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"The mission of Plus magazine is elegant and wonderful: "to introduce readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics." The magazine offers up a hearty dose of articles and podcasts on a diverse set of topics including algebra, geometry, mathematics in sports, and so on. The website has a number of fun features, including Dark Energy Say Cheese! and a fun sudoku-esque puzzle, Pandemonion! The sections here include Articles, Packages, Podcasts, and Reviews among others. The Podcasts are a delight and a short list of recent offerings includes "Do infinities exist in nature?" and "How many dimensions are there?" The Articles area is similarly rich and visitors can search through their archive, which includes several hundred items."
"Ten big companies, including Autodesk, Adobe, AT&T & Prezi, promised President Obama that they would give away millions of dollars worth of software and services to schools beginning this school year. Most of those materials are there for the asking--so do ask! (Prezi, a cool presentation software, just put up the link to get your free EDU subscription here.) For the full list, check out descriptions of the program here, with links about how your school can get the materials you want."
Free Technology for Teachers: Use Google Drive to Share Videos Privately- Free Technology for Teachers
"Google Drive is full of options that often go overlooked. One of those options is privately sharing videos. To share videos through Google Drive upload them to your Google Drive account, preview them, then share by using the sharing options at the top of the preview screen. The sharing options allow you specify who can access the video. The screenshots below outline the process. (Click the images to view them in full size)."
Via John Evans
Susan Wegmann's curator insight, August 22, 8:53 AM
Yes, yes, yes. Google drive and One Drive have some great tools. This is a good tutorial for the process.
Bill Gates highlights six promising apps and websites for making your teacher's job easier: BetterLesson, Lightsail, ThinkCERCA, FineTune, Edmondo, and BloomBoard.
Via Elizabeth E Charles, Dean J. Fusto
3-Part Series by Rick Wormeli
"In the first installment of our smart homework series from author & teaching consultant Rick Wormeli, he made the case for take-home assignments that matter for learning and engage student interest. In Part 2, Rick suggested 13 guiding principles to help teachers create homework challenges that spark deeper learning. In this final article, Rick suggests some good ways to assess homeworkand manage the workload."
100 Ways To Use Google Drive In The Classroom
by onlineuniversities.com
"The Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Here are 100 great tips for using the documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Docs."
by Carly Steyer
"It's a crazy thing: that moment when you realize that your high school days are coming to an end. Looking back at the last few years, I laugh at all the mistakes I made, all the weird things I wore because I thought they were stylish, all the times I freaked out over things which, in retrospect, are quite insignificant. I wouldn't change much of my high school experience, I don't think, even though there were some days where things went horribly wrong. But I do wish I'd known a few things when I stepped into those bustling hallways on the first day of freshman year. Yes, there are definitely a few words of advice that probably could have saved me lots of time, energy and tears."
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by Yohana Desta
"Google Drive has unlimited potential.
"The feature that lets users upload documents, images, spreadsheets and more has millions of neat little ways to boost your everyday activity. It's also a useful online warehouse that holds all the things you don't have space for on your computer.
"Want to know how to boost its capabilities even more? Download these six nifty Chrome extensions that offer unique and handy features."
via Natalie O'Neil
Explore the benefits of incorporating audio feedback to build stronger instructor-learner connections. Discover free audio tools that quickly record comments-- often in less time than it takes to write them.
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Dennis T OConnor's curator insight, August 11, 8:18 PM
Here's a hand picked list of great resources on how to provide audio feedback in your blended or fully online classes.
If you are struggling with assessment (or just want to sharpen up) consider this month's featured online course: Assessment in E-Learning with the remarkable Jim Erbe.
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Judith Edwards's curator insight, August 16, 11:39 AM
Just found this great Scoop by our own Sean Junkins.
Steve Vaitl's curator insight, August 19, 10:22 AM
With a bit of imagination, some of these can be altered to fit business needs as well!!
Pinterest isn't just for wedding themes, DIY craft inspiration, and pretty pictures — it can also be a great educational tool! Here are some creative ways educators are using Pinterest to enhance the learning experience.
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Natasha Georgiou's curator insight, August 14, 6:32 PM
Useful ideas in how TLs can use Pinterest as a way to resource the curriculum.
Betty Skeet's curator insight, August 17, 3:50 AM
Pinterest as an educational resource for inspiration, activities and classroom tools.
PresentationTube Recorder is a simple tool designed to help instructors, students and business professionals record their presentations from the comfort of home or office, and without the need to have Internet connection while recording. The Recorder synchronizes a variety of visual aids including PowerPoint slides, Webcam streaming, whiteboard, drawing board, Web browser content, Desktop recording .
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by Christina Quattrocchi
"Innova Schools aspires to be more than just an example of how first world ideas about blended learning and design thinking can be adapted in a developing country. It is trying to transform its country by closing the academic achievement gap, building Peru's next generation of leaders, and making a profit while doing so."
description by the Scout Project
"How does math get used in the "real world?" The short answer is that it is used to create hip-hop music, in fashion design, and through a number of other endeavors. This interactive website combines video and web interactive to help young people develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real-world problems. The series is funded by The Moody's Foundation, along with assistance from WNET and American Public Television. The sections of the site include The Challenges, Video, and Teachers. In The Challenges area, users will find video segments profiling the various young professionals who use math in their work, along with interactive tools to help students solve the challenges they are presented with. Moving on, the Teachers area includes resources for teachers, such as a training video showing how to use project materials in the classroom, along with student handouts. Visitors shouldn't miss the Basketball challenge, featuring NBA player Elton Brand talking about the problems presented by free throw shooting."
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Common Sense Media's service Graphite, which offers independent ratings and reviews of learning apps and websites, has compiled this list of apps that facilitate collaboration among mobile devices in a flipped classroom.
Via Chris Carter
A couple of weeks ago I published a round-up of popular ed tech tools that were updated this summer. I had a couple of readers ask if they could print the post to pass out in their schools. Yes, you can. To make it easier to print I put the post into PDF format. In creating the PDF I changed some of the "click here" items to written URLs for finding video demonstrations of updated features. The PDF is embedded below, you can also click here for the PDF.
Via Deb Gardner, Dean J. Fusto
by Rachel Abrams
"As wearable devices become more popular, some doctors and consumers have expressed concerns about a lack of regulatory oversight to monitor the frequency of skin allergies and other reactions to certain metals or plastics used in the products.
