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I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and am going to put in two additional keel bolts just for good measure. The current pattern of the bolts is 1-2-2-1. The bolts are 5/8" stainless. I'm planning on putting them right in between the center two sets of two bolts and will place them side by side. The bolts will be windowed(as opposed to lagged) at the bottom end and will have dowel nuts, if I can find them, or, I will stack a few stainless fender washers and use stainless hex nuts.
I have read elsewhere that because of using the window method I should stagger the depth of the bolts or slightly stagger the fore/aft placement of them. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
In drilling the vertical holes, I am planning to slightly oversize the first 3/4 of the total depth in the lead and then drill a 5/8" diameter hole the last quarter. I would then fill the hole with thickened epoxy and also fill the window with thickened epoxy.
I am planning on 12" bolts which would allow 9" into the lead.
As far as the existing bolts go I'm planning on inspecting a couple of them by drilling a small diameter hole parallel with and tangent to an existing bolt, down to the lead. I should be able to see the condition of the threads with this inspection boring.
Just FYI this is a catalina that had the 1 1/2" of plywood in the keel stub. I have eliminated that and epoxied in 6 layers of 1708 glass. When I ripped out all the plywood the existing bolts were in perfect condition down to the bottom.
Anyone see any concerns or have anything to add that would help?
Thanks for any input.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some rocks right here on Earth.
Some of the rocks are up to 3.5 billion years old. The scientists are looking for crucial information to understand how life might have arisen elsewhere in the universe and guide the search for life on Mars one day.
"There's a story always hidden in rocks," said geoscientist Clark Johnson, the lead investigator for the Wisconsin Astrobiology Research Consortium. "... It's up to (geologists) to be clever enough to find the tools that we need to interrogate those rocks to find what story they preserve."
The project is funded through NASA, which provided a $7 million, five-year grant that started in January. It was the group's second five-year, $7 million grant.
The consortium includes about 50 staff, students and post-doctoral fellows from 24 institutions in five countries. About 25 of the participants are at UW-Madison.
The consortium's goal is finding footprints of biological activity, or biosignatures, which are substances such as elements or isotopes that show evidence of ancient life. The scientists are looking for microscopic signs of life, including microbes, which are bacteria, and other tiny, one-celled organisms that are much more adaptable than more complex organisms.
The team is also sending microbes into Earth's orbit on the International Space Station to see how they react to radiation and a space environment.
In the process, they are learning more about Earth's history. They've found new details of microbial life that dates back 2 billion to 3 billion years, before the planet's atmosphere contained oxygen. They've found that microbes then relied more on iron than sunlight for energy.
Eventually their work will be used to interpret data beamed back from Mars by the six-wheel spacecraft Curiosity, which landed in August on a two-year mission to determine whether the environment was ever favorable for microbial life. Their work will also be used to prepare for future Mars missions.
"It may be that planets spent a long time in a microbial life condition and then only rarely evolved to advanced multicellular complex life," Johnson said. "That's one of the hypothesis we would test."
Edward Goolish, acting director at the NASA Astrobiology Institute, said the project supports one of NASA's major goals to find life or the potential for life elsewhere.
The project's results will provide a quantitative understanding of how life is preserved, he said.
"At the same time (Johnson's team is) contributing an immense amount to the understanding of life on Earth, which is equally important to astrobiology and science in general," he said.
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Lacasse looks to claim her second IIHF World Championship gold medal
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OTTAWA, Ontario - Former Providence College women's ice hockey goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse '12, was named to the Canadian IIHF Women's World Championship roster. The 2013 IIHF World Championships will take place April 2-9 in Ottawa, Ontario.
"I am honored to represent Canada for the upcoming World Championships," Lacasse shared on her achievement. "It is an especially exciting opportunity to play for Canada in front of a home crowd, and I would like nothing more than to repeat our gold medal performance from last year in front of friends, family and fellow Canadians."
Lacasse will be one of three goaltenders competing in Ottawa. The team will be participating in a pre-tournament camp from March 26 to 30 in Petawawa, Ontario. Lacasse and the Canadians will face-off against the Gatineau Mustangs from the Eastern Ontario Junior B league at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 at the Silver Dart Arena. On March 30 the Canadians will take on the Sweden National Team at 7:00 p.m. at the Pembroke Memorial Centre in Pembroke, Ontario.
The 15th IIHF Women's World Championship will begin on April 2, with the Canadian National Team appearing in the gold medal each of the 14 previous World Championships. Lacasse and the Canadians will face the U.S. National Team in its opening game of the preliminary round at 7:30 p.m. on April 2.
Lacasse and the Canadian National Team last competed at the 2013 Meco Cup held in Fussen, Germany, where the team took gold. The tournament hosted women's national teams from Germany, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Canada for a five day international tournament that takes place every year. The Canadians defeated the Russians 8-3 to claim gold on Jan. 6. Lacasse helped Canada in wins over Germany (8-1) and Finland (2-0). It was Lacasse's second time taking home the gold at the Meco Cup tournament.
Lacasse has been a member of the Candian National program since 2009, when she was invited to participate in the 2009 Under-22 camp. Since then she has won gold at the World Championships during the spring of 2012 in Burlington, Vt. She also competed in the 12 Nations Tournament (2011), Under-22 MLP Cup (2011), Hockey Canada Evaluation Camp (2010 and 2011) and was a member of the Under-22 Team (2010). Lacasse and the Canadian National Team competed in the Four Nations Tournament from Nov. 6-10, 2012 in Vantaa, Finland, where the Canadians took silver.
During her four year career Lacasse broke numerous Providence College records and was the captain during her senior campaign. The four-year starter holds records for the most career victories (64), career games played (127), career saves (3,482) and career shutouts (20). She also set Hockey East records for saves in a single tournament (127) and career tournament saves (276).
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Princess Caroline Elizabeth
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Princess Caroline Elizabeth
by John Faber Jr, after Hans Hysing
mezzotint, mid 18th century
14 in. x 9 7/8 in. (356 mm x 252 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1966
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- Princess Caroline Elizabeth (1713-1757), Third daughter of George II. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
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- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist associated with 816 portraits.
