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Olive Grove 80΄
Our signature treatment uses the sacred olive, revered throughout the world for its numerous healing and nourishing properties. This rite of passage begins with a scrub of ground olive stones, leaving your skin smooth and cleansed and ready to absorb precious olive oil enriched with essential oils and olive leaf extract. After a relaxing full-body massage, warm virgin olive oil will be gently massaged into your scalp to nourish dry damaged hair.
Virgin Olive Hair Mask and Head Massage 30΄
A profoundly relaxing session that combats stress, headaches, and sore necks. Also an excellent mask for dry, brittle, and thinning hair.
Olea Aroma Massage 60΄ , (RS) 90΄
Our classic massage is designed to free any tense muscle and subdue any trace of stressful thought. We use long flowing strokes with gentle pressure and only the purest essential oil blends extracted from Mediterranean herbs and flowers.
Fusion Sea Purification 60΄ with a 30 min extra massage 90'
Combines ancient wisdom from east and west to detoxify, stimulate organs of elimination and tone skin prone to cellulite, water retention, and the effects of toxic stress. A lymphatic Dry Brush is followed by a wrap in a Spirulina Mud Mask. While you are detoxifying, your therapist will apply reflexology to corresponding detoxification points on your feet. After a shower, you will receive a gently stimulating and profoundly relaxing massage on your abdomen with Lemon and Fennel oils. Add 30 minutes of vigorous body massage for the ultimate slimming and cellulite treatment.
Mona Lani 50΄
After a gentle peeling, you'll be wrapped in a milky cocktail of cleansing kaolin, smoothing papaya, and nourishing aloe. We then rub in rich sea butter and avocado oils to leave your skin soft and supple and completely renewed.
Coconut Cocoon 60'
A delicious massage that relaxes muscles and softens your skin. Linen bundles filled with grated coconut are steamed, dipped in rich coconut oil and rubbed over your body in combination with soothing manual massage. {break}
Sun Healer 40΄ , Χ2
Reverse sun damage and rehydrate your skin with a coating of healing Aloe, cooling and softening yogurt, and skin regenerating carrot seed, argan and evening primrose oils. Finish with a refreshing mist of lavender water. Excellent cure for sunburn, heat exhaustion, and dehydrated skin.
Olive Press (RS) 30'
A quick uplifting rub ideal for soothing aching muscles and revitalizing heavy limbs. We use healing Hypericum Herb soaked in Olive Oil, a traditional cure-all for a number of muscular and dermal ailments from cuts and burns to stained muscles. Choose Back / Neck or Hands / Feet for your 30' Press.
Olea Pure Facial 50΄
This relaxing treatment includes a series of peeling and masks as well as a lengthy massage that covers your neck, face, and dicolleti with herbal essences and potent balms. Oxygenates skin cells, helps fight sun damage, and leaves skin plump and hydrated. Includes a luxurious hand massage.
Deep Sea Scrub 25'
A quick skin smoother to remove dead skin cells and prepare skin for deep even tanning before you hit the beach. We use sea salt and dried Sifnos herbs like Thyme, Rosemary and Lavender. Allow your skin to breathe and show off its nature glow.
Gulliver Unravels 2hrs 50'
The solution for jet-lagged and weary travelers. Helps relieve bloating, constipation, dry skin, and limbs grown stiff from sitting still too long.
Fusion Sea Purification 60', Olea Pure Facial, Coconut Cocoon
Sea Goddess 2hrs 10'
Olea Pure Facial, Mona Lani, Virgin Olive Hair Mask and Head Massage.
Olea Unwind 4hrs 20΄
Select one of our sublime treats every day of your visit or feel free to double up!
Olea Pure Facial, Olea Aroma Massage 90', Olive Grove, Coconut Cocoon
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Parallel Verses
New International Version
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
New Living Translation
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.
English Standard Version
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
New American Standard Bible
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
King James Bible
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
International Standard Version
Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That's who he is, he cannot change!
NET Bible
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if we shall not have believed in him, he continues in his faithfulness, for he cannot renounce himself.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself.
Jubilee Bible 2000
if we are unfaithful, yet he remains faithful; he cannot deny himself.
King James 2000 Bible
If we believe not, yet he abides faithful: he cannot deny himself.
American King James Version
If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself.
American Standard Version
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.
Darby Bible Translation
if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
English Revised Version
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
Webster's Bible Translation
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Weymouth New Testament
"And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself."
World English Bible
If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can't deny himself."
Young's Literal Translation
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.
Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary
2:8-13 Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God. We must not think it strange if the best men meet with the worst treatment; but this is cheering, that the word of God is not bound. Here we see the real and true cause of the apostle's suffering trouble in, or for, the sake of the gospel. If we are dead to this world, its pleasures, profits, and honours, we shall be for ever with Christ in a better world. He is faithful to his threatenings, and faithful to his promises. This truth makes sure the unbeliever's condemnation, and the believer's salvation.
Pulpit Commentary
Verse 13. - Are faithless for believe not. A.V.; he for yet he, A.V.; for he for he, A.V. and T.B. Are faithless (ἀπιστοῦμεν); meaning the same as the A.V. believe not, which is everywhere in the New Testament the sense of ἀπιστέω Mark 16:11; Luke 24:11; Romans 3:3, etc.). (For the contrast between man's unbelief and God's faithfulness, see Romans 3:3.) He cannot deny himself, by coming short of any promise once made by him (comp. Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 10:23, etc.). This and the two preceding couplets in vers. 11 and 12 make up "the faithful saying" spoken of in ver. 11 (see 1 Timothy 1:15, note).
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful,.... The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "if we believe not him". This may be understood, either of such who are altogether destitute of faith, who do not believe in Christ at all; and particularly do not believe what was just now said concerning his denying such that deny him, but mock and scoff at his coming, and at a future judgment: this unbelief of theirs will not make void his faith or faithfulness; see Romans 3:3, he will abide faithful to his word of threatening; and what he says in Mark 16:16 will be found to be an everlasting truth: or it may be understood of true believers, whose faith sometimes is very low, as to its exercise on Christ, and with reference to their future glory and happiness; but Christ is faithful to all his, covenant engagements for them, to bring them to glory, and to every word of promise concerning their happiness, and to every branch of the faithful saying above mentioned; and he is ever the same in his love to them, and in the efficacy of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; and his salvation is an everlasting and unchangeable one; nor do the saints' interest in it, and security by it, depend upon their acts of believing, or their frames, but upon the firmness and unchangeableness of Christ, the object of faith.
He cannot deny himself; he cannot go contrary to his word; that would be to act contrary to his nature and perfections, and would be a denying of himself, which is not possible; wherefore his faithfulness will never fail, even though, the faith of his people does, as to the exercise of it.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
13. believe not—"If we are unbelievers (literally, 'unfaithful'), He remains faithful" (De 7:9, 10). The oldest manuscripts read, "For He cannot (it is an impossibility that He should) deny Himself." He cannot be unfaithful to His word that He will deny those who deny Him, though we be not faithful to our profession of faith in Him (Ro 3:3). Three things are impossible to God, to die, to lie, and to be deceived [Augustine, The Creed, 1.1], (Heb 6:18). This impossibility is not one of infirmity, but of infinite power and majesty. Also, indirectly, comfort is suggested to believers, that He is faithful to His promises to them; at the same time that apostates are shaken out of their self-deceiving fancy, that because they change, Christ similarly may change. A warning to Timothy to be steadfast in the faith.