"Nickel, one of the most common allergens in the United States, can be found in things like hand-held devices and jewelry. But unlike Europe, the United States has no restrictions on its widespread use in consumer products. That worries some doctors who say that the growing use of mobile and hand-held devices combined with a lack of regulatory oversight could lead to a spike in allergic reactions".
by Andrea Hernandez and Karin Schreir Hallett
description by MiddleWeb SmartBrief
"Educators at a school in Florida are helping to create a community of readers by challenging students in grades 4 to 8 -- and teachers -- to read a book from every letter of the alphabet and share their thoughts about it. In this blog post, educators Andrea Hernandez and Karin Schreier Hallett share details of the program and describe the badges that can be earned."
by Med Kharbach
"On the occasion of the first back-to-school week, I compiled this list of excellent resources to help teachers make the best of Google Drive in their classrooms. I firmly believe that Google Drive is one of the elemental web tools with huge educational potential that every teacher should be able to tap into. However, the thing with so many of Google's services is that their power and usefulness lies in their hidden features. The resources below cover some of these features."
by Todd Finley
"What strategy doubles student learning? According to 250 empirical studies, the answer is formative assessment, defined by Bill Younglove as "the frequent, interactive checking of student progress and understanding in order to identify learning needs and adjust teaching appropriately."
"Unlike summative assessment, which evaluates student learning according to a benchmark, formative assessment monitors student understanding so that kids are always aware of their academic strengths and learning gaps. Meanwhile, teachers can improve the effectiveness of their instruction, re-teaching if necessary. "When the cook tastes the soup," writes Robert E. Stake, "that's formative; when the guests taste the soup, that's summative." Formative assessment can be administered as an exam. But if the assessment is not a traditional quiz, it falls within the category of alternative assessment.
"Alternative formative assessment (AFA) strategies can be as simple (and important) as checking the oil in your car -- hence the name "dipsticks." They're especially effective when students are given tactical feedback, immediately followed by time to practice the skill. My favorite techniques are those with simple directions, like The 60 Second Paper, which asks students to describe the most important thing they learned and identify any areas of confusion in under a minute. You can find another 53 ways to check for understanding toward the end of this post, also available as a downloadable document."
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From blendsync
The Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook is the primary output of the Blended Synchronous Learning Project. It includes the summative findings of the Blended Synchronous Learning case studies, a Blended Synchronous Learning Design Framework, and a range of other resources and information to support blended synchronous learning design research and practice.
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Fiona Harvey's curator insight, August 7, 1:06 PM
looks interesting and useful to add to the research on blended learning
Jamie Ruppert's curator insight, August 7, 1:49 PM
The Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook is the primary output of the Blended Synchronous Learning Project.
HJJP's curator insight, August 20, 8:16 PM
Single source education has never been very effective, I still remember those days of pure memorization. I was fortunate enough to have relatives that always asked me about what I learned... and they were not interested in me reciting the facts, they were interested in me telling them what I thought, how it impacted my life or those of others.... When I answered them, and they were happy with my answers, I actually got to understand what I had memorized, and certainly got to master the information in a more meaningful way.... It did not always help with getting excellent grades in exams, but I still accurately remember concepts I learned in 3rd grade.... I feel blended learning is the only way of teaching.... this will allow students to understand and implement complex concepts, catapulting them into much high learning than what we experienced 50 years ago.... or 40... or 30... even 20 or in many classrooms, a couple of days ago....
Hope to see many teachers utilizing these sort of blended learning... Current technology makes it so much easier...
With the recent announcement that Google Classroom will be available to all Google Apps for Education schools by the week of August 11th, schools that have also adopted iPads are interested in exploring the platform to determine if it will integrate into their existing deployment to provide a helpful and approachable workflow solution. While there …
Via Dennis T OConnor
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight, August 12, 7:59 AM
This article includes a Vimeo based video tutorial. Consider is a quick way to get up to speed on Google's new moves into education.
Mark Fuson's curator insight, August 14, 2:00 PM
Google classroom seems to be coming strong! Sure would like access to this so I can begin testing it for teachers.
Faculty use asynchronous discussions to extend and enhance instructional practices in the online classroom. It is widely reported that online discussions play an integral role in facilitating students' learning, as well as fostering dialogue, critical thinking, and reflective inquiry (Kayler & Weller, 2007; Morris, Finnegan, & Sz-Shyan, 2005). Despite faculty's knowledge that discussion forums can serve as a useful learning tool, online discussions are not easy to establish and manage.
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Dennis T OConnor's curator insight, August 12, 12:12 AM
Classes taught with facilitated discussion (a great step beyond simple Q&A) are the gold standard of online teaching and learning.
Solid references for this short read on the gold standard!
Deborah Eastwood's curator insight, August 20, 8:00 PM
If you teach on-line it is critical that you understand how to best use the discussion board. There are times we want to guide the discussion and times when we should allow students to carry the weight. One common mistake instructors make in the online classroom is to attempt to drive every conversation. Occasionally students may need to take charge in order to learn the material.
by Kim Hoffman Kanof
"I needed to change the tedious and difficult writing process in my classroom. So, I turned to Google tools.
"Google scripts and add-ons to Google Drive drastically changed my approach to giving writing feedback. I have been able to quickly develop meaningful "writers workshops", give individualized feedback throughout the writing process, and provide timely comments to a large student caseload.
"With these tools (many of which are included in this list), students are placed in charge of their learning. They engage in meaningful self-reflection, highlight according to criteria, and use academic language to critique their own work. The shift is significant. With Google tools, I can provide ongoing feedback while my students showcase digital responsibility and revise throughout the writing process."
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Studies show that kids with hands-on parents are more likely to do well in school. Involved parents check in with their child's teachers regularly, ask teachers to challenge their kids and help their children with homework (without doing it for them). They also "encourage their child to stretch her limits, but not to the point of burnout," says Sears.
