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slice of color and a cut or two,
and another paper butterfly is born.
IV drips in the hand
keeping everything in place
while the cuts and tears and folds
keeps going on.
One thousand, six hundred and sixty six.
That's the number
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One thousand, six hundred and sixty six.
Until she can get a wish.
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and shown her how to make them
but she had only made thirty out of the
one thousand, six hundred and sixty six
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in that hospital that our patient was at.
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from our patient who will not last much longer.
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is for her family to be happy when she's gone
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after she has gone.
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because she knows
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Russia is pointing the finger at Google claiming that it's responsible for causing the trouble in the Egyptian revolution, which eventually saw the departure of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.
Speaking in an interview with the WSJ, Russian deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said: "Look what they have done in Egypt, those highly-placed managers of Google, what manipulations of the energy of the people took place there."
We assume Sechin was referring to Google executive, Wael Ghonim, who became a key figure in the Egyptian escapade.
Ghonim was in Cairo for a conference when protests broke out over the country's failing economic policy, government corruption, and the 30-year reign of President Hosni Mubarak. He first made headlines in late January when reports emerged that he had gone missing.
Google later confirmed that this was the case and he quickly became a spokesperson for the April 6 youth opposition group in Egypt before being released after more than a week.
Being part of Google, the exec wasn't shy in coming forward and telling the world that he was the one who had created the Facebook group that has been instrumental in the ongoing movement in the country.
Although Sechin did not elaborate any further, his comments may begin to stir up questions about what role the internet has in both Russia and in the Arab world.
It's no secret some Arab states, previously including Egypt and Libya, censor the material their citizens can access, but Russia in contrast has a fairly relaxed policy, even though it is used to moan about the head honchos in politics. This, could however change given Sechin's views and Russian citizens could find themselves behind a wall.
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Yeah, I'm not surprised that members of the government of a country that controls their media absolutely would see free & open use of the internet as "facilitating revolution".
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You might already know David Friedman's work: To design fans he's Ironic Sans, a charmingly deadpan commentator on visual culture. Or you may know him as the guy who invented the word keming, his coinage for bad kerning. (Get it?)
"I never take it for granted that anyone knows who I am," Friedman says. "A lot of people know what I've done but don't know it's all done by the same person." So you might not know that he's also the photographer shooting portraits of American inventors as part of a series that's taking him across the country, putting him in the living rooms of the country's most intelligent — and kooky — personalities.
Friedman is now working on both an app and a book to bring the series to a wider audience, while continuing to profile scientists, engineers, and thinkers who have invented everything from the Practicello to the massage chair.
We caught up with Friedman at his home-office in New York to find out what inspired his latest project.
Wired Design: I'm looking at your very first portrait from 2008, of an inventor who created a videogame controller with some Legos and a trampoline, and all I can think is, how did you find this guy?
David Friedman: I started Ironic Sans when I was a staff photographer for Ralph Lauren, and in 2007 I quit to freelance full-time. One of the things that people knew about Ironic Sans is that I often posted my own ideas for funny, impractical inventions. I realized I do like invention, I do like creativity, and maybe I can come up with a project that merges the two. So I had in my mind that I'd do a project on inventors.
That year I was a speaker on a panel at SXSW and I decided to bring my camera. I had never been to Austin before, so I thought maybe I'd meet someone who would fit the bill for my inventor project. I happened to meet this guy at a maker event. We got to talking, turned out he lived in Austin, so one morning I went to his house and we did this photo shoot.
WD: Is that how you meet most of your subjects? By chance encounter?
DF: I started going to local meetups on Long Island, in New Jersey, and in Manhattan for aspiring inventors where there's an established inventor and a patent attorney and maybe a conversation moderator who answer questions and help each other out based on their experience.
I'd ask to speak to the group, give my little spiel, and pass a notebook around, so I found a few people locally to photograph. After I did a few of them and realized that the project had legs, then I started to travel.
WD: Do you have any kind of parameters for what kinds of inventions you want to include?
DF: That's a great question. At first I wasn't picky. You had to let me come over, and you had to have some kind of invention — not just an idea. As I added more and more people to the project I became more selective.
I don't want too much overlap. So if three people who reach out to me tell me about their great garbage-can deodorizer, there's no reason for me to have three of those. I tried to give it a broad range of the kind of invention and also the kind of inventor. For example, I would like to have more women inventors in my project.
WD: I was going to ask about that.
DF: The vast majority of the women who I've communicated with have inventions that are domestic, for the kitchen — things that make it easier to raise a baby. I don't want to give the impression that that's all women invent is stuff around the house. So that's actually been a little hard because I do turn down some women.
I do have Esther Takeuchi, and I was very fortunate to get her. She is a great role model. One reporter determined that she holds more patents than any other woman. And her patents are engineering patents — she's a chemical engineer. She's a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, which specifically recognizes her inventions in medical batteries, the batteries that fit into medical devices like pacemakers. She has literally saved millions of lives.


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Seattle is home to excellent shopping all over the city, including downtown, in Fremont, the International District, Pike Place or the University District. Downtown Seattle shopping is a square of several blocks with large names such as Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom and Gap. Downtown is also the location of Westlake Center Plaza and Pacific Place, both large malls with various shops and eateries. Pioneer Square isnt just the location of the original Starbucksit also has some of Seattles best shopping. The International District, just south of Pioneer Square, features about eight blocks of prime shopping with roots from all over Asia. When weary from shopping, the ID has many delicious restaurants to choose from. Pike Place Market is Seattles famous waterfront shopping area that features local produce, fresh fish and an abundance of incredible restaurants.
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Seattle's downtown shopping district is a compact square of several blocks with brand names like Urban Outfitters, Gap and Nordstorm. Fashion boutiques like Betsy Johnson and Isadora's Antique Clothing dot the urban landscape and offer Seattle shoppers more eclectic options. Downtown Seattle shopping can feel like Fifth Avenue, especially as you stroll by fashion stars like Banana Republic or Nike occupying their own buildings. Westlake Center Plaza, a nearby mall, features local and international home designers as well as a top floor food consortium. If the Seattle rain catches you, shoppers can duck into Pacific Place and shop at Ann Taylor and J. Crew or catch an afternoon flick on the top floor movie theatre. Seattle shoppers tired of schlepping around their shopping bags can unwind at the many fine high-end spas and salons or duck in for a latte at Nordstrom Cafe.
