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Summer is the perfect time to continue your education, advance your career, or simply learn something new. This year, escape the city heat and enroll in a summer session or program of study at one of Manhattan's educational institutions or learning centers.
- Columbia University
Advance your personal and professional development during the summer term at Columbia University's School of Continuing Education. The school offers over 40 different programs with classes geared towards current students as well as working professionals. This summer, explore your options and take a noncredit foreign language class, enroll is a postbaccalaureate program, or design a unique program of study based on your own interests and educational background.
- New York University
Take some time off this summer and check out the Summer Intensive Programs at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. These one- to four-week programs provide in-depth educational experiences as well as professional training and career planning. If you can't manage the time commitment of four or five full days per week, check out the many credit and noncredit classes, weekend workshops and fast track programs designed for time-crunched individuals.
- Marymount Manhattan
Current students looking to get ahead on credits should check out classes offered through Marymount Manhattan's 2009 Summer Session. This year's program features dynamic musical theatre and dance training courses as well as a variety of arts, sciences and humanities courses that fully integrate Manhattan's famous landmarks and exciting culture into the classroom. Some standout classes this summer include Drawing on Location in NYC, Anthropology at Museums in NYC, and Writing New York.
- The New School
Instead of sitting on your couch watching Project Runway repeats on Bravo, brush up on your fashion and design skills by enrolling in the 3- or 6-week summer intensive programs at the famous Parsons Design School, offered by the New School's Continuing Education department. Parsons also offers a popular pre-college academy for ambitious high-school students interested in painting, photography, illustration and many other areas of design.
- Fashion Institute of Technology
If you have top-notch design skills but need to get your career going or build up your resume, F.I.T's School of Continuing and Professional Studies is the place to be. The School offers an extensive selection of credit and noncredit certificate programs and summer classes in areas such as fashion merchandising, advertising and marketing communications, production management and business enterprise. Take cues from industry professionals and network with other students to get a jump start in this competitive industry.
- New York Film Academy
This summer, enroll in the New York Film Academy and learn what it takes to be a successful filmmaker, director, screenwriter or actor. Before the new Continuing Education Program starts in September, check out the evening workshops in acting, digital filmmaking, digital editing and screenwriting. NYFA also offers degree programs and intensive year-long courses for those with more time on their hands. If your kids are destined for Hollywood, sign them up for the Summer Camps & High School Workshops in both acting and filmmaking.
Find your muse this summer with Gotham Writers' Workshop. These hands-on classes are taught by professional writers. Choose from courses in fiction (novels, screenplays, poetry) or non-fiction (articles, memoirs, travel writing). Classes are offered live in New York City or online. (Note: Your Manhattan Guide has taught classes for Gotham Writers' Workshop).


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Skylar Grey Performs 'I Need a Doctor' with Karmin [Video]
Karmin got a surprise visit from Skylar Grey, who joined the YouTube duo during their acoustic performance of "I Need a Doctor" at Billboard's Lollapalooza lounge in Chicago this weekend.
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9:00am Monday 10th February 2014 in News
Meetings of Keighley's Astronomical Society have proved so popular the group is having to shift to a new venue.
The society has been staging its monthly meetings at Keighley Campus Leeds City College, but will now be holding its events at Keighley Civic Centre in North Street.
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NORMAN — Just when you think the first weekend of the NCAA tournament couldn't possibly top itself, it happened again.
Last year's ride was a wild one, filled with massive upsets that blew up brackets and spectacular performances that made it one of the most entertaining starts in tournament history.
This year's version was even better, the best weekend on the sports calendar starting with most of the brackets blown out on the first game of the first full day and including a four-point play to send a game to overtime.
Now that we've had time to catch our breath, it's time to hold on tight again with the regional rounds up next.
Here's some of what to keep an eye on:
The big boys: Florida. Gators were the No. 1 overall seed and did nothing to diminish that.
Arizona. That defensive performance against Gonzaga has to be causing some sweaty palms among the other 15 teams still left.
Michigan State. Izzo and the Spartans Storm the Sweet 16, Part XII.
Louisville. Defending national champs on another roll.
Virginia. Cavaliers have proven the ACC sweep and No. 1 seeding were deserved.
The upstarts: Dayton. Archie Miller has the Flyers flying high, just like big brother Sean's Arizona Wildcats.
Tennessee. Vols aren't exactly a mid-major, but they are a bit of a surprise to get this deep after having to sweat out Selection Sunday.
Stanford. See above.
San Diego State. Aztecs appear to be on the verge of a huge breakthrough.
The players: Nick Johnson, Arizona. Great two-way player and leader who's already pulling down All-America honors.
Russ Smith, Louisville. Like Johnson, he's a finalist for the Naismith Award.
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State. Kane has been the king through the first two rounds of the bracket.


