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Anybody out there try the experience 88...
Anybody out there try the experience 88 vs volkl Kendo? I love my kendo for bumps and the quick snappy turns but do not like them for higher speed gs turns and when the snow gets very firm. Odd I know but just had trouble getting the ski to lock up in a carve. I bought them for when it wasn't a JJ day but found myself skiing my JJ's as my hard snow ski for the carving action and edge grip. Thinking that the 88 with more sidecut may engage and hold the carve better. Any thoughts? Also thinking the 98 but people say its a very damp ski.
tmac, I'm in a similar state, currently ski 192 bent chetlers and want a groomer day ski. I demo'd the 88's and the 83's (i think) and really loved the 88's. They handled the crude really well and craved a wicked turn on moderate 5 day old, no fresh, Whistler ice conditions. I'm an ex ski racer and was looking for a rigid GS type ski without the commitment of buying a full race ski. I'm waiting for these to go on sale in the 177 length. The 186 seemed too long (I'm 5'9" and 165 lbs), 170 didn't provide enough edge for high speed. Definitely a solid ski to bomb down groomers locked on edge.
ksc2611771, I just got a chance to try the Rossi experience 98 and want to try the 88 next. The 98's first impression to me was way to damp, the 178cm in the 88 is what I will look to demo next. My full review of the 98 is on this website also. Did the 88 seem stable enough at high speed without any metal in the ski?
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Pomona 6 Lapsteel
Who would have thought that anyone could improve on – let alone revolutionize – a solid concept like the lapsteel? Only Duesenberg! As is well known, out of the classic lapsteel came the pedalsteel, whereby a player influences the pitch of individual strings through the use of levers and pedals. Country music is practically unthinkable without pedalsteel, while lapsteel – the most widely distributed type of electric guitar in the 40s and '50s – still crops up on occasion in certain musical niches.
But that might soon change, because the Duesenberg Pomona 6 combines the best of both lapsteel and pedalsteel in one simple to use instrument with fat sound and – thanks to the Duesenberg Multibender System – lever-adjustable string tension that can produce typical pedal steel sounds!
The freely configurable Multibender is operated with the heel of the hand. Up to six levers (one per string) are mountable. Furthermore the integrated capo, which runs along a track on the aluminum fretboard, enables freedom of movement between all keys without sacrificing the typical lapsteel riffs and licks that rely on open strings. A roll nut provides tuning stability, while Duesenberg Little Toaster pickups deliver a clear and powerful sound that goes excellently well with distortion pedals or distorting amps. And: Duesenberg Speed pot controls work with a path of just 70˚ (normally it would be 180˚) in order to achieve the lapsteel's typical swelling "wah" effects.
Duesenberg lapsteel guitars come with Duesenberg DSL 16 strings (016 – 018 – 126 – 036 – 046 – 056), which are also available at all Duesenberg retailers or through our online shop. Standard factory tuning is D-A-D-F#-A-D.
|1-piece mahogany
|Width at nut:
|42,5 mm / 1.67"
|94 x 19 x 4,2 cm / 37" x 7.48" x 1.65"
|54 mm / 2.13"
|black adonized aluminum
|Scale length:
|650 mm / 25.6"
|PUR lacquer
|Duesenberg Z-Tuners, "Art Diego" buttons
|Duesenberg Multibender
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|1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way pickup selector
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|all required allen keys (included)
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Rod Fanni has completed his move from Rennes to Marseille and will make his debut in Sunday's Ligue 1 match against Lyon.
Fanni signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the French champions this morning - after failing to secure a transfer away from Ligue 1 - and coach Didier Deschamps has confirmed his new signing will feature at the Stade Velodrome this weekend.
"He will play at the back in one of two positions [right-back or central defender]," Deschamps told the club's official website.
"We needed a player no matter what happened, but after the injury to Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta], it became even more urgent. It would have been particularly compromising to end the season without a right-back."
Fanni was unveiled by Marseille this morning and cannot wait to get started on the next chapter in his career. "It's a package: the club, its ambition and the Champions League - that's what any player wants to do in his career," he said. "It is a great challenge for me. Everybody knows I'm here and I know all the excitement I have about this club."
The 29-year-old had been desperate to try his luck abroad but has had to alter his mindset after a summer move to Atletico Madrid broke down at the 11th hour. Marseille belatedly stepped in and agreed a deal in principle last night before Fanni put pen to paper on his contract at the south-coast club today.
"I have never hidden my desire to play abroad and that was my first priority," he told L'Equipe. "But when OM stepped in it made me think. Everyone knows I grew up near here, Marseille is a special club for me."
Marseille are just four points off the Ligue 1 summit and have qualified for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. "I have come here to win the title and have a great run in the Champions League," added Fanni. "I have come here with great ambition. If I didn't have that it would have been better not to come."
Fanni, who had been given the number 24 shirt previously worn by Mamadou Samassa before his switch to Valenciennes, is also hoping joining Marseille will boost his France career. "Obviously it can help," he said. "It won't change everything as it is my performance that will determine the final decision but players at Marseille are less likely to be overlooked."


text: Cops have arrested a man they say caused a fatal crash and then ran away from the scene. "The driver who is believed to have been responsible for the crash fled from the scene on foot," Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Commander Eric Becnel said. "It took us 5 hours to actually catch up to him and capture him." It all started around 3:30am today. "The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office was notified of a three-car crash in the 30500 block of Highway 23 in Nairn. The Second District Patrol Division arrived on the scene approximately 2 minutes later and located a driver who was critically injured. The victim subsequently died as a result of his injuries," according to the commander. Becnel says the suspect was hiding out near Port Sulphur a few miles away and actually tried to run a second time. ''When the deputies went to go and speak with him, he fled on foot and was captured in a wooded area.'' The investigation is being conducted by Louisiana State Police Troop B. Trooper Evan Harrell says the "hit and run crash claimed the life of a 19 year old Buras man when his vehicle was struck head-on by an impaired driver." He identified the dead victim as Davy Bowers. "Bowers, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Plaquemines Parish Coroner's Office," Harrell said. He identified the driver that slammed his pickup head on into Bowers pickup as 27-year-old Joseph Hicks. Cops believe Hicks was drunk. "Hicks was placed under arrest and booked into the Plaquemines Parish Jail. Hicks was charged with DWI, Hit and Run, Negligent Homicide, Traveling the Wrong Way, No Seat Belt, and Expired Driver's License."


