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We recently were distressed by BHS method of dealing with overenrollment of 9th grade AP geometry. In an effort to be fair, they randomly selected students (my daughter was one) and withdrew them from their current AP geometry class, rearranged other classes in order to put them in the less enrolled AP geometry class and said "sorry, you have no power," when I went in to complain.
It is three weeks into the semester, my daughter had to drop her favorit e class (which is dance in PE--which doesn't rank as being as important as academics, but which she totally loved) and rearranged her schedule. I spent two hours trying to figure this out with the counselor, but to no avail. All the classes my daughter would like to take are "All full now." This is really frustrating.
Couldn't they see this coming? Did it suddenly overenroll? Didn't kids have to pass a test LAST year to get in? Why is it suddenly a crisis-- Forcing kids to rearranged their schedules and taking away a class that they are really happy in doesn't seem like a great thing to do to kids. Any suggestion on how to handle this? How do other parents and kids feel who also got bumped from their classes?
Anne (9/99)
As to the particular question of the BHS geometry classes, here's another piece of the picture: my daughter was supposed to be in Honors Geometry, but when she got her schedule at freshman orientation, it was so messed up that we spent four hours in line waiting to see a counselor to have it fixed. We finally talked with Kirk Black, the Freshman Dean, who was very nice once we got to him. However, when I asked how it could be that my child 's schedule was such a mess (wrong math, no language, not enough classes, wrong electives--I mean really a mess) considering that she filled out the thing last March, he said he assumed her schedule has just gotten lost and she'd been programmed into a "generic" freshman program on the assumption that it would need to be fixed "later."
When he did put her into a geometry class, I happened to notice his
computer screen: "This class should have 28 students, it already has 37
students enrolled. Are you sure you want to add another one?" Yup, he added
her, and mentioned that he thought they would need to open a few more
sections of geometry (he'd already passed by another geometry section in
our quest for a schedule; I assume that section had even more than 38
students in it). I don't understand how they could have been that far off
on their estimates in this particular set of classes without noticing it,
unless, as I suspect, even though the kids had to fill out their schedules
in the spring, no one looked at them until the day or two before classes,
at which point they needed to go looking for extra classrooms and teachers,
finding them several weeks into the school year.
My daughter had the choice of taking regular English, taking a distance learning class from Stanford (very expensive), or going to Vista. She chose Vista. That is working out okay, but her schedule is a mess.
The school had alternatives, from my point of view. They could have put more kids in the classes, then hired a reader to take some of the pressure off of the teacher. They could have started an honors English class. They could have let some kids take the class Fall semester, others in the Spring. But it was as if the whole thing was written in concrete.
Just a response to the concern about students having their schedule
changed... Yes, we did plan for this... we looked at 10 YEARS of data on
growth at BHS and determined that it would be approximately 150 - 200 new
students... This was done collaboratively - Charleen Calvert, Cathy James
and I... but we were wrong... NOONE knew that we would see alomost 500
students and only drop 185... We even had registration for new students
available ALL SUMMER and we only got 82 students...BUT from September 1st
- 7th we were inundated...We have planned to handle the additional (and
anticipated) 100 students but we had not planned on handling 400
more...Everyone regrets the inconvenice and disruption this has caused our
school, students and staff...If there are suggestions about what we might
do next year... please let me know... we will again try to estimate growth
and will surely take into account a contingency plan for 400-5000 new
students...any other ideas? T.
Theresa Saunders (Principal)
I realize this is a huge undertaking- but if we look down the road,
there are going to be more and more kids each year during this baby boom
#2 period, and as we all know, the numbers are not just coming from
Berkeley. Up to a point, the school can, with better planning, create
more classes to accomodate, but eventually they will run out of physical
space- from what i hear, they already have- and who really believes that
a school this size can really give the kind of individual attention that
our kids need- or even group attention?? Especially the attention needed
by the non AP kids! At any rate, I have not thought this through but
wondered if others were feeling the same way. I must say that i am not
looking forward to sending my son there in 2 years time, given the
feedback i am reading!!
Lynn (10/99)
We all know that there is an endemic problem in the Berkeley School District that students from any other district are welcome with no questions. Right from the Superintendent's Office is the message that the District wants to ADA for every student we can get, no matter where they live. We also all know the the State ADA does not pay for anyone's education in Berkeley. Berkeley residents have taxed themselves twice to pay for buildings and education of our students. We pay the highest property tax rate in California to support our schools. In addition, parents volunteer hundreds of hours, fund raise and pay for many of the activities that attract students to the Berkeley Schools, activities and classes that neighboring districts do not offer. That's what covers the education of Berkeley students and the additional ADA for out-of-district kids is not worth the money that ADA pays considering the havoc is clauses in our schools at all levels.
Starting in the elementary schools, out-of -distict kids are enrolled without proper documentation and no one can find their parents or guardians for an emergency or to address problems because their registrations were not adequately screened in the first place. Berkeley does not have an obligation to take every child from the surrounding school districts. You won't find Piedmont doing that! We have an obligation to take those that can be legally documented, have particular circumstances, and others of the basis of space availability.
I have raised this issue with School Board members and would like to see them address this problem of enforcing an appropriate district policy, and adequately screening documentation on new students so that our schools are not overcrowded.
Anonymous (10/99)
While working with Mayor Elihu Harris in Oakland, I facilitated a public meeting in downtown. Several attenders complained that they couldn't find close, free, on-street parking, because all the spaces were filled. The Mayor responded: "from my perspective, that's a good problem for Oakland to have! We want more people downtown!"
Remembering that, I feel similarly about the over-enrollment problem in BUSD - "it's a good problem to have" when more people want to get in to our public schools than out. I sympathize with the students who are being affected right now, and Principal Saunder's immediate challenge to reorganize. However, I believe the great performance reviews about Principal Saunders over the past year has influenced many parents to try sending their children to our public school. This is really actually wonderful news! Hopefully, Principal Saunders can work out this problem satisfactorily, and plan ahead for another "over-enrollment" next year! Go BHS!
Iris (10/99)
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The Cambridge Common and Flagstaff Park project aims to rehabilitate all aspects of the Common as well as improve conditions for all users of these parks and those travelling along this section of Mass. Avenue, from Garden Street to Cambridge Street. It also seeks to unify the historic landscape of the Common by simplifying the vocabulary of the design. The planning of the project has been underway for many years, along with securing funding for the nearly $4m project. The project will replace all pathway surfaces on the Common to meet access codes with bituminous paving with a brick edge, replace and upgrade all benches and trash cans, plant over 100 trees and remove older under-story plantings, improve drainage and turf surfaces, and rehabilitate the lighting system to extend its life and add lighting to pathways where it is missing.
Across the street, along the Mass. Avenue side of Flagstaff Park, the curbs will be moved out and a two-way multi-use path constructed with crossings at each end to create better bicycle and pedestrians connections between Harvard Square and Mass. Avenue northbound.
