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1701 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Dupont Circle
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La Tomate Details
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
(202) 667-5505
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Wednesday: 11:30am - 10:30pm, Thursday: 11:30am - 11:00pm, Friday and Saturday: 11:30am - 11:30pm, Sunday: 11:30am - 10:00pm
Payment Options:
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Italian, Mediterranean, Global, International
Executive Chef:
Nalalina Meggi Koropoulos
Dress Code:
Smart Casual
Accepts Walk-Ins:
Additional Details:
Bar Dining, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine
A perfect solution for your catering needs, La Tomate offers individual or mixed platters from our Prosciutto Bar: a connoisseur selection of imported and domestic cured meats, cut to order on an artisanal hand slicer. Vegetarian options including fresh and creamy buffalo mozzarella, are also available. For fun and informal catering needs, try our Prosciutto Bar Panini, a selection of sandwiches served on a fresh baguette, hand-sliced to order.
Getting there
Cross Street:
Public Transit:
Red Line, Dupont Circle
Street Parking
Parking Details:
Laz Parking
2001 S Street NW
Washington DC, 20009
(Between Connecticut Ave. & 20th St.)
Hours: Weekdays after 5pm, Saturdays & Sunday is closed (However we offer a six dollar credit to park at a garage of your choice)
A word from La Tomate
Since 1987, La Tomate has been Dupont Circle's neighborhood bistro, featuring affordable regional Italian cuisine in a warm ambiance. Our new Prosciutto Bar, equipped with an imported Italian artisanal hand slicer offers a connoisseur selection of domestic and Italian shaved cured meats and
La Tomate is committed to providing quality service and excellent food in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Join us for a casual lunch, happy hour, dinner, weekend brunch or group events.
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Diner Reviews
The food was fabulous; but sadly,
a little sparse relative to the price. The service was beyond compare (thanks Alexandra). The restaurant was clean, comfortable and pleasant. The ribeye special was fantastic; however it was less than .25" thick ... 3-4oz? The pork medallions were also delicious; but, 3 medallions less than 1.5" wide and about .5" thick? This looked more like an appetizer than an entree. Such great food should not be marred by paltry servings. My personal opinion is to provide a decent sized serving and raise the price appropriately."
Dined on 8/23/2014
I rated it quiet because there
were almost no people there; don't know how it would be if it were packed. Maybe no people were there because the food we had was mediocre. 2 of us had the Nizzardi salad which is basically tuna nicoisse. The salad part was very good but the star of the show--the tuna--was meh. It was dry and tasteless. The other 2 had the chicken flatbread which was a green salad with chicken and flatbread on the side. I thought flatbreads were like sandwiches? They said it was OK but no raves. Maybe we just ordered the wrong things; maybe the pasta is better--let's hope. The server allowed us plenty of time to dawdle over the meal when we told him we wanted to talk lots and the general ambiance was good."
Dined on 8/20/2014
We will return to La Tomate
because the food and service are very good and it's on Open Table."
Dined on 8/18/2014
First time at La Tomate, but it
won't be the last. The service was great, our waiter, Martin, was attentive and knowledgable, the food was delicious. We were even able to enjoy delicious gluten free pasta dishes, as well as dessert."
Dined on 8/15/2014
Service was so slow we were there
for over 2 hours on our our lunch break. Also my friend was eating the pistachio gelato and found a purge of GLASS... IN HER MOUTH!!!! Definitely not going back there"
Dined on 8/14/2014
Food was average Italian. My only
complaint was the service was bizarre. Our waiter seemed very surprised to see us, and he never really got over that feeling. We felt like unexpected guests, not necessarily unwanted. He was polite we had to coach him through the whole process. It was one of the oddest meals I've had at a restaurant."
Dined on 8/8/2014
Good food, good service and good
location. I have always loved this restaurant and still do."
Dined on 7/26/2014
The food and service were both
very good. The three of us had 2 specials and one of the traditional dishes as well as shared calamari and salad and we enjoyed everything."
Dined on 7/24/2014
Convenient location. This is an
okay place. Okay Food. Okay Service. Okay Ambience. If you're looking for OK, this is an okay place to go. If you're looking for more than okay, there are lots of other places to go."
Dined on 7/21/2014
Food was good as usual. Service
was not good. Management was TERRIBLE. It took one and a half hour to get our entrees. No appolgy from a manager/owner who was wandering around."
Dined on 7/18/2014
Service was great and the food was
super. We ate outside and enojoyed the atmosphere."
Dined on 7/11/2014
My pasta was wonderful, my wine
(pinot noire) was fine, and the service was attentive and unobstrusive. My friend and I had a nice table by a window and were allowed to linger. Le Tomate feels cozy and classy and fun."
Dined on 7/9/2014
My fellow gluten free friend and I
came chose this place for our celebratory dinner because of the gluten free pasta on the menu. It's so reassuring when you talk to staff, and they understand what gluten free means! Right when we walked in the front door, the man at the hostess stand (appeared to be the owner/manager) was speaking in Italian to his colleague. It was a good sign. We had requested outside in our OpenTable reservation, and they had a nice spot on the patio all set up and ready to go for us! We had shared a mushroom pasta dish and pesto pasta dish. It was all so very good! I love a good pesto- you can really taste when it's fresh! Overall, an excellent experience! And in a great location."
Dined on 7/3/2014
I had the tortelli and my husband
had the ragout. Both dishes were excellent. Husband also loved his bloody mary. We couldn't complain about the service, water, food, drinks, bread, all received in a timely manner, but robotic is how I would describe the service. I'm not a fan of a chatty waiter but a wee smile or emotion wouldn't hurt."
Dined on 6/29/2014
From the sweet French head waiter
to the goofing 20-something table waiter, to the lovely outdoor dining area, to the incredible omlette, salad and prosecco, I left La Tomate a very happy person after my Sunday brunch. I had driven past this key location hundreds of times. This time, I was glad I stopped and wondered why I hadn't done it years ago."
Dined on 6/29/2014
Experience was great. Great food
and service. I would recommend a friend to go here."
Dined on 6/28/2014
We often visit La Tomate for
special occasions, and this year, celebrating my husbands birthday with La Tomate was a pleasurable experience! The food is always AMAZING and the atmosphere is always intimate and inviting. We really enjoy coming here!"
Dined on 6/28/2014
Great selection of homemade
pastas. We had the homemade fettuccini special and it was one of the best Pasta dishes we've had. Everyone in our group loved their pasta dishes."
Dined on 6/27/2014
Food was good but the server and
bussers lacked warmth and friendliness. Servers and bussers continually reached in front of diners to place/pick up dishes, etc."
Dined on 6/21/2014
I had a lovely brunch with my
friend last Sunday !! Jonathan is wonderful !!"
Dined on 6/15/2014
Great weekend brunch on the patio!
Service was nice and the food was wonderful"
Dined on 6/15/2014
Went to La Tomate for brunch with
a Living Social coupon. First, the deal is misleading. The only value you get is the two free mimosa's per person. The food was mediocre, not great, but not bad either. The service, however was another story. Our server seemed unhappy to be there, uncomfortable around people and bothered to do his job. I wouldn't go back again, even for a better deal."