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Lotus Website for Small and Medium Businesses
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Since many of you work for small and medium sized companies, I wanted to point out a resource designed specifically with you in mind. The new Lotus Software for Small & Medium Business web site provides information about Lotus products, demos, customer case studies, and more. If you are a SMB (typically less than 1000 people), and you are looking for information about Lotus (maybe to show the boss!), make sure to bookmark this site today.


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- Also known as
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Professor Longhair, byname of Henry Roeland (Roy) Byrd (born Dec. 19, 1918, Bogalusa, La., U.S.—died Jan. 30, 1980, New Orleans, La.), American singer and pianist who helped shape the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues from the mid-1940s.
His first and only hit song was "Bald Head," recorded in 1950, but his compositions "Tipitina" and "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" have become anthems on the Mississippi River delta during carnival season. While he enjoyed only limited popularity in his career, his signature piano style, characterized by a rollicking boogie-woogie bass and engaging syncopation, can be heard in the music of such influential figures as Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint—who called Professor Longhair the "Bach of Rock and Roll"—and Dr. John (Mac Rebennack).


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Uh OH Here We Go!
Posted on10. Jul, 2009 by Troy Horne.
O.k. I didn't want to blog about this. It is a very touchy subject and I didn't want to go there ,but it is time for all of us to GO THERE. OH MY GOD. WE have to! So I will do this in sections as it is broken up on the web. I watched the whole thing ,however I will open up and end the discussions as I post the videos.


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When you frolic from door to door this Halloween you'll need a hairstyle as snazzy as your costume and spazzy as your excitement. This wig is wild enough for a rock star and silly enough for fictional characters. Try it on for yourself and see who you morph into.
You'll be a classy kiddo wearing this Top Hat for Child. Tall black hat has flat crown and broad rim so you will look fancy in many formal and historical costumes.
HI-YA! Get fired up in this ferocious Stealth Ninja Red Kids Costume. Throw some karate chops wearing red jumpsuit with attached hood and ties, belt equipped with foam stars, and a face mask that guards your true identity.
Suit up for you transformation this Halloween when you wear the officially licensed Transformers Optimus Prime Kids Gloves. These black, red and grey gloves feature character print graphics.
Every gentleman you see will gladly give their heart to you when you decide to wear the Heart Breaker Adult Women's Costumes. This black, red and gold dress is fit for royalty and features an attached petticoat and heart details on the skirt and collar, complete with a detachable black and red…
Give your slasher the opportunity to hide in plain site when you use the Camo Hockey Mask. This vinyl and polyester, camouflage hockey mask will easily complete any wild slasher costume.
Haunt your victims in this horror-film inspired hockey mask! This scary Halloween mask glows in the dark for night-time chills and thrills.
…Baby adult womens costume. The red, stretch knit corset-styled dress of this sexy womens costume features ruffle and bow detailing and an organza-ruffled skirt with metallic heart print. Removable and adjustable shoulder straps, matching wings and a bow and arrow complete this red-hot cupid costume.
His imagination will run wild when he uses this Combat Kids Play Set complete with green vest, gas mask, walkie talkie, grenade, compass, whistle, and binoculars! Prepare him to take on any demons and monsters that come his way on Halloween.
Celebrate martial arts when you wear this officially licensed Karate Kid Daniel Son deluxe child costume and learn to conquer all obstacles. The karate vest features a screen printed logo on back and comes complete with pants and a black belt.
The sky is the limit when you take off on Halloween in this Ready For Takeoff Pilot adult womens costume. The black and white dress of this womens pilot costume comes complete with a matching hat, collar with necktie and two flight pins. Wear this sexy womens costume and join the mile high club!
Are you up for a huntin' good time this Halloween? Then the Huntin' for Love Bride Adult Women's Costume is for you. This hilarious costume features an off the shoulder bridal gown with camouflage print and a veil.
Get sinister on Halloween with this officially licensed V for Vendetta adult womens costume. This sexy ensemble comes complete with a midnight-black dress, matching hat, flowing cape, boot tops and belt with six fake, yet fearsome daggers.
Complete your Karate Kid costume with this officially licensed Miyagi Dojo Daniel headband and win the competition.
It's always Friday the 13th when you wear this officially licensed Friday the 13th Jason Hockey shirt adult costume with the iconic Jason hockey mask image on the front and the number 13 with the name Voorhees on the back.
Freak out your friends in this horrifying hockey mask, whether or not it's Friday the 13th! Straight from the famous scary movie, this classic character mask comes weathered with blood-red streaks, ready to relive the legend of Jason Voorhees and his killer crimes.
Let chaos prevail in this officially licensed V is for Vendetta Mask! Add the hat and the wig (both sold separately) to complete the disguise. Rebel against tyrannous dictatorship this Halloween, chanting "Remember, remember, the fifth of November...."
Additional Information Make Up Tips Have the most perfect fangs already, but want to remold them for any reason? Look no further, because this is the only refill kit that works with Scarecrow vampire fangs. Let those fauz fangs of your come out and play.
Use this Pumpkin Reaper Kid Airblown Inflatable to decorate the yard on Halloween. This reaper in training features reaching arms along with a pumpkin head. Add his giant father and make it a family affair!
Take yourself out on the town and steal the money and show in this "Nun for You" adult mask as seen in The Town film. If you don't wear this mask, you wuz robbed!
