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Eau Claire (WQOW) - The Eau Claire Area
School District is
another step closer to solving its space crunch. The board approved a resolution authorizing
the district to borrow money to purchase Epiphany Lutheran
Church. The price tag is $2.85 million. The building would
be used to house the 4K program, along with Head Start and early childhood
special education.
This has been a long process and
there are still some things that need to happen before the district can call Epiphany
their own.
Before they can borrow the money, the
district is required to give the public notice. After
that, voters have thirty days to petition for a referendum.
If members
of the public decided to do that, they need at least 7,500 signatures and then,
if the board still wanted to move ahead, a referendum would be required. If
that does not happen, the board will likely continue with the borrowing
Last year, voters rejected a referendum to buy the building. WQOW News
18 asked a school board member if she thought voters would feel they are being
left out of the decision this time around.
"What I don't think
people understand is that, if we choose the referendum option, that would
actually raise their taxes. Whereas, the resolution we're discussing tonight is
under the revenue limits so we would be making those payments without raising
those taxes," says school board member, Wendy Sue Johnson.
If the district ends up borrowing
the money, one disadvantage is the interest. That could cost about $650,000
over the next 11 years. But, the district would also be
saving about $150,000 each year in busing costs.
One other
thing to mention, the district already partners with 19 early learning programs
around the city. Those locations will continue operating as is. Students who
are currently at Locust Lane,
Longfellow, North
High School and Chippewa
Valley Montessori, would move to the Epiphany site.
Eau Claire (ECASD) - NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS OF THE EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CHIPPEWA, DUNN AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of the above-named School District, at a meeting duly called, noticed, held and conducted on December 17,2012, adopted a resolution entitled:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,850,000; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION PROMISSORY NOTES THEREFORSaid Resolution was adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 67.12(12), Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing for the public purpose of paying the cost of the acquisition of a building and land consisting of a parcel of approximately 16.895 acres located at 3031 Epiphany Lane, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Copies of said Resolution are on file in the District office, located at 500 Main Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 and may be inspected weekdays, except holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Section 67. 12(12)(e)2, Wisconsin Statutes provides in part that a referendum is required on the question of this borrowing only if a petition is filed within 30 days after this publication signed by at least 7,500 District electors or 20% of the District electors voting for Governor at the last general election, whichever is the lesser. If no such petition is filed, then the Resolution shall be effective without a referendum.
Dated this 17th day of December, 2012.


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What are the parking options?
Parking on the grounds of the Illinois Veterans Home is limited to handicap (enter thru 12th Street entrance) and for personnel who have special parking permits.
A public parking area has been designated in the northwest area of the Illinois Veterans Home. This will be a short walk from the main public viewing area. You can access this parking area from 5th Street.
A number of streets around the Illinois Veterans Home will be designated as "No Parking" areas by the Quincy Police Department. In particular, Locust Street between 8th-12th Street there will be no parking allowed. Please be careful and do not park in areas that are marked accordingly.
Will there be food available on ground?
Food and drink stands will be available on grounds. No glass containers will be allowed on grounds.
Will there be restroom facilities?
Portable restroom facilities will be located on the northwest and northeast corners of the public viewing area (see map). There will also be facilities in the public parking area on the NW corner of the grounds.
Can I access the home thru the Memorial Cemetery entrance to the North?
You will only be able to get as far as the railroad tracks and there will be roadblocks keeping any vehicles from having access to the Home's grounds.
What time do the festivities start?
Festivities begin in the morning with a fishing tournament at Lake Illinois on the Veterans Grounds. Evening events begin at 5 p.m. See schedule below.
The night sky will shine bright above the Illinois Veterans Home this Fourth of July as part of the year-long celebration of the home's 125th anniversary.
The 2011 Fourth of July fireworks celebration will return to the grounds of the Illinois Veterans Home. The focus of the program is being placed on maintaining and growing the patriotic community spirit that the Fourth of July brings.
The Quincy Park Band will return as part of the program, along with a number of military-themed displays.
Parking directions and a map of the site for the event, can be found by clicking here.No parking will be allowed on the South Side of Locust Street from 4 p.m. - 10:30pm. Locust Street from 8th to 12th will be closed to traffic from the start of the fireworks until pedestrian traffic has cleared after the fireworks. And sections of 5th Street, Parkview Drive and Gardner Park drive will be posted as no parking.
The schedule of events is as follows:
9:15 PM (est'd)
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NCAA looks into bowl game changes
The Division I Football Bowl Licensing Task Force supports: * Moving to a new certification process. * New academic standards that ban DI teams not meeting the 930 Academic Progress Rate benchmark from bowl games. * Bowl games being conducted in a three-week window.


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By Andrea McCann
Managing Editor
---- — Zionsville's music scene is expanding as more local establishments are featuring live music on a regular basis. In the Village, Cobblestone Grill, Hopwood Cellars Winery and Le Dolce Vita regularly offer a variety of musical acts, as does DC's Pub in Anson.
Kelly Mills is a Village resident who enjoys taking advantage of living so close to businesses that provide live music for their patrons. She said she; her husband, Paul; and her mother, Donna Raines, like to walk to the downtown business district for dinner and music on Friday or Saturday evenings.
"It's a really good way to end the work week," Mills said, adding that live music makes the atmosphere more relaxed and feels less contrived than recorded music piped in over a loudspeaker. "It makes things more special."
At Hopwood Cellars, she said, the atmosphere is warm and cozy, and Ron and Janet Hopwood are very welcoming.
"You can go in there once and they won't forget it," Mills said. "It's very relaxing. A lot of people from the Village come in and out. We've met some nice people there we might not otherwise have met."
Sometimes there's just a vocalist performing, she continued, and sometimes just an instrumentalist. Patrons can request songs, and sometimes everybody sings along.
"It's an intimate space, so it's a different feeling than being in a big venue or somewhere with a big stage," Mills explained. "They're (the performers) right there with you. They interact with people in the winery."
Having dinner on the patio at Cobblestone Grill when there's live music lends ambiance, according to Mills.
"It adds something to a gathering to have live music like that," she said.
Mills said she heard The Sad Sam Blues Band at the former Eagle Creek Coffee Co., now Le Dolce Vita.
"They were excellent," she said. "I hope they come back somewhere in town because they were so good."
Mills has been impressed with the variety of music in Zionsville establishments, as well as the level of talent and accomplishment of the musicians.
"It creates a different vibe no matter where it is," she said. "Sometimes it's original music; sometimes it's covers; but it's always fun."
See Wednesday's Times Sentinel for the full story.


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Pre 'Cross Melburn skills tip
Well its Westgate Park this sunday and without access to the video of Hayden Kerr's bunny (no hop achieved) at the State Open, we thought this would provide a great guide to the height that can be achieved over the barriers but more importantly to the timing of the leap…..click here.
The Moots and Parlee CX are back from R&R in Wangaratta and will be there.
PARLEE and MOOTS 'Cross bikes to race at WANG
This Saturday 'Cross comes to the northern Victorian Town of Wangaratta and our PARLEE CX and MOOYS PsychloX below will be run by a couple of likely lads from Bright.
Doctor Chris will carry the Parlee mantle while Dave P is excited about the Moots since we assured him that it would retain his preferred pink bartape.
Giving the Moots a workout!
Canberra based Clayton Locke gave his MOOTS Zirkel a good hit out at Dargle Farm last month with a 3rd in Category in the 12 hour on saturday and backed it up with a 1st in Category in the 8 hour the next day….lookin' sharp Clayton!
Need a little lie down just thinking about it – we will see you at The Scott with a selection of MOOTS bike including our Project MootoX RSL with "XTR Electric" shift.
Welcome Crankstar – our Brisbane retail "Partner"
" Having raced the Parlee Z4 here and in the US and it is the best bike I have ridden – hard to believe it is the entry offering. PARLEE was at the top of my list of one of frames I wanted to offer when the Crankstar Concept progressed". These are the words of Steve George, former Fly V Team member and proprietor of Crankstar – Brisbane's newest (only?) boutique, premium cycling offer.
The photos above show the new premises at 5 Abbott Street, Camp Hill where Steve now complements his workshop, coaching and fitting services with great coffee, PARLEE and the other Cycling Edge brands, built just as you want them.
Drop by and say hello and take "the 'beer bike" for a spin and make up your own mind!
N1 and N2 @ Melburn 'Cross 2
Snozz was onto them straight away – "A Grade for you two!"
The former N1 had made rash promises of recovering his status and took N2 on a 5.5hour MTB ride on saturday to soften him up!"
These guys work and train together and the strength of the bond can be seen in the photo above where I heard N1 assuring N2 that had there been a stand alone women's race "Yes you would have won it mate!"