- Hans Hysing (1678-1752 or 1753), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 36 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.


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Repairs, renovations, and rehabilitations gained prominence in 1997 as bridges throughout the world revealed the need to be strengthened for 21st-century traffic loads and to be upgraded to meet new earthquake-resistant design standards. In regard to the latter, five crossings of the bay area around San Francisco required major upgrades. Some work was under way on the approaches to the Golden Gate Bridge, though funding was still required for the main towers, the main span, and the Fort Point arch. Design and initial construction upgrading work was also under way on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, which needed huge new foundations and strengthened steel work. Most problematic was the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which needed about $1.5 billion worth of work. The suspension section was to be upgraded to withstand seismic shocks better, but costs for upgrading the viaduct were so high that a $1 billion replacement was to be built. A variety of designs were proposed, including exotic tilting cable-stays and a single-pylon suspension span, though none would be built until after 2000. (For notable civil engineering projects, see below.)
On a positive note, 1997 witnessed the resurgence of the suspension bridge, the most suitable design for the longest spans. In Hong Kong the outgoing British administration celebrated the opening in April of the 1,377-m-long central span of the Tsing Ma suspension bridge with fireworks and a speech from Baroness Thatcher (1 m = 3.28 ft). Though second in length to Britain's 1,410-m Humber Bridge, Tsing Ma was the sturdiest of the long suspension bridges, carrying not just a dual three-lane highway to the airport but also a high-speed railway inside its steel deck box. The bridge also had to withstand typhoon-force winds.
Humber's length record would not last much longer. During the year the last deck sections were lifted into place for the 1,624-m central span Great Belt (Store Bælt) East Bridge in Denmark, part of an extended crossing between the islands of Zealand and Funen. The bridge carried a dual two-lane highway.
When completed in 1998, Great Belt East would not hold the world length record for long. In Japan the 1,991-m-long Akashi Kaikyo suspension bridge was nearing the end of its 10-year construction program; it would form the major element of a second crossing to Shikoku Island from Honshu, Japan's main island.
China was pressing ahead with plans for a 28-km (17.4-mi) crossing of the Pearl River Delta to Hong Kong, mainly on a viaduct though including a 1,400-m span, a 900-m span, and a 250-m span. In Bangladesh the 9-km (5.6-mi) Bangabandhu Bridge (until August 28 the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge) was taking shape; it would cross treacherous and deep soft silts and a riverbed that shifted alignment every year. Huge steel piles up to 100 m long and 7 m in diameter supported the piers for the 99-m-long precast concrete deck spans that were being placed one every 12 days.
Finally, a small cable-stayed bridge completed during the year in Kolding, Den., may have been a portent of the future. Just 40 m long, it could support a five-ton tractor load easily, but the deck weighed only two tons because it was made of reinforced polyester. A normal concrete deck would weigh 30 tons. According to some industry observers, plastic and carbon-fibre bridges might eventually exceed those of steel by a factor of two in length.
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Qatar's legal system has several sources: the Sharīʿah (Islamic law), Ottoman law, and European civil and (to a lesser extent) common law. The latter was introduced through the borrowing of codes of other European-influenced Arab states. Personal status law is governed largely by the Sharīʿah, while criminal law is influenced but not governed by it. In addition to a Higher Judicial Council, there are also several lower courts and a system of appeals courts. The emir sometimes acts as the final court of appeal. Formal civil and criminal codes were introduced in the 1970s.
Political process
There are no political parties in Qatar. Since 1999, Qataris have been allowed to vote in municipal elections. Voting is open to all citizens aged 18 years and older, except for members of the police and armed forces, and women are allowed to stand for public office.
Military service is voluntary for males aged 18 years and older. Qatar has a small defense force—of some 12,000 troops, most of whom serve in the army—and the country depends on the protection of its neighbours and allies to deter possible external threats. The country's military expenditure as a percentage of GDP, however, is high: five times the world average, more than almost any other country's.
Health and welfare
Health care and medical services are provided free to all residents through government programs. The government also funds recreational and cultural clubs and facilities for young people as part of its extensive "youth welfare" campaign.
Education is free but not compulsory for all citizens between the ages of 6 and 16. Classes are segregated by sex. Qatar spends generously on education, having one of the highest per-pupil expenditures in the world. Its system has expanded rapidly. Two teacher-training faculties, one for men and one for women, were established in 1973, and together they were given university status, as the University of Qatar, in 1977. The university has continued to expand, and a new campus was completed in Doha in 1985. Interest in establishing Qatar as a major regional research hub led to the foundation of Education City, a multi-university facility located on the outskirts of Doha. By the early 21st century several American institutions had branches in Education City, including Virginia Commonwealth University, Weill Cornell Medical College (part of Cornell University), Carnegie Mellon University, Texas A&M University, Northwestern University, and Georgetown University. The universities offered programs such as premedical and medical studies, business administration, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, journalism, and fine arts.
The government also provides adult education classes in schools and centres throughout the country, with an emphasis on increasing adult literacy. About four-fifths of the country's population is literate, with roughly equal proportions of males and females.
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Daily life and social customs
The Qatari people are descendants of Bedouin and have maintained a tradition of generous hospitality. Qatari society, however, tends to be conservative in most respects and is heavily influenced by Islamic customs. The consumption of alcohol, for example, is frowned upon, although alcohol may be served in a limited number of hotels catering mainly to foreigners. Likewise, dress is generally traditional and conservative. Qatari Arab men usually dress in a flowing white shirt (thawb) and a head scarf (kaffiyeh) held in place by a cord (ʿiqāl). Dress for Qatari women, although still conservative, is much less formal than in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Many women still wear the full length black cloak (ʿabāyah), generally over Western clothing, but others simply wear the veil (ḥijāb). Their traditional dress is often decorated with gold or silver embroidery. In public the sexes are customarily separated.