It's also important for parents to spend time talking with their children. In fact, studies have shown that families of successful kids eat dinner together regularly. When talking about school, have conversations about what a child is learning, not just what grade she received on a test. "If a parent shows genuine interest in what a child is learning, then the child will also be interested," says Sparrow. Here are some other characteristics of kids who excel in school:Empathy
A successful child understands how other people feel, a quality that enables her to work well in a group. "Empathetic children respect others' ideas," says Stanley Greenspan, M.D., a child psychiatrist and author of Building Healthy Minds: The Six Experiences That Create Intelligent Growth in Babies and Young Children (Perseus Publishing, 1999). One way kids develop empathy is by being taught to be considerate. If a child teases another, a parent might say, "I want you to think about how you would feel if you were treated that way."A love of achievement
Successful children are adept in many areas -- academics, sports, extracurricular activities. These kids look forward to challenges because they provide opportunities to shine. Parents help them taste success in one activity so they strive for it in others, says William Sears, M.D., author of the forthcoming The Successful Child: What Parents Can Do to Help Their Children Turn Out Well (Little Brown, 2002).An eagerness to learn
"The number one shared characteristic of high-school kids who get good grades is a love of learning," says Sears, and parents can help foster this enthusiasm. "Their attitude is key," he continues. "Parents of high achievers teach their kids to view learning as a privilege, not a problem."A sense of humor
Seeing humor in something is a sign of intelligence. "It shows that a child understands that something is out of place," says Joshua Sparrow, M.D., a child psychiatrist and co-author of Touchpoints Three to Six: Your Child's Behavioral and Emotional Development (Perseus Publishing, 2001). It may also give a child a release from the pressures of school.
Parents teach their children about humor by their own actions. "If you're stressed out by, say, traffic or a long line at a store, make a joke," says Sparrow. --Deborah Pike and Dorie Edelstein

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Several events are planned today for the Cincinnati Reds Opening Night game.
• Reds in the Kroger Fan Zone: Reds players and coaches will walk the red carpet in the Kroger Fan Zone beginning at 5:30 pm.
• First Pitch: "Turtleman" Ernie Brown, Jr., star of Animal Planet's Call of the Wildman and Kentucky native, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
• Ball Delivery: Miss Ohio Kristin Smith and Miss Teen Ohio Brittany Reid will deliver the official Game Ball to the mound during pre game ceremonies, along with former Reds honorary bat boy Teddy Kramer.
• National Anthem: Arin Ray, top 10 finalist on the X Factor and School for Creative & Performing Arts senior, will sing the National Anthem.
• 2013 Reds Calendar: The first 20,000 fans will receive a 2013 Team Calendar, presented by Kroger.
• Player Awards: During pre game ceremonies, the following players will be honored:
- Jay Bruce will receive his 2012 NL Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger award
- Todd Frazier will receive the MLB Players Association Players Choice Award for NL Outstanding Rookie
- Brandon Phillips (Team USA), Joey Votto (Team Canada) and Alfredo Simon (Dominican Republic) will be honored for playing in the World Baseball Classic.
• Rusty Griswolds: 80's cover band The Rusty Griswolds will perform from a stage near the new Budweiser Bowtie Bar located on the right field porch during inning breaks and after the game.
• Postgame Fireworks presented by TriHealth: The Rusty Griswolds will play live during the post-game fireworks show featuring Rozzi's Famous Fireworks.
The Reds face the L.A. Angels at 7:10 p.m. Gates open at 5:10 p.m.
Tickets for Opening Night, in addition to all remaining games this season, can be purchased at reds.com, 513-381-REDS, Great American Ball Park ticket windows and select Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets.
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On Friday afternoon, South View Middle School students will be encouraged through music to live a healthier life.
The 90-minute Music Saved My Life youth program, sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Illinois, will be the focus of an all-school assembly starting at 1:30 p.m. Friday in South View's cafetorium.
South View Principal Brenda Yoho said a former student, Trenton Reed, who now works for the American Cancer Society, made the program possible for South View students.
Through the power of music and the partnering with various artists, the American Cancer Society's initiative provides an innovative method of delivering healthy behavioral messages to young people in grades K-12.
The program aims to empower young people to make positive decisions and adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as eating right, getting physically active and advocating against tobacco use.
Specific messages include:
"It's about making healthy choices, staying fit and not smoking," Yoho said of the program. "Our PE department has been very supportive in getting kids to make healthy choices."
The program also is a culmination and a celebration of a schoolwide effort that started last month with students participating in various activities — such as coin collections in the classrooms, a hat day and a jeans day for the staff — to raise money for the American Cancer Society, Yoho said.
"We felt good about doing this," she said. "We've got employees and families who have been affected by cancer. It's about taking the time to make the world a better place."
Yoho added, "A rapper will come in to entertain the students as a thank you and to celebrate awareness of healthy choices."
Performing on Friday is AfroFlow, which means flowing from Africa, is an interactive live stage show that recognizes Hip-hop's indigenous cultural roots and inspirational messages as well as emphasizes the importance of making healthy decisions and advocating against tobacco.
The production is created and developed by Mike Ellison — known as MIKE-E — and features the crowd-rocking DJ Invisible and an array of drummers and dancers.


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"Bench me or trade me." - Chico Ruiz
We don't know who first said the more common "Play me or trade me" ... but we know that Mike Minor hasn't said it. Not yet anyway, despite what you might have read on the Google yesterday or this morning.
Minor is a left-handed pitcher currently employed by the Atlanta Braves. The seventh overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, Minor's minor-league track record is impeccable, including a 2.82 ERA in 22 triple-A starts. His record in the majors isn't as impressive: 4.74 ERA, though his strikeout-to-walk ratio is more than solid.
He wants to pitch for the Braves this season, but is reportedly in a three-man competition for the No. 5 slot in the rotation. A year ago, he was in a two-man competition for that slot, and lost to the other man (Brandon Beachy).
Guys got hurt so he wound up starting 15 games for the big club. But he's tired of the minor leagues and it's hard to blame him. He's really good and he knows it. Here's what got the Internet revved up, via AJC.com's David O'Brien.
"I've been in Triple-A all last year pretty much," he said, "and the year before I had some time [in the majors]. I'm getting older every year, so there's no reason for me to be sitting in Triple-A."
"Overall, it's not really – it's about making the team, but if … I can control my third pitch and have a decent fourth pitch, then there's no reason I shouldn't pitch in the big leagues somewhere. If they don't have room for me here, then there's no reason they shouldn't trade me or just do something with me."
Okay, so I've seen these comments interpreted as "Play me or trade me." But the actual translation is more like "Play me or you might as well trade me because it's obvious that you don't appreciate my considerable talents and I'm sure that another smarter team will."
