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Enthusiasm: You'll find few windows of opportunity where coyotes are more enthusiastic to come to the call. If you pressure a den area and adults believe you're a canine invader, get ready for a front-row show.
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Savior: You can be a protector of other species, especially deer fawns, by taking out summer coyotes. It's a documented fact that coyotes have a dramatic shift in diet when fawns hit the ground and rely on them for as much as 70 percent of their nutrition. Any coyotes you shoot now could help your big-game hunting later.
Weather: Yes, the weather has two sides. In my backyard of Wyoming the mornings and evenings are too-good-to-believe. East, South and Southwest hunters might debate that description. In the East and South hunters fight heat, but even more of an issue is the oppressive humidity, which can turn any camo clothing into a sweat-soaked mess in minutes. In the Southwest it's heat, heat and more heat.
Vegetation: You may not deal with vegetation in the deserts, but the rest of the country is cloaked in its thickest outfit of the year. Thick grass, dense bushes and thriving crops all combine to hide sneaky coyotes coming to the call. You may call more coyotes than you've ever called before, but will you see them?
Reduction: If your summer calling efforts work you may experience success like never before. But if you don't have acres and acres of country to call you may be putting a dent in your winter outings when furs are prime. Coyote prices have jumped in recent months making it profitable to hunt prime coyotes. Any coyotes you remove from the landscape now have a tough time becoming prime later.
Mission Impossible: Do you recall the pro point on how taking a few coyotes now might save a fawn for later? It's true, but when I talk to friends of mine in the animal damage control business they point out your efforts need to be relentless. You need to call, trap and use any legal means to make a dent in marauding coyotes. If you take a clan out it only takes weeks for another group to move in and set up base camp if you're not waiting there with a roadblock.
Summer coyote hunting is something everyone should experience, but as you can see, it's debatable whether you should be fanatical or simply enjoy the occasional outing.
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CLEVELAND - NOVEMBER 16: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a defensive stop in the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 16, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
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It's cowboys v. showgirls in Coke's Super Bowl adBy MAE ANDERSON
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A moment in the Super Bowl 2013 Coca-Cola ad campaign, which will include TV spots as well as a Website and interaction with consumers on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram.NEW YORK — Most people will be cheering for the San Francisco 49ers or Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3.
But Coca-Cola is asking viewers to cheer for three very different groups in an interactive marketing blitz during the big game: a troupe of showgirls, a band of cowboys and a biker-style gang of "badlanders" — all on a quest for a thirst-quenching Coke in a desert.
The campaign, which will include TV spots as well as a Website and interaction with consumers on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram, is the world's largest beverage maker's latest attempt to capture the interest of people who watch the Big Game with a second screen such as a tablet or smartphone nearby. With Super Bowl ads costing around $4 million for 30 seconds, it is increasingly important for marketers to make that investment count, extending Super Bowl campaigns online before, during and after the game.
"The second screen is a huge deal for us," said Stuart Kronauge, president of sparkling beverages. "It doesn't matter where consumers are, be it TV, mobile or tablet, we need to be there."
To engage the more than 100 million viewers who tune into the Super Bowl every year (last year, 111 million watched the game, according to Nielsen), The Coca-Cola Co. decided to create its own game. A cinematic 30-second TV ad created by longtime agency Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, Ore., which will run on network TV and on Youtube.com beginning Tuesday, sets up the game's premise. Three random groups, a troupe of show girls in a pink bus, a group of cowboys, and a gang of so-called "badlanders" on motorcycles and ATVs wearing leather attire, are all in the middle of the desert. They race toward what looks to be a giant Coca-Cola bottle, but it turns out to be a wooden sign that indicates the Coke is 50 miles away.
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The Essential 100, No. 87: Shining Force
Cover Story: Sega might not have created the strategy RPG, but they did make the genre accessible.
hen Sega's Shining Force entered the world in 1992, strategy RPGs had already been in existence for a few years. While Herzog Zwei and Fire Emblem each offered their own takes on multi-unit turn-based battles, for most Americans, the former's unpopular console and the latter's complete unavailability in the States made Shining Force their first strategy RPG experience. These days, the game stands as a remarkably no-frills experience; characters don't grow beyond their prescribed roles, spells are few in number, and the battles often boil down to luck (or AI stupidity) instead of strategy. But twenty years ago, this extremely basic approach finally simplified the strategy RPG formula just enough for console gamers to finally get what PC grognards had been crowing about for a decade. Just as Dragon Quest pared down complex computer RPGs for the console crowd, Shining Force did the same with the realm of strategy, and established the foundation of a genre that would be built upon for years to come.
While most modern strategy RPGs typically ape Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics, Shining Force set up the rules of the genre; without it, how else would we know to keep our frail and fragile archers at least a tile away from danger? Would we ever experience the joy of vaporizing a plus-shaped arrangement of enemies with a well-timed fire spell? And what of the crushing pain experienced when your army's sole healer takes an unlucky blow when trying to deliver some much-needed help to the front lines? Without Shining Force, strategy RPGs as we know them would have taken an entirely different form.
Despite its age and flawed mechanics that would improve in the game's sequel, Shining Force remains remarkably playable today -- and I say this as someone who regularly spends otherwise-unoccupied chunks of minutes plugging away at the 99-cents iPhone version. It's unknown if Sega tried to give Final Fantasy a run for its money with Shining Force, but the game has a bright and attractive quality that puts Square's early-90s efforts to shame. Shining Force didn't feature the impressive manga-style cutscenes featured in Phantasy Star, but it did offer large and expressive anime portraits, as well as huge sprites that make the battle scenes worth watching. And somehow, Sonic! Software Planning managed to squeeze a very un-Genesis sound out of Sega's console; the game's soundtrack couldn't compete with Final Fantasy's Nobuo Uematsu, but it peppered the game with memorable tunes both bouncy and dire -- seriously, just try and dig that town theme out of your brain.