Once it got started, how much the plan had backfired on N2 became more apparent with every lap.
In the photos above, half way through the first lap of a 1 hour race, you can see N1 at the top charging with bike high while N2 below asked "how much has he got on me"
The shots below further highlight the adrenalin rush enjoyed by N1 with his new status as he leaps the pipe while N2 does a pipe dance!
When it came to the rollers, N1 went hard while N2 was heard to utter " great downhill!"
N2 had worked up a team from work to come watch but N2 assures me they couldn't stand to watch the slaughter and went to lunch instead.
Word has it than N2 has gone all out for the next round at Westgate and is busily knitting himself a skinsuit.
All of the above is factual, names have not been used to prevent embarrassment and no further correspondence will be entered into.
PS See you soon for the bike fits – N1 is shouting!
MOOTS mounted "Munners" mauls Melburn CX
Well it was always going to be tough to draw a crowd on Fathers' Day and Lysterfield being a "whole 45 mins minutes away" seems confronting to the Urbanites even though the Dandenongs seem to be a fav road bike jaunt!
The weather during setup looked ominous – dark clouds, patches of rain and strong wind – ideal for 'Cross. The fields were smallish and in the Juniors very predictable.
Come the Elite/A Grade there were about 30 entrants with the prospect of a hot start from Dan "the one lap wonder" Moore and with Lewis Rattray out to restore the order following the last Dirty Deeds Round. With his first non bitumen race under his belt, Casey Munro asked for gears so we moved him from the Cielo Cross SS to the Moots PsychloX and Simon Carey had recovered from his whooping cough and would race the Parlee CX after a warm up swim across the lake and back.
The race started predictably with a very fast pace given the hardpacked conditions. Munners, Lewis, Dan and Simon establishing a break and then after two laps the two front runners went for it, swapping places and gapping each other. Lewis had a fall recovered and got back to Casey before disaster struck.
I didn't see it, but Lewis had "the big one" at warp speed on the straight while trying to grab a bottle. Exit one Lewis and one Giant. It was amazing to see how casual the approach was generally to what were potentially serious injuries before he was eventually whisked off to hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Thereafter Casey had to drive himself to learn what it was like to go hard for the hour and he finished with an excellent win and a whole lot more knowledge going into this weekend's State Champs. Pommy Dan proved he can count beyond 1 and continued on to well earned 2nd while Torq were represented on the final Podium spot and Simon recovered from a fall and a dropped chain to finish 5th.
Well done to Snozz and the gang and we look forward to the next round at Westgate where I think a lot of riders might find the ante has been upped considerably.
Team Trailmix 'Cross
The "guys" from Trailmix not only promoted a great, if under patronised, event today, they were prominent in the results of many races. Here are some examples:
Parlee Z5 SL Owner review 2.
Not wanting to steal the limelight Joel waited until the Tour was over before hitting the Alps. He wanted to enjoy a few of the iconic stages including have a tilt at Alpe Duez, on his lonesome. He purchased his Z5 SL a few weeks ago with this trip in mind and he is more than satisfied with his choice.
His initial reaction to the bike was "What can I say, this thing is unbelievable. More like a magic carpet than a bicycle. Effortless speed combined with sublime comfort."
Upon his return he sent us these shots and note below.
"My wife, Natalie and I spent a couple of weeks in early August in the French Alps enjoying the scenery, summer weather, food and cycling (me on the bike and Natalie in the team support car).
We took in some of the more well known climbs often included in the TdF such as col du Telegraphe, col du Galibier and col du Colombiere. As well as some of the lesser known but equally as difficult ones like le Semnoz (a daunting 18km 7.5% brute shadowing Lake Annecy) and col du Forclaz. But one mountain above all others stood out as the target for an all out assault, the storied Alp D'Huez.
The town at the foot of the Alp, Bourg d'Oisans, is about 140kms from where we were staying. The 280 km round trip on the bike through the mountains was far beyond me so it was decided that we'd tackle the Alp fresh after driving to the base. I've often heard cyclists say that there are longer and steeper climbs and that Alp D'Huez, at 14kms and 7.8%, is by comparison "not that hard".
After rounding the first 2 or 3 corners I soon realised that nothing could be further from the truth. The publicised 7.8% average gradient rides much steeper because the hairpin corners are flattish platforms and the straights are ramps up at around the 10% level. The day we chose to attack the climb was hot and still. The steepness of the straights, heat and lack of shade on the road put me into the pain locker almost immediately. The hairpins make it difficult to maintain a comfortable rhythm. Constantly making you push into the red to maintain your speed and momentum.
Whilst scenic in its own way, Alp D'Huez does not offer awe inspiring views. Distraction from the pain must be found within on this climb. Luckily for me we listened to French pop songs on the radio in the car on the drive over. Many of these replayed over and again in my mind keeping me entertained and partially distracted from the pain as I ticked off the 21 bends one by one.
The top section of the climb has 3 different "finish lines" (Vieil Alpe at 12.2 kms – complete with banner) Bourg d'Oisans time trial course at 13.9kms, and the TdF finish at the summit 14.4 kms). After a very difficult hour or so in the saddle I completed the time tral section of the climb in 58:53 and the TdF finish in 1 hour 15 seconds. I've already suggested to Natalie a return mission next year!"
No rim heat issues for Joel on the long descents as he took a set of our 1300gram custom wheels on his trip and, as he said to a prospective Parlee customer during the week, "they give very little away to my XXXX carbon clinchers".
After Dirty Deeds you….?
You seen the bikes before and after, so now how do you get your bike and you back to shiny as new. The DD CX Flyer is a pointer to the ritualised clean up routine following Sunday's mud fest.
We held out as long as we could but have been prevailed upon to offer a secret viewing here (sorry about the orientation – tips on correcting welcome!):
Face up to it – 'Cross hurts
Last lap, half a lap to go and a rise to get over – the faces said it all!
N1 and N2 @ DDCX
Prior to last Sunday I raised the question whether the two "B Grade" standouts (N1 and N2 to protect the innocent) at the Trail Mix Cross race would be moved up to "A" at Dirty Deeds.
Well, the former N2 (above) fronted and nominated himself in "A" while N1 found, in the face of the prospect of tougher competition, that he had to stay home and wash his hair or darn his socks! Therefore, the former N2 is now the "NEW N1″. Hail the new N1!
New N2 see you at Trailmix Specialised Cross at Lysterfield on Sunday September 4. It is Sunday so you can redeem yourself.
Cielo, Moots and Parlee CX Shots by Brian Mangano
Here are Brian's great shots of Casey (Cielo Cross SS) who was second in "A Grade", Cam (Moots PsychloX) who was third and Simon (Parlee CX) who had a strategic flat while trying to breath through a straw!
You can visit his facebook page here or see the vast array at Dirty Deeds CX
Dirty Deeds CX reveals surge in "Pushy" parents
The great thing for me around these events has been the diversity of participants and the number of kids who just had to be involved.
On Sunday there was young racer on his kick bike who had his mum chasing him the whole way and he just did not want to stop! And you thought it was a long way on 700c wheels.
In one shot it actually looks like mum is trying to take over the bike… a senate committee has been formed to investigate so no result likely anytime soon.
My favorite shot below is of the dad who is either playing the pantomime monster or is sneaking up to steal the bike….
The dedicated dad award must surely go to this man below although there were reported sightings of a cattle prod from within the trailer.
'Cross Dressing
Creativity takes many forms and these two have been consistant "achievers" in the inappropriate dress competition.. – can you be too good at dress ups?
'Cross when your front wheel is missing..
Well how do you get around the the race distance on a bike with just one wheel – you ride ride like breaking a horse and these guys have it nailed! Great to watch – will the State Open have a race for their talents?
Embargo broken on Speed Strip technology…on show at AUSBike
With the assistance of SunGraphics, not much research has been done in the development of this new aid to Triathletes and TT riders with a view to improved performance by enhancing prolonged riding comfort.
Featuring a hard to find, modified polymer and specially developed technology, the textured strip is applied to the top tube and aids in managing the barrier layer along the tube.
The Speed Strip, shown below, is on display at Ausbike this weekend and will soon be forwarded to Slowtwitch.com for exhaustive evaluation.
Meanwhile, work continues to evaluate athlete declarations that the "patent pending" genital cooling effect of "The Speed Strip" can be enhanced by building up the top tube height with multiple applications.
Note: No athletes were harmed and no research or science was employed whatsoever in the development of this technology, only graphic skills.
And its not even April 1… but it is AUSBike.
PS It even covers paint chips on the Top Tube!
Dirty Deeds Vaulting Championship this Sunday
Cycling Edge wishes to encourage the development of sound 'Cross technique (tongue firmly implanted in cheek).
