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LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2012
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2004
B.A., Ohio State University, 2000
Kevin Cope is a visiting associate professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches International Law and Contracts. His general research and teaching interests lie at the nexus of domestic and international law in the United States and abroad, with emphasis on courts' role in shaping rights and structural power arrangements. His current research focuses on how Congress relies on foreign and international law. He is also interested in private international law, international business transactions, and transnational litigation in the United States.
During the summer of 2012, Cope served as a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford. Before entering academia, he completed clerkships for Judge James S. Gwin on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge Milan D. Smith Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge George W. Miller on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Cope also practiced government enforcement litigation law in Washington, D.C., with Skadden, Arps, where he handled trial and appellate litigation, including actions involving the World Bank, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. Constitution, and the Convention Against Torture. In law school, he served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.
During the 2013-14 academic year, Cope is assisting with the law school's Appellate Litigation Clinic.
"Elective International Law in Congress," 114 Mich. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2015).
"International Law in National Legislatures," in Comparative International Law (Paul Stephan et al. ed., forthcoming (tentatively with Oxford University Press) 2015).
"Reconceptualizing Recognition Uniformity," in Foreign Court Judgments and the U.S. Legal System (Paul Stephan ed., forthcoming Brill 2014).
"Lost in Translation: The Accidental Origins of Bond v. United States," 113 Mich. L. Rev. (First Impressions) (forthcoming 2014).
"The Intermestic Constitution: Lessons From the World's Newest Nation," 53 Va. J. Int'l L. 667 (2013).
"South Sudan's Dualistic Constitution," in The Social & Political Foundations of Constitutions (D.J. Galligan & Mila Versteeg eds., Cambridge University Press 2013).
"Defending the Ivory Tower: A Twenty-First Century Approach to the Pickering-Connick Doctrine and Public Higher Education Faculty After Garcetti," 33 J. College & Univ. Law (published by Notre Dame Law School) 313 (2007).
Comment, "Sutton Misconstrued: Why the ADA Should Now Permit Employers To Make Their Employees Disabled," 98 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1753 (2004).
Works in Progress:
"Who Makes Treaties? An Exploration of Major International Conventions and Their Travaux" (with Mila Versteeg and Alec Knight)
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Hannah Megacz, a New York City-based nurse, has worked with MSF in Cameroon, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and, for much of 2010, in Dadaab, Kenya, in the Dagahaley Refugee Camp, the largest of three refugee camps set up in the 1990s for refugees fleeing war in Somalia. Originally established to accommodate 90,000 individuals, the camps are currently struggling to support 300,000 refugees. More than 100,000 now live in Dagahaley alone, in fact. The needs are significant and the resources far too few, especially as it pertains to food, water, sanitation, and shelter. MSF has spoken out about the need to provide more care for these refugees, something that seems ever more urgent as the numbers look likely to continue increasing.
When I left we were seeing about 6,000 new arrivals each month. The rainy season had begun. Due to the overcrowding, many families still lived on the outskirts of the camp, unprotected. MSF was carrying out rapid medical screenings, referring people in need of care to health facilities, providing shelter materials, and, together with other agencies, ensuring the supply of water.
Despite the difficulties, there are many ways MSF is improving the health situation for the refugees. MSF is in the process of renovating Dagahaley's hospital and the four health posts in Dagahaley. I was a part the opening of the new maternity ward in the hospital. It had new equipment and enough space for all our patients. The 27 beds can be arranged for prepartum, postpartum, or labor. We can also handle situations where there is labor distress or complications.
To reduce maternal and neonatal death, we have been encouraging women to deliver in the hospital. This is particularly important with complicated births. One example was a woman named Fatouma, who came to the ward in the late stages of labor, pregnant with twins. The maternity staff reacted quickly, and the first baby was delivered pink and crying. But the second child emerged blue. The staff brought the child to the resuscitation table and after rubbing, warming, and a little bit of oxygen, he was pink and crying right along with his sibling.
The renovation also included the construction of an operating theater. This was the first surgical project we opened in the area, and it complemented the maternity ward because it allowed us to perform C-sections if needed.
A woman named Nasro came in with life-threatening eclampsia, which occurs when the mother's body "rejects" or has an "allergic reaction" to the fetus. It can kill the mother, the child, or both. Even in the most developed medical centers, a C-section often is the only way that both can survive.
Oftentimes, the staff has to explain the necessity of the operation to the mother and family. I was called in to counsel Nasro and her family. They asked questions ranging from "Will she be able to have more children?" to "What happens if the anesthesia doesn't work?" They gave their consent, but the child was delivered limp. The OR staff carried out resuscitation measures and revived the child. Then Nasro and her son had a full recovery.
