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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Basics of Geometry
1-1 Patterns and Inductive Reasoning
1-2 Points, Lines, and Planes
1-3 Segments and Their Measures
1-4 Angles and Their Measures
1-5 Segment and Angle Bisectors
1-6 Angle Pair Relationships
1-7 Introduction to Perimeter, Circumference, and Area
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof
2-1 Conditional Statements
2-2 Definitions and Biconditional Statements
2-3 Deductive Reasoning
2-4 Reasoning with Properties from Algebra
2-5 Proving Statements with Segments
2-6 Proving Statements about Angles
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 3 Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
3-1 Lines and Angles
3-2 Proof and Perpendicular Lines
3-3 Parallel Lines and Transversals
3-4 Proving Lines are Parallel
3-5 Using Properties of Parallel Lines
3-6 Parallel Lines in the Coordinate Plane
3-7 Perpendicular Lines in the Coordinate Plane
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles
4-1 Triangles and Angles
4-2 Congruence and Triangles
4-3 Proving Triangles are Congruent: SSS and SAS
4-4 Proving Triangles are Congruent: ASA and AAS
4-5 Using Congruent Triangles
4-6 Isosceles, Equilateral and Right Triangles
4-7 Triangles and Coordinate Proof
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 5 Properties of Triangles
5-1 Perpendiculars and Bisectors
5-2 Bisectors of a Triangle
5-3 Medians and Altitudes of a Triangle
5-4 Midsegment Theorem
5-5 Inequalities in One Triangle
5-6 Indirect Proof and Inequalities in Two Triangles
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 6 Quadrilaterals
6-1 Polygons
6-2 Properties of Parallelograms
6-3 Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms
6-4 Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares
6-5 Trapezoids and Kites
6-6 Special Quadrilaterals
6-7 Areas of Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 7 Transformations
7-1 Rigid Motion in a Plane
7-2 Reflections
7-3 Rotations
7-4 Translations and Vectors
7-5 Glide Reflections and Compositions
7-6 Frieze Patterns
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 8 Similarity
8-1 Ratio and Proportion
8-2 Problem Solving in Geometry with Proportions
8-3 Similar Polygons
8-4 Similar Triangles
8-5 Proving Triangles are Similar
8-6 Proportions and Similar Triangles
8-7 Dilations
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 9 Right Triangles and Trigonometry
9-1 Similar Right Triangles
9-2 The Pythagorean Theorem
9-3 The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
9-4 Special Right Triangles
9-5 Trigonometric Ratios
9-6 Solving Right Triangles
9-7 Vectors
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 10 Circles
10-1 Tangents to Circles
10-2 Arcs and Chords
10-3 Inscribed Angles
10-4 Other Angle Relationships in Circles
10-5 Segment Lengths in Circles
10-6 Equations of Circles
10-7 Locus
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 11 Area of Polygons and Circles
11-1 Angle Measures in Polygons
11-2 Areas of Regular Polygons
11-3 Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures
11-4 Circumference and Arc Length
11-5 Areas of Circles and Sectors
11-6 Geometric Probability
Chapter Review and Test
Chapter 12 Surface Area and Volume
12-1 Exploring Solids
12-2 Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
12-3 Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
12-4 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
12-5 Volume of Pyramids and Cones
12-6 Surface Area and Volume of Spheres
Chapter Review and Test

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Worlds Best Speakers?
What are the worlds best speakers?
How do you determine if one audio/video product is better than another?
Magazine reviews?
Visit a High-End or best home theater systems boutique shop?
No... The answer is...
You live with them! You listen to it, and watch it, then over time you realize the strengths and weaknesses of any design.
Consider a Vehicle for example:
You drive it for a few years and even if it has no problems there are things that you really like and other things that you don't like at all. It's a relationship in a way.
The best speaker systems and best home theater systems are the same exact way. After you have lived with the design for a while, it's strengths and weakness are more obvious.
However, now you're stuck with the Speaker System;
The problem at this point is that there is not much you can do to change the performance characteristics of your loudspeakers.
Not if you bought them retail...
The speaker system that you thought was the best speaker system you had ever heard is now- not so great!
It seems to me that if there were a way to modify the balance of a speaker design it would be very useful. To be able to make small changes in the treble to bass balance would be necessary because of the different rooms that speakers are put into.