We will therefore make a cash award of $50 in each race to the competitor who is judged by an "independent and revered" adjudicator to have displayed the best leap over a nominated barrier which will be announced prior to the races.
Elements of the scoring may include, but not be limited to, height, length, style and hang time with the judges decision being final.
There is catch and one condition. The catch is that only leaps in the second half of the race will count. Nasty! The condition is that you must be at the presentations to collect the cash. Make sure your number is visible!
We have included some shots of techniques that work and if you go to the Dirty Deeds CX blog you will find some in the gallery that don't!
The MOOTS "Stig"
We had a spare bike hanging in the tent at Dirty Deeds and the organisers were chasing a 'Cross bike for the second placed finisher in the Open race, Cam McKenzie.
Paul accepted the challenge and Cam, who had neither ridden a Moots nor a 'Cross bike, was going to front up for the A Grade race. A quick seat height adjustment and Cam's entire familiarisation consisted of riding around with the sole priority of staying warm and loose……
Cam was flying for the first few laps, did a one time evaluation of the "benefits" of riding rather than running up the hill and was coming to grip with the shift from discs and a sharper turning response.
He assures me that the photo with the MotoX leg action was one where he stayed up. How can he be sure? "All of my stacks were on my left!"
About the third lap, he found out what his between event priority should have been! FOOD. He didn't just go flat he BONKED big time.
Quality wins through and he still held onto the winners lap, coming home in 14th.
Hardly a true show of his or the bike's potential and we feel that he should really have a proper run on the MOOTS PsychloX. Cam will front up to the Trailmix race at Listerfield this coming Sunday in the Elite race…hopefully a more enjoyable and rewarding effort this time.
We will let you know.
Erin Densham also wins at Canary Wharf!
VIS Triathlete Erin Densham made it a perfect pair by "bookending" the win of Kung Fu with a 12 sec winning margin in the women's race. Must be something in that Spanish sunshine!
You can read a report here.
It is always great to work with such focussed ahtletes and to see their dedication and perseverance pay off
Kung Fu does the business in London on PARLEE
A big shout out to "Team" member Brendan Sexton for winning the exciting GE Sprint Tri at Canary Wharf and in the process he gave his custom Z5 quite an airing! Great job Fu!
Above Brendan is playing "the video game" in the fit studio, obviously trying to work off all of that early season flab so he can go down a size in his 2XU gear!
You can view the YouTube highlights of the London race here and keep your eyes out for Pete Kerr another CE fit customer.
Congrats to Dirty Deeds and all who sail in her!
It is quite staggering how much CX in Melbourne has progressed in one year and its future is bright judging by today's event and the number of entrants and spectators. Word is out and spreading.
For me the real stars for the day were the kids who raced and Brunswick Cycling Club for its commitment to bringing Dirty Deeds to fruition – chapeau!
Paul again entered on the MOOTS PsychloX and Simon had his inaugural 'Cross race on the PARLEE CX (alright for some!). A lovely cream IF Steel Cross was also given its chance to shine. Racing in B Grade proved to be a sane decision given the faces on most of those in A.
Paul decided to do a "sponsor's lap" and shot away to lead the first lap and then was content to do some "product evaluation" (ever increasing rapid, shallow breaths) for the balance of the race (he did have some strong words for me on the last lap as I took his photo and enquired as to how much he was enjoying himself!)
Simon did very well for the first few lap before his medically enforced absence from training became apparent. He did very well to hang on for second at the finish and was heard to be muttering along the lines of "next time Gadget" as he headed off straight to a swim meet.
This lovely, understated IF Steel Planet Cross slipped in to Melbourne and had a fine run.
Parlee CX ready for Dirty Deeds
Tomorrow the Melbourne CX Series gets under way at Darebin Parklands and Simon Carey will find out what it is all about on the NAHBS Parlee 'Cross frame.
Rival Moots rider Paul (can he be trusted?) has assembled it in an interim build featuring Paul Component brakes and associated pieces, Record 10 speed with FSA Cross rings, Neutron Ultra wheels with Conti tyres, Deda tape and XT pedals.
In a late surprise today we were given the opportunity to try a Hawk BB assembly (it's green who could refuse?). First impression was good as it spins just like a Campag Super Record Ceramic BB post assembly. Dirty Deeds will test it for sure.
Our Round 2 plan is to upgrade both bikes to some modified PAUL "Royal Flush" suit of Cards single ring cranks and some carbon tubular rims featuring the amazing Dugast Cross tyres we have used previously.
After tearing up his mother's garden and the horses' paddocks by way of a test ride, we received an SMS from Simon with "WOW! this is amazing". Tomorrow will tell. We are sure the temporary Frameskin will be tested.
Jarrod Owen does well at Challenge Cairns
19th Overall and 3nd in Age Group is a great result for someone stepping up to the Ironman distance for the first time, but What could it have been!
Few win on the bike and you can certainly lose it there. Be fast, be efficient and be able to run fast off the bike.
We have worked with Jarrod to refine his position and action on his PARLEE TT to facilitate just that and he has discipline in maintaining it for the whole distance.
You can't however beat a shredded tubular which started around the 90km mark and a resultant 20+ minute loss! The consequence at the end of the bike leg was that Jarrod was 126th Outright and 18th in his age group, 25-29.
Not one to give up, he certainly did deliver on the run with a time of 3.07.32 that was the 6th fastest overall and fastest in his Age Group at every split.
Jarrod's summary was "Position feels great, really good to run off too!" – no kidding.
Well done Jarrod – hello Korea!
Bike riders you have been warned!
Follow this link and pay attention…it will happen, sometime, somewhere in Melbourne….soon! :-)


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As a typical morning goes for DCRamFan, it's a quick jog with the pups, then a cup of coffee with the NFL Network in the background as I thumb page by page through my Merriam-Webster dictionary. Juevos verde con jamon is my favorite book, though the storyline is somewhat difficult to follow. As I got to the midpoint of my favorite chapter of the book (V), I couldn't help but notice a word that I'd overlooked the first four times I read it. Smack-dab in between 'vomiturition' and 'voodoo' was a verb, which had previously avoided my keen eye. I thought I'd share it with you, as it (oddly enough) affects the upcoming NFL draft, and possibly the St. Louis Rams. That verb.....'Vontaze.'
Vontaze /von-taze/
(v) 1. To fall or drop downward at high speed. ex: After a 7-9 season in 2010, the St. Louis Rams vontazed to the bottom of the NFC West in 2011, winning only two games.
For the language of origin, and more importantly, a few thoughts on Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict and his draft stock, take the jump...feel free, however, to test your vomiturition skills at any time.
Even with the addition of Jo Lonn Dunbar, it's fair to say that adding quality depth at the linebacker position is an idea that needs to be entertained by the Rams in next Thursday's draft. Clearly, we've got our guy in the middle, but the strong and weak side linebackers that we haphazardly threw out on the field on 2011, both proved to be more weak than anything else, and were contributors in our teams 31st ranking against stopping the run.
It goes without saying that guys like Lavonte David (NEB), Ronnell Lewis (OK), Zach Brown (UNC), and Mychal Kendricks (CAL) could be available for the Rams early on (late 2nd/early 3rd) in the draft, and would make an immediate impact at the position. With the needs the Rams still have, and the many mocks we've seen/read/created over the past couple of months, it's a matter of differing opinions about who, and more importantly when, we'll address the position. For many, a linebacker in the 2nd or 3rd may be too early. As with every draft, though, as some peoples stock rises, others must fall , I mean - Vontaze.
Just a few months ago (January), ESPN draft/college 'experts' like Todd McShay were predicting Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona St. was a first round talent. It wouldn't be fair, to single out McShay, as clearly he wasn't the only one at ESPN who (knowing what we know now) could've made such a bold prediction....was he? Nope! Better known as 'The Hair' on TST, the one, the only Mel Kiper had his very first 2012 Mock draft on January 18th. In that mock, you'll notice that Kiper has Burflict going to the Ravens at #30. Let's see what he has to say...
"He's been drawing comparisons to Ray Lewis since he got to Tempe, and hopefully Lewis will be around for another year to mentor Burfict. But either way, the Ravens have to consider what they'll do, as retirement talk now is a reality for their legendary linebacker, and Burfict is the kind of player who could develop into a star in his own right in that defense. He is instinctive and rangy, and plays with an edge. He developed a bit of a reputation as a guy who was prone to the personal foul, but if he channels that energy, Burfict could be a very good one. He has a ton of experience as an immediate freshman starter and reads the game pretty well."