2 Timothy 2:13 Additional Commentaries
Grace and Perseverance
…12If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us; 13If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Cross References
Numbers 23:19
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
Romans 3:3
What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God's faithfulness?
1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
Treasury of Scripture
If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Isaiah 25:1 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; …
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Romans 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith …
Romans 9:6 Not as though the word of God has taken none effect. For they are …
1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.
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Sushi, nigiri, udon, ramen, donburi, miso… all these authentic Japanese cuisine are available at Auckland Airport at our Sushi Bar Hayama.
Eat in or takeaway, it's your choice - we are located in both the international and domestic terminals! If you are in a hurry to go through security control when departing for an international flight and have no time to spare, we also have a sushi kiosk located on the airside so you can purchase your sushi and eat in the comfort of the spacious redeveloped airside area or even take it on the plane with you. Beats airplane food!
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"For chocolate lovers! This is a great bread - moist and rich. My mom served it at my bridal shower, and I now love making it for friends at the holidays."
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1 cup
chopped dates
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1 teaspoon
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3/4 cup
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1/2 cup
white sugar
3/4 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
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1 teaspoon
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I made this as a thank you to an office mate. They loved it. He said at Thanksgiving it was the first thing to be eaten. I am making it for all of my Christmas baskets.
This loaf uses a very unfamiliar preparation technique so I was concerned about my chances of success with it. It turned out just ok. My main criticism would be that isn't as moist as some loaves I've made and the top turns out flat and a little crunchy rather than rounded and moist the way a lot of fruit breads do. It is good and chocolatey. I tasted it as soon as it was completely cooled and it was pretty good, but even with tight wrapping it seemed dry the next day. The only modification I made to the recipe was to substitute dried montmorency cherries for the dates... I was actually looking for a recipe to use the cherries up when I came across this one. I also added 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract along with the vanilla. I still have no clue why the fruit is soaked with baking soda or why you leave it to stand 20 minutes before baking and I really don't know if those steps could be modified to the better.
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I followed the recipe exactly as is, and it was FABULOUS. Rich and chocolatey!!
This is a tasty little treat, but I cooked it in a glass loaf pan, and I'd say reduce the cooking temp to 325F and cooking time to about 35 minutes or so. The inside is a little sad, and the outside is DRY. I like the chocolate, and it does get a little less dry as the days pass, but it's very crumbly and dry, especially around the edges.
Easy, moist, not too sweet, the kids loved it and didn't even notice the dates. I left the nuts out.
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DENVER - An ethics complaint against Gov. John Hickenlooper was dismissed Monday in a 4-1 vote by the Independent Ethics Commission.
Commissioners ruled that Hickenlooper did not violate state ethics laws by using state employees to help prepare for a Democratic Governors Association conference held in Aspen. Hickenlooper also accepted a free hotel room and food during the conference from the association, and commissioners decided that didn't violate the state's gift ban for elected officials.


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I would like to make designer inspired charm bracelets, necklaces, and earnings and thus far I have been unable to find the charms or pendants (should I perhaps search using another term for these materials?) Also, does anyone know of a REPUTABLE source?
I don't know where you can buy them wholesale, no, but there are suppliers of charms in abundance out there for sure but not of Gucci and other trademarked names.
I am also fond of making handcrafted jewellery. I am in search of best reliable resources for purchasing materials required for jewellery. One of my friend suggested that it's better to go for online sources where we can easily find the right place that are available with best quality and budget friendly. If anyone provide me the reliable online source will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
There are lots of places, since I'm mainly a fabricator my choices maybe somewhat different than what you need: Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Thunderbird Jewelry Supply, Indian Jewelry Supply, Monster Slayer, Otto Frei, NAJA Jewelry Supply, Metalferrous. If you are a beader there are others for that, if you you do metal clays there are others for that, polymer clay still other, enameling still others, there are a multitude of jewelry suppliers out there and I'm sure others out there will have their favorites for their particular type of jewelry making. Some of the ones I have listed do cover a very wide range of jewelry types in their online catalouges so shop around.
Oh, and be sure and check shipping, I forget to do that sometimes and the product gets to be a lot more than if I had purchased it locally and paid the nearly 10% sales tax. So do check, if you live in Arizona and something is coming from New York shipping is going to be expensive but sometimes you just have to suck it up to get what you want.
I use wholesalesterlingrings.com. I know the name doesn't sound it, but they have a lot of beads, charms, pendants, etc. and you can order everything by the individual piece with no minimum and cheap shipping.
You can try www.925e.com - I buy wholesale a long time from this website. Here they have a lots of good designed silver charms and pendants and the quality is much better than some website from China... I hope this would help
Your best bet would be to go to the source. You know "SUCH AS CHANEL GUCCI .... ETC "By the wording of your post It almost sounds as if you are looking for cheap knock-offs. This is probably not a good area of endeavor. Please forgive me if I am wrong.........Bob
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Try Etsy there are craft suppliers on there who sell charms beads etc at reasonable prices, I live in the UK and we don't have access to half of the tools and suppliers that the US has so you might think that they aren't that cheap but I find their prices reasonable, also Ebay but you have to be careful who you buy from, check their feedback first.
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KINGSTON, R.I. -- August 31, 2001 -- Worldwatch Institute founder Lester R. Brown, described as "the guru of the environmental movement" and "one of the worlds most influential thinkers," will join the University of Rhode Island as it kicks off the new academic year and inaugurates its fall honors colloquium series, "A Just and Sustainable Future: Overcoming Barriers to Action" on Sept. 12.
Brown will speak on "Building an Eco-Economy for the Earth" during URIs Convocation ceremonies in Edwards Auditorium, starting at 3 p.m. His talk will provide a picture of the dangers facing life on Earth if current patterns of energy and resource consumption continue.
The annual Convocation event, which is free and open to the public, also features the URI Foundations presentation of teaching, research, administrative, and staff excellence awards to members of the University community. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Brown has come a long way from his first job growing tomatoes on a southern New Jersey farm. Now as founder, president, and senior researcher for the Earth Policy Institute, he leads a mission to provide a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy.
The journey from farmer to global environmental leader has been marked by many remarkable accomplishments along the way. After earning a degree in agricultural science from Rutgers University in 1955 and spending the next six months in rural India, Brown began a 14-year career with the U.S. Governments Department of Agriculture. During these years, Brown served as an international agricultural analyst, adviser to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman on foreign agricultural policy, and administrator of the departments International Agricultural Development Service.