I'm not discussing the use of tone controls. I am speaking of being able to modify the crossover schematic or make major changes like changing speaker drivers.
You just can't do this effectively with mass produced products that the speaker manufacturers have on the market.
How Speaker Manufacturer Companies Build Speakers:
Speaker manufacturers will build a loudspeaker system that will appeal to the greatest number of consumers.
And they usually use the cheapest components and speaker cabinet hardware in each price category.
This usually means producing a good speaker at the lowest cost possible.
The Best Speakers should be quite heavy also
Shipping weight is a common problem for speaker manufacturers.
It is in the best interest of the manufacturer to make the speaker as light as possible to keep shipping costs down.
This light weight will handicap the abilities of the speakers involved. So you must be working with a company that is not attempting to save money with weight.
This means that the speaker company must charge you for weight as an extra expense or build the cost into the price.
Because unless you pick them up at the factory, (which most companies don't allow) the speakers must be shipped.
Either way you will pay for the shipping.
The overall weight of a speaker is a direct result of the cabinet quality and structural rigidity.
It's the old chicken or the egg, which comes first?
High quality cabinets are heavy. Having thick cabinet walls alone will not make a good cabinet.
Internal bracing must be constructed well. Which makes the weight of the speaker product higher.
How important are the Speaker Drivers?Speaker Driver Quality is another area a speaker manufacturer can save money.
It seems very obvious that cutting speaker driver quality would not be what you prefer as a consumer.
But a company that does not cut costs with speaker drivers will again pass on these costs to the purchaser in the final price of the loudspeaker system.
I'm not saying that the most expensive speaker driver is always superior. But quality usually comes at a higher price.
Regarding speaker drivers, there is a cost/ performance ratio where your gains become very narrow.
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Unfortunately, all of this brings us to a one sad and inevitable conclusion:
The best home theater systems and stereo systems are not cheap.
Not even close to cheap!
You should expect a well built and well designed home speaker system to be as expensive as a vehicle. Depending on the quality you desire would indicate the quality of car we are talking about.
Could there be a Less Expensive Solution?
If you are looking for the best speakers your money can buy you do have one other option. Build the Best speakers for your budget yourself. Or subcontract to have them built based on speaker design plans that you approve of.
Yes, you heard me right.
Build them yourself.
Before you just close out this page let me describe how you CAN do this.
1. Research this site
2. Use the information we give you.
3. Use the driver matches and software that we describe here.
4. Expect the total project to take between 8 hours and 200 hours depending on the complexity of your goals and approach.
5. Expect the quality of your product to be 3 to 10 times the value of the money invested.
Read more about DIY home theater speakers here. Custom Speaker boxes are a great way to improve the audio quality in your home theater room.
You CAN do this!
You might say "I am a very busy person and do not have the time" which is a valid argument. It may be better in this case to just purchase a system which would be the best speakers for you. But it certainly is not because you can not do it!
Use a Speaker Controller as the Speaker Crossover:
The modern day speaker controller can be used very effectively in a home theater or home stereo speaker system. A controller essentially is a pro oriented speaker crossover.
These can be fairly affordable and are the simplest way to set up an all active speaker system. To learn more about these speaker processors and loud speaker controllers click here.
Using an HTPC for the Best Speakers with Digital Crossover:
At the heart of this system is a versatile Home Theater PC (HTPC). You can buy your own HTPC, build your own HTPC, or you may already have one. In any case a good computer such as this will make it much easier for you to achieve the best speakers and home audio for your application.
Another good reason to build an all digital speaker system using a home theater PC is signal purity. When the digital media is stored on a hard drive it is stored as 1s and 0s.
In a computer based system it is simply sent to the next program to do a given function in the chain.
That might be room correction, up sampling, speaker crossover, etc. Read here how to set up your own HTPC and how to use it to
build the best home theater system.
The digital signal stays in the digital domain until it exits to the D to A converter/interface outside the computer where it is converted to Analog.
This is the first and only place where the Digital to Analog conversion is done. This makes it much simpler and easier to build the best speakers possible.
The hardest part of speaker building is in the speaker crossover.
The crossover is also the part of the speaker system that does the most damage to the musical signal.
By removing the crossover from the speaker itself and doing these functions digitally we have much more control over the final outcome.