Transform your child into a superstrong, Sumo Wrestler in seconds! This funny kids costume comes with blow-up sumo suit and signature sumo hair hat, perfect for any kid looking for a "ton" of fun this Halloween.
Terrify and make the other kids tremble when you wear the Scarecrow Top and Mask Child Costume. Features brown shirt with leave and rib cage detail and scary pumpkin mask.
This Everlast kids boxer costume is perfect for the competitor who's ready to step in the ring...as long as the competition is under 3 feet tall! This cute toddler Halloween costume comes with everything shown but the shoes.
No stealing other kids candy when you wear the Convict Cutie Girls Costume. We know you're known for your rule-breaking ways, but you're so cute in this pink and black striped shirt and hat with inmate neckpiece and handcuffs, that we can't help but be deceived by that smile.


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- Birthdate: 10/06/1964 (age 50)
- Height: 5'5"
- Weight: 129 Ib
Dixie Carter-Salinas, known professionally as D...
Dixie Carter recently spoke about the future of TNA and more. Here are the highlights…
On Impact Going on the Road: That is the goal starting this year. We're close to making a big announcement, another one besides the PPVs, which I think will have a great impact on the show, pun intended. Taking the show on the road is the natural next step for us. It's expensive touring and it's not that I haven't wanted to be on the road but it's a business decision just like losing the PPVs. I'm not going to put this company in any financial trouble, so everything we have done has been very conscious, people were saying we weren't going to stay in business for ten weeks and here we are going into our 11th year and having more success than ever and that's because we make good business decisions.
On Cutting Back on PPV: To cut down the PPVs was a difficult decision because you're giving away millions of dollars to both your top line as well as the profit line on the balance sheet. We do have success in that. It's always been the traditional way of doing wrestling but I feel we're in a place right now where we have to shake things up and we need to look at things differently. It is a big financial risk on our part to do without it but I feel like it will make the PPVs we do much more special and I really feel it will make television mean more. We'll have an opportunity to let programmes breathe, give away more PPV-quality matches on television, and then when we do have a PPV I know everyone of my guys are going to be fighting to be on that card and it will just be interesting to see how that plays out.
On TNA's Future: Expanding outside of wrestling I think is important in order to grow the core product globally. Coming up with more licensing and sponsors, more programming – in the United States we just have one show and our competitor has ten hours of television a week so it is hard to compete. We have more television in the UK and that shows you how competitive we can be when we have more exposure, so that would be our goal in the United States. Again it's not because I haven't wanted to, it's just contractually I haven't been able to due to our contract agreement with Spike TV. But that is changing as well. I think all of these things combined will make for a very interesting 2013.


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Fatal hit-and-run in Landover
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(WJLA) - A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Friday night in Landover.
Police say it happened in the 7200 block of Landover Road. The victim was pronounced dead on scene. He has not been identified.


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The power grab in the past week by the Egyptian military and the lingering Mubarak-era establishment, operating through the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, is such a blatant attempt to prevent a truly democratic and republican system of government from taking root in the country that it cannot possibly succeed. It will generate tremendous counter forces in society from tens of millions of ordinary and politicized Egyptians, who insist on achieving the promise of the January 2011 revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, and ushered in a slow transition to a more democratic system of governance.
SCAF and its Mubarak-era allies managed within a few days to go against the two strongest sentiments that have driven ordinary Egyptians for the past 18 months: first, the desire to see the old guard that tormented the citizenry through authoritarian abuse of power held accountable, punished and kept out of power in the new democratic Egypt; and second, the desire to see the military establishment oversee an orderly transition by turning over power to an elected, legitimate president and parliament.
SCAF's old generals and colonels sharply offended and provoked much of the population by heavy-handedly trying to keep the legitimately elected Muslim Brotherhood out of power in both the Parliament and the presidency. The armed forces signaled that they would only turn over some powers to a civilian establishment, while retaining most powers for themselves, and for good measure keeping control of the process of writing a new Constitution.
The military council has succumbed to the same disease that is challenging, and in places bringing down, dictators and authoritarian military rulers across the Arab world: its members believe that only they know what is best for the people of Egypt, and they alone will determine how political power and decision-making authority are dispersed in the country.
This megalomaniacal and arrogant sense of all-knowing wisdom caused the officers to overplay their hand and issue a series of imperial-style edicts giving themselves supreme power that overrides the authority of Parliament, the president and the courts. This display of monumental political greed, shortsightedness and sheer stupidity will now send Egypt into a protracted period of political struggle, in which political forces in the country will compete openly for power and legitimacy. The critical issue now is to see which combination of actors can enjoy both power and legitimacy at the same time.
This will take time. Most basic elements of the Egyptian political system are undefined or nonexistent. We do not know if the current Parliament will actually be dissolved, as the supreme constitutional court decreed last week that it should be. We will not know officially for a few days who is the winner of the presidential election. We do not know the powers that the president and a new Parliament will enjoy. We do not know how long SCAF's military rulers will remain in power, or whether they will retain some, or many, powers if they do turn over political authority to an elected civilian administration. And we do not know what kind of constitutional commission will write a new Constitution, when that document will come into force, whether it will be credibly ratified by the population, and how it apportions power, rights, responsibility and accountability.
Egypt this week is a country in post-revolutionary turmoil and deep transition, without a governance system. But it will be fine. It will emerge from this transitional moment in better shape than it has been at any time in the past two generations – because the Egypt that will configure itself during the coming phase will enjoy the unprecedented quality of being a country that has been defined and shaped by its own people.
We know very well from polls, qualitative research, and a chat with any stranger you choose on a stroll along the Nile that Egyptians respect their armed forces and are deeply devout. They appreciate the values, order and certitude that emanate from a strong military and religious dictates. We also know, however, that they do not want their country to be ruled by military or religious officials.
The Muslim Brotherhood indicated in recent weeks, during the presidential runoff election, that it understood this. So, it assured Egyptians that a Muslim Brotherhood presidential victory would open the door to a leadership that included all quarters and elements of the population. SCAF did not understand the same lesson; it assumed that the trust it enjoyed was endless, and allowed it to run amok and grab power for itself and the officer corps for generations to come.