In 1969, Brown left government service to help establish the Overseas Development Council, and then, in 1974, he founded the Worldwatch Institute, which became the premier research institute devoted to the analysis of global environmental issues. In 1984, Brown launched the State of the World reports, annual assessments translated into 30 languages that have become the bible of the global environmental movement. Four years later, Brown expanded Worldwatchs publications by launching World Watch, a bimonthly magazine featuring articles on the Institutes research.
In May 2001, he founded Earth Policy Institute, whose purpose is to provide a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy, a roadmap of how to get from here to there, and an ongoing assessment of this effort, of where we are moving ahead and where we are not.
Brown, a MacArthur Fellow, has been awarded 22 honorary degrees. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the 1987 United Nations Environment Prize, the 1989 World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal, and the 1994 Blue Planet Prize.
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Defending 'Our Mother's Gardens'
Preserving Artistic Integrity, or Ethnic Property Rights?
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Living and Dying: More than a Matter of Life and Death
Robert Letcher: Conflicting interests aren't the only obstacle, either. Ambiguities run through and through the whole matter. I myself benefit from technological breakthroughs that have elevated me from only a bit better than existing into really living. I tell people that I know how Lou Gehrig felt.
Schwarzenegger Could Veto California Out-of-State Couples Bill Any Moment
The Inauguration: "It's Priceless. I Cried Out of Happiness. There Is Hope."
The two of us threw our support behind Barack Obama's candidacy early on and are deeply gratified that this gifted, inspiring man will become our president Tuesday. America and the world will be immensely better with Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the helm—and with Michelle Obama as First Lady. We tear up typing the […]
Illegal Immigration: A Modest Proposal
We have seen much hyperventilation of late about uncontrollable waves of less than fully white, non-English speaking immigrants inundating our southern borders, and hijacking not only our jobs, but our very culture. The Republican Party finds itself seriously split on the issue. The religious conservatives say that it's just wrong to allow these illegal immigrants […]


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MANILA, Philippines -- Two people died early Friday after their ferry sank in Philippine waters, but 54 passengers and crew were saved when rescuers pulled them to safety.
The ferry was going from Albay province in the center of the Philippines to the nearby province of Masbate when it sank. Coast guard and navy vessels and helicopters were searching the area, aided by local fishermen.
Officials were not sure of the exact number on board. The ferry's manifest listed 35 passengers and 22 crew, but provincial disaster official Bernard Alejandro said there were likely five more on board.
Coast guard rescuers reached most of the people about 1 nautical mile (1.6 kilometer) from the shore, where the ferry sank, said Chief Petty Officer Bayani Belesario, the deputy coast guard commander for Masbate province. Some were picked up by fishermen.
Amadeo Tan, a village chief in Masbate's Aroroy township, said his wife called him from the ferry when it was sinking.
Tan told ABS-CBN television that he alerted local authorities and set off to the area.
"When we got there, we could no longer see any part of the boat. It had already sunk," he said, adding some passengers were in the water wearing life vests or in a lifeboat.
The weather was calm and apparently did not cause the sinking, according to the ferry's captain, who was among those rescued.
Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, badly maintained boats and weak enforcement of safety regulations.
In December 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker in the Philippines, killing more than 4,341 people in the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster.
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ANDERSON, Elizabeth,
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BROWN, Betty, Kingstree
BYERS, Ralph, Mount Pleasant
CHESTNUT, Harold, Hanahan
DOILEY, Sharon, Moncks Corner
KISTNER, Roberta, Charleston
MULDROW, Raymond, Kingstree
RICHARDSON, Margaret,
ROBINSON, Andra, Alvin
SIEBER, James, Moncks Corner
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WILSON, Robert, Goose Creek
WRIGHT, Barbara-Ann,
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This Summer, after legislatures in Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota granted same-sex couples the freedom to marry and the US Supreme Court struck down California's discriminatory Proposition 8 as well as the federal Defense of Marriage Act, National Organization for Marriage put on a brave face and posted this map.
The map was inaccurate as soon as it was posted because it erroneously depicted California as a state with "marriage in jeopardy" rather than what it was by that date, a marriage equality state.
Today, NOM's map became even more outdated since the New Jersey Supreme Court denied Gov. Christie's request for a stay of a lower court's ruling allowing same-sex couples to begin marrying on Monday, October 21st.
"The State identified certain abstract harms that are addressed above. Weighed against them are immediate and concrete violations of plaintiffs' right to equal protection under the law. Because plaintiffs cannot marry under State law, they and their children are simply not eligible for a host of federal benefits available to same-sex married couples today. … The balance of hardships does not support the motion for a stay," the court stated in their order.
Today's ruling was unanimous, 7-0.
Perhaps being "undaunted and resolute" in the wake of this tidal wave of marriage equality victories has been so taxing for NOM that it hasn't been able to muster the strength to update the map. So I've fixed it for them.
There, that's much better.
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As expected, there was a lot of traffic on the red carpet for the People's Choice Awards and we're happy to report that some new faces popped up on the best-dressed radar. We welcome Ashley Benson into the fold. She wore an adorable, trumpet-skirted, white (with a black underskirt peeking out) Alice + Olivia frock that we now covet. Also wearing the same designer was a very pregnant Alyson Hannigan who wore a form-fitting, embellished sheath that showed off her bump. Her How I Met Your Mother co-star and close friend Cobie Smulders rocked it in a strapless, electric-blue Reema Acra dress. That incredible gold necklace you see on her is by Etro. Blue works like a charm for Cobie — remember her turquoise Grecian gown at the Emmys last year? Julianne Hough is also on the list and she gets the sexiest ever award in a sizzling silver chainmail Kaufman Franco dress. It clung to every curve but covered everything up in the front. But when she turned — bam — totally backless. Faith Hill — who sang at the show — looked like a beautiful, tall drink of water in a tangerine, halter-necked cocktail dress.
Now to the usual suspects. Miley Cyrus and Lea Michele both wore white but to very different effects. Miley wore a very original David Koma dress which had a sheer panel down the front — it didn't look smutty at all — and a touch of colorful texturing at the hem. Lea wore a spectacular flapper-like Marchesa dress with a draped back. It was possibly our pick for the night, especially paired with her slash of pink lipstick. Kristen Bell chose one of our favorite designers, Valentino, and wore a lovely sheer blouse and skirt in the punchy shade of vermilion. Chloe Moretz looked fabulous in a green-and-black, edgy Proenza Schouler dress — trust her to pick the coolest designers at 14. It's beyond us. Rounding up the list, and making us want to say "Top of the mornin' to ya," is Emma Stone. It's the most unusual outfit for the awards show, but she nails it. Emma wore head-to-toe Gucci with a shamrock green tuxedo jacket, black cigarette pants and white silk shirt that had two long panels trailing out.
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NCCU vocal group seeks funding for NYC festival
North Carolina Central University's Vocal Jazz Ensemble is trying to raise money to perform at the New York City Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center in April.
The vocal ensemble last performed at the festival in 2010, and has been invited to go to the event every year since then, said Lenora Helm Hammonds, director of the ensemble. "We've always had to turn it down because the state keeps cutting our budget," Hammonds said.