The losses and distortions associated with passive speaker crossovers are then only a memory.
The benefit of a system such as this is that you can modify the design until they are the absolute best speakers for your specific needs.
The amplifiers are then directly coupled to each individual speaker driver.
This has countless benefits of its own: Heat causes passive speaker components to negatively interact with the driver causing phase shift, impedance shift, time smear, and other nasty distortion artifacts.
By coupling the driver directly to the amplifier you have what is essentially an ideal situation for both the amplifier and the speaker- maximum damping factor applied directly to the cone or diaphragm.
There are no passive components in a digital crossover to heat up and change the way the amplifier 'sees the driver'. Also, the driver gets all of the power available, directly from the amplifier.
Choosing a good amplifier is not as complex as with a regular passive crossover speaker system.
Because the speaker is directly coupled it does not interact the same way as it would with a passive crossover. Because of this amplifier selection is whole lot easier and not nearly as risky.
As long as the amplifier is built well and well designed you can be pretty sure it will probably work well.
These are a few of the factors that make active crossovers the most desirable solution. If getting the highest sound quality, and best-speakers is the goal with your home audio system check out some of the other articles on this site.
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From the The Brunswick News
Walking into Left Bank Art Gallery you cannot escape the breadth of artwork on display. The walls are covered with bright marshland landscapes, vast abstracts of city skylines, still lifes of fruit and paintings of waterfowl that show a range of subjects not easily defined into a single category.
And that's the point for the gallery's current exhibit, "Art of the World," on display until Sept. 30.
The cacophonous collection is part of the gallery's mission to incorporate cultural aspects from around the globe by working with leaders within the Coastal Georgia community - in this instance,ĀCollege of Coastal Georgia.
By dedicating the exhibit to Gregory Aloia, president of the college, gallery managers hope the showcase will serve as a welcome for the new president and a continuation of fostering arts here and abroad.
"The 'Art of the World' exhibit came about because we heard Dr. Aloia's mission about creating a global environment and also focusing on the arts and humanities in everyday life, not just in academic settings," said Dayna Caldwell, director of Left Bank Gallery, 3600 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island.
"We have had an international influence on our exhibits since the '70s, and combine that with the college's mission for raising global awareness, the idea seemed like a good fit to do something to celebrate Dr. Aloia's tenure and bring everyone within the art community together."
Artists whose works hang in the exhibit live as close as Brunswick and as far away as France, Spain and Russia.
"We aren't featuring specific artists, but rather an international collection. Russian, Spanish, French ... they hang all alongside each other, and we intersperse them with local works to create this feel that our owner, Mrs. (Mildred) Wilcox, believes about Coastal Georgia as part of the international community," Caldwell said.
That desire for sharing and expressing international cultures is shared by college president Aloia.
"Our mission statement makes it clear that global awareness is part of the education experience of this college," Aloia said.
"I envision a 30/30 approach: to have 30 different countries - with as many as 30 students each - represented on this campus, assuring that every student will have the opportunity to break bread, study and socialize with a varied and rich representation of global geography and culture."
Aloia, who will attend an opening reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at the gallery, isn't the only college staff member excited about cultivating a cultural community that extends beyond the shores of the Golden Isles.
Jeff LeMieux, assistant professor of arts atĀCollege of Coastal Georgia, will be at the gallery opening and will have a selection of his own pieces hanging in the exhibit.
"We have a vibrant arts community here. There's a lot of talent. I see it everyday at the college," said LeMieux, who has been on the faculty for 11 years.
"The college is stepping into a visible role, and it's very exciting. When I first joined the staff, I told administration then that to be taken seriously as a community-involved institution, we needed a community-involved gallery. They listened through the years and now we are getting the student gallery soon," he said.
Moving from a couple of classrooms into the Coastal Community Center for the Arts with a ceramics room and plans for a dedicated gallery on campus will exemplify the college's commitment to the arts, LeMieux added.
Besides the dedicated space for student shows, there is also a collection of work from Left Bank Gallery on display at the college in the Huie-Wilcox Gallery, named for founder Mildred Huie and daughter Mildred Wilcox, in the Hargett Building Lobby on the Brunswick campus.
LeMieux hopes that bringing people together for events the college holds on campus and events off campus, such as Left Bank's reception, is a sign that the arts community is headed toward greater collaboration.