Except the Braves are going to play him, unless something terrible happens next month. The general manager has already labeled Minor "the incumbent". What's more, those three guys supposedly in the running for the last spot in the rotation? They're actually vying for two spots, because Tim Hudson's slated to miss the first few weeks of the season. And of course a lot of things can happen between now and late April.
Mike Minor didn't issue some sort of ultimatum. He's in no position to issue an ultimatum. I suppose he could threaten to refuse to pitch if he doesn't win a job in the rotation this spring, but when's the last time that happened? Let alone worked? If he doesn't get the job he wants, he'll do what he's told because he has to. And it's possible that he might eventually be disappointed, for the simple reason that when everyone's healthy the Braves do have six pitchers good enough to start for any team in the major leagues.
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The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG-animated series on Nickelodeon has become a huge hit, and now fans of the new show can build the Turtles' world off-screen with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle building sets from LEGO.
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FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through multiple sources that former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champ Carlton Haselrig will face "Cujo" Joe McCall during the undercard of EliteXC's first-ever CBS show on May 31.
The match completes the seven-bout undercard.
Former Giants fullback Jarrod Bunch and former IFL heavyweight Bryan Vetell had been approached as opponents for Haselrig, however, both camps balked at finalizing an agreement over financial concerns.
The 42-year old Haselrig recently made his MMA debut on April 19 when he defeated another former IFL heavyweight, Shane Ott. Haselrig recorded a TKO victory over Ott at 4:09 of round 1 during a Battle Cage Xtreme card in Atlantic City, N.J.
McCall, 29, is 4-0 and is based in Ohio. According to a January article in the Canton Repository, he is also a correctional officer in addition to being a fighter.
The full 12-bout card for EliteXC "Primetime," which is scheduled to take place in Newark, N.J. at the Prudential Center, is as follows:
Main Card:
Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson
Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith for the EliteXC middleweight title
Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young
Joe Villasenor vs. Phil Baroni
Jon Murphy vs. Brett Rogers (swing bout)
Undercard (to be streamed on ProElite.com):
Chris Liguori vs. Jim Bova
Carlton Haselrig vs. Joe McCall
Nick Serra vs. Matt Makowski
Wilson Reis vs. Justin Robbins
James "Binky" Jones vs. Calvin Kattar
Preliminary Bouts (non-televised):
Andre "Gigetto" Soares vs. Zach Makovsky
Mike Groves vs. Joe Sampieri
I'm not sure why, but I'm having the damnedest time mustering up any sort of excitement or interest in watching this guy.
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The fact that he practices on his wife makes me wonder why he's promoted on this blog at all…
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He's got 4 stories on here now and an interview with you where you obliquely reference "off-the-field problems".
A sad amount of pro sport players are scumbag criminals (and MMA has it's share), I don't see the fascination with talking them up.
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Brent, you're an idiot. Carlton lives with his wife and his children to this day.
You seem to be fixated on the assertion that he "practices (MMA) on his wife" and in response to another article that he's "2-0-0 on his wife". Let me set the record straight, moron. He has NEVER served jail time for domestic abuse. He has NEVER been arrested for domestic abuse. He did serve time for a threat made in earshot of police against his current wife several years ago. He paid his debt to society.
Now he's making his entre into MMA and Five Ounces is covering this astonishing athelete's leap into this sport and his being on the card of the inaugural MMA fight on network TV. Despite you're obvious axe to grind, this is newsworthy.
Your assinine comment about the "sad amount of pro sport players (being) scumbag criminals" can be easily remedied. Don't watch. None of these scumbag criminals is holding a gun to your head. Watch the golf channel. Watch tennis. MMA, like boxing, has rough characters. Some have criminal backgrounds. Like Kevin Fergeson, MMA's new million dollar baby. Like Mike Tyson. Rampage Jackson. George Foreman. Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Don King, etc.
It's the sport. Get over it.
Wait, I just figured it out. Brent, is your real name Joe McCall?
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"Brent, you're an idiot."
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[...] As we reported yesterday, McCall, who is 4-0 in his fighting career, was scheduled to fight former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champion Carlton Haselrig, who is 1-0 in his mixed martial arts career. [...]
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that will end when he step's in there with "CARLOS MORENO"
when the"TYRANT"knock's him out he will say did we score the TD…..lol…cant wait…get'em CARLOS……!
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People use Craigslist to find all sorts of crazy experiences, but 20-year-old Morgan Triplett's post was a little too far out.
Triplett's February 16, 2013, ad in the Santa Cruz Craigslist listings offered sex in exchange for her partner shooting her in the shoulder. Finding no takers, she placed a second ad looking for a man to "punch, kick, and bruise" her in exchange for sex.
Triplett received several responses to that post and soon met up with a man for sex and violence. "They had sex and afterwards she used a cellphone screen reflection as a mirror to see if the injuries were bad enough," prosecutors wrote in a court filing, "[Triplett] then directed him to hit her some more."
Triplett promised that she would not file charges against her Craigslist liaison. Instead she called 911 on February 17 to report that a stranger had attacked and raped her in broad daylight while she was looking for banana slugs on the UC Santa Cruz campus (the banana slug is the mascot of UCSC sports teams).
The reported rape set off a panic across the Santa Cruz campus as police officers worked around the clock looking for her alleged attacker. The bruises were real, but investigators were surprised that she would not allow DNA samples to be taken. After 11 days of investigation, UCSC police determined that her report was a hoax, and Triplett confessed to the deception.
Last week, Triplett filed into a Santa Cruz courthouse for her arraignment on the misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report. She pleaded not guilty.
Triplett, a student at UC Santa Barbara, was visiting UC Santa Cruz to take part in a lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender conference. Prosecutor Johanna Schonfield said Triplett was suffering emotionally at the time: "Part of the prompting for posting these ads was thoughts of suicide, depression, and wanting somebody to hurt her to almost bring her back to life," said Schoenfeld. The man who responded to the ad has been identified by police and is reportedly coopertaing with the investigation.
Richard Triplett, Morgan's father, told reporters "there are two sides to every story… Morgan asked for some trouble, but she did not ask to be sexually assaulted."
Superior Court Judge John Gallagher released Triplett on her own recognizance, but ordered her not to use the Internet for anything other than schoolwork and to continue counseling sessions back in Santa Barbara.