We enlisted community health workers and traditional birth attendants to speak throughout the camp. In August, they visited 27,000 families to talk about the importance of giving birth in a maternity hospital, basic hygiene, and the services MSF was offering. Over time, we saw an increase in the number of women delivering in the hospital.
This was one of the first full-service projects that I'd worked in with MSF. In addition to our maternal and surgical ward, we have an adult ward, a pediatric ward, an emergency department, and a therapeutic feeding center to treat malnutrition. We also have an outpatient department that offers HIV and tuberculosis care. Throughout the hospital we admit more than 600 patients each month. We also run the four health centers in Dagahaley, providing vaccinations, antenatal care, and mental healthcare to more than 10,000 patients per month.
There are now generations of Somalis who don't know life outside of a refugee camp. I often wonder how they will eventually, or ever, be able to settle back into Somalia. This is a chronic conflict with emergency medical implications.

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Gerion: Molsheim by way of Girona, via the Sunset Strip
During a recent trip to southwestern Montana, I was introduced to a friendly and enthusiastic car guy named Gregory Smart. I'd taken note of an early 1970s Volkswagen for sale at his home, and after speaking with him, was told of more cars that were on neighboring property, including a 1928 Bugatti Type 37 replica that his uncle, John Smart, had a part in creating. He offered to show me the car, which was stored on that property.
As he peeled back the tattered covering, he started telling me about this car, which was one of two built, and was called a "Gerion."


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|Boone Chamber Warns of Solicitation Scam
|Written by Steve Frank
|Thursday, 12 September 2013 05:52
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce is issuing a warning about the solicitation of a Texas firm, claiming to be working on behalf of the local chamber. The email to members says that Sterling Business Promotions of Grand Prairie, Texas has been soliciting High Country businesses
stating that they are working on behalf of the Boone Chamber and with the permission of the chamber, but the release from the Chamber says that this is not true. The Chamber is urging businesses to be careful and cautious and to always check advertising promotions with the local firm they say they are working for to verify that they are doing legitimate solicitation of High Country companies. The Watauga Schools issued a similar warning about a Texas company saying they were working with the schools—Hardin Park—on a promotion, and that turned out to not be true.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
The new academic year is a time of new beginnings, turning over a new leaf, making a fresh start. There's been a lot of attention lately to the idea of what can be done in a year. Blogs, books, and movies like:
- Julie and Julia, and the blog that inspired the book and the movie,
- the year of living Oprah,
- the year of documenting and living with all the trash one produces,
- the year of living in accordance with all rules in the Bible,
- the year of a heterosexual married couple having sex every day….or for just 101 days.
Quite a wide range of ways to spend and document one year. So much can be accomplished in a year. So here is my challenge to you as the academic year begins: live this year in accordance with what is most important to you. Do you already have that list set in your head? Would it help to take a minute, take a breath, slow down and say "what really is important to me?" As I see it, the answers (yes, there are more than one!) are about intentionality - so that means making sure you ask the questions!
What are the values you hold dear? What is most important to you? By what principles or guidelines do you make important decisions? What are your priorities? Think about it, and then challenge yourself to live by them each day, for the next year. It might sound interesting, or fun, or even dangerous.
So, if sustainability is important to you, and you see room for improvement – speak up. If you seek ways to find opportunities to do good, and are able to do a small kindness asked of you – do it. If someone makes a racial, or religious, or anti-gay slur – say something. If creating community is important to you, make eye contact and share a smile with someone you walk past on the quad. If being helpful is important to you - help someone find the building they're looking for if they look lost. If taking time for yourself to really focus on what you're learning is important to you - carve out the time for self reflection.
Simply put, make a difference in the world – make your difference to the world. As Maggie Kuhn said, "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes". It can feel exhilarating. It can feel new. It can feel dangerous.
The Year of Living Dangerously is also a film. It includes a fabulous Oscar-winning performance by Linda Hunt in a unique, gender-bending role. Probably a scary thing, for an actress to take on such a complicated, interesting character, especially in 1983. Check out the trailer at the end of this post, or borrow it from the college library to see why film critics praised her incredible performance.
This post is totally not about the film…but it's a great film. And its title inspired me to write this post.
Make this your year of living dangerously. Live each day as if those who are most important to you – family, mentor, hero - are watching, or living life right alongside you. Live in accordance with your compass. Live on the edge. Try it. One day at a time. Each day. They'll string together.
And soon enough you'll have 101 or 311 or 406 stories, acts, days, interactions and experiences filled with integrity, truth and the expression of who you are as an intentional and thoughtful person in a world that is too commonly mindless and without a compass. And heck, then you could blog about it!


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If you are feeling uncomfortable with your business ideas then i would like to suggest you to visit some business consultant. I'm sure he or she will guide you better than us.