"Sometimes, I feel that the biggest issue I've seen is how splintered arts groups are by geography. It's that island living. You see your island, your community, as an entity. But with Dr. Aloia, I feel he's interested in bringing the whole community together," LeMieux said.
For Aloia, the strategy for growing the arts community fits his vision for the college as a partner highlighting local and international connections.
"With the move of our art department into re-purposed classroom and exhibit space, we'll be able to display not only the art of the Coastal Visions collection in the Huie-Wilcox Gallery - a partnership with the Left Bank Art Gallery - but also, in the Andrews Building, the work of our own students and faculty," Aloia said. "My hope is that such cultural partnerships will continue to expand and prosper."
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Macomb, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jordan Dykstra notched a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits topped the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 62-50, in Summit League play at Western Hall.
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SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko's softball team scored its first win in Three Rivers Conference play for the 2013 season.
The Lady Wildcats shut out visiting Wabash 5-0 Wednesday. Whitko is now 4-14 on the year and 1-4 in the TRC.
Emily Weigold went the distance for Whitko from the circle, striking out eight Apache batters and only allowing four hits.
Whitko scored twice in the second inning, once in third, and twice in the fifth in the game.
Overall, the Lady Wildcats banged out 14 hits as a team. Maddie Gawthrop and Sydney Lancaster led at the plate with three hits each and two stolen bases. Jenny Brown and Kennedy Hart both had two hits and Weigold had a double.
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A Ladies Winter Whiskey Party.
One of my favorite things about this blog is the great people I get to meet and collaborate with on projects, like the one I'm sharing today. A few weeks back I worked with the Urban Grape to style a Ladies Whiskey Party, a little get together intended to share some recipes all around whiskey. Brian Samuels shot some amazing pictures of the spread — which included whiskey-glazed bacon BLTs and a bourbon caramel drizzled chocolate cake. And the lovely Abby of Farm & Fable lent us the prettiest vintage glassware to highlight the whiskey cocktails. The whole recap can be found over on Style Me Pretty Living today, but here are a few of my favorite pictures (check back tomorrow for the detailed drink recipes!).
An Apple-Picking Porch Party.
What a wonderful little Friday treat, a shoot I styled with Bring to Light Photography and Little Flower Cottage is up on Style Me Pretty Living today! Click on over to read about our little apple-picking porch party with lots of tasty apple-inspired treats. And be sure to check back next week — I'll share the details of my recipes for an Autumn Apple punch, a baked brie with apple compote, and other treats like salted caramel apples and mini mason jar apple pies!
It's back! It's back! It's really back! I have been on the hunt for the new issue of Domino since the announcement came that my beloved magazine would be back on stands. I remember when the news came that the magazine was closing, it was right around when I was starting this blog and the pages of Domino played a big part in inspiring my interest to write about design and entertaining. I finally snagged a copy last week when I was catching my train to New York, and I savored every single page of it from cover to cover. I was so happy to see that the new format kept the same styling and tone as previous issues, it was like being reunited with a old friend, we picked up right where we left off! After I scanned in a few of my favorite pages to share below, the new Domino went right into the stack of my old issues, home sweet home.
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BeStyled Boston Blogger Event.
Last night the gracious ladies of BeStyled, a blow dry bar in Chestnut Hill, invited a group of us from Boston Bloggers to have an evening of pampering — and what better way to shake off a mid-week slump than with blow-outs, make up styling, champagne and blogger chatter, right? I love going to get my hair done, and my stylist Kelly did such a great job of giving me some volume and movement. I feel so relaxed when I'm getting it washed and dried, and it's even more fun to do it with a group of girlfriends — we took over the salon and had a blast!
Note: BeStyled gifted all of us free blow outs at their salon. All opinions are my own.
Summer Style: Mixing Prints.
I've been feeling a little uninspired in the fashion department lately — wearing professional clothes in the heat of summer is a bummer, and when I get home all I want to do is get into the comfiest (and lightest) outfit possible and park myself in front of our AC. So in an effort to muster up a little more effort, I'm going to try to mix just a tiny bit of prints this week. I like the combination of these quintessential preppy patterns: pink gingham and soft postal stripes, with natural tones of cheetah and tortoiseshell. Spicing up accessories is just enough effort for 90 degree weather, right?