The enormous power of populist legitimacy that was unleashed in January 2011 and toppled the government will now regroup and reassert itself in more complex and institutionalized political forms than merely through demonstrations in public squares. Through its childish power grab, SCAF guarantees that the slow political development of Egypt will speed up dramatically, mainly in opposition to the perception that a transitional military council is trying to transform itself into a permanent military junta. That will not happen, as the coming weeks and months will demonstrate.
Rami G. Khouri is published twice weekly by THE DAILY STAR.
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The 1998 TEDS data indicate changes in substance abuse patterns, but these may merely reflect changing priorities in the treatment system rather than changes in drug abuse behavior. In addition, the TEDS data are aggregated through state systems that have unique characteristics. For example, while TEDS includes a large proportion of treatment facilities, it does not include all such facilities. Most but not all states are able to report admissions to public and private facilities, but some only report admissions supported by public funds. State-to-state variations in data also may include differences in the completeness of reporting, as well as in the ability to distinguish between initial admissions and transfers from one service to another in the course of a single treatment episode. Thus, admission rates for each drug type are available for each state and by geographic region, but state-by-state or regional comparisons must be made with extreme caution.
Special topics can be explored through analysis of TEDS data. Examples include adolescent admissions and their characteristics, multiple drug use and implications for treatment, patterns of use in racial and ethnic subgroups whose members present themselves for treatment, and routes of drug administration, especially for heroin and cocaine.
In addition to TEDS, SAMHSA conducts the Uniform Facility Data Set Survey, which provides information on location, characteristics, services, and use of drug and alcohol treatment facilities throughout the United States. It also conducts a single-day census of people in treatment. Data elements that form the core of the survey include organizational setting, service orientation, services available, clients in treatment by type of care, capacity, and annual revenue sources and amounts. The data are used to analyze general treatment services trends and to conduct comparative analyses among regions and states and the nation as a whole. In 1998, these analyses were based on the responses of 13,455 facilities (an increase of 35 percent over the previous year's response rate), and the 1,038,738 people found to be in treatment on the referent date for the single-day census.
SAMHSA and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have also sponsored a series of treatment outcome studies since 1976. These have been single studies conducted over an extended period of time. None of these studies, however, was of clients drawn from a nationally representative sample of treatment facilities.
In 1995, the ONDCP asked SAMHSA to conduct a study that would involve a nationally representative sample of the treatment system. This request was addressed in two stages, the first of which involved a representative probability sample survey drawn from a comprehensive list of organized substance abuse treatment programs, the Drug Services Research Survey (DSRS). The second stage was the Services Research Outcome Study,


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Acting Auditor General Winsley Nanka has submitted to the National Legislature and the President of Liberia the Japanese Petroleum Non-Project Grant, which is the first Investigative Report on the Japanese Petroleum Non-Project Grant extended to the Government of Liberia and the Performance Audit Report
on staffing Regulations at the University of Liberia for the operating period 2008/2009 and 2009/2010.
This brings to 78 the total number of audit reports submitted to the National Legislature and the President of Liberia by the General Auditing Commission. The Government of Japan extended a grant of one billion, one hundred million Japanese Yen (¥1,100,000,000), to the Government of Liberia under a Grant Arrangement, provisions of which are conveyed in an Exchange of Notes dated March 8, 2011 between the Donor (Japan) and the Recipient (Liberia), for the purpose of contributing to the promotion of the economic and social development efforts by the Government of Liberia.
On the basis of information received by my Continuous Audit Team based at the LPRC that there were possible abuses in connection with the Japanese Grant, He directed that an investigation be conducted to determine whether the Japanese Oil delivered had been duly accounted for.
On August 30, 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by and between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), consignee on behalf of the Government of Liberia and the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), the implementing agent for the monetization of the Japanese donated petroleum products.
At the time of the signing of the MoU, the Petroleum Non-Project Grant was valued at thirteen million United States Dollars (US$13,000,000.00) for the supply of 15,000 Metric Tons (MT) of petroleum products from the Government of Japan for monetization, for which proceeds would be used to support development initiatives in Liberia.
The Acting AG observed that Commerce Minister Miata Beysolow and Aminata & Sons did not pass down to consumers a discount of 21.19 percent at the pump, as stated in the MoU between the MoCI and LPRC. Therefore, GAC used the prevailing wholesale market rate to determine the revenue realized by Aminata & Sons. The Ministry of Commerce maintains the official wholesale market rate statistics.
At the official wholesale rate of US$4.22 and US$4.37 on the 4,196,343 gallons obtained by Aminata & Sons during the transaction, the total revenue derived from the petroleum sales by Aminata and Sons, Inc., the local distributor selected by LPRC to monetize the product was US$17,889,454.11.
He noted that considering the threshold amount deposited, storage fees, port charges, and administrative cost paid as well as the assumed 10 percent commission payable to Aminata & Sons, Inc., these outlays amounted to US$12,101,320.10. Aminata & Sons, Inc. thus earned in total US$5,788,134.01 beyond the reasonable assumed commission.
Mr. Nanka observed that MD Williams of LPRC failed to award the Japanese Oil Grant contract to Aminata & Sons on a commission basis, given that the proceeds of the grant was intended to contribute to Liberia's economic and social development efforts. A reasonable commission should have been ten percent on the sales of US$17,889,454.11, amounting to US$1,788,945.00 and payable to Aminata & Sons.
Acting AG Nanka further observed that LPRC did not follow the Public Procurement and Concessions Act, 2005 when it contracted Aminata & Sons to sell the donated oil on its behalf. The lack of a competitive bidding process denied assurance that value for money was achieved in the sale of the donated oil.
MD Williams violated Section 48(1) of the Public Procurement and Concessions Act for not subjecting the contract to monetize the Japanese Oil Grant to competitive bidding and also for not seeking No Objection from the PPCC in awarding the contract to Aminata & Sons.
