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The Importance of Philosophy to Curriculum Makers
This article shows that Philosophy plays an important source of reference for the policy makers to decide the type of education needed in the education system.
Philosophy is defined as a search for the wisdom of life besides an attempt to understand the universe as a whole and according to John Dewey (1916) "philosophy may even be defined as the general theory of education." Ammar al-Talbi (1993)stated that philosophy dictated "what the human being ought to learn in order to be in tune with his own epoch, to live intelligently in society, and to be a citizen bringing benefit both to himself and to the community; hence the importance of education. It is the aim of education which takes precedence, only then come the means to realize these aims." In other words, philosophy is the starting point for curriculum development as stated by Dewey. On the other hand, Tanner & Tanner (1980) pointed out that "the term philosophy is often used by teachers and administrators to convey their common-sense outlook on educational and curricular matters".
Curriculum makers need some belief to refer to which gives meaning to the decision and actions that they made. By consulting a philosophy, the content and organization of curriculum are controlled via its ideas, attitudes and beliefs about nature of knowledge, society, individual and learning. As a result, the curriculum makers are able to answer questions pertaining to curriculum development such as what subjects are of value, how students learn and what methods and materials should be used. Without philosophy, "(we make) mindless vaults into saddle…" as pointed out by William Van Til. The importance of having philosophical views to establish the important components within the curriculum is stated by Horton & Hanes (1993), "These views are best expressed by taking an eclectic or integrated approach, drawing from Naturalism, Pragmatism, Existentialism and Phenomenology. Briefly, Naturalism advocates individual development, by not imposing social conformity, and encourages close contact with nature. From the Pragmatist school of thought comes the idea that knowledge can be created through reconstruction of experiences. The philosophy of Existentialism and Phenomenology is tempered so as not to become contradictory with the Naturalist view. The belief held here is that the world is alienating and the way to deal with existence is to take responsibility for one's life. It then becomes necessary to understand and deal with events in an individual's life from their historical perspective. The goal should be to help the individual realize choice is a key element in developing a life of personal growth. Lifelong learning is also a possibility when choices are realizes. To see alternatives, understanding must be gained in regard to self and others. The more information an individual possesses, the greater the number of choices possible."
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William Gregory, 59, was convicted in 1993 of raping one woman and attempting to rape another. Gregory was freed in 2000 after DNA tests showed that seven hairs found in a stocking mask used by the rapist couldn't have been his.
Gregory was the first Kentuckian exonerated through DNA. The $700,000 settlement was paid by the state on behalf of the forensic examiner who said the hairs from the mask were Gregory's.
A settlement from a lawsuit with the city of Louisville, Ky., is still pending.
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Updated HCLS Benchmarks Public Notice
Download OptionsReleased: March 26, 2013
Federal Communications Commission
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500445 12th St., S.W.
Internet: https://www.fcc.gov
Washington, D.C. 20554
Released: March 26, 2013
WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 05-337On February 27, 2013, the Commission released the Sixth Order on Reconsideration in this
proceeding. In that Order, the Commission determined that, prospectively, the high-cost loop support
benchmarks should be based on the sum of the capital expenditures cap and the operating expenses cap.1
As our first step in implementing that Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is releasing new
benchmarks for 2013 that (1) sum the capital expenditures cap and the operating expenses cap, which are
the benchmarks that will go into effect in April, and (2) make certain minor corrections to the inputs used
in the regression. The new figures are available at
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-319802A1.xlsx. The regression inputs and
coefficients are also available in today's release. The benchmarks we release today include the cost used
to determine support per line based on these summed caps, which the National Exchange Carrier
Association (NECA) should use once those revised rules are in effect.
On January 29, 2013, the Bureau released a Public Notice containing the 2013 high-cost loop
support benchmarks.2 Since the release of the January 29 Public Notice, the Bureau recalculated
benchmarks based on corrected input data.3 Until the revised rules summing the caps adopted in the
Sixth Order on Reconsideration go into effect on April 1, 2013, NECA should continue to use the
benchmark figures contained in the January 29 Public Notice because the impact of these changes on the
whole is negligible.4 Beginning in April 2013, when the summed benchmarks in the Sixth Order on
Reconsideration become effective, NECA should use the summed benchmark figures we release today.
1 See Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Sixth Order on Reconsideration and Memorandum
Opinion and Order, FCC 13-16, para. 30 (Feb. 27, 2013) (Sixth Order on Reconsideration). The Commission also
modified the phase-in for the benchmarks, limiting the total amount of any reduction in support due to the
benchmarks to no more than 15% of the support for which the study area would otherwise be eligible. See id. at
para. 30.
2 Wireline Competition Bureau Announces High-Cost Loop Support Benchmarks for 2013, WC Docket No. 10-90 et
al., 28 FCC Rcd 374 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013) (January 29 Public Notice).
3 The errors related to the input data associated with the January 29 Public Notice were not related to the regression
analysis itself; consistent with the Bureau's initial implementation of the HCLS benchmarks, the same coefficients
for 2012 were used for 2013. See Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Order, 27 FCC Rcd
4235, 4251-52, para. 45 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2012) (HCLS Benchmarks Implementation Order).
4 Overall, the costs used to determine support changed by approximately .07 percent. Given the small magnitude of
this change, NECA should not conduct any true ups for previously provided support based upon differences between
the benchmark figures we release today and those benchmark figures we released in the January 29 Public Notice.
