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A friend recently asked me to suggest some books for her 12-year-old son. Since far more books are marketed to girls that age than boys, my friend complained that it's hard to find stories her son would like. Here are the suggestions I gave her, as well as some more I got from my librarian husband… if you know any boys in this age group who are interested in reading, you might consider recommending or buying some of these books to them as well:
- Gone by Michael Grant. One reviewer describes this story as "Lord of the Flies, if it were written by Stephen King" and I think the description is pretty apt. In the book, everyone 15 years old and up disappears in an eye blink from a small California town and the children who are left have to figure out how to deal with it. And some of those kids are developing strange mutant powers…It's an exciting, fast-moving read. My one complaint is the characters are pretty one-dimensional. The bad guys are bad — really sociopathically evil — for no other reason than they were born that way. The male protagonist is a little more interesting in that he's an extremely reluctant hero. But the story did deal with some of the issues I thought might get glossed over, such as "what about the friggin' babies?!"
There are at least two more books in this series – Hunger and Lies. Haven't read them yet but plan to.
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. The story of Nobody Owens, a boy who's raised from a baby by a bunch of ghosts in a graveyard and a vampire. If he leaves the protection of the graveyard then he risks being murdered by the nefarious "Jack," the assassin who killed his family and is eagerly waiting to finish the job.I love this book so much. Neil Gaiman is a wonderful writer and creates worlds that are original, creepy, beautiful, and unforgettable.
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. Haven't read this one yet but am dying to. It's being promoted as a book that fans of the Hunger Games trilogy will love and is scheduled to be released as a major motion picture in 2011."John Smith" is one of nine aliens who were brought to Earth as an infant to flee the invading species that attacked their home world, Lorien. The only problem is, the invading species has now found them on Earth. Three of Loriens have already been found and murdered. John is number four on the list.
- The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson. Daniel X is an alien who looks just like a regular teenager who's tasked with the onerous duty of protecting the Earth from all the really NASTY aliens out there… It's got kind of a "Men in Black" thing going on.The writing is short, snappy, and fun. Plus, the bad guys are monstrously gruesome.
- The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer. Rob recommended this series about a high school guy whose father was a vampire and mom was human. His parents died in a mysterious accident and he has to discover the truth of what happened to them, in addition to dealing with regular high school drama and avoid getting spiked by the vampire hunters who are on to him.Yeah, I know, vampires, bleah… I'm sick of them, too. But at least this story has a male protagonist who presumably doesn't sparkle.
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. This is a more literary read which has garnered great reviews. It's about two very different boys who happen to share the same name and whose paths intersect in a way that changes their lives forever. Critics call it "humourous and insightful."
- Bonechiller by Graham MacNamee. This is a great horror story for kids—but be warned: it is SCARY. Not gruesome or gory… just "scared to turn out the lights" freaky. Danny and his father move to a small, remote town in Ontario where every generation, during the coldest winters, children mysteriously start disappearing. People think they've run away, but Danny discovers the truth on one particularly frigid evening when a horrifying creature taps him to be its next victim.The monster in this story is original and downright disturbing… but the writing is top-notch and the characters are interesting and well rendered. If scary stories are the only thing that pique your 12- or 13-year-old's reading interest then I suggest you get him to give this one a try.
- RIP, M.D. by Mitch Schauer. This graphic novel is perfect for boys who aren't quite sure if they really like reading yet, but are into funny, dark stories involving monsters. Ripley Plimpt's life is turned upside down when he saves the life of a tiny bat — only discover the bat was really a vampire. Suddenly he acquires the reputation as a "monster doctor" and has all sorts of monsters big and small coming to him for help in solving their problems.
So those are some ideas to get you started… Do you have any more suggestions? If you know of any books that your boys have enjoyed reading, please tell us about them in the comments.
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Awesome Erin, do you have a list for 10-12 year old boys too?
Or make that 9-11 year old boys?
"The Graveyard Book" is great for 9-11 as well.
I just read the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexei and would highly recommend it to boys age 12-14. One of my friends suggested it would be a good replacement for The Outsiders in the high-school curriculum. It is a gritty story about a boy from the Spokane Indian Reservation who chooses to go to a "white" school in order to better his opportunities in life. The novel touches on many themes that are relevant to this age group: racism/stereo-types, friendship & loyalty, alcoholism, self-image/confidence and personal drive. There is a graphic component to the book that provides literary & comic relief.
Wow,Erin – gruesome choices. Do you have anything to elevate a young mind?
This really set the bar low for young men.
@Maria — with all respect, that's what many parents in the 19th century said when their children said they wanted to read Robert Louis Stevenson. "You want to read about pirates? Kidnappings? Hideous man-monsters? Perish the thought!"
