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November 22, 2012
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Excellent location and view. Good 5 star service at the right location
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One of my favourite hotels. Excellent location on top of the Pacific Centre mall with walking to most ares of Central. Great views and very comfortable beds with a "pillow menu" so I get a good sleep. The showers and toilets are a bit small but good for Hong Kong. Perfect 5 star service but a coffee in the lobby was 75$ HK which is frankly a bit too high. That said a great spot and one of my favourite hotels in HK ...
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October 5, 2012
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October 5, 2012
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Staff was well trained and service was excellent. There is an adjacent park nearby which is interesting for walking.
There are no coffee shops or restaurants within easy walking distance.
Joan from Kanata, Canada
July 11, 2010
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July 11, 2010
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Deluxe, convenience, comfortable, sophisticated and efficient.
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March 19, 2010
March 19, 2010
The room and bathroom felt spacious, and turn down service included a teddy bear.
It was a bit of a walk to the MTR.
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February 22, 2010
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February 22, 2010
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Conrad is conveniently located in Hong Kong Island and the facility is nice and luxurious.
Everything is expensive for this type of hotel as expected.
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Elegant and smelled so fresh.
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Absolutely beautiful facility and very elegant. Nice, but small health club and rooms are wonderful, though probably a little small for a five-star hotel. Lobby/entry as nice as I've ever seen. Amazing value through Priceline.
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Greatest HS performance ever.....?I don't know enough about HS cross country to comment, but this article indicates that this is an astounding performance by Sarah Baxter -
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschoo ... 30958.html
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?The film is pretty mind-boggling.
But no, not the greatest HS performance ever.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?If Michael Carter's 80-footer is a 100, then this is about a 62.2.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?That mile back in the 60s given the world level back then is way, way beyond where Sarah Baxter is. She might be good enough or not to take down the high school/Am Jr 5000 mark, but even that is a minute and a half off the WR -- she would be lapped.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?
I was about to suggest the same thing (Mike Carter's 81-footer with a 12lb. shot). It may take a guy running a low 9.9 or even a 9.8, or a girl running low 10.9 or a 10.8 to top that. Maybe Mary Cain running 1:58.xx or under 4:06 could rank just as high. Here in NYC, we have Kadecia Baird from Guyana, running for Medgar Evers H.S. She ran 51.04 as a junior this past summer. What are the odds of her running 49.xx in 2013?
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If you're speaking of Jim Ryun's 3:55.3 in June 1965, beating Peter Snell, then I'd have to agree. Based on the ERA he competed in, that was an incredible time!! As was Gerry Lindgren's 13:44.0 5K in Compton in 1964, and his 8:40 indoor 2 mile that year!! As for the greatest-ever HS marks, I'll take it by gender, and by indoor or outdoor. I'm NOT going to rank HS CC, for reasons outlined in earlier posts. Boys Outdoor Jim Ryun.....3:55.3 one mile.....and 3:39.0 1500 Michael Carter.......81-3 1/2 SP (HS wt.) Gerry Lindgren.....13:44.0 5K Darrell Robinson.....44.69 400 Rudy Chapa........28:32.7 10K Girls Outdoor Mary Cain.......4:11.01 1500 Candy Young......12.95 100H Mary Shea......32:52.5 10K Kim Gallagher.....2:00.07 800 Allyson Felix.....22.11 200 Boys Indoor Gerry Lindgren....8:40.0 2 mile Colin McCullough.....93.3 1/4 WT (25 lb) Alan Webb......3:43.27 and 3:59.86 1500 and one mile Casey Combest....6.57 60 Robby Andrews........2:22.28 1000 Girls Indoor Mary Decker (Slaney).......2:01.8--2:02.4 800/880 Shelby Ashe.......68-2 1/2 WT (20 lb) Melody Fairchild 9:17.4 and 9:55.92 3000/2 mile Francena McCorory....51.93 400 Jacquelyn Coward (8.16 60H) and Ashley Owens (7.19 60) tied for 5th.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Carter's SP record is difficult to beat.
If this thread includes all performances by sub 18 year olds, I would say Yaschenko's HJ WR from 1977, may top Carter.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Of course the idea of comparing great x-c performances to track performances is flawed from the start. One is truly quantifiable; the other just isn't. Baxter's really remarkable run needs to be discussed in the context of other great x-c races. There are way too many variables to even pretend to have a serious discussion about it vs. the history of track & field performances.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Didnt Roy Martin have a fairly impressive day a few decades ago in Texas.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Another perspective on Mary Cain's performance:
The late Glenda Reiser (CAN) ran a 4:06.71 1500 at the Munich Olympics, aged barely 17.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?The most exciting high school performance and one of the best in track period, is Debbie Heald against the Russians in 1972. Go to youtube and see the video.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?
Didn't know that she died...what happened?