To raise the money, the ensemble, part of the school's Jazz Studies Program, has started a fundraising campaign on the gofundme.com "crowd funding" website. The ensemble is trying to raise $20,000 through gofundme to send 40 students, which includes vocalists and a small instrumental group, to the festival, to be held April 11-14. Because the ensemble will be trying to recruit students during the trip, NCCU agreed to fund the other $20,000 of the $40,000 the group needs, Hammonds said. The gofundme site does not require fundraisers to set a time limit on raising the money.
"The school is supportive, but they only have what they have," she said.
At the festival, high school and college ensembles get criticism and instruction from professional musicians, and perform in Lincoln Center's Rose Theater. Guest artists who will offer critiques are members of the New York Voices vocal quartet, and Steve Zegree, jazz vocal professor.
For students who plan to graduate this spring, this trip is their last chance to perform at the event, Hammonds said. "I'm really confident that there's someone out there who would" help raise the money, she said. Students in many academic fields get work experience through internships, but those experiences are often difficult for musicians to find, she said. "These kinds of opportunities are these real deal situations," Hammonds said. "It's really about the opportunity for the students to be able to demonstrate what they know to their peers."
The Vocal Jazz Ensemble also is planning a house concert to raise some of the money. Details will be posted later on gofundme.com, Hammonds said.
"It's going to happen," she said. "I am the eternal optimist. I just appreciate everybody's support. No gift is too small."
For information about this fundraiser, go to www.gofundme.com/NCCU-Vocal-Jazz--JALC


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If you need a Wedding planner or a Wedding Designer then Wedding Couture are here for you! With a wealth of experience in the Wedding industry Wedding Couture are now the leading Wedding Planning and Design Company in Ireland. Featuring some of the best Galway wedding suppliers.
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Whale Song
By Kelli O. Kersell
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Whale Song
By Kelli O. Kersell
Submitted by the poet 8 Sep 2001
Listen now, my calf,
To the luring song of the sea,
Of all that has come to pass,
And all that is yet to be.
We've swum among the rising tide
Within our sapphire world,
As generations of waves and foam
Slowly came unfurled.
We've watched the seals and dolphins
Playing against the sun,
And seen the web that connects us all,
That weaves all into one.
Our song sings of our light and future,
Of past times and sorrows,
Of the hopes we hold for each new calf,
And of all our new tomorrows.
Learn our song, my child dear,
And sing to your calf at its birth.
Sing of the beauty of light and life,
Sing of the bounty of the earth.
Our song remembers each spirit true,
Each name of those before,
To swim and teach their calves to sing,
Each watery soul to soar.
Remember our song and pass it on,
As through the waters you fall,
And now your name is added to
Our echoing, ocean call.
copyright 2001 Kelli O. Kersell
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The GAIS Carpooling Program strives to optimize car trips to school and our limited parking capacity while reducing the strain on traffic and the environment. To access our Carpool System please click here or on the picture at the bottom of this website!
What is a carpool?
A carpool is any arrangement that eliminates another car trip to school. It is NOT two or three children from the same family riding together.
Read some of our GAIS stories about carpooling. Click here.
Important information!
Cars are not allowed to be parked anywhere on Elliott Drive. Please make also sure that you do not exceed the speed limit of 15 mph while driving on Elliott Drive.
Benefits to Kids
- Multi-Culture exposure
- Making new friends
- Reduced bullying
- Increased safety
Benefits to Parents
- Gives flexible mornings & lets them get to their meetings, conference calls, work etc.
- Saving on the cost of gas
- Less wear & tear of the vehicle
- Helps to increase social interaction and tightness in community
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- Less traffic and less accidents around the school
- Reduced parking problems
- Schools get to contribute towards cleaner environment
- Less pollution
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- Forming a car pool at GAIS is very easy. Just click on the picture below, log in with your personal CarpoolAssist account to our password-protected GAIS section and look for carpool possibilities.
- How does it work? It's simple! Click here for a quick introduction to the program.
- Even if you are not able to carpool on a regular basis we urge you to form intermittent carpools. Two examples of these are:
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2) A family that usually drives alone from far away, but picks up children who ordinarily walk to school if it is raining.
We are very happy and proud to have CarpoolAssist as a reliable partner in our carpooling program!


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Below is the poem entitled Men which was written by poet
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Thing's are just to complicated
Especially when it involve's a man,
They sometimes show affection
But, then change this i don't understand.
They seem to always be unhappy
Yet, want so much from you,
Trying hard to satify them
Its something you'll never do.
Deciding it must be normal
Deep down they must love you,
Through all the ups and downs
You've told yourself this is true.
Chose to take life as it is
Hour by hour and day by day,
Its all part of being a woman
Men are just born this way.
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Corpus Christi education leader Mary Haas dies at 98
CORPUS CHRISTI - Mary Frances Diedrick Haas, a guiding light for education and a servant of the sick, died Friday. She was 98.
The New Jersey native settled in Corpus Christi as a wife, mother, and teacher in 1941.
During the next half century she helped decide the destiny of Corpus Christi's university system and oversaw $3 million in scholarships, and earned the Spohn Health Network's Pink Lady lifetime volunteer award.
"It was a good life, but mom expected to work hard," said daughter René Marie Haas, a local attorney and former district judge. "And she expected everybody else to work hard, too."
The Great Depression nixed her mother's desire to attend medical school.
"That ended one day when the banks closed and all the family's savings were gone," her daughter said.
Mary Haas altered plans and left her Carteret hometown for college at age 14. She worked to pay her way through a bachelor's in English and history, earning a teaching certificate in 1934 at Trenton Sate Teachers College.
It's where she met her husband, Paul Haas, a longtime oilman, at a social. They married two years later, and celebrated 72 years of marriage in 2008 before his death.
She was a founding member of Parkway Presbyterian Church, who served as trustee in support of its ministries.
For more than five decades Haas was among trustees who merged Corpus Christi State University and later Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi into the former University of Corpus Christi.
She also was trustee of the Paul and Mary Haas Foundation for more than 50 years after it was established in 1954. During that time she awarded more than 1,000 scholarships to students.
Mary Haas cared about people, providing comfort items for the sick for 30 years at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline.
She wanted a safe place for future generations.
Her suggestion on Aug. 21 1978, in a Caller-Times' series titled "doers," was that the city maintain high environmental standards. Her desire: "I hope that we could continue to make progress in maintaining good relations between the various groups of people of Corpus Christi."
"Mom and dad both had wonderful lives, coming from having nothing to having enough to share," their daughter said. "They were neat people and we will all miss them."
Haas is survived by her three children, Rheta Haas Page, Raymond P. Haas, René Haas and their spouses; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are planned at 3 p.m. Saturday at Parkway Presbyterian Church.
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DEVON DERBY COUNTDOWN: Exeter City's Pat Baldwin relishing first trip to Plainmoor
Posted: January 15, 2013|
Pat Baldwin will be venturing into unfamiliar territory, but Exeter City's towering centre-half cannot wait to take on Torquay United in tonight's Devon derby at Plainmoor.