I believe that the most important thing is to get kids excited about reading. Period. If that means providing them with subject matter that is not exactly what you would call uplifting or inspiring — yet is perfectly in alignment with their own personal interests — then so be it. Once they come to think of reading as something they love to do, then I would challenge them with more "enlightened" subject matter, as it were.
And, considering that all of the books in the list involve protagonists having to make moral choices in the face of adversity, I would argue that there are still valuable lessons to be learned in such stories.
I'm surprised to see that people are still reading Greg Mortenson. Folks should do some research on him & his organization.
i am stunned about all the "murder" in these books…can't anyone come up with something more creative than all this murder and mayhem. I would not call these "great" picks at all..such a disappointment! Millions of parents and boys will certainly feel the same..shame on you.
almost all of these are about monsters/vampires and dark…is that all that's out there for this age group? he has other intrests.
I don't know if this will be read but I'm a 13 year old boy and I have read hunger games,harry potter, Artemis fowl, fablehaven, Alex rider and more but my favorite of everything is the Percy Jackson series
I have 3 friends and their favorite books were Harry potter until I introduced them to Percy Jackson. It talks about a boy who's father was a Greek god and mother was a candy shop owner in New York. And he comes to a camp for "demigods" and he goes on quests that were told to him by prophecy and he battles mythical monsters and the 5 book series ends off with a bit of romance. It is perfect
Now again I don't know if this will be read but that's my opinion


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As global leaders struggle to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a cost-effective way to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere may lie in preventing the loss of mangrove forests found on the coastlines of most tropical nations.
Mangroves, which are among the most unique and rapidly disappearing natural environments in the world, store enormous amounts of carbon, especially in the earth below their roots, possibly equal in total to roughly 2.5 times annual global CO2 emissions. Between 1990 and 2005, mangrove loss occurred at a rate of about 0.7 percent per year. When these coastal habitats are disturbed by changes in land use, the so-called blue carbon locked away in the bodies of the plants or in the soil is gradually exposed to air and released as CO2 into the atmosphere.
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A promising vehicle for valuing and preserving blue carbon may be bilateral deforestation agreements. Developed countries looking to cut their emissions could choose to finance those reductions by preserving mangroves in developing countries rather than adopting high-cost domestic mitigation actions, such as retrofitting factories, adopting regulations on automobiles, and otherwise reducing fossil fuel use. The two countries would define the types of projects that are eligible to be counted as offsets as well as the rules for determining the quality of those offsets.
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HUNTINGTON -- For the record, New York-based national act comedian Dan Nainan is half Indian, half Japanese and 100 percent funny.
Nainan, who has been on everything from "Saturday Night Live" and "Last Comic Standing" to starring in the Apple Computer "Get A Mac" commercials, will be the entertainment headliner at this year's Diwali, or Festival of Lights, that takes place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland.
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"In the old days we used to say that one day the geeks would inherit the Earth and we did," Nainan said laughing. "I'm trying to figure out whether to do more tech jokes that they will understand or to go more mainstream. Everyone today has a frame of reference in that any kind of field is tech-based and being tech-savvy makes it that much easier. I think that most people will understand the jokes."
Nainan, who pokes fun at himself often saying that with a dad from India and a mom from Japan he gets his sushi at the 7-11, said it's the best of times for being a multi-cultured comedian in this great melting pot of the United States.
"There was a time when the only people on television were blond-haired and blue- eyed pretty boys," Nainan said. "Things have really changed. A guy like me can be in a major national commercial, and I have to pinch myself. It blows me away. Multicultural is huge right now."
Nainan was just featured in the highly popular Apple Computer series of commercials called "Get a Mac," where he is shown wearing a bubblewrap suit.
Nainan said unfortunately, even though he's playing Diwali on Halloween night, that he won't be wearing his famous bubblewrapped get-up.
"I did ask if I could keep it," Nainan said with a laugh. "It took them forever to make the outfit. When I went there for a costume fitting, it was a two-piece with a jacket and pants and they showed it to the director and he didn't like the seam, so they spent another half a day making a one-piece bubble wrap jump suit." These days, Nainan, who will be featured next summer in a M. Night Shyamalan film, "The Last Airbender," starring Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Jackson Rathbone from "Twilight" and Aasif Mandvi from "The Daily Show," can afford his own bubble suit.
Nainan said he feels blessed that he took the sage advice of Jerry Seinfeld early in his comedy career and always kept his comedy clean just like himself, a man who doesn't drink or smoke.
Although he grew up in a Christian household in India, he said performing for cross-generational audiences such as the one at Saturday's Diwali event, is his perfect evening out.
Nainan said he doesn't have room for picking on midgets and spraying swear words in his routines.
"What I am really try to do is something more cross generational," Nainan said. "Some of my biggest demographics are the oldest people. On Saturday, the young people are huge fans but the people who appreciate it most I think are the older folks because they know it doesn't have to be filthy to be funny."
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Riordan, who is a free agent, is currently training with the League One outfit as he looks to find himself a new club.