June 2015
This month crews will be working on the pedestrian paths within the Cambridge Common. In addition to that work, they will also be completing brick work on Mass Ave and preparing for the opening of Flaggstaff Park.
April 2015
MassDOT's contractor has mobilized within the Common to resume construction activities. Over the next few weeks, crews will finish installing new electrical conduit for lighting, install new light pole bases, and begin working on reconstructing the pathways.
During the week of April 6, crews will remove about 20 trees from the project area to facilitate these improvements. As part of the landscaping plan, over 100 trees will be planted in the Common.
Winter 2014/2015
The work associated with Flaggstaff Park will be substantially complete within the coming weeks. Next week, the state's contractor will be paving the path along Flaggstaff Park, as well as completing the traffic controls and wheel chair ramps. Work inside the Cambridge Common is under way, and crews are now focusing on the installation of new light poles and electrical work. Work in the Cambridge Common will proceed, weather permitting.
Crews will mobilize on Massachusetts Ave near Garden St on Thursday, June 12 to begin roadway reconstruction and installation of the new multi-use path through Flagstaff Park. Work in this area will take about 2-3 months to complete.
Improvements within the Common will begin in mid-July and will continue into the fall. Crews will suspend construction activities within the Common for the winter and will resume in the spring of 2015.
Overall construction is expected to last about 18-24 months. This includes work within the Common, improvements on Massachusetts Ave and Flagstaff Park.
Please check back for additional schedule information.
Cambridge Common is a National Historic Landmark. Its long and colorful history, connecting it with seventeenth century New England settlement, the Revolutionary War, and regional nineteenth and twentieth century events and trends, make it an important place and tourist attraction.
The Common is also one of the city's major parks. It contains a popular tot lot (which was recently re-built with a $500,000 renovation), youth soccer and other passive activities on its 16 acres. It is a haven for neighborhood people who want a place to relax in the sun or on a bench under a tree. The Common is also significant in that over 10,000 pedestrians and cyclists pass through it on a daily basis.
The Cambridge Common underwent its last significant reconstruction in 1974. At the present time, many elements of the Common need significant work, including broken pathway paving, missing and broken lighting, poor drainage, excess paving, older benches and trash cans, gaps in the tree canopy and older plantings.
A history of changes to the Common was compiled by the city's Historical Commission and can be by going to the documents tab.
Pedestrian and bicycle travel through this area can be difficult because of the amount of vehicle traffic and past reconfigurations of the roadway to accommodate an underpass constructed under the Harvard campus at Peabody and Cambridge streets and the MBTA bus tunnel at Flagstaff Park. Peabody Street and Garden Street are too narrow for bicycle lanes, and the volume and nature of how traffic flows around the Common makes it difficult for cyclists. At present, the primary travel routes for pedestrians and cyclists wanting to travel from Harvard Square to Mass. Avenue northbound are through the north yard of the Harvard campus or through the Common but these routes may not best serve people depending on their exact starting and ending points.
Because of the complex travel patterns in the area, the Common's function as a travel corridor is being improved through small changes. Minor pathway realignments and other pathway changes are being made to reflect actual pedestrian and bicycle travel patterns and to minimize conflict between the two travel modes. In general, pathway widths are staying the same, except where minor widening is being done to make paths a consistent width.
Concerns about pedestrian/bicycle conflict on shared-use paths in and around the Common have been discussed in depth through several public forums over the years. Representatives of the Pedestrian Committee, the Bicycle Committee, Committee on Public Planting, Historical Commission, Harvard University, Cambridge Office of Tourism, and representatives of the various City departments (including Community Development; Traffic, Parking, and Transportation; Public Works; Police; and the City Manager's Office) reached an agreement several years ago that pedestrians and cyclists should both be accommodated on the Common with this renovation proposal.
As part of the Harvard Square Design Study completed in 2004, the lack of a good bicycle and pedestrian connection through Flagstaff Park was noted as a major impediment to travel between Harvard Square and North Mass. Avenue. The study recommended a multi-use path connection through Flagstaff Park be designed to create a direct and safe connection along the north-eastern edge of Mass. Avenue opposite the Common.
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Clarisonic Grand Opening at Dillard's
We are excited to announce the grand opening of our Clarisonic shops at the Barton Creek and Lakeline Dillard's in Austin Texas on February 23!
While our products have appeared in numerous stores around the country, we've never had our own little corner – until now.
Come in for a free demo and get a chance to experience all the amazing benefits of Sonic Cleansing. While you're there, be sure to check out the coolest new cat in town – our new Mia 2 in Pink Leopard (available exclusively at Dillard's).
Dillard's is also currently offering a free dots travel bag and brush head with any purchase of $149 or more, the perfect accessory for a fashionista on the go.
We couldn't be happier that our friends in Texas will get a chance to try out our sonic systems at these fantastic locations.
Did you try out a Clarisonic before getting it?
Charging Your Clarisonic: Q&A
We love getting questions from our users as we want to make sure our cleansing and infusion devices are as easy to use as possible.
In order to make sure that our fans have all the necessary information on how to properly charge their Clarisonic, we compiled a list of customer questions along with their answers:
How do I know when the Clarisonic needs to be recharged?
Sonic Cleansing Brushes: When the charge is low, the brush handle will beep immediately following the brushing cycle to alert you to place it in the cradle for charging.
Opal: When the system battery needs to be charged, the LED flashes and the Infuser pulses progressively from 1 to 5 times after the run cycle, beginning when the unit has 5 minutes of charge remaining (1 pulse), and again at the end of each use until the battery requires additional charge for continued use (5 pulses).
How long does a full battery charge last? How long does it take to charge?
Sonic Cleansing Brushes: Allow 18 hours for a full charge. A full battery charge lasts for 20 minutes of use, which is approximately 20 days when used once daily.
Opal: Allow 24 hours for a full charge. A full battery charge lasts for 45 minutes of use, which is approximately 45 days when used once a day around each eye or 21 days when used twice a day.
Refer to the comparison chart for a detailed description of charging intervals.
How do I change the battery on my Clarisonic?
The battery cannot be changed on any of our units. The life span of the units ranges from at least 2 years to up to 5 or more. If your Clarisonic device is not holding charge, try plugging it into a different outlet to reset the unit. Be sure to contact customer service to check whether your device is still covered under warranty.
Can the chargers for various Clarisonic models be used interchangeably?
No. Each Clarisonic product has its own uniquely designed charger. The Universal Charging Cradle is the only charger compatible with multiple models, including Classic, PLUS, and PRO.
Will the Mia charger work with international power?
Yes, the pLink charger included with the Mia is compatible with 100-240 Volts AC; 50/60 Hz. This allows it to be used worldwide with the appropriate country adapter.
The guide tells you to charge for 24 hours before use. What happens if it becomes disconnected after only a few hours? Will it still hold a charge?