He noted that the products were also sold on the Liberian market at the prevailing market rate without taking into consideration the gift element of 21.19 percent as indicated in MOCI's Japanese Donated Petroleum Product Cost Benefit Analysis. From his calculation, the gift element amounted to US$2,749,861.87. There was no evidence to indicate that this gift element was reflected at the pump.
His analysis revealed that the Minister of Commerce, Miata Beysolow granted Aminata & Sons a deep discount of 35 percent, amounting to US$4,584,292.90 on the wholesale price.
MD Williams and Commerce Minister Miata Beysolow failed to protect the financial interest of the GoL by not ensuring that the net proceeds of the sale less a reasonable commission was deposited into government's coffers. Commerce Minister Miata Beysolow did not provide any evidence that MoCI monitored the MoU entered into with LPRC, to ensure that its terms and conditions were enforced by LPRC.
Based on the number of financial irregularities and major control deficiencies noted in the report, Acting AG Nanka recommended the following to the National Legislature and President Sirleaf:
• Aminata & Sons should be made to deposit an additional US$5,788,134.01 into Government Account # 0220630001709 at the Central Bank of Liberia, as the excess income was unjustly accrued to Aminata & Sons as a result of the transaction. This amount includes US$16,000.00 set aside by Aminata and Sons for external audit purposes, as there is no evidence that an audit was conducted, as supported by LPRC's Final Report. Aminata & Sons, Inc. should be made to deposit the aforesaid amount within thirty (30) days from the date of submission of this report to the National Legislature, and submit a copy of the deposit slip to the Office of the Auditor General for validation. Failure to do so, the Ministry of Justice should institute debt collection action against Aminata & Sons.
• Henceforth, all commodities (oil, rice, etc) grant agreements between the Japanese Government and the Government of Liberia should be on a commission basis payable to the distributor of the product not to exceed ten percent of the wholesale price of the product;
• LPRC's Managing Director T. Nelson Williams should be censured by the President of Liberia for not protecting the interest of the Government of Liberia by ensuring that proceeds of the sales less a reasonable commission was deposited in the account of the Government;
• The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Miata Beysolow should be censured by the President of Liberia for not monitoring the deal to ensure that the terms and conditions were enforced by LPRC;
• Commerce Minister Miata Beysolow should be censured by the President of Liberia for not ensuring that Aminata & Sons passed down to consumers a discount of 21.19 percent reflected in the pump price of petroleum sold on the Liberian market as stated in MoCI's cost-benefit analysis;
• Commerce Minister Miata Beysolow should be censured by the President of Liberia for awarding a deep discount of US$4,584,292.90 to Aminata & Sons without any basis;
• LPRC's Managing Director T. Nelson Williams should be censured for violating Section 48(1) of the Public Procurement and Concessions Act by not subjecting the contract to monetize the Japanese Oil Grant to competitive bidding and also for not seeking No Objection from the PPCC in awarding the contract to Aminata & Sons. The breach of the PPC Act is punishable under Section 138 (1) of the PPC Act.
On the Performance audit of the University of Liberia's Staffing Regulations, the Acting AG indicated that he commissioned this Performance Audit on 22 September 2010 to assess the quality of service delivery by the instructional staff at the University of Liberia (UL) and to identify major challenges if any, and provide recommendations that may help to enhance the provision of quality teaching services at the nation's highest institution of learning. Accordingly, the audit focused primarily on staffing regulations relative to the provision of quality teaching services at the UL.
The University of Liberia received government's subsidy of US$7,685,161.00 for the period 2008/09 and out of this amount US$5,468,000.00 was appropriated for improvement of salaries and benefits for faculty and administrative staff. This amount constitutes 65% of the subsidy received. For the period 2009/10, the UL also received government's subsidy of US$12,559,987.00, of which US$8,114,407.00 was allotted for salaries and benefits of administrative and instructional staff. This amount constitutes 65% of the subsidy received.
As observed by the Acting Auditor General, the University's Administration is not adhering to the recruitment policy stipulated in Article IV, Section 1 and 2 of its Handbook. As such, the University is engaged in the recruitment of inexperienced and unqualified instructors who lack the requisite credentials to teach courses at the University of Liberia.
The Acting AG observed that 114 first degree holders were teaching courses above the freshman level. The Vice President for Academic Affairs attributed this to the lack of qualified staff which has constrained the University in hiring unqualified instructors to teach courses. There were also instances where some appointments were made without approval by the UL's President and the Board of Trustees.
His examination of files of full time instructional staff revealed that the employment of 84 out of 566 instructional staff were made without the approval of the President and the Board of Trustees. The non- adherence to the procedures in the University's Handbook was wholly responsible for the non-approval of the eighty-four (84) full-time instructional staff, which led to the hiring of full-time instructional staff whose credentials were not properly vetted.
The Acting AG has therefore called President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, Speaker Alex Tyler, Senate Pro-Tempore Findley and members of the National Legislature to consider the resolution of the issues raised in the report urgently given their impact on public sector financial management.


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Suresh Grover: The reluctant hero
Just over a week ago Suresh Grover gave a talk to a group of young men and women, all taking part in a leadership programme run by SOAS University and the Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was both inspirational and moving.
I've known Suresh for about 15 years. He was one of the founder members of the groundbreaking Southall Monitoring project, which we worked with and supported. But it is his tireless campaigning, fighting against racial injustice, particularly for families that have lost loved ones in racial attacks that he is most well known for.
But during this talk Grover showed a more personal side to the fearless campaigner he his renowned for. Many didn't even expect to see Grover, is father had just passed away and he was organising funeral arrangements. But he told the audience, 'I made this commitment to you, and if at all possible I wanted to fulfil that honour'.