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Epicenter: Maynard Ave. & Weller St., Seattle WA
Seattle's International District transports Seattle visitors to the tastes and sights of Asia. The "ID," as locals call it, is a colorful consortium of restaurants, shops and cafes of a dozen different ethnic varieties. Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander are just some of the international nationalities represented in this shopping expanse of eight-city blocks just south of Pioneer Square. Visitors walking through this diverse Seattle shopping and food district will find a fortune cookie factory, bustling dim sum restaurants (Top Gun is Seattle.com's favorite), herbal pharmacies and Kinokuniya, an international bookstore that houses top-notch Asian cookbooks. Visitors in need of additional background about Seattle's International District can visit The Wing Luke Asian Museum, which depicts the neighborhood's history in pictures and artifacts. Seattle shoppers cannot miss Uwajimaya, a sprawling Asian food and products court with miles of seafood, fresh vegetables and specialty candies.
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Epicenter: Pike Place and 1st Ave., Seattle WA
Seattle's waterfront Pike Place Market is one of the most colorful and energetic shopping districts in the Pacific Northwest. Serious Seattle shoppers should consider world-famous Pike's Place Fish Market a priority on their Seattle shopping list. The highlight is Pike Place Market's "flying fish," when fish merchants throw cuts of fish to each other across their stand to the delight of awestruck onlookers. A cobblestone street, lined with vendors selling handmade arts and crafts, a dazzling array of multicolored fresh flowers and photographs of scenic Seattle landscapes, winds through the Pike Place Market. For lunch, Seattle shoppers need not look far as vendors sell fresh sandwiches and hot piroshkis along the way. Seattle tourists and locals alike take advantage of Pike Place Market's waterfront park, where they can sit and take in the Elliott Bay view.
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Epicenter: Yesler and 1st Ave., Seattle WA
Seattle shoppers walking through Pioneer Square will find a coffee landmark: the first Starbucks to open its doors and usher in a new way an entire generation drinks coffee. The Pioneer Square shopping district has an eclectic choice of shops that include: imported rugs and tapestries, safari masks, antique benches and rare books. Visitors can grab a bite to eat at the pizza stands and Italian trattorias surrounding Pioneer Square. Walking through this historic Seattle district, Seattle shoppers see beautifully restored Richardsonian Revival buildings that house various art galleries. Art Walk, held the first Thursday of every month, is well-worth attending as visitors stroll through open art galleries throughout the evening.
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Queen Anne, a trendy but cozy Seattle neighborhood on a hilltop, has a predominately young female population that is hip, stylish and professional. The neighborhood is populated with supper clubs, gritty coffeehouses and retro seafood restaurants like Ototo Sushi. For shopping, unique jewelry shops like Rhinestone Rosie and home accessory stores like The Homing Instinct characerize Queen Anne shopping. Seattle visitors will observe that Queen Anne residents take great pride in their Victorian homes because this comfy and lively neighborhood has one of the best postcard-perfect Seattle skyline views.
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Epicenter: University Way NE & NE 45th St., Seattle WA
The University District caters to a youthful, collegiate crowd by offering the best cheap eats and shops in a small and laid back Seattle neighborhood. Visitors can take advantage of the variety of shopping at Seattle's University Village, a central mix of upscale shops, chain stores and independent boutiques offering bargain deals for Seattle tourists and students alike. On a rainy day, the University District is the perfect place to catch a flick with theater options like the Neptune, Varsity or Seven Gables. The University of Washington's campus setting and colors are reminiscent of an Ivy-league college and a great place to catch a glimpse of Seattle student life: professors and students hurriedly trekking across campus to class or lounging on the campus' placid greens. Before leaving the U-district, Seattle visitors can grab a Northwest brew at the Blue Moon Tavern, a literary hangout for poets young and old.
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The Texas Truck Rodeo
It happens every fall, and is the event that all of us in the Texas Auto Writers association look forward to all year long.
That's when we travel to the beautiful Knibbe Ranch in the Hill Country north of San Antonio and gather virtually every truck and SUV on the market and basically drive the snot out of the.
And this year, the competition for the title "Truck of Texas" was fierce.
"This one has our all new HID headlamps in the front which are twice as bright as our normal halogen lamps."
"We brought our new 2013 Ram 1500. We also have some eye candy out here, our new Power Wagon."
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Of course, everyone had their best and shiniest at the event.
Vehicles ranged from tough off-roaders to sleek luxury trucks that will probably never see dirt, much less a rock, were there.
"what we have here is an Acadia Denali, which is kind of the ultimate in luxury, premium trim for the Acadia."
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And this year, the beautiful Guadalupe River was higher thanks to abundant rain this Spring and Summer.
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Another Chrysler product, the Jeep Grand Cherokee was the SUV of Texas.
The Buick Enclave was the Crossover Utility vehicle of Texas and Ram won the Truck Line of Texas.
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Donnie Shell, former NFL football player of the Pittsburgh Steelers, won four Super Bowls and retired as the National Football Leagues strong safety career leader in interceptions with 51. He was selected to the Steelers All-Time Team, the College Football Hall of Fame and the NFL Silver Anniversary Super Bowl Team.
Shell was called to the ministry when he was still playing ball, and upon his retirement, he went on to become a spiritual mentor to young adults. He was both on the receiving and giving end with other players by leading Bible study sessions and helping younger players balance their new-found fame and personal lives. He also worked as the director of player development with the Carolina Panthers, where he continued his role as a mentor.
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Key Lime Swirl Cheesecake Bars
I'm so excited to be guest posting today at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen! If you've never visited Kristan's site, you're really missing out. She's a kindred spirit with a flair for pink, glitter and all sorts of creative confections (Angry Birds Cupcakes, anyone?).