Dined on 6/15/2014
Consistently high quality food
preparation each time we dine here!"
Dined on 6/14/2014
the mozarella appetizer dish had
eggplant; we preferred it like it normally is served with tomatoe. also the staff was slow to bring olive oil and parmesan with bread to the table after we were seated."
Dined on 6/13/2014
Excellent location, nice
atmosphere for dining 'al fresco'. The food was worth the wait as it was prepared. The pasta was a bit al dente, the way I prefer it, and the sauce was absolutely delicious. The worst part?--- not having room to sample what appeared to be marvelous desserts. I'll definitely go there just to try the desserts. A true DC hidden Gem, in my opinion."
Dined on 6/13/2014
We have been to La Tomate several
times. The first few times were enjoyable. The food is good and the service was ok, though a bit slow. But we attributed that to the laid-back atmosphere. The last two times we have been, service has been unacceptable. Last nite, it was non-existant. We were seated promptly. There were 3 other tables (so not very busy). Over the next 15 minutes, no less than 4 separate waitstaff passed us without so much as a nod. We left and went to Sette, where we had a very nice meal and MUCH better service. La Tomate chose to cancel our OpenTable res, which I understand. Though it did irritate me a bit - we lived up to our part of the bargin by showing up on time. Not our fault that they didn't live up to theirs."
Dined on 6/6/2014
Delicious food at a reasonable
price... would definitely recommend! The selection from the prosciutto bar was unusual and very tasty."
Dined on 5/20/2014
Our regular table was ready in the
far window corner of the bar looking out onto upper Dupont Circle. We passed several hours eating, catching up on the day's events and bidding a dear friend bon voyage as she set off on the next phase of her life so it was easy to overlook the imperfections of the service and mediocre wine. Go for the food and the location."
Dined on 5/20/2014
Great neighborhood restaurant for
us, because it is close and also dependably excellent - great food, drinks and setting. Particularly like the pasta dishes and prosciutto but never disappointed with any selections. "
Dined on 5/17/2014
The food was really tasty. Mine
was slihhtly salty but overall it was hood. The indoor dining was quiet and it was easy to hold a conversation. The waiter was really attentive and polite, knowing exactly when to come. My creme brule was also really light and sweet which made it taste really good. Prices are pretty reasonable for the food you get."
Dined on 5/11/2014
The location is excellent. The
appetizers and desserts were very good. My tuna entree was dry this time."
Dined on 5/10/2014
The food is great and so is the
atmosphere, but our server this time was terrible. If it happens again it will be time to find another restaraunt "
Dined on 5/7/2014
The staff is very polished,
welcoming, and knowledgeable. Went here on a Monday night for a quiet birthday dinner and the staff was so lovely about bringing out a chocolate cake with a candle and a round of limoncello. A++ Service. The food was good: homemade pasta and desserts were delicious but the caprese was not the best (overly chilled). "
Dined on 4/28/2014
We had a wonderful time at Dining
Out for Life. Even though they were running late on our reservation, the hostess took great care of us. Food was delicious. Only downside was the server who waited until 25-30 mins after we ordered to tell us that the pasta special I ordered was already sold out so I had to pick something out which meant more waiting and an 8:45 reservation turned into us not leaving until 10:30. We will definitely be back. Great that they support local non-profits and charities!"
Dined on 4/24/2014
Short and sweet. Great food and
ambiance. Was not impressed with wine selections. Service could've been much better from the hostess to our waiter. Great prices. Overall, deserves 3 stars. "
Dined on 4/24/2014
Food was good, though sauces are a
bit salty and heavy. The far could be improved with a lighter touch. Some of the waiters were a tad on the surly side, but ours was ok, if over-tabled. We would go there again to meet up with friends for a heartier meal."
Dined on 4/19/2014
I spent with my son this period in
Washington. First time in Washington and we were really impressed of monuments, museums, blooming trees everywhere, people in the streets, colorful houses, so many shops. We enjoyed all that. I work in a small town of Northern Ohio that looks pretty much different from the "big town" Being Italian I appreciate every place that remind my country and I would say that La Tomate is offering a really good choice of Italian food, cooked really "Ïtalian style". Good to make a reservation in order to be seated quite fast. So I will suggest my friends visiting Washington to go for lunch or dinner to La Tomate enjoying the location, the service, the food and living an Italian experience in the hearth of the States"
Dined on 4/17/2014
Great little resturant.convenient
for the area & our hotel.very good food & service without being pretentious. Prices very reasonable."
Dined on 4/16/2014
I met a friend here while on a
business trip in DC. I loved the access to metro stop at One DuPont, the table by a window, attentive waiter and quiet environment which allowed a great dinner conversation. My second time at this restaurant and it didn't disappoint with quality of food, service and environment."
Dined on 4/15/2014
Very disappointed this time. Have
been there many times but this was not so good. Pasta was undercooked and frankly the bolognese was just plain bad - salty and tasteless. smoked eggplant was tooooo smoky. will be a while before I go back"
Dined on 4/14/2014
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- Toko
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- Christopher West
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Thanks for your post on my Countdown to a wish thread yesterday : ))
Congrats on your latest milestone - 1.75M pts. Well Done!!!
Congratulations for being a gas buddy member for over five years. Earning 1.73 MM points and posting for 400 consecutive days. May 2014 bring you and yours peace and joy. That is real commitment. Lets be buddies Thanks. Shep.
Congratulations on having the perseverance to post for 400 consecutive days. Have a Wonderful 2014! Warren :)
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(WMC-TV) - Concern is being expressed over the partnership between Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and the Memphis City Council after the council and Shelby County commissioners tabled the AutoZone Park deal.
Could this be a sign of a deeper issue?
This week's discussion on whether the city should buy AutoZone Park will make you wonder whether the city mayor and the city council are on the same team.
The city council says they were not privy to details of a deal to buy a ballpark until the bottom of the ninth.
"Should we risk the precious dollars we have on a baseball park?" asked Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland.
Some council members accuse Mayor A C Wharton and his administration of concocting a deal to buy the ballpark, and leaving them out of negotiations that have been going on for months.
"I think the arrogance is offensive," said Councilman Kemp Conrad as he slammed his notebook down. "It shows a lack of respect and it's hurting our city."
Memphis Flyer political columnist Jackson Baker has noticed an increasing level of mistrust of the Wharton administration among city council members.
"There are a lot of things done at the last minute with a lot of facts concealed or misrepresented even," added Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer. "And consequently, things can't get done good or bad, we don't even know what the results will be."
Baker says one city hall insider admitted he misses the working relationship he had with former Mayor Willie Herenton.
"Told me the other day he has started telling people if Herenton should announce for mayor, I'd go door to door for him and this was not a Herenton fan," explained Baker.
Buying a ballpark is just one of several Wharton-backed proposals that have left council members questioning the city's leadership.
"But without basic trust and basic communication from the administration to the city council, I think as a city we're going to continue to lose ground," added Conrad.