The former Colchester United and Southend United defender has never played at the home of City's close rivals before, but he hopes to mark his maiden appearance on the English Riviera with another victory to boost Exeter's promotion hopes.
"I've never played there [at Plainmoor] before, but I'm looking forward to it," Baldwin said. "It should be a really good game, we are in good form and we are all really looking forward to it.
"I think Saturday's result [the 3-0 win over Southend United] was our most important performance of the season. I think we have maybe turned the tide a little bit with regards to our form at home.
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"I think the win could be a turning point for us because, as we keep saying, our away performances have been fantastic and we have won a lot of games and we needed to win a game at home.
"Hopefully the win against Southend will kick-start us going into the second half of the season to pick up some points at home."
The win was achieved off the back of an excellent all-round performance. Defensively, the Grecians were tight and rarely looked like conceding and the clean-sheet was their second in the last three games.
"It makes a nice change, but I think our performances have deserved that," Baldwin added. "We've got through a lot of work in training and it's great that we are keeping it tight and I think we deserve those clean-sheets.
"The game on Saturday meant a lot to me, not just because I was playing against my old club, but because we hadn't won for so long at home."
Coupled with that resolute defensive showing was a hard-working display in attack, where John O'Flynn reaped the rewards for his incessant running with two of Exeter's three goals.
"The first one was a great finish and he deserves that with the amount of work he gets through in each game," Baldwin added. "He is playing up there on his own as well quite often, so it's fantastic for him and great for us as a team."
Now, all thoughts turn towards Plainmoor and one player who will feel at home tonight is Paignton-born defender Steve Tully, who started his career with the Gulls.
"Tulls is a great professional," Baldwin said. "He gets plenty of stick around the training ground, so I'm sure he will be fine going back to his former club!"


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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Jan. 2, 2001, a $1,701,210 increment as part of a $37,875,609 firm-fixed-price contract for the repair of Target Acquisition Destination Sight/Pilot Night Vision. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Sept. 27, 2001. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (DAAH23-02-C-0011).
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded a $13,400,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract (DAAE30-99-C-1049) for the delivery of 5,000 additional KEWA-1 cartridges for the government of Egypt, 60 KEW-A1 cartridges for production acceptance testing, delivery of 27 KEWA-1 armor cartridges and KEWA-2 armor cartridges, 18 KEW-A2 strength of design cartridges and 301 KEWA-2 qualification test cartridges. Work will be performed in Burlington, Iowa (6%); Germany (56%); Coachella, Calif. (14%); Camden, Ark. (2%); Clear Lake, S.D. (1%); and Red Lion, Penn. (21%), and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Nov. 3, 1998. The Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity.
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc., Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $7,990,455 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-92-H-8021) for the drydocking selected restricted availability of the USS Ticonderoga (CG 47). Work will be performed in Mobile, Ala., and is expected to be completed by June 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Pascagoula, Miss., is the contracting activity.


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We had just gotten home from a three hour trip and my fiancé asked me to take a walk out behind his house to stretch our legs. Well, I didn't think anything about it because we had taken this walk a few times before and we both enjoy being outdoors.
On the way out, I was just talking about anything and everything that came to mind. When we got to where we normally walk to, he paused. He told me about how he had grown up in these woods and had created so many memories there. Now that he was a man, he was ready to make some more. He got down on one knee and asked me to become his wife. He had the most beautiful ring. The proposal could only be described as touching. He is the man of my dreams and I can't wait to marry him. I am marrying Mr. Wright and becoming Mrs. Wright! His name is a true fit!


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For Women Who Want The Ballerific Life!
Is it just me or am I disillusioned by these blogs and the authors behind them. The women and men behind them are not bonafide dimepieces or male eye candy but they are some of the first ones to talk trash about a groupie, which celeb is dating who and what not....and try to beat up the way a person looks on the red carpet. I am shocked by some of their unfabulousness...(yeah, that's a nice way of sayinig it). Who knew...? So the question is...does the person behind the blog loose any credibility for them not looking like a true BALLER/Groupie....? I definitely question the 'certified' status of a few, just on looks alone, not their checkbook...
Sandra, from SandraRose.com
Natasha Eubanks, from YBF.com
Natasha being interviewed by BET
Fred Mwangaguhunga, (a former corporate lawyer) who heads up Mediatakeout.com
Fred speaking with producers of Access Hollywood
I think they ALL (with the exception of Necole Bitchie) needs to stop "fronting".
It would be better if some headed to thieir nearest pharmacy store to pick up some cocoa butter for them ashy lips, faces and etc....... Are any of you as surprised as me? Anybody scratching their heads like me as to why these bloggers so desperately want to know what the really fabulous people are up to including the groupies they love to dish on?
By the way, this is Necole from Necolebithcie.com. She is not as bad as the other 3. Not even. I actually like her.
Necole speaking as a panelist for a seminar.
I guess my point to all of you groupies out ther who may become jumpoffs or already are...keep doing you - you just may find your passion and be able to live very well off of it (especially when it comes to writing). But if you perhaps land yourself in a story on one of these blogs consider it great PR because I'm sure that the "owners" would "jump" at the oportunity to be living the life you ACTUALLY are instead of merely writing about it all day.....they will always be living vicarously through people like YOU.
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Regardless of their looks & I may or may not agree with their POV on their blogs but they are the only ones who keep Black Hollywood out there and they are getting paid!!!
No different from the other rags out there. It is what it is.
I'm not here to dispute the FACT that anyone is getting "chips"...I'm just shocked by looking at the pictures of these "POTS"....as in the POT calling the kettle black....celebs and groupies are the "Kettles" and no one seems to bat an eye to the shenigans of these people....I mean just look at this picture below of Sandra interview Q from 112...he and his "date" are obviously looking at her like..."bish who the hell are you? S-R...really? Thought you would look different....moving right along to the next interviewer"
And no, I'm not tryin to talk "sideways" about folks, but simply point out that all the groupies out there need to keep struting like peacocks and WHEN approached by these people in the social setting to "keep it moving". Let them take pictures of you from behind because you shouldn't waste time on folks who aren't of you caliber....that goes for monetarily and physically BOTH. Just saying... I would never hate on anyone's game to make money however....as long as it's "legal"
Cougar $pice said:Regardless of their looks & I may or may not agree with their POV on their blogs but they are the only ones who keep Black Hollywood out there and they are getting paid!!!
No different from the other rags out there. It is what it is.


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I bought a pair of circular needles and didn't look at the size and they are tooo large for the pattern i'm using (i'm making a hat and they are 29") is there any way to compensate for the size when k
Hello everyone! Great to see that there is a website devoted to bringing men who knit together! I have just started a new knitting website/blog in the last few days and would appreciate any feedback!
I ran across an old post by Jesse (Kiwiknitter) about changing MWK theme settings but cannot find it. Does this option still exist on the site?