I'm looking for some advice here.First off I'm just passing this by you guys seeing what options you give me so relax I'm not expecting you to save me.Ok I recently got started on making my business.I will be selling video games and videos online.I got the webspace, and I have for the most part all the pages done for it.The problem came at inventory.The supplier is reputable but part of their policy is that you have to at least order 2 of any title you pick.So I ended up paying twice what I thought I would pay which left barely anything for the supplier of the videos (my mistake future rule "Read Everything").
So the question is should I hold out until I have both inventories or should I leave off the video pages of my website for now and go with the game portion.Expand the site at a later time.
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In your situation, I would recommend you to take help of business consultants. Believe me, they are the professionals who can guide you in right direction for your business.
A thorough advice of a business consultant is necessary but in case a quick choice is to be made, so going with the game portion would be better than waiting.


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Archive for the 'Chrysler archives scrapped' tag
Four-Links – grinder art, military truck show, Chrysler archives in peril, another monowheel
* You ever get done grinding a piece of metal and reflect on how beautiful that piece of metal looks? It's more than just the fact that it's now rust-free, it's the sheen of the metal, the repetitive markings. It's almost art. Leave it to H.A.M.B. member lockwoodkustoms to take it to the logical next step and actually make art with just a grinder and a piece of sheet steel.
* Checking in with our friends at BigLorryBlog, they have a few posts (here, here and here) full of pictures from the recent War and Peace vintage military and service truck show at Whitbread Hop farm in Kent. Unsurprisingly, I'm digging the MAN KAT pictured in one of the posts.
* Over at The Truth About Cars, Bob Elton wrote a recent editorial about the perils faced by Chrysler and GM archives as both companies reorganize themselves after their bankruptcies. This is thoroughly upsetting, indeed, but we've known for a long time that the OEMs trot out their histories only when its beneficial to selling new cars.
UPDATE (17.August 2009): As Kit Foster promised in the comments, Chrysler Museum Curator Brandt Rosenbusch responded to Bob's editorial, to which TTAC counter-responded and then Bob Elton, in turn, counter-responded.
at one point been the smallest monowheel built – in 1969 by LaFrance Bressen of Galesburg, Michigan, using a 36-inch wheel. Though the guy who built the Red Max monowheel appears to have built a smaller one just to prove he could. Now where are all these historic monowheels? You'd have to think they were preserved instead of scrapped. (via)* Always on the lookout for monowheels, and I came across this one, which appeared to have


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Welcome to The Big Read, a program from the National Endowment for the Arts. Designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American culture, the Big Read hopes to unite communities through great literature, as well as inspire students to become lifelong readers.
This Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Edith Wharton's classic novel, The Age of Innocence. Each lesson has four sections: a focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments. In addition, we have provided capstone projects and suggested essay topics, as well as handouts with more background information about the novel, the historical period, and the author. All lessons dovetail with the state language arts standards required in the fiction genre.
Finally, The Big Read Reader's Guide deepens your exploration with interviews, booklists, timelines, and historical information. We hope this guide and syllabus allow you to have fun with your students while introducing them to the work of a great American author.
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Championship Teams Draft Well, the Knicks Tend to Draft Poorly or Not at All
Many title-winning teams have featured acquired players, even as centerpieces, but they are always augmented by drafted talent. Always. There are no exceptions. This year's Knicks will not feature a drafted player as a foundation piece, with the closest being last year's first-rounder, Iman Shumpert. This is important if you're talking championships, because no team in the modern NBA (since the implementation of the shot clock) has won a championship without a player it drafted as one of its top three scorers.
Bradford Doolittle, Basketball Prospectus
Brian DiMennaI found this kind of stunning, definitely sobering and a little upsetting.
I can't decide if this is some kind of weird coincidence or a really damning observation about the Knicks' roster construction. This certainly helps explain my own difficulty in really embracing this team at times. It is always nice to have some home-grown talent, guys that belong to your franchise and no one else's, and so in that way, it's almost encouraging to know that few fan bases have ever found themselves in this peculiar position.
Looking back, it always felt like Isiah Thomas got almost too much credit as a drafter (in those rare moments when anyone was giving Isiah any credit at all), but though David Lee and Wilson Chandler were nice finds, this is the same guy who took Channing Frye right in front of Andrew Bynum and Renaldo Balkman directly in front of Rajon Rondo in consecutive drafts. A Rondo/Bynum core would probably be kind of entertaining at the moment, but such is life. Why life is such, who can say?
But it's hard to say how much a nugget like this really matters. I mean, it would seem that for any team to win a championship it just needs a lot of really good players, no matter how you happen to acquire them. It feels weird to think that if you had good players but didn't draft them, somehow it doesn't count?