City Director of Finance Brian Collins told council members purchasing Autozone Park will be a positive for the city and in the most likely case, will not cost the city anything.
Ultimately, the council approved an amendment cutting the price of AutoZone park to $15 million and trimming the costs of capital improvements from $5 million to $2.5 million.
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If you are looking for the right fit in a fashion merchandising school, you've come to the right place. For the first time, Mercyhurst University's popular fashion merchandising program was named to the "Top 75 Fashion Merchandising Schools in the U.S." by Fashion-Schools.org.
Coming in at No. 50, Mercyhurst's program competed with those at more than 200 colleges and universities across the country to rank in the top 25 percent based on academic reputation, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of both the program and faculty and geographic location.
Fashion-Schools.org — a self-proclaimed authoritative online resource for college students seeking information about fashion school programs and careers in fashion — spent two months reviewing more than 200 fashion programs to prepare its selective list. The rankings were created to help inquiring fashion students choose a program that best fits their educational needs.
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) through the State University of New York (SUNY) ranked as the No. 1 fashion merchandising program in the U.S. Through Mercyhurst, seniors enrolled in fashion merchandising have the option to attend FIT during their final year. Students who choose to enroll at FIT will receive an associate degree from FIT in addition to a bachelor degree from Mercyhurst.
To read the full ranking of fashion merchandising programs in the U.S., view the story at the Fashion-Schools.org website.


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Since 1984 Xue Litai has worked on the Project on Peace and Cooperation in the Asian-Pacific Region at CISAC. He has frequently exchanged points of view with foreign security specialists and has participated in academic conferences on Northeast Asian security issues. His research focuses on global and regional factors that could cause armed conflicts across the Taiwan Strait and the impact produced by the crisis upon the security and stability of the Northeast-Pacific region.
Xue has co-written the following books: China's Strategic Seapower: The Politics of Force Modernization in the Nuclear Age, with John Lewis (Stanford University Press, 1994); China Builds the Bomb, with John Lewis (Stanford University Press, 1988); and Uncertain Partners--Stalin, Mao, and the Korean War, with Sergei Goncharov and John Lewis (Stanford University Press, 1993).
His articles include "Evolution of China's Nuclear Strategy" in John C. Hopkins and Weixing Hu ed., Strategic Views from the Second Tier: The Nuclear Weapons Policies of France, Britain, and China (University of California at San Diego, 1994); "China's Military Modernization and Security Policy" in Korean Journal of International Studies 24 (4) (Seoul University, Winter 1993); "Chinese Strategic Weapons and the Plutonium Option (U)," co-authored with John W. Lewis, in Critical Technologies Newsletter (U.S. Department of Energy, April/May, 1988); and "Strategic Weapons and Chinese Power: The Formative Years," co-authored with John W. Lewis, in The China Quarterly, December 1987).
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- Making China's Nuclear War Plan
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Stanford University Press (2006)
- Social Change and Political Reform in China: Meeting the Challenge of Success
John W. Lewis, Xue Litai
China Quarterly vol. 176 (2003)
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International Security vol. 24, 1 (1999)
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|Every dentist has heard this statement over and over again. One out of two adult Americans is so terrified of dental treatment that he or she puts off dentistry they know they need. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Sedation dentistry employs the use of traditional medical sedatives in such a fashion that you are comfortable during treatment and have little or no memory of the treatment afterward. In many cases, all dental work (including cleanings) can be done in only one visit.
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They say there was "lots of pink and glitter" on display as they make their way to Cuba Mall. "We have pink parasols, and rainbow cloaks and we're beautiful! And we're here to recruit you!" the group tweeted as they set off. They marched to raise awareness of bullying ahead of next Friday's Pink Shirt Day. Marchers chanted slogans such as "How many of our kids must die? Family values are a lie" and "2 4 6 8 don't be sure your kids are straight."
In Cuba Street there were speeches, and Sara Fraser from the Queer Avengers pointed out suicide, self-harm and homelessness are far too common among glbti youth. "We need to stand up and take care of our youth," she said, before urging everyone to wear pink on Pink Shirt Day.
Young people shared personal stories, including a trans guy Lucas who says he was homeless until he was helped out by School's Out. He revealed his two best friends took their own lives, and said he had been to eleven different schools in the space of three years. Lucas told the crowd gathered about the importance of their support, stating "you give me hope".
The official speeches finished with Kassie Hartendorp from Wellington youth group School's Out saying "We don't know how many slip under the radar. Schools say they have no gay students - that's just bad maths." She expressed the importance of solidarity with other groups, saying "We can't do this on our own."


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5 Stocks Pulling The Telecommunications Industry Downward
Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our modelAll three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 84 points (0.6%) at 15,176 as of Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:50 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,014 issues advancing vs. 928 declining with 109 unchanged.The Telecommunications industry currently sits up 0.3% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.9%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Nokia Oyj (NOK), down 5.73, Portugal Telecom (PT), down 5.14, Telecom Italia SpA (TI.A), down 2.22 and America Movil S.A.B. de C.V (AMOV), down 0.85. Top gainers within the industry include China Telecom (CHA), up 1.9%, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT), up 1.4%, BT Group (BT), up 1.3% and American Tower (AMT), up 0.9%.TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry lower today:5. Siemens (SI) is one of the companies pushing the Telecommunications industry lower today. As of noon trading, Siemens is down $0.67 (-0.6%) to $105.58 on light volume Thus far, 105,890 shares of Siemens exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 343,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $105.22-$105.75 after having opened the day at $105.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $106.25. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, an electronics and electrical engineering company, operates in the energy, healthcare, industry, and infrastructure and cities sectors worldwide. Siemens has a market cap of $90.0 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 2.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.TheStreet Ratings rates Siemens as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Siemens Ratings Report now.Exclusive Offer: Jim Cramer's 'go-to' small/mid-cap guru Bryan Ashenberg only buys stocks he thinks could return 50-100%. See his top picks for 14-days FREE.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts (www.pewtrusts.org) describes itself as "a knowledge-based advocate for policy solutions in the areas of the environment, state issues, economic concerns, and the health and financial security of the American people." Backed by Pew's assets that approach $6 billion is Pew's powerful worldwide Environment Group. For the first time in his 20-year tenure heading up that major part of Pew, Josh Reichert has granted an interview to a sport-fishing publication. Arguably, no single individual among all environmental organizations wields more influence in the area of marine conservation in the United States and the world. Whether one agrees with what Reichert says or not, we think it's critical to hear his thoughts on issues of concern to anglers and the larger recreational-fishing community. Certainly, Sport Fishing does not necessarily agree, and certainly, this interview is in no way an endorsement of Pew. Its purpose is solely to give sport-fishing interests the chance to better understand - and therefore deal with - the motivation and direction of the environmental manager of Pew. We would welcome the reaction of those who read this and will look for that in our forums, where readers can go to share their thoughts. - Ed.
SF: Let's start with Josh Reichert. How long have you managed the Pew Environment Group?
JR: I've been the managing director of the group since 1990. The Environment Group of the Trusts consists of over 120 people and is a professionally and geographically diverse group of scientists, communications professionals, lawyers and policy experts.