Silly, silly perfect-haired man. Thank goodness he's the only one that made comparisons to arguably one of the greatest LB's of all time. Oh....whats that? He wasn't? You've gotta be kidding me! No, Walter, please don't do it!
Player Comparison: Ray Lewis. When Burfict is playing well, his style of play is reminiscent of Ray Lewis. Both are big, fast intimidators who provide an impact against the run and pass. Lewis was the 26th-overall pick out of Miami in the 1996 NFL Draft. If that draft was redone, Lewis would definitely be in the running for the first pick with former teammate Jonathan Ogden and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Burfict is likely to go in the same general area as Lewis in the 2012 NFL Draft."
So, what has happened in the past three months that we're not mocking Burflict in the 1st? Oh, how the mighty have vontazed! Heading into the combine, Burfict was considered one of the top linebackers and a sure-fire top-25 pick. With great size (6'3'', 250 pounds) and incredible aggressiveness, the projections made sense. Some considered Burfict to be the hardest hitter in the entire class. Now, the former Sun Devil might not even be a second-round selection. He ran a 4.93 and 5.10 on the 40-yard dash, registering one of the worst times of any linebacker. Here's a gander at a few of the aforementioned fellas, again courtesy of Walt.
40 Time
10-Yd Split
Zach Brown
North Carolina
33 1/4
Vontaze Burfict
Arizona State
31 1/4
Lavonte David
31 3/4
Dont'a Hightower
32 5/8
Mychal Kendricks
31 5/8
Luke Kuechly
Boston College
Travis Lewis
32 3/4
It's clear to see, based upon the combine results, why his draft stock has taken such a hit. It's not only his combine results that have made teams wary. Burfict's interviews with coaches and the media were described as 'disastrous.' He was dubbed 'out of control,' 'not to be trusted.' For a guy who was expected to be an All-American, he didn't even earn an honorable mention in his own conference in 2011. The reason? His coaches of course! When asked about his lack of production, Burfict said – "I played average. I could've played better. That's what hurt me at times. The coaches kind of messed me up. I didn't know if I would start a game or be benched. It hurt me, but I tried to fight through it."
At this point, we find ourselves a mere few days away from what should be a very exciting draft, and another step towards filling the roster for our new-look Rams team. 'The Hair' pointed out that Burfict was a first round talent, but if we're relying on his prognostications as a gauge of 'what could be,' then we're all in trouble. As noted in a recent front page article by Douglas M, Kiper successfully mocked only one player to their future/current team in 2011. In a teleconference with reporters on April 18th, Kiper said this "...and here's Vontaze Burfict, who's now a late rounder (or an) undrafted free agent. It's pretty amazing." Taking all of this into account, for me, it's not only Burfict's stock that is vontazing.
So what are your thoughts Ram's fans. After writing this piece, essentially blasting Burfict in every way imaginable (both on and off the field), it wouldn't be right not to ask if he's worth giving a chance. Fisher has been known to take on "project players," and I think it's fair to say Burfict fits the description. To be compared to Ray Lewis might be a stretch, but do his size, talent, and aggressiveness deserve a shot? If Fisher can turn him into 75% the player that Ray Lewis was, I'd have to say yes. He could be a steal late (very late) in the draft, or could go undrafted all together. Are his combine results, 'disastrous' interviews, and fights with teammates too much of a risk? He's not 'Four Pillars' material by any means, but if we take a punter before we take Burfict, I'm going to vomiturition!


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Remember when you were younger and you spent full days at the park? Maybe you would go fishing, skip rocks in the pond, or just barbecue. When my children were young, we used to go to our town park nearly every day in the summer. It was a safe place with everything from a pool to a lake to a great big hill that the kids would roll down like logs over and over again.
There were basketball and tennis courts but of course, for kids the big attraction was the pool. It wasn't free but for $100 for a season, approximately a dollar a day, the family could enjoy themselves.
Over the years, cities have invested billions of dollars in parks upgrading facilities and adding safety conscious equipment. In recent years, though, many families have forgotten the neighborhood park. Why go to the park when there is a 16 screen movie theater beckoning your children with a movie about Meatballs falling from the sky? Or sometimes it is just easier to give your kids the Nintendo DS and let them play for hours. The park has some advantages that these other things don't.
First, many children today just don't get the exercise that they need. Schools have cut back or eliminated Physical Education classes and the TV and computers increasingly restrict their activity. My kids were very active and looking back at some of those old photos, they were about the skinniest little kids you could imagine. But in the 70s, every kid in the neighborhood was skinny--the product of home cooked healthy meals and lots and lots of exercise. The park gives them a place to run around and be kids and get hours and hours of free or low cost exercise.
Second, parks are a great place to meet your neighbors or people in your town. We spend so much time working today that we seldom have chances to meet new people. Adults have opportunities to converse over picnic tables while children can have unstructured time to just be children and enjoy trying out the swings, the slides, even a sandbox or play with a ball or frisbee. Maybe its just my bias, but the people that you meet in parks seem to be far more genuine and interested in you than the one's that you might meet at the next social gala. Many of society's elite won't step inside a park for some unknown and probably silly reason.


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Pokémon Conquest Review
Review By Jickle @ 12:51pm 04/07/12
When news of Pokémon Conquest's impending release in Japan (under the name Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition) hit, it seemed like it might well be the rare Nintendo franchise game that was obscure and weird enough to not warrant an international release. A quick read through of the series' history reveals that the 'Nobunga's Ambition' games aren't often released outside of Japan, despite being quite popular there. But now that I've played Pokémon Conquest, the English language version of the unexpected series cross-over, I can't help but wonder why this is the case. If this one is any indication, it's a great series.
Pokémon Conquest casts you, bizarrely enough, as a warlord/Pokémon master. Your quest isn't so much to catch 'em all as it is to conquer the 17 kingdoms of Rensei during the Feudal era by committing a series of hostile takeovers. Of course, this being Nintendo's cuddliest franchise (about slave monsters attacking each other with ridiculous elemental force), most of the characters you'll encounter play relatively nice. You don't so much pillage a kingdom as you do gently remind the local leaders of your superiority through Pokémon battles, at which point they'll typically either leave the castle or bow down before you, joining your ranks.
First impressions aren't great. The DS had already started to show its age years ago, and any new games that release on the system are now bound to initially leave a slightly sour taste in your mouth compared to what you're likely playing on the 3DS, Vita and iPhone. And indeed, Conquest really doesn't look all that swish, despite the pleasant static artwork in the conversation scenes pre-battle. But within about an hour or so the game mechanics start to click, and it becomes easier to move past how decrepit it initially feels. Conquest has more content than the vast majority of HD blockbusters on the market, which means you'll soon stop noticing how few frames of animation make up each attack.
The battles in Conquest are far removed from the ones you're used to from the Pokémon games, and way more advanced than anything I've seen in past Pokémon spin-offs. Conquest is a turn-based strategy game, in the same vein as Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics, except that all the units are Pokémon that are owned by warriors you've recruited. The standard Pokémon hierarchy of effectiveness still stands for all types of Pokémon and attacks, which means that, as always, a fire attack will hurt a grass monster more, a psychic monster will take down a ghost monster faster, and so on (although each Pokémon now only has one attack, so for example a bird that can only use Quick Attack won't do any extra damage to a bug, which is weak against flying attacks in the RPGs). If you're not familiar with the previous Pokémon games you're going to be at a bit of a disadvantage, unfortunately – the game does gently instruct you on which types work well against which other types, but anyone who has played the RPGs extensively knows that each monster isn't necessarily given a binary element type. There are 200 Pokémon in here from across the whole series, so there's bound to be one or two that you've forgotten. Of course, this just adds further depth to the system, if newcomers don't mind learning the nuances.
On the battlefield you move your units around a grid, as is pretty standard for the genre, although there are some interesting twists in level-design. Conquering each kingdom means doing battle with the warlord in charge of that sector. Each warlord has a unique arena, and coming to grips with the nuances and strategies that these arenas afford is excellent fun. There are traps to avoid, shortcuts to trigger, objects to utilise as weapons, pits to push enemies into, different levels and sections to account for and use strategically – essentially your battlefields are weapons unto themselves, designed expertly so that clever players will figure out the best ways to prosper. Some battles require capturing and holding flag points rather than simply defeating all the opponents, which is actually even more exciting – controlling chokepoints and working out the effects of your opponent's attacks becomes especially vital.
It's hard to capture the actual depth of the system without being horribly dull and outlining each and every feature and statistic in the game, suffice to say that there's plenty going on, including a whole system of assist moves and items that I've not gotten into. There is, in short, a lot to learn, but that's not to say that the basics are particularly hard to wrap your head around. Pokémon is, after all, a franchise beloved by kids despite the scope for extreme micromanagement, and that's going to be true of this one as well.