Qatari cuisine features fresh fish and rice cooked with Indian spices. A typical meal might include broiled fish served on a bed of spiced rice with curry and potatoes. Coffee is the beverage of choice and is usually served strong, boiling hot, and without sugar. The capital of Doha also abounds in restaurants offering cuisines from throughout the world.
Qataris celebrate the standard Islamic holidays, including Ramadan and the two ʿīds, ʿĪd al-Fiṭr and ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā. They also celebrate several secular holidays, such as Independence Day and the anniversary of the emir's ascension to power.
The arts
The Qatari Fine Arts Society promotes and exhibits work by local painters, as do the handful of galleries to be found in Doha. The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Heritage and several other agencies and departments oversee literary, artistic, and cultural activities as well as recreation and tourism. The traditional Bedouin arts of weaving (mostly rugs and pillows), poetry, and singing are still practiced. A genre of music known as nahmah, once popular among pearl divers in Qatar and the broader Persian Gulf region, virtually disappeared with the decline of the pearling industry, although the Qatari government has made great efforts to preserve it. Arab, Pakistani, Indian, and other expatriate workers have brought their musical styles to the country, but Qatari youth listen more to Western and Arab popular music than to Bedouin or other traditional forms.
Cultural institutions
Located in a former palace, the Qatar National Museum (founded 1975), in Doha, includes displays on the country's history and archaeology as well as a model lagoon in which Qatari sailing and pearling vessels are featured; the museum's large aquarium is a popular attraction. A fort at Doha has been converted into a museum for traditional crafts. Qatar's National Theatre performs programs in the capital.
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|Dawlat Qaṭar (State of Qatar)
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|Head of state and government
|Emir: Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani, assisted by Prime Minister: Sheikh Abdullah ibn Nasser ibn Khalifah Al Thani
|Official language
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|Monetary unit
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|(2014 est.) 2,152,000
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|Total area (sq km)
|Urban-rural population
|Urban: (2011) 98.8%
Rural: (2011) 1.2%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2011) 78.5 years
Female: (2011) 77.9 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: (2009) 95.1%
Female: (2009) 92.9%
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WILKES-BARRE — Inmate Nathaniel Adderly demanded his jail cell be cleaned, but it wasn't the right time to ask, Luzerne County Correctional Officer Kristopher Renfer testified Thursday at a preliminary hearing on charges Adderly started a fight with two officers.
Renfer suffered a dislocated hip and shoulder, and Correctional Officer Charles Schrader suffered a concussion during the alleged struggle with Adderly on Oct. 10.
After 45 minutes of testimony, Senior District Judge Thomas Sharkey said prosecutors established a case against Adderly, who will face two counts of aggravated assault in county court.
Adderly, 40, is serving a three-to-six-year state prison sentence. A county jury convicted him of violating the state's Megan's Law registration requirements, according to court records. He was found guilty of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, court records state. He is subject to lifetime registration.
Renfer testified inmates on C-Block were lining up to go outside on Oct. 10. Prison regulations prohibit inmates from talking when they line up and walk outside, he said.
Adderly came out of his cell and was last in line, Renfer said. Adderly approached the correctional officer's block desk and demanded his jail cell be cleaned, Renfer said. He directed Adderly to back up and stop talking, he said.
"He stepped closer to the desk, took a boxer's stance and said, 'I will (expletive) you up,' " Renfer said. He said he pushed a distress button.
When Adderly saw other correctional officers entering C-Block, he allegedly turned to Renfer and said, "It's on now, mother (expletive)," then lunged at Renfer. Renfer said he fell to the floor as Schrader and another correctional officer struggled with Adderly.
Schrader said he suffered a concussion when his head struck a concrete wall.
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The energy industry is a major employer in Oklahoma and the source of many high paying jobs. With the right education and training, you can become a well-paid professional in the energy field that benefits millions of people every day. Rose State College provides the ideal place to begin your studies in preparation for an energy career.
Rose State College offers all the prerequisite courses you will need to transfer and pursue either of two career path options. The first option is the science degree track that transfers into the various science programs (engineering, environmental science, chemistry, physics, or geosciences) at the College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Mewbourne College of Earth & Energy, or the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences all located on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. These transfers are also applicable to Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering Architecture and Technology, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, or College of Arts and Science.
The second option is a business degree track that aligns you with the bachelor's degree in business and energy management at the University of Oklahoma's Michael F. Price College of Business.
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Students who are interested in careers such as being an engineer (petroleum, chemical, mechanical, electrical, or industrial), geologist, environmental scientist, or technologist would enroll in Rose State's core courses designed for the scientific side of the energy industry.
Besides the regular college prerequisite courses, a Rose State College student would be required to take some of the following STEM classes (depending on their science major):
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Daytime, evening, and online classes are offered.
Associate in Science, Associate in Chemistry; Associate in Science, Engineering; Associate in Science, Geosciences, Associate in Science, or Environmental Science; would all be good options.
Once your associate degree is completed, established transfer agreements will allow the four-year university to accept all of your Rose State course credits. It is up to the graduate of Rose State College to know the universities deadlines for the semester they would like to attend. Submit official transcripts from Rose State and each prior collegiate institution attended, along with a high school transcript. Each applicant will be notified of their acceptance.
Oklahoma City and Tulsa are hubs for large energy companies such as Sandridge, Conoco Phillips, Devon, Chaparral, and Chesapeake Energy to name a few. Soon the new General Electric Global Research Center, dedicated to energy industry technologies, will be operating in the Oklahoma City area.
Other Oklahoma energy industry employers include: AAPL America's Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Apache, Chevron, BP, Marathon Oil, ExxonMobil, NGEAO, Lancer Resources, L.P., OCPL, OERB, Noble Energy, QEP Energy Company, Samson Resources, SM Energy, SWN Southwestern Energy, WPX Energy, Williams Companies, Statoil, XTO Energy, and Zenergy.