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?"Longtime cross country/track expert Rich Gonzalez told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that Baxter's effort was "the most amazing female individual performance in U.S. prep annals." Max Wire, Dave Krider
"Afterward there were people who said that that was the most remarkable race, not only in high school cross country history, but that maybe it'll go down in the annals (of all time), maybe like Billy Mills in the (Olympic) 10,000 meters in Tokyo. Ventura County Star (semi local paper) I''ll go with Heald's mile vsworld ranked Russian milers, per Conor post or Decker's indoor 800: "15-year-old set indoor world records at 800 meters and 880 and 1,000 yards last winter and won the 800 meters handily at the U.S.S.R. indoor meet in Moscow." SI, 1974 some international perspective" Baby Face ran 5000m (track) in 14:49, at 17y5m ... and 300m in 8:41 at 17y7m. good - yes; great - yes; fantastic - yes .... but
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I was there. It really was incredibly exciting.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Let's not forget Bob Mathias, who won the Olympic decathlon gold medal in 1948 at the age of 17, shortly after his high school graduation. And then there was Ted Meredith, who won the Olympic 800 and set a world record in doing so. He was 18 at the time, but he was still in high school.
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Perhaps we should rate the performances (and athletes) by ERA......by decade, or something like that. After all, I rated Ryun's 3:55.3 as #1 on my outdoor list (see earlier post). But I did NOT rate Alan Webb's 3:53 from 2001 (or his 3:38 1500) at all!! Same with Verzbicas's 2 mile of 8:29, which is far better than Lindgren's 8:40. Ditto with Galen Rupp's 13:37, better than Lindgren's 13:44 from 1964. And on and on!! You can't really compare Ted Meredith to Michael Granville. Or Bob Mathias to Gunnar Nixon!! Anyone want to be the first to rate HS performances by DECADE.....or other measurements. Maybe...... to 1929 1930-1949. 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's (from 1/1/00 to present day)??
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Meredith was 20 at the time and had finished prep school less than a month earlier. Mathias went to prep school the year after his gold medal.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?We could start with a top 10 and then start a rank process:
Based on what has been said so far 3 stand out as definitely in the top 10: 1 ) Mathias, Deca, 2) Ryun, 800/1500, 3) M. Carter, SP.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?How many of the Olympic Finalists in the shot could put the 12lb ball 81 feet? How many of the finalist in the woman's 1500 could run 4:11? 4:11 is good, but it is not remotely in the same league as 81 feet. If you were putting a relay together for the 4x800 against the Russians in the Cold-war era, would you be picking Mary Cain for one of the slots -- Decker was running it. I doubt anyone would even think for a second about Cain. She would have to knock ten seconds off of that mark to be in the same league.
As for Baxter's run, while it is difficult to make comparisons from cross country, I would guess that there are so many women that would leave her in the dust at Mt SAC, while there is hardly a man alive that could go 81 with the 12 lb ball. Complete lack of perspective in my opinion.
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And Georgie Clarke of AUS who ran 4:06.77 in Jan 2000 as a 15 yo (and went on to run the OG later that year and make the semis). She also ran 2:02.49 as a 14yo, and 2:01.73 at 16! http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographie ... index.html
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We're comparing high schooler against high schooler, not high schooler against World Class fields. In the former case, his 81-3 1/2 is the one we use to measure his greatness. But he also holds the HSR with the 16 pounder, having tossed 67-9 just 18 days after the 12 lb record. While no one's touched the 81 yet, many guys have surpassed 67-0. Cain shattered Hasay's record by 3.49 seconds in one race!! As a 16 year old sophomore!! Carter was an 18 year old senior!! And tell me, how many HS girls have run a 4:39 mile?? Follow-up question: How many HS girls who have run a 4:39 mile have ended it with a 62.5 final 400?? Finishing far in front of the rest of the runners!! I have a feeling MANY (or ALL??) of the World Class 70 footer's could toss that 12 pounder close to 90 feet! And let's see what times Mary runs in 2013 and 2014.
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You are mightily mistaken on that twleve pounder. I will defer to someone who knows more than I, but I think no one has ever done that (and they do have competitions that use a range of weights, so there are observations). As for the comparisons to world class, they certainly are apt. The claim is best high school performance ever. These world class fields and the performances in them are by high school kids. If these current athletes are to be considered in that class they have to be at the level of the top athletes in the world, not the top current high school competition. When you set a high bar (best ever) you have to realize how high that bar is compared to a very good but not-in-the-class-of best. As another example, the high schooler Goergie Clarke (AUS) ran 2:02, 4:06, and 2:01 at ages 15, 16, and 17 or maybe 14, 15, 16. She was on the edge of world-class. Unfortunately she never got appreciably better.
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You're right, of course. I looked up Meredith's DOB and then brain farted when doing the subtraction.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Baxter is certainly impressive and 16-flat at Mt.Sac is truly remarkable.
