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Picture this: A spaceship swoops in from the void, plunging toward a cloudy planet about the size of Earth. A laser beam lances out from the ship; it probes the planet's clouds, striving to reach the hidden surface below. Meanwhile, back on the craft's home world, scientists perch on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens.
Sounds like science fiction? This is real, and it's happening today.
The spacecraft is MESSENGER, and the planet is Venus. On June 5, 2007, MESSENGER will fly past Venus just 338 km above the planet's surface--and it will shoot a laser into the clouds.
MESSENGER is on a mission to Mercury, not Venus. But the spacecraft must pass by Venus for a gravity assist en route. In passing, researchers hope to learn a few things about Earth's "evil twin," an Earth-sized world with sulfuric acid clouds, a choking carbon dioxide atmosphere, and a surface hot enough to melt lead.
"We are treating the Venus flyby as a full dress rehearsal for the first flyby of Mercury in January 2008," says Sean Solomon, the mission's principal investigator at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. "All of the spacecraft's science instruments will be turned on during the flyby."
Of particular interest is the laser experiment, which aims to measure the location of Venus' cloud decks. "It could either fizzle or be a major result," says Ralph McNutt, MESSENGER's project scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. "We've never sent a laser to Venus before. This could give us some unique information about the planet's clouds."
The name of the laser is MLA--short for Mercury Laser Altimeter. It was designed to map the rocky topography of Mercury, but MLA turns out to have some nice properties for the study of Venus. Solomon explains: "Venus' atmosphere and clouds are nearly transparent at several infra-red wavelengths." The wavelength of the laser (1064 nm) is close to one of these spectral "windows," so it may be able to penetrate deep into the atmosphere. "It's a long shot, but we may even see returns from the surface of Venus," he speculates.
In planetary exploration, "you must give yourself the chance to be lucky," says McNutt. "Having the MLA on MESSENGER and turning it on for the Venus flyby is exactly that. If it turns out that there are significant results, then a Venus orbiter in the future with such instrumentation could help us understand why our 'sister planet' is so different from Earth."
In addition to the laser, MESSENGER will scrutinize Venus using high-resolution cameras, a suite of spectrometers ranging in wavelength from infra-red to gamma-rays, an energetic particle counter and a magnetometer. Data from these instruments may shed new light on the chemistry of Venus' atmosphere and how it interacts with the solar wind.
Unlike Earth, Venus has no global magnetic field to protect it from solar wind. A gale of charged particles traveling 300 km/s (almost a million mph) hits Venus with full force, and to some degree this erodes the planet's atmosphere.
"There is still much to understand about how solar wind removes material from the top of Venus' atmosphere," says Solomon. "We know that the process over time is very effective for light elements such as hydrogen, because the Venus atmosphere has a ratio of heavy hydrogen (deuterium) to hydrogen that is higher than on Earth by a factor of more than 100. Some of our measurements may capture this process in action."
The European Space Agency already has a well-instrumented ship named Venus Express orbiting Venus, but this does not diminish the value of the MESSENGER flyby. On the contrary, having two spacecraft at Venus at the same time, even temporarily, is a big bonus, says Solomon. "It gives us an unprecedented opportunity to study Venus atmospheric circulation, cloud structure, chemistry, and solar wind interaction from the perspective of two platforms observing simultaneously with a complementary suite of instruments."
"Venus has been visited by more spacecraft than any other planet. Nonetheless, every time we visit a planet with a new set of instruments, we make discoveries--as New Horizons demonstrated when it flew by Jupiter earlier this year."
What will come of this flyby? Solomon is certain of only one thing: "The history of planetary exploration has taught us to expect surprises."

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HOBBS, N.M (January 31, 2014) The McLennan Highlanders and New Mexico Thunderbirds split today's season-opening doubleheader.
McLennan took game one 14-6 with Sterling Wynn picking up the win on the mound. Max Hogan led the Highlanders at the plate, going 3-5 with a home run and an RBI. Mason George and Trevor Podsednik recorded two hits and three RBIs each. Matt Campbell, Zach Gonzalez and Andrew Rhodes all picked up an RBI. Gonzalez, Evan Williams, and Miles Manning all recorded extra base hits.
New Mexico defeated McLennan 11-4 in the night cap with Matt Mundkowsky taking the loss. Campbell recorded a triple, a home run and three RBIs for the Highlanders. Hogan recorded a double and Garrett Wallace hit a triple. Sydney Daley picked up an RBI.
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how children learn mathematics and the kinds of teaching that supports that learning. Research continues to expand our understanding of the teaching-learning process. All of this taken together makes us believe that our goal is in large measure achievable.
A comparison of mathematics with reading leads to several important observations. First, competence in both domains is important in determining children's later educational and occupational prospects. Children who fail to develop a high level of skill in either one are precluded from the most interesting and rewarding careers. As a recent report on reading from the National Research Council put it, "To be employable in the modern economy, high school graduates need to be more than merely literate. They must be able to read challenging material, to perform sophisticated computations, and to solve problems independently."2
Second, there are important similarities as well as differences in the problems children face in developing competence in reading and mathematics. Understanding the common features of reading development and mathematical development is as important as understanding the special characteristics of learning in each domain.