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From 2003 thru 2005, versus RH pitching, Ryan has put up these numbers .276 B/A .364 OB% .365 SLG% .729 OPS
Same time frame, but against LH pitching
So far this season, Ryan Freel has only started against lefties, but has hit .545 (6-for-11) this season overall.
the breakdown...
5 A/Bs vs RHers.... .400 .400 .400 .800
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This season - small window, yes. So is this gonna be the Red's/Narron's approach with Ryan? And looking at the overall stats breakdown, does it justify it?
I really, really, really, don't agree with Narron on this IF that is what he is doing. Not when looking at the alternatives at 2B he is providing/wanting to go with.
And to say that his versatility hurts him? Versatily is good. But in this case, with Ryan, it's a disadvantage because he is not getting to play everyday. But we are pretty set at those other positions he knows. Play the guy at 2B, and if he is needed to "fill in" elsewhere, such as in the OF, then (and only then) do you shuffle a couple guys around to meet that temporary need.
That is when the versatility needs to come into play. Don't use one's versatility to keep them out of the lineup when they are producing.
CINCINNATI --- For the Reds' Ryan Freel, his importance to the club in a utility role can often be both flattering and frustrating.
Considering how productive he's been when in the lineup, you can't blame Freel for wanting to start everyday -- especially when there's currently a position without a regular like second base.
Because Freel is such a solid multi-tasker, it's also understandable why manager Jerry Narron resists using him as a one-position regular.
"His versatility may have hurt him being just an outfielder, or just a second baseman, or just a third baseman," Narron admitted. "He does play the other positions well."
Complicating the picture is that Cincinnati has four options at second base in Freel, Tony Womack, Rich Aurilia and the just-acquired Brandon Phillips. Narron said last week there wouldn't be a platoon system used to dictate playing time, but Womack has gotten the majority of at-bats against right-handed pitchers. Freel has only started vs. lefties.
Freel is as curious as everyone else how the infield logjam will be sorted out, especially if none of the surplus infielders are traded.
"I think time will tell," he said. "I know we're going to face a lot more righties than we are lefties. If that's the route we go in facing righties and lefties, it's going to be tough. It's not easy being a bench guy. I am a utility player, but I was a utility guy that played every day when I was healthy. The way it's looking now, it going to be a righty-lefty thing."
If he isn't going to play all the time, Freel has made sure he's not cheated when he does crack the lineup. Playing in five of the Reds' six games this season, including three starts, he's batting .545 (6-for-11). He's also drawn six walks in his 17 total plate appearances for a spectacular .706 on-base percentage.
Adding a small-ball element to a boom-boom power lineup, the 30-year-old has already stolen six bases and scored eight runs. He stole three bases in one game alone Wednesday vs. Chicago. In that game, he also scored an eighth-inning insurance run with a daring sprint home from third on a groundout to the shortstop. Freel beat first baseman Derrek Lee's throw home with a headfirst slide.
"If he gets on base, he can make a lot happen," Narron said. "He disrupts the other club's pitching and defense and everything."
In Saturday's win over Pittsburgh, Freel showed even more gusto, scoring on a shallow sacrifice fly to right field -- the popup had barely made it past the infield. Another headfirst slide ahead of the throw scored the run.
"I'm not doing my job if I sit there on base," Freel said. "I'm going to go every time, that's my mindset."
No one is suggesting that Freel's numbers will remain in its current upper stratosphere all season long. But players producing that kind of offense usually don't sit very long in the Major Leagues.
It's Narron's hope to keep Freel from being idle too often.
"Freelie is going to play a great deal," Narron said. "I don't think anyone has to worry about Ryan Freel being on the field. He'll play a lot. Right now, with the roster the way it is, I've got some decisions to make every day on who to play."
Since his 2003 debut with Cincinnati, Freel's hard-nosed approach has always impressed the organization, which signed him to a two-year, $3 million contract last winter under former general manager Dan O'Brien. New GM Wayne Krivsky also had appreciation for the effort.
"It's that style that got him to the big leagues and is keeping him as a productive player in the big leagues," Krivsky said. "Ryan Freel is a very valuable player. He gives Jerry a lot of options and ways to get him in the lineup. He is such a catalyst at the top of the order."
The all-out approach has certainly benefited Freel's career, but it has sometimes done him some harm, too. His risk for injury is high, and there have been several trips to the disabled list. Hamstring injuries bothered him in 2003, and he missed 39 games last season during two stints on the DL (toe and knee injuries) while still managing to steal 36 bases.
In 2004, Freel did play 143 games at five different positions and stole a career-high 37 bases. As far as he's concerned, the dial of his play will always be turned all the way up. He doesn't know how to turn it down.
"I hit the ball and my instincts take over. That's just playing hard," Freel said. "That's the way the game is supposed to be played. That's the way that I play. That's what got me up here. That's what is keeping me here. You control how you prepare yourself to play and what you do as far as stretching. I don't go out there and try not to get hurt. If you do that, you're more prone to getting hurt."
Healthy at the moment, Freel plays each day knowing he's not guaranteed to be in the next game's lineup. It's the burden that comes with being a master of several positions, but the owner of none.
"I know I can help this team win," Freel said. "But being off the bench is a little tougher than starting a game. Time will tell. But we are winning. That's the important thing."


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Cleared the dead stuff from the big border, but couldn't weed as clayey soil was still too wet. Started middle border instead, but that was quite heavy too. That one had lots of compost and manure dug in about 3 years ago when I dug out the conifer to make the end bit.
Some daffodils and spring like things. Leonard Messel is coming out.
Thanks Chicky, that's lovely. I love the perfect tiny buds, like mini HT roses, when they start coming out.
Have been clearing the big border. It was a big, long version of this one. This one (in photo) will be done last as it was so wet. Ground squelched all around. I left the dead growth for protection and wildlife, but it's such a lot of work in the spring I think I'm having 2nd thoughts. But then last autumn and winter were so wet I wouldn't have got the chance.
It's a mess.
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Good morning all. Another lovely day. Shall attack the big herbaceous border, which still has all the dead stuff I left over winter for the wildlife.