And yet, hindsight being 20/20 and all, it might have been a good idea to not start every trade negotiation over the years with, "Can we offer you a first-round pick?" Turns out that you tend to need those.
UPDATE: Feel like I should have noted, since we're talking about the draft, that the Knicks did use two solid first-round picks in Gallinari and Chandler to get, you know, Melo. So, there is that.


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Baggage: Abercrombie & Kent provides handling of two pieces of baggage per person. Weight restrictions on some routes on internal/ domestic flights may apply; details will be provided with pre-tour documentation. Baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the travel program, and A&K assumes no liability for lost or damaged baggage. Please check with your international carrier for other baggage restrictions applicable to your international flights.
Claims and Refunds: Refunds are not made for any missed services, except for verifiable extenuating circumstances. Please see our Limits on Abercrombie & Kent's Responsibility clause below. For verifiable claims to be considered, they must be received in writing within 30 days of the termination of the program and be accompanied by supporting documentation and/or a statement from the local destination company verifying the claim. Any adjustment considered will be based on the actual price of the services involved and not on a per diem basis. Adjustments will not be made for unused sightseeing trips or meals. A&K will not accept any liability for any claims that are not received within 30 days of the termination of your travel program. All claims for days missed while travelling should be made in writing within 30 days of the termination of the program.
Photography During Travel: Abercrombie & Kent reserves the right to take photographs during the operation of any program or part thereof and to use them for promotional purposes. By booking a program with A&K, program members agree to allow their images to be used in such photographs. Program members who prefer that their images not be used are asked to identify themselves to their Tour Director at the beginning of their program.
Limits on Abercrombie & Kent's Responsibility:
Abercrombie & Kent USA, LLC, its employees, shareholders, officers, directors, successors, agents and assigns (collectively A&K), does not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip. It purchases transportation (by aircraft, coach, train, vessel or otherwise), hotel and other lodging accommodations, restaurant, ground handling and other services from various independent suppliers (including from time to time other affiliated Abercrombie & Kent companies). All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, A&K is not liable for any negligent or willful act of any such person or entity or of any third person.
In addition and without limitation, A&K is not responsible for any injury, financial or physical loss, death, inconvenience, delay or damage to personal property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from but not limited to acts of God or force majeure, illness, disease, acts of war, civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of services, food poisoning, mechanical or other failure of aircraft or other means of transportation or for failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time. There are many inherent risks in adventure travel of the type involved here, which can lead to illness, injury, or even death. These risks are increased by the fact that these trips take place in remote locations, far from medical facilities. Passenger assumes all such risks associated with participating in this trip.
Travel Advisories and Warnings: It is the responsibility of the traveller to become informed about the most current travel advisories and warnings by referring to the U.S. State Department's travel web site at travel.state.gov or by phone at 888 407 4747. In the event of an active State Department Travel Warning against travel to the specific destination location(s) of the trip, should the traveller still choose to travel, notwithstanding any travel advisory or warning, the traveller assumes all risk of personal injury, death or property damage that may arise out of the events such as those advised or warned against.
Arbitration Agreement: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions, to the Limits on Abercrombie & Kent's Responsibility clause, to the brochure, to any information relating in any way to the trip, to the trip itself, or to any products or services related to the trip, shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that (a) in lieu of a personal appearance at arbitration, the arbitration may be conducted by telephonic means, (b) arbitration is the exclusive forum for dispute resolution (no court actions), and (c) except as otherwise provided by statute, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses and an equal share of the arbitrator and administrative fees.
Traveller's Representations: The traveller represents that neither he nor she nor anyone travelling with him or her has any physical or other condition or disability that could create a hazard to him or herself or other members of the tour. A&K reserves the right to decline to accept anyone on a trip, and to remove from the trip, at his or her sole expense, anyone whose condition is such that he or she could create a hazard to himself or others, or otherwise impact the enjoyment of other passengers on the trip.
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The views are unto themselves on this challenging ridge hike connecting the Niederhorn (Peak 1963 m.a.s.l.), easily accessible by chairlift, with Mt. Gemmenalphorn (2061 m.a.s.l.) and which veers down towards Habkern. To the South get a glimpse of shimmering Lake Thun, framed in a mosaic of dark forests and light-green pastures, and above it the mountain triumvirate Eiger, Mönch und Jungrfrau.To the North is the sickle-shaped Justi Valley which ends up in Eriz. It is recommended to walk silently in order to maybe catch ibex playing on the rocks and cliffs of the Niederhorngrat. In the North, the Hohgant towers high, and there is a primeval forest-like region in the karst-like landscape on its Southern flank. Then pass through the bird paradise Seefeld, which is part of the nature reserve Hohgant. Here, the hiking trail winds over the Grünenberg Pass and through the Trogen Fen, down into Habkern.
