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Freedom New Mexico On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation making it a federal crime to assault somebody due to his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation was named for Matthew Shepard, who tragically became a household name after dying from being brutally beaten and tied to a fence in […]
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Udall: Senate approves key defense legislation
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Press release: Bingaman to discuss health care legislation at the White House
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked to New Mexico radio reporters about the Senate's work to write comprehensive health care legislation and about going to the White House to discuss this important topic.
Letters to the editor: Energy bill disaster for taxpayers
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Bingaman bill addresses mental illness among children
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Sabinoso wilderness legislation now headed to president's desk
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Senate again passes Udall proposal to create Sabinoso Wilderness Area
By a vote of 77-20, the U.S. Senate today passed legislation to designate more than 17,000 acres in San Miguel County as wilderness.
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Editorial: Legislation names can be deceiving
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Bingaman introduces bill to fund wildfire fighting efforts
U.S. Jeff Bingaman this week introduced legislation that takes a big step to help ensure that adequate funding is available to help fight wildfires. Bingaman's bill, called the "Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act," would create a separate account to pay for fighting large, complex wildland fires. The move would prevent the Forest […]
FY09 Omnibus bill headed to president with $44 million in Udall requested investments
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Udall, bipartisan group of senators joing to support families of severely disabled vets
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WYDOT Refreshes Drivers On Chain Law
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding drivers just what it means when the chain law is imposed on the state's highways. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Administrator Colonel John Butler, the state has a two tiered chain law that may be imposed depending upon the conditions. Level 1 restrictions mean vehicles must be equipped with either tire chains or adequate snow tires, or be all-wheel-drive vehicles. Under more severe conditions, Level 2 restrictions may be imposed which require the vehicles be equipped specifically with tire chains or must be all-wheel-drive vehicles with adequate mud and snow tires. Butler says Highway Patrol troopers may make compliance checks when the chain law is in effect. A driver who violates the chain law and causes a highway closure can be fined $750 while other chain law violations carry a $250 penalty.


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For many visitors to Italy, Milan is an entry or exit point (thanks to its big international airport), but most people don't plan to spend much time in the city itself. If they stay, it's usually for a day on either end of their trip, and usually just to see Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper." But you can use Milan as a base from which to explore other parts of Italy – including the great city of Bologna.
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Taking a Day Trip to Bologna from Milan
September 3, 2013
Milan Travel Resources
- Leonardo da Vinci in Milan October 28, 2014
- Eating Your Way Through Milan's Brera District October 21, 2014
- Leonardo da Vinci Half-Day Walking Tour including 'The Last Supper' October 15, 2014
- Seeing the Last Supper in Milan March 19, 2013
- Milan and the Last Supper in One Day May 6, 2014
- With a 15-Minute Time Limit, It's Still Worth Seeing "The Last Supper" April 29, 2014
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Brighton, England's Fujiya & Miyagi return with their first album in three years with Ventriloquizzing. It's another fascinating trip inside the foursome's eccentric electronic sonicsphere, but this time they joined producer/engineer Thom Monahan (Au Revoir Simone, Vetiver) in California of all places to draft their most peculiar and darkest set yet. From the sophisticated, rhythmic synths of "Pills" and "Tinsel & Glitter" to the slithering funk vibes of "Minestrone" and "Tawainese Roots," Ventriloquizzing should inspire you to strut your stuff. Even when David Best's unswerving vocals hint at a more sinister twist on "Sixteen Shades of Black & Blue," you won't want to miss a beat.
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Also available in the U.S. this week is Gang of Four's Content — the English post-punk outfit's first set of new material in more than 16 years. Britain's UNCUT magazine gave it four stars and said it's "as vital and venomous as their incendiary 1979 debut Entertainment!" Stream the album in full via the band's official website. It's quite stellar.
In other music news:
- BBC Sound of 2011 champion Jessie J has finally announced details surrounding her hotly-tipped debut album. Who You Are will include her raunchy debut single "Do It Like a Dude" — which is still burning up the UK Top 5 for the third week in a row — and a duet with American rapper B.o.B. on "Price Tag." The 13-song set will drop in the UK on March 28, while U.S. fans will have to wait until April 12. FIN-AL-LY! (NME)
- Damon Albarn is lending his sister Jessica Albarn a helping hand by penning some tuneage that will coincide a short film adaptation of her children's book, The Boy in the Oak. And apparently there are hints of the Blur and Gorillaz frontman as a wee lad threaded throughout, too. "There are lots of elements from my childhood in there," Jessica said. "Let's just put it like that, shall we?" Jude Law will serve as narrator. We cannot wait for this! (The Daily Telegraph)
- English indie rock songster Patrick Wolf relishes in the warm optimism of love on his forthcoming fifth album, Lupercalia, out in May. I absolutely adore its first single, the divine new wave-tinged "Time of My Life," but its vibrant follow-up, "The City," (out March 14 in the UK) is just as lovely. The video was filmed on Santa Monica beach last December. And check out the Fred Butler Style blog for more goodies pertaining to the dreamy new clip and more. (The Guardian)
- Britain's Everything Everything stole our hearts last year with their infectious art rock style. We still cannot get enough "My Kz Ur Bf," which landed at No. 33 on our 40 Best British Songs of 2010 list. Now, they've taken on Rihanna's "What's My Name?" during a recent visit to BBC Radio1′s Live Lounge. (ClashMusic)
- Echo & the Bunnymen is coming to North America in May to play their seminal first two albums — 1980′s Crocodiles and it's brilliant 1981 follow-up Heaven Up Here — in their entirety. I'm SO THERE! Seems like Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant are into the nostalgia thing as of late. In 2008, the band celebrated their 30th year together with a series of live shows commemorating their epic 1984 LP, Ocean Rain. (Slicing Up Eyeballs)
Since it's late in the day on this new music Tuesday, here's a little vintage Echo & the Bunnymen for your liking:
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Strummin` annual live music concert
Strummin` is an annual live music concert organised by Żgħażagħ Ħaddiema Nsara (ŻĦN). It features a guitar choir which strums along to popular songs in a bid to raise funds for a local charity.