NECA should use the January 29 Public Notice benchmarks for calculating March support and use the summed
benchmarks we release today once the summed benchmarks in the Sixth Order on Reconsideration become effective
in April.
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Day's involvement with Prince traces back to 1980 when his composition "Partyup," originally recorded when he was a member of the Enterprise, was covered on Prince's Dirty Mind album. Releasing his debut solo album, Color of Success, in 1985, Day reached his apex with his second solo album, Daydreaming, two years later. Produced by ex-Time members Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam, the album included the chart-topping R&B tune "Fishnet." Day released his third solo album, Guaranteed, in 1992. After Guaranteed, Day toured on-again, off-again without any new product. He finally returned to record store racks in 2004 with It's About Time a mostly live album with a few new studio cuts, one including a guest appearance by rapper E-40. Day has appeared in such films as Prince's autobio-pic, Purple Rain, in 1984, and New Attitude in 1990. ~ Craig Harris
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Losing someone significant in your life is never an easy thing to go through. Our emotional and physical reactions to loss can vary so greatly, and this often leaves people wondering if they are "normal.
Losing someone significant in your life is never an easy thing to go through. Our emotional and physical reactions to loss can vary so greatly, and this often leaves people wondering if they are "normal."
For example, you may cry heavily after one loss, and then not cry at all for another. Sometimes this doesn't seem to make sense to us, and we can end up feeling guilty for not feeling worse than we do. I'm here to tell you there is no "normal" way to feel or grieve after a loss. There is no right or wrong way to feel either. Feelings after a loss can range from deep sadness, relief, anger, ambivalence and so on. Feelings are simply that….feelings. They come and go, and we don't choose them. There are however, healthy and unhealthy ways to cope with those feelings we experience.
Healthy ways to cope with grief can include things such as spending time with friends and loved ones; engaging in fun activities; staying busy; exercising; taking time to cry; talking to someone you trust; making time to be alone; praying; journaling about the happy memories you have with the person who passed away; looking through photo albums; wearing a piece of that person's jewelry as a happy reminder of their role in your life; doing something that person used to enjoy in their honor, etc. If the loss you're experiencing is one where you feel there was some unfinished business, there are some productive ways to address this symbolically.
For example, if you feel like you didn't get to say some things you really wanted the person to know, try writing them a letter expressing your feelings and thoughts. When you are done, there are many things you can do with it, such as: save it, throw it away, leave it at the gravesite, send it to the sky in a helium balloon, etc. Some people feel that visiting the grave site and talking aloud is beneficial in gaining closure. The ways to create symbolic and meaningful good-bye activities are endless. Try to be creative and honor the relationship you had in a personal way.
It is important to take time to feel your feelings when they come up. It is also important not to berate yourself for not feeling the way you think you "should" feel. Feelings during the grieving process come and go, and they can change frequently. Be prepared to engage in healthy activities when these feelings arise in order to help yourself navigate your way through it. If you feel you are getting stuck in a depressed mood for too long of a period after the loss, it may be helpful and/or necessary to talk to a professional to help guide you through the difficult time.
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Jonathan Konkol
Linda and Russell Konkol
Athletic achievements:
Freshman letters, honors: Track and field.
Sophomore letters, honors: Football, basketball, track and field (captain).
Junior letters, honors: Football (captain), basketball (captain), baseball.
Senior letters, honors: Football, basketball.
Academic honors:
Salutatorian, Badger Boys state representative, Student of the Month.
Volunteer work:
Community Christmas Show, Community ALS Benefit, Summer Basketball Camp Instructor, Cancer Walk, Special Olympics, Great North West Assistant Basketball Coach, Church Picnic, Big Buddy, Church Choir.
College plans:
Attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a doctorate in pharmacy. Four brothers who all attended the university and are all pharmacists, have inspired me to pursue pharmacy at UW.
Favorite sports memory:
Winning the Division 5 state championship will never be forgotten. To top things off during the basketball sectional final, I made two free throws with 10 seconds left to seal the trip to state basketball.
Advice to an athlete:
Take advantage of as many sports as you can. You're only in high school once, you don't want to regret anything afterwards and wish you would have played that sport.
Your inspiration:
My family's support was what inspired me during my high school sports career. They kept my head up when I was down and pushed me to strive to be as good as I could be. I could always depend on them through the highs and the lows.


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Ambush in Lakewood: God bless these fallen peacekeepers
From all descriptions it was a tranquil Sunday morning inside the FORZA Coffee Shop in Lakewood Washington. Four uniformed police officers had their marked units parked outside, while they sat at a table tapping away at their laptop computers. Their shift was about to begin. Customers lingered over their coffee.
Between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., a man entered the coffee shop and moved passed the gathering of officers. He went toward the counter as if he was about to order and he suddenly pulled out a firearm and opened fire.
According to Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer, "It was definitely an ambush-target situation."
Troyer emphasized, "This was not a robbery," indicating that the squad cars were clearly visible, parked outside, and officers all were in uniform. Troyer stated that two of the officers were shot seated in front of their computers. One was shot as he stood up.
Troyer reported the fourth officer fought and was able to return fire. Troyer said, "We believe there was a struggle, a commotion, a fight… He fought the guy all the way out the door."
The fourth officer then succumbed to his wounds after he was able to wound the suspect.