I guess in an unusual reflective mood he spoke about his childhood in the Northern Lancashire town of Nelson. ' I was just like any other kid. I loved my sport and was good as you might expect at cricket and other sports'. He went on to say, 'but this was no ordinary time in Britain. The phenomena of 'Paki bashing', -targeting Asians-was prevalent, and difficult to escape from. At school and outside school I was a target. A 12 year old who literally had to fear for his life. One day they got me and stabbed me', he informed a shocked audience. He didn't go into great detail, only to say his worried parents moved to Southall, London, to be closer to their own community.
These early events would define Grover's life. Instead of being defeated by them he would dedicate his life to fighting racism. Since then he has been prominent campaigns to help families, such as those of Stephen Lawrence, Zahid Mubarek and Victoria Climbie. All these cases led to Public Judicial Inquiries and consequent positive changes in race legislation. ' In those early days, the media were not interested in the injustice that occurred around Stephen's murder. The tenacity of the Lawrence family would not let this go. I'm proud to have played a small part'.
The Monitoring group, which he is the Director, continues to campaign for families and BME communities.
After he spoke he was surrounded by the young men and women who wanted to know more about what it takes to be a leader. I overheard a few responses, all mentioned 'maintaining your dignity and integrity'.
As the reluctant hero left the building he was given another rapturous applause.
And well deserved too.
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After she plead no contest to allegedly stealing a necklace, Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to some "me" time. By the skin of her teeth Lohan weaseled her way out of shacking up in a real prison and got to spend her days at home.
Well Jesus has shined his light on Lohan and has set her free. After serving 35 days on house arrest, Caddy Heron is a free woman.
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Always looking like a solid couple, Maria Shriver has decided to file for divorce from Govenorator Arnold. After 25 years together, 4 children and a love child…Maria has had enough. Let's be real…she's doing the right thing. No one demeans Maria and gets away with it.
Here is what I have to say. Maria, take a page out of Carrie Underwood's book and dig your key into his car and/or smash a baseball bat into the headlights…it will feel better.
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It has been reported that the love of Snooki's life has left "The Jersey Shore." (Gasp!) While the shore crew just returned from Italy for season 4, they immediately jumped into filming season 5 in Seaside Heights. That constant partying can take its toll…trust me.
One of the reasons that Vinny may or may not have left the show was because of homesickness. Being away from your family for that long is not fun, but for the money they are raking in, it's worth it.
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Stingy Christians and a Generous God If you can describe yourself as a generous Christian as evidenced by your acts of generosity toward God and manfeel free to skip this article.
The Sovereignty of God: His Place and Ours Go ahead and question God, but keep a few things in mind when you do. You'll find those things in Job's direct encounter with God.
Abortion and the Sabbath There is one command among The Ten that specifically protects the vulnerable, the powerless, and the weak. There are no more vulnerable souls in the world than the unborn.
What About Hanukkah? This non-biblical Jewish celebration holds a fascinating adventure story right out history. Read Dr. Doug Ward's account of the history behind the Maccabee warriors and the book they left the world.
Two Scenes from Israel My recent trip left two impressions that seem to capture the contrasts of Israel. --Ken Westby
Does Col 2:16 Do Away with Sabbath Celebrations? The late biblical scholar Charles V. Dorothy wrote this paper in the early 1990s before he died. We believe it is one of the explanations available of this hotly disputed text. This article is in an Adobe PDF file format so please be patient while it loads.
On Being A Christian In Troubled Times
Making Yourself Sick Happiness is a choice, and so is unhappiness. "Stinking thinking" is what make most of us miserable. But isn't the world full of negativity and evil? Isn't that reality? How can we be positive and happy in such an environment?
Reconciling Myself to Art Brian Knowles unburdens himself.
Rest In Peace Graveyards are places to do serious meditation. Meditation may be a lost practice for many of us -- to our detriment. But one doesn't need to visit a cemetery to begin this deepening practice.
Is There Buried Treasure in King David's Tomb?Gary Arvidson's book: In Search of King David's Lost Tomb and Treasure comes under the reviewing eye of Dr Doug Ward. This insightful survey of material gets to the heart of the treasure mystery and offers a valuable summary of the book.
Why Be Religious? What does being religious mean? Is it commitment to one's church organization? Church commitment and church politics have little to do with the true practice of Christianity. In fact, they may inhibit or destroy the light God intends to be reflected from us to a world in need.
Who is America in Prophecy? Some believe that the ancient tribe of Ephraim is modern day Britain. Others believe that if a modern Ephraim exists is would be none other than the USA. See a transcript of a recent discussion on this subject.
Miracle on Highway 93 Do Miracles still happen? Well, one did on a Montana highway last December. Read the compelling account from the eye witnesses.
The First Holy Thing First Mentions and First Occurrences in Scripture are significant. In all the Bible what is the first "thing" made holy? What can it tell us about the ultimate purpose of everything?
November 2002 ACD Newsletter -- Special report from Africa; Susan Richardson on "Commitment"; and a don't-miss article by Brian Knowles, "For Christians: An Increasingly Dangerous World."
The Ephrata Cloister -- A Sabbatarian Commune in Colonial Pennsylvania Read the remarkable story of what happened to the utopian dream of its founders.
A New Look At Prophecy What has been your model for "the end"? Have you revised your understanding with new data--biblical, historical, current political trends and realities? Many folks haven't. Taking a fresh look at some old prophetical assumptions, Steve Collins in a lengthy article presents his view of future events. Perhaps it will stimulate you to revisit and test your old prophetical scenario.
Christian Faith and Military ServiceSteve Collins weighs in on the thorny issue of should a Christian bear arms for his country. Some Christian groups teach against any military service and advise their young men to be conscious objectors. Do they have a biblical case?
The Real "Ark Mystery"Doug Ward, PhD, takes us on an exciting journey to discover what happened to the sacred Ark of the Covenant. He also addresses the larger question, Does it Matter?
The Sabbath: "Worthless Manna"? Manna was a gift from God to newly liberated Israel. The former slaves now found themselves in a desert without food. God provided food from heaven; a food some soon came to despise as worthless. Another gift, the Sabbath, has received a similar welcome.