The Scotland international has been without a club since leaving Bristol City in December 2012 and Carlisle boss Graham Kavanagh is ready to offer him the chance to win a deal at Brunton Park.
"We have had (Riordan) in to train - I want to have a look at him," said Kavanagh.
"We are going to have a look at as many as we can, especially those out of contract.
"We would be foolish not to, with the market we are in - we are never ahead of the game in terms of being able to pay the biggest wages.
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This Sunday, Fox is adding the new comedy "Bob's Burgers" to their Animation Domination block. The show about a family-owned burger joint features the voice talents of H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, and Eugene Mirman. Benjamin has also voiced Coach McGuirk in "Home Movies," Ben Katz in "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist," Sterling Archer in FX's "Archer," and the Can of Vegetables in Wet Hot American Summer. I could listen to the guy read the phone book and would find it entertaining.
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WEBSTER COUNTY, KY - Sarah Jane Branson Price, 95, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 from natural causes at the home of her daughter near Winter Haven, FL.
Born Christmas day, December 25, 1916 in Onton, Webster County, KY, she was the 3rd of 7 children born to Claud and Lorena Hancock Branson. Mrs. Price was educated in the Onton public schools, received her Teaching Certificate from Western KY State Teachers Normal College, her B.S.Ed. from Shurtleff College, and both her M.S. Ed. and 7th year diploma from Southern Illinois University.
She was married on November 27, 1938 to Henry Clay Price in Onton, KY and became the stepmother to Margery and Henry, Jr.; her husband of 50 years, daughter Margery Price Schlachta, five sisters and parents preceded her in death. She is survived by sons: Dr. Joel M. (Marcie) Price of San Antonio, FL; Claud D. (Nancy) Price of Larkspur, CA; E. Brent Price of Lake Wales, FL; Henry C. Price, Jr. (Mary) of Marietta, GA; daughter: Lorena-Elisabeth Lloyd Prhys of Lake Wales, FL; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and brother: Dr. Norris E. (Mary Lou) Branson of Evansville, IN.
Mrs. Price began her 38 year career as an educator by teaching 3rd and 4th grade at Onton Grade School. She later taught high school History and English at Onton High School before moving to Illinois where she continued as a high school English teacher. When her husband retired in 1964, they moved to Florida, first to Crystal River then to Winter Haven. The last 18 years of her career were spent as an English teacher at Winter Haven High School, from where she retired in 1986 She was a natural and dedicated educator who not only was passionate about teaching her students, but also about mentoring new teachers. Because of these interests, she was active in the formation of the Polk Education Association and a proud member of the teachers union whose goal was to enhance the quality of education in Florida.
Following her retirement from teaching, Mrs. Price became an avid traveler in both North America and Europe. However, she was always happiest to return home to the Onton area where, as a descendent of the three founding families of the area - Ashby, Branson, and Hancock – she had many relatives and friends. Her knowledge of the family histories and genealogies was encyclopedic and she passed her family pride to her children and grandchildren.
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An expectation of increased funding, faculty and future students makes the addition of the master's degree program in computer science welcome news to Tennessee Tech University.
The program fills the state's need for a computer science graduate program with a significantly greater technical focus, instead of a balanced mix of the technical and business sides of electronic commerce.
"We've already been successful in our hiring with two new faculty this fall with research interests in data mining, artificial intelligence, and distributed and parallel computing," said Srini Ramaswamy, TTU's Computer Science Department chairperson.
Approved by the Tennessee Board of Regents in March and by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission earlier this month, the program is up and running this fall with five students.
The interest in this program spurred its final approval. Between June and November 2001, the department documented the second highest number of inquiries, behind only the TTU's College of Engineering, about a graduate program.
Increased external funding, including National Science Foundation grants, will be easier to attract with the establishment of a strong graduate program, said Ramaswamy. Those funds also affect the undergraduate program's quality through upgrading laboratory and classroom facilities, and hiring teaching and lab assistants.
More faculty members also means a wider variety of classes, especially in emerging fields, for undergraduates. Offering expanded undergraduate research opportunities and projects meets the recent market demand for graduates who have studied current issues in computer science.
Ramaswamy points out three major areas of impact the graduate program can have on the immediate labor market: greater job opportunities in the field for people with a bachelor's degree or higher, growth of the Internet-based software industry, and increased investments in the software industry.
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It's hard to not like a woman who makes you laugh in the way K.Michelle does. Every week on Love and Hip Hop Atlanta K's slick and witty mouth can make even a prude laugh to the point of tears.