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The overarching goal of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is not the mere adoption of new technology, but the use of electronic health records (EHR) to systematically improve healthcare access, delivery, and quality. The HITECH Act and its associated regulations describe the application of EHR technology toward that end as "meaningful use."
Being a meaningful user indicates successful achievement of specific procedural and clinical benchmarks using certified EHR technology. Providers will attain meaningful use by progressing through three stages during their years of participation in the EHR Incentive Program and attesting to those achievements. Stage 1 criteria focus on capturing information electronically in a structured format, implementing clinical decision support tools, engaging patients in their healthcare, and reporting public health and quality measures. Stages 2 and 3 will have a greater focus on health information exchange and improvements in quality of care and patient access. Other aspects of the HITECH Act in addition to the EHR Incentive Program, such as provisions for health information exchanges, are designed to support the meaningful use of electronic health information.
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As the air cools and summer fades into piles of colored leaves, your lawn beckons attention before the snow covers it with a blanket of white. Some lawn projects can be simple like raking on a regular basis or mowing with a vacuum bag style tractor system. Raking, or specifically a lack of leaves allows your lawn to capture more sunlight as the deciduous trees lose their green canopy. Increased sunlight can really help shaded and weak areas capture additional energy to help prepare for the winter. In some cases, this vital time period could be a month or more of growing before slowing to the point of near dormancy with the onset of freezing weather. Any leaves left on the lawn can cause a mulching action by inhibiting sunlight from reaching the leaf blades below. Don't allow piles of leaves to sit for weeks on end, or the grass underneath will suffer the consequences possibly even leading to damage. Keeping your lawn clean in the fall can really improve the chances of winter survival and minimize damage. Turf that is left covered with leaves or lots of pine needles face a lack of air, light, and often succumb to ice damage in a weakened state. As simple as raking or leaf removal is, it is very important to all lawns to approach winter clear as opposed to buried out of sight under leaf litter.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- College professor Steven Stoll has a problem that is too big for the classroom; it is in his home.
"It bothers me that people don't care about the quality of their work," he said. "It is probably a five-minute repair.
Stoll had four windows installed in his home. Three of them are not working properly.
"The fourth one might be a problem because I never use it," he said.
The windows were installed about two years ago by Weatherwise, a company that does window replacements.
"I was very happy," said Stoll. "They did it all in one day."
But now, two of the windows are not locking properly, and a third is locked tight.
"It came off the thing, so it is completely jammed," he said.
Stoll doesn't have his warranty, but said he's made several attempts to reach the company and can't.
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On nice days, Stoll said he would like to let some fresh air into the one room for his two dogs.
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For years I've been arguing that the idea of taking back the public schools or advocating reforming the schools was a waste of time and energy for parents whose children needed an education now, not 10 years from now. A child is six years old just once. And so I advised parents to either educate their children at home or place them in private schools. The grip the progressive liberals have on the public schools is too strong, and the likelihood of "taking them back" was impossible. That pessimistic view led many parents to private schools and spurred the creation of the homeschool movement.
Indeed, I even wrote a book, How to Tutor, telling parents how to teach their children the three R's in the traditional manner. I also created a reading program, Alpha-Phonics, so that parents could easily and inexpensively do all of the teaching at home, thus ensuring that their children would become highly literate.
But while I consider homeschooling to be the superior way to educate a child and am still trying to convince as many parents as possible to homeschool, the unhappy reality is that 85 percent of American children still attend the government schools where they are subject to ruinous evils by their teachers. I've written extensively of these evils that destroy thousands of young lives. Indeed these children are at risk in five specific ways:
First, they are at risk academically because of the flagrant use of faulty teaching methods that produce functional illiteracy, dyslexia, and reading disability. Look-say and its latest version, whole language, have done more to destroy the literacy of American children than any other reading programs. Invented spelling, which is part of the whole language philosophy, actually teaches children to disregard accuracy in writing. In case you're unfamiliar with whole language, here's a description of the philosophy given by three whole-language professors in their book, Whole Language: What's the Difference? published in 1991:
Whole language represents a major shift in thinking about the reading process. Rather than viewing reading as "getting the words," whole language educators view reading as essentially a process of creating meanings ... Meaning is created through a transaction with whole, meaningful texts (i.e., texts of any length that were written with the intent to communicate meaning).
It is a transaction, not an extraction of the meaning from the print, in the sense that the reader-created meanings are a fusion of what the reader brings and what the text offers ... Although students who learn to read in whole language classrooms are, like all proficient readers, eventually able to "read" (or identify) a large inventory of words, learning words is certainly not the goal of whole language.
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Bobby Parnell virtually untouchable this winter
'Bobby Parnell is virtually untouchable this winter,' says Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.
Parnell earned $504,000 in 2012 and is eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter.