It showed up. I think I'd better stick to the needles.
The picture didn't post. How can I get it post?
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Ok. I've finally finished my first sweater. I think I've posted a picture on my blog. Here's hoping!
Quite a nice thing happened today: I delivered my second set of Christmas stockings (3 of them) and not only did she pay with pleasure the balance, she tipped me $50. She LOVED the stockings.
I finished up this lovely necklace from a Sivia Harding kit. It was really easy to do this beaded knitting.
I completed the Orange Socks that I was making using my hand-painted sock yarn. The base yarn was Wool2Dye4 Platinum Sock Yarn. I colored the wool with Orange and Grape flavored powdered drink mixes. The pattern is the Basic Sock Pattern by Ann Budd. Pictures under the cut...
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For much of her career Peare considered herself an 800-meter runner. She had experienced modest success in the race in her first two seasons at UK, but nowhere near the heights she's reached in recent weeks.
Soon after head coach Edrick Floreal took over the program in summer 2012, and brought in women's distance assistant coach Hakon DeVries, Peare was put on a path that in many ways diverged from her initial athletic plans.
The change may have been the best thing to ever happen for Peare's career, she just took a while to embrace the new direction.
"Ally for her entire career identified herself as an 800 runner, and it took me about a year to convince her she was a middle-distance runner," DeVries said. "I wouldn't say she completely believed me until two minutes after the 2013 SEC Outdoor 1500 final (the outdoor mile equivalent). I had tried her in a 1500 and a Mile earlier in the year and she didn't have nearly the success I thought she could, but that day it finally clicked and was a huge confidence boost."
The confidence only began to really pay dividends in a noteworthy national manner within the last month.
"My increased confidence started from Hakon and Coach Flo," Peare said. "When you have both of your coaches telling you that you have something special and that they believe in your abilities, it eventually starts to sink in. Every time I walk by Coach Flo at practice, he looks at me and says 'Ally the Miler.' Also, in one of my very first practices with Hakon he told me that I was going to be a great 1500 runner, I just didn't believe him."
Peare's newfound belief was on full display in mid-February at the Iowa State Classic, where she broke 1989 SEC Mile Champion Lisa Breiding's school record (4:38.37 in 1989) by more than two seconds. She then lowered it to 4:38.14 in a Bronze Medal performance at the SEC Championships.
She enters the NCAA Championships as the No. 5 national seed in the mile, and will be able to focus on the event, as opposed to also running the 800 as she did at the Southeastern Conference Championships two weeks ago.
Team Backbone
The Kentucky women's track and field team has enjoyed a head-turning indoor season, rising to No. 6 in the country ahead of the National Championships.
Indeed, since Floreal took charge of the program before the 2012-13 season many have taken note of the team's improvement.
But one recruiting class does not a program make, especially one that aspires to compete for team national championships.
To reach elite status in the ranks of collegiate track and field, it takes more than just a few top athletes. A deep corps of athletes needs to put in tons of hard work and commitment to attain SEC and NCAA scoring levels.
And to build a roster deep enough at a place like UK -- which hadn't experienced a great deal of success in the seasons leading up to the onset of Floréal's tenure -- the coaches needed to find returning team members with the hidden talent and work ethic to become elite competitors.
Peare has become the poster child for Wildcats who have developed at a rapid rate in the past year and a half. In fact, her emergence as one of the nation's elite milers is very much attributable to her change in attitude in recent months. That change is in line with the broader change in team culture under Floreal.
During the 2012-13 campaign, Cally Macumber and Chelsea Oswald both went from often-injured squad members who had never really performed at championship meets to multiple-time SEC champions and All-Americans.
"I think that Cally and Chelsea were the best thing that happened to Ally," DeVries said. "They shouldered the pressure last year while Ally was developing and really showed her that training at a high level every day is what will get you to the next level."
Peare certainly made strides as a junior in 2013, including as the 800m leg of UK's All-American Distance Medley Relay team with Oswald and Macumber as bookends. Yet in many ways -- largely because she didn't quite experience the instantaneous success on par with Macumber and Oswald -- Peare didn't seem to rate herself quite at the level of her teammates.
"Cally and Chelsea put our distance program back on the map," Peare said. "Last year, I did not see myself quite on their level, but our DMR opened my eyes. After being at the national meet with them I wanted to prove myself. Having elite teammates like Cally and Chelsea makes you want to train harder, run faster and perform better to rise to their level.
"Cally not having indoor eligibility made it even more important for me to step up for the team this year."
Peare has really grown as a leader in 2014, as she was elected team captain before the season.
Her style as captain seems to be to lead by example. Exhibit A: running fast.
Holiday Turning Point
For all the prodding and convincing the coaching staff did to build Peare's confidence, she still hadn't fully committed to the new running identity her coaches had hoped she would embrace. The give-and-take between coach and runner came to a head last semester.
"Before I went home for winter break this year, Hakon and I had a good heart-to-heart meeting," Peare said. "He told me that I was going to have to decide if I wanted to be an elite runner and my winter training was going to determine what type of runner I'd come back as. All winter I knew that I was going to be focusing on the mile and I had to change my mindset going into every run and workout. Hakon's confidence in my abilities and his constant reminders have helped me turn the corner in my running."
Peare apparently took DeVries' mild ultimatum to heart in training, but she still didn't see immediate results in 2014.
She placed third in a stacked mile race at the home Rod McCravy Memorial with a personal best of 4:44.87, behind fellow All-Americans Megan Patrignelli (Oregon) & Agata Strasa (Florida).
Despite the PR time, Peare very much found herself at crossroads similar to the one she had reached just weeks earlier.
"She pulled me to the side right after the McCravy Meet," Flor4al said. " 'I need to be part of this, these girls are running so fast, what do I need to do to be part of this?' I told her, 'Run fast.' "
Within weeks, Peare started acting on her coach's directive. She didn't just run faster, she ran the two fastest mile times in school history, and the season isn't yet over. If things go to plan Peare will race over a mile two more times, Friday and Saturday.
"Her new name is Ally the Miler because so many times she told me, 'I'm not a miler.' Now she says I am Ally the Miler and I'm comfortable doing it," Floréal said.


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Using TinkerPlots as a Tool for Teaching Statistics (2011-14)
Landmark College is investigating the effectiveness of TinkerPlots (software developed as part of NSF grant DRL-9818946) as a tool in helping students with a diagnosed LD develop an understanding of key concepts in statistics. The goal of this project is to increase the number of students with an LD who successfully complete introductory statistics courses and who develop a strong enough grasp of the concepts to consider furthering their education in a STEM field. This project is intended as a demonstration project and proof that it is possible to increase the number and diversity of students who can successfully understand and work with statistical data and hence pursue careers in data-driven STEM fields.
The approach was pilot tested in introductory statistics courses at Landmark College in Putney, VT, as well as comparable level courses at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA. The students at Landmark College consisted exclusively of individuals with a diagnosis that affects their learning, whereas the students at Holyoke Community College served as a comparison group reflecting a more typical student profile, one that includes students with disabilities and other conditions that influence learning (e.g. first-generation college status, minority status, primary language other than English).