That time on that challenging course has been a bragging rights milestone for male HS runners for decades. In fairness to Rich Gonzales, he limits this "greatest" paradigm to American and female performances. Still, it is not a world class performance as were many other HS marks mentioned already in this thread. Nor is it a Beamonsque mark that is out of sight for any of her cohorts. Now if she improves another 45 seconds and runs sub 15:30 THAT would be an other worldly high school mark. It would be fun to bring the best east African HS girls to Mt.Sac to see how they compare. I agree with the notion that Greatest HS Performances must be world class and on a world class stage... Like Ryun or Carter or Mathias or Lindgren. On a tier just below those acheivements, I'd also mention Rey Brown's 7'3" HJ at the 1968 OTs. He was just out of 11th grade and his jump was only 2 3/4 inches off Brumel's WR at that time. On a raw height differential, this would be equal to a HS 7' 9 3/4" jump now.
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Carter's 67' has nothing to do with his 81'. The greatness as a performance of the 81' is that it is a singular anomaly... beyond anything putters considered. It is not an indication of Carter's talent. It is a beautiful moment in the history of shot putting.
None can. BTW. rumor: I've heard there is no realtime speed film of Carter's record... just the slow motion film many throwing fans have seen. Does anyone know of a realtime film?
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?The freshman Hollander just ran 19:12 to win the Big West title by 30 seconds over a pretty good runner (Sumpter) and a minute ahead of third. That is two 9:36 3km back-to-back, so I doubt Baxter is the best US teenager.
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Given the differences between CC and track, I'm gonna wait and see what Hollander and Baxter (and even Cain, though she's already proven herself on the track) do on the track. Hollander's rush to the top tier of collegiate running reminds me....sort of....of the breakthrough of Natosha Rogers this year. If she can turn these great CC performances into some VERY fast 3K's and 5K's (or even 1500's!!) on the track, I'd be much more impressed with her. Ditto for Baxter. She had, like Cain, some pretty good times earlier this year (and in 2011), but now that she's reached another (higher) plateau....seemingly!!....let's see what she does on the track!! If she improves her times there as much as she has her CC times, THEN I'll be as impressed as some people are now by her CC times. P.S. Just now watched Flo-Track's 14:44 video of Baxter's 16:00 run at Mt SAC!! Don't have the link for it, but just go to Flo-Track and you'll find it. What a run!!! All by herself most of the race, and she had to run some uphills (as well as some downhills), so it didn't appear to be a super easy course. (Never been to Mt SAC, so have no real knowledge of the course!!) The announcer on the video was SCREAMING at the top of his lungs with superlative after superlative, adding greatly to the excitement of watching it unfold. It actually brought me to tears!!! Really!! It's a MUST SEE video!!! All that said, I'll STILL wait to see if/how much she improves on the TRACK next year!!
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Does anyone have examples of older throwers with the 12lb ball? I believe Bushop is probably correct that no one else has done anything like that but I am curious how more mature throwers have done with it.
Re: Greatest HS performance ever.....?Warsaw, 9/20/11 (real competition)
5kgSP (11.03lb): 1. Majewski 81-7½ (24.88); 2. Armstrong 79-2¾ (24.15); 3. Cantwell 74-10 (22.81). 6kgSP (13.23lb): 1. Armstrong 76-3¾ (23.26); 2. Majewski 75-11½ (23.15); 3. Cantwell 74‑6¼ (22.71). 7.26kgSP (16lb): 1. Cantwell 70-3½ (21.42); 2. Armstrong 69-8 (21.23); 3. Majewski 68-5¼ (20.86). 8kgSP (17.6lb): 1. Cantwell 66-6 (20.27); 2. Armstrong 65-8¾ (20.03); 3. Majewski 64‑9¾ (19.75). Allow me to suggest that the Carter mark (81-3½/24.77 with a 12lb/5.44kg)) seems to be of pretty decent caliber across the board.
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When I sometimes coach the shot, we use a softball for learning. Even though I can throw a softball pretty far, my best SP with a softball was 70', because it's so hard to generate that kind of arm speed (unless you really flick the wrist and fingers, which even the Big Guys can't fully do like one can with a softball) with the 'odd' pushing motion that the SP uses. 80' with a 12-lb is an amazing feat for any full-grown ultra-strong guy, much less a teenager.
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Riding a Bicycle Built for Two
Riding a bicycle built for two, or a divorce-cycle, as Holly Bahnsen has heard it referred to can be a real challenge to any relationship. But, for Holly and her boyfriend Colin Swanson the first half of their cycling trip from Vermont to Portland, Oregon has gone relatively smooth.
"The heat is what gets us," said Holly while standing in the shade on the north side of the West Central Electric building in Presho last Wednesday, August 1.
The couple had traveled from Chamberlain that morning and arrived in Presho around noon. They decided to stay in town the reminder of the day in hopes of cooler temperatures the next morning.
Colin and Holly, both cyclists, had little experience riding tandem when they started their trip June 22.
They pulled a small trailer loaded with a tent, a cook set and a few personal items. "Loaded with food and water it probably weighs 60 to 65 pounds," said Colin.
The couple is riding to bring awareness to celiac disease.
Colin who suffers from gluten intolerance has found it difficult to find gluten free products in the rural areas they have traveled through. "There's not a lot of options," said Colin in reference to food.