Shining Force really displayed the team who would become Camelot at the top of their game; their seminal 1992 strategy RPG features simple mechanics, an adorable UI, a colorful world, and, perhaps most importantly, a story that doesn't seek to do more than get the job done. The game's tired tale of rebels versus an evil empire provides just as much context as necessary for the battles, a welcome change from the company's later work, which would feature similarly simple stories filled with characters who can't stop talking. Though the series has hit the skids and has resorted to employing hentai artists in a desperate attempts to draw in an audience, the original Shining Force remains an essential strategy RPG experience. Other games might have improved upon its formula, but hey, it had the formula to begin with.
Shining Force and its sequels are the quintessential Strategy/RPGs - take a cast of fantasy characters, improve them with XP & equipment, and lead them to battle against the forces of evil in glorious turn-based combat on maps covered in grids. I didn't get a Genesis until the Sega CD came out and Lunar: Eternal Blue forced my hand and as a result, my first Shining Force experience was with the sequel (which was newer and easier to find at the time). I loved Shining Force 2 so much that I quickly sought out the first game. I really appreciate all the little bits of polish that went into these games - the cute icon-based menus, the character portraits with mouths that move and eyes that blink, the animations in combat that make the game feel like an anime come to life, etc. Although there have been arguably better Strategy/RPGs released since then (my favorite being Flightplan's Japanese-only Summon Night 3), Shining Force has a charm that can not be denied. And if I decide to make a Strategy/RPG at some point (which is high on my list of genres I'd like to do), one of my main goal will be to recapture those feelings that I had while playing Shining Force so many years ago.
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Shining Force...an example of how games should be.Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:00AM PST by Lutarian
I am 44 years old and still and avid video gamer.
When I think back of all the great games I have played nearly all of them are "old school" games. Shining Force 1 and 2, Chrono Trigger, Lunar The Silver Star (damn game made me cry), the old Final Fantasy rpg's, Breath Of Fire IV, etc. are all examples. Charming, emotional driven and just plain fun. Those were the days.
My Shining Force storyPosted: Jul 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by trminal_patience
In the summer of 1994 I played Shining Force for the first time. I was enrolled in special college courses that were being held at the local community college for kids who teachers felt displayed an aptitude for them. I ended up meeting a strange kid there named Steven Sensiba. We were both 11 years old and he invited me over to his house. I ended up playing Shining Force that night and got hooked. And while Steven was a strange fellow that I haven't seen in 18 years, I've never stopped loving this game.
I didn't have the cash to buy the game outright at that point, but I did have enough to scrape together a rental from Blockbuster, only to be dismayed that the battery in the cartridge was busted and wouldn't backup my save, (discoverd upon awaking on a Sunday morning to resume a 12 hour play session from the night before that had been erased........)
I rented that busted copy several more times because it was the only one I could find in the area and beat the game by leaving my Genesis on for 3 days knowing that I wouldn't have anything to show for it but the memory of the adventure when I dropped it back off at Blockbuster.
Completely worth it.
I've replayed both games several times over the years and have continued to love them. Everyone's mentioned the colorful graphics, the tactical gameplay, the anime inspired portraits, and the catchy music. But ultimately the early Shining Force games seemed to have the most important thing that isn't always readily available these days. The game has heart.
I'm really happy to see it recognized on the list.
One of my favoritesPosted: Jul 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by A._Kent
I've completed the first Shining Force roughly 7 times. Each time I played it, I thought of a new rule, such as playing with characters I neglected on a previous playthrough, or self-enforced permadeath (with a 10% chance of saying something like, "Oh, nah, Gort's just wounded! Yeah, he didn't die...").
Thanks to Shining Force Central, I finally played all three parts of Shining Force 3 this year, which was simultaneously one of the greatest gaming experiences I've ever had as well as the most frustrating. I would recommend waiting for the next patch before trying it, considering the translation goes south after the first 120-something hours -- heartbreaking.
Now if only Shining Force CD would get a port...Posted: Jul 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by Sabrewing
Maybe Sega could be a darling and put 1, 2 and CD into one of their XBLA Vintage Collections? :D Followed by all three scenarios of 3? :D
THISPosted: Jul 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by FissionMailed12
All the way. HEED OUR CALL SEGA
Heh...Posted: Jul 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by Eldritch_Eric
I find it slightly ironic that the first image has post-processing applied to it, likely due to the fact it is being played on an emulator. I'm unfamiliar with the iPhone version, so if I'm wrong feel free to let me know; but up until getting Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3, I played SF dozens of times on Gens and know what it looks like with post-processing enhancements.
The Sonic Ultimate Genesis colletion version.Posted: Jul 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by sean697
Does have an option for applying post processing to the graphics. I tried playing with it on but turned it off to read the text better. In fact it looks just like that picture when turned on. They might have a stretch applied to that picture as well.
This game was in my top 10 of all time...Posted: Jul 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by Kokoru
Flaws and all, it is the first game that opened my eyes to the wonders of a turn-based strategy RPG. I mean even now, and not because of nostalgia because there are clearly better games available, I can still go back and play Shining Force and find myself moved by what Sega managed to squeeze out of that horrible audio chip, and how they presented the graphics (which at the time were AMAZING!).
More than anything, Shining Force remained unique for SO long because it had the town-visiting, info-gathering, worldmap-traveling, aspects of a Final Fantasy but then battles were done in full on Tactical Form. In fact I STILL wish there was a GOOD game like this coming to our modern age (honorable mentions to Arc the Lad for trying).