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My favourite TV night tonight so have been absent. Had fish and chips, best batter I've ever made, used lager, but I think batter and chips is more than I can manage. No pud, felt bloated ever since.
Three arches like that will make a great pergola.
I mowed fenced flower garden and OH mowed the rest of the grass. Looks so much better. But the grass has died under the copper beech. It didn't lose it's leaves until the rains started so was late clearing them. Do you think bluebells would grow there? They grow in beech woods don't they?
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I was greeted with much enthusiasm by Kristin Scott Benson when we talked by phone Wednesday. We hadn't talked in 15 years.
Her name may not ring a bell for most of you, but for those of you headed to The Grascals concert at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, you'll soon be acquainted with the bluegrass band's talented banjo player. The concert is part of USCL Educational Foundation's 2009 Performing Arts Series.
YORK – Mystery surrounds the origins of an unlikely object – an antique sewing basket.
But its roots may lie in eastern Lancaster County.
The basket was purchased in 1998 by the Culture and Heritage Museums in York County. There, its authenticity and approximate date of origin was verified as around 1850, consistent with the style and weaving techniques of African slaves at that time.
Great musicians always find a way to make good music, but for great musicians to make great music, they must find a bond that goes beyond the purely musical to the personal.
For The Grascals, that bond has been forged by friendships, shared resumes and a keen mingling of bluegrass and country music that has been a Nashville hallmark for more than 40 years.
Now they are coming here. The Grascals will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the Bundy Auditorium stage in the Bradley Arts and Sciences Building at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.
LAKE WATEREE – If the symbols for a 25th wedding anniversary are silver, green garnet and irises, those used in a 24th wedding anniversary have to be peace signs, beads, tie- dyed clothes, green toenail polish with purple polka dots and flower arrangements inevery color of the rainbow.
Evidently after celebrating 24 years together, you renew your vows surrounded by family and friends sitting on blankets in the midst of ladybugs meandering through patches of clover.
That's just what Charlene and Jamye Easler did Saturday at their "hippie wedding."
Editor's note: Each Sunday this month, in celebration of March as American Red Cross Month, The Lancaster News is honoring local volunteers who are the cornerstone of what the agency does. From donating blood and helping military families to disaster relief and teaching CPR and first aid, 96 percent of the Red Cross work force is volunteers. Many of those who make a difference everyday are your neighbors.
In 1989, Lancaster High School senior Pam Neely Giardiello started donating blood to the Red Cross at the urging of her mother, Kathy Sistare.
If a couple of the characters in Dr. John Griffin's latest book, "Murder in the Low Country" seem familiar, that's OK.
Griffin, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, said they're supposed to.
Griffin will be signing copies of the book at the Lancaster County Council of the Arts gallery, 201 W. Gay St., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Griffin sees Bronson sheriff and narrator Catlette "Cat" Wolfe every time he looks in a mirror.
It's time to "Spring forward."
Sunday at 2 a.m. signals the start of daylight-saving time, when Americans set their clocks ahead by an hour to create another hour of sunlight each evening.
Here are a few interesting facts about the time change you may not be aware of:
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About 300 people showed up for last year's inaugural 4-H Fun Day.
Given this weekend's weather forecast, Ashley Hinson is looking for a heavy turnout for the second annual event, which raises community awareness of the 4-H programs for youth in Lancaster.
4-H Fun Day is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ace Hardware and Garden Center, 714 S. Market St. Forecasters are calling for clear skies, plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s, which is a contrast to weather on the last two weekends.
OK, I'll admit it. I'm a fan of Girl Scout cookies. Not that I eat them (that much); gastric bypass took care of any affinity for sweets that I have several years ago.
But I am a fan. Imagine the surprise when I recently walked in and found two boxes on my desk, wrapped together with a bow, along with a note from Cherie Ellis, community development manager for the Mountains to Midlands division of the Girl Scouts of South Carolina.
The Peanut Butter Patties were placed on the newsroom alter, where they almost immediately disappeared.
Inclement weather on Sunday forced postponement of the fourth annual Friends Concert at the Lancaster County Council of the Arts gallery.
Organizer Erin Moon-Kelly said the concert has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. on March 8 at the arts gallery, 201 W. Gay St.
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Imo, you're exaggerating the lack of threat before 2011 and overdoing the threat since 2011. Djoko was never the favorite at RG and still isn't. There has always been only 1 favorite at RG and we know who that is.
Yes, I edited this part when I realized my mistake.
Djoko is not the favorite on grass by a long shot. Not only did Murray win the Olympics and make the W final but he's also won 2 Queen's and he has a higher winning % than Djoko on grass. If anything, 2011 appeared like a freak accident due to the combined effect of Fed's upset and Nadal's block (Nadal's results on grass overall are also vastly superior) . Fed is naturally a massive favorite on grass (even if he has endured a few upsets in the last years, he's still the reference ). That makes 3 players who are still more favorite at W than Djoko.
Going into the Wimbledon 2012 SF against Djokovic, everybody knew Federer had a chance, but at the time Djokovic was certainly favoured. At the very least Fed was far from a "massive" favourite. Hindsight is 20/20. Nadal has a matchup problem with Djokovic, and we haven't really seen if Nadal can beat the post 2011 Djokovic on grass. Nadal is more accomplished on grass, but the matchup will make up for a lot, and I would say Djokovic-Murray is about 50/50 on grass. Djokovic has a Wimbledon title (which is where most of their grass matches will be played since the Olympics on grass might not happen for another 100 years or more), Murray does not.