Having said that, the game does throw a lot of information at you in the first 90 minutes or so, and some things aren't fully and properly explained. For example, you can 'catch' wild Pokémon in areas by getting your own Pokémon close to them on the field and playing a quick rhythm mini-game, but you'll likely catch a whole bunch of them before you figure out how to actually swap which Pokémon the warrior that caught them will send into battle. You can recruit warriors to your cause, but if you forget how that's done there's no in-game tutorial menu to remind you, and the systems involved in delegating certain chores to each kingdom can be a little overwhelming. You'll frequently need to move your forces around, and figuring out the exact logistics and advantages of every move soon becomes difficult.
But you'll want to keep going, and keep striving towards getting a handle on everything. The story being told isn't great, but the action, and the constant sense of improvement and escalation, is addictive. Once you start scoping out areas within each kingdom for new Pokémon, plying the shop system for discounts, working towards strengthening your 'link' with your Pokémon through constant battle (and hopefully eventually evolving them) and fighting your way towards being the top Warlord in the region, you'll be hooked. It's got that whole 'play before bedtime every single night' thing going on pretty well.
There's multiplayer too, but unfortunately there's no online mode (although there is a tiny smattering of free downloadable content, possibly added just so that Nintendo could slap the Wi-Fi logo on the box). It would have been well-suited to online battling, since this isn't the sort of game where your friends are necessarily going to be on the same level as you, skills-wise. I doubt this one will take off on the tournament scene in the same way that the mainstream Pokémon RPGs have, either, so most players will likely stick with the extremely meaty single-player mode.
Pokémon Conquest is the best Pokémon spin-off I've played since the heady days of Pokémon Snap and Pinball, and it's deeper than either of those games by a wide margin. It doesn't have the desperate stench of a cash-in that all too many Pokémon games do, and for the first time in ages it feels as though the franchise is breaking new ground (even if it isn't really – I just haven't had a chance to play the original Japanese games it's based on). Don't be put off by how odd the whole thing is, because this is a damn fine strategy game, and probably one of the last truly great DS games we're going to see.
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iPhone's $200 Million Jackpot
Apple's (AAPL) iDay will put a $200 million revenue ka-ching on the end of this quarter.
The temps are trained, crowd control measures are in place and the stage is all set for Friday's debut of the huge iPhone. If Apple can pull it all off, this most orchestrated of product introductions should manage to move nearly 400,000 phones out the door on the first day.
Follow this math: There are 162 Apple stores and 1,800 AT&T (T) shops -- so exactly 1,962 sales outlets will be pushing the iPhone.
With the final changes to the iPhone made last week -- including an improved battery and glass instead of plastic screens -- it's fair to assume the phone has just recently been put into full production. This seems to rule out the notion that there are warehouses stuffed to the ceiling with pallets of iPhones.This would also support the speculation that a limited iPhone inventory needs to be allocated. The current rumor is that each store is being rationed somewhere between 100 to 250 phones. So here's the plan: After closing the stores at 4:30 Friday afternoon, the doors will open again at 6 p.m. to an iPhone wonderland. The special extended-hour sales session will end at 10 p.m. local time. All the campers, long-line sitters and the rest of the willfully determined soon-to-be iPhone owners will likely clean out the shelves in the allotted time. That, of course, assumes that each sale takes 10 minutes or less, and that each store has at least eight clerks ringing the register.
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Guess Who We Caught Enjoying the Cantor Sculpture Garden at LACMA!
Californians have the good fortune of being able to enjoy Rodin's iconic sculpture in some beautiful out-of-door settings. Recently Modern Family, one of television's most popular and honored shows, filmed at LACMA and we caught four of its stars enjoying the Museum's B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden.
Iris Cantor Receives Bard Graduate Center Award for Outstanding Patronage in the Arts
Iris Cantor, President and Chairman of the Cantor Foundation, was honored on April 9 by the Bard Graduate Center for her support for the arts. She received the Center's Iris Foundation Award for outstanding patronage. Other awardees were Dame Rosalind Savill for outstanding achievement in scholarship, and Dr. Finbarr Barry Flood, outstanding mid-career scholar. The awards were presented by Susan Weber, Founder and Director of Bard Graduate Center.
In introducing Mrs. Cantor, Ms. Weber recognized her exemplary support for the arts and the cultural institutions that present them, as well as her inspiring work in improving health care for women. She expressed "gratitude for your passionate commitment to enriching museums and other educational institutions across the country. Your achievements as a patron and an advocate for the arts and scholarship inspire us all. This is the true spirit of the Iris Award, and we are delighted to salute and celebrate your work today."
The Iris Foundation Awards were created in 1997 to recognize scholars, patrons, and professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the study and appreciation of the decorative arts and thereby help to sustain world cultural heritage. The Awards are named for Susan Weber's mother, Iris Weber. The Bard Graduate Center's gallery exhibitions, MA and PhD programs, and research initiatives explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Located in New York City, it is a unit of Bard College.
Cantor Foundation Sponsors Carpeaux Exhibition and Catalogue at Metropolitan Museum
The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux opened to critical acclaim on March 10 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Sponsored by the Cantor Foundation, with additional support provided by the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund and the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund, the show is another in a series of important exhibitions about sculpture that have been presented to the public through significant support from the Cantor Foundation.
This exhibition of 160 works (including sculptures, paintings, and drawings) is organized around major projects that Carpeaux (1827–1875) undertook during his brief career. Groupings of drawings and models trace the evolution of such masterpieces as the Musée d'Orsay's marble Prince Impérial with his Dog Nero and the Metropolitan's own Ugolino and His Sons, also in marble. The artist's genius for portraiture and modeling in clay shines particularly in this major retrospective. (Carpeaux's work was to be an important influence on Rodin, who was a child of 13 when Carpeaux died. The older artist was to Rodin a technical marvel whose aesthetic choices represented much that the younger artist spent his career working to change.)
Writing in the exhibition's catalog, also sponsored by the Cantor Foundation and by the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc., Iris Cantor expressed her admiration for the project: "This exhibition and this catalogue have been monumental undertakings. We congratulate all who have contributed to this effort. We are proud to play a role in sharing it."
The exhibition was curated by James David Draper of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Edouard Papet of the Musée d'Orsay, and organized by the Met and the Musée d'Orsay. It closes in New York on May 26.
Stanford Goes Hands-On with Rodins
Stanford University surgeon Dr. James Chang is fascinated by Rodin's hands. He has developed and is teaching a course titled "Surgical Anatomy of the Hand: From Rodin to Reconstruction" in which he combines 3D scans of the sculpture with medical imaging of human bones, nerves, and blood vessels. Currently Stanford's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Arts is featuring a collaboration between Dr. Chang and its Curator of European Art, Bernard Barryte. Inside Rodin's Hands: Art, Technology, and Surgery, on view at the museum until August 3, explores Rodin's hands as art and as science.
In the exhibition Chang and his students describe the medical conditions that inform each of the hands. Rodin was fascinated by the expressive capacity of hands and he often exhibited them apart from the rest of the body. Although art scholars have long been interested in the medical issues of some of Rodin's hands, this is the fist exhibition to address them from a medical point of view and using modern technology. The Rodin artworks are complemented by photographs of patients' hands who have various conditions ranging from ganglion cysts to thumb amputation to fractures, and by medical texts and illustrations from the 16th to 19th centuries. The exhibition also uses today's digital technology to further reveal the information in the sculpture.
"I wanted to participate in this exhibition for the same reason I introduced Rodin into my seminar: to get students in the humanities excited about the sciences, and to get doctors to step out of the hospital to appreciate art," Chang says. "I have found that artists and surgeons appreciate human anatomy with equal passion."
Foundation Receives STAR Award from OSilas Gallery
On March 1st, Concordia College's OSilas Gallery presented its first annual STAR Award to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Judith Sobol, Executive Director of the Foundation, accepted the Award at the Gallery's annual Gala. The Star Award recognizes organizations that have shown a strong commitment to the arts and have supported the OSilas Gallery in achieving its mission: to integrate the visual arts into the cultural and educational life of the campus and community by providing quality exhibitions and programs that are diverse in style, content, and media; memorable, thought-provoking, and spiritually enriching; and of artistic originality, integrity, and excellence.
The Cantor Foundation loaned an important group of Rodin portraits to OSilas in the fall of 2013 and the Gallery created a lively exhibition around it. Its show, The Bronze Age, included demonstrations of artists modeling portraits and of bronze casting, as well as a trip to Philadelphia to visit the Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania (which was exhibiting concurrently a large group of Rodin's figures, also loaned by the Cantor Foundation) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Rodin Museum.