Yes, just recharge it until the lights are solid green.
Where can I purchase a replacement charger for my Clarisonic?
You can call our customer service at 888-525-2747 to help purchase a new charger for your Clarisonic device.
Where is the LED light and how can you tell if the Clarisonic is fully charged?
The LED light is located on the back of the handle in the center of the brush. It will be flashing continuously until it is charged at which point it will become a solid light.
My Clarisonic Mia feels very warm for the first 10-15 seconds. Is that normal?
Yes, the Clarisonic does heat up when on the charger. It will feel warm to the touch but should not be uncomfortable.
Should I keep my Clarisonic on the charging cradle after each use or only charge it when it loses its charge?
We recommend always keeping your Clarisonic device on the charger when it's not in use.
I recently have had problems with my Clarisonic starting and stopping on its own.
Sounds like some of the Clarisonic technology is malfunctioning. As with most electrical gadgets, a technical failure can be possible. Therefore, we are standing by to get your issue resolved and your system back up and running. We offer warranties on the systems in the event that something might happen, take a look at our blog post on what to do When Your Clarisonic Stops Working.
Follow the charging instructions provided in the user guide for Mia, Plus, Aria, or Opal to ensure proper functionality – and give your skin the glow that it deserves!
Clarisonic on Good Morning America as the "Hot New Skin Treatment"
The Clarisonic Sonic Cleansing System was recently featured on ABC's Good Morning America in a segment titled "The Hot New Skin Treatment". Consumer Technology Contributer for ABC News, Becky Worley, did her own test drive of the Clarisonic to prove the system's deep cleansing, reducing pores and fine lines capabilities.
Check out Becky's experience with the Clarisonic below to see her results!
In her test drive, Becky used the Clarisonic on the right side of her face for five days and just soap and water on the other side. Becky said the Clarisonic side felt cleaner, and she thought she saw a very subtle reduction in the appearance of fine lines. She also tried the fluorescent makeup test and commented that Clarisonic did an amazing job removing the makeup while the soap and water side did not.
Becky also acknowledged less expensive face brushes on the market but preferred the Clarisonic because it was more invigorating! Becky also mentions the Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System which is the smaller, travel-friendly model and the Clarisonic Classic Sonic Skin Cleansing System. Check out the different Clarisonic Systems available to you on our website.
Thank you Sonic Fans and Have a Happy New Year from Clarisonic!
We at Clarisonic get nostalgic as a year ends and another begins. We want to thank our Sonic Fans for making 2011 so memorable for us!
In 2011, we brought you new and innovative products to combat common skin conditions like our Acne Clarifying Collection and Deep Pore Cleansing Brush Head. We also added new Limited Edition colors and prints and even some that aim to appeal to the men in the Sonic Circle like the Carbon Fiber Mia. We introduced our new power house Sonic Cleansing System, the Mia 2. Finally, we moved to a new location to better accommodate our customers and meet the demands of the growing love for Clarisonic.
The success at Clarisonic is due largely to our wonderful Sonic Fans. We listen to your feedback and incorporate your suggestions into our products and service. The Opal Sonic Infusion System now comes with a dry cap and a separate serum bottle because you spoke and we listened.
In 2012, we will continue to reward you with our Fan of the Month giveaway , answer your questions with the Ask Dr. Robb video Series and provide insightful and interesting beauty content on our Sonic Chatter blog. Most of all, we will always offer the quick and easy customer service you deserve through Facebook and Twitter and by phone with our Sonic Service team.
We have and will continue to do what it takes to bring the benefits of Sonic Cleansing and Infusion to you. From our Sonic Employees to you, our Sonic Fans, we thank you for a wonderful year in 2011 and cheers you to another great one in 2012!
Share with us your favorite Clarisonic product, giveaway or event from 2011 and what are you most looking forward to in 2012?
Fan Results for the Clarisonic Mia Colors!
The green movement has never been trendier and we realized this by asking our Clarisonic fans: What should the next color be for the Clarisonic Mia?
We got some amazing feedback and some cool, fun ideas!
With Spring finally here and Summer just around the corner, it made sense that sunset orange, coral, and hot pink, came up as popular ideas. Zebra and leopard print were also lively and exotic, suggestive designs most likely due to the recent availability of prints on QVC and at Sephora.
The color that we found to be on the minds of most of our fans was the color green. We saw different shades, hues, and tones. From lime to kiwi to neon and emerald, it looks like Clarisonic fans love everything about the color green! It makes sense why the color is so popular, while the sight of it can be calming and pleasant, the color green can also be active, exciting, and sporty.
Here are the most popular color suggestions from our fans:
1. Lime Green
2. Hot Pink
3. Orange
4. Silver
5. Coral
6. Black
7. Gold
8. Emerald Green
9. Polka Dots
10. Kiwi Green
Thank you for your great suggestions, Clarisonic fans!
If you haven't already, give us your opinion- what do you think the next color or print design should be for the Clarisonic Mia?
Turquoise: Your New Color for Spring 2011
From sandals to shoes to jewelry and home decor, turquoise is the fresh color for Spring 2011. We know our fans love all the different colors of the Clarisonic Mia Sonic Cleansing System and we thought you would especially love one of the newest addition to the Mia family- Turquoise!
Spring is all about fun colors and feeling fresh and we think the new Turquoise Clarisonic Mia will feel right at home along with your other accessories. Turquoise is such a versatile color that can be accented with a plethora of colors like red, yellow, pink or even orange.
What do you think of the new Turquoise Clarisonic Mia? What color would you like to see the Clarisonic Mia come in next?


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Pronunciation: /ˈkranəkən/ /ˈkranəxən/
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Definition of cranachan in English:
noun[mass noun]
A Scottish dessert made with whipped cream, whisky, oatmeal, honey, and raspberries: celebrate Burns' night with a traditional Scottish meal, including haggis, neeps and tatties, and cranachan
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- For dessert, cranachan (made from porridge oats, double cream, whisky and honey) or Typsy Laird (sherry trifle) are customary.
- Eat some cranachan and then go for an hour's walk, like our grandparents would have done.
- The cranachan arrives in a rather swish cardboard pot of the type that luxury ice-cream is more normally found in.
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This is yet another free pattern from Lion Brand - "Short Chic Cardi". I finished it last month and I'm just now downloading the photos. It worked up super quick due to the bulky yarn and the pattern included some really nice shaping. Cristina's only 4'11" so I had been looking for a pattern that was short waisted and fitted. This one fit her like a glove and she LOVED it! I was really happy with the results. The details are on ravelry if you want the pattern link and specs. Search "Millard".
Really cute sweater, I bet she looks great in it.
