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Barlow-Vincent Elementary Principal Stephanie Starcher was called upon recently to share some of her school's strategies for making sure children get even more than a year's worth of learning in a year's time.
Barlow-Vincent's "value-added" scores on state tests have been "green" in recent years, meaning students are exceeding the amount of learning expected to take place over a year. The school's value-added scores in science are in the top 10 percent of schools from the 121 districts in Battelle for Kids' Soar Collaborative. Starcher was one of five speakers on the value-added topic at a recent conference held by Battelle, an Ohio-based, national not-for-profit organization that provides school improvement advice.
"She's clearly one of the most innovative, creative, great leaders we have in the state," said Bobby Moore, senior director of strategic engagement for Battelle.
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Barlow-Vincent Elementary School Principal Stephanie Starcher greets students on the first day of school in August.
Starcher gave all the credit to the teachers at the school, as well as the students learning the material.
Question: What does it mean that Barlow-Vincent is among the top schools in terms of "value-added" science scores?
Answer: Value-added measures student growth from year to year. It's a standardized measure to see where students get because we recognize in education ... that kids don't come to us on an even playing field. Some kids come to you from preschool, from a socioeconomic background that includes a lot of educational opportunities. ...
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Stephanie Starcher
- Age: 38.
- Residence: Dunham Township.
- Family: Husband, Jeff; daughters, McKinley, 7, and Sydney, 5.
- Occupation: Barlow-Vincent Elementary School principal for five years. Adjunct faculty work as needed for graduate courses at Marietta College, Muskingum University, Ohio University and Ohio Dominican University.
- Experience: Principal at Warren Elementary, three years; Bartlett and Cutler elementaries, four years.
Barlow-Vincent in the past couple years has had very positive overall value-added scores. ... Kids are making more than the gains we would expect them to make. Instead of just being rated effective, as a school it's allowed us to be rated excellent.
Q: How was this achievement accomplished?
A: A lot of hard work by our staff members and our students. ... I think that's accomplished because our teachers work together. They have had more expectations with less resources, and they work together. When we have team meetings, department meetings or faculty meetings, our focus is always on instructional strategies, how we're teaching; curriculum, what we're teaching; and then student work. And so I think we've had this effectiveness because we are so focused on that.
Q: What did it mean to you to get to present at the Battelle conference on behalf of your school and staff?
A: I think it's acknowledgment of their hard work. It's not me; it's those teachers working together. And I think it was just an affirmation that when teachers are working together and we're focused on what's best for kids, we can get results.
Oftentimes in education, we'll say, 'Well, we need to do this research-based program' or 'We need to adopt this ... policy.' And I've always believed as an educational leader that what's most important is we need to have our staff working together and (emphasizing) what's best for kids.
One of the greatest assets at Barlow-Vincent is phenomenal teacher leadership. And that's not paid leadership. It's teachers who just on their own constantly want to get better. ... We kind of have this internal model of 'Self-improvement is non-negotiable.' You can always get better.
Q: So it sounds like you're saying more than one strategy can work, as long as teachers work together and have what's best for students in mind.
A: There's never one right way. There are multiple approaches. We try to stay abreast of the research. ... But the key is you've got to pick one or two things that you think is going to make an impact on student learning and do a good job with it.
Q: What put you on the path to becoming a principal?
A: I decided I wanted to be a teacher because I enjoy sharing knowledge with others, and I enjoy working with kids. I taught five years and knew that I wanted to be in a position of leadership where I could make decisions that had ... a broader influence. And so I pursued my principal's license and doctorate, and my superintendent's license.
Evan Bevins conducted this interview.


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2. My qualifications and expertise
I am a Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. I have been teaching at this university since 1987, when I was appointed as Assistant Professor of Architecture after an open and international search. In 1991, after a thorough internal and external peer review of the quality of my teaching and scholarship, I was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor. In 1996, after a thorough internal and external peer review of the quality of my scholarship, I was promoted to Full Professor.