The Suspect
Clemmons is a career criminal, who has a long history of felony arrests in Arkansas as well as Washington. The lengthy sentence he was serving in Arkansas was commuted in 2000 by then Arkansas Governor Michael Huckabee.
After his commutation, Clemmons continued to offend in Arkansas. In spite of this Clemmons was allowed to move to Washington and offended repeatedly there also. At the time of the shooting Clemmons was free after posting $15,000 of a $150,000 bond for pending charges of 3rd degree assault of an officer and 2nd degree rape of a child in the state of Washington. He was released on a bracelet, but has since cut that bracelet off.
Days later a 41-year-old suspect named Christopher Monfort was apprehended and wounded in a gun fight with police. Monfort claimed to be at "war" with law enforcement.
No Time to Mourn
Officer Sgt. Mark Renninger
Officer Ronald Owens
Officer Greg Richards
Officer Tina Griswold
Those who knew and worked side by side with these fine officers are devastated, but have no time to mourn. As this article goes to print, more brave officers are putting it all on the line and are eight hours into a stand-off, with the suspect in the killing of these officers.
Take a moment to mourn for those that have ended their tour of duty. The motto of the Lakewood Police Department is "We are of, for, and about the community." Well these officers "of" the community of Lakewood died "for" the community of Lakewood. They are fallen heroes, who did not expect what happened, but knew that it could and every day they still put on that uniform. They wore that uniform with pride and in that uniform they died. God bless these fallen peacekeepers and may they find eternal peace and protection in your care.
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USA Triathlon members can soon take advantage of great deals and discounts on bike carriers through a new partnership with ROLA®.
ROLA® will be affiliated with USAT as a Bronze-Level Sponsor in 2009. The agreement includes giveaways of ROLA products through promotions and at USAT national championship events.
ROLA® bike carriers are designed to fit any vehicle and feature easy on, easy off functionality. Soft rubber cradles protect the bike frame and the tilt feature permits easy trunk access and unloading of equipment. They also offer an extensive variety of hitch-mounted carriers.
"We know that safely and easily transporting equipment to and from races is of great concern to our members, especially in a time when more athletes are driving to events than ever before" said Tim Yount, senior vice president of marketing and communications at USA Triathlon. "This partnership with ROLA gives our members access to a company that takes that concern seriously."
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Leh Keen may not be a household name, yet. He's the driver whose heroics caused major sphincter-clenching among those who saw his Nürburgring 24 performance in the rain on Driver's Eye this week. Here he is.
Keen, a championship GT racer, appeared with Leo Parente on this week's /SHAKEDOWN to talk about his career and that wet-weather lap of the Green Hell that's made more than 100,000 laptop pilots soil their "fire suits" (aka pajamas).
"I love moments like that," Keen says of getting the opportunity to race in the dark, wet conditions during his overnight stint at this year's Nürburgring 24, "it brings everything you have as a driver out of you."


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Early Music Up Late
2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-04-06Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Sonata a 5 for violin & strings in B flat major (Sonata à Cinque), HWV 288; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; ...
Performers: Andersson, Tommie; Baird, Julianne; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bindi, Jean-Louis; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Carmignola, Giuliano; Chateauneuf, Paula; Cordier, David; Costa, Neal Peres da; Dollman, Ben...
Conductors: Dyer, Paul; Minkowski, Marc; Hogwood, Christopher; Rifkin, Joshua; ; Goebel, Reinhard; Brüggen, Frans; Marcon, Andrea; Peelman, Roland; Walker, Antony; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; Bach Ensemble; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble of the Classic Era; Gabrieli Consort; Musica Antiqua Köln; The English Concert; The Song Company
Joseph Haydn: Symphoines 94 "Surprise" & 96 "Miracle"
1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-05Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"
Performers: Hogwood, Christopher [Conductor]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Collectors Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concertos, etc / Lubin
3 CD / Decca / 2006-04-11Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no...
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Emma Kirkby sings Handel, Arne, Haydn & Mozart / Hogwood
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after
suffering serious injuries upon falling out of the back of a pickup
truck in what authorities describe as a domestic dispute with his
Police say Henry died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday. Henry was 26.
Bengals president Mike Brown released a statement Thursday, when Henry was still listed in critical condition saying they are "stunned to have learned this news."
The team's director of security is scheduled to arrive in North Carolina to offer assistance to the family.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a dispute began at a home
Wednesday and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence.
Police say at some point as the woman drove, Henry "came out of the back of the vehicle." He was found on the road about a
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|Expression and Prognostic Significance of Livin, Caspase-3, and Ki-67 in the Progression of Human Ampullary Carcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 23343959 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Livin is a new member of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins family of proteins that interacts with downstream caspases, such as caspase-3, caspase-7, and caspase-9, however, its role in human ampullary carcinoma has not been clearly defined. Immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate tissue samples from patients with ampullary carcinomas (n=71) using antibodies against livin, Ki-67 (a proliferation marker), and caspase-3. Livin was detected in 33/71 cases (in the cytoplasm of all and in the nucleus of only 2 cases). High livin expression correlated with cell differentiation, tumor-node-metastasis stage, and lymph node metastasis (P=0.001, P<0.001, and P=0.028, respectively). Caspase-3 and Ki-67 expression were significantly associated with differentiation (P<0.001, P=0.008, respectively). There was a significant negative correlation between livin and caspase-3 (r=-0.575, P<0.001), and a positive correlation between livin and Ki-67 (r=0.308, P=0.009). Survival of patients with high livin expression was shorter compared with that of patients with low livin expression (P=0.001). Expression of caspase-3 was not associated with overall survival in this cohort (P=0.335). Livin expression was an independent prognostic factor (hazard ratio 2.693, P=0.017), as was lymph node metastasis (hazard ratio 4.959; P<0.001). In this study livin expression significantly correlated with the proliferation marker Ki-67, but was negatively correlated with caspase-3 expression. These data suggest that livin may be a valuable prognostic factor for human ampullary carcinoma.