Strummin` Aims
- To empower young people
- To help young people develop their talents and potential
- To promote and raise funds for a good cause
ŻĦN Malta is part of the International Coordination of the Young Christian Workers. This project is in line with its mission to train young workers to give a meaning to their lives and to find responsible and just solutions to issues they face, at local, national and international levels.
Throughout the years, the concert, which is run solely by volunteers, has assisted charities such as Puttinu Cares, Richmond Foundation, Suret il-Bniedem Foundation and the Malta Community Chest Fund, whilst being a launching platform for Maltese talent. The project relies on money received through donations, sponsors and ticket sales.
The project has become increasingly successful at harnessing youth potential into creative projects. The concert is the final culmination of over 1200 man hours with 120 volunteers working in coordinated teams. Strummin' is also a unique nurturer of fresh local talent.
Through the involvement of experienced and trained group leaders, who volunteer their time and knowledge, the project brings together talent and enthusiasm, whilst creating an awareness of different social issues present in the local community.
Strummin' 2014 has kicked off and we are presenting "Strummin' for Change" on the 7th and 8th November.
SELFIE Exhibition @ Studio 104 Valletta
STUDIO 104, Fine Art Space, Valletta is pleased to announce a group exhibition of Fine Art works by renowned and uncovered Local Artists.
Exhibition Opening Times:
27 September to 25 October 2014
Tuesdays - Friday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 11:00am - 2:00pm
An exhibition of contemporary Self-portraits, 'Selfies'
Participating artists:
Victor Agius
Arthur Aquilina
Daniela Attard
Ray Axiaq
Umberto Buttigieg
Debbie Caruana Dingli
Joseph Chetcuti
Alex Dalli
Patrick Dalli
Antoine Farrugia
Rune Bo Jakobsen
Tonio Mallia
Franco Navarro
Reuben Pace
Christopher Saliba
Blanche Schembri
Joe P Smith
Darren Tanti
James Vella Clark
Elisa Von Brockdorff
Get ready to rock out at `The Shelter` Benefit Concert!
Famous Maltese duo Chris and Moira performing with their band, a terrific performer and a rising star of alternative rock music Billy Lee, top ten radio charts band The Voyage, and an Exotic belly-dance show by our special guest, a qualified Egyptian Bellydancer Caramella and her students.
Specially for this occasion, you can enjoy an original fruity Shisha on the cosy tables outside, and also get a chance to win the "Thrill me" album by Malta's favourite classic rock band FIRE!
Come and support us on Saturday 18th October 2014 at The Black Gold in Sliema. The event is dedicated to generate support for father Adriano's shelter for poor, elderly, and socially excluded people. "The Shelter" is organised by African Development Organisation, a non-governmental organisation based in Malta that promotes and supports development initiatives in the areas of infrastructure, education, agriculture and health.
For more details visit: www.ado-ngo.com/theshelter
More Albano this December by general request
CMC Promotions will be presenting, by general request a second concert by
Italy's popular and much loved Artist, Al Bano Carrisi on the 8th of
December 2014, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. The first
concert which will be held on 7th December, also at the MCC, is sold out.
With much pleasure of the artist himself, another chance will be given
to his fans to attend and watch their favorite singer showcasing some of
his popular songs, such as Felicita', Nel Sole, Sharazan, Nostalgia
Canaglia, Liberta and many other great successes. All those present will
be sharing Al Bano's talent and humbleness which made him popular and a
favorite to many.
Tickets for the first concert were sold out in a short time so many lost
the chance to attend. Tickets for the second concert are available online
from www.mcc.com.mt - Infoline 99821250.


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Sir Alex on alert as Inter plan to sell Sneijder
Manchester United could resurrect their interest in Wesley Sneijder as Inter Milan plan to sell their midfielder to raise funds for rebuilding. Sneijder came close to moving to Old Trafford in the summer, but Fergie was warned off by the size of the figures involved in the deal. However, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could be forced to dip into the transfer market this January after the club suffered injuries to a number of key players. The Holland international, 27, will have to accept less than his £200,000-a-week wages if he is to complete a move to the champions. Inter boss Claudio Ranieri has admitted he'd find it hard to sell Sneijder, but hasn't ruled out the possibility of him leaving in January.
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In other news, Sir Alex says he expects Jonny Evans to be out of action for a fortnight after he was forced out of United's 5-0 win over Wigan with a calf injury.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has accused the Premier League of jeopardising his side's title prospects. He is agitated by a new year fixture schedule that gives his side barely 48 hours to prepare for a clash with Liverpool following their New Year's Day clash with Sunderland. Meanwhile, Andre Villas-Boas feels Chelsea's title chances are now over after they fell 11 points behind United and City after drawing with Fulham.
