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Message from the President
I hope you will work with me to eliminate pesticides and other toxic substances in our air, food, water, and everyday products. I hope you will join with me in the fight against global climate change and for clean energy that threatens all that Rachel Carson and the RCC have worked for over the years.
Today, California is ravaged by drought. Coal ash is destroying rivers in West Virginia. Maryland wants to process fracked natural gas and ship it to Asia, and the Keystone XL pipeline, unless stopped, will ruin and pollute our landscapes and water throughout its course, while adding unacceptable amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Please join with me and involve your friends, neighbors, colleagues, and fellow environmentalists in the great work of the Rachel Carson Council.
Send them to our web site at www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org, have them sign up for our e-mail activist list (and send us your e-mail if you have not) and urge them to become a supporter of Rachel Carson's proud legacy.
Together, I believe we can create the world that Rachel imagined and make it cleaner, safer, and healthier for our children, grandchildren, and all those who will follow after us.
Robert K. Musil, PhD, MPH is the President and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council, the legacy organization envisioned by Rachel Carson and founded in 1965 by her closest friends and colleagues. Dr. Musil was named President and CEO in February, 2014 and is only the third head of this historic environmental group.
Dr. Musil is also a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University, where he teaches about climate change and American environmental politics. He also has been a Visiting Scholar at the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy, Wesley Theological Seminary, where he taught about religious responses to global warming and security threats.
From 1992-2006, Dr. Musil was the longest-serving Executive Director and CEO of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize for Peace. During his tenure, he nearly tripled PSR's membership, budget, and staff. He is a graduate of Yale and Northwestern Universities and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and has been a Visiting Honorary Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and of Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Dr. Musil received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) from Mitchell College and joined their Board of Trustees in 2009. In spring 2011, Dr. Musil was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) at Lincoln Memorial University. A Woodrow Wilson Foundation Visiting Fellow since 2006, he is widely sought as a campus and civic lecturer. Dr. Musil has also taught at Northwestern, Temple, St. Joseph's and LaSalle Universities.
Dr. Musil specializes in contemporary global sustainability, security, and health issues, as well as Cold War history, culture, and policy. He is the author of numerous articles and Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future (Rutgers University Press, 2009) and Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment (Rutgers Press, 2014).
Dr. Musil helped launch PSR's environmental program in the early 1990's and led PSR campaigns for safe and affordable drinking water, clean air, and to prevent toxic pollution and global climate change. As a member of the Green Group, representing the nation's thirty-four largest environmental groups, Dr. Musil has met regularly and worked closely over the years with leading public figures including Presidents and Vice Presidents, numerous cabinet members, and Congressional leaders. He also initiated PSR's U.S.-Mexico Border Project in El Paso and Juarez, Mexico and has represented PSR at international environment negotiations in Montreal, Kyoto, Johannesburg, Geneva, and elsewhere.
A long-time leader of the environmental and nuclear arms control movements, Dr. Musil has also been Executive Director of the Professionals' Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control, the SANE Education Fund, the Center for National Security Studies Military Affairs Project, and CCCO: An Agency for Military and Draft Counseling. He is a former Army Captain who taught communications and policy at the Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
For fourteen years, Dr. Musil was also the Executive Producer and host of "Consider the Alternatives" a half-hour weekly radio program syndicated to over 150 stations with over 2,000,000 listeners. He has been the producer of numerous ground-breaking independent video documentaries and public radio documentary series including "One Blue Sky: Health and the Human Environment." Dr. Musil is two-time winner of the Armstrong Award for Excellence in Radio Broadcasting.
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This past summer I was honored to be asked to team up with Brijesh Patel and contribute to Craig Liebenson's upcoming function training text book. Craig is a health care provider that understands the need for both rehabilitation and serious strength training in order to perform at the highest level while reducing the chance of injury.
In short, Craig "gets it".
Recently I was able to watch Craig's most recent contribution to the health and performance field, his 3-disk DVD set.
Core Stability Training
Functional Performance Training
Flexibility, Yoga Training & Postural Advice DVD
This 3-DVD set is a great addition to all sports medicine libraries as Craig is able to bridge the gap between basic sports medicine rehabilitation exercises all the way to high level training with clear examples and coaching details. It has been my experience that it is this very gap that so many athletes either reinjure themselves or simply never get out of and thus fail to transition to elite sports performance altogether. The exercises that Craig outlines can be used in both rehabilitation settings or any high performance training center.
I was particularly impressed with both Craig's respiration assessment and lower belly breathing exercises, which so many clinicians fail to evaluate and implement during their primary physical exam, along with Craig's exercise selections and progressions within the Core Stability Training DVD. Because low back pain is nearly inevitable for all of us, and a certainty among college basketball athletes at some time during their college career, a working knowledge and a mastery of appropriate exercise selection is a paramount. The exercises outlined in this DVD are a must for all athletes as part of their general physical conditioning prior to low back pain or as part of their comprehensive core strengthening program after an episode of low back pain.
I had a manager from another company give me a call recently for a reference on a employee that worked for me several years ago. He explained a little about the position and then I in turn told him a little about the employee's responsibilities here and how this particular person fit in with the group. When I was done, he asked me how this employee stood out from the rest. Great question. My answer was immediate and without hesitation; they were one of my top students because they took ownership of their position.
What is ownership exactly? It's the difference between someone who does the minimum of what is expected of them and someone that takes a legitimate interest in improving their workplace. Let's take the Ownership Quiz . . .
* During staff meetings, are you the person who volunteers for new tasks/projects or are you the person who lowers their eyes hoping someone else raises their hand?* Do you take pride in the work you do on a day to day basis or do you simply do what is asked of you and be glad it's done?* Do you take the initiative, bringing ideas for positive change to your office or are you the person that simply complains about how things could be better?* If there is an issue outside of business hours, do your coworkers know it's alright to contact you or are they under the impression that would be a cardinal sin?* Do you subscribe more to the idea of getting your job done rather than the phrase "business hours" or are you punching a clock at 9a and 5p every single day?