Spring Styling.
In the age of online shopping, sometimes I just get a little burst of joy when a really great catalog pops up in my mailbox. Which is exactly the case when the Spring Boden catalog arrived this week. To me, it feels so bright and fresh and playful — and the styling is spot on. In fact I was almost as excited about that vintage bar cart in the background of one of the models as I was about the adorable patterned pencil skirts!
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I am ready not just for the weekend, but a long weekend — I'm taking an extra day off and hope that it looks a little something like this breakfast scene. Don't you just love the styling?
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I've finally had some time to really delve into the Ikea 2010 catalog, after it sat, staring me in the face on my coffee table for the past two weeks, begging for attention. While the selection of new products didn't turn on any light bulbs over my head, I was impressed by the styling. Several of the room spreads were a big departure from their usual stark-sweedish-modern aesthetic, and seemed to be pulling inspiration from designers and shelter mags. I played a little game of memory and matched up a few of my favorite pictures from the catalog with similar counterparts…
This Ikea room is a ringer for the masculine library featured below (via this is glamorous), as well the eclectic mix featured in a Domino spread.
And in a brighter, more playfully styled room, this Ikea room seems to draw in the inspiration of Nick Olson and Miles Redd (both from features in Domino).


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Andre Bazin is credited with almost single-handedly establishing the study of film as an accepted intellectual pursuit. Bazin s French Cinema from the Liberation to the New Wave, 1945-1958 contains, for the first time in English, nearly all of his writings about the practitioners as well as the predecessors of the French New Wave, a movement that had a profound impact on the evolution of cinematic style and subject matter.
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A guest post from Operation Gratitude's Special Projects Coordinator and Paracord Team Leader, Kelly South (pictured second from left, front row, with her hard-working team of volunteer instructors):
I receive hundreds of emails every month asking countless questions, and I wanted to not only answer the most common questions, but also some others you may not have thought of.
One of the main questions we get is if we still need bracelets, and the answer is a resounding YES!
We want to put a bracelet in each and every care package that goes out the door, and that is quite a task. We first and foremost focus on our deployed troops, and that means we need an average of 50,000 – 60,000 bracelets each year. Since we can't do this alone, we need you to keep working and sending your bracelets in. (See How to Make a Paracord "Survival" Bracelet if you need a tutorial!)
The other questions we get are directed to bracelet-making specifics, and I will hopefully cover them all right now.
So here we go!
Question: Do you accept the "quick release" style bracelets?
Answer: Yes! We will share more information and instructions soon. For now, here's an image of the jig layout to use.
Question: Where can I buy the cord and buckles?
Answer: We offer precut and buckled cord through our Ebay page at: Operation Gratitude Ebay You can also find cord and buckles on the internet.
Question: If I buy my own cord, what type of paracord should I use?
Answer: We ask that you use 550 paracord. This is cord that can hold 550 pounds, and has 7 strands inside that can each hold 50 pounds. If it doesn't say "550 paracord" chances are it is not. Please do not send rope, as we will not send bracelets made of rope to our troops.
Question: What size buckle should I use?
Answer: We recommend that you use a ⅜" curved side release buckle in black. Yes, you can use larger ones, but we would prefer that the buckle is black no matter the size.
Question: What size should a bracelet be when finished?
Answer: 8 to 9 inches long, and that includes the buckle.
Question: How much cord should I use?
Answer: The rule is one foot of cord for every inch of bracelet. So for 8-inch bracelets, you should use 8-feet of cord. When you cut your cord, please heat the ends until they begin to melt, and then squeeze flat with a pair of pliers. This will make it much easier to put the cord in the buckle, and will keep the inside strands from spilling out while you make the bracelet.
Question: What colors are acceptable?
Answer: We ask that you use muted colors, or colors that will blend with our troops' uniforms. Please do NOT use neon colors such as pink, yellow, orange, or green. Our troops go out of their way to blend into their environment, and a sniper can see a neon color from 500 yards away. We also ask that you use gender neutral colors since the bracelets will be going to both men and women.
We do not accept reflective cord. It reflects light just as the name implies and this is truly a safety issue for our troops in the field. White is just a bad color, as it gets dirty the first time they go on patrol.