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Q: With the recent news on the Mediterranean diets positive effect on heart health, we hear that olive oil is good for us. What about olives? Is it more healthful to use olive oil or to eat an olive?
You know how dietitians say its better to eat an orange than to drink a glass of orange juice? The same logic may apply here, according to Elizabeth Racine, associate professor of public health at UNC Charlotte.
Usually, the whole food is better than a part of the food, she said. The whole food usually has more nutrients.
Still, because olives have to be cured in some way to make them edible, they are a little more complicated than other fruits (and yes, olives are fruits). On the plus side, both olives and olive oil are high in antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, plant phytosterols and vitamins K and E. Both are low in saturated fats and high in monounsaturated fats.
But olives often are brined, which can make them high in sodium. If youre hypertensive, it would be good to stick with the oil, Racine notes.
On the other hand, all oils are dense in calories, says Racine. A tablespoon of olive oil has 120 calories, while 10 olives would have only 40 calories. That makes a difference, too.
Instead of trying to figure out which is better, it might be a good bet to use both, but be aware of what youre getting.
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U2 evolved from a jangly post-punk guitar outfit to expansive arena rock demigods before finishing out the '80s delving into roots rock. While the band was one of the few '80s acts to be as interested in making great statements through album releases as in producing hit singles, the band made no bones about its desire to maximize commercial viability. The impressive combination of popular and critical appeal that eventually defined U2 rivals any artist in rock history, and evidence of this rousing style can be found in the group's top '80s output. Here's a chronological look at 10 of the era's best U2 songs.
1. "I Will Follow"
This song was where it all began for U2 on a number of levels, especially in the evolution of the unique guitar sound produced by the Edge. The forceful, compelling lead-off single from the band's 1980 debut, Boy, also introduced the bigger-than-life vocal and performance style of frontman Bono. It was no wonder that U2 quickly became one of the decade's most celebrated live draws, as the big, driving and inspirational sound of this early classic demonstrates. But there's also a tremendous amount of trailblazing innocence in the track, which undoubtedly had a tremendous impact on the shape of college rock to come throughout the decade. Many bands would attempt to follow U2 on its '80s rock trajectory, but few could manage to keep up.
2. "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
It didn't take Bono long during U2's vibrant but relatively low-key early years to indulge his righteous, messianic impulses, as this memorable tune from 1983's War witnessed the singer's move toward more blatantly political material. Bono's passion as a songwriter and performer never seemed anything less than genuine even when it was often highly theatrical, and the band's take on the Northern Ireland "troubles" is a blistering attack on atrocities committed by all sides in the conflict. The live music video for the song quickly became an iconic fixture on MTV, not only because of the fiery performance but probably also at least partially as a showcase for Bono's killer mullet.
3. "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
This nearly perfect rocker from 1984's The Unforgettable Fire represents an early pinnacle for U2's penchant for sweeping, politically charged anthems. The band's music thereafter would become increasingly personal and a bit less distantly observant, but as a tribute song of its type there may be no finer example in rock history. The song's subject matter, the inspiring life and tragic death of Martin Luther King, undoubtedly holds massive appeal for Bono's humanitarian worldview, and the resulting song is sublime. By this time as well, the chiming guitar style of the Edge and the rhythmic precision of drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. had begun to forge an iconic, appealing sound for the band that still shines brightly a quarter century later.
4. "Bad"
If "Pride" showed U2's ability to craft an exemplary, tight rock song, this majestic epic showed what the quartet could do with lots of room to stretch out, build tension and create delicate textures. Lyrically the song floats along on a vaguely opaque path, but the tune's greatest strengths are undoubtedly Bono's growing sense of melody and his expressive singing. How a band could take itself as seriously as this without alienating listeners (in fact, attracting them instead) still amazes me, but the group manages to turn in both a classic studio recording on The Unforgettable Fire as well as a stunning, essential live version from 1985's live EP Wide Awake in America. Both are well worth owning if you have the room on your iPod.
5. "Where the Streets Have No Name"
As the lead single to one of rock's greatest albums of all time, 1987's The Joshua Tree, this anthem would have been a pretty dangerous risk for any musical ensemble consisting of mere mortals. Luckily, the quartet was able to rise nimbly to its own lofty goals, and the result is that this song is so fantastic that it's hard to believe the rest of the album, or any album, could feel like anything but a letdown in its wake. Somehow Bono & Co. avoid that problem on the 10 tracks that follow, but from its splendid opening to its deliberate verses and overwhelming chorus, this tune serves as a stunning how-to on rock anthems. The iconic music video - filmed spontaneously on a Los Angeles rooftop - matches the song's earnest passion perfectly.
6. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Well, I hope I don't run out of hyperbolic language before completing this list, but I think I will probably have to take the time to reload once or twice. U2's music had often been spiritual before, but never did Bono's lyrics more poignantly capture the human capacity for yearning and the suffering that invariably requires than in this popular but also flawless acoustic ballad. In many ways, the song functions as the pop music equivalent of William Blake or Robert Browning, with a tremendous boost of modern commercial appeal. The track's timeless simplicity is a perfect match for the efficient if poetic language of one of Bono's finest lyrics, which deftly explores his special strain of humanistic spirituality.
7. With or Without You"
This stands as one of the decade's finest singles, a serious competitor indeed (along with a classic like the Police's "Every Breath You Take") for the title of most perfect pop song of the '80s. Bono's lyrics reached an impressively high level of strength and clarity on The Joshua Tree, and they're especially haunting and truthful on this tune, a tale of deep romantic longing and woe. Musically, the song takes atmospherics to a new level, as Adam Clayton's simple but powerfully memorable bass line sets a deliberate tone that allows plenty of room for the Edge's sonic textures to provide welcome accents. This song was justly unavoidable in 1987-1988, and because of it U2 continues to represent a standard for high-quality pop music.
8. "Red Hill Mining Town"
When one gets to the The Joshua Tree on a journey through U2's catalogue, it largely becomes a question of closing one's eyes and pointing at the album sleeve to identify the best songs. The record is such a treasure trove of fine folk-influenced thinking man's rock music that worthy tracks must be left out. Still, I persevere. This tune features one of the band's finest escalating melodies, rendered beautifully with the aid of the Edge's typical but never worn-out chiming guitar style. Also, Bono's vocal performance has rarely been this iconic and passionate, even though it's difficult to argue that he's anything but a very high-percentage vocalist. Haunting melodic genius galore: "I'm hangin' on/You're all that's left to hold on to."
9. "Trip Through Your Wires"
Here is one of the deeper album tracks from U2's masterpiece that casts its own particular kind of spell, as Bono transmits his sense of yearning through an almost electrical current of emotion. The band, meanwhile, establishes a shuffling rhythm that provides an appropriate showcase for Bono's growing interest in roots rock and Americana music styles. In fact, this slight change of focus from the band's earlier alternative/modern rock niche probably helped The Joshua Tree strike such an overwhelming chord with American audiences, who had always loved U2 anyway.
10. "One Tree Hill"
As the ninth track on the 11-song album, this underappreciated gem takes its place as the ninth consecutive great song on The Joshua Tree, an accomplishment that is astounding given the filler tracks common to even the best albums released over the years. Beautifully evocative and transcendent, the track provides a brilliant bridge between U2 the slightly underground heroes and the huge pop stars that would soon enter the '90s. The Edge's singular guitar sound remains the common thread.


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I returned to an old love knitting. I have made many hats, scarves, mittens etc. however I do not seem to have a one. I enjoy gifting my hand work to friends and family to see their smiles receiving a hand made item. It warms my heart to share so I decided for this year 2011 to focus on preemie hats for local hospitals.
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Hi Ellen,LOVED YOUR SHOW AGAIN TODAY.YOU & SHUTTERFLY MADE SOME PEOPLE VERY HAPPY WITH YOUR KINDNESS.i WAS SOOO ROOTING FOR YOU ON THE GRAMMY'S.(SORRY THAT YOU DID NOT GET ONE)MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.
Hey Ellen,
I know it listed as "It's Kick In Kindness Week," but actually You and Shutterfly always giving and helping people in need. You are a blessing to so many struggling families. What's so unique is I have never seen anyone give and help people to the extent that you and Shutterfly do. I get really emotional watching the families receiving help and the gratitude. What would so many people do without your support and generosity? "For all you do and continue to do is absolutely amazing." If the world had more people like you it would be a better place. "You really make a difference." Acts of kindness and generosity come in many different forms and you hit every avenue with meaning. As always "Ellen you are simply the best than all the rest," The joy you bring to so many people's lives. "God Bless you and Shutterfly."
I hope and pray you help me out with the house I'm trying to get fit to live in. You are my only hope. I've written you before. Just to remind you, I let family live in house to help them out and they totally destroyed it. They even tore sheet rock off the walls so they could steal the wiring and sell it! I always worked where I was helping people until I got permanetly injured and won't ever walk again. I need to get house fixed so I can move in since it's all on 1 level and I won't have to climb a ladder to get to my loft bedroom. Please help me if at all possible.
Hi Ellen,
I just wanted to tell you a little about myself. I'm a 5 foot Veteran from the US Army. I served for 4 year, about 8 years back. I had a great time experiencing life and supporting my country. Right now I live in Jupiter with my husband Ryan, dogs, Gus and Figment and my 1st brand new baby boy, Parker. Since becoming a stay at home mom 4 months ago, I have to say besides the everyday joy my baby brings me, your show is truly a great reason to stay home. It has brought me laughter, and tears with all the inspiring moments you giving people. I'm going to start kindness in my neighborhood and you keep going all over the country. You guys are super great over there. Thanks for all you do!!!
You are the worlds most wonderful person. You do so much to help the people sho have very little. I would nominate you for the "WORLDS MOST WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING". You have no idea how much of a fan of yours I am. I follow you on everything you are on. I love you so much. Keep being the WONDERFUL person you are!!!!!
Hi its call me maybe please call me. U looked absolutely beautiful. your mom must be so very proud of u. Im am and I not your mom. Can u please call me maybe. I have written many letters to u not computer savy but superbowl night i was run over by a drunk driver and broke my ankle. Im still waiting for 12 days. HAHA I tweet and facebook u every day please brighten my day love u soooooooo much.
any resources to help international student for college expense...god..admitted by doctor program, cannot afford it...
love this kindness week show.
Just recently signed on to Shutterfly and it's amazing I love it! thanks Shutterfly for all the great ways that you sponsor Ellen Show and help truly deserving.
Ellen I want to tell you thanks for being so inspiring. All the things you do for people is just amazing. I wish I could do something BIG for you.