What if your well-being was tied directly into the performance of your whole office? Well, I've got news for you. It is. Ownership is about treating your position as if you owned your own business. It is about being a catalyst for positive growth in your environment regardless of whether you are the VP or an entry-level employee. When you own your position, you are telling your supervisors, your co-workers, and the employees under you that you care. You are providing a positive example for all and working towards bettering your environment regardless of the situation. The highest compliment that I can give to any of my employees is that they took ownership of their position. These are the ones that stood and continue to stand out from the crowd, even years later.
Are you taking ownership of your workplace or just getting in the way of those that do?
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Feb. 6, 2010
Meyo Invitational Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Freshman Kirani James smashed the 400 meter school record en route to posting the current world's fastest 400 meter time in his debut to lead Alabama at the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Center on Saturday.
"I knew in the back of my mind from where he (James) was in the first two meets, I knew he would challenge for the world lead," Glance said. "Kirani is a hard-working, very coachable young man. For this race, I told him he just needed to get to the post and get position and then he just pulled away towards the end of the race."
James, in his first indoor 400m open race, blazed his way around the oval to claim the individual title with a NCAA automatic qualifying time of 45.79. The freshman was hardly pushed, as the second place finisher was almost a full second behind at 46.43. James' time leads the nation by .02 seconds, leads the SEC by .69 seconds and set a new standard for Alabama 400m runners, breaking a 10-year school record of 46.46 held by Cori Loving - also set in South Bend.
"It feels good, but this race was just to see where I'm at," James said. "It's not for me to make any statements or anything like that. It was just to see what I need to improve on to get better."
Fellow freshman Fabian Norgrove placed 10th in the 400m dash with a season-best time of 48.15.
James returned at the end of the day to lead off the 4x400m relay team, which included Norgrove, Aaron Stockstell and Matthew Watson as well. The relay team members combined to run a provisional qualifying time of 3:09.27 as they placed second in the race. The time ranks as the seventh-fastest time in school history and second-fastest in the SEC.
In the 60m dash, senior Ray Jadusingh notched his third consecutive NCAA provisional qualifying mark as he won the 60m dash individual title with a time of 6.71.
Junior transfer Joel Rop set a new career-best in the mile run with a time of 4:07.51 on his way to a finish in fourth. Rop's time is the fourth-fastest time in the SEC this season.
Fellow junior transfers Fred Samoei and Julius Bor competed in the Meyo Mile posting times of 4:08.12 and 4:13.63 to finish eighth and 12th, respectively.
Earning his second provisional mark of the year, sophomore Tyler Campbell placed fifth in the high jump with a leap of 7-0 1/4 to tie his season-best mark.
Stockstell posted a new season-best 800m time by almost three full seconds. His time of 1:50.07 placed him seventh overall and is the fastest-time to date in the SEC.
Brandon Spradley also sprinted his way to a new season-best time of 22.04 in the 200m dash.
On Friday, Shaun Gaiser leaped his way to a new season-best mark in the long jump by over one foot. Gaiser's mark of 23-11 3/4 was good enough for eighth.
"The greatest thing is that, as a team, we had a pretty good meet," head coach Harvey Glance said. "We had five NCAA marks, and of course Kirani's world-leading time. This is the meet I had talked about coming in here and doing good things; challenging records and NCAA marks."
The Tide will send split squads to the Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash., and the Texas A&M Challenge in College Station, Texas, on Feb. 12-13.


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By JB Clark and Brad Locke
Daily Journal
The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported no traffic fatalities during the New Year's enforcement period.
Highway Patrol troopers worked 71 vehicle collisions on the state's highways, five of which were alcohol related.
The relatively short, 30-hour enforcement period began at 6 p.m. Tuesday and ended at midnight Thursday.
Five of the collisions were alcohol related, and troopers handed out 78 DUIs. There were also two felony arrests made.
The highest number of collisions occurred in Troop H's territory, with 16. Locally, there were five collisions recorded by Troop G (Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Clay, Oktibbeha, Lowndes, Choctaw, Winston and Noxubee counties) and three by Troop F (Benton, Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Lee, Union and Itawamba counties). Neither troop worked an alcohol-related crash.
Troopers in Troop F made 10 DUI arrests and wrote 15 citations for seat belt violations.
In Troop G, one DUI arrest was made and 26 seat belt violation citations written. The last fatality-free holiday enforcement period on Mississippi's highways was Memorial Day 2012. That enforcement period lasted 80 hours.


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Getting PersonalNovember 17th, 2010
Last Saturday's game between Georgia and Auburn has stayed in the spotlight due to accusations of dirty play by Auburn defensive lineman Nick Fairley and the ejection of two other Auburn defensive lineman at the end of the game. Overall, the game was marred by twelve personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, with the teams responsible for six apiece.
The twelve personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties tie that game with two others for the most penalties of those types in a game since 2005, which is as far back as I have individual penalty data. For personal fouls, I'm including all varieties of personal fouls, including chop blocks, face masks, roughing the passer, etc.
Here are the games with with the most personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties since 2005. The numbers include every personal foul penalty where a flag was thrown, even if it was offset by another penalty. Often times, a personal foul will be called against both teams on a play and they will offset each other. For the purpose of this list, it counts as two personal foul penalties in the game, even though no yardage was marked off by the referee and they don't count in the game's official penalty totals.
PF & UC Visit Team Home Team Date Penalties +-----------------+-----------------+------------+-----------+ Georgia Auburn 11/13/2010 12 Troy La.-Lafayette 11/28/2009 12 Western Ky. Bowling Green 09/29/2007 12 Idaho Hawaii 10/30/2010 11 Morgan St. Maryland 09/11/2010 11 UAB Florida St. 09/08/2007 11 Virginia Tech Florida St. 12/03/2005 11 Ohio Buffalo 10/29/2005 11 Virginia Boston College 10/08/2005 11 Baylor Texas A&M 11/21/2009 10 UAB Troy 09/19/2009 10 Southern Miss. SMU 11/29/2008 10 Fla. Atlantic La.-Monroe 10/25/2008 10 Miami (Ohio) Bowling Green 10/18/2008 10 Brigham Young TCU 10/16/2008 10 Western Ky. North Texas 11/24/2007 10 Florida St. Duke 10/14/2006 10 Colorado Miami (Fla.) 09/24/2005 10 Hawaii Michigan St. 09/10/2005 10


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The Chalice Well is a spring which flows up in a stone well shaft thought to be more than 800 years old. It is also thought to be the burial place of the Holy Grail, brought to Glastonbury by Joseph of Aramathea. The well cover is made from English Oak and covered in the pattern "vesica piscis" in wrought iron designed by Frederick Bligh Bond. This pattern/symbol is seen throughout the gardens.