|Dong Xue; Kai Zuo; Xinjun Li; Tongjun Zhang; Hongqiang Chen; Yu Cheng; Yuxin Chen
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Saatchi & Saatchi developed an advertising campaign for the Discover the Full Story project at the Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow. The objective of the campaign was to encourage locals—who might think they already know all there is to know about their city—to visit the museum. The posters take three key historic buildings that are symbols of the city (the main building of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Saint Basil's Cathedral and the Bolshoi Theatre) and imagine what they might look like if their above-ground structure represented only a tenth of their total volume. The campaign reminds Muscovites that a story hides behind the façade of each building, and knowing the outside is just the tip of the iceberg.
Yuri Polonski, art director; Anton Demakov/Irina Gorshkova, writers; Mark Ignatiev/Vitaly Mashinsky, designers; Stuart Robinson, creative director; Sergey Sidorov/Anastasia Vedernikova, typographers; Ekaterina Pastukh, agency producer; Saatchi & Saatchi Russia (Moscow, Russian Federation), ad agency; Anastasia Grigoryan/Irina Korobyina, Schusev State Museum of Architecture, clients.


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|Future Developments to Minimize ART Risks.
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|The most important complications of assisted reproductive techniques are the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and the high incidence of multiple pregnancies. Two new strategies are effective in preventing OHSS: the use of anti-müllerian hormone as a marker and the use of dopamine agonists. Genetic markers and vascular endothelial growth factor levels do not predict OHSS. In vitro oocyte maturation treatment should be considered in high responders and in women at risk of OHSS. For prevention of multiple pregnancies, the most effective method is transfer of a single embryo. Preimplantation genetic screening with comparative genomic hybridization, genetic expression of cumulus cells, time-lapse imaging, and respiration rate are emerging technologies for embryo selection that require further study.
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As AmmoLand points out, he's no friend of gun owners. Fortunately, it appears he'll face a challenge in the primary for the next senatorial election.
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How quickly we forget. Orin Hatch had a strong role in producing the 1982 Congressional Report on The Right to Keep and Bear Arms (http://www.constitution.org/mil/rkba1982.htm), which laid much of the groundwork for Emerson and Parker, then Heller and McDonald. Nobody's perfect, but sometimes I think we're far too willing to tear down our friends.
I don't have time to do it, but I'll bet one could easily assemble a larger list of his votes for our side.
(He also was instrumental in protecting the availability of vitamins and other health supplements, but that's a different topic.)
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These three seemed interminably long in places and interestingly fresh in other places. AMBASSADORS was good in that it had man as the bad guys and one didn't really know that. Liz gets some great scenes and the chase with Bessie was well done. I can't say the same for UNIT's gun battle. It looked really badly staged. Nick Courtney was fantastic in all of this though and Jon was well, Jon at his best. The monsters, aliens were quite good and menacing. I couldn't help but notice how much death went on in DW at this time and savagely. People are gunned down, irradiated, killed with isotopes, electrocuted, etc. It made it all seem a very dangerous world but also a very…I don't know, callous show in a way. This followed through with both the other two INFERNO and TERROR OF THE AUTONS. Also THE SILURIANS were not the "peaceful" beings touted later on in WARRIORS OF THE DEEP. They killed so many UNIT soldiers, a few who seemed as if they might have been regulars! The Master in TERROR is a joy to watch but there are far too many scenes of him talking to Farrel and other men. INFERNO is fun in the parallel universe and all the characters have time to be well rounded…but they are rounded and rounded…and rounded. All in all these are good Doctor Who if a little long. I also watched THE DAEMONS and it too is too long but very well done and in color it loses none of its horror. Jon's Doctor is also a bit…shall we say overpowering when meeting the locals in the pub in ep1. I like that!
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Wish she was here? Facing the 12 labors of Winter Storm Hercules?
OK, it wasn't really a postcard. It was a tweet from @sunnymoonx: "I've been in FL for 5 months and I'm jealous. Missing Nor'easters on #CapeCod."
As long as you have power and heat during a storm, technology and social media is way cooler than the ice that froze my car door shut. It's also how I was able to catch up with @sunnymoonx Friday morning after my second go-round on driveway shovel duty.
@sunnymoonx is Debbie George, who recently moved to Sebring, dead smack in the middle of Florida. The Rochester native who spent the last 20 years in Yarmouth told me that her "partner wanted to come down (to Florida), and get warm, and get ready to retire. So we moved our family down here. But I absolutely love the snow."
Hercules was big news even in the Sunshine State, George said. In fact, she said, the cold front we Cape Codders are dealing with was affecting the weather down south — a bit.
"It's in the mid-40s here. People are walking around in parkas and boots. I'm wearing jeans and a T-shirt. This is spring to me," George said at a highway rest stop on a day-trip drive to cruise Florida's east coast.