That leaves us with the 2 hard court slams and that's where the core of our disagreement occurs. On hard court, Djoko was a threat from day 1. He made his 1st IW final in 2007. He lost to Nadal that time but would beat him the year after on his way to the 2008 title. Immediately afterwards, he beat Nadal in Miami and won the event for the first time. He beat all of Rod, Nadal and Fed to win Canada 2007 and proceeded to make his 1st USO final. By that time, anybody who hadn't understood Djoko would be a major threat on hard was not paying attention. He confirmed in 2008 by winning AO and WTF. In 2010 he added another USO final after upsetting Fed, no less. It is not because he had some struggles with his serve and confidence that he should be relegated to "non entity" for 2 years. And one can be a threat in a slam (or elsewhere) without winning the title. Djoko didn't win USO in 2012, that doesn't mean he was not a threat. I believe on hard Djoko has been a favorite all along. (It is also my belief that if Djoko hadn't suffered some sort of heat stroke at AO 2009 causing him to retire in the quarter, he would have beaten Fed that year and made another AO final.)
ETA: we could also take Nadal as an example. Nadal hasn't won a slam on hard since 2010. Does that mean he was not a (major) threat at AO 2011 and 2012 and at USO 2011? I'd beg to differ.
Yes, this is where we disagree. I am saying that while his MS results were great in 2007 and 2008 he was not really a threat in 2009 or 2010 at slams because he went backwards and looked like he was destined to lose consistently at slams to one of Federer or Nadal, or get upset. He just couldn't bring his best to the slams at that point. He wasn't a "non-entity" exactly. It was just that he was never really favoured to win a HC slam the way he is today. Take this year's AO for example. Djoker is a clear cut favourite which was he never was in 09-10. Federer and Nadal were always 1-2 favourites even on HC in Nadal's case for their consistency. Then there was a gap. Then there was Djoker and Murray and another gap. Personally I never really believed Djoker would actually win a major in 09-10 even though he was in a second tier of favourites, which I guess gives us some indication of how good I believed Federer and Nadal to be, but with that said, they never disappointed me which is part of my belief/perception. But I guess hindsight is 20/20 applies here as well.
About Nadal, he was always a different case. By the time of the AO 2011 it had been long proven you could never count out Nadal. He had 9 slams including 2 HC ones which was 1 more than Djokovic. Also, if he could get past the field which was probably about a 60/40 proposition on a HC and meet Federer, he had a fair shot at winning. The main reason you could never count out Nadal at any slam is because he had the ability to beat Federer at a slam. Not saying Djokovic didn't as his 1 win during the 09-10 period proves, just saying it was a much less likely scenario.
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Change is needed, whether or not President Obama wins
- By Peter Feaver
There are two contradictory narratives about the last four years of Obama's stewardship of foreign policy.
One is advanced by Obama supporters, former and wannabe-future members of the administration along with sympathizers in the media and the academy. This narrative would have you believe that Obama has been a foreign policy maestro, responsible for no consequential errors of commission or omission.
The other is advanced by Obama's most hardened detractors, and at times has included official statements from the Romney campaign. This narrative would have you believe that Obama has been an unmitigated foreign policy disaster, responsible for the wholesale surrender of American interests around the globe.
The truth is somewhere in between. Obama has had some successes on the foreign policy front (chiefly when he has followed along a policy trajectory laid down by Republicans), but he has also presided over choices and actions that have hurt American interests. He has avoided the worst possible foreign policy blunders, but he has been responsible for many other decisions that were probably mistakes. He has erred on the side of taking the popular course rather than wise course, and this pattern means that his foreign policy spins today better than it will look in the years to come.
If Obama loses, there will be plenty of time for the historical record to balance itself and for the more reasonable mixed assessment to take root.
If Obama wins, however, there will be an urgent need for the Obama team to stop drinking their own bathwater and to do a sober self-assessment. The Bush administration did just that after winning reelection and the second term was, in some important respects, a distinct improvement over the first.
It is very difficult for any administration to do that, but I think the Obama team is especially challenged because they are so wedded to a distorted narrative about the first four years.
There is hope, however, in the form of insider voices calling for change. To that end, as the DC community hunkers down to endure Hurricane Sandy, my recommendation is that everyone involved with the foreign policy establishment read carefully two articles from FP.com, both by Rosa Brooks: "The Case for Intervention" and "You'll never eat lunch in this town again!"
The articles have already generated considerable controversy in certain circles, but I am surprised how little they have penetrated the mainstream media. I asked a very distinguished reporter who has specialized in reporting on the Obama national security process about them the other day and he indicated he had never read them, even though her article effectively rebuts one of his primary story-lines.
Nor do I consider Brooks' critique to be indisputable. For instance, I give Obama more credit for a strategic vision than she does and I think Obama has resisted Congressional pressure far more vigorously than she claims — for instance, he resisted Congressional pressure to ramp up sanctions on Iran in 2009 and 2010 so as to preserve his preferred policy of offering unconditional bilateral talks.
Yet on balance her critique is persuasive, all the more so because she cannot be dismissed as a shill for Romney. Indeed, in prior and subsequent posts, she has made her loyalties to Obama unmistakable.
But when she writes about her personal experience inside the Obama national security team, and when that is supplemented with ample quotes from other insiders, her critique has a unique authority.
Brooks' two pieces combine to make up a compelling transition memo for those planning a possible Obama second term. Perhaps a Romney victory will preempt that planning. But just in case he wins a second term, we should all hope that Obama has a planning cell that gives greater credence to what the critics are saying than what the campaign is spinning.
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All afternoon at the second half of this past weekend's Doheny Days festival it seemed the talent on display had just stumbled in from the shore after some bewildering journey, unsure where they had landed.
"Sorry, just woke up, just woke up," Alex Ebert warned the crowd as those loveable L.A. ragamuffins Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes ambled on stage in typically out of-it fashion, like someone just evicted Dylan's '75 Rolling Thunder Revue from a squatter's commune.
Then there was David Hinds, leader of veteran English reggae band Steel Pulse, the only import in this otherwise heavily West Coast lineup. He was even more disoriented: "I don't even know where I am. All I know is we are somewhere between San Diego and Los Angeles."
He quickly led his group into "I Can't Stand It," a hearty bouncer from the soundtrack to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing – the "it" in question being "the heat," of which there was plenty Sunday afternoon in Dana Point. The sun occasionally ducked behind spotty cloud covering that only added humidity and a few weird raindrops to an otherwise sweaty atmosphere that didn't stop baking until nightfall.