Finally, international comparisons suggest that U.S. schools have been relatively successful in developing skilled reading, with improvements in both instruction and achievement occurring in a large number of schools.3 Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of mathematics. International comparisons discussed in the next chapter suggest that by eighth grade the mathematics performance of U.S. children is well below that of other industrialized countries. Furthermore, this performance has been relatively low in a variety of comparisons conducted at intervals over several decades. The organizational and instructional factors that U.S. schools have used in developing skilled reading performance may be equally important in improving the learning of mathematics. Learning to read and developing mathematical proficiency both rest on a foundation of concepts and skills that are acquired by many children before they leave kindergarten. In the case of reading, children are expected to enter school with a basic understanding of the sound structure of their native language, a conscious awareness of the units (phonemes) that are represented by an alphabetic writing system, and skill in handling basic language concepts. Likewise in mathematics, students should possess a toolkit of basic mathematical concepts and skills when they enter first grade. (These


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He first began deploying his talents on campus in June of 1984 and has been lurking around the quad and environs for nearly as long as he and anyone can remember. Dean's tasks have included nearly everything that's related to running the Law School, except teaching! He provides "general" and confidential administrative support for the areas of personnel, reception and switchboard, clerical, secretarial, and events.
Dean was the volunteer Chair of the UW's Combined Fund Drive from 2003 through 2005. Appointed by the Governor, he served two three-year terms on the board of the State of Washington Combined Fund Drive -- which as of July 2010 is under the purview of the Office of the Secretary of State, Kim Wyman.
Mr. Speer holds a B.F.A. degree from Cornish College of the Arts, is member of the first graduating class of the Development Management Experience (State of Washington, Olympia), and was trained as a dancer here, there, and everywhere. Dean can be seeing dancing at the law school here: Legal Legs.
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Video games validated
2005 strategy game gets a Grammy
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As a film buff, I am, of course, excited about the Oscars, but as a longtime video-gamer, I'm far more interested in what happened at last week's Grammy award ceremony. It passed under a lot of the more important media radars, but Christopher Tin won a Grammy (one of the music world's most prestigious awards, and comparable to an Oscar) for his choral and instrumental piece, "Baba Yetu."
This piece, as it happens, was composed specifically to be the opening theme song for the 2005 best selling strategy game, Civilization IV, and the 2011 Grammy awards mark the first time in history that the award has been given out for work on a video game.
Considering that video games are still under fire for supposedly inciting violence every time a crime happens, and that governments around the world still impose draconian restrictions on them (which are rarely seen imposed on comparable forms of entertainment, such as movies, comic books and novels), I am thrilled to see this official affirmation of the medium's value from another artistic field.
Video games are finally becoming an acceptable form of entertainment, and as such, I hope our society starts overcoming the absurd notion that a violent video game can incite behavior that an equally violent novel cannot.
Next year, let's see an Oscar awarded to a video-game actor.
While the acting in, for instance, "Dragon Age" isn't top notch, it perforates the game so much that it becomes obvious that the publisher poured money into voice actors and coaches for them. And some voice acting, such as that found in the "Halo" series or in the recent "Medal of Honor" titles is on par with, and better than, some movies, and often far more complex.
The voice actors for the lead (actors, plural, because the player can be male or female) in the sci-fi video game series "Mass Effect" had to carry three parts, and thus keep track of three motives, because the player can be good, evil or a mixture of the two. And all of the supporting actors had to record responses for all of these. "Mass Effect" is more of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" movie than a video game, and in many places the voice actors did a superb job.
Now, I'm not arguing that "Mass Effect" has the cinematic quality of a five-star movie; it doesn't. It's an awesome game, but the acting has spikes and dips in quality, and other, more linear games, have done better jobs picking and coaching voice actors. But it cost millions of dollars to produce, and some video games cost hundreds of millions of dollars to produce, and a significant chunk of these costs go to voice actors, motion-capture equipment (for stuntmen to get realistic-looking action into games), and sound editing.
Movies are less complicated to make, and we're already seeing actors who contribute to both media. If a video game, as a mixture of media, can win a Grammy, an Oscar is possible.
And if video games start getting validated at prestigious events, it won't be the newfangled medium that certain members of society blame for all of our ills.


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It sounds like you're working your stuff out, because you're playing kind of busy-- it's not a bad thing, but feel free to take a lot more time between your big statements/comments. The way you play during the bass solo is a pretty good level of density for most of the tune. Don't feel obligated to put the stuff you're practicing into your playing if you're not actually hearing it-- some of the hihat stuff sounds a little forced-in. I like what you're doing on the fours-- I don't now why so many non-drummers have trouble keeping it together through them...
A few things you might try:
- Those ruffs you play on the 1 or 3 will sound hipper if you move them over to the 2 or the 4.
- It sounds like you're playing your triplets alternating-- they might swing a little more if you play them rrL-- with a little accent on the LH.
- Try making some punctuations with your left on the & of 3 or the & of 1.
But nice job, man-- just keep listening and especially playing and everything will sort itself out.
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Pregnant Kim Kardashian Stopped By Police — But Gets Off Easy? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: TMZ has photos of Rob being pulled over — and served a citation! — for the same reason the very next day, Tuesday, March 12.
Pregnant Kim Kardashian has a run-in with the law! On March 11, the 32-year-old reality star was pulled over by the cops while driving in a black Mercedes Benz along the streets of Los Angeles.
As a photographer snapped away, police stopped the mom-to-be's car and quickly came over to explain, INF Photos reports, that Kim was breaking the law on multiple accounts. Her vehicle has tinted windows and no licence plate — both of which are illegal in the state of California!