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Beer and Wine Come to Salumè; Jacques Torres Expands to Rock Center
East Village: Boxcar Lounge will host the Joy of Cheese One Night Stand on February 23. The event promises eight cheeses, a sweet, and some "insightful discussion." Tickets cost $25 and are available at brownpapertickets.com. [Grub Street]
Lower East Side: Just in time for Chinese New Year, Xi'an Famous Foods is selling discounted gift cards online at xianfoods.com. [Grub Street]
Midtown: Cer te's next sandwich of the month debuts today. February's special is the Wangen: braised beef cheeks, apples, "crispy sea-salted cabbage," melted Gruyère, and Coleman's mustard, all on Finnish ruis bread. [Midtown Lunch]
Midtown West: Jacques Torres is expanding his chocolate empire with a new location in Rockefeller Center, set to open tomorrow. [Midtown Lunch]
Soho: Panini specialist Micheal Colombo will now be serving traditional Italian beer and wine at Salumè. [Grub Street]


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An indulgence…
Color sketch. I told you there would be more…
Today's warm-up, a color study of a possible illustration idea for The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour. I read it this weekend on my road-trip/move, which was rather fitting.
Thanks annaswens for the recommendation!
Squid Girl!
More experimenting… I don't know.
But, frak, I love color.
Experimenting with color. Here's a fairy.
I really want to get better at environments, color and lighting… so… I'm going to start doing more studies of those. Study from this image: http://awesomespaces.tumblr.com/post/13007255331/sweethomestyle-submitted-by-bridgett
Quick color study/ thumbnail of a book cover idea for Chime by Franny Billingsley. I read it recently, and quite liked it, but the cover is pretty lame, in my opinion. I probably wouldn't have picked it up if I hadn't heard about it first.
Anyways, the book has a bit of an eerie feel, so it seems fitting for the season.
Ahg. This is not what I'm supposed to be doing! Back to work!


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Cheap hotels near Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy
Once home to a hedonistic cardinal who hosted raucous parties here, today the Villa Borghese serves as the site of the Borghese Galleries. The villa is situated just north of the Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps in a mostly residential neighborhood.
Present villa exhibits range from Bernini sculptures to Caravaggio's Renaissance paintings. The villa and its galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission charges apply. See the Villa Borghese's Web site for more details.
Hotels near Villa Borghese: There aren't many hotel offerings near the gallery proper, but a short walk south into the "North of Termini" area lends a host of options, from hostels to three-star properties. If you really want to stick close to the villa, check out the couple of places we recommend near Piazza di Spagna.
Address Via Della Purificazione 42 (Piazza di Spagna)
The Hotel Modigliani is a splurge-worthy three-star hotel with an upscale feel and an enviable location between the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain.
Address Via di San Basilio 55 (Piazza di Spagna)
The seven-room Daphne Inn Veneto is a splurge-worthy three-star property with decor as chic as its location between the Via Veneto and the the Spanish Steps.
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Address Via Collina 48 (North of Termini Station)
Located on the fifth floor of an apartment building near Termini Station, the comfortable Hotel Ercoli is accessible by a glamorous, old-fashioned elevator that conjures up images of classic films.
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Address Via Gregoriana 54 (Piazza di Spagna)
Situated in a historic palazzo just a few steps from Piazza Spagna, the three-star Hotel Suisse has been in the same family for three generations.
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In truth, Wyeth deserves better. As Meryman points out, Betsy had displayed great jealousy toward a young woman whom Wyeth painted before he began the Helga series. His wife had even issued an edict: if ever he produced a similar sequence, she ordered, "don't tell me." In an interesting coda, we learn that Helga has been accepted by Betsy, and helps take care of the somewhat frail, infirm painter, who turns 80 this month.
No one who reads this sympathetic but probing biography will ever look at Wyeth's seemingly serene pictures the same way again. Descriptions of the context and significance of major works are bound to enhance appreciation for paintings that include such masterpieces as Christina's World (1948), Karl (1948), The Patriot (1964), Alvaro and Christina (1968), Barracoon (1976), and Night Shadow (1979).
The book could use more color plates and an index, but these quibbles aside, this is as rich and nuanced a treatment of the elusive Andrew Wyeth as we will ever see.
Whether or not Meryman's biography stills the art-world chorus that slavishly condemns the work of this American master, nothing is likely to diminish Andrew Wyeth's appeal as a best-selling, much-beloved artist and as a record-breaking museum exhibition subject. This exemplary portrait of a remarkable person — and painter — deserves careful reading by his vast public, admirers and detractors alike.
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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is getting hit today after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a content deal with EPIX that will bring The Avengers, The Hunger Games, and other major movies to Amazon Prime.
The deal, which was officially announced this morning, means that content from Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Pictures, MGM, and Lionsgate (NASDAQ: LGF) will come to Amazon's streaming video service. Disney (NYSE: DIS), which owns Marvel and The Avengers' movie rights, is not involved in the agreement.
(This isn't the only major content deal Amazon has secured. Click here to see more.)
Users will get to enjoy The Avengers anyway because of a former agreement with Paramount. Before Disney acquired Marvel, Paramount had signed a distribution deal with the comic book company to release The Avengers in theaters. That agreement transferred to Disney after the studio purchased Marvel. As a result, Paramount did not have to spend any money producing or promoting The Avengers, but it still gets to reap some of the financial benefits.
By teaming up with EPIX, Amazon Prime will now stream two of the top three highest-grossing films of the year, The Avengers (number one) and The Hunger Games (number three). Iron Man 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Thor, Rango, Kick Ass, Paranormal Activity 2, True Grit, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never are also included with the agreement.
Lionsgate investors responded favorably to the news, pushing the stock up more than three percent. The same cannot be said for Netflix, however, which traded down more than eight percent after the announcement was made.
Amazon said that it has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars to expand its Prime Instant Video library. Late last month the company announced an extended deal with Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) content producer, NBCUniversal.
At the same time, Netflix has struggled to gain new content after enduring a year of losses. In 2011, the company lost a major distribution deal with Starz that provided films from Disney and Sony (NYSE: SNE). If the agreement had been renewed, Netflix would have been able to stream the fourth- and fifth-biggest films of the year — Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man and Disney/Pixar's Brave.
Netflix will, however, be able to stream the seventh-biggest film of the year, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. That film is coming to the service as part of the content deal that Netflix signed with DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA).
HBO Go and UltraViolet may be the only services that offer a streaming option for the second-biggest film of the year, Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) The Dark Knight Rises. HBO Go is the online component to HBO (which is owned by Time Warner) and is currently tethered to cable subscriptions. UltraViolet is a streaming service that allows individuals to buy movies and stream them to any device.
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Netflix still has the same Epix deal that Amazon just picked up, and most of the films noted in the article (with the exception of the Avengers and Hunger games which are coming later) have been streaming on Netflix instant for some time now.
Well, no.
The Epix/Netflix deal has *not* expired. Only the *exclusivity* part of that deal is no more. Hence, it's true that others (Amazon) can now stream the content, but there's no actual loss of content to Netflix.
The deal with Netflix was for 5 years starting in 2010. It has not expired.