Michael Baron, ContributorThere is an argument to be made for selling high on Parnell. He had a good season in 2012. He had much better command of his fastball and secondary pitches. But, who is the real Parnell? Is he the guy from last season, or the season before?
Up until last year, he had been nothing more than a flamethrower with an inconsistent approach to pitching. There is no immediate fallback to Parnell if the Mets trade him, though, which is probably the biggest argument for keeping him.
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The Cellars-Hohenort is ideally situated as a central point from which to experience the diversity of activities, including Cape Point, Robben Island, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, the Constantia Valley Wine Route, the famous beaches of Boulders and Camps Bay. A mere fifteen minute drive will take you to the centre of the city and the V&A Waterfront.
Back at the hotel there are two award-winning dining experiences overseen by Cape Town's only Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef, Peter Tempelhoff. These include The Greenhouse, South Africa's No. 1 rated restaurant (EatOut 2011) where cuisine focuses on South African ingredients with modern interpretations, and The Conservatory, serving simple, beautiful fare and a selection of what was Liz McGrath's favourite dishes.
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Join the dark side and add a warm glow to any room with the Darth Vader Mood Light. Shaped just like a 3D Darth Vader helmet, this light emits a soft red light from the base of its head. Perfect for any fan of the Star Wars saga, the light is powered by 3 x AAA batteries so you can keep it in any room you want.
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Creating, Growing & Managing Identity in Social Networks
I gave this talk today at the Starkville/GTR meeting of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi.
Usually when I talk to groups about managing identity in social networks, the focus ends up being on privacy settings and information overload—how to balance the personal and the public and how to deal with the deluge of information we inevitably trigger by being involved in these networks. Instead today, I'm going to venture out into the broader (and more helpful to you I hope) subject of identity creation and growth in business. These topics are inevitably related, because whether or not you are a company or an individual, we all start out as newborns in any social network. And like newborns, there is a natural process of growth and maturity that is inescapable. No one is born into Twitter or Facebook with an identity, community and relationships in place, even if you are the most recognizable brand in the world. The "who you are" in a social network relies on your work, your habits, your activities, and your connections as you create them. Today I will go over what seem to be the current "best practices" for creating, growing and managing identities as a business in a social network. There is no way for me to be comprehensive—at this point, people are building entire careers around these topics. You may very well be more expert than I am at this. I have been struggling with social networks for the MSU Libraries and for my own professional identity since 2007—and I mean struggling. I cannot count how many times Facebook and Twitter have themselves convulsed and grown and re-invented themselves, often with me hanging by my fingernails along the way. Not only that, but the Libraries and even I have done the same in the last four years—changing what we would like to be, how we would like to be seen, even our goals in the use of these tools.
And they are tools. Tools you may not even need, or that may not be appropriate for you or the companies or organizations you represent. My one guiding principle is to know about it, know about everything, experiment with anything plausible, but don't implement anything unless there is a demonstrated need or goal. Flat out. There is no sense wasting time and resources on something that isn't going to be used. In fact, it could be detrimental. A sad and static Facebook or Twitter page can be worse than not having one at all.
So….you have decided Facebook and/or Twitter are the place to be. You have someone who is engaged and energetic and committed to entering into these relationships. And they are relationships, with all that entails. They take time and thought and creativity and investment.
The first thing to do is to begin to brand yourself. Find a "username" that represents you that you can use across the internet in any social network you join. For example, MSU_Libraries or AmandaClay or SBCoffeehouse. In Facebook, it's easier. You can use whatever name you'd like—but make it searchable. Make the name discoverable and simple. You will be able to create a vanity URL for Facebook that identifies you—but at this point lots of them are taken. Use a search engine like namechk.com to find which ones are taken and make yours symmetrical across the web. This is important for several reasons. 1) Findability. People will expect that once they know your identity in one place, it will be the same in other places. 2) Search results. This will create "ownership" over this term. For example, if you search "AmandaClay" or "Amanda Clay Powers", I am in most of the results. For "Amanda Clay Powers" I am in all the results for the first eight pages.
The second thing is to decide who you want to be. You will experiment in the beginning, and you will have your blue eyeshadow period. Your mother will not be there to wipe it off for you on the way out the door this time, though, so begin cautiously.
Your page or pages can be "static"—I'd call it Web 1.5. Web 1.0 was the web before RSS, blogs, comments on news articles, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you make yourself interesting enough, Web 1.5 can be okay. You can push information out, become "valuable," create an identity and a name for yourself based on what you produce. There is nothing wrong with this, but it is a different thing than jumping into the interactive, relationship-oriented world of Web 2.0. The "Live Web"—this is the web people talk about moving their lives into—and this is the web where the real riches of brand relationship happen.