Although her next hearing is May 23, Triplett told media outside court that details will come out that will shed more light on the story, but "right now I just want this to settle down. I'm trying to move on with my life."
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State Rep. Alicia Reece had called on Norton Outdoor Advertising to take down the billboards, which warn "Voter Fraud Is A Felony!"
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Friday, Aug 19, 2011 1:00AM
Beginning this Friday, SOHH Watcha Think will take a look at new music videos by some of today's top artists in a series weekly series titled "Video Chat." Check out these recently released vids and let us know watcha think.
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J. Cole - "Work Out"
With his debut album around the corner, Cole shoots and scores with a radio-friendly vid just in time to close out summer. Opening with a friendly game of b-ball and later switching to a house party, this vid makes me wanna call up a few friends and make it do what it do. God bless the woman that can hold patron.
She summertime fine. That is all.
Never in the history of house parties has the male-to-female ratio been this favorable. Neva eva eva.
Game f/ Chris Brown - "Pot of Gold"
"Pot of Gold" may sound like a brand of high-end weed, but don't let this video's title fool you: The song is about following your dreams against all odds. Nate Dogg's passing left the lane wide open for an artist to swoop in and take over the chorus game, a fact that Chris Brown, unfortunately, has taken full advantage of. For all intents and purposes, the song isn't bad, but the obligatory Chris Brown feature has begun to wear out its welcome.
Game has sold 10 million records, but still has the same television he started with. That's loyalty.
Who needs a gym membership when you can lift weights outside Game's crib?
Diggy - "Copy, Paste"
I'm gettin' too old for this sh*t. Off top, this looks like the kind of video they play in between programs on The Disney Channel. What happend to the Diggy who was spittin' over Nas' "Made You Look" beat? Cuz more of that would be nice. Either way, this 106 and Park ready joint will probably do big numbers with the younger crowd. Crazy kids.
On the set of next summer's Dark Knight Rises, Diggy preps for his scene as a young Bane.
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You heard the sonorous announcer: On Tuesday, April 5th, City voters will have the chance to vote to keep the earnings tax. Based on the trends of recent local elections in St. Louis and across the country, it seems most likely that many St. Louis voters who have that chance will not show up at the polls, either because they think the outcome is not important or that the outcome is not in doubt.
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While we all appreciate the training and value the responsibilites of a firefighter - there are many other jobs that require important and exceptional job skills and training. However, most of those careers don't get paid the ridiculous salaries and pensions that the firefighters receive.
This article sounds like 'someones' idea to justify all the controversary surrounding the 'actual hours' fire fighters work for the community vs. the time spent at Starbucks, working out at Club Sport and watching TV at the station. Yeah, we all want YOUR job.
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Thanks to all the firefighters for the work you do. You are appreciated!
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JRenee, I had the same thought. While I appreciate the work they do, according to my firefighter friends, most of the time is spent hanging around the firehouse. There are always lines around the corner when the fire departments are recruiting. The salaries should be fair and based on supply/demand.


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Monkey See, Monkey Do?
Nim was learning to live and play among humans, and he was treated as though he were a somewhat indulged human child. One surrogate mom even gave him alcohol to drink and marijuana to smoke.
Nim's social responses indicated complex emotions and he was smartly manipulative of the people in his circle. But, as he grew older, stronger and more aggressive, it was increasingly clear that Nim was not human and that he could never be taught to fit into a human social environment. Nim the endearing baby chimp became Nim the monster teenager. He bit his handlers, he mauled one of his surrogate moms, knew no restraints to his emotions and couldn't moderate his physical strength.
When Nim became a danger to those assigned to care for him, Terrace abruptly terminated the experiment and Nim was shipped back to the Oklahoma primate research center where he'd been born. He was a complete social outcast. He couldn't live among the humans he'd know all of his life, but he didn't know how to relate to other chimpanzees either. He was isolated, miserable and confused. After he was used as a subject in several additional experiments, he died of a heart attack at age 26, which is about half the average lifespan for chimpanzees.
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In Project Nim, Marsh is reaching into the past to recount a sequence of events that have run their course. What happened to Nim has already been covered in Elizabeth Hess' eponymous nonfiction book -- which is, in fact, the basis for this documentary.
Marsh, winner of the 2009 Best Documentary Oscar for Man On Wire, a film that was also based on a book, is adept at documentarizing (to coin a word) historical events already chronicled in print.
As he did in Man On Wire, in Project Nim, Marsh freely used dramatic reenactments intercut with actual archival footage to create a comprehensible and compelling narrative flow. Use of reenactment is effective in both films, but it feels more appropriate -- more truthful -- in Man On Wire because that film is about an event that was in essence a staged stunt.
On the other hand, in Project Nim, about an official recognized academic experiment, staged reenactments - including the use of animatronics - seem a stretch. They're well done and effective, but seem to diminish the film's authenticity. Unless, of course, Marsh is smartly, slyly suggesting through style that the experiment itself was less than authentic. That's my interpretation. You may or may not agree.
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Rekoil brings good, clean shooting to PAX Prime
As he demoed the studio's first-person shooter Rekoil, Jason Brice, developer Plastic Piranha's president and CEO revealed its inspiration: The studio wants to return to the roots of what makes an FPS good, namely the shooting.
As he demoed the first-person shooter Rekoil, Jason Brice, developer Plastic Piranha's president and CEO, revealed its inspiration: The studio wants to return to the roots of what makes an FPS good, namely the shooting.
"One of my favorite games was Call of Duty 2, when there was the ability to go in and change from the very beginning — no ranking, no bullshit," he said. "You know, you don't run around the map and get shot — right as you're about to shoot someone else — by a helicopter. You don't get bit by a dog. It's you, and your weapon, against everybody else."
As such, Rekoil has a tight focus — even the HUD shows no more than a small health meter, the rounds in your chamber, and your clip count, unadorned at the lower left of the screen. In other words, you and your weapon.
Rekoil is class-based, and everybody has a pistol, a knife, and their class's weapon of choice running the gamut from machine guns to sniper rifles to accommodate different shooter play styles.
"We went through and made a list of weapons that would fit a certain class — weapons from previous games, weapons that we'd like to see in this game — and kind of made a balance of the two," Brice said.
"During the age of shooters that have all these bells and whistles, we're going back to the really, really, simple, straightforward setup."
"One of the things that makes us original is that we're literally going back in the age of shooters. During the age of shooters that have all these bells and whistles, we're going back to the really, really, simple, straightforward setup."