SF: Would you describe yourself as an angler?
JR: When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time fishing, predominantly fly-fishing. While I love to fish, it's difficult for me to find the time these days to get out on the water.
SF: What negative and/or positive associations do you have with the sport?
JR: I certainly don't have a negative attitude about fishing. It's a widely popular sport, and as long as it's done in ways that don't damage the marine environment, it's a fine thing to do.
SF: Is this, in nearly 20 years [as head of the environment group], your first-ever interview with a major sport-fishing publication?
JR: As far as I can remember.
SF: Why?
JR: I don't think anyone's ever asked [for an interview].
SF: What is Pew's [environmental] mission?
JR: As a whole, our mission is to strengthen environmental quality on land and in the oceans. We work on three very specific problems: the mitigation of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change; the protection of large, still relatively intact ecosystems on public lands; and the protection of the ocean environment, with a predominant focus on marine fisheries. With regard to our oceans work, we recognize that ultimately, global warming's impact on the world's marine environment will dwarf the problem of fishing. But at the moment, no activity is responsible for so much destruction of life in the sea as industrial fishing.
SF: You mentioned industrial fishing. How do you see recreational fishing fitting into the overall concern with consumptive use?
JR: There are problems with both commercial and recreational fisheries. For some overfished species, the predominant problem is sport fishing, although for most it is large-scale industrial fishing.
SF: Would you say the two [types of fishing] are similar in terms of their significance to the problem of overfishing?
JR: No. The impact of industrial fishing is much more profound worldwide. However, we have management challenges that need to be addressed in both recreational and commercial fisheries. Our work is aimed at reducing the decline of these populations in ways that make them more sustainable and healthier.
SF: Sport fishermen by and large tend to view themselves as conservationists. To what extent do you feel sport fishermen really are conservationists, and how significant is that?
JR: I would assume that most are and, if asked, the majority of weekend anglers would say that the resource should be managed in ways that keep it healthy. In that sense, I think there is a conservation ethic among a large percent of recreational fishermen.
SF: How important is that [conservation ethic] to Pew's goals?
JR: It becomes a much more important variable if we can find ways to work together. There are certainly large numbers of anglers who, if organized effectively, could be a significant force for conservation.
SF: There's a growing anxiety among anglers around the country about the loss of opportunity to pursue their sport. Many relate that directly, rightly or wrongly, to Pew. Are you aware of this?
JR: I'm certainly aware of the anxiety. In many cases, it's misplaced. Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the surface of the earth. But the amount now closed to fishing in the form of reserves is infinitesimal - far less than 1 percent.
SF: I don't think it's fair to measure closed areas against the entire ocean. What counts [to anglers] is where the closed areas are. If you consider closed areas as a percentage of prime coastal fishing grounds, it's not quite so infinitesimal.
JR: Consider two large areas that have been declared marine reserves in recent years, both of which we worked on - the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the Marianas Trench. There was virtually no recreational fishing in either of those [remote] places at all. Yet certain members of the recreational-fishing community opposed both as a matter of principle.
SF: But that goes back to my point about anxiety over loss of opportunity. That is the thought: If it's OK [to close off large areas] over there, the next thing you know, it will be OK over here.
JR: I've heard that concern - that if a reserve is created in one place, it opens the door to having them everywhere. In my opinion, that's a rather silly position to take. It's tantamount to opposing the creation of the Grand Canyon National Park on the grounds that it will result in tying up the entire country in national parks. Look, we believe in reserves. I think there are certain places where fishing and other extractive activity should not be allowed. That said, our work in marine reserves is a relatively small percentage of what we do. To date, our major efforts to establish reserves have been the two I mentioned. We have not been involved in major efforts in the lower 48, except in Oregon, or Alaska to create reserves in U.S. coastal waters. That's not to say that we might not in the future. But our main focus has been on reducing the destructive impact of commercial fishing.
SF: How do you account for the perception that Pew wants to close off much of the ocean to fishing?
JR: I think it is mainly the result of efforts by some fishing organizations to whip up their constituencies in order to help them recruit members and raise money. Anybody who looks closely at our work will quickly understand that this is a ridiculous allegation. With the exception of the Oregon coast, our reserve work is now focused predominantly overseas and on three areas: the Coral Sea and some other areas of Australia, New Zealand's Kermadec Trench and the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. We may add places to that list in the future, but right now, that's the extent of it.


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East of England: Ambulance service reflects on busiest weekend ever (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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East of England: Ambulance service reflects on busiest weekend ever
5:00pm Tuesday 18th December 2012 in Local News
The ambulance service has reflected on its busiest weekend ever.
The average number of calls per week over the past three years is 16,525 but last week (w/c December 10) this was 19,529.
The service took more calls over Saturday and Sunday than the beginning of 2012 on New Year's Eve and Day, handling 3,110 calls compared to 2,638 – nearly 18% more.
The region took 6,030 calls between Friday and Sunday and compared to the same weekend last year.
Director of Emergency Operations Neil Storey said: "We really hope these figures allow people to take stock of just how many incidents we're called to, at a time when we're managing resources as best we can to ensure the most seriously ill are attended first."
• For very minor problems such as a hangover, indigestion, or a grazed knee, people should self-care
• For minor infections, coughs and colds, advice can be given by local pharmacies
• For ailments such as stomach pain and vomiting, a persistent cough or ear pain call your GP surgery, visit your local walk in centre or your minor injuries unit. Details can be found at www.nhs.uk/choosewell A mobile phone-friendly website is also available at http://bit.ly/nhsnwQR
• Call NHS Direct on 0845 4647
Always call 999 for:
• pain in their chest
• breathing that isn't normal for them
• reduced level of consciousness or concussion
• severe loss of blood
• severe burns or scalds
• choking
• fitting
• drowning (do you think this needs to be in the list?)
• severe allergic reaction
• suspected stroke – do the FAST test: Facial weakness (difficulty smiling or drooping mouth or eye), Arm weakness (difficulty raising arms, Speech problems (difficulty speaking clearly and understanding others)
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Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box, calling out in a short, wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars, male Eastern Bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look.
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Eastern Bluebirds don't often visit feeders, but they are a great prospect for nest boxes if you have the space to put one up in your yard, and if your yard isn't too hemmed in by trees or houses.
You can find Eastern Bluebirds in open country with patchy vegetation and large trees or nest boxes. Meadows, old fields, and golf courses are good places. Bluebirds typically sit in the open on power lines or along fences, with an alert, vertical posture. When they drop to the ground after an insect, they make a show of it, with fluttering wings and a fairly slow approach, followed by a quick return to the perch.
Set up a nest box for bluebirds and report nesting activity to NestWatch
View and sort images of nesting bluebirds online with CamClickr to help scientists archive data from our NestCams
Report your Eastern Bluebird sightings to eBird
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Insights from 60,000 Nests: A decade of results from The Birdhouse Network
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Rhythm and Bluebirds: New devices track temperatures and incubation rhythms at the nest
Incubation Matters A new angle on why birds in warmer climes lay fewer eggs (BirdScope, Summer 2003)
Bluebirds Put Their Eggs into More than One Basket Renesting attempts reveal latitudinal trends in multiple broods (BirdScope, Spring 2004)
eBird Occurrence Maps, Eastern Bluebird
All About Birds Blog, First-Ever Bluebird Twins Found Via Project NestWatch—Plus More Opportunities to Discover, March 2014.