The Well has been an important part of Glastonbury, being the chief supply of fresh water to the town until about the 19th century. It's been in continuous use for about 2000 years. The spring has never run dry and its source is a mystery. It does contain iron which stains the surrounding rocks a reddish colour.
The water is thought to have healing powers and you can drink from the Lion's Head out of which the water flows, I'd suggest bringing a water bottle with you. There is also Pilgrim's Bath, in Arthur's Courtyard, where people were able to immerse themselves in the water for healings. The level of the Bath is higher now but healings still take place.
According to the pamplet I picked up when I visited, the healing comes not from the minerals in the water but from a "vibratory force that is released when the water leaves its subterranean home and interacts with thr forces of earth, air and light above ground." Very New Agey around this place.
The grounds are quite nice to wander through and there are several Holy Thorns such as the one at Glastonbury Abbey.
Admission to the Garden is �2.70 for an adult.
Address: Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury
Directions: Off the A361 road towards Shepton Mallet at the base of Glastonbury Tor. About 10 minutes walk from town.
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I have been a renter for a long time. I like many in would like more of the American Dream and part of that dream always is owning a home. But since the great housing bubble burst saving for a down payment and then qualifying for a home mortgage is harder than ever. Or what if you own your home and need to save it from foreclosure? What if you need help paying your school taxes or heat your home in the winter? Since the economic collapse of 2008 many us had family members or ourselves laid off and were forced to take jobs that paid less, but unfortunately our bills stayed the same. So what can we do? We can get smart and ask questions, seek answers and ask for help if we know where to find it. This article may help us all find a few answers to those questions.
Recently my mother had a small stroke, but unfortunately she needed rehabilitation. With the rehabilitation it was hoped that she would regain most of her speech and swallowing ability. So she was transferred from her senior facility to a rehab for a few months. During this time she needed some money from her bank account. So I went over to her bank to draw some money out for her needs. There I got on a discussion with one of the bank representatives on how costly home financing and home ownership has become. Since I had gone to a home ownership educational course only a week before it was all still very fresh in my memory. He told me how his father had just recently had a stroke as well and that his fathers home was in foreclosure. I told me that my mother had recently had a stroke too and that I had gone to a home ownership course and that they not only helped with financing a home but also with many other home ownership issues such as foreclosure. I gave him the contact information for this program and left to accomplish several other tasks that day. What interested me about the conversation I had with the bank representative is my presumed stereotype of a bank representative. On the news we see wealthy bankers and million dollar CEO paychecks, however we never really realize just how hard it is today to make a living. We often are one paycheck away from losing our home and our way of life. That is why information is power. If we know where to ask for help when we need it and then take that help we can hopefully bridge the gap between that last paycheck or illness to recovery. His father needed help that he could not give and I could not give, but maybe some other organization could. I hope it helped him and I hope the list of organizational contacts I list for you below can help you too.
The first one is the contact I gave the bank representative and the one who will be helping me find and obtain financing for a new home. They provide a myriad of services, just some of them being financing a home, dealing with the IRS, help with finding emergency housing, getting help with academic issues and dealing with foreclosure. Click on PathStone to see their site for more.
The second is the New York State School Tax Relief Program or the (STAR) program. This program can help you lower your school taxes by allowing partial exemptions on your school taxes based on your earned income. The STAR program allows you to exempt a portion of the total value of your home, thereby reducing the total amount of taxes you would pay otherwise. If you do not live in New York, please check your own state's website for similar programs. Click on this link to see about the New York State STAR program.
The next program can save you some money on your winter home heating bills. Like the Star Program, this program has a window of time which you can apply for the program, after which you will not be eligible to receive funds so check the dates and apply early. The Home Energy Assistance Program or HEAP program is also a New York State initiative and its goal is reduce your energy costs by reimbursing a portion of your home heating bills. The program also provides assistance with home weatherization which can also reduce your home heating and air conditioning costs, If you are a landlord you can have your units inspected by registered contractors and if they determine weatherization upgrades can be performed they can do it for free, no cost to you the landlord. Click on this link to see about the New York State HEAP program.
The last program can help you monitor you obtain your credit rating for free and monitor your score for free with no strings attached. This could be helpful if you are planning to buy a home in the near future but are unsure what is on your credit report, what your credit score is or how to improve it. I first heard of Credit Karma on the radio. I was reluctant to try it out because all the free credit score sites I knew of wanted me to buy something in the end. I thought it was too good to be true, but I now use it and would recommend it for anyone. It is similar to mint.com in the way it functions so if you're familiar with that site you will feel at home with this one. They pull your TransUnion score so you may still need to work with the other two of the big three credit reporting organizations. But, you can pull your credit when you need it and it is free so that a price I could not say no to. I can also simulate how my credit score would change as well, for example, if I payed off my credit cards or added a new line of credit. The site has 256 bit encryption and a class 3 extended SSL certificate from VeriSign, so it secure. Click on CreditKarma to find out more on their program.
Hopefully like me you will keep the door open to buying a house if you really desire to and if you need help stopping a foreclosure, paying for home heating or reducing your school tax burden you will reach out to these organizations and ask for help. If you need new insulation for your roof, or need to find emergency housing, these organizations may be able to help you as well. If you need to know your credit score in order to finance a home or a car, or need to help with the IRS they can also help you. Even if you need to find child care or you need help finding educational service, they may be able to lend you a hand. Ask, you may just be surprised who can help and how much they can help. No one should have to deal with an illness or foreclosure by themselves, not me nor the nice bank representative I met. I hope I helped him that day and now I hope what I told him will help you too.