Erica went from 0 to 120 on Scrappy and Momma Dee during what was supposed to be a dinner that resolved some ongoing issues. Scrappy decides he has to talk to his mom about forgiving Erica for snapping. "When you checked me she felt like it was the gate open to, 'I can go in on his mama,'" said Momma Dee. "She went HAM, but she didn't call you out your name," Scrappy says. Momma Dee can't believe Scrappy wants her to let it slide. "She comes with the s— first…she's a disrespectful bitch, Scrappy." Scrappy's mom wants the best for him in an overbearing, can't let go type of way. Finally Scrappy's letting her know he's his own man. "Just have my back way in the back, you feel me? Hollering distance, ya feel me?" Maybe Scrappy could set her up on a date.
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K.Michelle invited Mimi over to talk about her "hot pocket." "I have a drinking problem when it comes to sex. I have a broke hot pocket," K.Michelle said. Girl, what? Apparently the last guy K.Michelle was dating was hitting all the right spots, and now when she meets someone new she has to have some Jack just to get her in the mood. "This is the first dude EVER that I've gone hard for." K's going to go to the doctor to get a certified expertise on what Mimi summed up in 30 seconds. "Ain't nothing wrong with that thang it's just you like somebody and you want him back and that's the issue." BOOM! K.Michelle has a song for this. "My coochie don't work no more/it's broke. It's numb." Mimi has some news of her own. She's made an old friend a new friend. There's no drama with the new guy she's dating and she's happy. Stevie's somehwere plotting to take his spot back.


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Film - Mark Kermode endures a gothic melodrama and a western to make you wince
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Earlier this year, Mike Figgis's underrated romp Cold Creek Manor proved that "property horror" thrillers are basically ghost stories without the ghosts - tales of housebuyers watching their dream homes turn to nightmares when the previous tenants refuse to move out. This week, the ominously entitled House of Sand and Fog goes even further, offering what is essentially Cold Creek Manor with A-levels. The acting is more "thespian" (Ben Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo have both received Oscar nods), the source material more celebrated (Andre Dubus III's bestselling novel was championed by Oprah, no less) and the overall effect more downbeat. Yet underneath it all, this is a nuts-and-bolts gothic melodrama dressed up as thoughtful art - no bad thing in itself, perhaps, but not a recipe for a fun night out.
Evocatively shot by the legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins, House of Sand and Fog does credit to its first-time director, the commercials graduate Vadim Perelman. Under the surface, the film explores serious issues, most notably themes of displacement. Kingsley's Massoud Amir Behrani is a former Iranian colonel forced to take menial jobs in the US after fleeing his country, now desperately trying to buy his way back into the property market to secure a future for his wife and son. Meanwhile, Jennifer Connelly's ragged Kathy Nicolo is a recovering alcoholic, driven to homelessness by a bureaucratic error and now desperate to regain the house bequeathed to her by her sorely missed father. In the ensuing conflict, we find parallels with the traumas of international migration and occupation - made more profound by the fact that neither side is demonised or ridiculed. On the contrary, Perelman's characters have credible motives and keep their feet on the ground, even as the narrative spirals into melodramatic excess.
Less convincing is Ron Eldard's corrupt cop, who seems to have wandered in from another movie entirely (Unlawful Entry, perhaps?) and who reminds us that we've seen this story before in more trashy, and more mindlessly entertaining, attire. By the time the inevitably tragic denouement rolls around, we feel that we have indeed suffered for our art.
As an antidote to the housebound misery of House of Sand and Fog, you may be tempted to plump for the wide open vistas of The Missing, a revisionist western from the director Ron Howard, the former Happy Days star behind such feel-good gems as Splash and Apollo 13. Beware! Despite Howard's perky pedigree, what you get is the spectre of rape, infant death, child abduction and extreme dentistry, all delivered with just enough earnest grimness to make us wonder what the point of it all is. From the freezing cold opening, in which the frontier-rancher Cate Blanchett pulls an infected tooth from the gums of a snaggle-mouthed crone, to the action-packed finale in which bodies are battered with an assortment of axes, knives and big rocks, this puffed-up horse opera offers few laughs and much to make you wince. To his credit, Howard - whose last movie was the dewy-eyed A Beautiful Mind - soft-pedals the saccharine, despite the tireless efforts of the ubiquitous composer James Horner (who also scored Sand and Fog) to turn every scene into a Big Emotional Moment. Blanchett acquits herself admirably as the frosty mother on a mission to reclaim her kidnapped daughter, while the leather-faced Tommy Lee Jones weathers the usual storms as Cate's errant father, a white man passing for Indian whose nickname translates delightfully as "shit for luck".
Although adapted from Thomas Eidson's novel The Last Ride, The Missing owes its weightiest debt to John Ford's The Searchers, with the screenwriter Ken Kaufman (whose credits include the silly Space Cowboys and the even sillier Muppets From Space) applying the obligatory post-Dances With Wolves polish on the inter-racial politics. Thus, blame for the ongoing atrocities is liberally spread around, with the Indian kidnappers turning out to be renegades from an American army that butchered their settlements, and crucifixes teaming up with ancient magic to ward off cross-cultural demons during the film's more mystical diversions. The result is a film that is often too self-consciously right-on to be convincing, but one that is occasionally gripping and undeniably tense none the less. There's a very worrying moment early on, when Val "Rubbish" Kilmer turns up in cavalry attire looking like he's going to save the day. Mercifully, he gets sent off in the wrong direction and is never seen again. Presumably he's still out there, searching for the remains of his career.