For celebs like Kim, we're sure that tinted windows hold a certain amount of appeal. But while dark windows do help shield your face from photographers and their pesky cameras, they also make it difficult to see. So even in a celeb-heavy state like California, tinted windows are still illegal.
However, TMZ reports that police did not issue Kim a ticket. The reality star drove away with a warning, nothing more.
It's been a rough few weeks for Kim! Her divorce trial with ex Kris Humphries is scheduled to begin in early May, and there has been plenty of drama leading up to it, as well. In addition, Kim experienced a miscarriage scare just last week. The starlet was rushed to the doctor on March 5, and though her baby appears to be fine, doctors ordered her to take it easy.
If we might make a suggestion: Perhaps bed rest doesn't sound like such a bad idea? It certainly beats all the craziness that has been happening to Kim in the real world lately.
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United were unable to find a way past the Buddies defence and finished the game with 10 men after John Rankin saw red two minutes from time.
McNamara, whose side missed the chance to move into the top six, said: "I thought that in the first half, we were a bit negative with our play - we'd get so far, go back to goal and it ends up at our goalline - but in the second half I thought we did better.
"Keith Watson got forward well down the right hand side and put some good balls in for Stuart Armstrong to get on the end; I thought that on another day we could have got a goal.
"I'm disappointed we didn't get the three points, as those were two extra points we wanted to go and win to get into the top six."
McNamara will review footage of Rankin's sending off before deciding whether or not to lodge an appeal.
He added: "I told the referee at the end that we'll take a look at it first; the way the lad turned into it I think made it look worse."


text: Recently I had a moment where the TV was on and it happen to be The Dr. Oz show with the subject matter "STRESS". I happened to be cleaning up paints smeared into my sofa and carpeting by my little one, trying to get her fed and ready to head out for nursery school. You know how it is and can you imagine my mood? We all know things will happen and you have to let it go, but there can be a form of stress that can still make an appearance in many different circumstances. I decided to follow-up on this show and went online and found this great article on Doctor Oz's website about Stress Busting Foods. I like this article as it explains the value of these nutrients if you add them to your daily diet, how they help lower stress, create calmness and maintain energy. Check out this list as there might be a favorite you will want add to your regular diet: Avocados (loaded with Vitamin B); Mixed Nuts (walnuts, brazil, almonds, pistachios); asparagus (folic acid); Spinach (magnesium); Whole Wheat Pasta (Carbohydrates); Fish – Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Salmon, Trout) protects heart from surges in stress hormones; Vitamin C; Warm Milk. So besides taking deep breaths or taking a walk to calm down, these calming foods are nice bonus when you have that stressful moment!


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Google+ has been the talk of the Web since it went into an exclusive beta test environment back on June 28, 2011.
For the first part of the invite only phase, people were clamoring for invites. A search for Google+ meant weeding through the throngs of web pages either pleading for an invite or those offering them, and even though the social network is now open to everyone those sites still clog up the SERPs for that term.
People wanted them so badly that some of the lucky ones to receive an early invite were selling off their 150 invitations on eBay, Craigslist and anywhere else they could find buyers.
And when it was only open to early adopters, Google+ was a nice place to meet up, share resources and follow interesting people. The level of spam was relatively low during the first 20 million people because it was policed by the users.
Of course opening it up changed all of that.
A couple of public posts regarding spam on Google+ read:
Oof. So much G+ spam, typically in the form of "[fake-sounding or often Russian or Indian name] has shared a private post with you." What a deluge in the last 48 hours. Bet the G+ dev team has their hands full with this issue right now. Update: shortly after posting this whiney G+ complaint, a spammer invaded the comments on this very post, with a "normal/non-foreign-sounding," white, female, American profile.
I'm seeing the amount of spam growing exponentially since G+ opened to everyone. Are you?
Comment spam is getting really bad on G+. I would prefer to have a moderation queue rather than have comments show up directly. It's getting to the point where it is difficult to keep up with the deleting & blocking of spam on my posts.
How can I block people in Google+? More an more spam here.
So it is definitely becoming a serious and annoying problem for many plusers to deal with.
But is that what Google had intended all along?
In an interesting post by Barry Adams for the State of Search blog, the author calls Google out and asks the question, is Google+ a honeytrap to study future search metrics?
The Case For
Despite any preconceived prejudices you have against Google there is one thing for certain, they truly care about the quality of their search results. And they are trying to keep them as solid as possible.
The latest Panda, or Farmer, update provides a stable argument for this as it was geared towards reducing the amount of content spam from the search engine results pages, or SERPS, and devaluing any links from content farms and other forms of link spam.
But Google also knows that the future of search lies within the social metric, not only the link metrics states Adams. So it needs to know how social media can be used to effect rankings. Since spam is a pervasive problem in social media through comment spam, fake shares and votes that are bought for pennies, Google needs to know just how social signals can best serve their ranking algorithms without giving spammers another avenue to exploit.
"I believe Google+ is a huge laboratory designed to analyse social behaviour in an effort to develop algorithms that can, with a high degree of accuracy, detect genuine and authentic shares and upvotes and let those count in Google's search ranking mechanisms," claims Adams.
And this wouldn't be the first time Google released a product that merely served as a laboratory for something greater.
Ever used Goog 411? Many people did because it offered free directory information services instead of the pricey ones offered by phone companies.
But what Google was really doing was building a phoneme database from these voice queries so it could build a quality speech recognition engine for their voice search.
Pretty smart on their part, huh?
The Case Against
Of course, Google may just be offering its social network because it knows that in order to stay relevant, it needs to offer products that are relevant.