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The nature of literacy is characterized by the theoretical lens that is used to examine it (Ruddell, Ruddell, & Singer, 1994). From a sociocultural perspective, literacy can be thought of as "the ability to think and reason like a literate person within a particular society" (Langer, 1986). For example, 151) years ago, literacy was defined as the ability to sign your name (Flood & Lapp, 1995); 100 years ago, literacy included the ability to retell literal information from a text (Resnick & Resnick, 1977); and in the late 1960's, literacy was expanded to include not only reading and writing, but also listening and speaking (Flood & Lapp, 1995). Today, our culture is becoming more technological as we spend more time watching television (e.g., Neuman, 1991) and using computers (Coley, Cradler, a, Engel, 1997). Both television and computers offer visual and auditory modalities for "thinking and reasoning."
If literacy is the ability to think and reason within a particular society, and our society is increasingly using visual and auditory modalities (see also Berghoff, 1993; Eisner, 1990; Gardner, 1993), then literacy is becoming semiotic (Buchler, 1955; Clarke, 1990; Deely, 1990; Pharies, 1985). Rowe (1994, 1998) uses theories of semiotics to mediate the dichotomous tension between theories which argue that literacy learning is constructed by each individual versus theories which argue that literacy learning is socially constructed (Goodman & Goodman, 1990). Rowe argues that the meaning of signs simultaneously involves individual invention and social convention. Rowe uses theories of semiotics to examine 3-5 year old children's literacy development. These young children commonly use drawings and scribbles which may sometimes incorporate bits and pieces of alphabetic text. Do theories of semiotics cease to inform literacy learning when children learn to use alphabetic text?
The purpose of this paper is to coordinate sociocultural perspectives of literacy with semiotic theories of literacy. This coordination occurs through reporting results from an ethnographic study which investigated the semiotic nature of literacy in a technology based fourth-grade classroom.
Setting and Participants
I gathered data in a fourth-grade elementary classroom located in the southeastern United States in a suburban public school which had the following equipment: 35 computers, 10 printers, 2 televisions, 2 CD-ROM drives, 1 cartridge drive (predominately used for capturing video), 1 VCR, 1 videocamera, 1 laser disc player, 1 modem, 1 telephone, and 1 scanner. Each student's desk had a personal computer. There were five multimedia work stations available in the classroom. Extra computers were used for tasks such as printing and editing a newspaper, and creating animations. In addition, the students could access materials found on CD-ROMs, laser discs, the World Wide Web, videotapes, as well as more conventional materials such as filmstrips (which often included narrated cassette tapes) as well as textbooks, trade books, and magazines. While this classroom was not typical, it was consistent with my research goals.
The class consisted of 13 boys and 13 girls. One boy and 3 girls were African American, and 1 girl was Hispanic. The remaining children were European American. Twenty students had been in a third-grade technology classroom. Most of these 20 students could type over 30 words per minute. The teacher described the class as average in ability citing that no student qualified for special, remedial, or gifted services. The students were assigned to the class by a group of faculty members who intended that the class be representative of the school population with regard to race, gender, and academic ability.
The classroom teacher, Ms. Jones, was as a seasoned teacher with over 20 years of classroom teaching experience. She had received various awards for her outstanding teaching. Interestingly, when I worked with Ms. Jones it was the first year that she had taught fourth-grade or taught in a technology based classroom. She became interested in teaching in such a classroom after attending a district workshop conducted by one of the teachers involved in one of these technology classrooms.
Ms. Jones based her curriculum on inquiry projects and process writing. The inquiry projects involved the following steps. First, Ms. Jones announced a unit from the District's 4th grade Social Studies, Science, Math, or Health curricula. Next, the children silently read from their Social Studies, Science, Math, or Health textbooks to identify topics within these units. Then the class convened and brainstormed what topics the unit might entail. The brainstormed topics were condensed into 7 topics, allowing the 26 students to split into 7 teams with 3-4 members. After teams were formed, the children went to the school library and gathered materials related to their respective topics. These materials included trade books, encyclopedias (hard copies and CD copies), magazines, videotapes, laserdiscs, filmstrips, CDs, learning kits, and information from on-line services. Similar materials were available in the classroom.
The children spent between 30 and 90 minutes a day for an average of 8 school days researching their topics and developing presentations with their inquiry teams, before sharing their findings with the class. The children and teacher developed several options for presenting their topics: Hyperstudio[C] stacks that had textual paragraphs and titles, Quick Time[C] movies and imported graphics, sound effects and narrations; video documentaries; computer generated animations and slide shows; dramatic plays; and demonstrations (which were word processed and copied on the printers for each team member). Throughout each day the children consistently used technology to get information or to make presentations about their topics. During the 18 week duration of this study, the students investigated 11 units. My observations revealed that 78% of the reading and writing activities in this classroom which incorporated technology for writing or research occurred while the students researched or reported their findings about inquiry topics.
Ms. Jones incorporated a process approach to writing within the inquiry projects. At the beginning of the year, she discussed how the writing process involved brainstorming, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing. She posted this process on a classroom wall and consistently announced which step of the process the students should be working. For example, during a poetry unit, the whole class analyzed poetry and then brainstormed topics for poetry. The students went to their seats and brainstormed their own topics. Ms. Jones circulated the room and discussed the topics with each student. If the students' topics were acceptable, Ms. Jones told them they could begin drafting. While Ms. Jones taught the students a linear writing process (i.e., after brainstorming you draft, after drafting you edit and revise), the students typically used a dynamic writing process (brainstormed, drafted, brainstormed again, revised and edited, published, revised and edited again, and so forth). Ms. Jones valued this dynamic process and did not hinder students from using it. For instructional purposes, she taught the writing process as linear.
Before the students were allowed to publish their compositions, they were expected to request feedback from two or three classmates. Ms. Jones discussed with the class that appropriate feedback included at least three positive comments before any suggestions should be made. Ms. Jones valued social interactions among the students, and she saw process writing as supporting an environment where students could interact and learn from each other.