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Quantitative morphology and histochemistry of human intrinsic lingual muscles
R. DePaul, P. Stal, J.H. Abbs, and L.E. Thornell
Data on muscle architecture and fiber contraction properties are important in understanding neuromuscular control systems and equally critical to interpret electromyographic, kinematic and measured force data. Remarkably, for what most consider the most important speech muscles, those of the tongue, such data are almost wholly lacking. To date, the only such detailed information on primate tongue muscles is from Old World monkeys, which many speech researchers consider not relevant. Tongues from five healthy human subjects were studied. Fiber type and size data were obtained from three intrinsic muscles -- superior longitudinalis, verticalis and transversus-- using standard histological, histochemical and quantitative morphological techniques. Four sites (anterior-to-posterior) were analyzed in each muscle. Over 9,400 fibers were typed, counted and measured. Analyses revealed: (1) striking anterior within-muscle predominance of small type IIA fibers, and in parallel a posterior predominance of larger type I fibers, (2) smaller fibers than in limb muscles and (3) significant fiber type and size inter-individual variability. These data indicate functional within-muscle anterior-posterior segmentation and hence highly localized contraction capabilities consistent with some views of lingual biomechanics. Additionally, human tongue muscle fiber type patterns are very similar to those in Old World monkeys, providing implications for speech motor system evolution.


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Looking for the perfect place to stay for your next Myrtle Beach vacation? It's best to get to know the basics of finding accommodations on the Grand Strand and begin to learn which resorts and hotels offer the right mix of amenities and affordable rates for your family. Let our hotel experts give you the lay of the land and separate the top-notch spots from the so-so ones by diving into our Myrtle Beach hotels and resorts blog below.
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Currency: Tobacco prices, 1618-1775
Yearly breakdown of tobacco (used as currency) prices, from 1618-1775.
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Yearly breakdown of tobacco (used as currency) prices, from 1618-1775.
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McCusker, John J. Money and Exchange in Europe and America 1600 - 1775,
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Colonial Currency - Louis Jordan, University of Notre Dame
18th-century currency, sorted by colony/state. Images, identifying information, explanatory essays.
Earliest Money Using the Dollar as a Unit of Value - Eric P. Newman, Newman Money Museum
Essay about Maryland's unique distinction of issuing the dollar as an official unit of currency.
English Coins: Denominations - Louis Jordan., University of Notre Dame
Coin denominations minted in England during the American colonial period (James I - George III).
English Coins: Relationships - Louis Jordan., University of Notre Dame
Explanation and chart clarifying the relationships between and relative values of British currency.
How Much Is That in Today's Money? - Ed Crews, Colonial Williamsburg
Article about the "devilishly complex riddle" of determining modern equivalents of historical prices.
The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
Resources primarily focus on New England, but some information relating to the Chesapeake region.
Money in North American History - Roy Davies, University of Exeter
"From Wampum to Electronic Funds Transfer." Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War-era currency.
Money in the American Colonies - Ron Michener, University of Virginia
Overview of colonial conventions, laws, coin ratings, and the evolution of the monetary system.
Understanding Maryland Records: Money - Archives of Maryland
Explanation of references to different forms of currency found in Maryland's historic records.


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MONCKS CORNER - A committee that spent the last several months studying the hot-button issue of a new school in the Daniel Island-Cainhoy area has come up with a solution that seems to make everyone happy.
The recommendation from the 33-member committee was to build a new school of choice with kindergarten through 8th grade students near the new high school, which will be on the Cainhoy tract off Clements Ferry Road.
"K-8 is the most logical and reasonable way to meet the current and future needs of students who will be living along the Clements Ferry Road corridor," said Herman Gaither, a retired superintendent of Beaufort County School District, who was hired as the group's facilitator.
The recommendation was presented as information at Tuesday's board meeting.
The committee "had a tough charge because you were trying to come up with a solution for many communities," said board Chairman Kent Murray. "It certainly appears that what you brought us is an outstanding recommendation."
The $198 million building program approved by voters in November 2012 included a new middle school to alleviate overcrowding at Daniel Island School, but Daniel Island parents did not want their children bused off the island.
When parents showed up en masse at community meetings, Superintendent Rodney Thompson decided to form a committee of parents from Daniel Island and the Clements Ferry Road and Cainhoy areas to study the school's location, grade configuration and type, such as a magnet school or school of choice.
In October, Thompson said the land for Daniel Island was donated for a K-8 school, and he would continue to honor that agreement.
Committee members said they support the recommendation.
"The recommendation as presented is a strong one and it's a good use of tax money and planning for future growth," said Daniel Island resident Ryan Gilsenan. "I hope the school board will consider it seriously."
Board member Sheldon Etheridge also praised the plan.
"This is an excellent recommendation that is obviously student-centered with education, safety and community growth at its center," he said.
The board will vote on the recommendation at a future meeting, Murray said.
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Okefenokee Swamp
Description- A swamp is an area of land covered in still or slow-moving water, with plants growing in and around it. Only a few kinds of trees can grow in such waterlogged areas. These trees such as cypress trees have roots that stick out of the water to take in air. The Okefenokee Swamp gets its name for Choctaw Indian words which mean "quivering earth". The dark tea color of the water is due to tannic acid formed from decaying plant material and peat.
Location- The Okefenokee Swamp is located in southeastern Georgia. It is 38 miles in length and approximately 25 miles wide. The swamp covers almost 700 square miles.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Two sites in the Carolinas have been selected as pilots for the launch of a collaborative $1.2 million grant program to help stem the loss of African American owned forests. The program is a joint venture of the U. S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, (the "Endowment"), the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service).
Recipients and project leads are the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation (the "Center") in Charleston and the Roanoke Electrical Cooperative/Roanoke Center in Ahoskie, N.C. Each project will receive direct grants totaling $425,000 over 30 months and significant technical and program support from NRCS and the Forest Service field staff. Additional funds will be raised locally and regionally to support each project. Separate grants will support baseline research on the conditions and income potential of African American-owned forests and specialized forestry services for landowners.
"This Sustainable Forestry Program will allow the center to further its mission by establishing a network of partners who will provide the tools for these landowners to generate income from their land while maintaining ownership for many generations to come," says Jennie Stephens, the center's executive director.
The grant to the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation was formally announced on March 26th at Voorhees College in Denmark by Sixth District South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack who both emphasized the importance of restoring a healthy rural economy by addressing its persistent poverty through programs and increased social capital.
"Our poor, rural areas pose a national problem," cautioned Clyburn. "We must make sure that rural communities are treated with equity – not equally, but according to needs."
Vilsack sees the response to those needs coming from both the government and the private sectors. Acknowledging that there is a distrust of government programs in rural America, Vilsack extolled the value and proven success of "Strike Force," a government program that is expanding into South Carolina and will partner with local organizations to identify areas of persistent poverty and community needs.
"We must partner with community organizations to get more resources into these areas. There are over 400 partners in Strike Force states that are helping us to do that by sending teams of folks into needy areas. People who are here today like Ann English from NRCS and Mr. Stangel from the US Endowment of Forestry and Communities."