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The women began today's action with a victory in the 200 medley relay, as the team of sophomore Justine Schluntz, freshman Annie Chandler, sophomore Lara Jackson and junior Lacey Nymeyer posted an NCAA consideration time of 1:41.43.
In the 1650 free, freshman Joni Zimmerman finished second with a time of 16:45.36. Nymeyer won the 200 free with a time of 1:49.92 and sophomore Anna Turner finished third (1:51.05), while freshman Caitlin Iversen finished third in the 100 back (56.25).
The 400 free relay team of Turner, Myers, sophomore Taylor Baughman and Nymeyer finished dual meet action for the women with a second place finish, posting a time of 3:23.31.
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Freshman Jean Basson finished first in the 1650 free with a time of 15:21.00 and was followed by a series of second-place finishes, as senior Adam Ritter finished second in the 200 free (1:37.09), Subirats finished second in the 100 back (48.54) and Barnes fished second in the 100 breast (55.11), respectively.
In the 50 free, Subirats finished first with a time of 20.33 and Ritter finished first in the 200 IM (1:49.87).
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Oh, how we do have some very talented customers!! The creativity out there never ceases to amaze and inspire me, and it's so much so in the case of this Mickey Inspired Party!
You may have seen little snippets of it in Bird's Party Magazine Holiday 2012 Issue in our STYLED BY YOU section, but it's just too good to keep to myself, so I'm sharing some more unseen photos of the fabulous eye candy from this Mickey Birthday Bash, styled by the amazing Ana Carolina for her little Jorge Arthur's 2nd birthday!
Breathtaking, right?! :)
Thank you so much to Ana Carolina and little Jorge Arthur for sharing your beautiful party with us!
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Styling: Ana Carolina Soares
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As he readies to retire this Thanksgiving week, Bob West, an energy counselor and Clark Public Utilities employee for 33 years, checks his phone messages. The woman's voice at the other end was full of emotion. She'd heard of his retirement. She wondered who she was going to call for energy advice now, because West had handled her questions for many years. Finally she gathered herself up and, apologizing for her emotion, wished him a happy retirement. "It's nice to hear that I've had that kind of impact on a person's life," West says, then picks up the phone to call her back.
As an energy counselor, West's job meant going into customers' homes every day to help them find ways to cut energy waste and save money. Sometimes it was a simple fix such as switching out incandescent light bulbs for CFLs; other times it was more complex, like recommending new windows, or a more efficient heating and ventilation system.
You'd think a big bald guy like West wouldn't have a dandruff problem, but his dusty shoulders are a hazard of the job. Even with his broad shoulders, he's able to wriggle around tight spaces in attics and crawlspaces on a daily basis, leaving his shoulders covered with flecks of wood shavings, sheet rock or insulation. He jokingly refers to his "energy review dandruff" as he brushes it away.
West recently went out on two of his last in-home energy reviews. The first was a large Camas home. The woman living there was having trouble figuring out why her electric bill was so high. As he entered her home, he pulled on the shoe covers he always sports inside a home before he started to work. The woman's two dogs tried to distract him, but experience has prepared him for almost anything. He pulled a couple doggie treats from his clipboard and for the rest of the appointment, the dogs gnawed away while West worked. Down in the basement, he found the culprit. Unknowingly, the woman was heating her garage, causing her electric bill to shoot through the roof.
Having solved the first mystery, West moved on to his second visit. The home was a small, one-level home in Washougal, rented by an elderly couple. They had lost their retirement in the economic downturn and were having trouble paying their electric bill. They were hoping West could point out a few easy changes to save money. After looking around, Bob gave them some inexpensive tips, but told them new doors and windows would make a big difference in this older home. West recognized the dilemma the solution caused the couple and he recommended ways to work with their landlord to take advantage of incentives and rebates for upgrades. But, before leaving, he also connected them with customer service to make sure the couple was on a monthly payment plan that was realistic and that they were getting all the help they might be eligible for on their bills.
When asked what his least favorite part of the job is, his usual jovial smile faded. "When I can really do nothing to help," he said. "As a single father of three sons, I have a soft spot for elderly customers and single parents whenever I see them in a tough spot. But the flip side is most of the time there's something I can do, and I feel I can make a difference for them."
West's compassion for people always helped him find a way to put them at ease. Whether they were discussing dogs, baseball, or kids, he found a way to connect. The team of utility energy counselors is ready to continue West's legacy of great service, but his retirement will leave a hole as big as his heart and broad as his shoulders.
And the woman who called? He gave her his cell number — he figures he can still answer a few energy questions from the seat of his motorcycle.
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- Far up the white trail Night came trotting faithfully down. [13]
- A loud laugh went up, and it was still ringing when there burst into the group, out of the trail, Abe Hawley, on foot. [11]
- The afternoon had well advanced when Venters struck the trail of the red herd and found where it had grazed the night before. [13]
- The sorrel had wandered off down the sage between the trail and the canyon. [13]
- Even Tom, intent upon the trail, turned and laughed at Polly Ann as she stood clutching me. [9]
- Remounting, Venters headed up the white trail with the fragrant wind in his face. [13]
- It seemed ungenerous to meet her simple honesty by such obvious repartee, but he held on to see where the trail would lead. [11]
- That trail led to an undiscovered point where Oldring drove cattle into the pass, and many a rider who had followed it had never returned. [13]
- Venters imagined that the trail went down into the Pass somewhere north of those ridges. [13]
- It was not the thousand dangers and hardships of the journey across the Wilderness Trail that frightened Polly Ann. [9]
- The opening of the canyon showed in a break of the sage, and the cattle trail paralleled it as far as he could see. [13]
- Some cruel misunderstanding, some pitiable mistake must have been at work here, and he came upon the right trail speedily enough. [10]
- He was very near to the ragged edge of a deep canyon into which the trail turned. [13]
- Straightaway for five miles the trail stretched, and then it disappeared in hummocky ground. [13]
- She did not know where she was going, what she would find, or where the new trail would lead her. [11]
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Improve the Auto Post to Blog function
Some customisation options, and some user friendly setup options would be convenient.