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Arkansas teachers' insurance now covers hearing health care and hearing aids. Now teachers will have the opportunity to use their insurance for audiological evaluations, hearing aids, and other hearing health care diagnosis and treatment. (LittleRockAudiology.com)
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Gallery Review
Mixed Media Mind Tricks
Abstractions in Balance is imaginative, sophisticated and poetic. The new collections presented by Lorna E. Smith and Harley Kirschner, running this month at the Range Café in Bernalillo, both draw inspiration from the natural world, but contain nuanced differences. Kirschner says "at the core of both bodies of work is a Zen simplicity."
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Who You Callin' Regular?
Duke City Rep offers reasons to be pretty
Playwright Neil LaBute is known for his unflinching, cynical plays that feature characters at their worst, often worthy of audience disgust. He is also regarded for his rapid-fire, true-to-life dialogue that has actors talking over one another and cutting off each other's lines. Duke City Reparatory Theatre's production of reasons to be pretty has both of these elements. But Amelia Ampuero, the director of the play, says this LaBute script is much more palatable than some of his other material.
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Spy Guide
New Mexico intrigues revealed by former CIA officerE. B. Held wasn't a spy, but he was a spy recruiter. He worked as a clandestine operations officer with the CIA for 27 years, stationed around the world in Asia, Latin America and Africa. His book, A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, details a number of spy activities that took place in the two cities before and during the Cold War.
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Twinsburg Schools has received a state grant worth $174,000 to pay for most a reading program that will help the district meet the new Third Grade Reading Guarantee standard.
Twinsburg Superintendent Kathi Powers said the program will help provide liberacy experiences starting this summer of the district's elementary students along with support workshops for parents.
"We have a lot of work to do and pieces to put together," Powers said.
Twinsburg requested $181,000 and received nearly all of it.
The reading program is partnership between the school district and Twinsburg Public Library, Ursuline College, Dr. Tim Rasinski from Kent State University and Dr. Lisa Riegel from Ohio State University.
Under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, third graders in 2013-14 who don't score high enough on a state reading test will not be able to be promoted to fourth grade.


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Some years ago, at prior Barrett-Jackson auction, I witnessed a car sell at a world-record price. It was a nice car, but not a remarkable one or an especially rare one. There was nothing in the catalog description that tipped off readers that it would reach a stratospheric sales price, but it did.
Cars: April Rose Tours The Grounds At Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
Posted by Matthew Clontz at 12:15 pm
The lovely April Rose shows us the new Scottsdale auction facility and all the amazing stuff you can buy this weekend at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction.
F1: Bernie Steps Down From F1 Board, Keeps Day Job
Posted by Adam Cooper at 10:02 am
Bernie Ecclestone has relinquished his role as a director of the F1 Group and thus left the board of the organization.
He will continue to have his day-to-day responsibilities, but will be subject to closer monitoring than previously.
Cars: Thursday Barrett-Jackson Car To Watch — 1969 Dodge Super Bee
Posted by Tom Jensen at 9:43 am
Mopar muscle cars are red hot at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction.
On Wednesday, a beautiful 1970 Dodge Challenger crossed the auction block at a hammer price of $92,000, which ranked it as the No. 4 top seller out of the 429 cars sold in the first two days. Not far behind in the No. 6 slot was a 1968 Plymouth Satellite custom convertible that fetched an eye-popping $80,000.
So today, when the quality of cars continues to build and prices continue to rise, we'll be keeping a special eye out for Mopars.
F1: Pirelli, FIA Ink Three-Year F1 Deal
Posted by Adam Cooper at 9:40 am
The FIA and Pirelli have finally gotten around to announcing that the Italian company has signed a new three-year F1 tire supply contract.
The confirmation comes just 12 days before the start of 2014 testing in Jerez.


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Microsoft Corp. may not have beaten French Linux vendor Mandriva in a large deal to supply Nigerian elementary schools with laptop computers and software after all. Mandriva had closed a deal in mid-August to provide a customized Linux operating system and support for 17,000 Intel Classmate PCs intended for Nigerian schools, but found out last week that the company deploying the computers for the government, Technology Support Center (TSC), planned to wipe the computers' disks and install Windows XP instead. Now, however, a government agency funding 11,000 of the PCs has overruled the supplier.[more]Doug Aamoth aadds:
Remember a little over a week ago when the CEO of Mandriva François Bancilhon sent an open j'accuse! letter to Microsoft's Steve Ballmer saying that Microsoft convinced the Nigerian government to use Windows on its computers instead of Mandriva Linux even though Mandriva and Nigeria already had a deal? ... I'd be interested to know whether or not this change of heart came about because of Bancilhon's letter or if someone at the top of the food chain saw that the order was changed to Microsoft software and was like "what in the hell does the night shift team think they're trying to pull here?" [more]David A. Utter:
Someone break out the champagne for Francois Bancilhon ... That change [would have] meant Mandriva would lose out on maintenance agreements, which would contribute an ongoing revenue stream to the company. Open Source companies like Red Hat and others have demonstrated this business model can make "free" software profitable ... The motivation for the original shift will have to remain a matter of speculation, despite Bancilhon's hinting of back-door shenanigans taking place. [more]But Cade Metz is cynical:
Banchilhon was informed of this mysterious about-face just as they were being delivered ... [and he] urged the Nigerians to reverse their about face ... he might get his way. Temporarily. [more]Znork is careful in the choice of words:
Offering 'marketing incentives' is the way [Microsoft has] done everything from get people on certain ISO boards to making sure PC makers dont install Linux. They seem to get away with it on some technicality, even if they couldn't get away with giving actual money directly. In the end it's a legal grey area. For some companies and some situations it would be perfectly fine, but in the case of the convicted monopolist, I dont think there's any doubt that it's their practice of getting around legal language prohibiting certain anti-competetive behaviour. And morally, it's reprehensible and easily equatable with bribery. [more]But shadow_slicer disagrees:
It's not a bribe--there is no individual that is receiving the money. Instead, Microsoft would spend $$ marketing the TCS's classmate PC in Africa (if they choose windows). Things like this occur in businesses every day in America. This is neither illegal or even shady. [more]Ibukun Olumuyiwa offers his insider knowledge:
Nigeria has had a reputation for a long time for being one of the most corrupt countries in the world, but ever since the new president Umaru Yar'Adua was elected earlier this year, he has been on a major crusade to eliminate corruption and enforce the rule of law. So I'm not surprised that this happened -- it's only one in what is becoming a long list of surprising moves by the Nigerian government lately ... I'd say Microsoft *did* try to bribe someone thinking it was business as usual in Nigeria, and the federal government heard about it and said "Uh, no. You can take your $400,000 and shove it.". [more]Somebody had to make this joke; it happened to be Tackhead:
My name is Stephen Ballmer I am the Chair Executive of William Gates of Redmond in the United State of America. I am contacting you with regard to transfer of a huge sum of laptops from the OLPC project. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. [more]And finally...