During October 2013 — National Humanities Month — Bronxville, New York, home to Concordia College and its OSilas Gallery, celebrated the Rodin exhibition by changing the name of the village to Bronzeville!


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Colleges should be compared
Most students remembers taking standardized tests in high school. While we may not enjoy taking these tests, they provide a way to measure the quality of education that students in each school district receives.
Colleges, however, do not have these tests, making it more difficult to measure how well college students are performing across the country.
While there are many college ranking systems, most of these are determined by a school's reputation and admissions-selectivity, not student improvement.
There are plans to develop some type of assessment for colleges to administer to determine how well students improve skills such as critical thinking and problem solving throughout their college years.
Although standardized tests are not a perfect measurement of how students are performing, they can provide a general idea of how well a school is doing to improve students' critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
With college tuition rates steadily rising, it can be helpful to know how a school's education compares to other schools across the nation. Going to college is a huge investment, and it would be beneficial to have a standardized way to compare the value of different schools.
According to a recent article published in The New York Times, there are three tests in use by more than 300 state colleges that are in a group called the Voluntary System of Accountability.
There is the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Proficiency Profile, the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency and the Collegiate Learning Assessment.
These assessments, similar to ones given in high school, test critical thinking, reading, writing and mathematics.
Not only can these assessments help to compare schools, but it can be a tool to show which area an institution needs to improve upon.
However, there can certainly be flaws in administering standardized tests to college students. Once students enter college, learning becomes more specialized as students declare areas of study.
As a result, some students end up taking more science and math courses, while others take more English and humanities courses.
At the same time, showing which areas students test stronger in at each school shows what types of students attend that school. Someone who wants to major in biology could look for a school that tested higher in critical thinking and mathematics.
Another potential problem is that it may be difficult for every four-year college in the country to administer these tests to their students on top of all the other exams they have to take.
While no assessment is perfect, it seems that some sort of standardized test could be helpful for students choosing a college and for educators to improve educational systems.
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The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
"I Think I Know Who It Is"
One night in October 2002, Mary Katherine Smart, who was now ten years old, walked into her parents' bedroom and went over to her father. "I think I know who it is," she told him. "Emmanuel."
She explained that she had been flipping through the Guinness Book of World Records, and it suddenly came to her. The man she had seen in her bedroom, the man who took her sister Elizabeth, was the homeless man who had worked at their house for half a day nearly a year ago.
Ed Smart told the police what Mary Katherine told him, but their response was lukewarm. Emmanuel was already on the long list of people they wanted to interview, and they were a little skeptical of the ten-year-old's sudden recovered memory. The police still considered the late Richard Ricci their prime suspect and conducted their investigation under that theory. Besides, they had already searched their computerized files for anyone who used the alias "Emmanuel" and had come up empty. They didn't realize that Brian David Mitchell was indeed in their system, having been arrested for shoplifting in September. Unfortunately the arresting officer had entered his name as "Immanuel."
Impatient with the police's investigation and doubtful that Ricci was the true culprit, the Smarts decided to initiate their own efforts to find their daughter. They contacted John Walsh, the host of America's Most Wanted, who had just started a daytime talk show. America's Most Wanted had previously given some coverage to Elizabeth's kidnapping, and on December 14, Walsh broadcast a new segment on her, updating the public on the state of the investigation. More significantly Walsh appeared the talk show Larry King Live on December 23 to promote his own new talk show. King asked Walsh about the Smart case, and Walsh revealed Mary Katherine's memory of Emmanuel.
"Their young daughter has now said that she believed that Ricci wasn't the guy in there that night," Walsh told King on national television, "that it may have been another guy that did some work on the roof, an itinerant guy...." Walsh promised that America's Most Wanted would stay on the case.
Seven weeks later, on February 15, 2003, America's Most Wanted aired a new segment on Elizabeth's disappearance, and this time they showed composite sketches of "Emmanuel."
Derrick Thompson happened to be watching the show from his home that night. His jaw dropped when he heard the description of Emmanuel and saw the sketches. He immediately called his brother, Mark, to tell him to turn on the TV. Derrick and Mark were Wanda Barzee's sons. Mitchell was their stepfather. They decided to go out and try to find Mitchell and their mother.
Mitchell's ex-wife Debbie also saw that episode of America's Most Wanted and strongly felt that "Emmanuel" was the man she had once been her husband. She called the police and told them all she knew about Mitchell, including her daughter's memories of being sexually abused by him. It was her opinion that if Mitchell was the kidnapper, he would not have killed Elizabeth.
New information was now flowing in via the television show. The Smarts felt that this was a positive development, but they needed the police to evaluate these leads. However, there was one critical piece of information no one knew at this point. On the day the show aired, Mitchell was already in police custody in California.


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The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association are impressive. Women who took more than 14 tablets a week for ten years did reduce their risk of colon cancer by half. But there's a downside. Researchers also found that all those tablets caused a greater risk of bleeding in the stomach and intestines.
The bottom line in the JAMA report...regular screenings are still the best way to protect yourself against colon cancer.
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"Objects and substances in motion have kinetic energy. Objects and substances may have potential energy due to their relative positions in a system. Gravitational, elastic, and chemical energy are all forms of potential energy."
Here your students can learn about the changes between potential, kinetic and heat energy through text, a series of hands on classroom activities and even an online "Monkey Swing" game.
Students are to work in groups to gather data regarding the relationship between the length of the pendulum and the length of the time it takes for one complete period. Once the students graph the data, they are then asked to predict the appearance of the graph if the length of the pendulum as 2X or 0.5X the original length. The teacher may adjust the difficulty of this lesson according to the level of the student.
Potential and Kinetic Energy
This is an excellent site with many links on potential and kinetic energy. The site has links to animations that illustrate the forms.These were specificly identified for 5,6,and 7 grades.
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Excellent site that clearly defines and explains potential and kinetic energy. The site provides an assessment and examples one using a rubber band.
Scientific Forms of Energy
Excellent site that clearly explains potential and kinetic energy. The site has other resources for energy including a glossary of terms.
"Energy is transferred from a source to a receiver by radiation, conduction, and convection. When energy is transferred from a source to a receiver, the quantity of energy before the transfer is equal to the quantity of energy after the transfer."
Converting Energy
The best parts about this lesson plan are the links to interesting sites that explain about energy concepts. The end product of the lesson is experiments that students have developed and conducted that answer questions about heat energy.
Energy Conversions
This site contains general information about energy conversions. It gives examples of the most important forms of energy and gives some examples of objects that convert one form of energy into another (e.g. electric power plant, automobile engine).
Energy Quest
- Energy Quest is an award-winning energy education website. Students click on items in a room to go to various areas such as projects, library, energy and transportation, homework help, and how things work. Each area also list several links to other information. There is also a link for parents and teachers.
Introduction to Waves
This site helps students to understand the basic structure of a wave. It gives students the opportunity to adjust different parts of a wave such as amplitude, wavelength, wave speed, and phase shift. This first page could be used for middle school students was well as the link entitled waves, while other links could be used for high school students to look at the physics of how waves behave and the trigonometric realms of waves.
IPPEX: Interactive: Energy and Magnetism
This interactive student activity introduces the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism. Shockwave must be installed on the browser. It can be downloaded from the Macromedia Web site
Renewable Resources in the U.S. Electricity Supply
This would be a good site for student reports on renewable resources used for electricity production. This site provides general information.
The Atoms Family
This site provides teacher lesson plans, background reading material, and student activities that show molecular movement at different temperatures. The graphics are great, the student or teacher can choose ability level from K-12, and the activities are interesting. Easy to follow directions for students and teachers.
"Nuclear reactions take place in the sun producing heat and light. Only a tiny fraction of the light energy from the sun reaches Earth, providing energy to heat the Earth, and providing energy that results in winds, ocean currents, and storms. Light is also the primary source of energy for living things. In plants, light from the sun is transferred and stored as chemical potential energy through a process called photosynthesis."
Energy and The Sun
Site explores how we get energy from the sun. The site also has additional links.
How Do We Know Light is a Wave?
Great examples and explanation of light as a wave and a lot of information concering the topic of light.
Introduction to Photosynthesis
This site includes the following: Photosynthesis Intro Page, Energy Changes, FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS, THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS, THE REAL DEFINITION OF ENERGY, FREE LESSON PLANS, Comments, Suggestions, Corrections, Energy Flow in Living Organisms, The Mysterious Everything, Photosynthesis Basics, How Many Forms of Energy?, Energy Pyramids, Food Chains & Food Web Links, Which Plants Use CO2?, Respiration Resources, Photosynthesis Links, Photosynthesis in a Leaf
NOVA OnLine - Photosysthesis
Require Flash. This is an animation of photosynthesis.