But, despite the heat and lack of food choices, the couple appeared to be enjoying the challenge of riding across the country on a bicycle built for two and hope to arrive on the West Coast in September.
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'American Idol' Adam Lambert at GLAAD: 'There are some challenges' to being gay
Adam Lambert talked with The Dish Rag at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday (Apr. 17) about how things are changing for gays in show business.
He discussed being the first openly gay artist to be signed to a major record label, gave his advice for the current "American Idol" contestants (differentiate themselves, coffee, maybe a jog), as well as talking about the home-sweet-homeness of mentoring and performing on the show that helped launch his career and seeing old friends this week.
And he even gave Zap2it readers a big personal shout-out. Awww.
Can we just say that this guy is even hotter up close and in person than he is onstage and on camera. Just trust us.
And the shades? Vintage.
[UPDATE]: Hey Zap2it readers, we noticed some of your comments and just wanted to clarify Adam's statement: He said he's been told that he's the first artist signed to a major record label at the time when the artist was already openly gay and out of the closet to the public. We hope that clears up any ambiguity there may have been in a previous version of this post.
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Greg before you write do a little research. Adam Lambert was the first openly gay singer to the public. Big difference buddy. The record labels may know or suspect some of their artists are gay and they are fine with it as long as they keep it quietly in the closet and don't make big splashes across the cover of The RollingStone. Adam is openly gay in the public before, during and after. He never hid
Uhhh, Adam Lambert is in no way the first openly gay singer.
Rufus Wainwright was signed to Dreamworks back in '95 and he's openly gay, and the record company knew that when they signed him.
Adam is great !
He didn't say first openly gay singer now did he?.
he qualified that with
(1) signed to a major label (2)openly gay at start of career and not coming out after making a few millions..
Thanks for updating your text to reflect the quote correctly! As you can see, some people can't wait to start criticizing Adam.
Isn't that the truth..some people are so ready to pounce on anything they can twist and mold into something negative about Adam..they just cannot stand it that his fanbase is rapidly growing and his star is rising. They can't just go away and let his fans enjoy him..and they always seem so bitter in their comments..I just don't understand the hate....Adam has been nothing but humble, gracious and sweet to everyone he has met along this journey (just listen to those who have worked with him), yet the haters want to nullify him, degrade him, and pull him down...makes me sad to see this type of ugliness in the world.
I appreciate Adam's talents, singing, dancing, acting, speaking and laughter! These talents and the human qualities hooked me as a fan the first time I saw and heard him sing. Love his inventiveness as a performance artist and for those that don't share the same musical cups of tea please find someone that can bring joy into your life.
Just ignore the haters. They are closet fans who are on the prowl for anything new about Adam!
I agree moxy, but unfortunately there are these types in the world. Remember though, those that bash,and ridicule and critisize others are actually fearful because they have all those qualities in themselves and can only see from their own dark perspectives- check out the psychological facts. That aside, Adam is the best singer/entertainer to come along in decades and he is such a beautiful human being, everyone who knows him and works with him cannot say enough good things about him and his fans love him, so no haters could ever bring him down, only themselves


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A Churchillian Interlude
Bookable for parties by arrangement and at Selected times throughout the year
A very special all inclusive two night break in which we celebrate the life and achievements of the great man, and visit his former home in convivial company. Relax in luxurious surroundings as we pamper you at Rye Lodge, and enjoy the delights of Rye - a town full of fascinating history.
We are finalising dates with Chartwell for this summer's interlude. Please express your interest by telephone or email as soon as possible, so we can reserve your place on this very special break.
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Thursday |
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10:30am | Our coach leaves to drive through the Sussex and Kent countryside to arrive at Chartwell, Sir Winston Churchill's country home for over 40 years. |
12 noon | Arrival at Chartwell when, subject to fine weather, we will explore the garden prior to pre-lunch drinks. |
12.30pm | Pre-lunch drinks will be served in the Mulberry Room. |
12.45 pm | Lunch with wine in the Mulberry Room. Following this talk you will be free to explore the whole of Chartwell seeing Lady Churchill's bedroom, kept as it was 50 years ago, Sir Winston's study and his desk where he wrote some of his most inspiring speeches of World War II and the dining room where he entertained world famous figures. Return to Rye Lodge about 4.30 p.m. |
7.00pm | Champagne Reception in the Terrace Room Champagne Canard-Duchêne Cuvée Léonie BrutNV |
7.15pm | Kerry de Courcy will present |
8.00pm | The Churchill Gala Dinner |
Friday (not inclusive in package) |
Guests may depart or, for those staying on, a visit can be arranged to the famous Wartime Tunnels in Dover Cliffs. [It was from here that so much of the war was controlled, and many Battle of Britain pilots, shot down in the channel, were treated in the underground hospital. A visit to these tunnels, first dug in the time of Napoleon and enlarged during WWII, makes a fascinating day out.] |


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According to New Hampshire State Police, the accident happened about 9:49 p.m. and involved a single vehcile.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Chevy HHR sedan, being driven by William Lasonde, age 63, of Methuen, Mass., was traveling northbound on Interstate 95. The vehicle left the right side of the roadway, struck a guardrail, and rolled over multiple times," Troop A said in a statement. "As a result, Lasonde was ejected from the vehicle. Lasonde was transported to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries."