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Definition: A polynomial equation with two terms usually joined by a plus or minus sign is called a binomial. Binomials are used in algebra. Polynomials with one term will be called a monomial and could look like 7x. A polynomial with two terms is called a binomial, it could look like 3x + 9. It is easy to remember binomials as bi means 2 and a binomial will have 2 terms.
Examples:3x + 4 is an example of a binomial. A binomial is a polynomial.


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Pope John XXIII High School is a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school. We share the mission of the Catholic Church to hand down the teachings of Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Cor.11:2). We are a community whose vocation is to educate and form the mind, body, spirit, and imagination of our students.
Members of the Pope John XXIII community are encouraged to develop the gifts given to them by the Holy Spirit to the best of their ability. Our students are taught to always seek the truth and develop a love for wisdom. By our word and example, students learn to imitate the merciful love of Jesus Christ in a life of service to others. A Pope John XXIII graduate will be prepared to answer God's call.


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Rubinius Tab Sweep
Ola Bini has written a couple of posts that touch on Rubinius and the other Ruby implementations. The first talks about the new weekly meeting of implementors, saying "[I]t's a huge deal. This will make the lives of all Ruby implementations much easier, and the meeting yesterday actually accomplished some very nice things." I hope we'll see this yield more Ruby Implementor Summits and the like.
Ola also wrote about the RbYAML Project for the Google Summer of Code. As the RubyCentral organizer for the GSoC, I'm really excited that we have nine great looking projects (including RbYAML) that will really help the whole Ruby community.
Vladimir Sizikov wrote about the RubySpecs Project (an outgrowth of the Rubinius project). This one also tied into GSoC, we've got two students working on separate projects to improve spec coverage.
Charlie Nutter provided a good perspective on the various implementations. I'm not sure I agree with everything he says, but he's a smaart guy and I don't really want to bet against him either. Here' the obligatory Rubinius quote:
Rubinius is, and always has been, a great project and a great idea. I talk with Evan and Brian and all the others on a daily basis, I contribute specs whenever I find gaps or fix bugs in JRuby, and I secretly harbor a desire to implement a JRuby/JVM backend for the Rubinius kernel. I'm sure we'll see great things from Rubinius in the future.
Nikos Dimitrakopoulos provided some coverage of Ruby implementation performance. Rubinius doesn't look to good, but the standard caveat still applies … they're still focusing on completeness not performance.
Luis Lavena posted some surprising performance numbers for Rubinius. I think this is the first time I've ever seen Rubinius win a "shootout" with the Ruby 1.8.6. It might be a micro-benchmark, but I think som congratulations are in order.
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The school year has begun anew, and as you're getting to know the children on your caseload, it's essential to build relationships with their parents and their general education teachers.
Parents Should Be your Friends
The beginning of the school year is a great time to contact the parents of the children on your caseload. You might consider this as "creating a baseline" for your relationship. Some helpful guidelines:
- Check your attitude at the door. Parents are not the enemy. They are anxious about their children, they may be stressed by first hearing about their child's diagnosis, and if they share their child's disability (ADD, perhaps, or SLD) their own memories of school and authorities might be pretty bad. Still, they are their own child's best advocate.
- Let parents share their insights about their child. Be sure to find out what their child likes, as his or her favorite things will provide you with powerful motivators. If the child loves the local NFL football team, stickers or wristbands with their logo will get them fired up.
- Find out what the parents want to know about you.
- Find out what the parents need to know about the IEP process and their rights.
- Let them know how you prefer to be contacted, by phone or email, and find out how they prefer to be contacted.
- Tell them something you like about their child. If you can't think of anything stretch the truth: perhaps "I look forward to seeing Johnny tomorrow."
Teachers Are Your Partners
Even though inclusion is supposed to be the "default" setting for children with IEPs, a lot of schools are slow in moving in that direction. Still, when the child goes back to their classroom, their general education classroom teacher may not be prepared to deal with the challenges that child presents. Suggestions for building successful partnerships:
- In pull out programs, the first challenge is to schedule when the children will come to you. Try to accommodate the general ed teacher's needs, and listen to his or her concerns.
- Be sure to get a copy of the IEP to the teacher early, and be sure to go over the Specially Designed Instruction with the teacher, so he or she knows what is legally required of them. Try to be pleasant but direct. Let them know that "But I don't do that" may cause them problems in the future.
- Check in frequently, in person or by email, to offer help with any challenges they are meeting with the child.
- Say thank you. A lot.
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Elijah on Mount Carmel Year
Pennsylvania Bishops Speak Out
On All Saints Day, the bishops of Pennsylania released a statement on the upcoming elections. Here is the text:
Each year on this day the Catholic Church celebrates "All Saints Day." This solemnity remembers those who have fulfilled their earthly vocation and now enjoy eternal happiness in the presence of God. These saints may be unnamed, but they certainly are not unknown. Their lives are characterized by steadfast faith and charitable works. They exemplify what it means to love God and love one's neighbor.
Bishop David Ricken: "This could put your own soul in jeopardy."
Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin released a letter to his diocese on October 24 outlining considerations that should be taken into account by Catholics when voting:
I would like to review some of the principles to keep in mind as you approach the voting booth to complete your ballot. The first is the set of non-negotiables. These are areas that are "intrinsically evil" and cannot be supported by anyone who is a believer in God or the common good or the dignity of the human person. They are:
1. abortion
2. euthanasia
3. embryonic stem cell research
4. human cloning
5. homosexual "marriage"
… Some candidates and one party have even chosen some of these as their party's or their personal political platform. To vote for someone in favor of these positions means that you could be morally "complicit" with these choices which are intrinsically evil. This could put your own soul in jeopardy. The other position to keep in mind is the protection of religious liberty. The recent aggressive moves by the government to impose the HHS mandate, especially the move to redefine religion so that religion is confined more and more to the four walls of the Church, is a dangerous precedent. This will certainly hurt the many health care services to the poor given by our Catholic hospitals. Our Catholic hospitals in the Diocese give millions of dollars per year in donated services to the poor. In the new plan, only Catholic people can be treated by Catholic institutions. Continue reading
Bishop Jenky: Obama's Threat to Religious Liberty
My Bishop, Daniel Jenky of the Peoria Diocese, is a big, jovial bear-like guy. It is hard not to like him, but I have never been prouder of him than I have been this year. He has been one of the bishops standing up and constantly sounding the alarm posed to our religious liberty by the Obama administration. Go here to read a speech he gave on the subject earlier this year. Continue reading
As a Catholic Pro-Abort Woman
Bravo to Bill O'Reilly for taking note of Caroline Kennedy's phrase "as a Catholic woman" before she attacked pro-life laws passed around the country in legislatures controlled by Republicans. O'Reilly recognized this as a direct attack on the Catholic Church. Of course this is all part of the Democrat party's attempt to promote a de facto schism in the Church in America for political advantage. As I have noted many times this isn't merely an election year for American Catholics. This is an Elijah on Mount Carmel year. A time of choosing is upon us. Continue reading
Declaring War on the Church
Well the above video from the Romney campaign removes all doubt that the HHS Mandate is going to be front and center in the fall campaign. Obama was campaigning with Sandra Fluke yesterday, as Ed Morrissey at Hot Air details here. Obama's war on the Catholic Church, and his attempt to promote schism within the Church, may play a decisive role in the swing states like Ohio that will decide this election.
Pro-Abort Democrat Members of Congress Salute Radical Nuns
Hattip to Matt Archbold at Creative Minority Report. That the pro-abort Democrats in Congress salute the radical nuns of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious should come as no surprise to any sentient Catholic. First, many members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious have served as an unpaid resource for the Democrat Party for years, embracing every Leftist fad imaginable while studiously ignoring, or acting against, the fight against abortion waged by the Church. Second, as I have written here, the Obama administration, as a campaign tactic, is promoting a schism within the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Fortnight For Freedom Day 3: Chester
Their blood flowed as freely (in proportion to their numbers) to cement the fabric of independence as that of any of their fellow-citizens: They concurred with perhaps greater unanimity than any other body of men, in recommending and promoting that government, from whose influence America anticipates all the blessings of justice, peace, plenty, good order and civil and religious liberty.
John Carroll, first American bishop, on American Catholics in the Revolution
Something for the weekend. Chester, America's unofficial national anthem during the American Revolution. This fits in well with the Fortnight of Freedom proclaimed by our Bishops in resistance to encroachments by government on our religious liberty.
Written by William Billings in 1770, he added new lyrics to the song in 1778 and transformed it into a battle hymn for the Patriots in their war for independence. The song reveals the strong religious element that was ever-present on the American side of the conflict, with most Patriots viewing the war as a crusade. Continue reading