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It's yet another example of just how obsessive we are about great gaming experiences. And it's the result of a series of conversations between twoengineers about the noise generated by fans, and when ' and why ' we notice it.
All too often, a graphics card's fan kicks in when the action ' and the graphics on the screen ' are their most intense. That sudden change in speed creates an unwelcome distraction.
'If you hear an ambulance, you hear it right away ' that's not because it emits a solid tone, but because it modulates,' said David, one of the engineers. 'The way our brain interprets sound, that modulation is something we really pick up on.'
It's a problem that David ' who studied mechanical engineering as a graduate and undergraduate at Oregon State and loves to take on his colleagues in bouts of 'Battlefield 3' ' is passionate about. 'If a GPU fan is noisy it's going to pull gamers out of the experience,' he says. 'It's just like when a cell phone rings in a movie theater.'
So he developed an algorithm aimed at smoothing out unnecessary fluctuations in the fan's speed.One example: the new software keeps the fan spinning at the same speed during less intense scenes so that it doesn't have to abruptly accelerate when the on-screen action ' and the GPU ' heats up.'Once you're playing that game, the fan shouldn't change speed at all,' David said. 'It doesn't need to, so why?'
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It's one thing for the Obama administration's sweeping new deferred-action program to start today, affecting up to 1.7 million undocumented immigrants; it's quite another to think that qualified youth under 30 who arrived in the U.S. before age 16 will find it easy to stay for additional schooling or for work.
(RELATED: 'Dream Act' Deferrals Could Top 1.7 Million.)
A key requirement to qualify for a two-year work permit that grants a reprieve from deportation is a high school diploma or GED certificate. Given that as many as 350,000 lack such credentials, advocates, educators, and other stakeholders have begun to focus on ways to overcome obstacles to further education.
The Homeland Security Department's guidelines say that youths without a high school diploma or GED would be eligible to apply if they enrolled in school before Aug. 15. While it's too early to tell just how many students nationwide have rushed to sign up for classes or GED programs, some schools are girding for an influx.
"It's to be expected that a significant number of people will come back to adult education for their GEDs, and that other young people may be encouraged to continue their education through community-college programs in the hopes that this [immigration policy] could lead to something more akin to the Dream Act," said Margie McHugh, codirector of the MPI's National Center on Immigration Integration Policy.
Currently, think-tank researchers are collecting GED data state by state, examining administration procedures, quality of instruction, and general requirements, because programs can vary greatly.
In Maryland, for instance, people who are 16 years or older can take the series of GED exams, but in California the minimum age is 18, with a few exceptions.
Another obstacle is as simple as ID. Registering for a GED exam requires official identification, which some young people may not have. New Jersey expects two forms of government-issued ID, such as a driver's license or passport, and a second form of identification that verifies the first, such as a car registration or vehicle insurance, according to the website.
In Arizona, illegal immigrants don't qualify for free prep classes for a GED diploma offered through adult-education programs or in-state tuition, which will likely make it more challenging for young immigrants there to prepare for and pass the exams.
There are also cost issues for those who plan to get a college education and don't qualify for in-state tuition.
"Accessibility and affordability—all of these old questions will come into play," McHugh said.
For instance, Chihuahua native Cynthia Moreno, 18, graduated from a Phoenix high school this year and hopes to go to an Arizona college to study to become a business owner. However, since Arizona requires undocumented immigrants to pay nonresident tuition costs, neither she nor her family can afford the $12,000 per semester at Arizona State University, for instance. Nonstate tuition for community colleges in Maricopa County, where her family resides, costs $300 per credit, or $4,500 for a full credit load each term.
For some of the 350,000 young immigrants who left school without obtaining their diploma or GED certificate, returning to school after a long absence will also bring challenges. "Very often, they are working and helping support their family," McHugh said. "These nontraditional students are therefore more likely to need evening classes that will fit into their work schedule."
About 5 percent (80,000) of the 1.7 million immigrants who would benefit from deferred action already have college degrees. Of those, 48 percent have an associate's degree,44 percent have a bachelor's degree, and 8 percent have advanced degrees, according to analysis by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank.