"Waves transfer energy when they interact with matter. Examples of waves include sound waves, seismic waves, waves on water, and light waves."
Acoustics of Baseball Bats
This site has animated wave patterns to show the acoustical vibration of baseball bats. Compares the vibration of a wood and aluminum baseball bat. Uses familiar objects to teach science concepts.
BBC Science: How We See Things
This site allows students to investigate the bending of light using mirrors. A quiz is included.
Beyond Discovery
Actual text book that explains how sound travels through water. It explains the history of the first time it was discovered that sound travels through water. Shows what the sound waves look like as they travel through water. Cool site! This is a PDF file.
Creating Sound Waves
Excellent discription of vibrations. Has a link to get more information at the bottom of the page. Click on: Where Do You Go From Here? and you are on your way.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)
! Oceanographers, submariners, whales, dolphins, seals, in short, all working or living in the ocean use sound to sense their surroundings, to communicate, and to navigate. This web site will introduce you to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Includes a sound gallery of 60+ sound recordings and vibration patterns of various ocean creatures to show how ocean depth, temperature and salinity affect sound quality.
Doppler Effect Two Sources
Students can manipulate frequency, speed of sound and speed of objects and then watch two waves vibrate and create interference patterns in this interactive simulation.Gizmo can only be used once a day without having to join.
Doppler Effect Single Source
This page shows the doppler effect when sound comes from a single source. Gizmo can only be used once a day without having to join.
Doppler Effect Applet
This web site consists of an interactive airplane and human. Even though this site focuses on the Doppler Effect, students can clearly see and hear the illustrated sound waves as the airplane flies to and away from the human (sound traveling through a gas).
Five thumbs up. This has audio and reads the text to the kids. You could read it as a class off the computer, or have the kids listen to the computer read the text and discuss the information after the reading. There is also a mini quiz and animated visuals… How Cool!!!
Exploratorium Science "Snacks", Resonator lab
In this "Snack", wooden dowels of varying lengths, each loaded with the same mass, are vibrated at identical frequencies. When the vibration matches the resonant frequency of one of the dowels, that dowel vibrates with a large amplitude. Materials are listed to make a resonance demonstrator, probably best used as demonstration. Simple instructions and explanations provided.
Information on How the Eye Works
This site explains how the human eye uses light to help see objects. Teachers could use this as reference material and learn about the eye before they begin teaching students about how light helps them see objects.
Longitudinal Waves
Interactive graphics that depict what happens to the sound waves when the student "screams" by moving a "chunk." Displacement, velocity and acceleration are depicted. Gizmo can only be used once a day without having to join.
Model Analysis of an Electric Guitar
This site shows how the shape of a guitar can affect the vibration pattern. Nice animations and additonal links for further student exploration.
Nova Online - Sounds Underwater
Learn about animal sounds underwater and how water affects sound waves. This is an interactive true/false quiz that addresses the concept of speed of sound through different mediums. This site could be used by individual students or as a class activity.
Reflection and Refraction of Light
! Here are five interactive games about light: reflection, the visible spectrum and color, refraction, speed of light, and irregular reflection with shaped mirrors. It includes printable activity sheets for teachers that explain the games, give correct answers to the games, and extension activities. When students "win" some of the games they qualify to download a prize. The "prizes" are fun sheets with great light facts or how to build a periscope.
Reflection of Light
This interactive site shows how light is reflected. You can manipulate the wavelength and angle to change the reflected light. You can also access extensive information on reflection by clicking on "Back to Reflection of Light" at the bottom of the page.
Science of Sound-Sound Site
Students can play different sounds to gain an "ears on" experience with different wave forms. The visual design will keep students engaged in the activities. They can make sound with rulers, design an eardrum and experience slinky sound waves. Students can search for different sounds in the online database. You can add sounds to the database so the students can hear the specific sounds that tie in with the lesson.
Science Activities with Sounds and Waves
This site shows how a drum head vibrates and illustrates with an MPEG movie, the motion of a vibrating object. Requires an MPEG player to view
Seismic Waves
This site takes you through both p waves and s waves made during an earthquake and allows you to link to other sites with simulations.
The Physics Classroom
Has great explanations and great animations. This site covers all benchmarks under waves and vibration. Have fun, this is a goldmine of information.
Wave Motion - Echoes
Student interactive site. Needs ShockWave program to work the student activity. Students work on waves & vibrations to learn about echoes. Gizmo can only be used once a day without having to join.
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Tests can usually be run simply as `prove -lr t/`, so usually you can actually hack on the code and test the results without touching dzil.
If that doesn't work, any author I've ever discussed this with would accept a working patch against CPAN tarballs just as well; in most workflows those can be applied to the dzilified git repository as-is anyway.
> Fortunately usually I can prepare tiny stub with Makefile.PL:
I have plenty of dists are more complicated than that…]]>
Actually, I consider garbage collection to be the main mistake in D. In such a low level language, I don't want garbage collection. RAII offers far better control over when memory is freed.]]>
Meta/mymeta file support in CPAN clients is a fairly recent innovation. Before those times, the system just didn't know at all what the dependencies are until in ran «perl Makefile.PL», which made planning more than one step ahead difficult. Nowadays it can do that for modules that have dynamic_config=0, but that's not the default for ExtUtils::MakeMaker or Module::Build.
Also, configure_requires can make this even more complicated than it was previously.]]>
CGI still lives for the same reasons as inetd still lives: services that are queried only infrequently (with a "frequently" being defined by the sysadmin), keeping a process in memory is wasteful.
Exactly. CGI is the only sensible thing for your checkers club's guest book page, so to say.]]>
people expect to build, test and install in separate phases
It's not just that people expect it, it's that sysadmin will demand it. Friendliness to the end-user is just as important as friendliness to the author, if not more so.]]>
There's a flaw IMHO, read() may not return the whole file content (and actually it won't with large files), depends on OS buffering. The usual boilerplate includes a while() and buffer concatenation.
Actually, you're right. Normally the buffering takes care of that, but I've just knocked that out…
So rob.kinyon may be right, it might just be the overhead of the function call (and processing of parameters and error handling etc. within that function) that you're measuring.
More the latter than the former actually, and also the above mentioned looping.]]>


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I've never been a keen follower of the Big East so I never had a chance to watch Jimmy Butler play in college. The only things I know about him can be boiled down to this Chad Ford article and his nbadraft.net profile. I've been able to find a few other tidbits from fluff pieces that talks about his commitment to "team basketball" and I enjoyed this article that said he eventually wants to be able to guard the elite perimeter players in the NBA
His backstory is incredible and I fully understand why the Org. would want another high-character player who is going to work hard and be defensive-oriented (because that's probably the best you can do with the last pick in the first round).
Hopefully, he can replicate Wes Mathews (another Marquette alum) and turn into the "3 and D" guy we're looking for to start at shooting guard (that way, we wouldn't have to give up Gibson, Asik, the Charlotte pick or Mirotic)...but I have no idea if that's possible because I didn't really watch him in college.
For those who are a little more educated on Big East basketball, what are your expectations for Butler? Do you expect him to play this year? Can he eventually turn into a Wes Matthews/Arron Afflalo-type player?


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Another excerpt from my blog, Purple Storm, at NUWildcats.blogspot.com.
This is my week 3 take on the Big 10 as a whole, ranking them by where I foresee them finishing the season, and for teams that play NU, giving our likelihood of beating them.
Leaders Division
- LW (1) Ohio State: OSU further solidified their top position this week a 52-34 victory over Cal, and, surprisingly, they are the only remaining undefeated team in the Leaders Divison. The Buckeyes are not struggling without star quarterback Braxton Miller, as backup Kenny Guiton has performed outstandingly. In this game he threw for 4 TDs and no interceptions. The running game has been impressive as well, with both running back Jordan Hall and Guiton leading this attack, resulting in 332 rush yards against the Bears. You know Urban Meyer is not happy with the 34 points allowed, and indeed this Buckeyes defense does not seem on par with the offense. Nonetheless, Ohio State is still easily the most impressive team in the Big Ten. at the moment, I'm not a huge fan of the 'Cats chances here, but we still have a shot. I'm giving the 'Cats a 35% chance of victory.
- LW (2)Wisconsin: The Badgers lost to Arizona St. last week, but I'm not holding it too much against them. The Sun Devils are a good team, and the Badgers got absolutely no love from the referees. That being said, the Wisconsin defense showed weakness this week, giving up over 350 yards through the air. The Badger run game continues to look good, however, as Melvin Gordon ran for almost 200 yards. I wish the Wildcats got the Badgers at home, but I still like this matchup.55% chance of victory for Northwestern.