This accident occurred in the right median area separating Interstate 95 northbound and the Exit 5 exit ramp. A portion of the right travel lane was closed for approximately two hours as Troopers investigated.
Assisting New Hampshire State Police at the scene were both the Portsmouth Police Department and the Portsmouth Fire Department.
This accident remains under investigation by Trooper Scott Garton. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Garton at (603) 223-8490.
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Read Kansas! Intermediate- I-12 Piecing Together the Story of Glenn Cunningham: A Kansas Champion
This lesson allows fourth grade students to work with both primary and secondary sources. Several primary sources are presented that give clues to the life and accomplishments of Kansas runner Glenn Cunningham. This lesson helps the students find clues in the primary sources and then asks the students to tell their own version of the Glenn Cunningham story, which results in the creation of a secondary source. Students are then asked to compare their version of the story to an expository text presented with this lesson. This lesson is presented over a four day time period but can be adapted to meet individual classroom needs.
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4th Grade Kansas History Standards:
- Benchmark 4, Indicator 4: The student identifies and compares information from primary and secondary sources (e.g., photographs, diaries/journals, newspapers, historical maps).
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- Benchmark 4, Indicator 3: The student uses prior knowledge and content to make, revise, and confirm predictions.
- Benchmark 4, Indicator 5: The student uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.
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- RI.4.1: The student refers to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.


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Johnson Controls and the National Energy Foundation's 10th annual Igniting Creative Energy (ICE) Challenge ? a national competition for kindergarten through 12th grade students to share ideas about wise energy choices and environmental stewardship ? for the first time includes a water efficiency category.
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The entry deadline is March 4; winners will be announced in April. Five grand prize trips for two to Washington, D.C., will be awarded to four students and 1 teacher. Winners are also invited to participate in the U.S. Energy Efficiency Forum, which takes place June 15 ? 16 in Washington, D.C. Early bird entries submitted before Feb. 18 are placed in a drawing to win more prizes.
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Advocacy and Legislation
Knowledge of advocacy and legislative issues are of vital importance to the library community. By being vocal advocates of libraries, we can influence the future of libraries. The following information and Internet links were designed to help librarians, trustees, and residents become strong library advocates by monitoring legislative issues relating to libraries.
To stay up on the latest national issues, the American Library Association, Washington Office, has a blog called District Dispatch. You can add it to your RSS reader as well.
The Legislative Action Center of the Illinois Library Association. Includes information on federal, state, and local elected officials; federal agencies; state and national legislative issues; federal agencies; and more. Look up your elected officials and email them with just one click. The video below offers a quick overview of how to use CapWiz:
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Includes links to current Illinois legislation and laws (Illinois Compiled Statutes), rules and regulations, and the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives.
Illinois Legislators serving the LCLS area
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The Legislative Action Center of the Illinois Library Association. Includes information on federal, state, and local elected officials; federal agencies; state and national legislative issues; federal agencies; and more. Look up your elected officials and email them with just one click.
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The association provides an in-depth information on advocacy, co-sponsors the annual Library Advocacy Day, employs a library lobbyist, and co-sponsors CapWiz.
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A daily overview of pending legislation is posted during the legislative sessions. Some sections are available only to Municipal League members. This site is especially good on taxing issues.
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The League is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The Illinois Site has links to the National site.
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The Office supplies information about federal legislation as it relates to libraries of all types. Additionally, information is distributed through the ALA Washington Office Newsline (ALAWON) a free, irregular email publication of the American Library Association Washington Office.
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Hayes Stroker Trail Disc Brake
The Stroker Trail improves their Ryde brake in a number of ways, beginning with an indexed, tool-free reach-adjust dial that makes setup a snap. The caliper features an adjustable banjo for tight, snag-free hose routing, plus Hayes' signature tool-free pad removal. The Stroker Trail also boasts a greater hydraulic ratio than the Ryde, for enhanced stopping power and modulation. No wonder the Stroker Trail has already been ridden to numerous World Cup championships.
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Hydraulic Disc |
Hose Length |
Front: 866mm, Rear: 1463mm |
Caliper Mount |
74mm Post Mount Type |
Caliper |
2 piece, Aluminum, 2-piston |
Lever |
2 bolt clamp, aluminum blade |
Weight |
Front: 270g, Rear: 286g |
I was skeptical at first because of the price, but after a few rides I have broken them in. They're excellent. No more dealing with fade and brake noise. I paired them up with 200mm rotors for even more stopping power.
Installed in seconds and lasted a full day downhilling 2 days in. No fade, replaced my juicy7.
paid $20 for bleeding tool to use on my older system. Could not get it to bleed correctly and took it to a mechanic to try. He charged $60 to bleed one brake caliper, 3 days later the lever came back to the bar. For almost the same cost, i got this complete brake system, spent about 15 minutes taking the old one off and putting this one on. Now have a brand new brake system that works great. Awesome.