Hop on over for the details on my dreamy Key Lime Swirl Cheesecake Bars.
43 comments:
- Kirsten said...
How pretty! I haven't ever seen a swirly green like that. Want to make these for my dad - he LOVES key lime anything!
~Kirsten @ Triple Max Tons - May 8, 2011 at 9:37 PM
- Chris said...
This looks so inviting! Heading over now to check out the recipe. :)
- May 8, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Elena @ Gaga For Grapefruit said...
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- Lanell said...
I love citrus and out of all of them, Key lime is my favorite. I recently made a key lime pie, but your bars looks soooo pretty. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
- May 8, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Mrs. Puma said...
These look fun! I'm pinning it to my Pinterest so I remember to make these!
- May 8, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Splendid! So pop-arty.
Rosa - May 9, 2011 at 1:52 AM
- Lea said...
That looks great, I love the color! :)
- May 9, 2011 at 3:12 AM
- ...Noêmia! said...
Olá, Heather!
Quero lhe dizer que sou sua fã!
Adoro o seu trabalho e fico encantada com as bonitas criações suas!
Votei em seu blog no Concurso da Saveur!
Um grande beijo e continue sempre a nos presentear com seu talento! - May 9, 2011 at 4:47 AM
- Caylee said...
Purple and green is my absolute favourite colour combination. And you did it so well.
- May 9, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- Sarah (Snippets of Thyme) said...
Fun! Fun! Love the swirl. Love the green. HOW am I going to make everything you post. There isn't anything so far that I do not drool over! Guest posting? How awesome.
- May 9, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Erin said...
That is a gorgeous green swirl!
- May 9, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Jenny @ Embellishing Life said...
That looks so pretty! :) Sounds delicious too!
http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/2011/05/craft-catwalk-29.html - May 9, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
They look beautiful, but my family is not fans key lime :( Do you think it would work with chocolate? ~TanyaS
- May 9, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Julia said...
Key lime and cheesecake make my mouth water! And the green swirlies make my eyes drool, if that's possible ;)
- May 9, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Tiffany said...
Ooh, those are gorgeous!!!
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- sona_r said...
looks yummy and delicious.love the color!!
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The blog is wonderful, I have the chance, the work is absolutely great, and great books. Greetings from Spain
El blog es precioso, he llegado a el de casualidad, los trabajos son absolutamente geniales, y los libros estupendos. Saludos desde España - May 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Kelly said...
Gorgeous. The color on those is simply fantastic. I'm definitely one of those people who eats with my eyes first so those look gooorrrrgeous!
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- MsBrownBird said...
Wow, these are beautiful!
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- Ali said...
Oh finally!! My 2 favourite bloggers combine forces! LOVE this!
- May 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM
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O wow i have been reading your posts and my mouth is just watering. You make the most amazing cakes and the lime pie really gets my taste buds going. I will be going to work tomorrow and printing off some of your recipes to try myself. A wonderful blog full of inspiration i am so glad i popped by from Blue bird notes, have a lovely week, dee x
- May 9, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- linda said...
i love the photos on the purple/lavender backgrounds! totally beautiful…totally!!
& the "sweet treats" look amazing & i cannot wait to try this recipe!
once again…thank you so much! - May 9, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- Samantha said...
Wow those are so pretty! They remind me of spring :)
Samantha xx - May 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
These are stunningly beautiful! Wow! I'm sure they taste delicious, too, but really I'd make them for looks alone :)
Sues - May 9, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Heather Ozee said...
I love how it looks like marbled paper! Very cool ;)
- May 10, 2011 at 9:04 AM
- warmvanillasugar said...
Awesome!! This is so lovely.
- May 10, 2011 at 11:44 PM
- Erin said...
Wow! This is absolutely beautiful!
- May 11, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- shooting star said...
look so colorful!!!!
- May 12, 2011 at 11:47 AM
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SANDRA. - May 14, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- SUNY SENABRE said...
Felicidades por tu blog, acabo de descubrirlo y me he quedado encantada.
Voy a echar un vistazo por tus recetas que me parecen fantásticas.
Besos, - May 15, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- The Cafe Sucre Farine said...
Beautiful, they almost look like wallpaper they are so pretty. We love anything key lime so I know we will love these!
- May 16, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Lili said...
Oh how pretty and one of my favorite colors! I'm headed over there right now. xo ~Lili
- May 17, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Lori @ Girl Meets Oven said...
These are so beautiful. I tried making key lime bars not long ago, but it ended in a bit of a disaster. My graham cracker crust actually floated to the top of the pan while baking.
- May 24, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
i made a tray for the kids at school and they adored them, esp the colour!
- June 9, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- edpillsaustralia.com said...
My graham cracker crust actually floated to the top of the pan while baking.
- June 28, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- jacquelyn | lark + linen said...
I'm not generally a fan of key-lime anything, but these look too pretty to pass up!
- July 25, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- heidi said...
Beautiful! I clicked over to find the recipe and got an "Page not found" error - HELP!
- August 5, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Lesa @Edesia's Notebook said...
I had the same problem, Heidi, but I went through the archives and found it. It's under May 2011. http://confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/2011/05/guest-post-key-lime-swirl-cheesecake-bars/
- August 17, 2011 at 3:59 PM
- SprinkleBakes said...
Thanks so much for pointing this out. I'm not sure how I missed your comment Heidi, but I'm correcting the link now. Thank you Lesa. Kristen moved from blogspot to wordpress... I think that may be why the link is bad now.
- August 17, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
The link doesn't work again. Can you post it again? I'd love the recipe! Thanks. firstname.lastname@example.com
- October 30, 2011 at 3:10 AM
- Bryn Wimberley said...
I'm trying to make these, but I can't see where it says how much sour cream and vanilla. I don't see it on the ingredients list, only in the directions. Please help - thanks!
email@example.com - November 8, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- SprinkleBakes said...
1/2 cup sour cream and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Thanks for pointing this out! I'll contact Kristan so she can add these ingredients!