The inquiry projects culminated in the students "teaching the class" what they learned about their topics. In order to teach the class, the students had to determine how to communicate their topics to their classmates. In other words, the inquiry projects required process writing aimed at publishing students' findings toward the goal of instructing their peers.
Data Collection and Analysis
To capture the events of the classroom, I was a participant-observer in the classroom for several hours each day from January to June. I took extensive observation notes that were expanded each day into more elaborate reflections while watching corresponding videotapes and reviewing collected artifacts. The expanded notes were coded as follows (Corsaro, 1985): descriptions of observed activities and social interactions (field notes), my interpretations of these activities and interactions (theoretical notes), and notes about intrusiveness, shifts in data collection methods, and emergent themes (methodological notes). I also conducted formal and informal interviews with the students and teacher, collected samples of the students' work (e.g., animations, multimedia slide shows, written reports) and sources used by the students (e.g., web pages, textbook and trade book passages, CD-ROM articles). After becoming familiar with the setting (weeks 1-6), I videotaped the classroom lessons and literacy activities (weeks 7-18). When segments were needed for data triangulation, I transcribed them for further analysis. Also the formal interviews with Ms. Jones were audio taped and transcribed.
Using the constant comparison method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Strauss & Corbin, 1990), I analyzed the expanded observation notes to examine the semiotic nature of the literacy activities. As hypotheses emerged, I interviewed Ms. Jones and the students. These interviews allowed me to refine hypotheses. I then discussed these refined hypotheses with project debriefers who challenged me to consider alternate explanations and a new round of classroom observations, interviews, and analyses.
Several techniques suggested by Lincoln and Guba (1985) were used to increase the trustworthiness of my data collection and analysis. First, this inquiry occurred over an extended period of time involving more than 400 hours of observation during 5 months. Second, I triangulated my sources (i.e., teacher, students, participant- observer) and my data sets (i.e., observation notes, videotapes, audio tapes, students' work samples). Triangulation allowed me to confirm my findings in three or more data sources until redundancy was established. Third, during data collection and analysis, I purposely looked for disconfirming information. These data were used to discard or revise the emergent hypotheses. Fourth, I met with four debriefers (Lincoln & Guba, 1985) throughout data collection and analysis. The debriefers and the teacher read a final report about the project and offered further suggestions for revisions (e.g., theoretical perspectives and participants' backgrounds). These revisions were incorporated in all reports of the project. Last, by continually generating, refining, and in some cases refuting hypotheses, I developed a systematic way to analyze the corpus of data. Through this dynamic process, the emerging theoretical constructs were empirically grounded and used to examine the semiotic nature of literacy in a technology rich classroom.
Analysis of the literacy activities revealed that these students used many sign systems (e.g., alphabetic text, graphic images, animations, video, audio sound effects, audio narration) and modalities (e.g., visual and auditory). Findings revealed that these signs; and modalities were not isolated from one another as they typically are when students have an Art lesson one day, a Music lesson another day, and separate lessons in English, Handwriting, Reading, and Spelling. Instead, these students investigated such topics as Alaska, Aerospace, Oceans, Geometry, and Safety while perusing historical fiction, science fiction, poetry, autobiographies, non-fiction, and other genres. During these investigations, the students "read" textbooks, magazines;, and tradebooks as well as multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedia articles, laserdics, videotapes, filmstrips, and the World Wide Web. At the end of each project, the students presented their findings to classmates. Again, the students did not use traditional alphabetic text in isolation from other sign systems and modalities. They "wrote" reports (all writing, except for note-taking, was done with a computer) which were alphabetic as well as animations, multimedia slide shows (which incorporated video, animations, audio sound effects, and audio narration), books, magazines, skits, and bulletin boards.
The semiotic nature of the literacy activities in this classroom was evident from the beginning of the study. In order to illustrate the students' use of multiple sign systems, I describe how an inquiry team investigated the ocean. I begin my description after the team silently read their Science textbooks and decided they wanted to research ocean tides, tidal waves, and the topography of the ocean floor. They went to the school library and gathered sources about their topics (e.g., CD-ROM encyclopedia articles, laser discs, videotapes, filmstrips with accompanying audio tapes, books, and magazines). Next the team decided how they would present their information to the class.
Randy: OK, what do you think would be the best [way to present] for our topic?
Simon: OK, what would be good for my thing [the ocean floor] is like I could do, we could do a bulletin board.
Wally: I want to [do an] animation of 2 [continental] plates hitting ... and they are all shaking and everything.
Randy: OK, we could do two [presentation formats], OK?
Richard: Tides, would make a good animation ...
Randy: Well that would be a pretty good animation ... [Simonj could you do a deep sea diver [who explores the ocean floor]?
Simon: I could do a poster.
Wally: On a bulletin board.
Richard: Yeah ...
Randy: Naw, let's just do animation.
Each of the students offered suggestions for how he might communicate the research findings. For instance, Wally suggested that he could animate how continental plates shift to illustrate what causes an earthquake. Richard then made a second suggestion. He appeared to conceptualize how to animate the tides. Interestingly, by the end of the exchange, Randy had taken-up Richard's suggestion about doing an animation. As this example illustrates, the students talked about their ideas around particular research topics and attempted to determine which medium (e.g., animation or poster/bulletin board) best expressed the meanings they hoped to convey.
In the next dialog, Randy and Richard discussed how they could create an animation to show the class how tides and tidal waves occur.
Randy: What is your animation going to be about?
Richard: The tide.