Regarding the private sector, Vilsack will reach out and encourage private foundations "to invest a percentage of their portfolio in rural businesses to enlarge social capital." As an example, Vilsack applauded Stangel, vice president of the U.S. Endowment, for challenging the USDA by pledging $1M to help African Americans to maintain sustainable forestry practices. "The folks at NRCS and our U.S. Forest Service are assisting with $100,000 each to help African American forest owners develop sustainable practices and make sure they can hang on to forest areas. This is the kind of partnership you are going to see more of."
The purpose of the two programs funded by the endowment is to restore and conserve threatened, African American forestland in the southern U. S. by increasing forest-owner income and land asset value. Loss of historic black family land is endemic in the region where past discrimination and economic factors have diminished the value and productivity of black-owned forests. The project will introduce new forestry technologies, create trusted, comprehensive and replicable systems of landowner outreach and support and develop income streams by connecting forest owners to traditional and emerging forest products markets.
Vilsack painted a vivid picture of rural America and why it can no longer be ignored and forgotten if America is to be an economic success going forward. With these two funded programs, the endowment is striving to answer his implied call to action.
"Rural America is the place where most of our food and water comes from to make us a food secure nation. It is the place where most of our power, electricity and fuel come from – including the bio fuels of the future. It is the place where families send a disproportionate number of children to the military. It is a place often ignored, while battling persistent poverty."
The two grantee organizations will lead networks of private and public agencies to deliver comprehensive services to forest owners. The networks include state and federal agencies, academic institutions, nonprofits, legal services organizations, loan funds, forestry consultants and forest products industries.
"For complex historical and economic reasons, minority-owned forests in the South are often not managed for optimum forest health and income," said endowment president, Carlton Owen. "However, recent policy and program focus within USDA and state forestry agencies along with growing interest by minority landowners, creates opportunity to support landowners by accelerating sound forestry practices, increased income and retention of historic family land."
The South Carolina project is led by the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation in Charleston. The center provides education, and legal and land use planning services to minority landowners with unclear land titles due to land passing without wills or estate plans. They are also focused on land retention strategies including land-based income and asset value creation. The project will serve landowners in Beaufort, Berkley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties. Network participating agencies include: South Carolina USDA NRCS, USDA Forest Service, the Black Family Land Trust, Charleston School of Law, The Conservation Fund, MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), Kapstone Corporation, American Forest Management, South Carolina Forestry Commission, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, Clemson University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University Extension Services and the Lowcountry Housing Trust. Contact: Jennie L. Stephens, executive director, Center for Heirs' Property Preservation, 843-745-7055, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- Metonymy and the growth of lexical categories related to the conceptual category female human being (2000)
- Metaphorical awareness of the native speakers of English in the conceptualisation of happiness (2000)
- Rethinking the Adjunct (2000)
- The purpose of the present paper is twofold: first, to show that, when defining the adjunct, it is necessary to distinguish in a strict modular way between the syntactic level and the lexico-semantic level. Thus, the adjunct is a syntactic category on a par with the specifier and the complement, whereas the argument belongs to the same set as does (among others) the modifier. The consequence of this distinction is that there is no direct one-to-one opposition between adjuncts and arguments. Nor is there any direct one-to one relation between adjuncts and modifiers. The second and main purpose of the paper is to account for the well-known difference between the position of a specific set of modifiers (cause, time, place etc.) in, on the one hand, English and Swedish, on the other, German. In English and Swedish the default position of these modifiers is postverbal, whereas in German it is preverbal. Further, in English and Swedish, these modifiers occur in a mirror order compared with their German counterparts, an order which, from a semantic point of view, is not the expected one. I shall demonstrate that this difference is due to the different settings of the verbal head parameter, the former languages being VO-languages and the latter being OV -languages. I shall further argue that in English and Swedish these modifiers are base generated as adjuncts to an empty VP, which is a complement of the main verb of what I shall call the minimal VP (MVP), whereas in German they are adjuncts on top of the MVP. Finally, I shall argue that the postverbal modifiers move at the latest at LF to the top of the MVP, in order to take scope over it, the restriction being 'Shortest move'. The movement results in the correct scope order of the postverbal modifiers. The proposed structure also accounts for the binding data, in particular for the binding of a specific Swedish possessive anaphor 'sin'. This pronoun, which may occur within the MVP, must not occur within the postverbal modifiers in the empty VP. This supports the assumption that there is a strict borderline between the MVP and the assumed empty VP. The account is also in accordance with the focus data, the specific set of modifiers being potential focus exponents in a wide focus reading in English and Swedish, but not in German.


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However, USB Loader GX works perfectly fine....
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And when I was young, we watched them burn.
Even 20 years after the 1972 Clean Water Act my children, growing up along the Grand River in Michigan, were forbidden to swim in the river and all but disinfected after swimming in Lake Michigan near its mouth. While I still worry about the long-term health effects, today's Grand is renewed.
My 'heritage' rivers - the Nolichucky in North Carolina and East Tennessee and the Rika in the Ukraine - are smaller mountain rivers draining into large watersheds. The waters of the Nolichucky flow out of the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, feeding into the French Broad, the Tennessee, the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers. The Rika, rising in the Carpathian Mountains, flows south to the Tysa (Tysza) and eventually drains into the Danube north of Belgrade.
Relatively remote and with limited human populations nearby, they have not been polluted to the extent the downstream rivers have been. Still, there are threats to each from runoff waters.
Siltation, or the sediment from soil erosion, is the greatest threat. The resulting cloudiness in the water reduces the light available to the river ecosystem, damages water filtration systems used for power generation and drinking water, and can even inhibit recreational uses. Logging in the Smoky Mountains during 19th and early 20th centuries dramatically increased erosion and runoff. Commercial development is the largest contributing factor today to siltation in the Nolichucky. Logging and desperately needed development in the Carpathian Mountains compete with the environmental threats to the Rika, though the Ukraine and six other governments have signed an agreement to promote sustainable development in the mountains.
Increased levels of E. coli and contaminants from fertilizers and pesticides also threaten the rivers.
I was pleased when I investigated the current state of the Nolichucky River to find it being monitored and improving in quality. Farmers and developers are being encouraged to limit livestock access to the river and to install drainage systems to reduce stormwater runoff. These actions resulted in improved water quality in the three sections of the river being monitored for poor quality. One section was so improved it was removed from the list.
I have not been able to investigate the water quality of the Rika. Instead, I have watched as red sludge from an industrial site oozes into the Danube and threatens more villages in Hungary. Depressing as that vision is, I hold onto the improvements made here following the Clean Water Act and hope that similar efforts in Central and Eastern Europe will lead to cleaner rivers there.
For further information on
- Efforts to monitor and protect the Nolichucky River see the Middle Nolichucky Watershed Alliance website.
- Logging in the Smoky Mountains see Part III of the outstanding film series Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People. Even better - watch the whole series.
