The original motivation for defining temporary destinations was to facilitate request-reply semantics on a destination, without having to define a dedicated reply destination.
Because temporary destinations have no name, there is only one entry in the map for
them. This entry is specified using a
tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry element the contains a
tempDestinationAuthorizationEntry child element. The permissions
set by this entry are for all temporary destinations. The attributes
supported by the inner
element are:
read—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to consume messages from all temporary destinations.
write—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to publish messages to all temporary destinations.
admin—specifies a comma-separated list of roles that have permission to create temporary destinations.
Advisory destinations are named destinations that Fuse Message Broker uses to communicate administrative information. Networks of brokers also use advisory destinations to coordinate between the brokers.
The authorization entries for advisory destinations are, like ordinary named
destinations, defined by the
authorizationEntry element. For
advisory destinations, however, the
topic attribute is always
used and the name is always starts with
Because advisory destinations are used by networks of brokers and a few other broker services, it is advised that full access permissions be granted for all of the advisory destinations by using an entry similar to Example 21.
Example 21. Setting Access Permissions for Advisory Destinations
<authorizationEntry topic="ActiveMQ.Advisory.>" read="guests,users" write="guests,users" admin="guests,users" />
If you have specific advisories that you want to secure, you can add individual entries for them.


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In Mexico, the women all gather together and cook large amounts of food for the holiday festivities. They make all sorts of authentic Mexican dishes, sometimes spending days in the kitchen. Even if you don't have that kind of time, making even one or two of these delicious recipes will bring the flavors of Mexico to your holiday celebrations.
1. Tamales
You may be surprised to find out that tamales top the list of favorite holiday fare in Mexico. It's because they require so much time to make and so they are usually only made a few times a year in very large batches. Steaming hot tamales are a perfect food for the holidays and you have to unwrap them like a little present.
2. Mexican Wedding Cakes- Cookies
One of the first things that come to mind when you think of holidays is probably "baking." Either you, or some one you know, spends hours in the kitchen making all the family favorites. Cookies usually top the list with all kinds of varities from traditional to unusual. These Mexican Wedding Cakes will make a perfect new addtion to your favorite cookies list with their delicate shortbread texture and flavor of roasted pecans.
3. Rosca de Reyes- "Three Kings Bread"
Made for Posadas in late December or Día de los Santos Reyeson January 6th, this sweet holiday bread is shaped like a wreath and decorated with candied figs, lemon, cherries and mango. A little baby Jesus doll is baked into the bread and whoever gets the piece of bread with the doll in it has to provide food for the next party which is for Candleria or Candlemas on February 2nd.
4. Atole
This thick, rich porridge-like drink is a traditional holiday staple in Mexico. Served for breakfast or with lunch or dinner, it is satisfying and filling. Sweetened with brown sugar, cinnamon and topped with fruit. The holidays just wouldn't be compete without a steaming mug of authentic atole. Try it and you'll see why this Mexican drink is a holiday favorite.
5. Pan Dulce
6. Capirotada
7. Rompope
8. Biscochitos
Although the idea for these cookies originated from Spanish recipes, and was perfected in New Mexico, they are still found in Mexican bakeries. New Mexico has a large hispanic population and culture and recipes flow back and forth over the border. These cookies are perfect for holiday celebrations, flavored with anise seed and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Biscochitos are usually shaped in a fleur-de-lis, although I've even seen biscochitos in round and oval shapes.