Setting up the blog at the moment is very confusing, and it's only the sticky notes by other users that make it possible.
It would be nice to be able to customise the format of the post. And to have a default introduction text/template for each post. (possibly with wildcards that can be replaced by content (such as date, tags, titles, etc..). )
Be nice to be able to have weekly posts on days other than sunday.
Not sure if it's possible, but it'd be good to be able to choose a category (for on the blog) and even have the option to have all the tags collated and used as blog/wordpress tags.
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I'd like to remove the branding and to have the option to remove links to my diigo account. I'm an educator and would rather not show these links to my students.
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Being able to customise (at least to some extent) the post body format would be nice, but changing the date format in the post title and adding tags are really necessary! Could you please look into it?
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The date MUST be fixed ASAP!
In Europe we have another date order:
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How will it be?
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I'd like to be able to :-
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* have the diigo tags be forwarded to wordpress tags
* have the post be set to draft , public or private
other than those things I am very happy with the integration.
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I would especially like to be able to add a tag for my blog, change the date format or remove it altogether as the blog shows when it is published, and the customisation of wording in the body of the post.


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Superstar rocker Maynard James Keenan, who recently decided Arizona wasn't hot enough for making wine and moved to growing vines in the Gobi Desert, recently got Dr. Ruth Westheimer drunk off her ass, fed her some human flesh, seduced her, and now the two of them now have a love child.
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The internets are a wonderful thing. Not only do they permit the atrocious yet topically appropriate grammar displayed by the previous sentence, they bring us glorious tales of the wine world's reality that are too precious to imagine.
The aforementioned Mr. Keenan, who has indeed taken to making wine (a fact that was profiled in a documentary entitled Blood into Wine, in which I appeared), was recently asked a rather odd question during a media interview. The interviewer wanted to know the appropriate wine pairing for human flesh, given the recent cannibalism epidemic. Keenan, apparently didn't miss a beat.
Sadly unrelated, wine appears to be a hot product for China and Inner Mongolia, thanks to vineyards at the edges of the Gobi Desert. There's even a Loire Valley winemaker helping the stuff get made. Apparently most of the production ends up in the hands of local functionaries and businesspeople, so don't look for it on shelves near you anytime soon.
What you SHOULD keep an eye out for, however, are the new series of wines from the one, the only, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who wants you to get drunk (just a little) and get laid (a whole lot). To that end she's marketing a new line of lower alcohol (because while it helps libido, it hurts performance) wines with the idea that we all get a little lubricated before we get, well, you know. Vin d'Amour, indeed. The real question is whether a bottle of 6% alcohol wine with her face on it will really get anyone in the mood. I do know it's gonna make about as good a gag gift as Hello Kitty Wine.
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This is the story of a sweet little kitten who survived a very exciting day in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Mudflap was taken to Greenville County Animal Care Services. The shelter is known as high-kill, but they're also known for getting help quickly for little accident-prone guys like Mudflap.
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I'm sure it is easy to get excited when flare turns into remission. We have waited so long. We tried the steroids. Nothing. We tried the 6mp. Nothing. Life continued to be difficult with pain, fatigue, etc......
Two people then approached us with the suggestion of getting her system more alkaline ph balance. We now get water that is ionized and within a week she has been in remission. Life is getting back to normal.
Has anyone else tried this?
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Doesn't everything become acidic when it hits your stomach?
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i'd like to hear more about it...i've never heard this before, but it sounds interesting!
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There are foods that are more base or alkaline than others. Things that are processed are acid creating, which is the perfect thing for disease to thrive in the body. Eating your veggies and real, unprocessed foods are the way to go to keep your body in a state of lower acidity, hence, less chance of diseases.
If you want to know more about more alkaline foods to eat, just google it.
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Caveat emptor. . . Hate to be a negative nancy and I'd like to believe your intentions are true, but after reading this post and the one about your story immediately raised a red flag with me. The way this was posted sounds like spam and simple self promotion.
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Hey, there are plenty of people out there who prey on those who are desperate and in need. That is why I posted that I hoped your intentions were true. I don't know you from Eve and when I felt like I smelled spam, I had to say something.
I immediately identified with your story because I am in that exact same spot right now and I'm trying to climb my way out. Of course I'd want something that would send me into remission quickly without the use of meds (because I believe in practicing holistic methods) but it was how the messages were posted that simply raised a red flag for me. (BTW, self promotion = your website.)
You're intentions are true, then I have no more to say. :)
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The Kangen water is also how we did it. She started at 7.4 ph and then moved up to 8.2 and we will get to 10.0 ph. It doesn't have to be the Kangen system. It is just that this system was the first one out there. It can't hurt to look into it further. MindyWelch has experience the same relief that we have.
KewIB, yes there is acid in your stomach, however I am talking about our ph balance. Disease thrives in an acidic environment. Alkaline promotes healing. My daughter is off the couch and back to school. We have laughter in our home again. I know it is not a cure, but based on what she has gone through for the last 8 months I still think it is a bit of a miracle.
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one more thing. Water ionizers start at about $500. You don't have to spend a lot. I met someone the other day that had a portable one that was under $100. I am not selling anything. But, I am looking to buy one.
Then, I will hope that this continues to help.......
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I have heard before about an alkaline pH being preferred. In fact, when I was going to alternative med docs several years ago, they put me on "tri-salts" for this very reason. It did not help, but perhaps I did not give it enough time...I will pretty much try anything new...
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When you are talking about body PH are you referring to blood PH?
Because different parts of your body have different PH levels. Blood is slightly alkaline at 7.4 and is highly regulated by the lungs and kidneys. Drinking alkaline water is very unlikely to change your blood PH. As we age, our blood PH naturally PH.
When you get a bladder infection, it's recommended to drink highly acidic cranberry juice to fight off the infection. Changing the PH of your gut and waste stream is one thing and has nothi9ng to do with with your blood PH.