- Tennessee's Nolichucky watershed management plans see the 2008 report.
- The 2003 agreement to protect and develop the Carpathian Mountain region, see The Carpathian Convention.
- Logging in the Carpathians see "The Contribution of forestry to sustainable development in the Carpathian Mountains" by Anatoliy Deyneka. Presented at the 2009 World Forestry Congress.
- Maps of the Rika, the Tysza River Basin and information about the Danube Watershed see the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River website.
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The July 21 post by Robert Befus citing the "1986 UM/3M Study" and his July 14 post regarding the "1981 3M/Wharton Study" clearly point up the dearth of research on the impact of visuals in the persuasion process. Those studies are decades old and were done well before computer-based presentations became commonplace. Even the 1996 update of the UM/3M study is antique by today's standards. Yet these are still about the best we have of this type of empirical research.
But maybe it is not the volume, timeliness or even the quality of research that is lacking. Maybe what the industry needs is a new approach to understanding the power and impact of media in presentations. Maybe what we need is a more enlightened and contemporary methodology, a fresh look at what we need to know.
As the situation stands, presentation pros must use their instincts and training to determine when the goulash of media elements in a presentation works and when it doesn't. Often, the presentation pro never sees the final presentation. Typically, only feeble attempts are made to collect information after the fact about audience reaction or effectiveness, with little attention given to media specifics. In most cases it is impossible to determine which individual elements—visuals, sounds, graphics, message, environment, presenter skills—were effective and which were not, much less how the elements worked as an ensemble to influence the audience.
In our search for understanding the impact of media in presentations, are we looking in the right cupboards?
Some background:
During the late 80s and early 90s, presentation product vendors and presentation creators were desperate for scientific validation of the effectiveness of their products and services. Overhead projectors and 35mm slides were the dominant forms of visual presentation. Both were expensive and difficult to create or update, so a strong rationale had to be given before they could be cost-justified. All-digital electronic presentations were even more difficult to rationalize. Presentation software, laptop computers and projectors were just coming on the scene. Presenting from a computer, particularly with any kind of dynamic media, was not only expensive but also considered foolhardy, like a triple summersault on the trapeze without a net.
The research scavenger hunt set out to prove what everyone in the presentation business already knew, namely that well designed and applied audiovisuals assist and enhance persuasion. For all its 232 pages of detailed research, the results of the UM/3M study were for most presentation pros a case of "Yeah, duh."
I first became aware of the UM/3M research in 1989 while serving as editor of Presentation Business News and then Presentations magazine. At the time, 3M was the big dog in presentation. To make the case for its products—its top sellers were overhead projectors, flip charts and supplies—it founded what was then called the 3M Meeting Institute. The 3M Meeting Institute served as a semi-independent clearing house for information about visuals and presentations. It funded some research and collected what else could be found and everybody used the research to sell their stuff. Later, as overhead projectors fell out of vogue and 3M was unable to compete effectively in the video projector business, the company lost interest in funding the institute, eliminating one of the few sources of research dollars.
Since then, it appears no similar efforts to gather or fund research have occurred on any significant scale. As Mr. Befus points out, there is still precious little out there and no additional studies of sufficient scientific depth seem to have been done on the use of dynamic media in presentation. The Visual Being Presentation Facts section is a good start in that direction,
The justification of presentation visuals is hardly a pressing need anymore. The debate has shifted from "Are visuals effective?" to "When are they too much?" (see Kathy Sierra, Edward Tufte, Cliff Atkinson, et al) The studies we need today are what to use when and why. And what not to use when and why.
A lot of information is out there in the form of media arts training. Blogs like this one overflow with theory, practice, tips and tricks. We have some metrics, but are we measuring the right things? What is needed is a different kind of well-funded, professional research. What is missing are studies and/or methods for looking at how the various media elements work together to influence audience reaction and the effectiveness of persuasion. What we need is an integrated approach to understanding what happens when all of the elements in a presentation combine.
Clues to such methodologies already exist in the test screenings that the film business conducts before the release of some movies. Test audiences sit in a screening room with a response controller that they use to rate their level of interest during the film. The information is graphed by computer and used to determine what scenes work, what scenes don't and if the flow and pacing of the film are as they should be. Different scenes, sounds and music can be tested in different combinations in search of just the right mix. It is not uncommon for films to be heavily re-edited or even new scenes added after a test screening.
Obviously, it would be impractical to hire a test audience to sit through every presentation before it is delivered. But why not use similar methods in a research setting to test variations in the use of media and other elements that influence a presentation? For example, a standardized presentation could be tested with and without a video clip, or without and without bullet slides. That sort of research could yield useful information about the overall dynamics of the presentation process, which is something we don't have now.
Or, forget the laboratory, why not give response systems to real audiences and have them "express" their level of interest moment by moment, then correlate that information to the media usage and the content? Not only would this information be valuable for the presenter and presentation producer, it would encourage a deeper level of audience involvement. If enough of these types of presentations were studied, we might begin to see patterns that could be extrapolated into guidelines, processes and procedures for more effective media-enabled presentation.
The key to such research would be providing insight into the total process, not just one piece of it. To do that would require creative new approaches to the study of presentation and the persuasion process. This research should NOT be done by any one company with an axe to grind or a product to sell. It requires a broadly supported industry effort. No offence 3M, but this time it needs someone other than you as a backer.


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I have a gorgeous nail polish to show you today- "Creator" from Illamasqua. You may remember that I posted a sneak preview of Illamasqua's "Generation Q" collection over the Summer (Check it out here). Creator is part of that collection, and it is a stunner! Creator is a deep black polish densely packed with silver glitter. The application was perfection! I expected some dragging and patchiness from a polish so full of glitter, but their was none! Two coats and I had totally opaque, beautiful coverage. Astonishingly, creator dries super smooth as well. This is the ultimate black polish.. very vampy, but with a real glam factor thanks to the silver sparkle. So glad to have this one in my collection, I know I'll wear it often. You can find this and more lovely Illamasqua nail varnishes at sephora.com/illamasqua. Stay tuned for my review later this week of a gorgeous eyeshadow palette, also from the Generation Q collection!
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Building accountability into your organizationWritten by Eric Kurjan | | email@example.com
I recently walked into a local coffee shop and instead of being greeted by the barista in the expected cheerful manner, I was just about ignored.
I am sure I was interrupting the fascinating exploits of a co-worker's past weekend activities, but excuse me don't you have a customer to serve? All I could think about was where I was going buy my next cup of coffee. I was observing a perfect case of poor accountability in action.
Why is accountability such a hot topic these days?
First, consider the economic impact: It's estimated that a lack of accountability costs corporate America tens of billions of dollars each year in terms of employee re-work, missed deadlines, workplace conflicts and misunderstandings. Billions more are lost by companies that lose loyal customers because of a lack of employee accountability, typically resulting from poor customer service or a poor quality product.