We Are Catholics And We Will Be Heard
Bravo to The Catholic Association for the fine video above to help us kick off Fortnight For Freedom. People don't truly appreciate their freedom until it is threatened. I think that is also true for many Catholics in regard to the Church. Time to stand up. A time for choosing is here.
Fortnight For Freedom Day 1: Freedom is Not Just a Big Word
Beginning for two weeks, up to Independence Day, the Bishops are having a Fortnight For Freedom:
On April 12, the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a document, "Our First, Most Cherished Liberty," outlining the bishops' concerns over threats to religious freedom, both at home and abroad. The bishops called for a "Fortnight for Freedom," a 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21-July 4.
Bishops in their own dioceses are encouraged to arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. Catholic institutions are encouraged to do the same, especially in cooperation with other Christians, Jews, people of other faiths and all who wish to defend our most cherished freedom.
The fourteen days from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day, are dedicated to this "fortnight for freedom"—a great hymn of prayer for our country. Our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power—St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action would emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Dioceses and parishes around the country could choose a date in that period for special events that would constitute a great national campaign of teaching and witness for religious liberty.
We here at The American Catholic are participating in the Fortnight For Freedom with special blog posts on each day. This is the first of these blog posts.
The video at the top of this post is a scene from the classic movie, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), based upon the short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, in which Daniel Webster bests Satan in a jury trial to save the soul of New Hampshireman Jabez Stone. In this scene Daniel Webster addresses a jury of the damned, all villains of American history. I have always thought this speech one of the most eloquent statements of what it means to be an American.
In regard to Freedom it reminds us that it is just not a word: Freedom is not just a big word — it is the bread and the morning and the risen sun. It was for freedom we came in boats and ships to these shores. It has been a long journey, a hard one, a bitter one. There is sadness in being a man, but it is a proud thing, too. Out of the suffering and the starvation, the wrong and the right, a new thing has come, a free man. When the whips of the oppressors are broken, and their names forgotten and destroyed, free men will be walking and talking under a free star. Yes, we have planted freedom here in this earth like wheat. This is the priceless treasure that Goverment encroachments like the HHS Mandate begin to take away from us.
Go here to read the passage in the Stephen Vincet Benet's short story. Below is the scene as written in the screenplay: Continue reading
Fortnight For Freedom
The fight over the HHS Mandate is about to come to a boil. In June the Bishops are going to have this document inserted in Mass bulletins throughout the nation which mentions the necessity of disobeying immoral laws in certain situations.
Some unjust laws impose such injustices on individuals and organizations that disobeying the laws may be justified. Every effort must be made to repeal them. When fundamental human goods, such as the right of conscience, are at stake, we may need witness to the truth by resisting the law and incurring its penalties.
I am almost thankful to President Obama. Due to his blind hubris, his willingness to ride roughshod over American liberties for cheap perceived political advantage, he has awakened the Church in this country from her slumber, and reminded Catholics that they are part of the Church Militant here on Earth.
Beginning for two weeks, up to Independence Day, the Bishops are having a Fortnight For Freedom: Continue reading
For Greater Glory: God's Timing
The film, For Greater Glory, the heroic story of the Cristeros who fought for the Church and religious liberty in the twenties of the last century in Mexico, is opening on June 1. Go here to read my post on the film. The National Catholic Register's Tim Drake has an interview with the producer of the film, Pablo Jose Barroso. Note what the producer says about the timing of the film in regard to the struggle for religious liberty the Church is waging today in our country:
Tell me about the film.
It's a great experience because it takes you to that period and beautiful country, with its art and settings. It's a story of hope, of freedom and of heroism. The film tells the story of the pacifist movement, a group of people who were trying to change things in Congress peacefully, as well as the story of a former general who is recruited to organize the Cristeros into an army. You also see several of the martyrs, including Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio. In the end, it's about people standing up against oppression and dying for Christ. My hope is that it will give viewers great hope.
What do you hope viewers take away from the film?
I think that, culturally, we're not being congruent with our religious beliefs. We are not standing up for our faith. We've been tolerating things that are wrong. It seems as if it's easier for people to be against God than to claim him as their Creator. In this Year of Faith [to begin in October], the Holy Spirit can help people to be more faithful. If only one person who doesn't believe in God sees this film and reflects on him, that is my best hope.
Given the current fight for religious freedom going on in the U.S., do you see the release of the film as God's timing?
Yes, it was frustrating and difficult not to have the film released when I wanted it, but the Lord's time is not our time. The movie is about conscience. No one ever wins when religion is oppressed. As believers we need to band together. This is the perfect time for this film. Hopefully, it will help wake people up to the things that are taking us from God. In the end, this will harm us. We have to be faithful. Continue reading
Georgetown: the Anti-Catholic Catholic University
William Peter Blatty, well-known novelist, author of the Exorcist, a Georgetown graduate, class of 1950, is spearheading an effort to force Georgetown to reform, or to cease to call itself Catholic. Here is his letter:
Dear Friends,
I invite you today to join me in The Father King Society to Make Georgetown Honest, Catholic, and Better by signing on to a very special effort here. I ask you also to curtail your donations to Georgetown University for one year.
The late Jesuit Father Thomas M. King was a good friend. I had the privilege of lecturing his theology class, which started the rumor that he had inspired my priestly character in The Exorcist. Father King inspired many other things; and our effort now.
On May 5, 2012, in a speech to American bishops, Pope Benedict XVI called on America's Catholic universities to reaffirm their Catholic identity. The Pope noted the failure of many Catholic universities to comply with Blessed John Paul II's apostolic constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae. The Pope said that preservation of a university's Catholic identity "entails much more than the teaching of religion or the mere presence of a chaplaincy on campus."
For 21 years now. Georgetown University has refused to comply with Ex corde Ecclesiaie ("From The Heart of the Church"), and, therefore, with canon law. And, it seems as if every month GU gives another scandal to the faithful! The most recent is Georgetown's obtuse invitation to Secretary Sebelius to be a commencement speaker.
Each of these scandals is proof of Georgetown's non-compliance with Ex corde Ecclesiae and canon law. They are each inconsistent with a Catholic identity, and we all know it. A university in solidarity with the Church would not do these prideful things that do so much harm to our communion. (You can pen a heartfelt letter to the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington and the Holy Father offering your own experience here.)
In the months to come, The Father King Society will ask Georgetown and the Church for explanations and decisions. In 1991, in an effort led by courageous Georgetown students, my dearly missed classmate, GU Law Center Prof. Richard Alan Gordon, took the awesome step of submitting a canon law petition asking the Church to remove Georgetown's right to call itself Catholic. Then Dean of Students John J. DeGioia had authorized the funding of a pro-abortion student advocacy group. A contemporaneous secret memorandum from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities to the presidents of all Jesuit institutions showed us that Dr. DeGioia's decision was part of a larger scheme: GU was to be the dissident leader for others to follow. Dean Gordon's effort was provocative and drastic, but within months of the filing, Rome required Georgetown to reverse itself, and Georgetown did.
Father Tom King was actively involved and submitted an essay to be used in support of the canon law action. (We post it here.) Soon after the 1991 "GU Choice" funding, a meeting took place on campus that collected the students, teachers, alumni and parents who had reacted to the University's scandal in diverse ways. Fr. King listened intently, and then the mild-speaking priest told us of a call the night before from his brother, also a priest. His brother had said, "Tom, you have to choose sometimes — either you fish or cut bait." Father King told us that he had decided to fish. And now, at long last, so have I. I ask you to join us!
For almost two decades, The Cardinal Newman Society has pursued with true inspiration and devotion its unique ministry to strengthen Catholic higher education in America. CNS has agreed to help us. Likewise, the St. Joseph's Foundation, a Texas charity that focuses on canon law, has been a source of valuable information. We appreciate the help of both apostolates.
We may choose to file a canon action again, one much larger in scale and seeking alternative forms of relief that will include, among others, that Georgetown's right to call itself Catholic and Jesuit be revoked or suspended for a time. We will ask for lesser relief as well. Of course, what we truly seek is for Georgetown to have the vision and courage to be Catholic but clearly the slow pastoral approach has not worked. I invite you to sign the "Mandate of Procurator" on this website so that I, and other alumni, parents, teachers and students, may represent you in this special and historic Church petition. Continue reading