Randy: Why don't you make it from low tide changing to high tide and make the sun changing, or the moon changing at the same time? Would that be a good idea?
Richard: Like the waves are smaller and then they get bigger? ...
Randy: See this is how it does somersaults [he pointed to an illustration in a book and seemed to silently read some alphabetic text].
Richard: See [he pointed to an illustration], this is how I am going to make two little waves then one little wave breaking and then like adding on to the end ...
In this episode, Randy and Richard looked at illustrations in trade books and discussed how to communicate similar ideas as an animation of waves, tides, and tidal waves. In other words, these students used alphabetic text and spatial(1) sign systems to access and discuss meaning.
Next, Randy and Richard went to a computer and designed the spatial context of their topics. Specifically, they used drawing tools and graphics to create a beach scene which included sand, water, beach umbrellas and sunbathers. Then, Randy and Richard animated waves rolling in during low and high tides. Last, they animated a tidal wave which washed away the beach umbrellas and sunbathers. This animation provided a spatial mode for expressing their findings. During their presentation to classmates, Randy and Richard explained their findings through orally stating summaries they typed (alphabetic representation), pointing to a bulletin board which included a commercially produced poster (spatial representation) and student generated illustrations with explanatory captions (alphabetic and spatial representation), and showing their classmates illustrations from books (spatial representation).
Analysis of Randy and Richards' ocean inquiry highlights two findings. First, the student in this class used many sign systems. During silent reading, Randy and Richard read their alphabetic text books which included illustrations. During their datasearch, they examined CD-ROM encyclopedia articles which included alphabetic text, illustrations, animations, narrations, video and sound effects. They also examined laser discs, videotapes, filmstrips, books, and magazines which also incorporated the sign systems available in the CD-ROM encyclopedia articles.
Second, Randy and Richards' ocean inquiry reveals what sign systems the students used in this technology classroom. During data analysis, I listed the sources the students used to learn about topics and the compositions they created which at some point involved technology (see Table 1). Using the constant comparison method (Strauss & Corbin, 1990), I coded the sources and compositions as alphabetic, spatial, and auditory. Subcategories were necessary to distinguish spatial sign systems as either static (e.g., illustrations, diagrams, graphs, photographs) or animated (e.g., animations and video). Subcategories were also necessary to distinguish auditory sign systems as either verbocentric (word-based, Leland & Harste, 1994; e.g., narrations) or nonverbocentic (e.g., music, sound effects).
Table 1: Sign systems of sources and compositions during literacy activities Alphabetic Spatial (Visual) (Visual) S = static A = animated Sources Videotapes * SA Laserdiscs * SA CD-ROMs (including encyclopedias) * SA On-line services * S Filmstrips (with soundtracks) * SA Learning kits (with filmstrip,) * S Encyclopedias (hard copies) * S Trade books * Textbooks * S Sources & Compositions Magazines (commercial & student) * S Newspapers (commercial & student) * S Compositions Hyperstudio[R] * SA KidPix[R] * SA Dramas * SA Bulletin boards * S Suiranaries & Outlines * Student- Published books * S Auditory V = verbocentric N = nonverbocentric Sources Videotapes VN Laserdiscs VN CD-ROMs (including encyclopedias) VN On-line services Filmstrips (with soundtracks) VN Learning kits (with filmstrip,) VN Encyclopedias (hard copies) Trade books Textbooks Sources & Compositions Magazines (commercial & student) Newspapers (commercial & student) Compositions Hyperstudio[R] VN KidPix[R] VN Dramas VN Bulletin boards Suiranaries & Outlines Student- Published books
Data analysis revealed that the students in this technological classroom consistently accessed and produced materials that involved alphabetic text in conjunction with spatial images and auditory information. Furthermore, these sign systems were commonly interdependent. In other words, the students used sources and created compositions which used alphabetic text, art, media, music, sound- effects, mathematical symbols, and other sign systems that were not isolated from one like they often are in traditional curricula. Instead, they were used as interdependent entities that fostered understanding and expression of a cohesive whole.
From a sociocultural perspective, these literacy activities are similar to what persons in our society do to "think and reason like a literate person within our society." Based on theories of semiotics, multiple sign systems and modalities help us examine not only young children's literacy development, but also older children's literacy development. One implication from this study is that elementary teachers may need to cease isolating literacy into separate content areas (e.g., spelling, handwriting, reading, English, art, music, drama, speech, math, social studies, science) because this is not how our society thinks and reasons in our increasingly technological environment. A second implication is that technology may provide a bridge between literacy which occurs in our society and literacy education which needs to occur in our schools. A third implication is that technology may allow teachers to provide instruction when and where it is needed instead of in a predetermined sequence that students may or may not need. As demonstrated in the project classroom, the students "naturally" integrated multiple sign systems and modalities. In turn, the teacher was able to circulate the room and provide instruction as the students attempted to "read" and "write" with each system and modality. A fourth implication is that standardized tests may need to be reconsidered. If literacy is semiotic, then tests which focus on labeling various aspects of the alphabetic sign system may not be valid measures of literacy.
The aforementioned implications drastically alter our current perceptions of literacy education. To mention a few alterations, these findings indicate that we need to change the literacy curriculum K-16, the role of the teacher, the role of the students, our standardized tests, and what we sanction within schools as literacy instruction and learning. Are we prepared to take such drastic alterations? Does the coordination of sociocultural theories and semiotic theories of literacy make such changes inevitable? Or does such a coordination exacerbate the already volatile field of literacy education (e.g., whole language versus phonics issue)? As the social context for education continues to change, it is important to reconsider the nature of literacy.