Amazing game, and I'm really wondering what's gonna be near the top because there are so many great games listed here already!
Great seeing this game on the listPosted: Jul 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by FissionMailed12
Without a question when of my favorite games ever. Wish they would make a comeback using retro methods....
Classic gamePosted: Jul 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Lazarius
Shining Force was one of my favorite games as a child and one of the only Sega games I really enjoyed other than Sonic (Nintendo Fanboy here). To this day, it's still the only SRPG I've liked because I can't stand the twisted isometric look of games like FF tactics. And with Fire Emblem, I'm not a fan of the characters dying and never coming back. I go back and replay SF constantly and every time I'm a little bit more sad that I'll never experience a game like it.
I agreePosted: Jul 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by 3rd_Eye81
I loved Shining Force 1 and 2 but am not a fan if SRPG's at all. I thought it was dark and really fun. It was one of the few games that I could sit down and play for hours at a time. Plus the secret characters were awesome. Ninja, Samurai, Robot, and the useless one that hatches from the egg with the spells. Such a great memory, I am glad it made the list. I remember thinking the Chaos breaker was the most badass name for a sword.
To this day...Posted: Jul 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by SargeSmash
...Shining Force is one of the few SRPGs I've been able to play through. As stated, I like how it manages to give just enough depth, while combining it with a reasonable (and not overdone) story and solid RPG mechanics to create an excellent game.
In some ways, this reminds me a little bit of what Chrono Trigger does. Now, that game is better, of course, but there is some limitation in choices with Chrono as well. The story is not overdone, your characters have a narrowly defined role to fill, and everything has just enough depth without being overbearing.
Shining Force II may improve on almost every aspect of the original, but Shining Force is more important, and truly was a game-changer. Great to see it show up on this list!
Great articlePosted: Jul 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by OldSkoolGamer74
Good write-up on an oft neglected series. I didn't realize that SF was one of the first SRPGs for the American market. It's a shame that it didn't have lasting power, though. The game had some great graphics for its time.
One brief correction about Herzog Zwei - it wasn't turn based. In fact, it was the one of the first RTS games for home consoles. It was a great game though - hopefully it'll make the Essential 100 list. I know it blew my mind as a kid.
I guess I can credit SF as the game that started my addiction to SRPGs! So I guess I owe a debt of gratitude to the makers of Shining Force.
I too played SF on iPhone...Posted: Jul 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by orient
...and it's easily the best game I've played on the thing :P I'm halfway through the second game on PS3 now.
There's just enough strategy in managing classes / positioning that every battle is engaging and fun. Plus, some battles are genuinely difficult -- I think it's the penultimate battle in the first game that's just balls-to-the-wall hard and takes real skill to beat.
Shining Force is one of those series that JRPG lovers and SRPG enthusiasts alike can get into (especially the 2nd and 3rd game, which have more of a story to them). Great franchise.
PlayiIng right nowPosted: Jul 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by sean697
On sonics ultimate genesis collection. I played the Sega cd version and the Saturn one but never played the Genesis version for some reason. I am rather enjoying it. Would I call it groundbreaking, not really. From what I hear fire emblem was more really the first conolemgame like this. Which I will eventually get around to playing on my 3DS ambassador version. Using a guide because I want to be sure Imget all the secret characters which there are many. The variety of characters in this game is really quite amazing and the system to promote is pretty good. So far I think the Sarurn version is where this game peaked with choices in One game affecting the other two. Something done far before games like Mass Effect. Unfortunately they never released parts 2 and 3 here for the Saturn. And I'm not enough of a glutton for punishment to slog through the Japanese import versions while not being able to know what is going on in the story. I wish I had bought the iPad version as I would have been finished right noe instead of trying to make time to get on my PS3.
I played Shining Force II...Posted: Jul 18, 2012 12:00AM PST by jeffokiecorry
A few years ago. I haven't been the entire way through it yet, but I have been impressed with the quality of the battles and the class system. I found it quite enjoyable.
So I haven't played the first one, but the second was impressive. I can see where Final Fantasy Tactics (which I have played several times) got a lot of inspiration.


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Just as the moon rises, it's reflection will bounce off the small pools of water left behind when the tide went out. These pools will look like a staircase to the moon.
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The timing and my location wasn't right when I took this photo but it should give you an idea.
Go to the bottom of the page at the website attached and you'll see what the Staircase (sometimes referred to as a Stairway) To The Moon will really look like. This photo was taken down the coast in Dampier near Karratha, and you can get the same experience in Broome. Anywhere it happens, the effect is the same.
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Journal Sentinel sports columnist Bob Wolfley offers his take on the local and national sports scene.
Tauscher hired to provide Packers commentary on WTMJ Radio and WTMJ-TV
Former Packers tackle Mark Tauscher has been hired by the Journal Broadcast Group to provide pre- and post-game commentary on Packers radio broadcasts, and pre-game commentary on the Packers TV network this season.
Journal Broadcast Group announced the hiring of Tauscher on Wednesday.
Journal Broadcast Group owns WTMJ-AM (620), the flagship station of the Packers radio network, which has the radio broadcast rights to Packers games. It also owns WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), which is the flagship station of the Packers TV network of 14 stations reaching six states.
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US firm SpaceX aims for its next big launch into orbit Sunday—the first of 12 flights in its $1.6 billion contract with NASA to bring supplies to and from the international space station.
US firm SpaceX aims for its next big launch into orbit Sunday—the first of 12 flights in its $1.6 billion contract with NASA to bring supplies to and from the international space station.
Special crews on board the International Space Station will stay in space for year-long missions instead of the usual six-month expeditions, according to a report by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. ...
(AP)—The International Space Station is safe from two pieces of menacing junk.