AWESOME BRAKES that won't "STROKE" yer wallet! I had probs with a pair of Hayes Mags that came on my bike. After sending them back to Hayes three times, I finally gave up and decided to break down and buy a new set of Hayes brakes that were a bit newer technology than my old mags. When I saw how inexpensive the Strokers were I bought a set ASAP and paired them up with my Hayes 8 inch rotors. YES I am using them on my DH bike. For where I ride, they stop me fast, don't fade, and the harder I pull the quicker they grab! LOVE them. Can't beat the price either. You won't find them cheaper than here on Pricepoint. Trust me. I'm cheap!
Excellent brakes for the price. Plenty of stopping power. I have paired with Hayes V rotors.
I bought a used Giant Trance X2 and the brakes where really shady, it had the Hayes Stroker Ride brakes. Extremely noisy, and terrible breaking, well after a few weeks they were shot, so at first I was reluctant to get the Hayes Trails because of how the stock brakes where... But for the price what can I say... I installed them in about 2 minutes, and was off to the trails to test them. It's like night and day, I did not change the rotors btw. These brakes are quite, awesome stopping power and just feel so much better than the old ones. Will be buying another set for my SS 29er.
I bought a set of these for my 29er SS build and matched them to 185mm Ashima AiRotors. I must say that they exceeded my expecations as far as being ~$130 for the pair.
if you are looking for a reliable setup, that doesn't make noise. these are the brakes for you. Follow the installation instructions precisely or google it and you will not go wrong. These brakes are powerful and have good modulation. Don't forget that part of great stopping isn't just brakes you need the right tires for the trails you ride.


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Crackdown in Egypt; Rage Directed at Coptic Christians; U.S. Response Is Hypocritical
Obama speaks about the rights of the religious minority in Egypt, but under his leadership, discrimination against Christians has begun in the United States.
The Egyptian military crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood was tragic. However, I believe ousting Morsi and cracking down on the Brotherhood is necessary. I also believe that President Obama's response was hypocritical. Taken together, these events constitute a warning for Americans.
Fighting broke out throughout Cairo and in other cities in response to the police action. Government buildings and Christian churches were attacked. The Brotherhood's response appeared to be calculated, and government sources said that some protesters were armed and fired upon them. Over 600 persons have been killed and over 4000 have been injured. And the number keeps climbing as the violence drags on.
My beliefs are my own. They do not reflect the Catholic Church or Catholic Online. They are not conservative or liberal, right or left. Nor do they represent my political affiliation. My beliefs are based on my analysis of what I have seen and heard. I leave it for you to decide if my analysis holds weight.
It began when the Egyptian military removed Morsi, a former leader of the Brotherhood, from office on July 3, 2013. This action was taken in response to the Tamarod protest. The Tamarod protest included millions of Christians and Muslims who believed that the Brotherhood was using the democratic process as a pretense to establish an oppressive Islamic theocracy.
As a result, Morsi supporters set up two permanent camps on opposite ends of Cairo, one small and one large. After negotiations failed to end the protest, the interim government warned that it would forcibly break up the camps if the protesters did not leave. On Wednesday, August 14 the police used tear gas to disperse the protesters and began bulldozing their barricades and makeshift city. The smaller camp was not a problem, but it reportedly took 12 hours for government forces to secure the larger, main camp.
Fighting broke out throughout Cairo and in other cities in response to the police action. Government buildings and Christian churches were attacked. The Brotherhood's response appeared to be calculated, and government sources said that some protesters were armed and fired upon them. Over 600 persons have been killed and over 4000 have been injured. And the number keeps climbing as the violence drags on.
This is a horrible tragedy. Human life is too valuable for such waste, even when that life is malevolent. It is a fair question for us to ask if this chain of events represent a coup by the Egyptian military. I do not think so, but only time will tell. However, I believe that the Brotherhood are malevolent despite their smiles, western suits and promises. They are a group of violent Islamists and terrorists. They are liars, thieves and murderers.
My belief about the Brotherhood is based on their violent history, their inflammatory rhetoric, and their actions. The Brotherhood has been a radical organization since its inception. It was founded by Hasan al-Banna in 1928 as a religious, political, and social Islamist movement. He wanted to see the Muslim world cleansed of all infidels and unbelievers. Al-Banna believed that the Koran and the sword were inseparable.
Al-Banna's vision did not change throughout the years. During the Second World War, the Brotherhood sided with the Nazis. They are anti-Israel and anti-West. They have supported terrorist activities in Palestine and continue close associations with terrorist groups. The Brotherhood were implicated in a failed plot to assassinate Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's leader in 1965, and in the successful assassination of Nasser's successor, Anwar Sadat, in 1980.