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As we age, our blood PH naturally becomes slightly acidic. Back in the 1970's, some guy made the observation that people with cancer had slightly acidic blood. So OF COURSE, if you make the blood more alkaline, you fight cancer,disease, etc. This is crappy science and has been disproved time and time again. Alkaline water is crappy science too. Just Google "alkaline water myths."
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"True 'compassion' leads to sharing another's pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear" – Evangelium Vitae, 66.
Reflection: The word "compassion" comes from the Latin words meaning "to suffer with." Love brings us closer to people, and when they are in pain love wants to come closer still. Love gladly suffers for and with the one who is loved. The so-called "right to die" is really a clever disguise for the right to kill.
Prayer: Lord, free us from the selfishness that wants to run away from the suffering of others. Instead, fill us with true compassion, that we may suffer with them. Amen.


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Chocolate Buckwheat Cake
Adapted from La Tartine Gourmande: Recipes for an Inspired Life
Because I'm obsessed with cooking formulas, I realized that this cake works out to an approximation of a fondant au chocolat, a classic French cake with a compact, fudgy crumb and little chocolate hesitation — think of it as an mostly flourless chocolate cake — that trust me, we all need more of in our lives. Ones scaled accordingly usually use 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour (nixing the buckwheat and almond) and a bit more sugar, up to double, in fact, but I wouldn't go over 3/4 cup. I hesitate to tell you to swap regular flour if you wish given that I haven't outright tested this cake with that formula, but I feel 98% confident that it will work just fine.
Nevertheless, the buckwheat is delightful here. I promise, it won't taste whole wheat or earnest or like an apology for a run-in with French fries the day before. Buckwheat flour, with its fine, silky crumb and utter lack of gluten (yes, this cake is gluten-free), adds structure but not density and that structure has the mildest, faintest nutty earthy flavor which contrasts all the other wonders (chocolate, butter, sugar, vanilla) fantastically. Trust me.
If you don't have almond flour, you can grind blanched slivered or sliced almonds in a food processor or coffee grinder. I find it easier to get a finer grind without it turning to almond butter by grinding it with a flour, such as the buckwheat here.
Yield: One thin 9-inch round cake
7 tablespoons (100 grams or 3 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, plus extra for buttering pan
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) bittersweet dark chocolate (70 to 72 percent is ideal)
4 large eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup (100 grams or 3 1/2 ounces) granulated or blond cane sugar
A good pinch of sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup (35 grams or 1 1/4 ounces) buckwheat flour
1/4 cup (30 grams or 1 ounce) almond meal
Confectioners' sugar, lightly whipped cream and/or berries to serve (optional)
Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a 9-inch cake pan and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a double-boiler (a heatproof bowl resting on a pot of lightly simmering water) or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring frequently. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mix, beat the eggs and sugar with salt until light and pale and doubled in volume. This will take anywhere from 5 to even 9 minutes and I encourage you not to skimp on this because this thickened plume of eggs is an important part of this cake's dreamy crumb. Plus, the mixer is doing all of the work for you, isn't it?
Gently fold in the vanilla and melted chocolate mixture. Sprinkle the buckwheat and almond flours over the batter and fold gently to combine. Pour into prepared pan and bake for… well, mine was done in 20, but Bea suggests 30, which means that the truth is somewhere in-between. A tester inserted into the center of the cake should come out dry.
Let cool for five minutes on a rack then invert onto the rack, remove the parchment paper, and return upright on a serving plate. Serve in wedges, dusted with powdered sugar, dolloped with lightly whipped cream and/or scattered with berries.
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Update 9/1/14: Shirley is now in a foster home and there is hope that she will soon be adopted!
On June 24, a 12-year-old boxer mix dubbed "Shirley" arrived to an animal shelter in Long Island, N.Y.
Shirley came to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter as a stray and in the months that followed, nobody walked in to claim her as their own.
Alone at the facility, the elderly dog, with the too-thin body, revealed her sadness. The stress of being without a home resulted in weight loss and stomach issues - those who witnessed Shirley's decline feel that her depression led to the physical issues.
Since the initial issues were noted, she began to receive small, frequent meals which aided her digestion greatly.
On Tuesday, the Brookhaven Animal Shelter director wrote the following words about Shirley:
Shirley is wonderful. So vibrant and sweet. She is quite an active girl when she wants to be but usually likes curling up on the couch. She has been doing well with her GI issues and hasn't been vomiting. She is being fed small frequent meals and seems to be good with that! She is still looking for her forever home!
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Today The Nature Conservancy announced that it has acquired 459 acres in Pender County. The U.S. Navy covered half of the purchase price, because the newly protected area will expand habitat for the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and help buffer nearby Camp Lejeune firing ranges from development.
Red-cockaded woodpeckers prefer to make their homes in living longleaf pines. The Conservancy will restore the longleaf pine forest through additional planting and careful, controlled burning.
"There's little history of soil disturbance in the area, which means the plants and wetlands that dot the land are in excellent shape but for the need for fire," says Hervey McIver, who leads the Conservancy's work in Pender County. "It will respond well to fire – bringing out rare plants such as Venus flytrap."
McIver says the area also has a significant cultural heritage. "George Washington did sleep nearby," he explains. "We plan to call it Sage's Ridge Preserve, named after Robert Sage who owned an inn nearby on the stage coach line from New Bern to Wilmington. George Washington stayed at Sage's inn during his 1791 southern tour."
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Bigelf hit the stage at Bogarts in Cincinnati this past weekend opening for progressive-rock legends in the making, Porcupine Tree. Bigelf, who's beginning was in the 1990's, have had the fortunate luck to travel all across the globe, performing their music - which is inspired by a vintage sound, and playing along with some of the biggest names in Progressive Rock including acts such as Dream Theater.
Saturday's show, was nothing less but an exceptional demonstration of vintage prog rock and a dark circus that had just rolled into town to take over. Which is precisely what Bigelf is about to do - take over. All while raising the bar setting a new standard in music writing.
They prove that originality, tone, song writing, and showmanship are what will set any band apart from
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The show itself was exciting, energetic, and one-of-a-kind. It's the kind of show that leaves you wanting more and makes you wonder what else they are capable of. Clearly they have a way of making an impression on people as there were fans from California, who flew to North Carolina to see them and then drove to Cincinnati to see them again before flying home. Obviously they must be doing something right!