The European meteorological satellite Metop-B was put into orbit Monday by a Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the space agency Roskosmos said.
A top Russian official on Tuesday proposed setting up a space station on the Moon to revive Moscow's struggling space programme, a day after the prime minister ripped into its failures.
British soprano Sarah Brightman could become the next space tourist to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS), a senior official at the Russian space agency hinted Wednesday.
The Russian cargo ship Progress has failed to successfully dock with the International Space Station (ISS) during tests designed to facilitate future link-ups, the US and Russian space agencies said Tuesday.
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SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab.
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A NASA astronaut who spent more hours walking in space than any other American and also set a record for the longest spaceflight mission has retired to join the private sector, the US space agency said Monday.
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Today 1,000 new millionaires (and a few billionaires) are walking the planet, thanks to Facebook's new IPO. Facebook has fundamentally changed the way people connect to each other and presents an unprecedented opportunity for advertisers to reach highly targeted markets. That explains its over-the-top, $104 billion valuation. What is not being talked about in the business sections is the technology that made Facebook possible. If you go to the "developer's section" at the bottom of a Facebook page you will find this statement under "Open Source:"
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"Developed from the ground up" — i.e., by the open-source communities that allow people to freely use, distribute and modify source code in unending cycles of improvement. If Ben Mezrich's Facebook history, The Accidental Billionaires, is correct, when young Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard he probably would not have purchased proprietary server and database software that stores and retrieves all the pictures, text and video of each user. Enterprise-level database servers from Oracle and Microsoft cost tens of thousands of dollars — a price out of the reach of most early-twentysomething college students. Furthermore,"The Facebook," as the site was originally known, was created without the explicit goal of making money. Open-source products like MySql, Apache and PHP are free to all who wish to experiment or create with them without expending the time or risk of having to finance expensive software. Zuckerberg seems to have carried the open-source ethos forward with the Facebook mission statement:
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The Facebook IPO will firmly divide the field of tech giants into two major camps: those committed to the proprietary model (Microsoft, Apple) and those built on, and committed to the open-source model (Google, Facebook). It seems that despite the billions of dollars lavished this week on Zuckerberg's creation, Facebook's stated mission, principles and commitment to open-source development remain true to their origins. It will be up to the Facebook users to hold the company accountable to its professed goals by learning more about the technology they are using and staying engaged with its continuing development.


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Student Achievement Toolkit 2006 th 8 Grade – Social Studies: Long-Term Plan We have provided the following template to support you in creating standards-based long-term plans for your region. The Standards will from here on out be referred to by their designated number according to the secondary social studies standards outlined by New York City. You will learn how to incorporate these standards into your lessons as well as what a long term plan with outlined units can look like. Standard 1: US History/New York History Standard 2: World History Standard 3: Geography Standard 4: Economics Standard 5: Civics, Government, and Political Participation A message from Katherine Kavouras (NYC, '05): "It comes highly recommended from the Department of Education that 8th graders complete an exit project. In most schools completion of both the science and social studies exit projects are requirements for graduation, although it is only as of yet strongly recommended from the DOE. There are a number of projects outlined within the 8th grade unit plans. Many of them qualify as an enrichment of the standards and as such it might not be possible, because of behavioral and academic issues and time constraints, to teach these projects within the unit as a first year teacher. It is an option to introduce these projects at the end of the year as possible exit project options for your students. That being said, allowing your students to complete their exit projects on a wide variety of topics often times creates extra work for the teacher, thus knowing the stress that comes along with first year teaching I would recommend having your students complete their final project of the year (Unit Five) in which they are researching and teaching a lesson about a key event in the Civil Rights Movement and grading that as their exit projects. This way you have given all of your students' ample opportunity, lessons, skills training, and time to learn about the subject, so that they and you are in the best position to complete and do well on their exit projects. The choice is yours. Additionally included within this CD is a description of possible exit project topics and options selected by the DOE." Unit Length: 6-9 Weeks Unit 1: The Industrial Revolution or "We built this Skills to Incorporate: Compare and Contrast; city...on the backs of immigrants…built this city…" Cause and Effect; DBQs and DBEs Standard 1: What are the migratory patterns from the farms to the cities? For what reasons did people migrate to the cities? What leisure activities became available as technology enabled less time to be spent on work? What are muckrakers? What famous muckrakers worked to address societal ills? What did they accomplish? Standard 2: Why did immigrants leave their native lands? From what countries did the first wave of immigrants (1840s – 1890s) come from? From what countries did the second wave of immigrants (1890s – 1920s)? What different cultural and religious patterns did these groups exhibit? Standard 3: How did industrialization effect the environment? How did the growth of cities effect the environment? Where did immigrants come from? Standard 4: What is scarcity, supply and demand, markets, resources and economic growth? How did industrialization lead to significant changes in the economic patterns for producing, distributing and consuming goods and services? How did societies and nations attempt to satisfy their basic needs and wants by utilizing scarce capital, natural, and human resources? What are the causes and effects of scarcity? How did the U.S. develop as an industrial power? What were the changes in the methods of production and distribution? How did Standards to be Assessed the development of new forms of transportation effect economic development? What is a corporation? How were (or other state performance corporations created in oil, railroads, and steel? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a corporation? indicator) What is a monopoly? How did industrialization influence and change the labor force? What response did labor have to industrialization? How did the roles of women, children and minorities change? What is a consumer society? How did America develop as a consumer society? What economic opportunities motivated migration into the cities? How was labor reformed? Who were the labor leaders of the Progressive Era and what did they accomplish? Standard 5: What problems existed in American politics? How were these problems, namely corruption and scandal, exemplified by Boss Tweed and the Tammany Ring in New York City? What government regulations emerged in response to corporations? What is laissez-faire? What is the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act? How did modern labor unions form? How did industrialization create the need for reform? What is the legal basis for citizenship in the United States? What are the responsibilities of a citizen? What should a citizen know about government? How should a citizen participate in the political process? What should a citizen know about the laws? What social, economic, and political problems needed reform in the late 19 th century? How did the federal government help the reform movement through amendments and legislation? What efforts were made to reform government and politics? Who were the major Progressive Era leaders and what were their accomplishments? How did women's suffrage come about? Before this unit begins, at the beginning of the year it might be best to teach the first week and a half of lessons form 7th Grade Unit One. These lessons provide a background for those studying history. These lessons deal Remedial Standards with: identifying and analyzing primary and secondary source, the five branches of social studies, and identifying (content and skills that students and examining bias and perspective. must have an understanding of in order to master the above In order to understand the content and complete the various projects throughout the unit students must be able to standards) read a map, create a timeline in chronological, understand cause and effect by creating a Cause and Effect Organizer, analyze primary sources by answering document based questions (DBQs). The assessment for the first mini-unit about Industry requires students to create their own monopoly game. The project is meant to assess student's understanding of a monopoly and how that relates to industry at the turn of the century; who the main industrialists are and what are the industries they dominate; how monopolies affect Enrichment Standards products and labor; and understanding of key vocabulary terms. However this is a very complex assignment and (Higher order tasks and critical requires students to have a good understanding of the mini-unit and be behaviorally mature enough to listen to thinking skills to build upon the directions, and work with a partner to complete and present the finished product. Seeing that this is the first the above standards) unit this may not be possible. If you are unable due to difficulty of the content, behavioral or time constraints unable to do this project I would supplement with a DBQ test about industry to assess student knowledge, and prepare them for future DBQ/DBE tests (document based questions and document based essay). Click here for a sample "Industrial Revolution" unit plan. Unit 2: Imperialism and World War I or "They Unit Length: 4-6 Weeks grow up and dominate so fast…the U.S. as a Skills to Incorporate: DBQs and DBEs; world power." Reading Primary Sources Standard 1: How does manifest destiny relate to imperialism? How did developments in transportation and communication affect American expansion? What is yellow journalism and what was its influence in U.S. involvement in the Spanish American War? How did victory in the Spanish American War lead to the government doing what was necessary to protect American interests including an Open Door Policy with Asia? What were U.S. policies in Latin America? What is the basis for the U.S. policy on noninvolvement in European political affairs? In what way had the U.S. been involved in European affairs pre-World War I? What trends and events led to U.S. involvement in World War I? In what ways did Americans protest World War I? Why did Americans protest World War I? How did the U.S. government use propaganda to gain support for the war? Standards to be Assessed Standard 2: What were the causes and effects of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs? What (or other state were the foreign issues at this time? What other countries participated in imperialism? How performance indicator) did imperialism affect the nations, land, and people being colonized? What are the causes of the Spanish American War? Why did the U.S. become involved in the Spanish American War? What trends and events led to World War I? What countries were involved in World War I? How was World War I fought? How did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia affect World War I and introduce the threat of communism? Standard 4: What is imperialism? What factors led to an increasing interest in imperialism? How does foreign trade relate to imperialism? Standard 5: How and by whom was the Treaty of Versailles created? What did the Treaty dictate? What were Wilson's 14 Points? Why did the 14 Points fail? What are the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act? What do these acts convey about the U.S. government's view on protesting World War I? Remedial Standards (content and skills that In order to understand the content and complete the various projects throughout the unit students must have an students must be able to read a map, create a timeline in chronological, understand cause and understanding of in order effect by creating a Cause and Effect Organizer, analyze primary sources by answering to master the above document based questions (DBQs), and use the DBQs to write a DBE (document based essay). standards) In terms of enriching this unit I would spend more time on the reasons why people protested World War I, and why and how these protests were silenced. I have left time at the end of the unit, 2 ½ weeks, during which the class can read Johnny Got His Gun as a whole class novel. Enrichment Standards The book describes the horrors of war and is a testament to the trials of the poor fighting a war (Higher order tasks and for the benefit of the rich. Coupling the reading of this novel with a more in depth examination critical thinking skills to of the Espionage Act, Schenck v. the United State, Debs v. the United States, and W.E.B. Du build upon the above Bois' article "The African Roots of War" in May 1915's Atlantic Monthly should provide for a standards) debate and accompanying essay about the unjust causes of World War I and the unjust and un- American way in which protesters were silenced. Time permitting a comparison should be made between present day protests of the war in Iraq. This project will also provide a sound basis for enrichment in Unit Four: World War II. Click here for a sample "Imperialism and World War I" unit plan. Unit 3: Roaring 20s and the Great Depression Unit Length: 5 Weeks or "What goes up must come down…" Skills to Incorporate: DBQs and DBEs Standard 1: What leisure activities developed in the United States in response to the prevalence of new technology? How did foreign immigration and black migration change the culture of cities? How was the NAACP created? What is the Harlem Renaissance? Who were the key figures? What effects did the Harlem Renaissance have on African American culture? What effects did the Harlem Renaissance have on America as a whole? How does the Harlem Renaissance resonate today? What were the negative responses to the Harlem Renaissance? How did the Great Depression effect work, family, and communities? What are Hoovervilles? How did the arts and entertainment represent the culture of the Great Depression? What is the Dust Bowl and what were its causes? Standard 2: What was the U.S. policy towards world politics after World War I? What effects did the Great Depression have on industrialized Europe? Standard 4: What factors led to economic growth in