People share so much through Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and other social tools because users trust what others recommend more than they do a search engine spider. So while shares and votes are certainly going to be part of Google's algorithm, it could also be that they know the playing field is changing and they had better adapt.


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Programmable thermostats offer more convenience and energy savings than manual models. If you want to get the most out of your new programmable thermostat, keep three key factors in mind: its compatibility with your cooling and heating system; its programming options; and its extra features.
HVAC system compatibility
The first thing to look for when choosing a new thermostat is compatibility. Here are a few common packaging terms that will help you shop, (but if you're not sure if a particular model will work with your system, contact a heating and cooling professional for advice).
- One-stage heat or cool: These thermostats work with HVAC systems with separate heating and cooling units.
- Multi-stage heat or cool: These work with furnaces and air conditioners with multiple speed settings.
- Direct line voltage: These are compatible with homes that use 110- or 240-volt direct current power for the thermostat.
- 24mV: These rely on power from a transformer in the HVAC system.
- Battery powered thermostats: These don't require hard wiring into your home's electrical system.
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Programmable thermostats come with differing levels of program customization. Here are the three common types to help you choose one that will work with your household's schedule:
- Seven-day models: These models give you the most options, allowing you to set a different program for every day.
- 5+2-day models: These let you have one program for weekdays and another for weekends.
- 5+1+1 models: These let you set one program for weekdays, one for Saturday and a separate program for Sunday.
- One-week models: These let you set one program that runs all week.
Other features
Many new thermostats come with various other features that are designed for convenience and energy efficiency. While features such as backlit displays and voice-activated programming are not absolutely necessary, you should get the features that are important to you. Other handy features for a new programmable thermostat include: hold or vacation settings, furnace filter indicator and remote programming.
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man[Paperback]
(49 ratings)
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- Publication Date:
- 05 May 1992
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- 9781853260063
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[Review of the Naxos Unabridged Audiobook Edition]I'm trying something new for me with listening to Irish narrators read James Joyce and this audiobook edition of his "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" performed by actor Jim Norton was a terrific start to this. Norton's performance of the narration along with his singing of all the musical rhymes and lyric sections bumps this up to a 5/5 rating with the 1 hour long section of 'hell and damnation' sermons delivered at Stephen Dedalus's Belvedere College alone worth the price of admission and quite chilling to boot. Joyce's stream-of-consciousness style may be a bit hard to follow aurally though and I did find myself referring to my old paperback copy frequently and still looking up some of the more obscure Irish and Latin references (easy to do on-line these days) but those are minor quibbles. 2012 is a big year for Joyce fans with his works entering the public domain and already one test case (google "The Cats of Copenhagen") of someone breaking grandson Stephen Joyce's previous publishing embargoes, so if you've been intimidated by Joyce previously, consider trying out an audiobook version.
Another one of those I tried to read in High School and just couldn't finish. When I sat down as a grown-up and rea it, I cursed myself for waiting so long. Beautiful, captivating, and a great introduction to Joyce, who's not exactly an easy read overall. He's worth it though.
Loved it. I feel disappointed that I found myself relating to Stephen: I think Stephen is kind of an asshole. Then again, I am kind of an asshole. Most young people are. "Smithy of my soul..." = beautifulLovely reverberations. I'd love to write a book with a centrifuge, wakes and reverberations like a finger to a puddle.
The 1920s Modern Library edition I read - thus the plain green cover shown here - had no ISBN or LC classification, so I've kept the Penguin Classics paperback data. Someone donated the yellowed volume to the library where I work - with excellent penciled-in margin notes, part of a class assignment of yore no doubt. I read this - or I think I read it - years ago. Maybe I just read parts of it. This time around (2009) most of it seemed new to me. I might as well have not read it at all before. So I've had the interesting experience of, effectively speaking, getting introduced to it after having spent years with Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The very pleasing result of that is to accept it on its own merits, and not simply as a stepping stone on Joyce's way to those later works. According to Joyce's own aesthetics as explained herein, it is a lyric work, really not to be compared to the epic Ulyssess and the dramatic FW. Unquestionably his "stream of consciousness" technique expanded in scope after the Portrait. But those later developments of the technique wouldn't have fit appropriately into this earlier lyric world.The book itself, then, considered as it is by itself, is a masterpiece. The power and beauty of the writing, the devastating honesty of the author's self-portrait, the marvels of style as we hear Stephen's language change through the years, the surging presentations of religious excess, the daring temporal jump-cuts, the substitution of hyphens for quotation marks that further interiorizes each page - superb!Except for my praise, I have nothing new to add to the thousands of reviews written through the decades about this book. I keep the book on my desk. I pick it up regularly, opening it at random to a page, and deriving great pleasure from it. It's so rare to be able to enjoy craftsmanship at this level of inspired excellence.
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Just when i thought things would get brought to the light.
you hide their hands and pretend its all alright.
My thoughts and memories are not a pa-sad.
Hell, Its that part where you lie that makes it so hard.
I remember that December some 8-10 years ago.
You slammed my own mother across the living room floor.
All of the brass so pretty on display.
Ended up all over the floor in such a dis array.
My brother and I ran in to see what was wrong.
You all didn't pay us no attention and continued to carry on.
My mama looked bad tears ran down her face.
You then turn to us and your anger you displaced.
I screamed stop and my little brother did too, so immediately i was angered and it was all towards you.
You grabbed her again and a trophy was near by.
i aimed for your head until you saw me out the corners of your eye.