The Politicization of Doctrine--Why It Happens Why can't people just let the Bible speak for itself? The question is naive, of course, and ignores how churches operate and how doctrine and theology are done. But it is still a darn good question that deserves an answer..
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Joined: Aug 2006
Location: NYfC, yff
Oddometer: 5,536
Scenes from the trail
An old church:
We crossed the
Cimarron River
. I had read a little bit about the history of the Santa Fe trail, and the Cimarron cutoff -- faster, but with the risk of no water availability.
From Wikipedia:
"Historically, the
Santa Fe Trail
branched southward from the Arkansas to the Cimarron. One branch was known as the Cimarron Cutoff, and another, the Aubry Cutoff. The lack of water along the Cimarron Cutoff route from the Arkansas to the Cimarron led American traders and travelers to call the area the "Cimarron Desert". Mexican traders called it the "
Jornada del Muerte
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While I was planning our route from the point where we deviate from the TAT to get down to Albuquerque, I noted that in the GPS database, the Santa Fe trail appears as a dotted line, as if it's a regular dirt road. Unfortunately, I coldn't find anything corresponding on GoogleEarth satellite images. A little digging revealed the historic nature of the Santa Fe trail, and that it doesn't really exist, except for visible ruts carved into the earth from years of covered wagons getting stuck in mud. (Actually visible on GoogleEarth if you increase the elevation topography amplitude, and tilt the viewing angle -- very cool)
I was excited to be in this part of the country. We were covering about 200-300 miles in a full day. Wagon trains were lucky to make 10.
"I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."
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Supreme Court: Drug dog sniff is unconstitutional search
Associated Press, By JESSE J. HOLLAND | March 26, 2013 | Updated: March 26, 2013 11:43am
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In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo, Miami-Dade retired narcotics detector canine Franky looks on during a demonstration in Miami.
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, photo, Miami-Dade narcotics detector canine Franky, who came out of retirement to give a demonstration, sniffs marijuana in Miami.
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, photo, Miami-Dade detective Douglas Bartelt and narcotics detector canine Franky give a demonstration in Miami.
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Officer Jeff Hastings of the Granbury Police Department works with his drug sniffing dog, Ben, during a search of the automotive shop at Somerset High School Thursday.
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In this file photo, drug sniffing dog Rico (right) waits along with Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constable Scott Collins and his springer spaniel, Follin, to do a drug search at Somerset High School in Texas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing police dogs onto a suspect's property to look for evidence without first getting a warrant for a search, a decision which may limit how investigators use dogs' sensitive noses to search out drugs, explosives and other items hidden from human sight, sound and smell.
The high court split 5-4 on the decision to uphold the Florida Supreme Court's ruling throwing out evidence seized in the search of Joelis Jardines' Miami-area house. That search was based on an alert by Franky the drug dog from outside the closed front door.
Justice Antonin Scalia said a person has the Fourth Amendment right to be free from the government's gaze inside their home and in the area surrounding it, which is called the curtilage.
"The police cannot, without a warrant based on probable cause, hang around on the lawn or in the side garden, trawling for evidence and perhaps peering into the windows of the home," Justice Antonin Scalia said for the majority. "And the officers here had all four of their feet and all four of their companion's, planted firmly on that curtilage — the front porch is the classic example of an area intimately associated with the life of the home."
He was joined in his opinion by Justices Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
On the morning of Dec. 5, 2006, Miami-Dade police detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents set up surveillance outside a house south of the city after getting an anonymous tip that it might contain a marijuana growing operation. Detective Douglas Bartelt arrived with Franky and the two went up to the house, where Franky quickly detected the odor of pot at the base of the front door and sat down as he was trained to do.
That sniff was used to get a search warrant from a judge. The house was searched and its lone occupant, Jardines, was arrested trying to escape out the back door. Officers pulled 179 live marijuana plants from the house, with an estimated street value of more than $700,000.
Jardines was charged with marijuana trafficking and grand theft for stealing electricity needed to run the highly sophisticated operation. He pleaded not guilty and his attorney challenged the search, claiming Franky's sniff outside the front door was an unconstitutional law enforcement intrusion into the home.
The trial judge agreed and threw out the evidence seized in the search, but that was reversed by an intermediate appeals court. In April a divided Florida Supreme Court sided with the original judge.
The Supreme Court's decision upholds that ruling.
"A drug detection dog is a specialized device for discovering objects not in plain view (or plain smell)," Kagan wrote in a concurring opinion. "That device here was aimed at a home — the most private and inviolate (or so we expect) of all the places and things the Fourth Amendment protects. Was this activity a trespass? Yes, as the court holds today. Was it also an invasion of privacy? Yes, that as well."
The four justices who dissented were Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Anthony Kennedy and Justice Samuel Alito.
It's not trespassing when a mail carrier comes on a porch for a brief period, Alito said. And that includes "police officers who wish to gather evidence against an occupant," Alito said. "According to the court, however, the police officer in this case, Detective Bartelt, committed a trespass because he was accompanied during his otherwise lawful visit to the front door of the respondent's house by his dog, Franky. Where is the authority evidencing such a rule?"
Alito also said that the court's ruling stretches expectations of privacy too far.
"A reasonable person understands that odors emanating from a house may be detected from locations that are open to the public, and a reasonable person will not count on the strength of those odors remaining within the range that, while detectable by a dog, cannot be smelled by a human."
The case was Florida v. Jardines, 11-564.
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Understanding and Enjoying Fluency
By: Sarah Grace Durrance
Rationale: Readers need to become fluent so that they can focus their attention on comprehending the text. Fluency is crucial for readers to transition from decoding to automatic word recognition. Students develop sight word vocabulary through the practice of fluency. The method of repeated readings is the most efficient way for students to move from slow, frustrating reading to effortless, enjoyable reading. In this lesson, students will use the strategy of crosschecking during repeated readings of decodable text to gain fluency and independence in reading.