- November 8, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just made your key lime swirl cheesecake bars. Awesome. Everyone loved them. I was wondering if you have a receipe for strawberry curd?
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Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan said the timing of Josh Hamilton's decision to quit smokeless tobacco this summer "couldn't have been worse."
"You would've liked to have thought that if he was going to do that, that he would've done it in the offseason or waited until this offseason to do it," Ryan said during an appearance on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's "Galloway and Company" this week. "So the drastic effect that it had on him and the year that he was having up to that point in time when he did quit, you'd have liked that he would've taken a different approach to that."
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Hamilton, who began his quest to quit dipping in late June, admitted in August that he was dealing with a "discipline" issue and said it was discipline at the plate and discipline in "being obedient to the Lord in quitting chewing tobacco."
His struggle with tobacco coincided with the one at the plate. After earning AL player of the month honors in April and May, Hamilton hit .223 in June and .177 in July and had eight homers and 27 RBIs combined in those two months. He had belted 21 homers and driven in 57 RBIs in the first two months of the season combined.
Chewing tobacco wasn't his only issue; he missed five games in September with blurred vision and balance issues that were attributed to a drying of the cornea caused by too much caffeine.
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Hamilton was 0-for-4 in Friday's AL wild-card game loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He saw eight pitches in those four at-bats and swung at six of them. He struck out late in the game on three pitches as he represented the tying run.
Ryan was asked if he believed Hamilton "quit" on the club down the stretch.
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"You know, that's really a tough term to say somebody quit," Ryan said. "He had an issue, he was under a magnifying glass and things didn't go well. If he would have gotten a couple of hits in those key situations or if he hadn't dropped that ball in Oakland, would people be saying that? No, they wouldn't be saying that. It didn't look good. But do I think he quit? I have no reason to think he quit. It didn't go well. It didn't look good and only Josh knows what was in his heart and what was in his mind."
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said this week that the club will not offer Hamilton a contract before he reaches the open market as a free agent.
"If you've gone this far, you're going to test the market," Daniels said. "The realities are when a guy goes out and tests the market and it's this close, you're not going to pre-empt it. I think he's going to go out and test the market and see what's out there and get back to us.
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Despite his two-month slump and the way the season ended, Hamilton still managed to hit .285 and finish with 43 home runs and 128 RBIs.
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The "expectation gap" reflects a perceived difference between what one is expected to accomplish by others and what one personally believes he must accomplish. For example, the airline industry now expects a significant portion of flights to be delayed during the busy summer months. Passengers do not subscribe to this same belief, so when their flights are delayed, this exposes an expectation gap.
Auditors face similar challenges when it comes to detecting fraud in an audit. In many instances, they are not sure how much effort must be made to uncover red flags for fraud. More important, they do not always take the appropriate steps to uncover fraud once a red flag surfaces during an audit. Clients, judges, shareholders, and other parties, however, expect auditors to take steps to detect fraud during the audit. They are often displeased when fraud goes undetected and is later uncovered by a tip or accident. The resulting investigation or financial statement restatement creates negative consequences for the company and its employees.
The reasons an auditor may fail to identify red flags during an audit include the following:
The expectation gap is driven by two variables: the auditor's ability to detect fraud, and the auditor's efforts to detect fraud. An auditor may possess the skills to detect fraud, but might choose to take shortcuts or disregard obvious signs of potential fraud. Or, an auditor might use a variety of techniques, but lack the experience to effectively uncover red flags. Both scenarios will broaden the expectation gap.
An auditor must develop the requisite skills to detect fraud and obtain sufficient knowledge of the rules and regulations in order to better understand what is required during an audit. Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 99, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit, requires auditors to obtain "reasonable" assurance that material fraud is not present. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standard 1210.A2 requires auditors to possess "sufficient knowledge" to identify indicators of fraud. Whatever the words "reasonable" and "sufficient" mean to auditors will not matter if they fail to detect fraud. The definitions of "reasonable" and "sufficient" will be determined by their manager, client, senior management, or the judge or jury in a lawsuit.
Developing Fraud Detection Skills
Fraud examiners rely on the following tools:
While auditors cannot be expected to develop these skills to the level of a fraud examiner, they should try to become more proficient through training, hands-on experience, reading the professional literature, brainstorming, and using fraud detection skills during the audit.
Training and awareness. All auditors should possess basic knowledge of fraud schemes in order to better position themselves to detect red flags during an audit. Auditors can start by developing a basic understanding of fraud schemes and scenarios, as well as the reasons why people commit fraud. Organizations such as the IIA (www.theiia.org), the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA; www.nacva.com), and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE; www.acfe.com) offer training that provides a basic understanding of the various schemes relating to financial statement fraud, asset misappropriation, and bribery and corruption schemes. Auditors who develop significant fraud-detection skills can choose to pursue certifications such as the ACFE's Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and the NACVA's Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA). In addition, many colleges and universities now offer fraud detection and examination courses as part of their business, accounting, or audit programs. Some schools even offer more advanced degrees in the field of forensic studies. This training typically ranges from a basic one-to-four-hour overview of fraud detection to a three-day comprehensive course, where auditors look for fraud by reviewing case studies, participating in group sessions, and reviewing actual data.
Brainstorming. Brainstorming fraud risks is critical to a successful audit and identifying red flags for fraud. If nothing else, brainstorming will create a mindset for auditors to think like a fraudster, supporting the adage, "to catch a crook, learn to think like one."
In this writer's experience, approximately 50% of all auditors brainstorm fraud risks prior to the start of an audit. Of auditors who use brainstorming as a fraud detection tool, only about half make it a formal process where they document the schemes and identify techniques aimed at uncovering red flags. The other auditors conduct brainstorming on a more informal basis and admit to considering the risk for fraud without formally documenting this consideration.