Usually, the "wish I were there" sentiment runs the other way, from north to south. So I just had to know: What did this 42-year-old stay-at-home mom miss about the snow?
"I've always been a crazy weather person," she said. "I remember when the Weather Channel first came out. I was like, 'Wow, the Weather Channel? Cool.'"
And back when popular meteorologist Todd Gross was with Channel 7 in Boston, George was an unofficial contributor to Gross' show as a frequent caller (and e-mailer), providing local weather condition updates.
Last year, when Nemo rolled through the Northeast, George said, she was still Cape-side. She drove out to Truro and Provincetown on the hunt for erosion damage — just because.
"We were out walking around in that crud. It's wet and freezing, but cool to experience," said the newly minted snow-loving Floridian. "The weather here is boring. The weathermen here don't really have much to do, except: is it going to be 80 or 82 here today?"
There was a genuine sense of longing in her voice, not that na-na-na-na tone you usually hear from New England snowbirds that flew south for the winter.
On Christmas, George said, they had the air conditioner running. "I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that," she said.
Also, George said, the real birds have arrived, the crocuses are out, and the roses are blooming.
"The water is about as warm as it gets on Cape Cod in August. We were walking around the beach about a week before Christmas and it was like going to the beach in Yarmouth and Barnstable in the summer," she said.
Yet, besides George's hankering for a hunk of snow, she brought with her another bit of New England. "We had a generator on the Cape and that saved us a few times. So we brought it with us when we moved. Haven't had any power outages yet, but we do get hurricanes, thunderstorms and downpours," she said.
Still, weather preference aside, George said, there's no debating where you can find better seafood.
"Seafood here consists of clam strips and rubber scallops and frozen stuff, at least here in the middle of Florida," she said. "That's another big thing I miss: fresh seafood."
After I spoke to George, I was inspired and had clam chowder for lunch. Re-charged, I went back outside and grabbed the shovel.
My back groaned with each heave of snow. But instead of questioning why I live someplace where it snows, like I usually do when shoveling, I smiled. Yes, the grass is always greener, and the weather is always better, on the other side of the bridge — or not.
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Terror stalks the lonely
Of a town that is lost to fear,
Silence rules the roads by night
As a malignant figure nears.
Screaming breaks the silence
As an awful creature comes,
Scything heads like barley ears
Until the night is done.
No-one dares to even plea
As terror heads their way,
Nothing living dares to move
And none dare even pray.
Crying throughout the night
In this doleful place,
Death in black raiments
Set against the human race.
Claw-like scratching echoes
Through this dreadful town,
Squid-like beaks are pecking
To break a thick door down:
Inside the door six people
Hide their lives away,
But scuttling death approaches
And hours remain till day.
Soon screaming cries ring out
As clawing, biting, pecking,
Reduces six poor people
To a bloody, seeping mess.
Horror fills the night
In a town that's lost to fear,
No-one living dares to breathe
And no outside dares come near.
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Walter J. Hall, of Pasadena, is serving his fifth six-year term on the AACC Board of Trustees. Initially, Hall was appointed in January 1984 to fill out a term and subsequently was reappointed to five more six-year terms. He served six one-year terms as chair.
President and owner of the Annapolis Bowl, Severna Park Lanes and Greenway Bowl in Odenton, Hall also is chair and owner of The English Company, a restaurant and catering chain based in Salisbury. He is chair of the Hall Investment Group, Hall Development Company and a principal in Hall Enterprises, a consulting business. From 1985-95, he was a partner in the Healthrax Group, a chain of 13 health and fitness clubs in New England. He also was president and CEO of BTR Realty Inc. and chaired it from 1981-86. His work with Fair Lanes Inc. in 1967-95 involved leadership roles ranging from vice president to president and CEO to chairman and then consultant.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Shelby County officials say the heat has contributed to two deaths earlier this week.
The county health department said Saturday that the air conditioner at the home of a 51-year-old woman broke and she began to have trouble breathing. She went to the hospital and was pronounced dead Monday.
On Thursday, a 60-year-old man was found in his home, which also did not have air conditioning. It was 95 degrees inside the man's home when he was discovered.
Both deaths were caused by complications from other health problems, but officials say heat was a contributing factor. It was the first heat-related deaths in the county this year.
There were eight heat-related deaths in the county last year and 21 a year earlier.
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A standoff is brewing between Republican Mike Pence and the leaders in the Indiana General Assembly over the governor-elect's plan to cut income taxes, a reminder that you don't need divided government to have conflict.
But in this GOP battle, the House and Senate leaders - true veterans of the legislative process - may have the upper hand.
Pence, who takes office Jan. 14, acknowledged last week that while he's had some budget experience as a congressman in Washington D.C., he's new to the process in Indiana. And you can bet those Indiana legislative leaders will want to remind Pence that they lead an equal branch of state government.
Still, this will likely be a friendlier duel than it would have been if Democrats controlled the legislature. Partisan battles turn uglier faster in part because the public expects the political parties to disagree.
When the fight is internal, the language is typically softer and the arguments more cautious. But often these conflicts are more interesting.
In this one, the battle lines are being drawn even before Pence takes office. He promised a 10 percent income tax cut during his campaign - in which he defeated Democrat John Gregg - and has said he intends to make the plan his top legislative priority.
Legislative leaders - particularly House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis - have been warning since before the November election that the cut may not be possible immediately. They argue that the General Assembly has recently cut a couple of other taxes and that budget writers are only now working those reductions in revenue into state spending plans.