These days, it seems that the organizational pendulum has swung from authoritarian to permissive. Accountability is the opposite of permissiveness.
The lack of accountability in today's organizations protects the worst employees and hurts the best performers. Don't believe me? Tomorrow, ask five employees who the worst performer is. They know. They're also likely to add, "Why doesn't someone do something about it? It's hurting our customer service and our profitability … He's getting away with murder, and the rest of us are paying the price."
How do we go about fixing this situation in our own organizations? First, let's consider what accountability is, and then define how to build an organizational culture that encourages accountability.
If you walk into a room and ask 10 people what accountability means, you'll likely get 10 different definitions. To some, it's something you make people do, as in "holding people accountable." To others, accountability means accepting responsibility, but only when a project goes off course, or it's too late to fix.
By definition, accountability means being answerable or responsible for something. Accountability involves taking responsibility for your work and the results of your daily activities. Accountability opens the door to ownership — not necessarily financial ownership — but certainly emotional and intellectual ownership, where someone acknowledges they're responsible for some aspect of the organization.
Accountability can be understood better when you view your organization as a "system" of individuals, linked by mutuality and trust, taking personal and group responsibility to achieve something meaningful — the mission, vision and strategic position of your organization.
When it's all said and done, a workable definition of accountability might include the following elements: Taking responsibility for your own behavior; doing what's right consistently; demonstrating personal integrity; and actively participating in activities and interactions that support the strategy of your organization.
Let's take a further look at accountability. Accountability is not something you "make" people do. It has to be chosen, accepted or agreed upon by the people within your organization. People must "buy into" being accountable and responsible. For many, this is a new, unfamiliar, and sometimes, uncomfortable way to work. Learning how to become accountable involves an element of discipline. Most importantly, individual purpose and personal meaning comes from accepting responsibility and learning to be accountable.
Holding people accountable is really about the distribution of power and choice. When people have more choice, they learn to be more responsible. When they become more responsible, they can earn more freedom. By being accountable, they earn the trust of managers and co-workers. When they are more accountable, they understand their purpose and role within the organization and are committed to making things happen.
Only organizations that can clearly identify, communicate the plan to their team and then execute their plan are well-positioned to be able to build organizational accountability.
A six-step framework to build organizational accountability:
- Decide what's important (develop an authentic mission, vision, values, strategic position)
- Set goals that lead (planning that includes measures, targets, projects).
- Align systems (streamline processes and resources so all resources support the goals).
- Work the plan (assure and measure so that each employee's plans and activities support the goals).
- Innovate purposefully (get to root causes quicker, make quicker and more informed decisions).
- Step back (assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, appraise performance results).
Accountability and positive organizational change come through a new set of conversations. So, what are you waiting for? Start having these conversations in your organization — today.
Eric Kurjan is the president of Six Disciplines Northwest Ohio. Six Disciplines brings "big company" process improvement to organization looking break beyond the status quo. For more information, visit www.SixDisciplines.com/Toledo or call (419) 581-2823.


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We've seen some unique watches that integrate interesting artifacts that play on a customers imagination in the hope that this will lead them to think with their pocket book. Recent examples of this include watches that used artifacts from the Titanic and the moon. We can now add the Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon to the list.
The Jurassic Tourbillon claims it's uniqueness through the addition of dinosaur bones to the watch dial. The authentic fossilized bones date back about 130 million years and if nothing else, it reminds you about the long history of the earth. Aside from the dino bones, the hand-wound mechanical watch (or manual watch) is decked out with an 18K white gold case and sports a Bezel and horns that are set with 56 Wesselton VVS baguette diamonds.
The watch is also water resistant to 30 meters but like the dinosaurs, it's not resistant to asteroids. Pricing is not listed, but it's safe to say that it's an expensive watch.


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Thousands expected for Valentine's Day mass vow renewal
PHOENIX -- Couples in need of something romantic and last-minute to do for Valentine Day's might want to think about getting their vows renewed.
Sami Fine Jewelry in Fountain Hills is holding its second annual vow renewal ceremony at Fountain Hills Park on Friday at 4 p.m.
Stephenie Bjorkman, president of Sami Fine Jewelry, said 764 couples participated in the "Love in the Hills" event last year.
"I put it on because it's just such a feel-good event, it makes people feel good," she said. "I don't think people realized until after they renewed their vows just how special of an event it was."
Bjorkman said they hope to beat the record this year and need just over 1,000 couples to do so.
The event is free to participate and no formal paperwork is needed. Bjorkman said the ceremony will be completed all at once by Minister Larry James.
She said there will be prizes and giveaways at the event, and couples will receive a wedding vow renewal certificate afterward.
Some prominent sports and public figures have also signed on to renew their vows at the event.
"Steve Holden from the Cleveland Browns is going to be there...Mike Davis from the Raiders, J.T. Smith from the Cardinals and John Bronson from the Cardinals, they're all going to come as a group and renew their vows," Bjorkman said.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he will be at the event with his wife Ava.
"It's nice to join the -- I hope -- over a thousand people in Fountain Hills, my hometown," Arpaio said. "I can see the park from my house and the fountain, so maybe when I do this, when I see the fountain every 15 minutes I can say, 'Geez, this is where I renewed my vows.'"
Arpaio said this will be the first time he's renewed his vows during his 57-year marriage.


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McFarlane Toys Launches New WWE® ICON SERIES Collectibles
Limited-Edition WWE Superstar The Undertaker® Statue to Release December 2013
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
McFarlane Toys and WWE announced today a new licensing agreement to produce the first-ever WWE limited-edition collectible statues. The WWE ICON Series will include both current WWE Superstars and Legends.
Fans can look forward to all the statues featuring authentic WWE memorabilia, which are highly limited in production. Select statues will also feature a limited run of authentic WWE Superstar and Legends signatures. Each WWE ICON statue will be created, developed and designed by Todd McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys design group, in conjunction with WWE, and will be meticulously sculpted and hand-painted to a fully realized likeness.
For its first statue release, McFarlane Toys has chosen one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Undertaker. A fan favorite and multiple-time WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker's accomplishments have cemented his place among the greatest in WWE history.
The statue depicts The Undertaker, in amazingly authentic detail, with the enigmatic character that makes him a WWE icon. The Undertaker statue stands over 17.5-inches tall, with a special base that includes LED spotlights, a plaque highlighting some of The Undertaker's historic accomplishments. WWE fans will be able to own a piece of history, as each statue will feature a piece of the ring skirt from The Undertaker's Inferno match against WWE Superstar Kane® from the February 22, 1999 edition of Monday Night Raw®.
The Undertaker statue is limited to only 850 pieces, and each one is individually and sequentially numbered. As an added bonus, each statue will include a Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by the internationally acclaimed artist and creator of McFarlane Toys, Todd McFarlane.