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Santee schoolchildren helped raise awareness for healthy hearts on .
On Monday, Santee School District schools began participating in Jump Rope for Heart, which benefits the American Heart Association.
The event helps raise funds for research and education initiatives to reduce the number of people, young and old, affected by heart disease, stroke and congenital heart defects.
helped launch Jump Rope for Heart for the district. Other schools will participate through Feb. 25.
Preschool through eight-grade students jumped in three different shifts. Children participated in a variety of different activities, including individual jump roping, hurdle jumping, hopscotching, hula hoop jumping and Chinese jump roping.
"I like that when we're jump roping, it's really fun," said Alex Cooper, a second grader at Hill Creek.
This is the first year that all district schools will participate in the program. was the first school to participate in Jump Rope for Heart in 1993.
"Since then, other schools have 'jumped' on board as well," said Dr. Laura Spencer, the coordinator of instructional technology for the district. "As of the end of last year, we have raised a grand total of $95,026.90 for the American Heart Association."
The district's wellness committee helped facilitate this year's event. Part of the district's goal is to have district office personnel also participate by attending at least one school's event.
In addition to benefiting the American Heart Association, the event also promotes a healthy lifestyle.
"This is one way, again, just to make sure that kids are aware they should be doing 60 minutes everyday of moderate to vigorous activity," said Kristin Baranski, the district's director of educational services. "Jumping would be an easy way to do that."
First grader Ryan Murphy said he enjoyed all of the activities, but especially hopscotch.
"It just gives you a lot of energy," he said. "It just really keeps us healthy and you just get a lot of energy.
First grader Angelina Bertino said her favorite part was jumping on one foot.
"It's fun because you get to jump all different ways," she said.
Elena Bertino, a parent volunteer and Angelina's mother, said she likes that Jump Rope for Heart also encourages children to help others.
"It teaches the kids to be a part of something," she said. "I try to teach her to volunteer and help others."
Parent volunteer Trina Reyes and her family recently moved to Santee. It was her daughters' first time participating in the event.
"I think it's awesome," said Reyes, who is the mother of fourth grader Alyssa and sixth grader Alexis. "I think it gets the kids involved in helping children who can't be out there, who can't jump."
Alyssa agreed with her mom.
"I liked it because it showed that we were helping people, but we were still having fun," Alexis said. "I would recommend this event to someone else because it helps people and it is easy to raise money."
This year, sailors from Naval Base San Diego partnered with Hill Creek to support the event.
"It gives a chance for military members to interact with the students and the students and staff to get support," said Navy School Liaison Officer Chanin Massagila, who added that this is the first time the command has ever volunteered at Hill Creek.
In addition to staff and parents, 13 Navy personnel helped stage and organize the activities.
"It's awesome for the little kids to be jumping around," said Erika Uotani, who helped organize the Navy volunteers. "Navy is fitness and schools are fitness, too."
In addition to Hill Creek, participated in Jump Rope for Heart on Monday. participated on Tuesday, and Academy participated on Wednesday. and will join in on Feb. 18, on Feb. 23, Pepper Drive on Feb. 24 and on Feb. 25.