Long has also said that while the state's cash position is enviable, the future remains unclear. Some economists are worried about a recession if Congress can't make a deal - or even if it does - on federal tax increases and spending cuts. The state's gambling revenue is under threat from casinos in Ohio and Illinois. And the costs the state may face under the federal health care law are uncertain.
Bosma even reminded reporters recently that he's the one that stopped outgoing Gov. Mitch Daniels from raising income taxes during that Republican's first legislative session. And Bosma said he won't be afraid to stop the new governor from cutting them.
So Pence is facing an uphill battle as he prepares for his first session.
What would help is a new argument.
Speaking at an Indiana Chamber of Commerce event on Thursday, Pence told business leaders that the state has a larger cash surplus than ever before. He said he'll present a budget plan that maintains the state's surplus while still cutting income taxes by 10 percent, a move that will reduce annual revenue by some $525 million annually.
But so far, Pence hasn't told lawmakers anything they don't already know about the state's budget. Yes, the state has more than $2 billion in cash - more than ever before. But $2 billion doesn't go as far as it did just a few years ago. So the "largest in history" argument doesn't mean much.
And Pence is dealing with lawmakers who have been through tax increases and tax cuts many times. They remember well the years in which it seemed like the state was swimming in cash only to cut taxes and then face tough times that called for cuts in key programs. They also remember tax cuts that were supposed to spur economic activity but seemed to just get lost, so that Hoosiers never fully recognized the break they had received.
These are legislative leaders with history, with experience and with significant political savvy and they're strong enough not to be swayed into action simply because a governor of their own party is proposing a plan that may be popular with Hoosiers.
That's why Pence needs a new argument. It won't be enough simply to claim the state can - in this moment - afford to give some cash back to Hoosiers. He's got to find a way to look long term, to show that over the next few years, maybe even the next few decades, this tax cut won't come back to haunt the state.
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Beginning this Saturday with the junior horse and pony show and concluding a week later with the always-popular demolition derby, the fair offers a smorgasbord of sights, sounds, smells and tastes that is vintage county fair. Nowhere else can your senses experience the same delicious mix.
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At the age of 77, he is still vital, healthy and involved. And he maintains an intellectual curiosity that keeps life interesting.
"I grew up in the country southwest of Ramsey," Price said. "I suppose we were considered poor. There wasn't much cash, but we never went hungry. And we had a lot of fun."
From an early age, he demonstrated a thirst for knowledge and a fascination with people.
In early spring 1839 George Washington Hickerson had a vision – and in 1866, when he wrote his life story, his vision was preserved for posterity.
One of the three children of William Loving and Malinda Luster Hickerson, George, along with brother, Andrew Jackson Hickerson, served in the Black Hawk War from Fayette County. George wrote in his memoirs that he was elected major of the militia in Fayette County.
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In its final meeting of the fiscal year, the Vandalia Board of Education on Tuesday approved a revised budget for the nearly completed year and heard from the superintendent that the district remains in good financial shape.
"The hay's not in the barn yet," said Superintendent Rich Well, noting that the fiscal year didn't end until midnight Wednesday, "but we're looking very good. We're where we are right now because we've been good stewards of our money."
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My name is Hush. This is not my birth name given to me, but a name I have given myself. I'm a fine artist and graphic designer now based in the Seattle area. I have been trained in, and work in many mediums and styles. I believe that we are constantly changing and learning, so I try not to stick to one thing. I live in the moment, and therefore do not fully plan my artwork, but I go with the flow, trust myself and just enjoy what happens! I work and create in the NOW. Each stroke is meaningful, and each piece was created with the vitality and joy that we all have within us!
As an artist, I believe we are in the middle of a world wide "shift" if you will. This is a change in consciousness for us as human beings, a change for the better for our world and this reality. Our species has become lost, we have destroyed the earth, each other and we are fearful...But there IS hope.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Overnight storms left damage in several areas around Lexington. Just off Harrodsburg Road, a tree fell onto the back of a home and trapped a person inside.
"I was in the kitchen area and heard an extremely loud noise," says Alex York, who was trapped inside once the tree fell. "I looked into my bedroom and realized half the ceiling had collapsed and noticed some large branches that were also in the interior. I realized, obviously, that a tree had fallen."
Around 10:00 Wednesday night, Alex York says a tree fell onto the roof of his home on Lynn Road. He lives in an addition in the back of the home, which only has one way out.
The tree was blocking the door and rain was pouring in from the roof, so York had no choice but to call for help. Firefighters were able to get him out through a window within about 10 minutes.
Thursday morning, York and his roommates took a look at the damage, and even though it is extensive, he says it could've been worse.
"Didn't realize until this morning how big the tree actually was but we have some people coming to cut down the tree and get it cleaned up, so we'll be back on our feet soon," York says.
In addition to outside damage, there's also water damage from rain on the inside of the home.
York and his roommates say they do have renter's insurance and have already been in contact with their landlord about the damage.
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the U.S. missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's concerns about its plans, a harsh warning that reflected deep cracks in U.S.-Russian ties despite President Barack Obama's efforts to "reset" relations with the Kremlin.
President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes for a deal with the U.S. on missile defense, but he strongly accused Washington and its NATO allies of ignoring Russia's worries. He said Russia will have to take military countermeasures if the U.S. continues to build the shield without legal guarantees that it will not be aimed against Russia.