The night ended with the band hanging with the fans at their merch booth signing autographs, taking pictures and chatting it up. This fan-friendly band not only knows how to write great material, but knows how to give themselves a long career by thanking those who make it possible - the fans.
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College Hockey:RIT Sweeps Holy Cross
Tigers Score Five Again
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — If the RIT hockey team ever plays Holy Cross in Las Vegas, they should put all their money on the number five at the roulette wheel; it is their magic number against Holy Cross.
For the seventh consecutive game, RIT scored exactly five goals against Holy Cross. This time, the final score was 5-2. That raises RIT's record to 8-0 against Holy Cross since going Division I, and they have won the last 10 overall against the Crusaders.
"This was the type of hockey we were expecting to play," RIT Coach Wayne Wilson said of the weekend. "Not necessarily getting these results, but the style of play."
Once again, it was a night for special teams. Each team scored a pair of power-play goals, while RIT also scored two short-handed tallies.
"We had great efforts on the penalty kill," Wilson said. "We were very aggressive on them. You can cross a team up if you at least send one guy in."
Holy Cross came out flying, and combined with two early power plays, they pounded the RIT net. However, thanks to some strong saves by Jared DeMichiel, Holy Cross could not convert. RIT needed help from their goaltender, because the offense couldn't manage their first shot on goal till nearly halfway through the period, which saw most of the action in RIT's zone.
"They controlled the first period," Wilson said. "They came out strong, which I knew they would."
The game completely flipped the other way when Holy Cross was called for four consecutive penalties, many of them overlapping. RIT finally took advantage on the last one, resuming their power play scoring from the night before.
From deep on the right side, Scott Knowles centered the puck for a rushing Brennan Sarazin. Sarazin easily redirected the puck past Ian Dams.
RIT took a 2-0 lead early in the second at 2:20 on a bad goal. Stevan Matic picked up the loose puck near the goal line at the goalie's right. Despite the nearly impossible angle, he still shot it towards the net. Somehow, it squeezed between the goaltender's legs and ever so slowly crossed the line.
Next came the power play again for the Tigers, who had a two-man advantage for 1:50. Just as the first penalty expired, Sean Murphy fired a one-timer from the left side after receiving a pass from Dan Ringwald at 16:48.
Holy Cross finally got one back on their own two-man advantage. Mike Daly fired a quick shot, beating Jared DeMichiel easily at 17:58.
"First goal just a bomb of a shot from their guy," Wilson said.
However, while the second penalty was still being served, RIT got it right back with a short-handed goal at 18:27. Thanks to some good forechecking, Sarazin took advantage of a turnover and backhanded it past Dams.
RIT took a 5-1 lead at 3:13 of the third on yet another short-handed goal. Once again, RIT applied heavy forechecking pressure, forcing a turnover deep. This time, Newman retrieved the puck and stuffed it in the near side unassisted.
Holy Cross got it back on the next power play, thanks to a Brodie Sheahan shot from in close at 6:49.
RIT once again alternated goaltenders for a weekend, and DeMichiel made 21 saves for the win.
"Very happy with our goaltending situation," Wilson said. "I think we are going to be a better team for it down the line. I think Louis [Menard] may have been tired down the stretch last year. Neither one has given me any reason to play one over the other."
RIT (2-1-1, 3-4-1) plays a non-conference game next week at Niagara.
Holy Cross (1-2-1, 1-3-1) returns home to play a conference pair against Mercyhurst.
These two teams will play each other again on February 13-14 at Holy Cross. Bet on the number five.
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The Ice King (Adventure Time) can see all sorts of things with his Astral Vision.
Power/Ability to:
see overlapping planes of existence.
The ability to see overlapping dimensions beyond the physical plane of existence. Sub-power of Astral Manipulation, variation of Enhanced Vision.
Also Called
- Astral Perception
- Supernatural Perception
- Assensing (Shadowrun)
User can see overlapping dimensions/planes of existence and the unseen creatures inhabiting them. They are able to see users of Astral Projection (the astral plane) or sometimes demons or otherworldly horrors (alternate planes of existence). They cannot see into other realities or dimensions that do not directly overlap their own till higher level.
- May need to focus to turn on and off.
- Creatures may be aware that user can see them and may or may not be able to harm the user.
Known Users
- Ice King (Adventure Time)
- Magicians (Bartimaeus); through special contact lenses
- Cats (Bartimaeus)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Hulk/Bruce Banner (Marvel); can see invisible spirits
- Demons (Bartimaeus)
- Drew French (Vampire High)
- Nick Scryer (Psi-ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy)
- Adepts and Magicians (Shadowrun)
- Kat (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Ghosts (Supernatural)
- Jane (Supernatural)
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Making the Italians
Poetics and Politics of Italian Children's Fantasy
Year of Publication: 2012
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Italian children's literature has a diverse and unusual tradition of fantasy. With the exception of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, however, it has remained almost entirely unknown outside of Italy. Why is it that Italian children's fantasy has remained such a well-kept secret? How 'international' is the term 'fantasy', and to what extent has its development been influenced by local as well as global factors? Cross-cultural and cross-linguistic research into this neglected area is essential if we are to enrich our understanding of this important literary genre.
This book charts the history and evolution of Italian children's fantasy, from its first appearance in the 1870s to the present day. It traces the structural and thematic progression of the genre in Italy and situates this development against the changing backdrop of Italian culture, society and politics. The author argues that ever since the foundation of Italy as a nation-state the Italian people have been actively involved in an ongoing process of identity formation and that the development of children's fantasy texts has been inextricably intertwined with sociopolitical and cultural imperatives.
Contents: Morphology and Methodology – The Memoir Fantasy: 1870-1896 – The 'Monello' Fantasy: 1897-1908 – The Microcosmic Fantasy: 1908-1915 – The Quest Fantasy: 1915-1918 – The Surreal Fantasy: 1919-1929 – The Superhero Fantasy 1930-1939 – The Community Fantasy: 1945-1950 – The Pinocchioesque Fantasy: 1950-1980 – The Compensatory Fantasy: 1980-2010.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
Lindsay Myers lectures in Italian and children's literature at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research interests include nineteenth and twentieth-century Italian children's literature and culture, fantasy literature, comparative children's literature and children's film.