Materials: stopwatches for each pair of students, fluency graphs for each student (colorful graphs with places for stickers when reaching a new level), stickers (variety of colorful choices), fluency checklist, reader response questions, questions I ask the children throughout the lesson posted on the board (poster board), a sample fluency graph of how to reach the next level posted on the board (poster board), expo markers, example sentences written on board, pencils, clip boards, and a class set of Bass Lake.
1.) Say: In order to be the very best readers we can be, we must be able to read fluently. To read fluently means that we can read accurately and automatically. That means we read each word smoothly with ease without having to sound out each word. When you become a fluent reader, it makes reading a lot more fun because you can focus on understanding the words instead of figuring out the words.
Say: Now lets look at a sentence on the board. "I
had a chicken sandwich for lunch." Listen as I read aloud the sentence and
tell me if I am a fluent reader or not. I, huh huh
hahh duhh a kkk, ch, chi, chick, chicken saaaand-wihhhch, sandwich for
lunnnnk. I had a chicken sandwich for lunk, no that doesn't sound right, I had a
chicken sandwich for lunch sounds much better. Was I a fluent reader or not?
That's right, I was definitely not a fluent reader. Reading the sentence like, I
had a chicken sandwich for lunch, would be reading fluently. Did you see how I
didn't have to sound out any words? I want you to turn to your partner and
practice reading the second line on the board;
Ben has an ant bite on his foot. Read
this sentence until you can read it fluently.
3.) Say: Did you notice how I got stuck on the last word in the first sentence? I had a chicken sandwich for lunch. I had trouble pronouncing lunch but when I went back and reread the sentence, I was able to figure out what that word is supposed to be. This strategy is called cross checking. It is very important when we are trying to figure out missing or misread words.
4.) Say: What do you think would be the best way to become fluent readers? Yes, reading with expression is one great point. We can understand how to read all the words but reading with expression is a great way to help us understand the book and become fluent readers. Can anyone tell me how you could use expression when reading the sentence, "I fell down the stairs"? Yes Tommy, give us an example of how we would not read with expression. (He says is quietly with not movements in tone or body). Now Lisa, could you read the sentence with a lot of expression? (She reads is in a loud scary voice) Very good! This is how we would read with expression instead of how Tommy read. The more we do this, the better readers we become! Lets try to read like this in our book today!
5.) Now as a class we are going to read silently Bass Lake. This story is about two girls, Gail and Sue, which are going for a hike to Deer Cove. One morning, Gail woke up and saw a fire in the woods. She woke Sue and rushed her to look at the fire. Lets read to find out what happens to the girls and if they ever make it to Deer Cove.
6.) While the students finish reading, write the directions on the board for the next assignment. When they have all finished, Say: It is time to partner up with your reading buddies and go to your reading area. Choose one student to go to the reading area and make sure it is clean and ready to work in with both of the Bass Lake books. The other student needs to come up to me and grab: 2 Partner Reading Progress Checklists, two pencils, two timers, and two clipboards.
a. When you get to your area, I want you and your partner to silently count the number of words in the first chapter. Make sure you both have the same number before moving to the next step. Then I would like you to write that number next to your name on line that says, "Total words in the chapter".
b. You and your partner are going to take turns reading aloud the Bass Lake book three times to one another. While one partner reads, the other partner is going to time them with the stopwatch. Start with your reading partner checklist. Your name goes in the Student Name line. Write your partners name on the line that says, Partner's name. Whenever you time your partner, write their time down on the sheet of paper next to "Time."
c. As your partner reads, I want you to make tally marks when they make a mistake. You should be following along while they read. (Show miscue tally method on the board) You are going to write the tallies next to the time on the partner sheet. Does everyone understand this? Yes, okay lets go onto the next step.
d. Then y'all get to be the teacher and score their progress. This is a positive assignment and we are not going to discourage anyone if they are not doing as well as their partner. Once they have finished their first reading, I want you to take the total number of words in the first chapter and subtract the number of tallies that you gave that student. Whatever your answer is, I want you to write it on the checklist paper. ___ (total words) - ___ (tallies) = ___ words. Then I would like for you to do the same thing but with the time it took to read the chapter. ____ (total words) in ____ (total seconds). I would like for you to do this three times and record all the information each time. After you have finished all three readings with each person, I would like for you to circle the best time your partner read with the least tallies and circle the time your partner read the quickest. Does everyone understand this? Awesome! If you have any questions, please raise your hand during your lesson so that I can come help you.
e. After you have finished this, I am going to have three questions posted on the board about the story we just read that I want you to answer in your journal. Make sure that you write neatly.
i. How many miles does it take to hike Bass Lake?
ii. Who are the girls trying to go see in Deer Cove?
iii. What did the girls want to use to fish off of, and why?
f. -When you turn in your papers and checklists, I will give you a graph and three stickers of your choice. I will figure out your three rates and after putting your name at the top, your stickers will go in the time spaces to show your reading rates.
-You will put your completed sticker chart on the fluency poster on the bulletin in the classroom.
Assessment: I will review student's responses to the reading response questions they submitted and complete the attached rubric while reviewing student's work throughout the lesson.
Reading Rate_________
Less than 50
Wpm 1 2 3
Partner Reading Progress
Reader Name: _________________
Partner's Name: _______________
Total words in the chapter______
1. Tally Marks: Time:
____total words- ____ tally marks= ____ words
_____ words in ____seconds.
2. Tally Marks: Time:
____total words- ____ tally marks= ____ words
_____ words in ____seconds
3. Tally Marks: Time:
____total words- ____ tally marks= ____ words
_____ words in ____seconds
Which reading turn had the fewest tally marks (errors)? ________
Which reading turn was read the fastest? _______
Assessment Rubric
Student Name:
Evidence shown for reading three times
Responded to comprehension questions
Improved fluency
Improved accuracy
Completed Partner Progress form
Sims, Matt. Bass Lake. San Val, 1999.
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