The U.S. has repeatedly assured Russia that its proposed missile defense system wouldn't be directed against Russia's nuclear forces, and it did that again Wednesday.
"I do think it's worth reiterating that the European missile defense system that we've been working very hard on with our allies and with Russia over the last few years is not aimed at Russia," said Capt. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman. "It is ... designed to help deter and defeat the ballistic missile threat to Europe and to our allies from Iran."
But Medvedev said Moscow will not be satisfied by simple declarations and wants a binding agreement. He said, "When we propose to put in on paper in the form of precise and clear legal obligations, we hear a strong refusal."
Medvedev warned that Russia will station missiles in its westernmost Kaliningrad region and other areas, if the U.S. continues its plans without offering firm and specific pledges that the shield isn't directed at its nuclear forces. He didn't say whether the missiles would carry conventional or nuclear warheads.
In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was "very disappointed" with Russia's threat to deploy missiles near alliance nations, adding that "would be reminiscent of the past and ... inconsistent with the strategic relations NATO and Russia have agreed they seek."
"Cooperation, not confrontation, is the way ahead," Rasmussen said in a statement.
"If our partners tackle the issue of taking our legitimate security interests into account in an honest and responsible way, I'm sure we will be able to come to an agreement," Medvedev said. "But if they propose that we 'cooperate,' or, to say it honestly, work against our own interests, we won't be able to reach common ground."
Moscow has agreed to consider a proposal NATO made last fall to cooperate on the missile shield, but the talks have been deadlocked over how the system should be operated. Russia has insisted that it should be run jointly, which NATO has rejected.
Medvedev also warned that Moscow may opt out of the New START arms control deal with the United States and halt other arms control talks, if the U.S. proceeds with the missile shield without meeting Russia's demand. The Americans had hoped that the START treaty would stimulate progress in further ambitious arms control efforts, but such talks have stalled because of tension over the missile plan.
While the New START doesn't prevent the U.S. from building new missile defense systems, Russia has said it could withdraw from the treaty if it feels threatened by such a system in future.
The New START has been a key achievement of Obama's policy of improving relations with Moscow, which had suffered badly under the George W. Bush administration.
"It's impossible to do a reset using old software, it's necessary to develop a new one," Medvedev's envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said at a news conference.
The U.S. plan calls for placing land- and sea-based radars and interceptors in European locations, including Romania and Poland, over the next decade and upgrading them over time.
Medvedev said that Russia will carefully watch the development of the U.S. shield and take countermeasures if Washington continues to ignore Russia's concerns. He warned that Moscow would deploy short-range Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, a Baltic Sea region bordering Poland, and place weapons in other areas in Russia's west and south to target U.S. missile defense sites. Medvedev said Russia would put a new early warning radar in Kaliningrad.
Igor Korotchenko, a Moscow-based military expert, was quoted by the state RIA Novosti news agency as saying that the latter would mean targeting missile defense radars and command structures with missiles and bombers. "That will make the entire system useless," he said.
Medvedev and other Russian leaders have made similar threats in the past, and the latest statement appears to be aimed at the domestic audience ahead of Dec. 4 parliamentary elections.
Medvedev, who is set to step down to allow Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to reclaim the presidency in March's election, leads the ruling United Russia party list in the parliamentary vote. A stern warning to the U.S. and NATO issued by Medvedev seems to be directed at rallying nationalist votes in the polls.
Rogozin, Russia's NATO envoy, said the Kremlin won't follow the example of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and take unwritten promises from the West.
"The current political leadership can't act like Gorbachev, and it wants written obligations secured by ratification documents," Rogozin said.
Medvedev's statement was intended to encourage the U.S. and NATO to take Russia seriously at the missile defense talks, Rogozin said. He added that the Russian negotiators were annoyed by the U.S. "openly lying" about its missile defense plans.
"We won't allow them to treat us like fools," he said. "Nuclear deterrent forces aren't a joke."
Associated Press writers Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow, Pauline Jelinek and Julie Pace in Washington and Slobodan Lekic in Brussels contributed to this report.


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According to the NRMCA, the Producer Excellence in Quality award criteria were established by its Research Engineering and Standards Committee to recognize quality initiatives of its member companies.
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Sale Takes Off: Avio Space builds the Vega launcher. UK fund Cinven owns 86 percent of the firm, and Italy's Finmeccanica owns the balance. (Avio Space)
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ROME — After being held up for months, the sale of Italian satellite launcher builder Avio Space could get underway in July and form a key element in a predicted consolidation of the European launcher market, officials have said.
The firm, which is 86 percent owned by UK fund Cinven and 14 percent owned by Italys Finmeccanica, could yet be bought by Safran, Airbus, Finmeccanica or a combination of partners. But if the who is still uncertain, the when is looking more certain, thanks to a series of political and corporate changes in Italy.
All the changes seem to suggest July is when the decision will be made, said a source knowledgeable of talks about the firm.
Avios space activity, which includes the small Vega launcher, has been up for sale since Cinven and minority partner Finmeccanica split off and sold Avios main activity aircraft engines to General Electric in 2013. Cinven and Finmeccanica held onto Avio Space while state-controlled Finmeccanica mulled whether to use an option to buy out Cinvens shares and keep the firm.
Finmeccanica reportedly had until October 2013 to decide, but the date came and went with no sale. Because Avio Space is a strategic Italian firm, the Italian government was expected to weigh in on its future, but with no decision forthcoming, Cinven was kept from concluding the sale.