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TOLEDO, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - After reporting sports at WTOL for 32 years, Toledo News Now Sports Director Dan Cummins has been inducted into the Toledo City League Hall of Fame.
A special ceremony took place in south Toledo Monday evening.
His love of local sports -- especially high school -- comes through in every sports cast he does. Nobody has been more devoted to bringing you local sports stories that you care about.
Congratulations Dan!
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Presented by his mother, Sandy Prisak
Ryan was 27 when he died by suicide while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana on March 6, 2004.
Ryan was the oldest of our 3 sons. He had a natural way of putting people instantly at ease. A colleague of mine, after meeting Ryan for the first time, aptly described him as "immensely disarming." Ryan made people feel so comfortable right away. He was so engaging, so attractive in every sense. So kind, loving, gentle and generous. What made Ryan so unique was his giving spirit, love of life, sense of humor, and humility. When he walked into a room, you knew it. Everything seemed brighter.
He was such a loving son, brother, grandson, cousin, and friend to all who knew him. Ryan had more friends than anyone I have ever known. He was at his happiest when he was surrounded by family and friends, and when he was fishing. He frequently made us laugh, and had the most amazing ability to tell us stories about the unusual things that happened to him in his life. With our mouths gaping open as we would listen in disbelief, we would often say, "that could only happen to you, Ryan." Ryan touched so many lives.
Once Ryan reached his early 20's, we had become very aware that he was suffering from the disease of addiction and talked to him about it on numerous occasions over the years, strongly encouraging him to seek treatment and attend 12-step meetings. As hard as we tried, we just couldn't convince him.
At the age of 27, Ryan's addiction to alcohol, marijuana and other drugs ultimately created so much havoc in his life that he fell into a depression. In the months prior to Ryan's death, we repeatedly urged him to seek help for his depression and addiction. We offered to help him every step of the way — and to pay for it all. But Ryan refused to seek professional help of any kind. He thought he could handle his problems himself and he tried to convince us that he was "fine."
I wish we knew about interventions back then. I don't know if it would have worked for Ryan, but it would have been one more thing we could have tried, one more chance to save him. The real insidiousness of addiction is that the sufferer's ability to make rational decisions regarding what's in his or her best interest is severely impaired.
We miss Ryan desperately and will forever hang on tight to everything we had together. Our family will never be whole again, but we cling to the knowledge that beyond a shadow of a doubt, Ryan knew how much we loved him. We also know how much he loved us. And that will have to sustain us for now.
Sandy Prisak's son Ryan was 27 when he died by suicide while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. Sandy joined the Board of Directors of Families Changing America to reach out to other families whose lives are impacted by substance abuse and addiction. She hopes to raise awareness that addiction is a disease which greatly impairs the sufferer's ability to engage in reasoned thinking, thereby diminishing the likelihood of seeking or receiving treatment. She is interested in bridging the gap between the knowledge that a loved one is suffering from an addiction to getting that person into effective treatment.
She is currently the President and CEO of Exterior Surface-Brite, Inc. Previously, Sandy served as the Director of Training and Membership for the American Jail Association, a national nonprofit organization that provides professional training and resources for sheriffs, jail administrators, and others working in a local correctional setting. During her career with AJA, Sandy participated with the coordination of on-site technical assistance to jurisdictions implementing or expanding in-jail drug treatment programs through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice entitled "Drug Treatment in a Jail Setting: National Demonstration Project."
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Oswald The Octopus Job For A Day
Please Subscribe This Channel Oswald The Octopus Watch New Episodes Oswald is an American children's cartoon series on Nick Jr. about a blue octopus and his friends, that first aired August 20, 2001 and officially ended in early 2004. The show was created by Dan Yaccarino and was co-produced by HiT Entertainment. It was also shown on Noggin in reruns. The show aired on Nick Jr. on CBS on September 22, 2001, to September 7, 2002. Nick Jr. aired the original episodes until the network lineup changes on March 1, 2012 took effect. It also airs on the British channel "JimJam" which is shown in numerous countries including Israel. In addition, the Indian channel Zee TV currently airs a Hindi dubbed version. It is also telecast on Indian channel Pogo as a Hindi dubbed version. The show received positive reviews a 7.0 rating from tv.com and a 7.7 rating from Imdb and a four out of five stars on common sense media Show summary The series is set in a colorful world populated by a cast of anthropomorphic animals, mythological creatures, or humanoid beings resembling plants or vegetables and follows the daily experiences of an anthropomorphic blue octopus named Oswald, accompanied by his beloved pet dachshund (designed as a hot dog) appropriately named Weenie and their life in the cheerful and whimsically-designed community of Big City. Commonly, the program concentrates on Oswald's experiences with friends, acquaintances, and neighbors—including Henry, a talking penguin and Daisy, a humanoid, anthropomorphic daisy, among others—and his patient methods of coping with or tolerating different average situations or dilemmas, along with his thoroughly positive, optimistic outlook on life. Main characters • Oswald (voiced by Fred Savage) - Oswald is a large, round, blue octopus (four arms, four legs) who lives in an apartment complex with Henry the Penguin and several other animals including a turtle named Buster. A very gentle, polite and big-hearted octopus, Oswald is always willing to go out of his way to help his friends. His favorite hobby is playing the piano and singing (usually to comfort himself or to encourage a friend). He sometimes says "Oh, my gosh!". Oswald always wears a life preserver when he is around water and loves Swizzleberry Swirl ice cream. • Weenie (voiced by Debi Derryberry) - Weenie (sometimes referred to by Oswald as "Weenie-girl" or just "girl") is Oswald's pet; a "wiener-dog", very similar to a Dachshund. Weenie bears a strong resemblance to a hot dog and only communicates in "bark-speak" (similar to Blue in Blue's Clues). Weenie accompanies Oswald everywhere he goes, and her favorite food is vanilla dog biscuits. • Henry the Penguin (voiced by David Lander) - Oswald's downstairs neighbor and best friend. A persnickety penguin, Henry is a creature of habit in every way and usually shuns the idea of trying different things, though he can sometimes be persuaded otherwise. He does his best to maintain a rigid schedule, which includes taking care of his extensive spoon collection, ending every evening watching "Penguin Patrol", his favorite TV show, and doing the Penguin Polka before bedtime. Most of Henry's favorite foods are fish-flavored and he is a proven expert on snow. He has an identical cousin from the North named Louie (voiced by Michael McKean), and on occasion speaks of an Aunt Arctica. His motto is "slow and steady". He always takes two (used to be three) marshmallows in his hot cocoa, saying "No more, no less". He also hates getting wet.


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An alert homeowner helped officers in Lee County put three thieves behind bars.
Now investigators are working to determine if these three suspects are connected to a recent rash of burglaries or entering autos reported throughout the county.