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NSF RDE Grant HRD-1128948: Investigating the Effectiveness of TinkerPlots in Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Understand Statistical Concepts
In many STEM fields, the ability to understand statistics and perform data analysis is an essential component. In fact, today's scientists are increasingly expected to be expert statisticians. This makes developing an understanding of statistical concepts and being able to truly comprehend and work with a dataset essential to the successful pursuit of many STEM careers. These skills are not merely important in order to pass statistical courses that are often gatekeepers in scientific STEM academic programs, but they are an essential part of the daily work of most scientists, engineers, network administrators, and others in the STEM arena.
Statistics is becoming such a critical component of our daily lives that the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics proposes introducing statistical concepts to students as early as first grade (NCTM, 2000). Unfortunately, most adults tend to form incorrect interpretations of statistical data (Konold, 1995) and often rely or shortcuts or heuristics rather than sound statistical reasoning (Kahneman, Slovic, & Tversky, 1982). Given these findings, one would be correct in deducing that students generally struggle in traditional statistical classrooms and often have trouble reasoning about aggregate data. However, advances in technology have allowed for the development of tools that allow us to quickly produce, manipulate, and represent large amounts of data. One particular tool, TinkerPlots (Konold & Miller, 2005), has shown promise in enhancing the understanding of students ranging from elementary school to graduate school (Paparistodemou & Meletiou-Mavrotheris, 2008; Lesh, Ader, & Bas, 2010).
Dr. Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki and Dr. Michelle Bower presented findings from this research on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The presentation was titled Making Data Accessible to Diverse Populations of Students. Dahlstrom-Hakki and Bower are continuing to analyze their data and are in the process of preparing a manuscript for publication.
Dahlstrom-Hakki holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a Research and Education Specialist in the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT). Bower is the Chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department. She received a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Illinois State University. Frank Klucken, a member of the Mathematics & Computer Science Department at Landmark College, has also presented on this project at conferences and is a member of the research team. Klucken holds an M.A.T. in Teaching Using Internet Technologies from The Graduate Center of Marlboro College.
Dahlstrom-Hakki notes, "We believe the approach we used tends to work better not only for our students but for the general student population, and the data backs that up." In the courses that he and Bower tested, students interacted with real-world data as soon as possible. They were encouraged to develop gut feelings and intuitions about the data, then to transition those gut feelings and intuitions into formal statistical understanding. "Students learn better and better understand statistical concepts when they engage in real data collection and analysis," Bower adds.


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Five minivans earned the "Top Safety Pick" award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in new tests that included evaluations for rollover protection.
The five 2012 models are the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan and Volkswagen Routan, which all share a common structure, as well as the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna. To qualify for the award, vehicles must score the highest rating of good for frontal, side, rollover and rear crash protection and must have electronic stability control.
Two other minivans, the Kia Sedona and the Nissan Quest, fell short on rollover protection, with the Sedona receiving a poor rating, and the Quest ranking as acceptable, the institute said.
"Safety-conscious parents shopping for a family hauler should be pleased with today's minivan choices," David Zuby, the institute's chief research officer, said in a press statement. "At the same time, the ratings show that major differences remain in this segment when it comes to protection in a rollover crash."


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A historic building refurbished as a trendy design hotel, with a popular bar and restaurant
Owned by Morgans Hotel Group (the company started by Studio 54 mastermind Ian Schrager and known best for hip hotels like Miami's Delano and New York's Royalton), the Clift, in Union Square, is one of the trendiest hotels in San Francisco. Where most of downtown's hotel bars tend towards subdued and subtle, the Clift's Redwood Room feels like a night club, complete with $20 cocktails, multimedia artwork, and a large enough crowd of late-night revelers that even standing space becomes high-value real estate as the night goes on. The cavernous lobby is dark and moody and selectively lit to highlight a collection of funky furniture whose designer roster is the hotel equivalent of name-dropping, including the memorable and oft-photographed Alice in Wonderland-esque giant chair. Rooms are on the small side for the area (starting at 260 square feet), but the minimalist design and white and lavender décor make them feel larger than they are. The small bathrooms, too, feel less cramped thanks to smart, clean design.
The 350-room hotel actually dates back to 1924, but the Morgans Group overhaul, headed up by Philippe Starck and Ian Schrager himself, was finished in 2001 and left little evidence of the building's Art Deco history, aside from its stone exterior. If you're looking for history, the Sir Francis Drake and the Westin St. Francis go to lengths to showcase their historic homes.
Anyone who finds themselves less concerned with the scene, and more concerned with amenities and services, might find the Clift lacking: There are well-dressed, good-looking doormen, a 24-hour concierge, and 24-hour room service, but there's no turndown service, newspaper delivery, or extra perks. The amenities are limited to a business center and a small fitness room.
Overall, the Clift is the kind of place that screams "sexy" and "high design" -- like a set from Sex and the City come to life. Depending on your perspective, that's either its best asset or its greatest liability.
Union Square, known for high-end shopping
The Clift sits two blocks west of Union Square, which is famous for its couture shops. Home to enormous outposts of Niketown, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany, Macy's, Louis Vuitton, and Neiman Marcus, among others, Union Square is to San Francisco what 5th Avenue is to New York. Locals don't hang out here much, but the square is great for people-watching nonetheless, and occasionally plays host to concerts, small festivals, and demonstrations. If shopping isn't your priority, you might prefer a hotel in a neighborhood closer to some of the biggest tourists attractions, like the Hyatt in Fisherman's Wharf.
Small to average for the area, but well designed
Rooms are around 260 to 400 square feet, which is average for a historic building in this area, but can feel cramped. Philippe Starck's minimalist design and strategic use of wall-to-wall mirrors makes the rooms feel larger than they really are, however. The near all-white palette with cool lavender accents also helps keep the rooms feeling as open and airy as possible. But if minimalist design sounds alarm bells, fear not: The furnishings are still extremely comfortable, the technology is modern and top-notch, and the minibar is well stocked (with a few cheeky extras thrown in). If you can get a good deal on an upgrade, it's worth it for a little more space than the basic rooms.
High-design lobby and trendy nightlife scene have a definite wow factor, but amenities are otherwise pretty basic.
The most promoted and most distinctive feature of the Clift is its trendy scene. The hotel has the basic features to keep it competitive in its location and price level -- a business center, an on-site fitness center -- but they're utilitarian and don't particularly stand out. Guests can make use of a larger fitness center with a pool two blocks away for a daily fee. The hotel advertises its "Living Room" as "evoking the spirit of an old English club or drawing room," but that's a bit of an overstatement: The space feels more like simply an extension of the lobby.