(1) While alphabetic text is spatial, I use this term to refer to two dimensional representations of three dimensional objects (e.g., illustrations, animated images, and video).
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"Last year SABAM played down the significance of its victory".... you mean, played UP.... right? They could hardly have played it up more than they did... it was on news site known to mankind.
But everybody loves SABAM!
Except for musicians, but they're a minority, so what. The guiding principle is: equal misery for all.
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I've lived in Belgium for years. Trust me, the courts and politicians here make their British equivalents look like legal and philosophical giants (think Solomon/Socrates/Occam etc).
This is the country that's spent nearly 2 years without an operational government.
This is the country that's about the size of Wales, but has 5 governments.
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This is the country where just having an internet connection means you pay those b*stards at AUVIBEL about 30 euro per year to "compensate" for assumed copyright infringement. Lets not get started on levy of CDs/DVDs etc.
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We were led astray by a low-level IT employee who has since been fired.
You KNOW how this works. None of the lawyers or upper management will be touched.
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Why not do this to BT?
After all, they are planing to deploy systems that do deep packet inspection, so they can no longer claim to be a simple "common carrier", unable to ploice the data stream, and thus should be held liable for all illegal content on thier network.
That would be sweet justice!
OK, a bummer for everyone in the long term...
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"We don't like rice, so I created this yummy stuffed pepper recipe using fresh potatoes from my garden," relates Joyce Jandera of Hanover, Kansas.
2 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min.
2 medium green peppers
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 medium potato, peeled and grated
1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash coarsely ground pepper
1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large saucepan, cook
peppers in boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold
water; invert on paper towels.
In a nonstick skillet, cook beef and potato over medium heat until
meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the chili powder, salt and
pepper. Spoon into peppers.
Place in a small baking pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake
at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered,
5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutritional Facts:
1 stuffed pepper equals 332 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 487 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 29 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
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James Turrell, "Roden Crater and Autonomous Structures"
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Turrell's decades-long megaproject—creating a naked-eye observatory out of an extinct volcano in northern New Mexico—serves as centerpiece of this exhibition, which features the artist's photos of the project site, bronze and plaster models of the various chambers and spaces designed for the crater's interior, and various spin-off installations. As is usually the case when experiencing the artist's exploration of perceptual phenomena, the mind invariably trumps the eye in this show.
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LONDON (AP) -- Lending rates among banks in the U.S. and Europe have edged barely lower Monday, suggesting concerns over global economic growth are keeping credit conditions tight.
The rate on three-month loans in dollars -- known as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor -- has edged down to 3.51 percent from 3.52 percent on Friday.
The so-called European Interbank Offered Rate for three-month euro-denominated loans has eased to 4.912 percent from 4.918 percent.
The rates have fallen steadily for over 10 days as confidence in the banking industry has been helped by rescue measures announced by governments and central banks this month.
However, the improvements are tapering off on mounting concern that a global economic recession will keep banks' balance sheets under pressure.
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One of the most controversial moments in wrestling took place when Eric Bischoff signed Alundra Blayze away from WWE. Well, it turns out that the former WCW president is still close to his former employee. The two of them were spotted hanging out together in Arizona recently.
While WWE is still mulling over the candidates to induct the Ultimate Warrior into the hall of fame during Wrestlemania 30 weekend, CM Punk has revealed that he has asked management for the role. The feeling backstage is that officials are hoping to get Hulk Hogan to do it.
The leading candidate to win the Royal Rumble right now is Batista. WWE is said to want to capitalize on the momentum of his return by throwing him immediately into the main event scene of Wrestlemania 30. A title match against Randy Orton has been heavily discussed backstage.
"Maybe the reason I don't like you hitting on me isn't because I'm mean- maybe I'm tired, or taken, or you look like a mass murderer."
- AJ Lee
Former TNA knockout SoCal Val posted an interesting picture of herself riding in a shopping cart.
Mickie James posted an old school picture of herself sleeping on a military plane while working for WWE.
Jake Roberts posted a picture of himself with former WCW star Marc Mero.
Since some fans requested to see it, Rob Van Dam posted a picture of himself with long hair on Twitter.
Aksana is the latest WWE diva to be featured in a "day off" photo shoot.
A picture of Kurt Angle and Gail Kim in India. The two were sent by TNA to do a special promotional tour for the company.
"Yes, of course. I'm Mexican. I grew up watching him. I saw him several times before he came to WWE or any other company in the US. He wrestled for years and years in Mexico, especially in Ciudad Juarez. I've always admired him. He started from the bottom and at the end of his career he was one of the most amazing, most popular Superstars in the world."
"Everything kinda went downhill very fast. There was an accident that my son was involved in, and a good friend of ours was in the accident with my son. Just the marriage basically crashing and burning. After the show [Hogan Knows Best], I kinda hit rock bottom. Everything got dark, everything happened at once. I was drinking alcohol very heavily. It just all kept piling up, it all kept mounting and mounting and I didn't know how to handle it. I always wondered how could someone possibly take their own life, and so I got to that point where I said, 'You know what, maybe this would be easy. You know, maybe this would be an easy way to fix things.'"
"I was doing everything I could to kill myself except put a loaded weapon in my hand."
Now that he is done filming Guardians of the Galaxy, Batista is back in the United States and just taking a break from working.
Tamina Snuka posted a picture of herself having dinner with the Usos and Camacho.
Through Twitter, Sheamus and Mark Cuban joked around with one another about the Dallas Mavericks and their on screen incident in WWE.
Chris Jericho revelaed that he ran into Hulk Hogan recently, and the two of them shared a very good conversation.