Last night, patrol officers were able to track those suspects down near Big Oak Road. The suspects were going through vehicles and were in the process of stealing items when they were caught. Officers were able to recover some stolen property and return it to the owner.
"That's what helps a lot too, the public seeing things and giving us a call," Lee County Sheriff Reggie Rachals said. "It may be something to it or it may not be. In this case there was something to it so those calls do count."
Twenty-two-year-old Brett Chambless, 27-year-old Anna Harrelson and a 16-year-old were arrested, all charged with theft by taking and other charges.
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Chase Beck
Name: Chase Beck
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology; Paleobotany
Topic: Fossil Analysis on the Cumberland Plateau
Advisor: Dr.Mike Zavada
Grant Boardman
Name: Grant Boardman
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology, Paleontology
Topic: Characterizing vertebral variation in mole salamanders
Advisor: Dr. Blaine Shubert
Keila Bredehoeft
Name: Keila Bredehoeft
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology, Paleontology
Topic: Landmark and linear morphometrics of the Pleistocene, Cryptobranchus guildayi
Advisor: Dr. Blaine Shubert
Patricia Cross
Name: Patricia Cross
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology;Microbiology
Topic: Expression of the Ca2+ -selective cation channels TRPV5 and TRPV6 in human breast cancer
Advisor: Dr. Allan Forsman
Jala Daniel
Name: Jala Daniel
Graduate Program: M.S.Biomedical Sciences; Physiology
Topic: Determining secondary product glucosyltransfearase expression during Citrus paradisi growth and development
Advisor: Dr. Cecilia McIntosh
Alexander Eddo
Name: Alexander Eddo
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology
Topic: Characterization of the pathways leading to synthesis of salicylic acid in plants resisting pathogen infection
Advisor: Dr. Dhirendra Kumar
Puja Karki
Name: Puja Karki
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology
Topic: Cloning and identifying the diapause-regulated candidate genes of the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis
Advisor: Dr. Karl Joplin
Abigail Mabe
Name: Abigail Mabe
Graduate Program: Ph. D. Biomedical Sciences; Pharmacology
Topic: Diabetes-induced parasympathetic remodeling mediates chronotropic dysfunction
Advisor: Dr. Donald Hoover
Tammy Mercure
Name: Tammy Mercure
Graduate Program: M.A. Art & Design;Studio Arts
Topic: The Blue Ridge: Photographs of Appalachian Tourism
Advisor: Mike Smith
Heather Sharp
Name: Heather Sharp
Graduate Program: M.S Technology; Engineering Technology
Topic: Examining critical health inspection violations
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Clark
Rebecca Steagall
Name: Rebecca Steagall
Graduate Program: Ph. D. Biomedical Sciences;Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Topic: HSPA12B interacts with and down-regulates AKAP12, an angiogenesis inhibitor
Advisor: Dr. Zhihua Han
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Name: Jeremy Stout
Graduate Program: M.S. Biology; Paleontology
Topic: Cranial Morphology and Systematics of Late Pliocene Alligator from the Haile 7G Site of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Blaine Shubert
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Graduate Program: M.S. Clinical Nutrition
Topic: Use of omega-3 fatty acids to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in Hispanic type 2 diabetes in Northeast Tennessee
Advisor: Elizabeth Lowe
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Graduate Program: Ph. D. Biomedical Sciences; Microbiology
Topic: The host adherens junction molecule nectin-1 is down-regulated in Chlamydia trachomatis-infected genital epithelial cells
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Graduate Program: M.P.H Public Health; Epidemiology
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Topic: In vivo projects implicating TRAIL-mediated NK cell antigen presentation in Herpes Simplex viral infection
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The United States will put into circulation a newly designed $100 bill in October that aims to thwart counterfeiters with advanced security features, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
The new greenbacks still bear the portrait of Benjamin Franklin, an 18th century luminary who helped found the new American republic.
The changes in design are mostly in anti-counterfeiting features such as a blue three-dimensional security ribbon and alternating images of bells and the number 100 that move and change as the viewing angle is tilted.
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One year ago, federal agents raided an Oakland, Calif., warehouse owned by Rosenthal and an associate that contained 1,356 marijuana plants, according to a copy of the agreement, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) obtained from the U.S. District Attorney's office in Oakland.
The drug's street value was estimated at more than $6 million.
Rosenthal is due in U.S. District Court on May 17. The government is recommending 37 months in jail, fines and five years of probation, during which he would be subject to random searches, according to the agreement. Without a deal, he faced 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and a minimum of five years' probation.
Rosenthal is perhaps best known for two fights: The decision not to stop Shane Carwin vs. Brock Lesnar in the 1st round at UFC 116 when Lesnar was close to a TKO loss, and the bizarre late stoppage of Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz at UFC on Fuel 4 last July. Rosenthal even admitted to having a slow reaction time for that bout. He hadn't refereed a UFC event since October in Minneapolis. He was still a visible figure as early as last week, when our own Eugene Robinson interviewed him at a Jiu-Jitsu tournament in California.
You really don't need me to tell you that this is a huge deal. If you hadn't seen him in a UFC cage recently you definitely won't be seeing him for a while. Bloody Elbow will update this story when Rosenthal is sentenced next month.


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|Perpetrator to blame for atrocity
To the editor:
I was disappointed to read the editorial column calling for further gun control, particularly on so-called assault weapons. The editor claimed to "fully support the Second Amendment" then made a hypocritical statement supporting limits on the sale of assault weapons, banning high-capacity magazines, and finding it "hard to defend why those rights should cover an arsenal designed for military use."
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently held in D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess weapons "in common use for lawful purposes." The AR-15 rifle, the type used in Newtown, is the most popular centerfire rifle for sale in this country and has been for several years, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Thus, the AR-15's popularity indicates it is in common use. No longer on the fringe, AR-15 variants are manufactured by hunting bellwethers Remington and Mossberg as well as by firms with a rich history of civilian self-defense arms including Smith & Wesson and Colt.
SCOTUS' opinion in U.S. v. Miller indicated that the Second Amendment protects firearms that are conducive to militia service and are "ordinary military equipment." The AR-15 rifle is the semi-automatic (one shot for one pull of the trigger) version of the Army's fully-automatic M16 rifle and M4 carbine, so the AR-15 passes the Miller test.
If we look past AR-15 rifles and other assault weapons, we will find that many other common arms have a military pedigree. One of the most common is the bolt action rifle, found in deer stands and battlefields alike. The fodder for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle is the classic .30-06 cartridge, designed by and for the U.S. military, and one of the best selling cartridges for big game hunting. The Remington 700 is issued to certain troops and is a favorite with hunters. The pump-action shotgun saw military use as far back as World War I and is still a tool used by the military. Revolvers have been used by the military as far back the 19th century. If we begin banning or imposing draconian limits on firearms with a military heritage, we will find ourselves left with sticks and stones.
The fringe left would have people believe that AR-15 rifles and rifles similar to them have no use except on the battlefield. This is untrue. Such rifles are legally taken afield every year to humanely hunt large and small game. They are also used in sanctioned competitions including the National Matches at Camp Perry and in more jocular events like Pandemic 2012 in Grand Island.