After the ouster of Morsi on July 3 and the crackdown on August 14, the Brotherhood and their supporters initiated a series of brutal revenge attacks against Egypt's Christian minority. They torched the churches, homes and businesses of Christians. Coptic Christians are taking the brunt of the Islamist's rage, as the Copts, whose heritage can be traced back to the Pharaohs of Egypt, represent the largest minority in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.
One of the first revenge attacks that I am familiar with occurred in the town of al-Dabayia in southern Egypt. The attack lasted for a whole day. When it was over, four Christian men were dead. Then on July 6, Mina Abboud Sharubim, a Coptic priest was shot and killed in northern Sinai. A couple days later, the decapitated body of a Christian merchant, Magdy Lamei Habib, was found in Sheikh Zuweid near the Israeli border.
A representative of The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Ishaq Ibrahim, said they had documented approximately 39 attacks against churches, monasteries, schools and shops throughout the country. I have included some of them below:
The churches of Abraham and the Virgin Mary in Menya were set on fire and their doors were smashed. Mar Gergiss church in Sohag was firebombed. Islamists threw Molotov cocktails at the Bon Pasteur Catholic Church and Monastery in Suez and set them ablaze. The Prince Tadros church in the Fayoum province was also torched.
On August 3 in the town of Eastern Bani Ahmed, several Christian homes and cars were looted and set on fire, and at least 18 people were injured. The following morning, on Sunday, Islamists barricaded the entrance to the Coptic church, so the Copts could not attend Mass.
There have been so many threats and random acts of violence against the Christian community in Egypt since the ouster of Morsi that some churches have temporarily closed down. Scheduled functions have also been delayed or cancelled altogether. The Coptic Pope, Tawadros II, recently cancelled some public appearances at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Cairo because he was concerned that his presence might endanger the people.
President Obama took a few minutes out of his vacation at Martha's Vinyard to comment on the situation in Egypt. He said, "We deplore violence against civilians. We support the universal rights essential to human dignity, including the right to peaceful protest. We oppose the pursuit of martial law, which denies those rights to citizens under the principle that security trumps individual freedom, or that might makes right." He also acknowledged the attacks against the religious minority in Egypt and their rights and the necessity of transparency in government and democratic elections.
President Obama's comments sound good, but they also appear hypocritical. Obama speaks about the rights of the religious minority in Egypt, but under his leadership, discrimination against Christians has begun in the United States. He speaks about democratic elections in Egypt, but his Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have undermined the election process to the point that I am no longer confident in the election process in the U.S.
Furthermore, President Obama speaks out against martial law and government violence against civilians, but his administration appears to be establishing a militarized police force in the United States. In a speech given at a rally during the 2008 presidential primary then Senator Obama made the following remarks: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We have got to have a civilian national security force that is just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded." What is Obama talking about?
One thing is certain, the relationship between law enforcement and private citizens has changed in recent years, and it has changed exponentially since Obama took office. The government has begun gathering massive amounts of innocuous personal information on the American people. The most widely reported effort, first disclosed by Edward Snowden, centers around the National Security Administration (NSA).
But the most ominous effort may involve the Special Operations Division at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. It involves 24 other agencies, including the FBI, CIA, NSA, IRS, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to Reuters, "A secretive [DEA] unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans."
It was my experience growing up that the policeman was our friend, but today it seems as if the police are being taught to view the public as hostiles, and to act aggressively toward the persons they have sworn to protect. An article by Bart Hinkle in the Times Dispatch tries to make sense of this phenomenon.
Hinkle offers two reasons: "One is the militarization of domestic law enforcement. In recent years, police departments have widely adopted military tactics, military equipment . . . and, sometimes, the mindset of military conquerors rather than domestic peacekeepers." The second reason offered is "the increasing degree to which civilians are subject to criminal prosecution for noncriminal acts." An article in the Wall Street Journal also attempts to explain this phenomenon, but it focuses on the history of SWAT teams. Both articles are worth reading.
In an article published in Business Week, which I highly recommend, we read about a disturbing amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. Former presidential candidate Ron Paul referred to the amendment as a "...bold and dangerous attempt to establish martial law in America." Amnisty International said it "could spell indefinite detention without a hearing, keep Guantanamo open, and hinder fair trials."
As if the above examples are not bizarre enough, NBC News reported on a confidential Justice Department memo that recently surfaced. The memo was about establishing a three-part test to legalize the use of drones in the targeted killing of American citizens.
When I watch the violence in Egypt, I cannot help but reflect on President Obama's remarks and their hypocrisy. President Obama speaks about high democratic ideals. But it all seems a lie in light of the changes occurring in the U.S. under his leadership. As I said previously, my beliefs are my own. You may see things differently. But as American Christians I am confident that we are united in at least two things.
First, we see the dignity and value of all persons, and we mourn the suffering and tragic loss of human life among our Christen brethren in Egypt and among the Brotherhood and all Morsi supporters. We pray that freedom and democracy will prevail for all Egyptians. I think it can, because they did not achieve it under Morsi. The second thing that I am confident unites us is a question: Could the violence that is happening in Egypt happen in the United States?