In the meantime, Safran and Airbus made non-binding offers worth around 300 million (US $408 million), but said they would also be prepared to be minority partners with Finmeccanica.
In November, Alessandro Pansa, then-CEO of Finmeccanica, said the firm planned to hold onto its stake and possibly increase it, choosing an international partner.
In April, Safran Chief Executive Jean-Paul Herteman said the firm was still interested.
But only now are conditions ripe in Italy for a sale, the source said.
The relatively weak coalition government headed by Enrico Letta last year has since been replaced by a stronger center-left government run by Matteo Renzi, which won a landslide victory on May 24 in elections to the European Parliament. The vote could give Renzis government the confidence to make a series of decisions, including the Avio sale.
Secondly, Finmeccanica has a new CEO in place, Mauro Moretti, who was named in April to replace Pansa. Although he is meeting with the heads of Finmeccanica units and getting to know the company, Moretti will need to make key decisions soon.
In a letter to staffers, which was published on May 28, Moretti said his focus would be on creating value, pointing out that the firm would have lost 558 million last year if not for the sell off of its stake in energy unit Ansaldo Energia.
A third reason for an Avio deal in July, said the source, is that the Italian Space Agency, which is a major customer for Avio Space, has also just appointed a new president.
Former chief Enrico Saggesse stepped down in February following a probe into alleged corruption at the agency. Saggesse said he would step down to clear his name. He was temporarily replaced by a special commissioner, Aldo Sandulli, while senior Italian physicist Roberto Battiston was named as a permanent replacement on May 16.
Finally, a preparatory session will be held in July ahead of a scheduled December meeting of European Space Agency ministers about Europes space launch capacity.
Italy must decide what to do with Avio by the July meeting, the source said.
The meeting will focus on Europes next generation Ariane 6 launcher, envisioned as using solid propellant. Since Avio has already developed solid propellant technology for its Vega launcher, the firm could be handed a key role in the development of Ariane 6, the source said.
Additionally, the launch sector is due for major reshuffling, Airbus CEO Tom Enders said on May 24.
And not just the industry part but what the government agencies do, in order to make that a profitable healthy business going forward, he told Reuters.
Enders said Europe needs to bring prices down to compete with the likes of US entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is offering low-cost launches.
We either much improve and integrate our industrial structures or well become irrelevant, he said.
If there is a big bang coming in the sector then Italy may take full control of Avio Space in order to have greater role in consolidation in the business, the source said. If that consolidation is not going to happen soon, then Italy might bring in a partner to provide the skills it needs to compete in the launcher market.
Another determining factor in whether Italy buys control of Avio is whether the Italian government wants to continue funding space launches, the source said.
Right now, the Italian government is not providing funding to cover launchers, and military observation satellites and communications satellites. It will need to choose, and Finmeccanica needs to know what that choice is, he said. ■
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Garrett Taylor is the fifth player - and third four-star defensive back - in Michigan's 2015 class. / Photo courtesy of Rivals.com
Michigans coaching staff has only a large handful of spots to give in the 2015 recruiting class (currently 13, with a likely swelling to 16 or so). Three defensive backs may seem like plenty in the group especially at this early stage but with the pledge of Richmond (Va.) St. Christophers four-star Garrett Taylor Monday afternoon, the Maize and Blue have already hit that mark.
Taylor, the No. 41 overall prospect and No. 6 cornerback in the nation, joins fellow four-stars Shaun Crawford and Tyree Kinnel in Michigans 2015 DB haul. He is the highest-rated yet, and at 6-foot-1, 188 pounds, rivals the 6-0, 200-pound Kinnel as the biggest.
The coaches there are great, Taylor said. Coach (Greg) Mattison is trying to play more cover 3 and man defense so he wants tall, long corners and I fit that description. I like to play press-man coverage so I definitely like that. Coach (Roy) Manning is my position coach and recruiting coordinator. He is a great guy and Ive built a strong relationship with him.
Taylors commitment marks the second time in three years that U-M has brought in three or more defensive backs rated at least four stars. The 2013 group brought cornerbacks Jourdan Lewis and Ross Douglas (now a running back) to Ann Arbor, along with safeties Delano Hill and Dymonte Thomas. Even the 2014 recruiting year when Michigan brought in only two defensive backs one of them was a five-star in the form of Paramus (N.J.) Catholic standout Jabrill Peppers.
I was obviously aware that he signed with them last year, Taylor said. Its just another opportunity to compete with the best and he will make me better and hopefully I can make him better. Thats something I look forward to.
Taylors commitment gives Michigan a loaded backfield in 2015, his first year on campus. Five-star Peppers will be joined by four three-star players and now nine four-stars on the roster.
The question quickly becomes whether Michigan has room for any more in 2015. Despite the already-impressive haul, U-M has been prominently mentioned with five-star cornerbacks Iman Marshall (out of Long Beach in California, the alma mater of former U-M five-star Donovan Warren) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (out of Jersey City, N.J.). While Brady Hoke and Co. likely wouldnt turn away either of those players, its clear that others may not have room to commit.
Tim Sullivan is the Football Recruiting Editor of The Wolverine magazine and TheWolverine.com. He is also a contributor to national football recruiting coverage on the Rivals.com network. You can follow him on Twitter @TimS_Wolverine.