The editorial points out there are millions of these firearms in the hands of citizens, but the writer seems to disregard the fact that on Dec. 14, only one of them was used by a monster. In the same vein, I do not see the editor calling for bans on cars and trucks despite their involvement in DUI deaths. It would be ludicrous to blame the vehicle as it is just a tool. We need to place the blame for this shooting not on the gun, the parents, or video games. The responsibility for this atrocity falls squarely on the perpetrator.
We already have safeguards in place to limit access to weapons. It is already illegal for someone adjudicated mentally defective or committed to a mental institution to possess firearms. Fugitives, felons, wife beaters, illegal aliens, and drug addicts are prohibited from possessing firearms. Connecticut is one of seven states with a state-level assault weapons ban.
There are tens of thousands of laws pertaining to firearms in this country. It is naïve to think that one more law, especially one which disproportionately punishes law-abiding citizens, would curtail the activities of a depraved lunatic.
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ORONO– Almost 50 Maine middle and high schools will have a chance to redesign their physical science curricula thanks to a $12.3 million grant awarded to the University of Maine.
The National Science Foundation grant, which is the largest ever received by the UMaine-based Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE), will be used to form the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership and create 12 jobs, in addition to generating the curricula that will eventually be used in 12 high schools and 36 middle schools.
Faculty in the areas of science, technology, engineering mathematics (STEM) and education are all involved in UMaine's RiSE Center. RiSE Director Susan McKay, a professor of physics, will oversee the new partnership.
The grant will also be used to fund professional development programs for schoolteachers and UMaine faculty and students, as well as the purchase supplies for local schools.
Teachers will meet starting this fall with UMaine faculty to select the curriculum and adapt it for implementation. There are several criteria for curricula selection, including alignment with Maine State Learning Standards and proven effectiveness in enhancing student learning.
Through the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership, schoolteachers will be offered stipends to attend week-long summer academies focused on implementing the curriculum for the start of the 2011-2012 school year.
The curriculum will be tailored for students in grades 6-9, which are crucial years for students. The course of study would be organized so that students who reach ninth grade have a common background, which McKay hopes can be achieved through the sequencing of the curriculum's main ideas.
"A lot of students close the door on science and math in grades 6-9," she says. "I think we can really set up students for success if we can take some of the research about how to sequence ideas and implement a curriculum using that research, so the seventh-grade teacher knows what the students have done in sixth grade."
The time is right for the partnership, according to McKay, because many schools in Maine are reevaluating their curricula following the recent wave of school consolidations.
The middle and high schools involved in the partnership each fall into one of three geographic regions: Penobscot River, which includes 21 schools in a swath from Hampden to Lincoln; Downeast, which is made up of 23 schools in an area that includes Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island; and Mid-Coast, which includes four schools in Searsport and Belfast.
Other organizations partnering with UMaine are Acadia Partners for Science and Learning, Institute for Broadening Participation, Maine Department of Education, and Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance.
The Maine RiSE Center seeks to reevaluate and reform introductory level science and mathematics courses, establish research-guided practices for K-12 science teacher preparation, and build infrastructure for ongoing educational improvement with teachers, schools and administrators throughout the state.


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Spirits Tie the Owls in the NC Mountains
October 8, 2007
Swannanoa, NC- The Salem College Soccer Team traveled west into the mountains of North Carolina Monday afternoon to play the Owls of Warren Wilson College. After sixty minutes of regulation play and two overtime periods, the game ended in a 0-0 tie. Salem's undefeated season is still intact as they improved to 11-0-2. Warren Wilson College (1-4-3) out shot the Spirits 15-5.
Andrea Baldwin (FY, Hudson, NC) recorded eight saves to record her seventh shutout of the season. Owl's goalkeeper, Emily Holzer, saved 3 shots.
According to Head Coach Jay Callahan (3rd year), "The backline played great today with Jamie Eurell (FY, Jacksonville, NC), Michala Michaux (So., Morganton, NC), Courtney Sauer (FY, Carthage, NC) and Amber Bryant (FY, Jonesville, NC) leading the way."


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Writer's Workshop Mini-Conferences
With Writer's Workshop, teachers typically organize a one-hour workshop so that at least half of the time is devoted to writing, peer conferences, and writer-teacher mini-conferences. Properly managed, the writer-teacher mini-conference can be a key ingredient to the success of developing writers.
Here are some tips to make the most out of Writer's Workshop Mini-Conferences and some great attachments, links, and free downloads as well. Make sure to pass along this article to one of your favorite colleagues or your department.
Writer-Teacher Mini-Conference Procedures
- Not every student needs to be seen every day. Use a Status of the Class chart to plan conferences in advance.
- Walk the room to complete your planned mini-conferences and supervise student behavior. Briefly eavesdrop on any peer conferences as you circulate.
- Make students responsible for completing the Status of the Class. Students can certainly x-off the box below their names on the Status of the Class chart after they complete their mini-conference. Some teachers use pocket charts labeled with the stages of the writing process (brainstorming, pre-writing, drafting, peer response, revision, editing, publishing) and students are responsible for placing name cards in the pocket that matches the stage where they are working that day.
- Keep mini-conferences brief. More frequent conferences tend to work better than less frequent conferences, so shorter conference times mean that the teacher will be able to meet with students more often.
- Establish a focus for your mini-conferences. Traditional Writer's Workshop devotees favor a student-centered inquiry approach, asking thought-provoking questions such as What are you working on? Can you read me some of what you've got? How do you think your writing is going? Can you read me some of what you've got? How can I help? These are all fine, but I tend to be more directive, so I announce to the class at the beginning of Writer's Workshop "I will be focusing my conferences on _________ today, so be prepared to discuss this focus and share a writing sample that reflects this focus in our conference." The daily focus could be any step of the writing process or any of the 6 Traits of Writing. Often, I tie the focus of the mini-conference into the focus of a recent mini-lesson to get more bang for my teaching and coaching bucks.
- Establish a system of accountability for your conferences. Let students know that you have high expectations of them. I award participation points for my mini-conferences.
- Allot some of your mini-conference time each day for students to ask you questions and get your coaching feedback on issues of their own writing. During this time, I sit at my desk and students line up with their writing in hand. Tell your students that only three students can be in line at one time for a student-teacher writing conference. You want students to spend most of their time writing, not waiting in line. Sometimes having writing down the students' names on the board or a "take a number" system is a good way to manage a conference order and keep the students on-task.
- Some Writer's Workshop teachers do not write on student papers; I do. To be efficient (and train students for higher education), I teach students the common editing marks. Download my set of Writing Posters (which include these editing marks), if you wish. I do suggest marking only a few mechanics (punctuation and capitalization) and spelling issues per visit.
- Verbally explain any content, structure, or grammatical problems. If there are such errors, mark a ain front of the sentence and send the student back to revise.