A more formal brainstorming process is necessary to fully benefit from this exercise. For example, auditors could use a spreadsheet and involve a team of at least three auditors. Preferably, the team should consist of a fraud examiner or an auditor experienced in fraud detection. Following these guidelines will make brainstorming more effective:
After the brainstorming session, it is imperative to plan and perform the audit in accordance with the schemes and scenarios identified during the discussion. For example, if procurement fraud was identified as a high-risk area, the audit should include steps to identify red flags. These steps could include the following:
Interviewing skills. Auditors should consider effective interviewing as a basic forensic tool to use during an audit. Auditors can benefit from developing a basic awareness of deception and when someone may be lying.
Generally, people are cooperative, energetic, receptive, and supportive of an auditor's efforts. The auditor should spend the first 15 minutes or so of any discussion with an interviewee building rapport. It is important to watch the person's mannerisms, body language, and overall demeanor. It is also important to listen to an individual's tone of voice, willingness to volunteer information, and style of answering questions. Once an auditor establishes a rapport with the interviewee, she can proceed to the line of questioning associated with the audit. It is at this point that an auditor needs to be aware of any change in verbal or nonverbal behavior.
Example: Mary was in charge of accounts payable. During the audit, she participated in a discussion with Justin, who reviewed vendor payments. Mary sat upright and freely volunteered information about her daughter who played soccer and her son who started as the high school quarterback. Justin was interested because he had played high school football in the same town. After they exchanged pleasantries, Justin moved to questioning Mary about the vendor database and how payments were processed. Mary quickly became a different person. She sat back in her chair and crossed her arms. She presented a defensive posture and answered questions in short sentences. Justin felt awkward but continued to press on because he was under a time restraint to complete his review. He completed his questions, took a sample of payments, and wrote his report. He felt a little unsure, but was happy to complete the audit.
One year later, Mary was discovered to have created four fictitious vendors and improperly billed her employer more than $400,000 for services never provided. Revisiting the interview, it is quite obvious why Mary became defensive when Justin began asking about her job responsibilities. Had Justin trusted his evaluation of Mary and believed she might be lying, he could have taken a larger sample or conducted additional analytical procedures to uncover potential red flags for fraud. Auditors who take an active role in interviewing and learn to analyze the interviewee and not just take notes are in a much better position to uncover potential signs of deception and possibly fraudulent activity.
Discussions with management. Less than 30% of auditors this author has surveyed engage management in conversations during the audit about their suspicions of fraud or employee misconduct. But people do not usually volunteer information; they wait until they are asked. This writer recommends engaging individuals in conversations about fraud, code of conduct violations, or employee misconduct.
Consider the Fraud Triangle
Donald Cressey, a criminologist, developed the fraud triangle concept (see the Exhibit) by studying people who had committed embezzlement, and identified them as "trust violators." He found that people develop a nonshareable financial need—a pressure—that drives them to look for illegitimate methods to solve their problem. This pressure may arise from a gambling addiction, family problems, work-related issues, or other personal or professional problems. The interesting component of Cressey's theory is that individuals are unable to share this pressure with others. Although every employee faces pressures at home and work, not everyone commits fraud. Examples of nonshareable pressures include the following:
The second leg of the fraud triangle is opportunity. Opportunity defines the method by which the crime can be committed and is generally provided through weaknesses in the internal controls. The opportunity does not have to be real, so long as it is perceived by an individual. For example, a driver can choose to exceed the posted speed limit on the highway because he doesn't believe that a police officer is working radar in the area. This opportunity may be real (a police officer is nowhere to be found) or perceived (a police officer is hiding, but the driver cannot see him). Either way, the driver may elect to speed. In the first scenario, the driver would enjoy driving faster than permitted by law. In the second scenario, he would receive a ticket.
A fraudster will undergo the same type of reasoning and may elect to take advantage of weak or nonexistent controls to defraud an employer. Examples include inadequate or nonexistent—
The third part of the fraud triangle relates to a person's ability to rationalize behavior when committing an unlawful or unethical act. Returning to the example of speeding, a driver who exceeds the speed limit, whether consciously or unconsciously, knows that he is violating the traffic laws, even if he speeds all the time. However, many drivers justify their behavior with one or more rationalizations:
People do not ordinarily label themselves as criminals or bad people, and they often rationalize their actions to justify their behavior. For example, an employee embezzling cash might use the following rationalizations to justify his actions:
Once all three parts of the triangle—pressure, opportunity, and rationalization—are present at the same time, the likelihood exists that a person will commit fraud. Auditors spend considerable time focusing on reducing the opportunity for fraud by assessing the existence and effectiveness of internal controls. Auditors must consider the other two parts of the triangle during their audit. Pressure is increased when profitability is decreasing, when downsizing is announced, when employee turnover is rising, or when employees experience personal financial pressures. Auditors should consider these factors during the audit. For example, if a company misses its earnings estimates for two or three consecutive quarters, there could be extra pressure to commit financial statement fraud. Auditors can learn of potential personal pressures during their conversations with employees. An auditor may learn that one employee is constantly late, experiencing personal financial difficulties, worried about his segment's performance, or displaying poor morale.
An auditor must also consider an individual's ability to rationalize. Because auditors cannot read employees' minds, they are never absolutely sure of what is happening in a person's life. However; a recent downsizing, bankruptcy, or management turnover may contribute to an individual's ability to rationalize fraudulent behavior. Whenever a company reduces its workforce, some individuals will become bitter and develop a sense of entitlement. These employees may rationalize theft or other misconduct.
But while auditors must consider reducing opportunities through internal controls assessments, they cannot ignore the other sides of the fraud triangle. Consideration of these factors will enhance the auditor's ability to detect potential red flags.
Reducing the Gap
The above prescriptions for increasing an auditor's ability to detect fraud are undeniably arduous. Fraud detection requires effort and the ability to work hand in hand. Ability is enhanced through experience, training, and effort. Effort is enhanced through solid audit plans, brainstorming, and ability. The challenge to reduce the expectation gap stands before all auditors, internal and external. While the profession has made great strides through legislation, regulation, and audit standards, it must apply this guidance within its own ranks, expending the effort and developing the ability to reduce this gap.
Auditors cannot be held responsible for uncovering all types of fraud. Collusive frauds and other intricate schemes are very difficult to uncover. This does not, however, give auditors a blanket excuse to refrain from looking for fraud. Developing the right mindset, embedding forensic procedures, and asking about fraud all increase auditors' chances of finding it.