They key to Web 2.0 is to jump in to the mix. Becoming part of a community is about finding your "people" and listening to them. And then interacting with them. It will not happen overnight. This is something that more than any other way of being on the web demonstrates the growth cycle. You will inevitably start out small. Small is a great place to be. This is where you can begin to build you strongest relationships. In fact, depending on the community you serve, you may not want to be much more than small. Strange Brew, for example, has a limited community to draw from—they are based in Starkville and circumscribed by coffee drinkers in Starkville that want something more than McDonalds and come to that end of town regularly. However, they have managed to build a strong brand and community on Twitter—and not by being "professional" in the strictest definition. SBCoffeehouse has opinions on Twitter, engages with the community, "loves" individual patrons, and knows when finals are. During finals, frequently they will offer specials that are "instant"—i.e. first come first served. Or contests with coffee drinks as prizes to engage their base, like coming up with what to put on the sign outside their building. But the only reason it works is because their base is already listening. And the only reason they are listening is because SBCoffeehouse listened first. Created a specific identity that melds with the role of the coffee house in a university town. They also follow their followers. And their followers respond. For the comments they make get just as many responses. They follow 2010 people and are followed by 2005. In Starkville, Mississippi, they have built a community of more than 2,000 people.
It is critical in Twitter to follow people back that follow you. Not only is it considered "good manners" but it is also necessary if they want to send you a "Direct Message." We won't go into the ins and outs of Twitter at this point, but the critical thing to know is if someone addresses you, there is a way for you to separate that flow out from the rest of the 2000+ people's chatter. You can use an RSS feed or click directly from within any Twitter application to see them. You can have it "pushed" to a mobile device so you never miss it. This is a new feature, but an extremely helpful one—especially with the pervasiveness of mobile tech now.
This feature is also available in Facebook, but Facebook is a different monster than Twitter. Generally you will choose to create a "Page" in Facebook, which is not interactive in the same way that Twitter is, and in this way they can be symbiotic. In fact you can have your Facebook posts automatically put on your Twitter page or vice-verse.
There are advantages to Facebook, however. One of them is analytics. Another is targeted advertising. There are certainly services on Twitter that can analyze your Twitter account. I've got a list of them up on my MSU Twitter Guide, but the one I like most is called Klout. It has nothing on Facebook, however, because people actually put real information about themselves on Facebook, and so you can get actual demographics.
And the point of any of this is to know your audience so that you can be valuable to them. So you can engage with them. And finding out what they are interested in is difficult. Finding out what they are interested in that helps build your brain is the holy grail. The only way to figure this out is to listen. One of the features of the newest New Facebook Page is that you can interact on Facebook as the page. This means you can comment as the Page and you can have your own "feed" composed of Pages you have "liked." For us, this is a collection of MSU Pages, so we can know what is going on on campus. For you it could be competitors—just know whoever it is, they will appear as liked Pages on your Page.
Watch your stats (Insights in FB Page talk) and see where they are coming from, who are they—ages are easiest, what they respond to. In my experience, it is notices about hours or library information, then pictures of themselves for the Libraries' Facebook Page first, but anything interactive is good too. This is dangerous because you have to hope someone is going to respond. There is nothing worse than posing a question or asking for involvement and hearing nothing back. This, however, is just part of the growth process. You will make mistakes. Respond to them as quickly as you can, with humor if possible. Transparency is key–be real.
To sum up, these are some of the current "best practices" for creating, growing and managing identities as a business in a social network. Branding yourself, choosing your goals, listening, interacting, and adding value are the ways you can create and grow an identity in a social network. Not all social networks are the same. Twitter has different value, reach and purpose than Facebook. There are other social networks that are valuable as well—investigate and listen. Find out where your customers are and if a tool will be valuable. Experiment and be willing to grow. Growth can mean failure. Transparency is key—respect your community and they will respect you.


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In preparation for our Epic Eve Dinner and the Stone Epic Festival: The Final Chapter, our all-out festival celebrating all 11 vintages in our Vertical Epic Ale series, Chef Alex Carballo and "Dr." Bill Sysak teamed up to develop nearly two-dozen recipes for dishes that pair with each of the beers.
Realizing not all of our fans will be able to make it out for these events, but are as amped up as we are to uncap their bottles of Vertical Epic Ale at their own tastings, we wanted to provide the means by which to prepare food that will fall perfectly in sync with those beers. The following are recipes for four dishes that, when put together, make up a comprehensive meal.
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TAMPA, Florida - Jury selection is under way in the federal trial of Cortnee Brantley.
Brantleyis charged with "misprison of a felony" or failing to report a felony.She is the girlfriend of Dontae Morris, who is accused of gunning down Tampa police officers, Dave Curtis and Jeff Kocab, in June 2010.