Finally, please do not send two-tone bracelets. While they look great, they are 2-4' lengths and we promise them a minimum of eight solid feet of cord. Also, the melted together ends can break in an emergency.
Question: Should I finish my bracelet by burning the ends to the bracelets?
Answer: No. We ask that you send them in unfinished. We have found that while there are hundreds of ideas for doing the finish, most use too much heat and can actually damage the cord. Also, our troops would need pliers, scissors, a razor blade and a spare 10 minutes to get them open. Not a great idea in an emergency.
We use a very special technique that will keep the bracelet closed until needed, and yet allows for easy deployment in an emergency. This has taken us months of trial and error, and cannot be taught in an email.
Question: Should I seal the ends with something like tape so my bracelet doesn't unravel during shipment?
Answer: No. Please do not use any type of tape, do not cover it in silicone, or in any way add anything sticky to keep the bracelet from coming apart. Your bracelet will not unravel during shipment, and the adhesives will cause me to cut off the damaged section.
Question: How much cord should I leave you for finishing?
Answer: If you can make another stitch, then make one. If not, you're done and I'll take it from there.
Question: Should I send a note with my bracelet?
Answer: YES! We ask that the note be small enough to fit on a business card, because our bracelets are sent in a 3"x5" bag with a card from Operation Gratitude. Please do not attach the note to each bracelet. Simply put all of your notes in a plastic bag in the box. We will put them in the bag with the bracelets, and we usually end up removing whatever you used to tie the note to the bracelet.
Feel free to send your email address as well, but there are a few things you need to consider:
Send your first name only, and the state where you live. If the note is from anyone under 18, please use an adult's email, and screen the note received from the service member prior to having the minor read it. Responses should always be done under adult supervision.
Question: Should I buckle the bracelet before I mail it?
Answer: No. Besides the fact that I have to unbuckle each one for finishing (quite time consuming), they take up 3 times the space in a box when you ship them.
Question: What's the best way to ship my bracelets?
Answer: I have found that keeping the bracelet flat allows you to put a whole lot more in each box, and that lets you use a smaller box or envelope.
Depending on how many bracelets you're sending, you might want to use a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. A small box can hold 15-20, a medium can hold 200, and a large can hold 300 or more. This way you're not paying for the weight, just the box.
Question: Do I have to mail my bracelets in if I live close by?
Answer: No. Please check our schedule. Any item for donation can be dropped off at the armory between 9am-2pm Monday-Friday, unless it's a national holiday, in which case the armory would be closed (just like any government building).
You can also bring them with you on one of our weekend volunteer days. Please be sure to check our calendar for weekend dates, as we are not open on any other weekend days.
Question: Where should I ship my bracelets?
Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard
17330 Victory Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Attn: Angel Cuevas
Please take a moment to read our full Shipping and Donation instructions, found here.
Question: Should I send a donor form even if I'm only sending a few bracelets?
Answer: YES! We want to know who is sending each and every item to us, since it allows us to send you a letter of thanks. Please be sure to fill out your email address on the form, so that we can send you further updates.
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Will Federer regain the #1 spot?
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No. In my opinion to do so he would have had to have won this year's USO or at least made the finals to have a chance. The Toronto final, Cincy win and USO final/win would have provided an ideal start to his 12 month rankings if he were looking to recapture #1 after Wimbledon next year.
As it is, the points swing to Nadal in the big tournaments has become very considerable and will only increase in the near future with Rafa defending fewer points than Roger in the WTF and the Australian Open. What's more, I would not bet against Nadal having a stellar clay season next year either. So unless Federer wins 2 titles out of the WTF/AO/Wimby as well as going very deep in Indian Wells, Miami and the clay court tournaments, realistically I cannot see him taking back #1 in the next year. And if not in 2011, then when?
Of course by his own phenomenal standards, this year has been a bit of a disappointment. But even still I believe he will end the year as #2. Looking ahead, he'll still be contending near the top of the 2-4 rank bracket (which may be no mean feat for a 30 year old, especially if Del Potro can play at his US09 level again).
I think there's something quite powerful about Federer being one week short of Sampras in the total weeks at #1. If only he had converted from any of the following scenarios: being 2 points away from beating Del Potro at the USO, 2 points away beating Davydenko at the WTF, 1 point away beating Baghdatis and Berdych at Indian Wells and Miami, not having to withdraw from Dubai due to a lung infection, not deciding to play Monte Carlo...then the situation could have been so different.