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Found throughout North Dakota, Canada milk-vetch blooms in late July. The plant can be found in many parts of Canada, in Siberia, across the eastern United States, and from Texas to Utah.
Canada milk-vetch is the largest of the 21 species of milk-vetch found in North Dakota; specimens over four feet tall have been encountered. Plants are perennial from rhizomes, so clumps of multiple stems are normally seen. Two to five dozen greenish-white to pale yellow flowers occur in dense cylindric clusters (racemes) up to 8 inches long. Each flower is about five eighths inch long. Leaves are green, up to 12 inches long, and bear up to 35 inch-long leaflets arranged pinnately. At maturity the cylindrical brown pods (legumes) are about one half inch long. Clusters of legumes remain upright all winter.
Look for Canada milk-vetch in rich native prairie at the bases of hills and slopes. This plant has sometimes been called "little rattlepod" because Amerindian children used the pod clusters for rattles. Roots harvested in the spring or fall were eaten raw or boiled. I could find no references to the effects of grazing on this species. Some astragali produce toxic alkaloids and others accumulate selenium if it is present in the soil and thus poison livestock, but Canada milk-vetch seems innocuous in this regard.
milk-vetches are members of the economically important bean family (Fabaceae). Fab means bean in Latin. The genus Astragalus (an old Greek name of some leguminous plant, also of the ankle-bone) contains some 1500 species, chiefly of the north temperate and arctic zones. Canadensis means "Canadian" in botanical Latin.
Canada milk-vetch was described for science by the Swedish father of modern plant taxonomy Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) in his monumental Species Plantarum of 1753.


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"Believe that the loose ball you are chasing has your name on it." - Mike Krzyzewski
Jeff Mayer is a Partner in the Corporate and Litigation Practice Groups where he focuses on Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Employment Litigation and General Corporate advice, including advice on commercial contracts and alternative dispute resolution. He is also Co-Leader of the Commercial Litigation Team.
He has been lead attorney in federal courts, state courts, arbitration tribunals and before administrative agencies throughout the United States. Jeff's litigation experience includes disputes relating to class and other complex litigation, supply chain matters, scientific and technical contract issues, discrimination and wrongful termination claims and real estate litigation throughout the Midwest and East Coast.
He is among an accomplished group of attorneys who have obtained million dollar judgments on behalf of business clients. Jeff takes particular pride in being able to connect his years of litigation experience with litigation prevention both in drafting contracts and crafting settlements.
In addition to his practice, Jeff teaches Real Estate Litigation at The John Marshall Law School.
Before joining Freeborn, he was a shareholder and Chair of the Litigation Group of Raymond & Prokop, P.C. in Michigan.
Industry Bio
Jeff Mayer helps food companies with business litigation, employment litigation and general corporate advice. He is particularly adept in handling disputes relating to supply chain and contracting matters, and scientific and technical contract issues. Recently, Jeff represented a food processor in a matter involving defective grain for use in whole grain tortillas and various companies who had received defective food processing equipment.
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- J.D.,Washington University in St. Louis School of Law,Order of the CoifHonor Scholar; Associate Editor Washington University Law Quarterly
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Recent Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, "Proper Approach to a Business Divorce," Institute of Supply Management International Conference, Dallas, Texas (2012).
- Presenter, "Beyond Warranties: Toward a Transparent Supply Chain," Institute of Supply Management International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (2012).
- Presenter, "Managing Change and Disruption in the Supply Chain," Quad Cities Chapter of the National Association of Purchasing Managers Workshop, Moline, Illinois (2012).
- Presenter, "The Legal Structure of International Supply Chain," Institute of Supply Management International Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina (2009).
- Presenter, "Electronic Information and Supply Chain Document Retention Policies: Practical and Strategic Considerations," Institute of Supply Management International Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (2008).
- Presenter, "Catastrophic Disasters and the Supply Chain: Planning and Responding," Institute of Supply Management International Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (2007).
Recent Publications
- Author, "Trial Techniques In Business and Commercial Cases," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2007) (supplemented 2009 and 2012).
- Co-author, "Outsourced and Under Your Control," Inside Supply Management (2010).


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The domain registration for this site runs out in 3 or 4 days, and I'm not going to renew it.
The only people who read this are Chris and I, and we can do this in other ways. I"ll be sad to see this go, but it's just a waste of money at this point, serving no purpose at all.
Cliche would be to say that it had a good run. It had a run, and I liked it. But it is time to move on.
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I get tons of emails from people asking me for stuff but this one from 16 year old Keenen should win some kind of award. However, I'm not sure what award I should give it.
Hey, I'm trying to raise money for a car. I'm a sixteen year old kid in New York city and my parents wont buy me a car or even let me drive until I get my own insurance and my own car. With all the money you make from Adsense per week I was wondering if you would be willing to give me $50k so I can purchase an Audi TT and insurance for at least two years.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you reply. Note: If you actually visited the site this email address is hosted on I'm asking for a Mustang, but just recently have I seen the TT and I'm hooked. I haven't gotten a chance to change the layout with all the freezing Photoshop causes on my computer.
From Mustang to Audi TT. Nice upgrade. I guess I'm lucky he didn't see a Ferrari! How would you reply to Keene if you got the above email?
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Welcome to the division worksheets page at Math-Drills.com! Please give us your undivided attention while we introduce this page. Our worksheets for division help you to teach students the very important concept of division. If students have a good recall of multiplication facts, the division facts should be a breeze to teach. If you want your students to experience success in learning division, please make sure they know their multiplication facts to 81, how to multiply by 0 and how to multiply by 10. If they don't know these things, this is going to take a lot longer. If you would rather, we also have European format division worksheets.
On this page you will find many Division Worksheets including division facts and long division with and without remainders. We start off with some division facts which as you know are just the multiplication facts expressed in a different way. The main difference is that you can't divide by 0 and get a real number. If you really want your students to impress, say at their dinner table when their parents ask them what they learned today, you can teach them that division by zero is undefined.