Hinds and his band, a recurring O.C. favorite that has played just about every venue this locale has to offer, were spot-on as usual, enlivening the crowd right off the bat with "Roller Skates" and strengthening their own resolve as the 75-minute set cruised along, hitting high points with some of their most outspoken selections: "Worth His Weight in Gold (Rally Round)," "No More Weapons," "Drug Squad." They can conjure the same fire as Rage Against the Machine (albeit in far more chill manner) because they've been fighting that same good fight for more than three decades.
But the temperature inside the oversize pouch holding Hinds' mighty dreadlocks in place must have temporarily melted a few circuits in the process. "So much reggae," he observed, "and it's a rock 'n' roll concert, right?"
Not quite. Day 1 had played out like one of KCRW's Sounds Eclectic evenings expanded and transplanted to a beautiful day at the beach (heat notwithstanding), with disparate artists such as Santigold, Jimmy Eat World and Delta Spirit gelling under an all-genres-welcome umbrella put up by headliner Jane's Addiction. Day 2, however, was essentially two festivals occurring simultaneously, with an appetizer of local fare (entrance music from Jeramiah Red and Midnight Hour) on the smaller Wahoo's side stage.
At one end of the woodsy park just steps away from the waves was a fairly memorable Reggae Sunsplash Jr. boasting a star turn from Santa Barbara breakout band Rebelution, which has developed one of the fastest-growing audiences of any Cali band from Humboldt to Chula Vista.
I've seen them before, and I've also seen too many others just like 'em in the past decade. Despite very evident chops (check the Van Halen shredding on guitar and keyboards) and their penchant for almost Phish-y change-ups and shifts in tempo, I find their one long blunted medley hopelessly generic when stacked against a more authentic superior like Steel Pulse. (I'd have preferred to catch ska purists the Aggrolites instead, but they were up against Edward Sharpe on the main stage.)
You might think: "Why weren't their set times flip-flopped?" Doing so would have been a mistake. This crowd was predominantly young and high and ready for slow skankin' on the grass.
So it wasn't surprising that they peacefully (if also rudely by day's end) wandered over to the other festival that took place at Doheny State Beach on Sunday. Let's call that one the Shiny Happy Momentary Hippie Love-In Express of the Road, pulling in from PCH to uplift souls, expand minds and dazzle eyes in a post-heat glow.
All it was missing was Mumford & Sons, maybe the Avett Brothers. Toss in one or the other and that really would have fulfilled Wayne Coyne's belief that this was indeed "the greatest night at the end of the summer that there could ever be." Instead, it was exactly what it should have been: a delicious slice of neo-folk-pop (abetted by a fine turn from another L.A. band, Milo Greene) plus a heavy helping of psych-rock, with the indefatigably exuberant Flaming Lips leading a lineup like you might see at the Bowl or the Greek on a hot August night, only played out immeasurably better (and definitely longer) outside near the sand.
But you could tell plenty of people on-hand didn't have a clue about the Lips, nor did they stick around long enough to connect the dots that, oh hey, this is that band that does "She Don't Use Jelly" and one of the finest songs in the English language, "Do You Realize??"
I heard this out of at least a half-dozen wasted faces: "Are they any good?"
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Whisenhunt: Unusual race fun for sailors
Results were almost an afterthought in last weekend's Rotten Ralph Race, hosted by Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club.
Sailors were so busy water- bombing the race committee, sporting black bras and other shenanigans that it was easy to forget there was a race going on. But since the handicapping was so weird maybe it wasn't a race, as much as it was a fun afternoon on the water for seven skippers and their crews.
The race chair sent me a five-paragraph report on the event, but failed to mention who won. Fortunately, he also included a spreadsheet of the "results" so I can report Larry Spencer and crew won aboard his Olson 30, Blue Star.
For the first time, the club opened the event to non-club boats and two showed up to join the fun. Race chair Paul McQuillan reported the consensus feedback from all the participants included "this was the most fun ever" and "we need more events with this kind of spirit."
It was the 11th running of the memorial event, which commemorates the life and humor of Ralph Jackson, jet pilot for 10 years on the Navy's first nuclear ship, NASA publicist for each launch through Apollo 13 and competitive PCYC sailor. One of the requirements for the Rotten Ralph Race springs from a good-luck charm given to Jackson on his first of four Ensenada races — a black bra hung from the rigging that was given to him by a neighbor.
The competing boats in the 2009 Rotten Ralph Race continued to honor the consummate practical joker by blasting each other with water cannons, bombing the race committee and a total of 138 points as handicap adjustments for risque behavior.
The winds were mostly 6 to 12 knots and the 6-mile course was easy: Start just outside the north end of Channel Islands breakwater, take oil rig Gina to port, and then finish back behind the breakwater. As crowd and propriety control, the sailing instructions required that all naked body parts must be covered before re-entering the harbor.
Race boats were required to fly a black bra from the rigging. Many female crew members were seen working on decks sporting black bras. The sailing instructions included some strange handicap adjustments such as two seconds for a gal at the helm at the finish; five seconds if the gal at the helm was in a black bra; five seconds for naked butts on the rail; 10 seconds for naked butts shown to the race committee — and so forth.
This will get serious again on the racing scene this weekend when Anacapa Yacht Club hosts the Santa Barbara City/Tequila Derby races.
1—Blue Star, Larry Spencer; 2—Fusee, Harry Krum; 3—Rumbylowe, Virgil Landry; 4—Windraven, Harvey Wilson; 5—Pacific Shredder, Tom Hudson; 6—Lizzy Anne, Harry Cappruscio; 7—Esmerelda, Jack Schuler.
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Mike Taylor and his crew sailed Maine Squeeze in the J-35 nationals at Marina Del Rey. They were up against blue-chip competition and learned a lot while placing last in a field of nine boats.
They had respectable finishes of a fifth and two sevenths, and also had two eighths and three ninths in the eight-race regatta.