- LW (3) Indiana: I'm moving Indiana back into the 3-spot this week, as I believe the week 2 loss to Navy was a fluke. While the Hoosiers' defense is suspect, they have the offense to compete in the Big Ten. Both their pass offense and QB rating, led by quarterback Nate Sudfeld, have Indiana at 11th in the country through these three weeks. On top of this, their run offense is far from weak, putting up 232 yards per game. This Hoosier offesnse is powerful enough to surprise a few teams. Indiana does not play Northwestern.
- LW (3) Penn State: The Nittany Lions drop a spot after an upset loss to Central Florida. While PSU got their offense going, with an impressive 262 yard game from Christian Hackenberg and 128 rush yards and three touchdowns from running back Zach Zwinack, it wasn't enough, as the Knights outgained and outscored the Lions. The Nittany Lions do not play Northwestern.
- LW (6) Illinois: Some will argue that Illinois deserves to be ranked higher after playing a good Washington team tight. I, on the other hand, point to total offense. The Illini got almost doubled up in the game, getting outgained 615-327. The fact that this game was as close as it is is more a fluke than anything, as this Illinois team is weak against both the pass and the run. I'm leaving the 'Cats with an 85% chance of victory.
- LW (5) Purdue: Despite the loss, Purdue managed to redeem themselves somewhat this week, playing a very close game against Notre Dame. Whether Notre Dame is actually a good team remains to be seen, but the Boilermakers certainly looked better than they have in recent weeks. They remain one of the worst running teams in college football, but Rob Henry looked adequate at quarterback. All things considered, however, despite saving face last week, they appear to be the worst team in the Big Ten by a decent margin. Purdue does not play Northwestern.
Legends Division
- LW (2) Northwestern: I can't believe I'm doing this after a weak performance by the Wildcats, but Northwestern appears to be the best team in the Legends division. This is a good team that can do enough to win easily against poor teams even with a sub-par performance, and they've been doing it without star running back Venric Mark. Michigan may again be able to oust them if the Wolverines recover strong this week, but for now, this spot belongs to the Wildcats.
- LW (1) Michigan: There was almost nothing to like about Michigan this week as they very nearly got upset by a truly awful Akron team. While Gardner looked good on the ground, running for over 100 yards, he looked less good as a passer, showing his questionable decision making en route to three interceptions. On top of this, Gardner appears to be the Wolverines' only legitimate running threat, as Fitzgerald Toussaint has been unable to muster even 4 yards per carry on the ground. The defense also looks suspect, giving up over 300 pass yards to a player who could not record 300 against UCF and James Madison combined. This is a team that will live or die with Devin Gardner, and because he is a talented player, they scare me a bit, but I still think Northwestern is the better team. 55% chance of victory.
- LW (3) Nebraska: Nebraska's defense is showing no signs of being able to fix itself as the Cornhuskers gave up 38 unanswered points to UCLA. On top of this, the Cornhuskers organization is now in turmoil as some ill-advised comments from coach Bo Pelini have come to light. There's no doubt that Martinez and Abdullah are talented players, and this Nebraska offense is very capable of putting up points, but the simple fact is this: if this defense remains as porous as it has been, and if Nebraska cannot get past this recent controversy, Nebraska will be no better than a third wheel to Northwestern and Michigan at the top of the division standings. Northwestern has a 70% chance of winning.
- LW (6) Michigan State: Many people are very high on the Spartans right now, due to the fact that the Spartans finally had a solid offensive performance. MSU put up 547 yards, and Connor Cook looked like the quarterback they desperately need. But let's slow down for a minute; they were playing the Penguins. I'm not yet sold on the MSU offense, but I moved them up this week anyways due to the Spartan defense. Their 177 ypg allowed is the best in the entirety of the FBS--they appear to be for real. Even if this offense doesn't click, the defense is good enough to potentially win the Spartans a lot of games. I'm dropping the Wildcats to a 70% chance of victory.
- LW (5) Iowa: How good of a story is Mark Weisman. The former transfer walk-on is nearly single-handedly leading the Hawkeye offense. His 85 rush attempts leads the nation by 10 carries. Despite Weisman's contributions, however, and despite Iowa's victory to Iowa State, this still does not look like a great team. They may be able to squeak by in a few more games, but for right now, they're just not great.80% chance of Northwestern victory.
- LW (4) Minnesota: The Gophers are here do more to uncertainty than incompetence. Starting quarterback Philip Nelson, a huge part of Minnesota's offense, suffered an injury last week. If the Gophers play well without him, or if he manages to return, I will probably move them back up, but for right now, I assume he will not play, and they will struggle without him. 80% chance of Northwestern victory.
In our final non-conference game against Maine, I'd be utterly shocked if we lost. 99.5% chance to beat the Black Bears. This all results in Northwestern having a 2.80% chance of going undefeated, actually down from 3.90% a week ago. Still...
My shoddy mathematical model now projects us 9.30-2.70, leaving us with a most likely regular season record of 9-3.


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Hey Seahawks fans, I have the honor of selecting for your team in BTSC's ongoing Mock Draft. I've been reading the posts so far during my waiting period to post, and like most fan bases there are varying opinions on who should be drafted in the first, with both draft choices. Let me start by letting you guys preview my pick, as I have it now, minus the player. I would like your feed back on your offseason recap as I see it, because no one knows your team better than you (obviously). Let me know if/ where I'm off, or where I missed anything, please.
Start off with a quick(ish) positional analysis. The Seahawks hired a new head coach and VP of football operations, and wouldn't you know it, they got one guy for both jobs, Pete Carroll. Coach Carroll wasted little time in making everyone aware that this is his team now. He traded back up quarterback Seneca Wallace to Cleveland, shipped DE Darryl Tapp to the Eagles for another DE Chris Clemons, signed several under the radar free agents, including LB Matt McCoy, RB Quinton Ganther, and former Steeler special teams ace Sean Morey. They also acquired former Clemson quarterback Charlie Whitehurst via trade with the San Diego Chargers. Pete Carroll also brought in several new coaches, including The "Godfather of The Zone Blocking Scheme" Alex Gibbs (who's draft history, as far as linemen go, can be found here), his O.C. from USC Jeremy Bates and new defensive coordinator Casey Bradley, With an all-time great, future Hall of Fame left tackle Walter Jones nearing the end of his career, and the release of starting safety Deon Grant, and what seems to be a continuous need for a solid receiving target, as well as a lack of a premier running back their needs are many. With that kind of change over, in terms of players and coaches, there is plenty of different directions I could go with this pick. So without further ado...
With the sixth overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft, The Seattle Seahawks select:
And here's where you come in. Let me know who you think this pick should be. Prior polling had you guys selecting Jimmy Clausen, but only with around 35-40% support. I was wondering how that had changed, if at all, with the trade for Charlie Whitehurst. I also saw some strong support for CJ Spiller.
Positions I was targeting include tackle, safety, running back, and defensive tackle. I could also see you selecting a wide receiver and guard, although I think at 6 overall those are much more of a long shot pick.
Selected so far in our draft are Sam Bradford and Russell Okung. I will try and get back as often as possible in the next day or so to keep you updated as to who is gone and to continue the discussion as long as possible up until the pick itself. Thanks in advance for the help.


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1st question: How to draw an animation on standby screen?
2nd question: How to preview the above animation effect in my setting page?
for 2nd question I think maybe I can take a shot on standby screen and draw it to the current preview screen then add my animation on it.
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At his first public appearance in Madison since Friday's announcement that he was setting up a legal defense fund, Governor Scott Walker answered a few questions about the fund on Monday.
"It was done per our attorney talking with the Government Accountability Board. And after that, believing that was the recommendation for how best to proceed," Governor Walker said.
The defense fund is to pay for the expenses of cooperating with a John Doe investigation by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office into activities during Walker's time as Milwaukee County Executive. The investigation has led to the arrest of four former Walker staffers.
Last week, the Governor's office said he had been told he is not a subject of the investigation, but he clarified that statement today.
"I haven't been told that directly. Others have been told that; attorneys who work for the campaign," Governor Walker said. He went on to say he doesn't know who told his attorneys and didn't ask.
"You're asking a lot of questions about stuff that, ultimately, by its nature - not per my request, but theirs - is something we're not asked to talk about until after it's completed," the Governor said.
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text: If the Celtics get Deandre Jordan from the Clippers, they no longer need a center with the 16th pick, so who then becomes their selection at 16? In my humble opinion, I think the Celtics will need a small forward or shooting guard with the pick. I like Pope from Georgia, but I'd really like the Celtics to take a chance on Glen Rice Jr. I think he will be a great replacement for Pierce.