I hit you cross the back when you had her on the ground.
You reached back and pushed me into the door and it made this big boom sound.
You got up and screamed that i should just get out.
I ran to the room and began pulling my things out.
My mother said don't leave but i had taken all i could take.
No matter whether a push, slap, or fussing it all was more than a mistake.
I left that night with a feeling of great grief.
I said my goodbyes and made it all just that brief.
You may still deny it or think i should forget
But you can never make my memories go away if you cant even admit the shit.
My life is not perfect and never did i claim it to be.
But those horrible moments changed a big part of me.
My husband beat me too, and normal i thought it was.
I just took what example i had and assumed it to be love.
Now i have freed my mind and my soul.
But i will always remember until that day i get old.
You wonder why i never discussed it with you or brought the subject up.
You would never discuss the truth and would really want me to shut up.
So to this i stay away as far as i can be
You will never understand what really inside of me.
I am slowly getting over the hurt but the truth will always be.
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Donald Trump: Jodi Arias 'guilty as hell'
It's far from a conviction, but one of America's richest men thinks Jodi Arias' case is dead in the water.
According to HLNTV.com, Donald Trump said he believes Arias is "guilty as hell," adding that she should take a deal if offered one.
"She's guilty as hell," he told Nancy Grace. "She lied numerous times. First she didn't do it, then she did it, then she doesn't remember anything. You can only lie so many times."
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Chapter VIII reports on Christmas. The ex-sheriff of the county was snowed in with them. The sheriff had been looking for a runaway boy named Benny Louderer. They had found his body eaten by...
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The issue of homelessness in Butler County Kansas is far greater than many know. It is estimated that over 150 Butler County citizens are homeless right now. The most rapidly increasing group is homeless families with children who are employed but unable to afford housing.
This is a community issue, not just an individual's problem. When our homeless citizens feel hopeless and forgotten, it sometimes leads to addiction and criminal activity. Our plan can provide them hope, support, resource information, and an overall new lease on life, helping them to become productive, valued members of the community. Please feel free to browse our links for more information on our staff, plan, events, and how you can help. Power Point and printable pamphlet are provided below on this page.
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CHAPMANVILLE — Old Man Winter might have struck again over the weekend but spring is right around the corner.
Even though up to five inches of snow fell on Logan County in the wee hours of Friday morning and into the weekend and temperatures dipped to 15 degrees, the spring baseball season is almost here.
You don't have to have Punxsutawney Phil tell you that.
Unbelievably, high school baseball practices are just about a month away.
The Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team is gearing up for the new season and hope another successful spring is waiting in the wings.
The Tigers released their 2013 baseball schedule recently and a lot of interesting games are on the slate.
Chapmanville is set to open the season on March 18 at home against non-conference team Sherman.
New to this year's schedule are home-and-home series against Pike Central (Ky.), Clay County, Ravenswood and Class AAA Ripley.
The Tigers also play a home-and-home against former Cardinal Conference member Point Pleasant, which is now a Class AAA school. A home-and-away series with Mount View is also on the docket for Chapmanville as well as a series against the Class A Van Bulldogs and the county rival Man Hillbillies.
CRHS, coached by 12th-year head mentor Eric Ellis, are also slated to play league home-and-home series against Wayne, Mingo Central, Herbert Hoover, Scott, Poca and Sissonville.
Chapmanville will also host Cardinal Conference team Tolsia on March 26 in a home doubleheader. For the second straight year, the Rebels do not have a home field due to the construction of the brand new Fort Gay Middle School on the site of the old Fort Gay High School football/baseball facility.
As reported earlier in the Logan Banner, Chapmanville will not face off with 3A county rival Logan for the second straight season.
The Tigers and Wildcats last played in 2011 during Chapmanville's 35-3 Class AA state championship season. The series was then put on hiatus.
Chapmanville will once again host the annual Daffer Memorial Tournament at Ted Ellis Field. The Tigers are set to host Wayne on April 12 and 3A Capital on April 13 during the tourney.
It was the Wayne Pioneers which sent Chapmanville packing in last year's 2A regional semifinals as WHS rallied to defeat the Tigers 6-5 at Ted Ellis Field. The Pioneers plated two runs in the top of the seventh and held off the Tigers in the last part of the inning to seal the win and end Chapmanville's championship reign with a 20-11 record.
As always, the Tigers have plenty of returning talent coming back, including pitchers Dustin Conley and Nick Brumfield, infielder Tristan Thompson, outfielders Brady Cox and Trey Dalton and others.
Plenty of talent was also lost due to graduation as Chapmanville's potent one-two punch of Jordan Banks and Tyler Cox are gone.
Banks hit .474 with three homers and 31 RBI. Cox had a .420 average with five homers, 19 RBI and six doubles.
Chapmanville also lost Tyler Collins due to graduation. Collins hit .375 with two homers and team-bests in RBI with 32 and doubles with 10.
Banks, a fireball throwing lefty, was the ace pitcher for the Tigers as he was 5-2 with a 1.44 ERA in 2012. In nine starts, Banks struck out 72 in 48.1 innings of work.
The following is Chapmanville's 2013 baseball schedule:
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March 18: Sherman, 5:30 p.m.
March 21: at Mingo Central, 6:30 p.m.
March 22: Point Pleasant, 7 p.m.
March 25: Van, 6:30 p.m.
March 26: Tolsia (DH), 5 p.m.
March 28: at Poca, 7 p.m.