the 1920s? What were the economic effects of prohibition? How did a rising standard of living result in the growth of a consumer economy? How did the consumer economy contribute to the creation of the middle class? What changes occurred in the workplace? What problems persisted despite unprecedented prosperity? What is the stock market? What are shares? Why did the stock market crash? What Standards to be Assessed were the effects of the stock market crash? What were the economic impacts of the Great (or other state Depression on the United States? What economic changes took place during the 1930s? How performance indicator) do nations attempt to satisfy their basic needs and wants by utilizing scarce capital, natural, and human resources? How does scarcity require people and nations to make choices that involve costs and future considerations? What factors, including but not exclusively the stock market crash, led to the Great Depression? Standard 5: What were the political and social changes of the 1920s? How did the role of government change from the 1920s to the 1930s? How was Prohibition an outgrowth of the earlier temperance movement? How did Prohibition and the 18 th Amendment lead to the end of the reform era and a rise in organized crime? What were the political and social effects of prohibition? What is laissez-faire? How did the U.S. government's laissez-faire policy affect American businesses? What were the political and social impacts of the Great Depression on the United States? What political and social changes took place during the 1930s? How did Hoover respond or attempt to address the problems of the Great Depression? How did FDR's fireside chats psychologically improve conditions during the Great Depression? How did the New Deal address the problems of the Great Depression? What institutions and programs were created by the New Deal? What functions and purposes did these organizations serve? Who protested the New Deal and on what grounds? How did the Great Depression lead to a rise in totalitarianism in Europe? Remedial Standards (content and skills that In order to understand the content and complete the various projects throughout the unit students must have an students must be able to read a map, create a timeline in chronological, understand cause and understanding of in order effect by creating a Cause and Effect Organizer, and analyze primary sources by answering to master the above document based questions (DBQs). standards) Within this unit there are three projects incorporated to allow students to creatively demonstrate their content mastery. The second project, a Great Depression photo essay, is Enrichment Standards fairly self explanatory, however the first project – a DBQs Museum by which students instruct (Higher order tasks and their peers about key trends of the Roaring 20s – and the third project – students write and critical thinking skills to present their own fireside chat, modeled after Roosevelt, and describing the importance of the build upon the above New Deal – are very student centered and represent an enrichment of the standards. If either standards) prove too difficult or time consuming, a more teacher-directed DBQ/DBE test would be appropriate. Click here for a sample "Roaring "20s and Great Depression" unit plan. Unit 4: World War II and the U.S. assume Unit Length: 6 Weeks world wide responsibilities or "If at first you Skills to Incorporate: Opinion Essay don't succeed…" Standard 1: How did World War II begin? How did a return to isolationism in the United States contribute to World War II? How did the U.S. become involved in World War I? How did World War I differ from World War II especially technologically and ethically? What was the German blitzkrieg? How was the atomic bomb developed? What was the Nazi Holocaust? How did the war affect the people in the United States? How did the war end? What are the lasting effects of Hitler's "Final Solution?" How were these crimes addressed at the Nuremberg Trials? Standard 2: What prewar alliances existed in Europe? What role did the United States play within the European alliance system? What two sides emerge as a result of the alliance system? Standards to be Assessed Standard 3: On what two fronts was World War II fought? What were the geographic (or other state differences between the various terrains upon which World War II was fought? What were the performance indicator) physical and demographical effects on physical and geographic factors? What were the geographic effects of nuclear weaponry? Standard 4: How did the U.S. benefit economically from World War II? Standard 5: How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II? How did the Great Depression lead to a rise in totalitarianism? What is totalitarianism? How did the failure of the League of Nations lead to World War II? What is appeasement? How did Europe's practice of appeasement lead to World War II? What were the conditions of the Yalta Conference treaty? How was the United Nations created? What are the similarities and differences between the United Nations and the League of Nations? Remedial Standards In order to understand the content and complete the various projects throughout the unit (content and skills that students must be able to read a map, create a timeline in chronological, form and support an students must have an opinion by creating a Reasons and Opinion Organizer, understand cause and effect by creating understanding of in order a Cause and Effect Organizer, and analyze primary sources by answering document based to master the above questions (DBQs). standards) The end of the unit essay requires students to determine which is a "better" war, World War I or World War II? It requires students be able to compare and contrast various factors of the Enrichment Standards two wars. It also requires students to have an understanding of what makes a war a just war. (Higher order tasks and Then, based on the compare and contrast and their understanding of a modified, paraphrased critical thinking skills to version of the Just War Theory students will create an Reasons and Opinion organizer forming build upon the above and supporting their opinion about which is a better war, World War I or World War II. Based standards) on the organizer students will write an essay reflecting and supporting their opinions. This assignment is a clear enriching of the required standards and if it proves too difficult or time consuming I would supplement with a DBQ/DBE essay. Click here for a sample " World War II" unit plan. Unit Length: 9+ Weeks Unit 5: America in the latter half of the 20th Century or Skills to Incorporate: Research Paper/ "Crashing the Soviet Bloc Party" Presentations Standard 1: What factors characterized the postwar prosperity in the United States? What changes did families and communities undergo after World War II? What are the lasting effects of the baby boom throughout the latter half of the 20th century and beyond? What is the Civil Rights Movement? How was America's self confidence and faith in government eroded by the assassination of Kennedy and King, the Vietnam War, violence, the resignation of Nixon, the oil crisis, and skyrocketing inflation? How have rapid technological changes influence the everyday life of Americans? Standard 2: How did the United States help European and Asian countries after World War II? What is the Marshall Plan? How did the Marshall Plan contribute to America's position as a world leader? How did the Marshall Plan affect Europe? What is the Cold War? Who are the major players in the Cold War? How did the superpower rivalry between the U.S. and the USSR develop into the arms race and the space race? How did nuclear weapons factor into the arms race? How did shifting foreign policies help to end the Cold War? How did the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union