Michael Terheyden was born into a Catholic family, but that is not why he is a Catholic. He is a Catholic because he believes that truth is real, that it is beautiful and good, and that the fullness of truth is in the Catholic Church. He is greatly blessed to share his faith and his life with his beautiful wife, Dorothy. They have four grown children and three grandchildren.
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6 months ago
Military style SWAT teams come in handy when police need that edge storming the High School the kid with military type weapons is murdering class mates because he didn't get a date to the prom or that always quiet guy at work gets fed up at co-workers decides it's get even time! I wonder since Police Forces recruit form military maybe ex-military see the advantage in SWAT discipline and weapons in situations like above?.I lived in a city that never incorporated it's surrounding counties as a result there are scores of little Police Departments with jails and courts in my area! the front of my subdivision is patrol by City Police the area I live in is patrol by County Sheriff I drive a mile down the road and cross the river and I'am in another independent Police jurisdiction I'am sure this situation with Police Dept's is repeated across the country ,but somehow President Obama is going to weld Dept's that are overwhelming Christian staffed in a over overwhelming Christian country together to enforce his persecution of us Christians !
6 months ago
So Obama wants to punish the Egyptian Government for the crackdown???
When is he going to punish the Muslim Brotherhood of Al-Queda sponsored terrorism???
I thought that the United States was at war with terrorism?
Should the commander and chief also be?
Or is he secretly aligned with them?
Obama's arab spring = Obama's hidden support of the Islamic jihad -
6 months ago
I agree with everything the author of this article says but I have to ask this, as a catholic: what have ourt priests, bishops and even popes, including our current ones been doing to face this islamofacist agression and genocide of christians and other minorities in muslim countries? Nothing! They suffer from the same moral relativism problem that our politicians do and therefore islam keeps growing at the expense of christian blood, cowardice, hypocrisy and silence. JESUS would never accept this from us, our cumplicity in what the genocide of christians deliberately carried out by muslim fanatics , is concerned.
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The Nokia N76 comes packaged with a number of accessories, though the contents vary by region. Our review unit came with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a wired stereo headset, a 256MB microSD card, and reference material. For more personalization options, check out our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
The Nokia N76 offers a similar feature set as its Nokia N series siblings but most closely resembles the Nokia N75 with its focus on music. The N76's integrated music player supports MP3, WMA, M4A, AAC, and eAAC+ formats, as well as WMDRM and OMA DRM 2.0-protected songs. The music library categorizes tracks by artists, albums, genres, and composers; you can also create playlists right on the phone, shuffle and repeat songs, and adjust the sound with the built-in equalizer. To transfer music onto the device, simply use the included USB cable and drag and drop files onto your SD card via data transfer mode or use the Nokia PC Suite desktop software to synchronize your music library. The N76 only has about 26MB of internal memory, so make good use of the microSD expandable media. (The N76 can accept up to 2GB cards.) You can also listen to local radio stations, but you'll have to use the included headset to access the radio, since it acts as the tuner. Without the backing of a U.S. carrier, namely Cingular/AT&T, you don't get the support for the carrier's music services out of the box like you do with the N75. RealPlayer is also on board with 3GPP and MPEG4 video streaming support.
Overall, picture quality was OK. Images had nice, defined lines, but colors were a bit dull with a grayish overtone. Still, for a camera phone, the N76 is better than most. Video quality was impressive for a phone, as we enjoyed fairly clean pictures. That said, we encountered the same problems with the N76 as we had with the Nokia N75 when using the camera. It's awkward to take pictures using the internal display as your viewfinder. The option toolbar is aligned so you can only use it if you're holding the phone horizontally, and though you can hide the toolbar, there doesn't seem an option to switch it to portrait mode. It wouldn't be such a big deal, except it's cumbersome to have the phone fully open while capturing images since you're trying to support the extra bulk of the flip cover/internal display.
Wireless options are a bit disappointing on the Nokia N76. Unfortunately, the N76 does not support the U.S. 3G band. There's support for Europe's HSDPA/WCDMA 2100 band, but not for the U.S. HSDPA bands, so it's EDGE or nothing. There's no integrated Wi-Fi either. You do get Bluetooth 2.0 with support for hands-free kits, wireless headsets, dial-up networking, generic object exchange, and more. However, A2DP is not among the supported profiles, so you won't be able to connect to stereo Bluetooth headsets--a letdown for such a multimedia-centric device.
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General performance was good; the device had a fast response time as we opened various apps and tested the multimedia features. Speaking of which, we were really impressed by the sound quality of the phone's speakers as we played a variety of songs, ranging from hip-hop to classical. We enjoyed rich, full sound and there wasn't any of the tinniness that often plagues cell phone speakers. Of course, you get an even more intimate experience when you plug in a nice pair of headphones, but again, there's that problem of the placement of the headphone jack. Watching video clips was fine in short spurts, but you get the typical pixelation with action shots. As for Web browsing, well, it was on the slower side using T-Mobile's EDGE network, but then again, we've been spoiled by our experience with 3G handsets. It's really fine for occasional Net surfing.
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