March 30: at Ripley, 12 p.m.
March 30: at Ravenswood, 2:30 p.m.
April 1: at Herbert Hoover, 7 p.m.
April 3: Man, 7 p.m.
April 5: at Mount View (DH), 12 p.m.
April 6: at Clay County, 12 p.m.
April 8: at Scott, 6:30 p.m.
April 9: Poca, 7 p.m.
April 12: Wayne (Daffer tourney), 7 p.m.
April 13: Capital (Daffer tourney), 3:30 p.m.
April 15: Herbert Hoover, 7 p.m.
April 16: at Van, 6:30 p.m.
April 18: Scott, 6:30 p.m.
April 19: at Wayne, 7 p.m.
April 20: Pike Central (Ky.), 1 p.m.
April 22: at Sherman, 5:30 p.m.
April 23: Mingo Central, 6:30 p.m.
April 24: at Man, 7 p.m.
April 25: Sissonville, 6 p.m.
April 29: at Pike Central (Ky.), 6 p.m.
April 30: at Sissonville, 6 p.m.
May 2: at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m.
May 3: Mount View, 6 p.m.


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Texans coach Gary Kubiak said after Wednesday's afternoon practice that left tackle Duane Brown suffered a minor bruise in his lower leg and will only miss a couple of practices.
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Simone Browne - "B®anding Blackness: Biometric Technology and the Commodification of Blackness"
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Faculty Seminar - "B®anding Blackness: Biometric Technology and the Commodification of Blackness"
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Seeing biometrics, in its simplest form, as body measurement, this paper discusses early applications of biometric surveillance in the transatlantic slave trade, as well as the role that race plays in contemporary biometric information technology. Papers are available to the public in the Warfield Center.
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one thing i'm starting to see with a level 61 mage,level 55 waden, level 50 scout is the need or much better equipment as level progresses. At level 61 with the equipmnt provided to me through quests i was no longer able to do higher level insances. Basically at level 55 the need for instanced items or items that require acient mementos increases alot. If your lucky enough to run a dungeon and get a couple good drops from a level 55 instance you can stat these items and have a starting point to create a sucessful level 55 gear set . I always thought i could just outlevel myself and just skip over whatever was going on. Whether or not you are lucky all will have to stop leveling yellow stat their entire gear set and gradualy upgrade themselves into better and better gear. It's not like you are going to be breezing through anything in this game beause every aspect o the game is tied into another and everything takes alot of time. The quests virtually stop around level 60 so the need to yellow stat items become more and more apparent each level you don't do this. I am just now starting to see what level 55 means and am looking forward to progressing my crafting into the level 55ish area (even tough i have level 60 crafting.) I can now see why world of warcraft was much easier was because they had enough quests where you could just outlevel everything, here not the case. At some point I would like to see my current character level (give or take a few) actually winning an instance at or around the same level as my charater as in wow you couldnt do that.


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If Sen. Francis Escudero thinks that his resignation as Senate Finance committee chairman will defuse the controversy over senators' insertions in the 2015 budget, he should rethink his position and strategy. His political ploy answers nothing – because it falls … Read more »
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'Roxas gets PNoy's nod'
Poe throws in the towel, says she no longer expects to be chosen
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Ranking officials of the administration-backed party revealed on Wednesday that President Benigno Aquino 3rd… Read more »
All set for 10:30 a.m. drill
At exactly 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, television and radio programs in Metro Manila will be abruptly interrupted to give way to a pre-recorded message announcing the start of an earthquake drill. The message–voiced over by Chairman Francis Tolentino of the … Read more »
'Improved' BBL worth the wait– Marcos
Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the cooperation being shown by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in giving the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) more time to be studied and improved shows how serious the former rebel organization … Read more »
Malacañang on FOI: It's now or never
MALACAÑANG is putting its best foot forward in having the Freedom of Information (FOI) measure passed by asking congressional leaders to immediately act on it, noting that the bill's future is bleak unless it gets approved before President Benigno Aquino … Read more »
'Political evil must be corrected'
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday described political dynasties as "evil," saying no political family should be allowed to frolic in power "forever." Defending President Benigno Aquino 3rd's call on Congress to pass an anti-political dynasty law, its spokesman Edwin Lacierda noted the … Read more »
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A hint of a good idea?
AFTER President BS Aquino 3rd's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), the overwhelming volume of conversation about the 2 hour and 15 minute speech – one of the longest on record – was not about its contents, per se, but about how those contents were so little changed from any of the previous five SONA speeches. Indeed, any... Read more »
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UNA slams Aquino's 'gutter' language in SONA
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Search for Binay running mate continues
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PCSO gives P1.5M for liver transplants
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Background a blessing for Grizzlies' 'Q'
Quincy Pondexter didn't always mind his P's and Q's while growing up in California under the watchful eyes of his grandparents, both of whom were ordained ministers.
"I remember being that kid in the pews at church clowning around," said Pondexter, a guard and forward for the Memphis Grizzlies. "My family really instilled in my heart to always have faith. I was real blessed to grow up the way I did."
Pondexter was blessed earlier this week when he was cleared to play after spraining his left knee. "Thank God," Pondexter tweeted after he got the test results, according to The Commercial Appeal's Ronald Tillery.
Pondexter, who was traded to the Grizzlies last December, says his faith helps him keep things in perspective. "I keep a faith-based, family-first attitude, and it translates to the game of basketball," he said. "I come out and give my best effort. I work extremely hard."