The rest of the page is devoted to long division which for some reason is disliked among some members of the population. Long division is most difficult when students don't know their multiplication facts, so make sure they know them first. Oh, we already said that. What about a long division algorithm... maybe the one you or your parents or your grandparents learned? We adamantly say, yes! The reason that you and your ancestors used it is because it is an efficient and beautiful algorithm that will allow you to solve some of the most difficult division problems that even base ten blocks couldn't touch. It works equally well for decimals and whole numbers. Long division really isn't that hard.
Division Tables
Division Facts Worksheets
Cement the concept of division in students' brains through the use of manipulatives! Using base ten blocks, students would have to regroup all of the rods into small cubes, so they could make piles of nine. Instead of muddling things with complicated lingo (quotient, dividend, divisor), try this prompt, "How many _____'s are in _____?" For the question, 81 ÷ 9, the prompt would sound like, "How many 9's are in 81?" This prompt will benefit students later when they have to conceptualize decimal or fraction division. "How many thirds are in four wholes?" sounds better than, "What do you have to multiply by one third to get four?"
Long Division Worksheets
Need an easier way to divide large numbers? Try this method using powers of ten. To successfully use this method, students need to be able to multiply by powers of ten and to subtract. Students subtract the dividend multiplied by decreasing powers of ten until they have zero or a remainder. Example: 1458 ÷ 54. Note 54 × 1 = 54, 54 × 10 = 540 (nothing greater is needed). 1458 - 540 - 540 = 378. Note that 540 was subtracted twice, so the number of times that 54 "goes into" 1458 so far is 20 times. Continuing, 378 - 54 - 54 - 54 - 54 - 54 - 54 - 54 = 0. Since 54 was subtracted seven times, the quotient increases by seven for a total of 27. In other words, 54 "goes into" 1458, 27 times.
We might also mention that this method can be even more sophisticated by using multiples of powers of ten. In the above example, using 54 × 5 = 270 would have helped to get to the quotient quicker.
Have you ever thought that you could help a student understand things better and get a more precise answer while still using remainders? It's quite easy really. Remainders are usually given out of context, including on the answer keys below. A remainder is really a numerator in a fractional quotient. For example 19 ÷ 3 is 6 with a remainder of 1 which is more precisely 6 1/3. Using fractional quotients means your students will always find the exact answer to all long division questions, and in many cases the answer will actually be more precise (e.g. compare 6 1/3 with 6.3333....).
We thought it might be helpful to include some long division worksheets with the steps shown. The answer keys for these division worksheets use the standard algorithm that you might learn if you went to an English speaking school. Learning this algorithm by itself is sometimes not enough as it may not lead to a good conceptual understanding. One tool that helps students learn the standard algorithm and develop an understanding of division is a set of base ten blocks. By teaching students division with base ten blocks first then progressing to the standard algorithm, students will gain a conceptual understanding plus have the use of an efficient algorithm for long division. Students who have both of these things will naturally experience more success in their future mathematical studies.
Divisibility Rules
Divisibility of 2, 5 and 10
A number is divisible by 2 if the final digit (the digit in the ones place) is even. Numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 therefore are divisible by 2. A number is divisible by 5 if the final digit is a 0 or a 5. A number is divisible by 10 if the final digit is a 0.
Divisibility of 3, 6 and 9
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. For example, 285 is divisible by 3 because 2 + 8 + 5 = 15 is divisible by 3. A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 3 and 2 (see above rules). A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. For examples, 285 is not divisible by 9 because 2 + 8 + 5 = 15 is not divisible by 9.
Divisibility of 4, 7 and 8
A number is divisible by 4 if the last two digits of the number are divisible by 4. For 7, there are a couple of strategies to use. Please see Divisibility Math Tricks to Learn the Facts or Another Divisibility Test for 7 for more information. A number is divisible by 8 if the last three digits are divisible by 8. This is the standard rule which can be a little sketchy for larger numbers, like who knows if 680 is divisible by 8? Because of this, we offer our Math-Drills.com solution which requires a little arithmetic, but can be accomplished quite easily with a little practice. As you know 8 is 2 to the third power, so we thought if you could divide the last three digits of a number by 2 three times, it would be divisible by 8. 680 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 = 340 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 = 170 ÷ 2 = 85. We have a winner! 680 is indeed divisible by 8.


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Ginger and the Geek was a talk show podcast I co-hosted with Kat Cooper from November 2010 to August 2012. I was, despite my collection of auburn fright wigs, the Geek half. It was a casual talk show, with a humor focus, and tried to showcase what was going on around Lansing the week of the show.
On every show we interviewed guests, cracked jokes, talked about what is going on around Lansing and sometimes performed comedy skits (written by myself, at least so far). Towards the end of the show's run, we usually started each episode with a new skit I wrote.
In addition to co-hosting, I edited/uploaded the episodes and ran the website, gingerandthegeek.com. Kat and I blogged during the week (Kat usually wrote about crafts and fashion, I leaned toward geeky stuff). We shared the responsibility of arranging for guests to appear on the show.
Every episode can be downloaded for free here.