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Nebraska is home to more than 25 vineyards and Tuesday, those grape growers brought their concern to the State Capitol.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require anyone who wants to spray 2-4 D Herbicide to report their intent to the Department of Agriculture at least 72 hours before doing so.
2-4 D Herbicide can drift up to four miles and either kill or significantly damage sensitive crops like grapes. Crop growers say the bill would prevent drifting.
"Projected about 5,000 pounds of crop off of the Adel vise when in fact we ended up with 622 pounds. It was about a 2/3 of an economic loss to our actual vineyards," Cortland grape grower Franklin Miner said.
But opponents say the bill is not that simple and will only complicate things.
"We have to wait until we get a receipt back from the Department of Ag that says we can. Then we have to go to the land owner. Then we have to have a landowner sign a waiver. How many of these guys will sign a waiver? And if they don't sign, then where are we at?" Charles Brooks with the Nebraska Weed Control Association said.
There is a federal law that already addresses violations and compensation of 2-4 D Herbicide not being sprayed correctly. LB 636 would only apply to herbicide spraying being done outside city limits and between April 15 and September 15.
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Dean Smith's former players backing Roy Williams in wake of North Carolina's academic scandalPat Forde at Yahoo Sports10 hrs ago
Dean Smith is alive but absent, his remarkable mind ravaged by the effects of dementia. While that has caused deep mourning among those who know and love the legendary former North Carolina basketball coach, there is one small sliver of relief regarding his current condition.
He is unaware of the ongoing integrity crisis that has engulfed the program he built into a national model.
"I'm tired of it," said former Smith-era player Richard Vinroot. "I want it fixed. I want it to end."
The NCAA recently announced it has re-opened its investigation of an academic scandal at Carolina. That figures to follow the tracks of the school's ongoing (and latest) investigation of itself. Those investigations follow the drip-drip-drip of allegations of classroom shortcuts – and other embarrassing headlines – at a school that once proudly considered itself the ultimate intersection of competitive excellence and off-court class.
"It pains me greatly," Vinroot said. "I have such high regard for Coach Smith. I revere him."
Louisville formally joins ACC, a union highly unlikely 10 years agoPat Forde at Yahoo Sports10 days ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Atlantic Coast Conference staffers have been here for several days now, preparing for the college sports version of a New Year's Day celebration.
July 1 is when the calendar turns over in college athletics, and Louisville officially becomes the 15th member of the ACC Tuesday. There will be a downtown celebration – with a public viewing party for the U.S. World Cup soccer match against Belgium serving as the warmup act – and a lot of pleasantries exchanged between ACC Commissioner John Swofford and the Louisville administrative leadership.
The ceremony marks a new beginning for the league and its latest member, but it also serves as the culmination of a 10-year power play by a conference once considered both genteel and non-threatening to the national pecking order.
Neither of those things is true today. Swofford has Big East blood on his hands and a burgeoning powerhouse league at his disposal.
O'Bannon trial: NCAA once again ignores voice of student-athletesPat Forde at Yahoo Sports15 days ago
As the O'Bannon v. NCAA trial continues to seemingly tilt in favor of the plaintiffs, I got a text Tuesday night from a longtime college athletics insider.
It read: "The notion that not ONE student-athlete is going to go on the stand for the NCAA really says it all. Because there are plenty of them that would, they [NCAA higher-ups] just have little to no relationship with them."
That resonated. In a trial that boils down to what can legally be defined as fair treatment of athletes, the NCAA is producing zero athletes to help argue its side. The NCAA has called 12 witnesses to the stand so far, with a total of 20 listed. None is a Division I football or basketball player.
Turns out there is a good reason for that, according to the NCAA: the association was legally restricted from having current student-athletes testify. As a potential alternative, the NCAA says it proposed having members of its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee brought in to testify, but plaintiffs' lawyers filed to have them excluded.
Camp Bowman: Michael Phelps and world's elite swimmers sign up for unique blend of grueling training and pain with eyes on RioPat Forde at Yahoo Sports21 days ago
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Yannick Agnel is annoyed, and Michael Phelps finds it highly amusing.
The towering Frenchman has just finished a grueling set of 100-meter freestyle sprints with coach Bob Bowman's lavishly talented group of swimmers at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Agnel, the 6-foot-8 specimen who won three Olympic medals in London two years ago, is complaining that training partner Conor Dwyer (himself an Olympic medalist) was drafting off him during the set of 100s. He believes Dwyer was hugging the lane line that separated them, riding Agnel's wake instead of doing his own work.
"Let it go," Bowman counsels. "It's all right."
Two lanes over, Phelps is chuckling at the guy he calls "Frenchy."
"We did it to you in '08," the greatest swimmer ever yells to Agnel. "You did it to us in '12."
NCAA president Mark Emmert will have no place to hide when he takes standPat Forde at Yahoo Sports22 days ago
There is no hiding Mark Emmert now.
The president of the NCAA is scheduled to take the witness stand Thursday in the Ed O'Bannon vs. NCAA trial in Oakland, Calif. He will not be able to flank himself with university presidents to help deflect scrutiny, the way he did at the NCAA convention in January. He will not be able to defer to a dais full of other power brokers, the way he did at the Final Four.
It will just be him, speaking on behalf of an organization under unprecedented fire both financially and philosophically. At a time when the NCAA needs him to be at his best, we'll see how he handles it.
Emmert's previous PR stumbles as The Face of College Sports – from mishandling the Miami investigation blowback to a debacle of a press conference at the 2013 Final Four – led to a change in approach. The NCAA blended his face with others in an apparent attempt to deflect the bullets and/or mitigate rhetorical damage.
Forty observations for 2014: Big House's ugly schedule, Irish's friendly early slatePat Forde at Yahoo Sports23 days ago
In the Southern Hemisphere the talk is all futbol. And, yes, a fair number of people are watching the proceedings here in the Northern Hemisphere as well.
But football season is approaching here in America. We're four weeks from the Southeastern Conference starting the media days party train, and teams will report to fall camp just a few weeks after that. Games begin in just 72 days.
So it's high time for the annual scrub of the college football schedule. Forty observations on what stands out in the 2014 slate:
Changing the dates, not the rules, is the way to fix horse racing's Triple Crown
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ELMONT, N.Y. – Steve Coburn set a new standard for sore losers Saturday, but his timing was impeccable.
Plenty of people hated the fact that the co-owner of California Chrome shot off his mouth like a Roman candle just minutes after his colt lost at the Belmont Stakes. But what better time to get the attention of the nation focused on how to fix a broken Triple Crown? It was a topic on CNN, NBC and plenty of other national platforms Sunday.
Considering the breadth of discussion in the aftermath of yet another Belmont buzzkill, I'd say Coburn did a great job reaching his audience.
California Chrome owner part class, part ass after Belmont defeat
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ELMONT, N.Y. – Steve Coburn's exit from Belmont Park was part class, part ass.
After watching his beloved horse, California Chrome, finish tied for fourth in the Belmont Stakes and extend horse racing's Triple Crown futility to 36 years and counting, Coburn made a spectacle of himself on the way out of the massive old track. He schmoozed with the public and he napalmed the winners in varying turns.
He shook every hand, posed for every picture – including one with LL Cool J – and thanked every fan who had something kind to say about California Chrome's glorious spring. At one point he stepped into a box on the railing of the clubhouse, took off his cowboy hat and shouted to the patrons below, "Hey, everybody! Thank you so much! Thank you for your support!"
That drew applause from a crowd that was otherwise deflated by the Belmont result. The populist Coburn is a fun guy.
But the pop-off Coburn is a guy whose act has worn thin after five weeks of shamelessly hamming it up in a spotlight he'd never known before. After thanking the fans, he went back to ripping the people behind winning horse Tonalist.
Deck stacked against California Chrome in Belmont Stakes
Thursday marked the 10-year anniversary of the most unsatisfying sporting event of the 21st century.
On June 5, 2004, Birdstone won the Belmont Stakes. He passed a tiring Smarty Jones in the final strides, crushing Triple Crown hopes and dreams underfoot as he crossed the wire ahead of the horse America loved. The tone of brilliant track announcer Tom Durkin's call of the stretch run said everything.
"And Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the roar of 120,000!" Durkin yelled, as said roar engulfed the old track. "But Birdstone is going to make him earn it today! The whip is out on Smarty Jones! It's been 26 years! It's just one furlong away! … They're coming down to the finish! Can Smarty Jones hold on? Here comes Birdstone! Birdstone surges past!"
And then Durkin's voice plummets to the inflection you might have when informing the children that the family pet just died.
"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes."
Now it's been 36 years. And it's 1½ long, merciless miles away.
The beautiful mind of California Chrome
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When the starting gate opened in the Preakness on May 17, California Chrome busted out like a boss.
He broke sharply and within a few strides veered out to the right, shutting off several horses and giving himself ample room – as if he owned Pimlico Race Course and wanted everyone to know it.
After settling into cruising speed, he simply bullied the colt most thought was his primary competition, Social Inclusion – not once but twice. When Social Inclusion ran up on the outside of California Chrome in the opening stretch and again going into the first turn, threatening to shut him off in traffic, Chrome moved him farther wide and created his own running space. This was almost an equine Mike Tyson move, intimidating his rivals.
"He bulled his way to position," marveled Steve Roman, a pedigree expert who has served as a breeding and racing adviser to the thoroughbred industry for decades. "He's fearless."
California Chrome has many admirable attributes. His natural speed is impressive. His acceleration is dazzling to watch and demoralizing to those trying to defeat him. His stamina has turned doubters into believers.


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