At the awards dinner, Maine Squeeze was presented the "Rookie of the Year" trophy for winning the class in the Ensenada Race and participating in three major regattas — the Midwinters at Long Beach, the Yachting Cup at San Diego and the Nationals at Marina Del Rey.
Maine Squeeze will be seeing action as a Ventura Cup team member for Anacapa Yacht Club in the Sept. 19-20 Santa Barbara Channel Challenge.
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County High Point standings:
Angry Hillbillies, Zap 26, Paul Moore & Deke Klatt 89; Sisu, Catalina 27, Tim Haapanen, 81; Perfect Balance, Olson 30, Richard Sharpe, 80; XS, Mull 30, John Thawley, 69; Funatic, Choate 48, Rod Abbott, 69; Superstition, Capri 25, Bill Miller, 60; Pangea, J-30, Mike Leary, 48; Velero, Islander 29, Brent Swanson, 44; Outpatient, Cal 29, Randy Alcorn, 40; Jaded, J-24, Deke Klatt, 37; West Wing, Beneteau 44, Dennis West, 32; Zuma Jay, Cal 25, Kevin Dickmann, 31; Scooter 28, R Escape 27, Rival 25, Zoarces 25, Quiet Times 25, Maine Squeeze 24, Colt 45 24, Tortoise 24, Misirlou 23, No Regrets 23, Afterburner 23, Rambunctious 20, Redwing 20.
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Upcoming sailboat races:
n Saturday and Monday, Santa Barbara City Race/Tequila Derby. Hosted by Anacapa Yacht Club, the City race is two-legged, to and from Santa Barbara Harbor. The Tequila Derby is the return race from Santa Barbara to Ventura Harbor on Monday. Saturday's first leg starts at 11 a.m. at the Mandalay buoy and finishes at Santa Barbara Harbor. AYC will hold a big party at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club guest dock Saturday afternoon and evening. Monday's leg starts at 11 a.m. at Santa Barbara Harbor and finishes at Ventura Harbor. The City race includes both legs and uses low-point scoring, with total corrected time breaking ties. Leg 2 only uses corrected times. The entry fee is $35. Skippers' meeting is at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the new AYC clubhouse. For more information, contact Doug Fajardo at 818-383-6911 or visit the club Web site at http://www.anacapayachtclub.com.
n Sunday, TYGIS 2. Hosted by Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club, this is the first in a five-race series. Entry fee is $10 per race. The skippers' meetings is at 10:30 a.m. and racing begins at 12:30 p.m. near the Channel Islands Harbor breakwater. There will be reverse handicap starts. Since handicaps change between each race, only the opening race, held on Aug. 16, counts in the County High Point standings. Other races in the series will be on Sept. 27, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6.
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2009 ocean sailboat racing schedule:
Saturday-Monday, AYC, Santa Barbara City Race.
Sunday, PCYC, TGIS Series 2.
Monday, AYC, Tequila Derby.
Sept. 12, CIYC, VCMRF Charity Regatta.
Sept. 12-13, VSC, Prison Break Race.
Sept. 13, VYC, J-24 & PHRF Regatta.
Sept. 19-20, VYC, Santa Barbara Channel Challenge & Ventura Cup. (Double points).
— Fax your race announcements, results and other information to Stan Whisenhunt at 659-3058 or call him at 659-1464. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The uniform school education system (samaseer kalvi) that seeks to combine positive aspects in the four systems of school education in vogue in Tamil Nadu: State, Matriculation, Anglo-Indian and Oriental, is bound to infuse quality into the teaching-learning process, and equip students to compete on an even keel with their peers in other States for admissions to top-notch institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology and National Institutes of Technology.
Expressions of scepticism about any new initiative are not uncommon, and so the voicing of apprehensions being witnessed over the proposed implementation of the system in Tamil Nadu from next academic year (for standards 1 and VI) is not unusual.
This, in fact, was the reasoning in favour of the system adduced by stake-holders encompassing senior serving and retired education department officials, teachers, and representatives of non-government organisations during a seminar organised by the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) under the directions of the Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training (DTERT).
Most of them cited in support of their reasoning the positive impact created by ABL (Activity Based Learning) and ALM (Active Learning Methodology) in State-board schools, particularly in rural parts; these methodologies did not evoke the appreciation of parents initially.
The new system has been evolved factoring in the views, objectives and mission of the National Curricular Framework 2005, Principal of DIET and Co-ordinator of the district-level seminar K. Vaikundavasagan said, addressing the inaugural session.
The contents for the different standards have been sequentially graded in conformity to the levels of intellectual assimilation.
The desired impact that the contents will have on the students on the fronts of independent thinking and skills acquisition have also been precisely defined unit-wise, he said.
Chief Educational Officer K. Swaminathan said the general perception of the people that rural students were inferior on the knowledge and intellectual fronts was a myth.
Rural schools were producing excellent results and the new system will provide them more opportunities to enhance their acumen, he said.
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Inspector of Matriculation Schools R. Guruchandran felt that the timing was ideal to bring about a change in the school educational system. Unlike in the case of the State Board syllabi, the Matric syllabi was left untouched for over two decades, he said.Former Chief Educational Officer R. Muthukrishnan said a revamp of the system was essential to prepare India that enjoys a favourable demography for a leadership role. The 19 per cent allocation out of GDP for educational uplift during the eleventh plan period was a pointer to the country bracing up to assume the role, he said. Chief Educational Officer – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, M. Vijayakumari; the District Elementary Educational Officer M. Dhanammal, District Educational Officers, and other senior officials also expressed their views.
The inaugural was followed by group-discussions by participants to suggest improvements. Introduction of science projects for lower classes; splitting Science into Physical Science and Biological Science; incorporating daily utility factors in Mathematics syllabi; introduction of computer studies right from primary stage were among the suggestions that surfaced during the discussions.
Keywords: uniform school education system, samaseer kalvi, Tamil Nadu, Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training, DTERT, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan


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