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Muammar Qaddafi's warplanes austere a cardinal opposition-held burghal Monday as his armament approved to advance advanced in an abhorrent to balance the rebel-held east. France and Britain hiked up burden for the West to appoint a no-fly area that rebels accept approved to bolster their cause.Fighting was centered in the oil anchorage of Brega, area government armament swept in on Sunday, anguish rebels with strikes from warships, tanks and warplanes. Rebels were dislodged from the anchorage during the day, but said they confused aback in at nightfall, antibacterial armored cartage and capturing dozens of fighters from Qaddafi's aristocratic Khamis Brigade.Rebel admiral said that as of Monday morning, the action still captivated the port, 450 afar southeast of Tripoli.Qaddafi's troops accept been emboldened by some victories as they try to advance east forth Libya's capital Mediterranean littoral highway. But their accumulation curve are continued and their assurance on artillery, airstrikes and argosy attacks makes it adamantine for them to apace consolidate ascendancy of territory, decidedly at night.Ahmed al-Zwei, a insubordinate official on the city's council, said it appeared the warplanes were aggravating to cut food to the rebels captivation Brega.
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Oil futures edged down slightly on Friday amid Middle East instability, but gas prices continue their upward climb, bucking oil trends.
Prices for light sweet crude oil for March delivery ended Friday down 16 cents to settle at $86.20 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent North Sea crude on London's ICE Futures exchange lost 7 cents to $102.52 per barrel.
Gas prices, however, trended up before the President's Day holiday weekend, having gained an average of nearly 50 cents per gallon in the past year.
Regular gasoline across the nation averaged $3.16 per gallon, according to Friday's AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report, which is 3 cents higher compared to last week and 5 cents higher from a month ago. One year ago, gas prices averaged $2.61.
Crude oil has not risen at the same rate as gas prices, having their price hikes subsiding on Friday after traders dumped March futures for April ones.
"It doesn't seem like there's any demand for the March [light sweet crude oil] contract," Tony Rosado of GA Global Markets told the Wall Street Journal.
However, unrest in the Middle East propped up oil prices against a potential deeper price fall, as investors worry about oil supply disturbances.
Protests in Bahrain, as well as Libya and Yemen, could threaten the flow of oil from the Middle East to Europe and North America.
Energy traders are still "concerned that they could return on Tuesday to a world that could conceivably be changed from the one left behind," energy consulting firm Cameron Hanover said, according to the Associated Press.


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The Tetra Whisper PF10 Power Filtration System is really three filters in one for cleaner water and healthier fish. The Tetra Power Filter 10 uses a 3-stage filtration process to create clean, healthy water for your fish. This dependable filter features ready-to-use cartridges that are easy to change, so you'll enjoy low maintenance for as long as you own your filter!The Tetra Power Filter 10 works 3 ways:It's a Mechanical Filter - The filter pulls water from the aquarium and pushes it through the filter cartridge where the dense, dual-sided mesh catches debris and waste.It's a Chemical Filter - Ultra-Activated(R) carbon removes odors and discoloration better than competing cartridges.It's a Biological Filter - Bio-Foam(R) creates a large 3-dimensional area for cultivating aerobic bacteria, which eliminate toxic ammonia and nitrites. No moving parts means long-term reliability.
Using the Power Filter Rinse filter cartridge and slide into v-notched slot in filter box walls. (Note: Before installing, fill wells with water and check for leaks.)Remove Bio-Foam(R) from Aerobic Grid(R). Rinse it in cold water, squeezing until it is thoroughly wet. Place the Bio-Foam(R) back into the Aerobic Grid(R) and slide it into the filter box next to the filter cartridge.Hang filter tank on rear wall of aquarium.Assemble the Intake Tube.Slide Intake Tube Assembly into filter box so that the impeller slides all the way into the Energizer Well. If necessary, add or remove extension tubes to position the strainer at least one inch above gravel. (Leave three inches above gravel for cichlids and goldfish.)Pour water into the filter box until it overflows into aquarium.Cover the filter and fill your aquarium with water (1/2" to 1 ¬" from top).Plug in power cord; the filter should start automatically within 30 seconds.If filter does not start, open cover and slide Intake Tube Assembly up and down with one or two short strokes. Replace cover.Squeeze start button on Timestrip(R) and place it in compartment on filter hood so that the white area shows through the window. The bottom of the white timeline will darken approximately 30 seconds after activation. (Important: If bottom of timeline does not darken, then the Timestrip(R) has not been activated and you need to squeeze the button again.)MaintenanceChanging the Filter CartridgeWhen the Timestrip(R) in the filtration system's hood has turned completely red, it is time to change your filter. Note: It is important to change your filter cartridge when the Timestrip(R) indicates because the carbon in the cartridge has reached its capacity for removing toxins.Using a ready-to-use, assembled Filter CartridgeLift filter box cover.Remove Filter Cartridge and insert it into the drain rest located at the top of the filter's spillway. Let excess water drip from the cartridge (approximately 1-2 minutes).Dispose in garbage can.Rinse new Filter Cartridge , insert into filter, replace filter cover.Replace the Timestrip(R) in the filtration system's hood as explained under "Using the Power Filter".Using an unassembled Filter CartridgeRemove Filter Cartridge and insert it into the drain rest located at the top of the filter's spillway. Let excess water drip from the cartridge (approximately 1-2 minutes).Remove clip from frame, fold up frame