Pondexter's attitude and hard work have impressed his coaches and teammates.
"Coach (Lionel Hollins) is hard on him," said Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph.
"He understands coach wants him to be better. He doesn't argue back. He is a real family guy and been raised the right way. He has a great attitude about everything. I am proud of him, real proud of him."
Grizzlies guard Tony Allen calls Pondexter an encourager. "He can knock down 3s, and he is definitely a hard worker."
Pondexter, 24, is playing about 16 minutes per game this year, averaging 4.3 points and 2 rebounds. Coming off the bench isn't easy for a man who was a star at the University of Washington, where he holds the school record for games played (136) and is third in career scoring (1,786 points). But his faith keeps him grounded.
"I am someone who dedicates his heart to the game," he said. "I have been given this opportunity. I want to make the most of it. Growing up, you realize you don't take anything for granted. Not everything is given."
Pondexter's favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight."
Pondexter's professional basketball path has been anything but straight. He was drafted 26th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2010, then immediately was traded to the New Orleans Hornets, who traded him to Memphis a year later.
"Our paths are already written out," Pondexter said. "We've got to play out whatever God wants us to play out."
Pondexter, a member of Family Community Church in Fresno, Calif., is excited about the playoffs, which begin this weekend. He'd like to win an NBA championship. But he has a greater goal.
"I want to be a role model," Pondexter said.
"I am doing everything I am supposed to do as a Christian man. I feel like those are my best times when I am right morally and my heart is pure. I am always going to try to do things the right way."
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Federal Partners –, Marshalls, Micronesia, Palau
Washington, D.C. - (August 2012) - The E-Verify program is an internet based service provided through a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) partnership which can be used by employers all over the United States and in the territories to verify employment eligibility of newly-hired employees free of charge.
In 2011, E-Verify was used to verify employment eligibility of over 17 million employees, and in 98% of cases, verification is instantaneous. In the cases where a query might render "Tentative Non-confirmation", employers are required to provide applicants with further information on how to proceed with further verification through either DHS or SSA.
In February of this year, the E-Verify program launched an additional service which can be used by any potential employee, including citizens of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands or Palau, who would like to verify that their documentation and paperwork establishing employment eligibility are in order. The E-Verify Self Check service can be accessed at https://selfcheck.uscis.gov/SelfCheckUI/.
The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is collaborating with the Governments and the Embassies of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau and with U.S. federal agencies to help ensure that citizens of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau are aware of their rights and responsibilities under their governments' respective Compact of Free Association with the U.S. Government so that, while residing in the United States, they may avail themselves of the opportunities necessary to be productive and engaged members of their local communities.
Under the Compact of Free Association with Palau, Palauans are required to obtain the Employment Authorization Document (USCIS Form I-765). OIA strongly recommends that citizens of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia also obtain the Employment Authorization Document (USCIS Form I-765) to facilitate and expedite verification of employment eligibility.


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Chicago's Sidewalk Chalk announced its sophomore release, Leaves, today with a free download of the first single, "There She Goes," premiering on Okayplayer. Dropping on February 25th, the new album offers up the 8-piece's unique mix of Hip-Hop, Soul, and Jazz that reminds us of the jazz influenced beats of the Native Tongues era. MC Rico Sisney's smooth flow and the soulful vocals of Maggie Vagle are supported by first rate musicianship making this one collective not to be ignored.
Download "There She Goes" below and stay tuned for 2014 tour dates including album release shows in Chicago and NYC.
Multi-talented vocalist and producer Khari Mateen this week released his Qualia: Fall EP, which masterfully traverses the worlds of soul, rock, and blues. Think a cross between Gary Clark Jr. and Van Hunt with a little extra something else – can't be mad at that.
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No Urlacher, no Lewis means end of an era
Urlacher has some high praise for Ray Lewis
When Brian Urlacher announced his retirement Wednesday, it hit home for the Ravens, who have been adjusting to losing their own iconic linebacker.
Ray Lewis is certainly heading to the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible in 2018. Urlacher could very well be inducted alongside Lewis. That leaves the two linebackers linked, and the Ravens and Bears with something in common – preparing for 2013 without their former defensive tone-setters.
``I've thought about it,'' said Ravens coach John Harbaugh, when asked Wednesday during an OTA media session about how it felt not having Lewis around. `` I don't know. Ray was never here during the offseason anyway, so I'd say it's business as usual,'' Harbaugh said light-heartedly. ``How about that?
``It's normal, but Ray's a part of us. He's always going to be a part of us – just like the other guys that have played here are always a part of us.''
Both Lewis and Urlacher were past their primes in 2012, but that does not mean they were not vital to their teams. Lewis went out on top, as the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII. For the Ravens to return to the postseason, they will be challenged to replace at least two intangibles that Lewis brought to the table, including:
Passion – Did anyone play with more of it than Lewis? Everything he did on Sundays, from the way he came out of the tunnel, to the way he spoke to teammates, to the way he played, was done with passion. That rubs off on teammates, during games, practices and meetings over a long and demanding season. It holds teammates accountable, seeing an older, more established player approach competition look a young rookie.
Lewis' passion was part of the Ravens' culture that has been established under Harbaugh, part of the reason they have made the playoffs for five consecutive years. Not having Lewis opens the door for other leaders to step forward. But there will likely be teams that the Ravens miss the consistent energy that Lewis fueled.