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"It's an extremely comprehensive program where students learn as much from each other as from our instructors," said Dr. Ann Clark, clinical associate professor, who in 2013 will succeed Dr. Steve Rubin as director of Sacred Heart Education Leadership, Administration and Management programs. "Our students are dedicated to learning and passionate about education. There's also a lot of collaboration between students, which is an important ability for administrators to have."
Like Clark and Rubin—she is a former Fairfield, CT, schools superintendent, and he a former New Canaan, CT, assistant superintendent—all Education Leadership program instructors are former or current school administrators with practical experience developing curriculum, engaging and inspiring staff, motivating students and assessing their achievement, as well as building productive relationships with boards of education, superintendents, parents and other stakeholders.
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Rubin cites Connecticut Department of Education statistics that show "Sacred Heart's Educational Leadership students scored over 90 percent for the past five years taking the exam for first time test takers." He also cites State Department of Education figures that show Sacred Heart University has recommended more than 1,000 administrative certifications during the past ten years, the most of any university in the state.
"This shows that the content of our Education Leadership program is appropriate and meets both students' and the state's requirements," Clark said. But the value of this and Sacred Heart's other Education graduate programs go beyond pass-fail rates and numbers. "To have a school or district that prizes learning," Clark continued, "you need to have administrators and teachers who prize learning and model it; to show that they are committed to their own continual learning and growing."
To make attending Intermediate Administrative Certification classes and gaining the benefits of a liberal arts education as convenient as possible, Sacred Heart offers students two options:
- A traditional part-time evening program that accepts students on a rolling basis throughout the year. Classes are scheduled on weekday evenings, starting at 4:30 p.m., with students generally taking one to two classes a semester.
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Students who also want to earn a 6th-Year degree in administration must complete all 092 certification requirements, as well as an additional 15 credits that includes an education research seminar, thesis and 240-hour administrative internship supervised by both a practicing administrative mentor and Sacred Heart faculty.
The programs are demanding, but the result is that Sacred Heart has an extraordinary first-time Connecticut Administrator Test pass rate. This excellent record on the state exam is just one aspect of what puts graduates of the educational leadership programs in such high demand.
James "Jim" Carl, the new dean of the Farrington College of Education, stresses that what makes the Sacred Heart graduates so well respected in the education community is "their ability to think strategically in a changing school environment." According to Carl, the Farrington College faculty prepares educational leaders who "maintain visions of educational excellence. It is this, along with their ability to inspire their constituents and manage the fast-paced daily routines of the schools, that makes a Sacred Heart degree so valuable."


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The Lord loves all.
Converting Bears
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of an upstate New York college. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard - a real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience. Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.
'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. But that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus. Hallelujah!
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it,..circumcision may not have been the best way to start!"
Hillbilly Joke
Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their moonshine operation.
Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. After a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in real distress. One of the hillbillies looks at her and says, 'Kin ya swallar?'
The woman shakes her head no.
Then he asks, 'Kin ya breathe?'
The woman begins to turn blue and shakes her head no.
The hillbilly walks over to the woman, lifts up her dress, yanks down her drawers and quickly gives her butt a lick with his tongue.
The woman is so shocked that she has a violent spasm and the obstruction flies out of her mouth.
As she begins to breathe again, the Hillbilly walks slowly back to his table.
His partner says, 'Ya know, I'd heerd of that there 'Hind Lick Maneuver' but I ain't nevah seed nobody do it!'


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GSP: No Time Limits in MMA Only Way to Prove Who the Best Really Is
GSP takes on to UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie thoughts when it comes to time limits. He tells Joe Rogan….
"There's a lot of thing I want to change in the sport. First of all the time. There is no time. I seriously think it's stupid the round. If you want to see who the best man let them fight 15 min or maybe 25 min for the championship no round. Why the round? Why are we trying to be like boxing? We're not boxers why do a round when they wanted boxing to be accepted as a sport."
GSP continues on to say he is willing to take on a fight as he describes.
"I think it would be more honest to see who the better man at that fight."
Let your thoughts be heard PENN Nation.