change the role the U.S. plays in the world? How does the U.S. demonstrate its status as a superpower in the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Persian Gulf War, various peace keeping missions in Somalia and Bosnia? What are the causes, both long term and short term, of the War on Terror? What are the causes, both long term and short term, of the War in Iraq? Standard 4: What economic factors contributed to the prosperity of the postwar United States? What are the effects of immigration on the economy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of NAFTA? How do economic interests motivate U.S. action in the world, specifically in regards to U.S. involvement in the Middle Standards to be Assessed East, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and former Eastern European Block countries? How does the United States (or other state performance compete in a world economy? How does the reality of world wide competition affect the United States indicator) economy? How does world wide competition affect labor unions and lead to the creation of multination corporations? Standard 5: What are the roles of the United Nations? What actions has the United Nations taken to promoting peace? How does the United Nations provide a new understanding of the power and benefits of the alliance system? How do NATO and the Warsaw Pact provide further understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the alliance system? How does the United States interact and fit into the United Nations? What is communism? How did communism take shape in the USSR? How did communism take shape in China? What is NATO? What jobs are performed by NATO? What is the Truman Doctrine? In what way does the Truman Doctrine demonstrate America's policy of containment as a response to the threat of communism? How does communist expansion lead to the United States policy of containment? How is this demonstrated in Europe (Berlin Wall)? How is this demonstrated in Asia (communist China; Korean War; Vietnam War)? How is this demonstrated in Latin America (communism in Cuba; Cuban missile crisis)? How does the civil rights movement, and the other social movements of the 60s and 70s, demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of a citizen in a democratic society? What are the key executive and judicial decisions supporting equal rights? What arguments were made and strategies used to end segregation? What were the key figures and groups in the fight for rights? What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation? What key executive and judicial decisions and strategies are used to address de facto segregation? How did women, Native Americans and others fight for their rights? What are the key executive and judicial decisions supporting rights for women and Native Americans? What political and social programs develop to address key social issues such as health care, welfare, housing and education? How did the events of September 11 th and the USA Patriot Act expand the powers of the American government? Remedial Standards In order to understand the content and complete the various projects throughout the unit students must be able (content and skills that to read a map, create a timeline in chronological, and analyze primary sources by answering document based students must have an questions (DBQs). Students also must have an understanding of how to conduct research and use that research understanding of in order to to write a paper. Lessons regarding teaching researching skills can be found at the end of 7th Grade Unit 5. master the above standards) The project that encompasses the majority of the second part of this unit is about the Civil Rights movement. Enrichment Standards The project is very student directed and requires your students to have a good understanding of cause and (Higher order tasks and effect, how to conduct research, how to write a research essay, and how to relate smaller events to the larger critical thinking skills to build whole. Taught in its entirety the project is an enrichment of what students are required to know about the Civil upon the above standards) Rights movement. Thus if you find your students are having difficulties make the project more teacher directed. Click here for a sample "America in the Late 20th Century" unit plan.
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Japan PM moves closer to winning support for looser limits on military
Published on Jun 13, 2014 1:07 PM
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moved closer to easing constitutional curbs that have kept Japan's military from fighting abroad since World War Two after the ruling party's dovish coalition partner agreed to consider a compromise proposal.
An agreement would be a big step toward achieving Mr Abe's goal of loosening the limits of the post-war, pacifist constitution.
The New Komeito, the junior party in Mr Abe's ruling bloc, is wary of dropping a ban on sending Japan's military to aid a friendly nation under attack, but on Friday, party officials agreed to consider a proposal that would allow the change while theoretically limiting cases in which it could be implemented.
"I want to discuss this thoroughly within the party," New Komeito deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa told reporters after the latest round of talks, at which his ruling Liberal Democratic Party counterpart Masahiko Komura submitted the new proposal.
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Question: What am I doing wrong with pork loin roasts?
February 25, 2013
I have recently made several different pork loin roasts using recipes that others rated as being juicy and delicious. They all turned out dry and "hoggy"-tasting. One was a slow cooker recipe with whole cranberry sauce and orange zest from a well-known test kitchen and one was oven roasted at 350 with light beer or hard cider. I am aware of changes in pork temperatures and cooked to 145-150. Others raved about how moist and delicious theirs turned out! Any suggestions? Thank you!
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March 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
If they are ending up dry, then they are most likely overcooked. I know you said that you are using a thermometer, but I too have had this issue before. It may be your thermometer. Mine was broken and reading lower than the temp actually was so I kept overcooking meat. Then it dawned on me, it was the the thermometer, I bought a new one and it ended up being 20 degrees off! The dishwasher could be the culprit. If your meat is not ever so slightly pink in the middle and juicy, it is definately not cooked to 145. The last thing, and I didnt see this mentioned, but you may have done it anyway, is to let the meat rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Hope those things help.
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Based on the overturned call this evening. Pelfrey just said it in the Mets post-game...and he wasn't joking. He was furious about the call and said Scott didn't know where it even hit him and there's no way it hit Scott's forearm.
Based on the overturned call this evening. Pelfrey just said it in the Mets post-game...and he wasn't joking. He was furious about the call and said Scott didn't know where it even hit him and there's no way it hit Scott's forearm.
Look at the replay before you pop off Pelfrey.
The Sox traded Bullfrog the only player they've got for Shottenhoffen. Four-eyes Shottenhoffen a utility infielder. They've got a whole team of utility infielders.
"Enjoy this Reds fans, you are watching a legend grow up before your very eyes" ... DoogMinAmo on Adam Dunn
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
Wow, very poor stuff from Pelfrey. It doesn't get much worse than crybaby sore losers.