flap, and remove floss bag from frame. Place new floss bag over frame. (See illustration B in instruction manual.)Add one packet of Ultra-Activated(R) carbon. (See illustration C in instruction manual.)Fold flaps of Aerobic Frame over filter bag and replace clip. (See illustration D in instruction manual.)Rinse Filter Cartridge, insert into filter, replace filter cover.Replace the Timestrip(R) in the filtration system's hood as explained under "Using the Power Filter".Maintaining the EnergizerCaution: Only remove the Energizer when absolutely necessary.Unplug power cord, empty filter box, and place it upside down on a flat surface.Grasp Energizer with one hand and filter box with the other. Gently turn Energizer counter-clockwise until its sidewall is parallel to the rear wall of the filter box. (See illustration E in the instruction manual.)Hold filter box with one hand and gently pull the Energizer with the other. (If necessary, rock the Energizer back and forth to ease removal.)Clean inside of Energizer Well with a Q-Tip cotton swab. Do not use a metal instrument of any kind. Before replacing the Energizer, wet the "o-ring" with water, or coat its surface with a small amount of non-medicated petroleum jelly. (See illustration F in instruction manual.)Replace Energizer and fill filter box with water. Check to be sure that Energizer is seated properly and does not leak. (When seated properly, the red o-ring will not be visible.)Re-install filterCleaning the Intake Tube AssemblyUnplug power cord and lift the filter box cover.Lift Intake Tube Assembly out of filter.Clean all parts under running water. If needed, use a small cleaning brush to loosen particles.Reinstall the Intake Tube Assembly.
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As the voice of darkness
Fades into the deep recesses of my heart
already laden with the temper tantrums
of everyday life,
I see your face in the fading light
Bright, blooming....
Breaking the shackles of time.
I listen to your voice in the
awakening of dawn,
In the chirping of birds,
Laden with a promise of a better tomorrow
A tomorrow without Death
Without misery
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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City (2013, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux); Claiming the Virgin: The Broken Promise of Liberation Theology in Brazil (1997, Routledge); "A Plague in the Villages," in Covering the Plague: AIDS and the American Media (1989, Rutgers).


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Caroline Schelquist, a junior at Minnetonka High School, plays basketball and volleyball. "In my off-season, I play on an A.A.U. basketball team and on a J.O. volleyball," Schelquist said. Minnetonka senior Josh Dalki plays football and baseball. He stopped basketball after the 8th grade. "I either play winter baseball or we obviously train a lot for football," Dalki said.
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I would like to make something in python and release it on a ppa or sourceforge but i dont know what i want to make can someone help me but it cant be somthing super challenging just like intermediate or begginer maybe.
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What I am going to propose is more of a personal project I have not had time to start yet, but here it goes.
A plugin for GTG which will display in a small indicator applet or whatever its equal is in Gnome Shell the current "task load"; in other words, will display a red color if one has many upcoming tasks, yellow for a moderate load, green for almost none or none.
I have difficulties to know what your purpose is… Is it for educational purposes?
I would personaly like to have a small program that would let me listen to webradios in a very simple way: just add a URL and a name, maybe a logo, and there you go you can listen to your radio. For the moment I use Banshee and Rhythmbox and they do the job perfectly.
Simple tool that can help to transfer mp3 and mp4 files to Ipod effectively -- Like what Copytrans does for Windows.
I almost didn't put my two cents in since this is similar to questions that get asked in Programmers all the time. The answer I always give is to do something you need. Basically if it doesn't solve a problem for you or if it doesn't implement something that you think will be cool, you will likely loose interest soon or just do it halfway if it's a tool. You have no idea on how it should look, work, perform if it wasn't your idea to begin with and you have no real interest in driving it to completion other than to learn.
So the answer is to find something you think would be cool to do or will fix/mitigate a problem or bug that bothers you because then you would have a real interest in finishing it and doing it right.


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text: Well long ago i've been liking sebastien alot :D since around 1999 when i first watch him played. He became my full favourite in 2001 in the australian open when that year he was in superior top form, when he wacked the hardest, quickest and most accurate forehands. What i always liked most about sebastien is "the weight in which a raquet seems on his hands". Seriously he is unique, his wrist power is im pretty sure the most flexible and most powerful wrist on ATP tour, totally awesome. His whole arm is amazingly strong therefore making him holding and swinging the raquet as if it was a badmington raquet lol. He's so unique, so talented and he's by far my favourite, it's always pain when watching him play becoz i have to say he's an extremely inconsistent player, perhaps he has problems focusing on his games... who knows. But when he does play top form, i have to say he's top 3 player in the world. Especially his forehand, which is my favourite. they all talk about gonzalez, roger federer forehand being best and lethal etc Grosjean's forehand would have been the most underrated forehand on tour, becoz it's bloody amazing. His awesome correct swinging motion which generates so much power, his coooool inside out forehands and plus his awkward wrist, can hit the best angles. He realy has the talent, hopefully he can pick up his game and have like a big sudden change such as agassi when he was around age 28 :P What do yous like best about Seb Seb?