76 Responses to "GSP: No Time Limits in MMA Only Way to Prove Who the Best Really Is"
I aaaaaalway's thought this, but it's about it being a sport. The rounds create excitement and the UFC is all about business so it will never happen. If it were to someone would have to create a whole other organization and make those rules there.
Good thing that wasn't the case in your last fight Goerges or you might have ate your words. I don't know maybe football should go back to leather helmets. Is the timing based on Diazs making statements that make them seem like progressive thinkers or the site trying to balance things out a bit.
Word… there should be time limits… it's a sport…
jbizzle? the fk… GSP would have gotten beat down agains Diaz if there were no rounds. He got saved when Diaz was beating in his body. GSP looked confused and out of it. if that round had more time in it who knows…
lmfao wat fight were u watching? Diaz never come any where close to hurting gsp. If there would have been no rounds diaz would have tapped due to chaffing from getting dry humped into the mat.
I think it was the end of round three… or round 2… one of them Diaz started coming back, and his hits were more damaging. I didnt think Diaz had a chance but if GSP didnt have a breather it was obvious Diaz's cardio would have gotten the best of him
wtf are you talking about the fight would of been completely different. Diaz would of been on his back for 10-15+ mintues because there would of been no end to the round and diaz wouldnt of gotten to stand back up, he would of been exhausted from fighting / defending off his back for that long he wouldnt even be able to do dmg standing up.
He would have lost big time to Diaz had there been 5 more minutes, with no breaks between rounds he would have folded. BTW who wants to watch him hold someone on the ground for 25 minutes. Between greasing, big pharma, and missing weight this guy should just keep it quiet about any rules.
you're an idiot. diaz would of been on his back for so long he wouldnt of been able to do any dmg if he even got back to his feet.
Or you can finish the fight like Anderson Silva. Pretty obvious who's better then.
The only reason he wants this is so opponents don't get up after he takes them down
Melendez was saved by the bell from Henderson.
None of you guys even know what the fuck you are talking about! Lmmfao! Gap is by far the most dominate welterweight. Diaz is fucking trash! If there were no time limits or rounds nick would of died! Lol quit being haters gsp is not going anywhere.
I've been saying this for years…I feel that Pride FC had the right idea in fighting longer rounds and judging the fight as a whole, not round to round. there defiantly needs to be a change. I would love to see 10-10-5 minute tittle fight.
For those who actually watched it Georges was still suggesting 15 min non title and 25 min title fights but just no rounds
I'm happy to hear G.S.P. say this, gives me a little more respect for him. I think finishes should be the only real "wins" in UFC. Decisions are nothing more than three judges opinions on who they think won. Decisions are NOT real wins.
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Little George
It weren't too many years ago
I worked on the building site
The work was hard, but pay was good
And it suited me just right
I knew this bloke who worked with me
Little George it was his name
He was short, built like a bull
And Lord that boy was game.
Now he was Maori, through and through
And he hated Islanders
So one day we were in the pub
And someone George did stir
They called him a ruddy Islander
And he wasn't taking that
And boy, that man could really fight
Just like a jungle cat.
There was six of them and one of George
And folk thought him insane
To take on all those blokes at once
But I could not refrain
From betting on that Georgie boy
Because I knew him from old
It only took our boy five minutes
To knock four of them cold.
Then I saw the other two
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Oct. 5, 2006 Although military transformation has no single definition, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday, he can describe it.
Marine Gen. Peter Pace spoke to about 1,000 airmen and civilians at the parade ground here today and then took questions.
A young sergeant wanted to know about transformation. "If we never got any new toys and just had a different mindset about how to use them, that would be transformational," the chairman explained.
He pointed to Air Force special operations personnel who were present and said their actions in Afghanistan and other places in the war on terror demonstrated the meaning of the term. "They understand how you can take things that you have right now and employ them in different ways that you never really thought about until you were faced with the need."
That mindset change is needed for transformation to succeed, he added.
Pace gave a numerical grade for where he thought the armed forces were in transformation. He said that on a 10-point scale, the military scores an "8" for intent and understanding and about a "4" in execution. "I really believe we have applied a lot of energy to transformation, but it is a lot like computers," he said. "The faster a computer becomes, the faster the next one will be, because you use that computer to make the next one.
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