text: Young Nova was born as Lee Anthony Thompson on October 3rd 1987 in the inner city of Buffalo, NY. Nova's interest in sports, especially basketball, helped to keep him off the streets. In 1999 Young Nova discovered a new passion. Wanting to purchase Eminem's 'Slim Shady' album, but not having the funds, Nova was issued a challenge to write his own rhymes. Rising to the task, not only did he earn his prize (the album), he developed a talent for writing and has been doing so continuously ever since. Young Nova attended Niagara University, but decided to take a hiatus in order to focus solely on pursuing a career in music. Making the move from Buffalo to Atlanta, known for its thriving music scene, was his next step towards furthering his endeavors. This transition has afforded the promising new artist many formats to showcase his talent. The 23 year old rising hip-hop star has opened up for such labels as: Atlantic Records, So So Def, Grand Hustle, Konvict Muzik, Capital Records, Universal Records and Def Jam Records. Nova was the headlining act for the 2010 Rockdale County Fair. Nova has also had the opportunity to perform at The World Music and Food Festival, The Gate, The Hilton Garden Inn (Athens Ga), Boom Foundry Open Mic, Apache Cafe, Utopia, Club Throbacks, Lil Hot's Benefit Concert, Black Lion, Club Primetime, Royal Garden, Club Mariachi, Red Light Café, Social Circle Theater, The Spotlight Club, Jazzman's Café, Scores All-Star Sports Bar, Lamar Thompson's Memorial Party, Taste of the Islands, Addicted to Hip-Hop Showcase, and Jcpenny's Black History Month Program. Young Nova's hit single 'See You Smile' has received rotation on Wrfg 89.3 FM Atlanta and on his hometown station WBLK 93.7 FM Buffalo. In addition, 'See You Smile' garnered a good review from De La Souls' David Jude Jolocoeur. His single 'Tour Guide" has received spins at Scores All-Star Sports Bar in Atlanta Georgia and Ozone in Covington Georgia. Young Nova received a standing ovation from Yung Money producer Tim Royce for his lyrical ability. His song "Kick it" was used for the Lady Eagles of Covington Georgia theme song in the 2010-2011 season. He is also featured on the following mixed tapes: 'the coldest winter ever', 'Buffalowe', 'FiF Floor Takeover Vol. 1', 'The Pre-Element', 'The Come Up', Academically Dismissed', 'Pillow Talk', 'Lake effect warning Vol. 1' and DJ Case's upcoming CD (over in Germany). His latest single "Tour Guide" is the featured song on http://www.katrinaphotoservice.com/galleries/covershots. Nova has been a strong contender in many on-line competitions. He finished 9th, out of thousands, in mtv2's Addicted to Noise contest accumulating over 150,000 votes. Young Nova was also on Flagrantcity.com as a featured artist. He has over 15,000 fans on myspace.com and over 1,000,000 plays and profile views. Young Nova can also be found on youtube.com where he has over 29,000 plays. On Ludacris' wemix.com website, Nova is ranked as the 35th most listened to artist out of 65,000.Nova has been on hip-hop blog sites getting high praises for his remarkable song writing ability. He released his debut mixtape 'Gatorade Bath', on February 8th 2011 and is writing for his debut album. This gifted young composer has also written and co-written R&B, Pop, Alternative and soft rock songs, for many artists. At times Young Nova has been favorably compared to Fabolous. However, this up and coming fresh new artist, known for his witty punchlines and creative flow, has a unique style and sound of his own that is destined to gain recognition in the very near future.


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A 32 year-old Alamo man accused of attempting to run over an Hidalgo County Sheriff's deputy faced a judge on Thursday.
Rene Lugo is charged with aggravated assault on a public servant when a deputy saw Lugo driving a truck with an unsecured load on Monday night. In court documents the deputy says he asked the driver to park his truck and the driver refused and tried to run over the deputy. The deputy fired several rounds at the truck, but the man took off leading into a car chase. Lugo escaped capture, but officers found the truck at the intersection of Sioux and Tower road in Alamo.
Officers later arrested Lugo and if convicted he could face life in prison. The Sheriff's Department is also investigating the deputy who fired his weapon.


text: Presidential Image Gallery Inauguration of President Garfield Source: The Library of Congress On March 4, 1881, James Abram Garfield was sworn in as the 20th President of the United States. Garfield, a Republican, was elected in one of the closest elections in American history, defeating Democrat candidate Winfield Hancock by a mere 7,368 votes. Garfield's presidency would be short-lived, however, as he was assassinated in September of the same year. ← Return to James A. Garfield Gallery Presidents George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama


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Diagnostic Geometry Assessment: Phase Six
We are recruiting for the DGA Phase Six: Online Subject Tests! This phase will begin on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 and end on Friday, April 12, 2013.
What is the purpose of the research study?
What is required of me to participate?
What are the benefits of participation?
What are the technology requirements?
How can I get more information or sign up for the study?
What is the purpose of the research study?
The Diagnostic Geometry Assessment (DGA) project is a federally-funded research project. The DGA aims to develop a formative assessment that middle-school teachers can use to identify the misconceptions and degrees of understanding that their students hold in geometry. You can read about the details of the study at the DGA Research Study Page. For the final phase of the DGA, the researchers are exploring different areas within mathematics. To this end, middle school teachers will administer online tests in algebra, proportional reasoning, and probability to their students. The results of these administrations will be used to expand future work similar to the DGA.
What is required of me to participate?
To participate, you must agree to complete two requirements between March 12 and April 12.
- Student Testing: You will administer one, two, or three subject tests to at least one classroom of students (approximately 20 students). You can choose to administer the test focusing on Mathematical Reasoning (including Ratios and Proportional Reasoning) (40 items), Algebra (20 items), and/or Probability (20 items).
- Teacher Surveys: You will complete two online surveys. The first survey is a classroom assessment that asks you to assess each student that completed the online tests as "below average, average, or above average" in mathematics. You will also indicate students that you think might have misconceptions in the three areas of mathematics. The second survey is an Exit Survey that asks you about your experiences with participation and about your demographics. It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete both surveys.
What are the benefits of participation?
Upon completion of the requirements, you will receive a stipend for each subject test administered ($150 for Mathematical Reasoning, $100 for the other two subject tests; maximum stipend is $350). You will also receive instant feedback about your students' performance on the online tests.
What are the technology requirements?
In order to participate, you must have the ability to give an online test to a classroom of your students (e.g., an Internet-connected computer lab). Each computer used by the students must have:
- Internet Explorer (v6 or higher) or Firefox
- Internet access during the test
- Flash Player (v8 or higher, this is a free plug-in for your browser that your technology coordinator can install easily)
To determine if you have the proper version of Flash, click here:
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How can I get more information or sign up for the study?
To participate in Phase Six, please, e-mail the study director,
Jessica Masters (email@example.com).
To register for the study, please complete an online registration form here: Online Registration Form