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"These little cookies are a rich decadent treat! You can be creative by using any kind of jam or preserves you like instead of pecans. Perfect for bringing to a party."
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Mm-mmm! As this recipe's first reviewer I am eager to give it a two thumbs up! It looks as tho' it might have been around a good while, and what a shame it's been left unnoticed. These cookies are rich and buttery, tender and light. Just delicious, prepared in a heartbeat with just an unbelievable five ingredients. The ingredients and measurements for them are reliably accurate; the instructions simple, concise and well-written. The submitter suggests pecan halves or jam as options (I particularly like the jam idea) but I wanted something fall-ish so I pressed the top of the dough balls in fall sprinkles and then pressed a teeny mini peanut butter cup into each. This cookie is appropriate for any season or occasion and there are fun and limitless possibilities for decorations or toppers.
These truly are a Delicious cookie! I made these for my Christmas cookie trays this year instead of using pecans I used a Hershey kiss in the center! These will be made again!!
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I was kind of nervous making something that had such few reviews but I am so happy that I did. These cookies were amazing...they were the perfect amount of sweet and just yummy all around. The family loved it. I used jam in the center and they turned out amazing!
My new favorite cookie. The base is most like a moist amazing sugar cookie. I split my batch into 3 versions; 1st batch plain, 2nd I rolled the top of the flattened dough balls in sprinkles and the last batch I baked plain until the last 2 minutes when I added Hershey kisses (if you bake the entire time with the kisses the chocolate gets a burnt taste.
Lovely, buttery cookie and so little effort is required to make these. I also used Hershey Kisses in the center instead of pecans as I had some leftover in my fridge from Christmas. I plan on making these again with jam. I didn't follow the directions exactly as written...after beating in the egg yolks, I beat in the vanilla, then gradually stirred in the flour with a wooden spoon, as this is the method I am accustomed to when making cookies.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/60 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 60
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 89
Calories from Fat: 53
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Under Authority of 50 CFR Part 100.10 and .19 36 CFR Part 242.10 and .19 USDA Forest Service
Special Action No.: 3-KS-03-14 Issued at: Bethel, Alaska May 23, 2014
Effective Date: May 27, 2014 12:01 a.m.
Expiration Date: July 18,2014 11 :59 p.m. unless superseded by subsequent Special Action
This Special Action closes king salmon fishing to all users in conservation section 3 from Tuluksak to the boundary of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge near the village of Aniak. This action follows the conservation strategy discussed with the members of local Tribes, public, Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game over the previous 10 months.
50 CFR 100.27(e)(4)(ii) is amended to add:
Effective 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014 subsistence Chinook (king) salmon fishing with hook and line gear is closed and subsistence fishing is restricted to the use of set gill nets with 4-inch or less mesh size not exceeding 60-feet in length in salmon conservation Section 3. Additionally, a fish wheel used to take fish must be equipped with a livebox that contains no less than 45 cubic feet of water volume while in operation. The livebox must be checked at least once every six hours while in operation and all king salmon must be returned to the water alive.
This area is defined as that portion of the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries upstream from a line between ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately half a mile upstream of the Tuluksak River mouth to the refuge boundary located along a north-south line intersecting the 1101 E Tudor Road, MS 121 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 786-3888/(800) 478-1456 Fax (907) 786-3898 2 western tip of "Rabbit Island" directly east and across Aniak Slough from the village of Aniak. This section does NOT include the slough (locally known as Utak Slough) on the northwest side of the Kuskokwim River adjacent to the Tuluksak River mouth. Excluded waters are non-salmon spawning tributaries: the Whitefish Lake drainage near Aniak and those portions of Discovery, Birch, and Swift creeks more than 100 yards upstream from the mouth of these rivers, are open with any mesh size gill net and are not affected by these closures.
Since 2010, the Kuskokwim River has experienced poor king salmon returns and 2013 was the lowest return on record. The 2014 State of Alaska king salmon forecast is for a return of 94,000 fish (range of 71,000- 117,000). The State of Alaska drainage-wide escapement goal is 65,000- 120,000 king salmon. If the 2014 return is within the forecast then there would be enough fish to meet escapement goals and provide for very limited king salmon subsistence harvest. The majority of escapement goals were not met in 2013 and all weir assessment projects had the lowest on record. Given consecutive years of low king salmon returns and non-achievement of escapement goals significant conservation measures are warranted.