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I've seen the ads on TV for a while now, and finally decided to try it. A taco shell made out of Doritos? What could go wrong? So my co-host Cathy and I decided to go for a little drive over to Taco Bell to give it a try.


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5) One night, Tammy is stressed out about her test in her section of the lab and asks Sammy, her twin sister, to take her position to perform it. Sammy is reluctant, but Tammy seems to have a good argument: who'll know? It won't hurt anyone. Plus, it will be just this one time.
As much as Sammy looks like Tammy, they are not the same person. By performing the lab for Tammy, Sammy and her sister will both be sanctioned for falsification. As an alternative, Tammy can ask Sammy for help. For example, helping her review the night before may relieve her of the stress she is going through. Sammy should definitely not take the test in place of her sister.


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Every year about this time, nostalgia creeps in and I harken back — for whatever the reasons — to consider once again the list of things I miss the most.
Of course, it may sound impractical or not even noteworthy, but there's something about the cool morning air when summer heads toward autumn — and one steps livelier — that creates an image of days long past.
While I've not slowed down in my daily routine, nor succumbed to being a couch potato and sleeping the evening away, I find myself becoming reinvigorated; thankful I'm still capable of remembering how things used to be, along with their importance. Call it enlightening.
And, no matter how preposterous and ostensibly annoying it has become, people still have an enthusiastic obsession for lists, even if the majority of them don't contain an ounce of substance. It's as if lists dominate every waking moment of our daily lives.
Granted, some of our avid readers may even find my continuing list outrageous, too; however, curiosity will win out in the end and you'll find yourselves reading this year's list. Whether you agree or not, remains a mystery.
Because this is the third installment in a continuing series, let's briefly look back at the last two years, just in case your memories need refreshing.
(1) Customer service; (2) Men with manners; (3) Rotary dial phones; (4) Conservative-minded Democrats; (5) Courteous drivers; (6) "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson; (7) ABC "Monday Night Football" with Don Meredith, Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford; (8) Conservative-minded Republicans (9) Catalogs and (10) The Disco Era.
Now, without further ado, that continuing list of things I miss most.
(11) Thanksgiving dinners without football.
Gone are the days when families actually gathered around the dinner table to give thanks, reminisce and enjoy one another's company. Gone are the days when long after dinner was finished, we still found ourselves still sitting at the table, enjoying one cup of coffee after another while discussing issues relevant to the day. Some important, some not. Gone are the days envisioned by Norman Rockwell's paintings, and gone are the days when music turned festive, reminding us of the approaching holiday season.
All replaced by what? Football and the scurrying of hoards of people (lemmings), heading for the den and the infernal television set, hoping they didn't miss the kickoff.
And, yes, I enjoy a good football game now and then, just not on Thanksgiving Day. There are more important matters that demand our undivided attention. It's called family.
(12) Taxation with representation.
In the mid-18th century, our Forefathers had a grievance with Great Britain that became one of the major causes of the American Revolution: Taxation without representation.
Today, the same issue of taxation without representation has returned to the forefront because the majority of our elected officials — be they Democrat or Republican — find themselves more concerned about their own agendas, while ignoring the wishes of the American people. The ongoing Syrian conflict, however, seemed to momentarily change this. For how long of course depends on those agendas.
Politicians' meager attempts at trying to convince us that "they know what's best" is insulting, to say the least. Perhaps, it's time to throw some tea in the Boston Harbor again. Or better yet, get out and vote in the upcoming 2014 mid-term elections and see if that wakes 'em up.
In other words, "Don't Tread on Us."
13) Richard Nixon.
While Nixon's name may come as a shock to many readers, I have several reasons to include the 37th President of the United States on this list; notwithstanding he was my commander in chief for three years, but rather for his political insight, foreign policy expertise and patriotism.
In 1953, Nixon warned that Iran was the most dangerous nation in the Middle East, but yet today, there are those (members of the current administration) who are viewing Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rowhani, as a moderate. Rowhani, a moderate?
Fact: any nation controlled by the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is undeniably dangerous and must not be trusted. Rowhani (the moderate), is nothing more than a Khamenei puppet, and one who's undoubtedly kept on a short leash at all times.
In 1972, Nixon opened diplomatic relations with China, and in 1973, ended America's involvement in Vietnam, calling it "Peace with Honor."
Additionally, he brought the POWs home from Vietnam, and today, those soldiers still call Nixon, "a hero," because he refused to forget them. General Charles Boyd, the only Vietnam POW to receive four stars said, "There is no diminution for our affection for Richard Nixon. For us, he was the guy that stuck with us." Patriotism is the word that defines Nixon's action.
And, with regard to our current sitting president's "You didn't build it" comment, I'm reminded of what Nixon said about our country and its people, and how it refutes Obama's remarks. "We must always remember," Nixon said, "that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another."
During my lifetime, Nixon's foreign policy expertise remains unsurpassed. He continually warned us about communism, and while the old Soviet Union no longer exists, there remains that air of distrust with Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
Aside from the Syrian conflict, I've always had the feeling that Putin (a former KGB officer) would love to return to the old Soviet ways. He's a true communist at heart. According to journalist Peggy Noonan, "A serious foreign-policy intellectual said recently that Putin's problem is that he's a Russian leader in search of a Nixon, a U.S. president he can really negotiate with, a stone player who can talk strategy and the needs of his nation, someone with whom he can thrash it through and work it out."
When it comes to foreign policy today, politicians of Nixon's caliber and magnitude are almost non-existent, which is why he is on this list. Little wonder why I miss Richard Nixon.
In looking back at this year's list, I'm sure once again some of you will question my sanity (those who disagree), while others (those in agreement) will check for grey hairs.
However, because we live in an era of instant everything, it's nice to slow down for just a few moments and reflect on those things we've missed and shared together today.
Until next year around the same time, be well, and if by some remote chance there's something you miss, don't hesitate to let me know.
Larry French lives in Butler. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and teaches composition and literature at East Tennessee State University and Northeast State Community College. You may reach him at email@example.com.


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There's a lot of ghostly goings on in Gloucestershire this autumn October half term holiday with some great Halloween events in Gloucestershire.
Ghosts, ghouls and goblins will be causing mischief around Halloween in Gloucestershire with activities during the school autumn half term holidays, including trick 'n treat the witch at Prinknash Bird & Deer Park, haunted hayrides in Gloucester, gory tales and trails in the Cotswolds, magical and spooky happenings in Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean and ghost walks in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.
• Add your Gloucestershire Halloween Event, whether it's a ghost hunt, spooky pumpkin trail, ghost walk, or anything Halloweeny.
The spooky list of Halloween Events is being added to all the time, so keep checking back for more great Halloween events in Gloucestershire.
NB: Please check with the contact telephone numbers or websites before planning your visit to a Halloween event in Gloucestershire. Sometimes events can be cancelled for various reasons and we wish you to enjoy your spooky event.