Former TNA star Homicide and Devon recently met up in San Antonio.
Eric Bischoff posted a picture of his wife, as the two of them visited a really small town in Wyoming.
WWE has sent out a memo, stating that the company will be allowing Chris Benoit footage to air on their new network. There will be a warning before each show that he is featured on. No word yet on why the company has changed their policy.
Jim Ross has answered his final question about Chris Benoit. The long time WWE commentator has told fans to stop asking him any further questions about the former world champion, as he is tired of repeating himself on the matter.
"One night, Chris ended up killing his wife and his kid. That is an act so terrible and horrible I can't even comprehend or guess as to what happened in that house. That will always overshadow any accomplishment Chris had in the ring. He'll never be in the Hall of Fame, it will just never happen. His career will speak for itself but his record as a human being, his first and foremost, and those actions will never be forgotten. That's my feelings on that, we don't even need to talk about the Hall of Fame. Speaking for myself, Chris Benoit as the person I knew, loved him. Chris Benoit as a wrestler, loved him. Chris Benoit as the person who did what he did, unforgivable. Bottom line."
"Well first and foremost, what I think about Chris Benoit is that guy was one of the most nicest guys I ever met in my life. He's one of the most talented, hard working cats I'd ever seen in the squared circle. Anybody who knew Chris would tell you those exact two things. That guy loved the damn wrestling business, he was born to be a wrestler and was absolutely phenomenal. Drawing a lot of his influence from The Dynamite Kid, he blazed a path as the Pegasus Kid and his legacy as The Crippler Chris Benoit was just one hellacious career."
"Chris was dark, he was extremely dark. We used to have a joke that Chris was tri-polar, because it was a step up from bi-polarity. He would flip sometimes. I think a combination of Chris' background of with steroids, mixed with the partying, is a recipe for disaster. One of them is a recipe for disaster. Its literally taking Drano and pouring it on your hard drive. See what that does for your computer."
Chris Benoit shocked the wrestling world when he was able to win the Royal Rumble and earned himself a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. He was successfully able to eliminate the Big Show to win the match.


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Networking event: Gorge Green Drinks
- When: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Presented by Gorge Owned (GO!). Learn how a third-generation orchardist family has kept its business thriving in the upper Hood River Valley. Tour the orchards and enjoy local food, wine and beer. Bring your shopping bag and boxes to stock up on the seasonal offerings.
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Pierre Huyghe
This exhibition marks the first major retrospective of the work of Pierre Huyghe (b. 1962, Paris). Huyghe creates films, installations, and events that blur fact and fiction, reinvent rituals of social engagement, and use the exhibition model as a site for playful experimentation. Organized thematically, the exhibition covers more than two decades of Huyghe's career, with a focus on cinema as both model and matrix. By filming staged scenarios, Huyghe probes the capacity of art to distort and ultimately shape reality through methods that are filmic, spatial, or social.
In keeping with the artist's desire for a non-hierarchical presentation, the exhibition is designed as a single, extraordinary environment, like a park or garden: a public sphere where a visitor can walk, reflect, and take in a variety of attractions through participation, thoughtful immersion, or simply as a passer-by.
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BOSTON — Chris Sale, the people's choice, is going to his third All-Star Game.
That it took a Final Vote was as puzzling to the White Sox as plate umpire Tim Hudson's eye in their 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings Thursday.
"I don't know how he went to the Final Vote,'' said Sox left-hander Jose Quintana, who took a perfect game into the sixth inning Thursday. "For me, he's the best lefty in the American League.''
Sale will take an 8-1 record and 2.08 ERA into Tuesday's midsummer classic at Target Field in Minneapolis, his third in three years as a starter. He pitched two perfect innings at Citi Field last July, earned the victory, and likely would have been named MVP had retiring Mariano Rivera not been the sentimental — and deserving, Sale insisted afterward — choice.
Sale, 25, who will be fresh on four days' rest Tuesday, said going to the game is far from becoming old hat.
"I definitely still get excited,'' he said Thursday. "I still am appreciative of being able to experience that and do that again.''
A count of 6.7 million votes gave him a wire-to-wire victory in the online balloting that started Sunday.
"That's crazy,'' he said of the vote total. "Obviously I have to show my appreciation to the friends and family and the fans that voted. This is because of them. If I do pitch, I have to pitch good, right?''
Sale enjoyed the week of support from the Sox organization, which teamed with the Washington Nationals in cross-promoting Anthony Rendon. The Sox are good at this — they also pushed Scott Podsednik (2005), A.J. Pierzynski ('06) and Paul Konerko ('11) in Final Vote victories — and teammates joined in by wearing T-shirts and pushing the #TargetSale hashtag on Twitter all week. Sale joked that he was kissing babies in Boston.
Sale joins first baseman Jose Abreu and shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who were named to the AL squad Sunday. It's a first for them, but Sale might be more stoked because he's been there before.
"No matter how many you make, you still get excited about it,'' he said. "It's a fun experience, especially to have my family up there with me to experience it with them. Looking to have another good time.''
Sale said it was "cool" that Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo won the NL Final Vote, adding it is "great for the city of Chicago."
The polls closed at about the time the Sox game started in Boston, at 3 p.m. CDT, and the results were known about a half an hour later.
"Once it hit around 3:45,
4 o'clock, you start bouncing a little bit. It was a good outcome, so it was worth the wait.''
The outcome of Thursday's game was not so good. The Red Sox won in walk-off fashion for the second time in less than 24 hours, scoring the winning run in the 10th on Mike Carp's pinch single against Ronalid Belisario after the Sox had tied it in the ninth on Conor Gillaspie's third homer of the series.