The 3v3 gameplay demoed at PAX was from an alpha build specifically for the show on a map that the team recently completed. Brice said that the map, Refinery, was one of the last they'd designed. The plan was to build 10 to ship with the game, but the map team had gotten so excited that they created about 15.
The map began with fenced-in radio tower, but that seemed too familiar to Brice, so the team worked to evolve the map to include a mix of open areas, verticality, and corridors. Brice hopes that the tools will inspire others like it inspired the team, many of whom have played competitively.
"We're going to have mod tools available on day one," he said. "[You] will be able to fully edit and make your own mods, make your own custom maps. We strongly encourage that. I would imagine we're going to see our own version of a pro mod at some point."
Rekoil is a hardcore shooter built by a small team of between 18 and 23 people at various times. Its shots are tuned so that three bullets kill. There are no regenerating energy shields. And it's depending on that to generate enough demand to get the game published through Steam's Project Greenlight.
That's the appeal that Jason Brice and Plastic Piranha are counting on.
"It's simple, and it's straightforward, and it's good, clean shooting."
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|China and Africa strengthen cooperation under FOCAC
China and Africa have agreed on a new plan of action for the next three years in a bid to strengthen cooperation.
The Sharm el-Sheikh Action Plan 2010-2012, which was adopted together with the Sharm el-Sheikh Declaration, will focus on trade, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and social welfare among other issues.
China and Africa approved the new measures at the recent fourth ministerial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Egypt in early November.
Under trade cooperation, China announced a US$10 loan to Africa and plans to support Chinese financial institutions in setting up a special loan of US$1 billion for small and medium enterprises on the continent.
"For the heavily indebted poor countries and least developed countries in Africa having diplomatic relations with China, we will cancel their debts associated with interest-free government loans due to mature by the end of 2009," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said.
He said relations between China and Africa are "transparent" and "never attached to any political strings."
China pledged to further open its market to African products and phase in zero-tariff treatment to 95 percent of the products from the least developed African countries starting with 60 percent of the products within 2010.
This development is expected to boost China-Africa trade over the next few years.
Last year, China-Africa trade exceeded the US$100 billion target set for 2010. At least US$56 billion of the total volume accounted for imports from Africa, up by 54 percent over the previous year.
By mid 2009, more than 1,600 Chinese enterprises had also started business in Africa with a direct investment stock of US$7.8 billion.
China made a commitment to build 100 clean energy power stations in Africa to increase the uptake of solar power, bio-gas and small hydro-power, and construct about 2, 200 km of road and 3, 300 km of railway.
Chinese companies are already involved in various infrastructure developments in Africa.
With regard to climate change, FOCAC pledged to establish a China-Africa partnership in addressing climate change.
"We will hold senior officials' consultations with African countries from time to time, and enhance cooperation on satellite weather monitoring, development and utilization of new energy sources, prevention and control of desertification and urban environmental protection," the Sharm el-Sheikh Action Plan said.
Climate change including global warming has caused various effects on the environment with average temperatures in the SADC region, for example, having risen by 0.5oC over the last century, and the 1990s deemed the warmest and driest ever, according to the recent Southern African Environment Outlook released by SADC and SARDC.
On agriculture, China said it will increase the number of agricultural technology demonstration centres to 20.
The Asian nation will send 50 agricultural technology teams to Africa and train 2,000 agricultural technology personnel in order to help strengthen Africas ability to ensure food security.
China made an undertaking to build 50 China-Africa friendship schools and train 1,500 school principals and teachers for African countries.
By 2012, the number of Chinese government scholarships to Africa will increase to 5,500 while training of teachers will be about 20 000.
China and Africa aim to launch a joint science and technology partnership, under which the two will exchange information on how to improve their ICT.
Under healthcare, "we will deepen cooperation in medical care and health. We will provide medical equipments and anti-malaria materials worth 500 million yuan to the 30 hospitals and 30 malaria prevention and treatment centers built by China and train 3,000 doctors and nurses for Africa."
The Chinese Premier said the new measures will deepen relations between China and Africa, and consolidate gain made over the past years.
"Whatever change may take place in the world, our policy of supporting Africa's economic and social development will not change," Wen said.
A number of African Heads of State including Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Paul Kagame of Rwanda attended the fourth ministerial meeting of FOCAC.
Mugabe attended the summit in his capacity as COMESA chairperson while Kagame is chair of the East African Community.
FOCAC also reviewed the implementation of various agreements signed since 2006 and expressed satisfaction that most projects have been implemented on time while a few others will "be complete by year end."
At the last FOCAC Summit in 2006, China and Africa adopted a number of resolutions to promote cooperation between the two.
The fifth ministerial conference of the FOCAC will be held in China in 2012, according to the action plan.
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Cross country competes in A-Sun Championship on Saturday
The JU women's and men's cross country teams have gone through tireless hours of training and a full season of competition to prepare for this point of the season as the Dolphins compete in Atlantic Sun Championships on Saturday in Macon, Ga.
The women's team will be looking to make a run at the title after finishing first in four of their five meets this season. The only time the Dolphins have not won a meet they ran in was on Sept. 20 when they finished fourth at the Mountain Dew Invitational. Despite not finishing first, the squad did place ahead of in-state rivals UCF (5th), Miami (6th) and UNF (7th) during the meet.
The Dolphins will be looking to beat their highest finish since joining A-Sun, which was a third place mark in 2000. They have been voted as high as second in the A-Sun polls on two occasions this season, which is their best ranking since joining the A-Sun in 1998. JU was also voted ninth in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association south region poll this season as well.
"There will likely be four teams who have designs on winning the championship and we are certainly one of them," said JU head coach Ron Grigg. "Saturday can't arrive fast enough for us. We are ready."
Last time out, the JU women battled temperatures in the mid-80s to place three runners in the top three spots, and had no one finish below the top 25, to win the Sodexho Stetson Invitational on Oct. 17.
Juniors Elsabeth Goshu (18:55) and Alyssa Deal (19:13) along with sophomore Susanne Klungtveit (19:25) finished one, two and three, respectively, to pace the Dolphins.
Junior Ali Ritter ran a time of 19:53 to take seventh, while sophomore Anastasia Fokina placed 19th with mark of a 20:38. Sophomore Kelli Midden finished 25th with a time of 21:21 to round out the Dolphin runners.