I have earned all the usual academic qualifications necessary for a senior academic position at a major research university. I hold a Doctorate in the History of Ideas,1 the Dutch equivalent of a Master's degree in the History of Architecture,2 and the Dutch equivalent of a Bachelor's degree in Classical Archeology and the History of Art3--all from the University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands. I am the recipient of a major, internationally recognized academic award, given on the basis of scholarship.4
I am the author or co-author of five academic books, one of which (critically acclaimed and translated into two other languages) directly deals with the history of Auschwitz,5 and another which deals with the historiographical implications of the history of Auschwitz.6 I have also contributed chapters in thirteen other academic books, three of which deal with Auschwitz7 and one with the Holocaust.8 I am the (co-) author of eleven peer-refereed articles in journals and conference anthologies, four of which deal with Auschwitz,9 and eighteen non-refereed articles, five of which deal with Auschwitz.10 My work on Auschwitz has been the subject of one BBC documentary,11 and was featured in one movie.12 It has been discussed in articles and has been made the object of historiographical discussion and even extended philosophical meditation.13 I have spoken about Auschwitz at 20 academic conferences,14 and more than 50 universities, colleges, academies, research libraries and other institutions of (higher)learning in North America, Europe and Israel.15 In all of these contributions to our knowledge of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, both written and spoken, I have substantiated all my claims and conclusions with solid empirical evidence.
My book on Auschwitz has been given two major awards,16 and has been positively reviewed by well-known historians in many of the leading newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals in North America and Europe.17
I am the Director of the collaborative that was commissioned by several Jewish organizations to produce a Master Plan for the future preservation and management of Auschwitz.18
I began to study the history of Auschwitz in a more general way in 1987, and I have undertaken systematic primary research into the history of Auschwitz since 1989. Since that year, I have visited Auschwitz for research purposes almost yearly, staying for longer or shorter times.
1. Doctor Litterarum (D. Lit.), 1984, University of Leiden. Dissertation: "Tempel van de Wereld: DeKosmische Symboliek van de Tempel van Salomo" ("Temple of the World: The Cosmic Symbolism of the Temple of Solomon") Dissertation supervisor: Professor Jan van Dorsten.
2. Doctorandus Litterarum (Drs. Lit), 1979, University of Leiden.. Thesis: "Het Oude Hof. van Prinsenhuis tot Koningshof" ("The Old Court: From Prince's Residence to Royal Palace"); thesis supervisors: Professor J.J. Terwen and Professor Th. H. Lunsingh Scheurleer.
3. Candidatus Historiae Artium et Archeologiae (Cand. Art), 1977, University of Leiden.
5. (with Debrah Dwork--my contribution 50%) Auschwitz, 1270 to the Present (New York: W.W. Norton, 1996); UK:(London: Yale University Press, 1996), 448 pp.; translated in German as Auschwitz: 1270 bis heute trans. Klaus Rupprecht (Zü;rich: Pendo, 1998), 496pp.; translated in Dutch as Auschwitz: 1270 tot Heden trans. Tinke Davids (Amsterdam: Boom, 1997), 456 pp.
6. (with C.W.Westfall)--my contribution 60%) Architectural Principles in the Age of Historicism(New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1991,417 pp.
7. ("A Site in Search of a Mission," in Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. Eds. Yisrael Gutman and Michael Berenbaum (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994), pp. 93-156.;(with Jean-Claude Pressac--my contribution 25%),"The Machinery of Mass Murder at Auschwitz," in Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. Eds. Yisrael Gutman and Michael Berenbaum (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994) pp.183-245; (with Debrah Dwork--my contribution 50%). "Reclaiming Auschwitz," in Geoffrey Hartman ed., Shapes of Memory (London: Blackwell, 1993), pp.200-234.
8. (with Debórah Dwork--my contribution 50%) "German Persecution and Dutch Accommodation: The Evolution of the Dutch National Consciousness of the Judeocide," in David Wyman ed., The World Reacts to the Holocaust(Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press,1996), pp.45-77.
9. (with Debórah Dwork) "The Politics of A Strategy for Auschwitz-Birkenau," Cardozo Law Review(vol 20, 1998), pp. 687-693; (with Donald McKay, Val Rynnimeri, Derrick Revington, and Deborah Dwork) "A Strategy for Auschwitz-Birkenau," Cardozo Law Review (vol 20, 1998), 695-730 ; "Auschwitz: From Architect's Promise to Inmate's Perdition," Modernism/ Modernity (vol 1, 1993), pp. 80-120; "After the Walls Have Fallen Down," Queen's Quarterly (vol. 96, 1989), pp.641-660.
10. (All co-authored with Debórah Dwork), "Jews, Poles Must Cooperate On Auschwitz," Washington Jewish Week (vol. 35, no. 4, January 28, 1999), 17; "Paus moet ingrijpen ", NIW (vol. 133, Sept.11, 1998)p. 9; ";Gevecht om de toekomst van Auschwitz ", NIW (vol. 133, Sept 11, 1998), pp. 8-9; "Poles, Jews differ on future of death camps", Washington Jewish Week (vol. 34, no. 31, July 30, 1998) 16 -19; "Shred the Auschwitz Agreement", Forward (vol. 102, no. 31, 193, July 17, 1998), 7.