The Sox haven't complained about umpiring much this season, but were unhappy about a ball-four call on Daniel Nava's leadoff walk in the 10th.
"I don't know if [Hudson] didn't see it or not, but he threw a pretty good pitch,'' manager Robin Ventura said.
Pitch Trax also supported gripes about 3-0 strike call to Konerko in the ninth (before the Gillaspie homer), and a couple of pitches by Quintana in the Red Sox' three-run sixth. That said, the Sox were 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
"We had plenty of guys on base to knock in and didn't do it,'' Ventura said.
The loss, which gave the Sox a 2-2 series split after they won the first two games, left Sale talking about the All-Star honor in the middle of a subdued clubhouse. He beat out Angels right-hander Garrett Richards, Tigers righty Rick Porcello, Indians righty Corey Kluber and Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel.


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Category: biblical names
By Aurora Firth aka auroradawn
Do you want to name your baby from the Bible but are put off by the popularity of Jacob or Abigail? Are you looking for a great name that no one else is using? Consider these 22 obscure yet usable choices. I eliminated a few favorites, such as the jubilant Jubal, in favor of names more likely to be new to many Berries.
Some things I learned: brothers Huz & Buz and Muppim & Huppim (not kidding!) testify that matchy sibsets are nothing new. Many Hebrew names, especially ones ending in -iah (signifying Jehovah), were unisex. It's difficult to ascertain the meaning of many names, partly due to homophony (see the recent post.)
I hope you enjoy the list as much as I enjoyed compiling it!
Ashbel – this name, which comes with cool nickname Ash, belonged to a son of Benjamin. Ashbel Smith was an American medical student befriended by James Fenimore Cooper when they were in Paris in the 1830's.
Classic baby names can encompass several different categories. There are Biblical names, from Anne to Zachary. There are names rooted in ancient cultures, including Atticus and Juno, which have survived or are being revived today.
And then there are the classic names that have been well-used in English-speaking cultures over the decades and centuries. While classic names by any definition do move in and out of style just like other names, some manage to endure better than others and become, well, the most classic classic names.
Here, our picks for ten of the best classic baby names today.
Catherine — The Duchess formerly known as Kate has done much to swing fashion toward the C-beginning version of this most classic of girls' names. Catherine, classic in any spelling, has been borne by saints and queens along with some of the most inspiring literary heroines, including Heathcliff's Cathy of Wuthering Heights. Greek for "pure," Catherine comes in countless international variations and with a wide range of nicknames. Most stylish today are Cate or Kate or the vintage-feeling Kay or Kitty.
It seems that just about every few decades since the 1940's, one Old Testament patriarch name has entered the popularity list's Top 5, some lingering longer than others. From the forties through the early eighties it was David, joined by Joshua in 1983, Daniel for the single year 1985, Jacob ten years later– and holding first place for the past thirteen years– and Ethan (a more minor biblical figure) in 2002.
And now we have Noah, which entered the golden circle last year at Number 5.
Noah fits right into this group—like the earlier Joseph, and David, Jacob and Ethan, it's a simple, modern-sounding two-syllable name with a strong first syllable and softer second. And like Joseph, David, Daniel, Joshua and Jacob, Noah comes with a dramatic narrative that's well known to most children.
As every Sunday school alumnus knows, Noah was deemed the only righteous man of his time, singled out by God to survive the great flood sent to punish an evil world, and instructed to build an ark to save his family and all species of animals from the flood.
Washington State berry Katy is a mother to three girls with meaningful names and spirited nicknames, a tradition she'd like to continue with her fourth child. Can this berry find a name that fits her criteria and her sibset? Here is what she says:
"My husband Colin and I are expecting baby #4! We have 3 daughters, 6 year-old twins Isobel Rose & Liv Michaela, and a 3 year-old Zoie Grace. Isobel's name means pledged to God, Zoie and Liv's names mean life.
We don't know the gender of the baby yet, but we've been searching for a name that has a meaning similar to Isobel's. We want to stay consistent. So far we've come up with Jack, Matthias, & Theodore (our favorite) for a little boy and for a little girl we found Elliot (our favorite), Libby, & Thea.


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Twilight Zone Lyrics - 2 Unlimited
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R: First to the bass in to the jam
Then let the music take command
Back to back to another dimension
Stop the force and pay some attention
Music to party, music to dance
The new follow-up of public demand
Slick as five da la megaphone
Take you down to the "Twilight Zone"
R: Enter the clock and turn the body upside down
Grab the microphone it's upon the sound
You want more more you get
We're 2 Unlimited in effect!
Check up the sound and stop this distortion
When we get the fittess, here's another portion
Just lay back as we take control
Take you down into the "Twilight Zone"
A: This is the twilight zone
And you're not on your own
We take you to the twilight zone
It is the twilight zone
You better shake your bones
And come on down the twilight zone
A: Come on baby!
I'm gonna take you to the "Twilight Zone"
R: Have a good time, take a break
R: Hang with another first of the chapter
Straight to the heavyweight, for worst or better
Fishes in the way, found in the vicinity
Slaming DJ's with the rhyme capability
Listen to the jam as we go wild
Check your MC's versitile
Me and the lady howl megatone
Fuck you up in the "Twilight Zone"
A: Woow
A: This is the twilight zone
And you're not on your own
We take you to the twilight zone
It is the twilight zone
You better shake your bones
And come on down the twilight zone
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a good song to excersize too. | Reviewer: lisa | 7/26/2004
A good song to walk on the tredmil too. It's got the foot beat for it lol.
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