Police said it happened when the officers stopped the car Brantley and Morris were driving in. Morris had an outstanding warrant and, according to authorities, shot the officers to death.
The indictment makes a number of specific allegations, including that Brantley fled the crime scene after witnessing a convicted felon shoot two police officers, removed evidence from the crime scene by relocating her car, and had telephone contact with her boyfriend after the shooting.
In October 2010, federal charges were dropped against Brantley. But the U.S. Court of Appeals re-instated them in February 2012.
Although the charge violates both state and federal law, high-profile Tampa attorney Barry Cohen believes state and federal authorities may have discussed it and agreed they'd have a better shot trying the case in federal court.
Cohen added whether Brantley is acquitted or convicted in federal court, the state can still file its own charges against her. If convicted, she could face up to three years in prison.
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Rangers Record: 14-11-1
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11. The Islanders will definitely be looking to replicate that victory,
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Forward Marian Gaborik has been hot for the Rangers, scoring
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The Islanders have not played since Friday, when they shut
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Mysteries of Lisbon (Misterios de Lisboa)
A veritable whirlwind of adventures and escapades, coincidences and revelations, sentiments and violent passions, vengeance, love affairs, all wrapped in a rhapsodic voyage that takes us from Portugal to France, Italy, and as far as Brazil. In this Lisbon of intrigue and hidden identities, we encounter a series of characters all somewhat linked to the destiny of Pedro da Silva, an orphan in a boarding school, in a story set in the 19th century, and all searching for the true identity of our main character.
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Handpicked by volunteers and mashed into toppings, 122 pounds of strawberries tingled the taste buds of those who stopped by a fundraiser Saturday at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds exhibition hall.
This is Christian love in action, said 72-year-old Sylvia J. Reimer, one of about 20 volunteers from Watertown United Methodist churches First United, Asbury and Bethany who pitched in to host the inaugural strawberry festival. Donations supported the ongoing $2 million Mission Possible capital campaign at Watertown Urban Mission, which will renovate the nonprofits building at 247 Factory St.
Mrs. Reimer, a parishioner at First United Methodist Church, teamed up with Bruce R. Irwin from Asbury United Methodist Church to dollop strawberry toppings and ice cream on shortcake for people in line. Whipped cream was sprayed as a final touch before plastic bowls, made heavy with ingredients, were handed off. The pair of volunteers took time to chat with people in line.
Mr. Irwin, a member of the Urban Missions board of directors, said the Watertown Area Methodist Churches group has set a goal to raise $2,000 a year over the next five years to benefit the capital campaign, for which about $1.3 million has been raised so far. The group plans to do so by hosting community activities like the strawberry festival, which Mr. Irwin said will probably be held here again next summer.
The group decided fundraisers are more effective than simply asking for money, Mr. Irwin said, because they get people together. And its a good chance for us to meet people from other churches.
Upbeat music from the local band Amarillo and face painting for children added to the festive atmosphere Saturday.
Ive probably done 100 faces, said 20-year-old Allison M. Rhode, who was painting a butterfly on a young girls face. The graphic design major at SUNY Oswego, who was painting faces for the first time, demonstrated her artistic talent after her mother, Joanne M., encouraged her to volunteer. The Rhode family attends Asbury United Methodist church.
Ive done spiders and butterflies, Iron Man, Superman and Batman, Miss Rhode said.
The trio of United Methodist churches recruits volunteers to host fundraisers and events throughout the year, said Mrs. Reimer, whos been a parishioner at First United for 31 years. Last week, for example, she joined about 30 volunteers to host Vacation Bible School. The 53 children who participated learned about five different countries during the week.
We made quesadillas when they learned about Mexico, she said.
Local businesses that made donations for the festival included Price Chopper, Stewarts Shops, Michaels Arts and Crafts, and Bouyea Fassetts Bakery Outlet.
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I remember working nights at the hospital pharmacy and when there were unresolvable domestic issues at home, I arrived to the shift with barely 1 or 2 hours of sleep on board. (Which can be rather scary to think about in retrospect.)
One night, I was also ill with prodromal effects of a virus (but not ill enough to be able to ask to get off work), desperately banking on the alerting effects of adrenalin rushes in self-perceived urgencies, etc.. It was about 2 AM and I was vainly attempting to avoid nodding off, while sending computer messages to the units about providing more information for pharmacy orders, like what are the patient's allergies, when will patient need next insulin drip refill, please come by in the next 30 min. to pick up the prepared Dilaudid drip, etc. So, I sent this message to the nurse, telling her the requested drip was ready and asking her to please stop by to pick it up. When I looked at the printout copy a few minutes later, I realized I'd asked her to 'please come by for we are ready for her to now pick her nose'.
Thank the Good Lord, that night shifts are now few and far between, and God grant those assigned to night shifts adequate rest!
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