I'm glad the Reds spanked him tonight.
I thought it looked a little iffy in real time but the replay shows the ball change direction after hitting his arm. It was no where near the bat. Pelfrey needs to check the tape.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
Mike Pelfrey, welcome to the "Just Shut Up" club.
Championships Matter.
24 Years and Counting...
For the record, I don't think Pelfrey claimed it hit Rolen's bat, I think he just was claiming it didn't hit Rolen's arm/jersey.
The guy sounded like a big time sore loser, though.
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Livingston Parish charter comes under scrutiny
The commission created to consider changes to Livingston Parish's Home Rule Charter soon will dive into discussions about separation of powers and the Parish Council's authority.
The Advocate reports ( http://bit.ly/1hv6XUn) the 10-member commission also will consider during its Jan. 28 meeting selecting a lawyer to review the group's recommendations to ensure they comply with state and federal law.
Commissioners agreed Tuesday to set a May 6 deadline for submitting their recommendations to the Parish Council. The goal is to give the council two months to review and discuss the recommendations and decide which should be placed on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The deadline for submitting propositions for the November ballot is July 23, said Jimmy Durbin, Denham Springs mayor and chairman of the charter review commission.
The group will review the charter section-by-section, beginning with Articles I and II on Jan. 28.
Article I establishes the parish's form of government and broadly defines its general and special powers. Article II focuses specifically on the Parish Council, its meeting rules and compensation, the procedures for enacting an ordinance, and certain specified powers such as taxation and investigation.
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Hearing set in Arkansas voter ID lawsuit
Posted: April 23, 2014 at 5:07 p.m.
An Arkansas judge has scheduled a hearing over a request to block the enforcement of the state's voter ID law in next month's primary.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for May 2 over the motion for a preliminary injunction against the new law requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Arkansas Public Law Center sued the state last week over the law, saying it violates Arkansas' constitution.
The groups have asked Fox to block the law's enforcement during the May 20 primary. Early voting for the primary begins May 5.
The Republican-led Legislature approved the new law last year, overriding a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe.
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"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, … and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
Your Heavenly Father loves you and wants to bless you in all aspects of your life. The commandments He gives through His prophets will help you live a happy life. The commandment to pay tithing, which was restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith, gives you an opportunity to participate in building up the kingdom of God on earth. Obedience to this commandment is a requirement for baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
What Is Tithing?
Tithing is the donation of one-tenth of one's income to God's Church. This commandment has been known since Old Testament times. The prophet Malachi taught the importance of tithing and the blessings that come from obeying this law:
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, … and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" (Malachi 3:10).
In 1838 the Lord reiterated this commandment through the Prophet Joseph Smith:
"My people … shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be a standing law unto them forever" (Doctrine and Covenants 119:3–4). Interest is understood to mean income.
Your tithes are holy to the Lord, and you honor Him by paying tithing. Paying tithing is an expression of your faith in God and His work.
Why Should I Contribute Tithing?
Everything that is good in your life is a gift from your loving Heavenly Father. When you contribute 10 percent to Him in return, you express your love, faith, and gratitude. You show God that you will follow Him even when it may be difficult; you show Him that you will rely on Him rather than trusting in money or material things. Because of your faithfulness, your Heavenly Father promises you blessings that are far greater than anything you give up.
Although some people have difficulty believing that they can afford to contribute one-tenth of their income, faithful tithe payers learn that they cannot afford not to pay tithing. In a very real and wonderful way, the windows of heaven are opened, and blessings are poured out upon them. As one widowed mother explained to her son, "I cannot [raise you children] without the blessings of the Lord, and I obtain those blessings by paying an honest tithing. When I pay my tithing, I have the Lord's promise that he will bless us, and we must have those blessings if we are to get along" (Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, May 1994, 33).
Spiritual strength comes from relying on the Lord. As we face the serious trials of life, we need increased faith, inspiration, and courage. These blessings can be poured out of the windows of heaven as a result of obeying the law of tithing.
In addition, many people find that because they are faithful tithe payers they are better able to manage their finances and meet their needs. Paying tithing teaches us to control our desires for material things and to be honest with our fellowmen. We learn to trust that what we have been given, through the blessings of the Lord and our own diligent efforts, is sufficient for our needs.
No matter the amount of your income, you will be blessed as you pay tithing. When Jesus saw a woman put her few coins into the temple treasury, He told His disciples, "This poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: for all they did cast in of their abundance; but she … did cast in all that she had" (Mark 12:43–44).
How Are Tithing Funds Used?
Tithing is the Lord's law of finance for His Church. Tithing donations are always used for the Lord's purposes, which He reveals through a council of His servants. Some of these uses are:
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Building and maintaining temples, chapels, and other Church buildings.
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Supporting the activities and operations of local Church congregations.
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Supporting the programs of the Church, including education and family history research.
Tithes are paid privately, and information about donations is kept strictly confidential.
Fasting and Fast Offerings
In addition to paying tithing, we are commanded to give of our substance to assist the poor and needy. One way to do this is by fasting and going without food and drink for two consecutive meals. The Lord restored the principle of fasting through the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the Church designates one Sunday a month as a day of fasting. Fasting, which has always been an indication of the true church, is an opportunity for spiritual renewal and growing closer to our Heavenly Father.
As part of the fast, members of the Church contribute a generous fast offering for the care of the poor and the needy. This offering should be at least the value of the two meals the Church member went without while fasting. These funds are used to provide food, shelter, and other necessities to people in need, both locally and worldwide.
There is no standard donation amount for fast offerings. As you contribute generously to these funds, you will be blessed both spiritually and temporally for your desire to help others.


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