Well designed and popular; a landmark Union Square bar
The Redwood Room bar, originally opened in 1933 as a classic Art Deco lounge, has been reincarnated as one of the trendiest places to drink around Union Square. Paneled in warm redwood (legend holds that it's all from a single, 2,000-year-old tree), the bar has velvety red sofas and chairs, digital artwork, and warm, sexy lighting. The bar attracts a full house on weekends and a good-size crowd even on weeknights, especially for a neighborhood that's more about shopping than partying. There's no cover charge, but once the hotel deems the bar full, discerning doormen act as crowd control. Because the bar is located just off the lobby, you'll need a key card to prove you're a hotel guest and get back in on busy nights. Fair warning, if you decide to join the bar crowd: People dress to impress here, and it can feel like a pickup scene. Some love the Redwood Room, and others call it cheesy and arguably past its prime. If all you want is a small taste of the scene, it's a great place for a predinner cocktail.
Known for nightlife and high design, not high chairs
Though the hotel's larger rooms and suites are spacious enough and quiet enough to be family-appropriate, the vibe of the hotel and is generally not family-friendly.
Trendy Velvet Room restaurant
The trendy Velvet Room serves up breakast and dinner in the dimly-lit restaurant that features Murano glass lamps, wood-paneled walls, and (as expected) lots of velvet accents. The meals are expensive but change seasonally and are often organic and locally grown.
Even the white-on-white rooms are spotless.
Reopened by Morgans Hotel Group in 2001, the Clift is in great condition. Rigorous housekeeping keeps everything clean, from sheets to tile grout to the wall-to-wall mirrors.
Known for its Redwood Room bar, the Clift's hip scene is typical of the Morgans Hotel Group, which bought the historic hotel from Four Seasons and reopened it in 2001 after a makeover by Philippe Starck and Ian Schrager (the latter of Studio 54 fame). The lobby and the 350 small but comfortable rooms are short on amenities but high on scene and style.
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AMARILLO -- The holiday season is upon us and there are some people out there you need to be aware of. They are checking car doors with hopes to steal your car, purse or any property left in it.
Protect yourself by not leaving valuables in your car. Don't leave your car running with the keys in it. The thieves will strike when you turn your back. The best way to prevent a crime is to never give the thieves an opportunity.
If you have any information about an unsolved crime or a fugitive this holiday season, call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at (806) 374-4400 or submit a tip on-line at amapolice.org. If your tip leads to an arrest or recovery of stolen property, you could get a reward of up to $1,000.
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Hamburger with Fried Egg: Who Invented
Just curious: does anyone know if there are one or more restaurants who definitely invented the hamburger with fried egg, or claim to have invented it?
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What makes a place? "Infinite City", Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and twenty-two gorgeous color maps, each of which illuminates the city and its surroundings as experienced by different inhabitants, Solnit takes us on a tour that will forever change the way we think about place. She explores the area thematically - connecting, for example, Eadweard Muybridge's foundation of motion-picture technology with Alfred Hitchcock's filming of "Vertigo". Across an urban grid of just seven by seven miles, she finds seemingly unlimited landmarks and treasures - butterfly habitats, queer sites, murders, World War II shipyards, blues clubs, Zen Buddhist centers. She roams the political terrain, both progressive and conservative, and details the cultural geographies of the Mission District, the culture wars of the Fillmore, the South of Market world being devoured by redevelopment, and much, much more. Breathtakingly original, this atlas of the imagination invites us to search out the layers of San Francisco that carry meaning for us - or to discover our own infinite city, be it Cleveland, Toulouse, or Shanghai. Contributors include: Cartographers - Ben Pease and Shizue Seigel; Designer - Lia Tjandra; Artists - Sandow Birk, Mona Caron, Jaime Cortez, Hugh D'Andrade, Robert Dawson, Paz de la Calzada, Jim Herrington, Ira Nowinski, Alison Pebworth, Michael Rauner, Gent Sturgeon and Sunaura Taylor; Writers and researchers - Summer Brenner, Adriana Camarena, Chris Carlsson, Lisa Conrad, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Paul La Farge, Genine Lentine, Stella Lochman, Aaron Shurin, Heather Smith and Richard Walker; and, Additional cartography - Darin Jensen, Robin Grossinger and Ruth Askevold, as well as San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Introduction: On the Inexhaustibility of a City Map 1. The Names before the Names: The Indigenous Bay Area, 1769 "A Map the Size of the Land," by Lisa Conrad Map 2. Green Women: The Open Spaces and Some Who Saved Them "Great Women and Green Spaces," by Richard Walker Map 3. Cinema City: Muybridge Inventing Movies, Hitchcock Making Vertigo "The Eyes of the Gods," by Rebecca Solnit Map 4. Right Wing of the Dove: The Bay Area as Conservative/Military Brain Trust "The Sinews of War Are Boundless Money," by Rebecca Solnit Map 5. Monarchs and Queens: Butterfly Habitats and Queer Public Spaces "Full Spectrum," by Aaron Shurin Map 6. Truth to Power: Race and Justice in the City's Heart "The City's Tangled Heart," by Rebecca Solnit Map 7. Poison/Palate: The Bay Area in Your Body "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Gourmet," by Rebecca Solnit Map 8. Shipyards and Sounds: The Black Bay Area since World War II "High Tide, Low Ebb," by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro Map 9. Fillmore: Promenading the Boulevard of Gone "Little Pieces of Many Wars," by Rebecca Solnit Map 10. Third Street Phantom Coast: A Map by Alison Pebworth Map 11. Graveyard Shift: The Lost Industrial City of 1960 and the Remnant 6 AM Bars The Smell of Ten Thousand Gallons of Mayonnaise and a Hundred Tons of Coffee, by Chris Carlsson Map 12. The Lost World: South of Market, 1960, before Redevelopment Piled Up, Scraped Away," by Rebecca Solnit Map 13. The Mission: North of Home, South of Safe "The Geography of the Unseen," by Adriana Camarena Map 14. Tribes of San Francisco: Their Comings and Goings "Who Washed Up on These Shores and Who the Tides Took Away," by Rebecca Solnit Map 15. Who Am I Where? 'Quien soy donde?: A Map of Contingent Identities "Who Am I Where? 'Quien soy donde?" by Rebecca Solnit and Guillermo Gomez-Pena Map 16. Death and Beauty: A Year of Murders, a Noble Species of Tree "Red Sinking, Green Soaring," by Summer Brenner Map 17. Four Hundred Years and Five Hundred Evictions in the City "Dwellers and Drifters in the Shaky City," by Heather Smith Map 18. The World in a Cup: Coffee Economies and Ecologies "How to Get to Ethiopia from Ocean Beach," by Rebecca Solnit Map 19. Phrenological San Francisco "City of Fourteen Bumps," by Paul La Farge Map 20. Dharma Wheels and Fish Ladders: Salmon Migrations, Soto Zen Arrivals "A Way Home," by Genine Lentine Map 21. Treasure Map: The Forty-Nine Jewels of San Francisco "From the Giant Camera Obscura to the Bayview Opera House," by Rebecca Solnit Map 22. Once and Future Waters:Nineteenth-Century Bodies of Water, Twenty-Second-Century Shorelines Acknowledgments Contributors