On the men's side, the Dolphins were led by the trio of senior Clay Garrett (34:41), sophomore Dylan Kosten (34:53) and senior Joey Civello (35:13).


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"Last year's inaugural readers' poll was a huge success. We had well over 50,000 individual votes for more than 100 categories," said Publisher Jack McNeely. "I expect those numbers to increase this year."
The Eagle will circulate its 2014 Readers' Choice Awards Ballot in five separate issues of the Daily Mountain Eagle in January. The ballots will be published Thursday, Jan. 2, Tuesday, Jan. 7, Thursday, Jan. 9, Tuesday, Jan. 14, and Thursday, Jan. 16. In all, more than 40,000 ballots will be distributed.
"I also encourage businesses to be proactive when it comes to promoting our Readers' Choice Awards to their customers via electronic media such as emails, texts and social networking," McNeely said.
Additional ballots will also be available for purchase at 50 cents apiece at the Daily Mountain Eagle office located at 1301 East Viking Dr. in Jasper. These bulk sales will be limited to 50 ballots.
"While I encourage businesses to purchase additional ballots to give to their customers, we will not accept bulk submissions. In other words, a business cannot stuff the ballot boxes, so to speak, by buying 50 ballots, voting for themselves and then submitting a box of ballots," McNeely explained.
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Oil Spills
News about Oil Spills, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 24, 2014
Federal regulators say they will require railroads and oil shippers to use stronger tank cars to transport crude oil within two years; new rules are in response to spate of derailments and spills involving oil trains, and they lay out speedier timetable than initially expected to phase out old cars. MORE
May. 1, 2014
CSX train carrying crude oil derails and erupts into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Va, forcing scores of people to evacuate and causing spill in the James River; Transportation Dept says long-awaited package of rules aimed at improving the safety of oil transport by rail has been sent to the White House for review. MORE
Mar. 25, 2014
Workers pick quarter-size 'tar balls' out of sand along Galveston Bay in Texas while crews line up miles of booms to keep oil away from shoreline and bird habitats, two days after ship collision caused as many as 170,000 gallons of oil to spill and shut down one of the nation's busiest seaports. MORE
Mar. 24, 2014
Emergency crews in Texas work to contain 168,000 gallons of oil that leaked into Galveston Bay from a barge that collided with a ship. MORE
Mar. 4, 2014
First grants from a $19.5 million fund, part of a settlement between ExxonMobil and New York State over a decades-long oil spill in Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, are about to be announced; aim of fund is to make lasting environmental improvements in Greenpoint and address current environmental concerns; fund received 96 grant proposals ranging from modest to grand, and including some from New York City agencies. MORE
Nov. 7, 2013
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is proposing more than $2.6 million in penalties against ExxonMobil, citing the company for nine probable violations after one of its pipelines spilled thousands of barrels of oil in Arkansas in March. MORE
Oct. 24, 2013
Rupture in Tesoro Logistics pipeline in North Dakota that spilled more than 865,000 gallons of oil, one of the largest inland oil pipeline accidents in the United States, has raised fresh concerns about the ability of pipeline companies to detect problems before it is too late. MORE
Oct. 17, 2013
North Dakota officials are trying to determine if the Tesoro Corporation knew about potential problems with a pipeline that leaked more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil in a wheat field in the northwestern part of the state. MORE
Sep. 27, 2013
Floodwaters are receding from Colorado's drilling epicenter, but the sight of drowning oil wells has inflamed the emotional debate over the West's new resource rush; officials say no wells failed and damage from oil spill contamination appears limited; environmental activists say they have unanswered questions about extent of damage and hope spills will refocus attention on environmental cost of energy drilling. MORE
Sep. 14, 2013
Chevron signs accord with prosecutors in Brazil that could lead to end of civil lawsuits seeking $17.5 billion in damages for November 2011 oil spill in ocean northeast of Rio de Janeiro; agreement includes about $130 million in compensatory action. MORE
Aug. 25, 2013
Oil spill in Thailand sets in motion two rescue operations: one to clean up spill and one to maintain country's image as idyllic tourist destination. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Obama administration considers approval of much-debated Keystone XL pipeline while costly cleanup efforts in two communities stricken by oil spills in Michigan's Kalamazoo River portend potential hazards of transporting heavy Canadian crude. MORE
Aug. 9, 2013
Leak at oil sands project in Northern Alberta has deepened environmental concerns about entire industry, emboldening critics who say reckless expansion has been particularly harmful; oil sands industry is booming in Canada, pumping billions of dollars into economy and providing thousands of jobs. MORE
Jul. 11, 2013
Crews work to seal old oil and gas well off Louisiana coast that began leaking during work to plug it permanently. MORE
Jun. 14, 2013
Justice Department and Arkansas file lawsuit against Exxon Mobil over an oil spill in March 2013 involving the company's Pegasus pipeline. MORE
Apr. 3, 2013
Pipeline spills in Arkansas and Utah prompt new criticism from opponents of proposed Keystone XL project, and raise questions about whether federal government is adequately monitoring nation's vast labyrinth of pipelines. MORE
Mar. 31, 2013
Exxon Mobil crude oil pipeline ruptures near Mayflower, Ark, spilling as many as 10,000 barrels of oil; pipeline is shut down and crews work to contain spill and investigate cause of rupture. MORE
Jan. 31, 2013
Dutch court dismisses most claims brought by Nigerian farmers seeking to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for damage by oil spilled from its pipelines. MORE
Jan. 30, 2013
Coast Guard announces that about 7,000 gallons of crude oil remain unaccounted for after barge crash near Vicksburg, Miss, on the Mississippi River, 16 miles of which remain closed. MORE
Jan. 29, 2013
Cleanup crews are skimming oil on Mississippi River near Vicksburg after barge struck bridge, rupturing compartment holding 80,000 gallons of oil. MORE
Jan. 3, 2013
Department of Transportation investigators say delays in Exxon Mobil's response to major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made oil spill much worse than it otherwise would have been. MORE
Dec. 22, 2012
Forthcoming federal report by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration finds that members of general public are more likely to identify oil and gas spills than pipeline companies' own leak detection systems; research had been mandated as part of series of measures passed in 2011 by Congress intended to make oil and gas pipelines safer. MORE
Jul. 11, 2012
Ten environmental advocacy groups file suit in federal court to try to force Shell and the Interior Department to take additional steps to protect the Arctic Ocean off the North Slope of Alaska from oil spills; Shell is scheduled to drill exploratory wells in the region. MORE
Jul. 11, 2012