Intelligence - Lewis loved studying opponents, recognizing plays before they developed, and directing teammates into position before the ball was snapped. Even when he could not make a play himself, Lewis could sometimes tell a teammate what to expect. Urlacher was the same. Bears linebacker Lance Briggs told reporters this week how strange it was for him to call defensive signals at OTA's instead of Urlacher.
``Very different,'' Briggs said. ``I've been spoiled for the last 10 years.''
With both Lewis and Ed Reed gone, the Ravens will direct traffic differently on defense this season. That does not mean the defense will not be cohesive. But it will be an adjustment.
It will be interesting to see how well the Ravens and Bears have adjusted by the time they face other on Nov. 17 in Chicago. No Lewis in Baltimore? No Urlacher in Chicago? No matter what happens, it will be different.


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Tommie Smith, Legendary Olympic Activist, to Speak at Pomona During Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week
Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith made history in 1968 at the Mexico City Olympic Games with a riveting gesture: After winning the 200-meter race, he and bronze-medal winner John Carlos lowered their heads and raised their fists in the air during "The Star-Spangled Banner" as a civil-rights protest.
Smith will be the keynote speaker of this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week, a 7-C series of events from January 20 through February 3. Smith's keynote address will take place in the Smith Campus Center's Edmunds Ballroom on January 29 at 7 p.m.
The Commemoration Week series of events is organized by a committee made up of deans, activity directors, program directors and students from the 5-Cs, as well as Claremont Graduate University. The Office of Black Student Affairs acts as the hub for the planning and activities, while each year, a different campus acts as the main host. Pomona is the host for the 2009 series.
"We were talking about a lot of different things with the presidential election and international [events], and basically our discussions came back to: What's our responsibility for change, and how do we help students, staff and faculty in these communities have agency?" says Sarah Visser, associate dean of campus life at Pomona. "That led us to think, 'Who is an iconic figure who really took a stand and said, 'I have some responsibility for change?'' And Tommie Smith is one of those people."
After the protest, Smith and Carlos were suspended from the U.S. Olympic team and banned from the Olympic Village for performing a political protest at an apolitical event. In recent years, however, they have been honored with awards and a statue at their alma mater San Jose State University, and were featured in the documentary Fists of Freedom. After the Olympics, Smith distinguished himself as a coach, educator, and athletic director.
Other events occurring during the Commemoration Week include:
- Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard professor, director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Studies, literary critic, author, and co-producer and host of African American Lives and African American Lives 2, will discuss "Genetics, Genealogy and African-American History" (Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, CMC, January 22);
- A candlelight vigil and march that starts in Pomona's Stanley Quad and winds its way through all the colleges, ending at the Pitzer Mounds where a speech by Dr. King will be rebroadcast (January 26);
- "The State of the Hip Hop Union" round table discussion featuring authors Jeff Chang (Total Chaos: Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop) and Cheo Hodari (Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.) and others (Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, CMC, January 26);
- A chat with Tommie Smith (Platt Living Room, Harvey Mudd, January 30);
- Student reading of "Hyde Park," an up-and-coming play about a Black man in the queer community and the impact of his life on his family (Allen Studio Theater at Pomona's Seaver Theater, January 30)
- A student spoken word event, featuring students from the 5-Cs (Allen Studio Theater at Pomona's Seaver Theater, January 31); and
- The Sojourner Truth Lecture: Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and activist on "Presidential Politics: What Happened to 'We the People'?" (Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, CMC, February 3)


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How Important is the Bedtime Routine, Really?
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The pros and cons of investing in your own cloth diapers…or outsourcing the whole messy business.
About Those "What a Big Baby!" Comments
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Breaking Free of the Swaddle
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Most comfortable shoe
I have played tennis for 15 years of my life and took off for a few years after I graduated college. I played Division 1 so decent level.
Now, 5 years later, I want to start playing again and I am looking for the most comfortable shoe out there. I won't be playing too much so durability is not a concern. My favorite shoe in college was the original Adidas A3, but they would last me about 2 weeks back then. Now I would love that shoe but they don't make it anymore. So, what would be coparable to it? Thanks!
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shoes are a very personal thing as everyone's feet are different. in my opinion, the most comfortable shoes are nike
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I understand that shoes are a very personal thing. I've just been out of the game for a long time and have no idea whats considered more comfortable. Usually the brands themselves indicate if the shoe model is designed more towards comfort or more towards durability. Nike itself has a linup with more or less comfy shoes. What I am trying to find out is which MODELS are actually more comfy.
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its still personal. for example, i find ALL nike models more comfortable than ALL adidas models, regardless of which they say is more comfortable
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Nike Dragons - cant go wrong ;)
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"He handled the day-to-day job of running his town and also the many responsibilities that chairman of this board brings," Scozzafava said. "I have served on this board for over two decades and I can honestly say our current chairman is the hardest working I've ever served under. He listens and reads everything that anyone sends him."
For his part, Douglas said the partisan shift is less about him and more about the region's changing political landscape and the constant competition for finite resources with other counties in the state.
"I would say when I first came on it was more Republican versus Democrat and then once we got a couple independents elected, people started looking outside the box in order to get things done," he said. "I think we have to be bipartisan and work as a group. Partisanship isn't helpful to anybody."
North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi also received unanimous backing and will continue to serve as county vice chair. Douglas said Politi's commitment to the facts has made him an indispensable top advisor and peer.
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This hot pink "chameleon" clutch with a detachable shoulder strap is just the ticket for when you need to add a hit of colour to your look. The understated style is a good example of how this traditionally eveningwear accessory can also work with daywear.
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