«This book is set to become an indispensable secondary text for Anglophone students of Italian children's literature.» (Pat Pinsent, The Journal of Children's Literature Studies 8, 2012/2)
«'Making the Italians' provides an invaluable contribution to the field of Italian children's literary criticism; it also has the potential to truly engage readers whose scholarly interests lie within the realms of cultural history or literary history more generally. This work demonstrates that Massimo D'Azeglio's oft-quoted dictum – to which the title of the book refers – has perpetual resonance in the field of children's literature; the process of 'making Italians' is not finite but rather involves the education and socialisation of each successive generation. Myers' study provides an insight into the role which authors of children's fantasy have played and continue to play in this process, thus offering readers a heretofore neglected perspective on a component of the cultural fabric of Italian society.» (Jessica D'Eath, La Libellula 4, 2012/4)


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HERMAN JORDAAN is an internationally renowned organist, winner of the first prize at the Interpretation Competition at the prestigious St Albans International Organ Festival in the United Kingdom in 2003. He was also awarded first prizes at the Schnitger International Organ Competition, the International Organ Competition Nijmegen and the UNISA National Organ Competition, and second prize at the Kotka International Organ Competition.
Growing up in Pretoria, he started organ lessons with Riaan Steyn. He completed his BMus (Hons) degree at the University of Pretoria, where he studied organ with Wim Viljoen, as well as composition with Stefans Grové. He continued his studies in The Netherlands with Jacques van Oortmerssen at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he received the diploma 'Uitvoerend Musicus'. As the recipient of the Stephanus Zondag scholarship at the UNISA Overseas Scholarships Competition, he also studied at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with Jos van der Kooy.
International concert tours have taken him to Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. A CD of him was released by Priory Records in their 'Great European Organs' series. He currently lives in London and is active as concert organist and church musician, and also works in the field of music preparation.


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The controversy over how and when to test Ohio students has been going on for 20 years, and rather than being settled, it is entering yet another iteration.
Measuring academic achievement is not, it seems, an exact science — whether the subject matter be science, reading, writing, math or social studies. But the truly complicating factor is politics, because each time a new governor is elected, his administration seeks to find the holy grail of public education: accountability.
And so, Ohio will be replacing the Ohio Graduation Test during the 2014-15 school year with a nationally standardized college readiness test, such as the ACT or the SAT, and a battery of 10 tests in subject areas.
The college readiness component makes sense since one of the aims of high school should be to prepare a student for higher education, or at least determine that the student is not college material. Even though most parents are loathe to admit it, college is not the birthright or destiny of every child.
Too often, Ohio high school graduates don't just go to college and begin taking classes; they go to college and begin making the transition to college work by taking a series of remedial classes in subjects they should have already mastered. That's not only inefficient, it's debilitating for the student, and Ohio's college graduation rate of 26 percent, well below the national average, reflects that.
Passing yet failing
Even though the passage rate for sophomores taking the five parts of the OGT — reading, writing, math, science and social studies — ranged from 77 percent in science to 88 percent in writing, 42 percent of Ohio's incoming college freshmen have to take remedial courses.
To the extent that college-prep tests gauge a student's readiness for college work, they would provide a better gauge of a student's academic progress.
We're cautiously optimistic that this approach has the potential for success.
We're less sure about the ability of the additional 10 tests in various subject areas to gauge a student's success or progress — any more than the outgoing OGT was able to do.
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The state continues to look for that magic bullet, the one that will hit an elusive and moving target. Past efforts have not produced tests that could accurately reflect whether a student is college-ready. Expecting these tests to also provide empirical data on whether one teacher with one group of students is better or worse than another teacher with a different group of students across town, across the state or across the country is asking a lot from a test. Standardized test have their place, but they also have their limits.
I wish they'd stop these darned tests and just teach our kids! Rather than teaching to test, they need to just teach to learn.
Testing companies have powerful lobbies.
Many students arrive at college and are in need of remediation because they shouldn't be in college in the first place. Just because students aren't prepared for college doesn't mean schools are failing our students or that we need more tests and different standards. Somewhere along the line we lost sight of the fact that college isn't for everyone. Bring back our manufactoring and quit selling higher education to everyone. Remember they're trying to make a buck too, so the more students they have the more money they make even if it takes 2 or 3 semesters to realize the kid isn't college material. Follow the money. There's money in testing and changing curriculum requires new materials. All of which makes somebody rich. Just like selling people on the notion that everyone needs to go to college.
Having taught for over 25 years in an urban setting, I can say that testing has a place. However, state assessment is not first conditioned on student/teacher need. Rather, it is designed top to bottom to first serve political needs. The point is to get the data the bureaucracy wants to evaluate "effectiveness", not for instructional intervention. Without a doubt it is also a business no different from textbooks or PhD candidates trumpeting the latest "innovation." Assessment should be easy to implement, easy to deliver, and easy to interpret. There is no reason whatsoever that with today's technology (particularly with the advent of tablets) that assessment cannot be integrated, seamless, cumulative, and delivered in real time. What is more valuable to the instructional process - one high stakes test per year intended to first benefit the needs of the bureaucracy or ongoing assessment regimen that teachers can use in real time?


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Cognition, 8th Edition, Margaret W. Matlin
Matlin's Cognition demonstrates how cognitive processes are relevant to everyday, real-world experiences, and frequently examines how cognition can be applied to other disciplines such as clinical psychology, social psychology, consumer psychology, education, communication, business, medicine, and law. The 8th edition continues to relate cognitive topics to applications in everyday life. This edition is fully updated with research and additional anecdotes. It also includes more research on neuroscience.
This was a well written textbook in that it had many summary sections and guide words and other areas which helps students with tests. It has many interesting examples from studies. It is an easily read book.
Interesting while professional at the same time. It has very few errors and is excellent as a psyc book for beginners.
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