National Transportation Safety Board says preventable safety blunders by pipeline operator Enbridge and lax federal regulation led to the disastrous 2010 rupture and oil spill in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. MORE
Jul. 3, 2012
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says that it will seek a $3.7 million fine, a record civil penalty, from the pipeline operator Enbridge over a 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. MORE
Mar. 19, 2012
Brazilian court orders 17 employees from American companies Chevron and rig operator Transocean to surrender their passports, barring them from leaving Brazil; authorities are preparing to file criminal charges in connection with an offshore oil spill involving the companies. MORE
Mar. 1, 2012
Shell, in an attempt to avoid a last-minute challenge from environmental groups that could delay its plans to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Alaska, asks a federal court to review its oil spill response plan. MORE
Feb. 26, 2012
Editorial urges the Interior Department to make absolutely sure that Shell can meet oil spill safety conditions stipulated by the department before it grants the company a license to begin oil drilling off the North Slope of Alaska. MORE
Dec. 23, 2011
Oil slick roughly 350 square miles in size from a Royal Dutch Shell platform is slowly making its way toward the southern Nigerian coast. MORE
Dec. 1, 2011
Cleanup crews with Suncor Energy work to contain a small spill near a Denver-area oil refinery after liquid began seeping into a creek. MORE
Nov. 22, 2011
Chevron faces fines of as much as $83 million for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro; fines reflect Brazilian government's anger over Chevron's handling of the spill. MORE
Nov. 19, 2011
Chevron's response to an oil spill off the southeast coast of Brazil is an important test for Brazilian authorities hoping to meet ambitious offshore oil production goals; Chevron claims that the spill has nearly dissipated but federal investigators are threatening fines for Chevron and potential prison terms for its officials if the company is found guilty of violating environmental contamination laws. MORE
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Halliburton Reaches $1B Gulf Oil Spill Settlement
Halliburton agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle what it calls "a substantial portion" of plaintiff claims arising from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 2, 2014, Tuesday
Exxon Mobil Unit to Pay $1.4 Million Penalty for Louisiana Oil Spill
An Exxon Mobil Corp unit has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve U.S. government claims over a 2012 crude oil spill in Louisiana, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
August 26, 2014, Tuesday
Correction: Oil Spill-Land Conservation Story
In a story Aug. 21 about a new state park planned for southeast Texas, The Associated Press erroneously reported the amount of money from a BP and Transocean fund that was used to buy the land. It was $34.5 million, not $32 million. The AP also...
August 21, 2014, Thursday
Feds Say Oil Spill Sheen Dissipating in Ohio River
Most of a reddish-brown sheen created by thousands of gallons of fuel oil that spilled into the Ohio River from a power plant was dissipating as a cleanup estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a day continued Wednesday, federal officials...
August 20, 2014, Wednesday
Stretch of Ohio River Reopens After Fuel Oil Spill
A 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River closed after a fuel oil spill reopened to river traffic on Tuesday with some restrictions as containment and cleanup continued.
August 19, 2014, Tuesday
Gulf Oil Spill: Ex-BP Engineer's Retrial Postponed
The August retrial of a former BP engineer accused of obstructing justice in an investigation of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been postponed while an appeals court decides whether a judge was right to throw out his earlier conviction.
July 22, 2014, Tuesday
Colombia: Oil Spill by Rebels Not as Bad as Feared
Colombian officials say an oil spill caused by rebels in the country's southwest may not have been as big as originally thought nor has it caused significant environmental damage.
July 15, 2014, Tuesday
BP Oil Spill Investor Lawsuit in U.S. Gets May 2015 Trial Date
A U.S. judge set a May 2015 trial date on Friday for BP Plc to face claims in a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about the severity of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
June 13, 2014, Friday
Report Finds Higher Risks if Oil Line Is Not Built
Both sides in the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline find support for their positions in an updated State Department analysis that assesses greater risk of death and injury if more oil is moved by rail from Canada.
June 7, 2014, Saturday
Fixes After BP Spill Not Enough, Board Says
A report from the federal Chemical Safety Board said another disastrous offshore oil well blowout could happen despite regulatory improvements.
June 6, 2014, Friday
What the Spill Means for Offshore Drilling
How should the environmental effects of deep sea oil exploration be weighed against its benefits?
Two Decades of Spills
Since 1990, more than 110 million gallons of crude and petroleum products have spilled from America's pipeline network.
Two Decades of Spills
Since 1990, more than 110 million gallons of crude and petroleum products have spilled from America's pipeline network.
How the Rig Crew Responded to the Blowout
Video and diagram showing the final moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
How the Rig Crew Responded to the Blowout
Video and diagram showing the final moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
TimesCast | November 26, 2010
Two small businesses still facing the fallout from BP's oil spill; and a conversation with the distributor of BP's $20 billion fund.
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WILLARDS, Md. - Robert Thomas Gibbs, 66, of Willards, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James Kellor and Doris Randall Kellor. Bob worked as a deep sea commercial fisherman and carpenter all of his life. He was a member of the HOG (Harley motorcycle club). He enjoyed painting art work, gardening, listening to rock music and riding his bike with his friends.
He is survived by a brother, Herbert "Bud" Gibbs of Baltimore; a cousin, Ken Randall of Davidson, NC; an aunt, Virginia Randall of NC; and a brother in law, Keith Doughty of Salisbury.
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A key topic so far in the campaign to become Virginia's next governor is the ethics of Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli.
Recently, McAuliffe released an ad focusing on Cuccinelli's decision not to return gifts given to him by Star Scientific CEO Johnny Williams.
"As Governor Bob McDonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor Jonnie Williams, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back."
This ad contains only cut-up news clips, including this quote from WSLS 10's Lindsey Ward.
We've received several calls from viewers, asking why WSLS 10 is part of a political ad.
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Despite what is used, WSLS 10 is in no way endorsing one candidate or the other.
As for this ad, the quote is true; However, there is more to this story that is not included in the ad.
"Cuccinelli received more than $18,000 worth of gifts," another news clip said.
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"They include a $1,500 catered Thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips, and vacation lodges," another clip said.
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