- Differentiate instruction. If the focus of your mini-conferences is using speaker tags and quotation marks in dialogue, and a dozen of your students need help, invite the group up to your whiteboard to teach these skills or assign targeted worksheets to be completed individually. Oftentimes, a class mini-lesson will not do the trick for every student, so group or individualized instruction certainly makes sense.
- Use your school's computer lab to complete mini-conferences. Computers are ideal for the social context of writing and work well with Writer's Workshop mini-conferences. Have students submit their online for you and their peers to discuss. Submission options are numerous: Google Docs®, Turnitin®, Moodle Docs®, Viper®, Screencast®, a school network dropbox, or e-mail.
- Teachers can respond to their students' writing during mini-conferences with text, hyperlinks, or audio files by using the comment bubbles feature of Microsoft Word®. For accountability, teachers can require their students to address each comment by using Microsoft Word® "Track Changes." Students then re-submit revisions and edits for peer and/or teacher review. Just like real professional writers do with their editors!
- For teachers who want to be more prescriptive in their mini-conference comments, they can get an entire e-comments bank of 438 entries that cover all of the comments teachers would make if they just had the time. Each comment has a concise definition, explanation, and example. Teachers can download the author's free The Pennington Manual of Style, which has the text of all 438 of the e-comments and a download link to insert all of the 438 e-comments into the Autocorrects function in Microsoft Word®. Inserting a comment on the student's word document like the one in the example is simple. Just type an alphanumeric code, such as M1, and the comment magically appears!
The author of this article provides two curricular writing resources aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Both are appropriate to help teachers differentiate writing instruction for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students.
The first, Teaching Essay Strategies, includes 42 essay strategy worksheets (perfect for mini-lessons) corresponding to the Common Core Writing Standards, the e-comment bank of 438 prescriptive writing responses with an link to insert into Microsoft Word® for easy e-grading, 8 on-demand writing fluencies, 8 writing process essays (4 Common Core Standard informative/explanatory and 4 Common Core Standard persuasive), 64 sentence revision and 64 rhetorical stance "openers," remedial writing lessons, writing posters, and editing resources to differentiate essay writing instruction in this comprehensive writing curriculum.
The second, Teaching Grammar and Mechanics, makes sense of grammar instruction with a curriculum designed to integrate grammar and writing instruction. Teaching Grammar and Mechanics, provides a coherent scope and sequence of 64 no-prep Sentence Lifting lessons that include Teacher Tips and Hints for the grammatically-challenged, simple sentence diagrams, and both basic and advanced rules/skills. The mechanics and grammar skills complement those found in the 72 Grammar and Mechanics Worksheets (ideal for mini-lessons) and target the diagnostic needs indicated by the Grammar and Mechanics Diagnostic Assessments. Perfect for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students.


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Like most, I hate reading emails from the type of people that forward. Forwards drive me f-ing nuts. Yesterday, I guess you could say I accidentally read one called "Something to Ponder."
Sitting in Startbucks I opened that forwarded email that slipped past the "spam" guards, lol. Weirdly, in this case I'm glad I did. I just came to pick up a coffee. Hadn't planned to take any photos.
Something to Ponder (Originally titled this in the email and credited to Comedian George Carlin – Credit actually belongs to Dr. Bob Moorehead as described below)
The Paradox of our Age: Dr. Bob Moorehead
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.
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WINNABOW — Members of Buccaneer Club put in several workdays each year, keeping various ranges and target supports in top shape. It was Saturday, June 15, the day before Father's Day and after the moaning of lawnmowers and pounding of hammers ceased, several shooters headed for a new shelter to share its cool shade.
The shingled roof covered a row of concrete benches fixed to a concrete floor. Michael Pridgen was testing his rifle, preparing for the upcoming competition. The concrete benches were a necessity for holding his rifle rests rock-solid steady for a match that demands the utmost in accuracy from gun and shooter. For a year and a half, he has been shooting in the club's rimfire rifle bench rest matches.
"I'm shooting a practice target, checking the wind and scope settings," said Pridgen, 52, who works at Jeff Fountain Tire in Wilmington. "The most important thing for shooting a good score is trigger control, next is wind, then ammo quality."
Jeff Fountain, 59, owner of Jeff Fountain Tire, founded the monthly match. At first, he held the matches on holidays. However, as the number of shooters grew, so did the need for a more formal venue. Now he schedules the matches for 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month, which happened to coincide with Father's Day weekend. It's a time when lots of fathers and sons shoot rimfire rifles together. However, these rifles were not your typical father's .22s.
Fountain began shooting bench rest matches with an out-of-the box Savage Mark II with a thumbhole stock and scope that cost $300. He quickly tired of "fliers" – bullets that stray too far from the 0.050-inch dot that serves as the X-ring.
"We shoot three classes – production, semi-auto and custom," Fountain said. "It takes a perfect 250 to win, but that is usually a tie. We break ties by the number of X hits. I won a match with a score of 250 with 20 Xs. The second-place shooter also had 250, but only 16 Xs."
Each score sheet has four sighting targets above 25 scoring targets. A shooter can fire all the sighters he likes, but only one shot per scoring target. The sighters help the shooter judge wind and check his scope adjustments. The shooting distance is 50 yards. To gauge the wind's direction and velocity, shooters set up weather-vane-like devices with flags and propellers.
The competitors were using IBS rimfire targets. However, Fountain said scores were becoming so good he was going to switch to smaller target.
"We will be switching soon to the USRA-IR50/50 target," he said. "The scoring rings are half the size, with the X-dot only 0.0250-inch. The IBS targets we use now have no sanctioning body, but when we switch targets we can host matches sanctioned by USRA-IR50/50, a national organization. Then we will can compete with the organization's other shooters."
Before the match began, Pridgen fired several sighters plus one shot each into 25 scoring targets on his practice sheet. The last two bullets missed the 10-ring, so he fired another shot at each of them to check his scope.
"This is a production rifle, not a custom rifle like Jeff's," he said. "It's a 1946 Walther Sport Model I found it over the Internet for $600. The Truglo scope cost $100 and a set of used Caldwell rests cost $125. My best match score with this rifle was a 249 with 14 Xs."
Fountain said his custom rifle was a lot more expensive, but could shoot 250 every time if the he did his part.
"My rifle was made by Baitey's Custom Gun Works in North Wilkesboro," he said. "It cost $2,500, the scope was $400, and the rests were $975. A box of .22 target ammo is more expensive than over-the-counter ammo at around $13 per box of 50."
Fountain's rifle also had finely tuned trigger pull measured in ounces and a counterweighted with a dial he called a "barrel tuner" at the muzzle. He could twist a knob and record the best setting for dampening the harmonics of the barrel to increase accuracy, which he said was akin to putting your finger against a vibrating guitar string.
"Each rifle shoots best with a specific ammunition, so we trade boxes of ammo for everybody can see what works," Pridgen said. "I tried five different types before finding out my Walther shoots Lapua SK ammo best, but that's only above 48 degrees. It shoots another type better when it's colder."
All of Buccaneer Gun Club's matches, including the rimfire rifle bench rest match, are open to the public. To find out more, visit the club's website at www.buccaneergunclub.org.


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