11. "Auschwitz: The Blueprint of Genocide," BBC Horizon, WGBH Boston Nova (a 60 minute documentary made by Isabelle Rosin and Mike Rossiter about my research on Auschwitz). BBC 2 broadcast on May 9 and 14, 1994; PBS Broadcast in February 1995; also shown in Israel and Australia. Awarded the award of "Best Documentary" at the European Television Festival, 1995, Lyons, France; nominated for an Emmy Award for "Best Historical Programing ", New York, 1996.
12. "Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter." Feature Length Documentary made by Errol Morris. Anticipated release date: Fall 1999.
13. Articles and or books: De Volkskrant (May 2, 1998), Het Parool (January 27, 1998), in Jonathan Frankel ed., The Fate of the European Jews, 1939-1945: Continuity or Contingency? (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), 74-83, Nieuw Israelitisch Weekblad (November 7, 1997), Trouw (November 4, 1997), The Montreal Gazette (Nov. 2, 1996), Vrij Nederland (Sept. 28, 1996), The Guardian Weekend (21 January, 1995), 13-23, Elzeviers Weekblad (20 August, 1994), 66-68, Algemeen Dagblad (2 July, 1994), Gillian Rose, "Architecture after Auschwitz," in Judaism and Modernity: Philosophical Essays (London: Blackwell,1993), 241-257, and Gillian Rose, Mourning Becomes the Law: Philosophy and Representation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), 28-35.
14. Conferences include: Aberraciones de la Modernidad, Madrid, March 1998; European Social Science History Conference, Amsterdam, March 1998; The Holocaust: Moral & Legal Issues Unresolved 50 Years Later, New York, February 1998; Topographies of Evil, Toronto, January 1998; Terezin After the Year 2,000, Terezin, November, 1997; Political Psychology in the Post-Cold War World, Cracow, July 1997; ACSA International Conference, Berlin, May 1997; Neuere Tendenzen der Holocaust forschung, Essen, March 1997; Lessons and Legacies IV, South Bend, IN, November 1996; 21st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, New Orleans LA, October 1996; American Philosophical Association, Chicago IL, April 1996; Terminals, Santa Barbara CA, April, 1996; Western Humanities Conference, Santa Barbara CA, October 1995; Lessons and Legacies III, Hanover NH, October 1994; The Holocaust: The Known, the Unknown, the Disputed, and the Reexamined, Washington DC, December 1993; Auschwitz: Should the Ruins be Preserved?, Oswiecim, August 1993; Architecture-Memory-Holocaust, Ithaca NY, April 1991.
15. Institutions include University of Munich, January 1999; University of Colorado, November 1998; University of British Columbia, November 1998; Wiener Library, February 1998; Cambridge University, February 1998; University of Toronto, November 1997; Bezalel School of Architecture, Israel, August 1997; MIT, April 1997; United States Holocaust Museum, January 1997; Concordia University, Montreal, October 1996; Northwestern University, Evanston, April 1996; Martyrs Memorial and Holocaust Museum, Los Angeles, April 1996; Williams College, Williamstown, April 1995; Cranbrook Academy, Detroit, February 1995; Bielefeld University, December 1993; Yale University, November 1993; Oxford University, November 1992; Warwick University, November 1992; Syracuse University, October 1992; Cooper Union, April 1992; University of Amsterdam, November 1991; Staedelsche Kunst Akademie, Frankfurt am Main, October, 1991; Technical University, Berlin, October, 1991; University of Marburg, October 1991; McGill University, February 1991; Carleton University, February 1991; and many others.
16. Spiro Kostof Award, 1997; Society of Architectural Historians for Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present, "Judged to be the best work published in 1995 and 1996 contributing to our understanding of the physical environment." National Jewish Book Award, 1996; National Jewish Book Council for Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present.
17. A selection of reviews include reviews of Auschwitz: Von 1270 bis heute in Focus (February 22, 199), Tages-Anzeiger (February 19, 1999), Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung (13 February 1999), Wiener Zeitung (December 23, 1998), Neue Zü;rcher Zeitung (December 5/6, 1998), BuchJournal (Winter 1998), Die Zeit (November 5, 1998), Heilbronner Stimme(October 31, 1998), reviews of Auschwitz: 1270 tot Heden in Historisch Nieuwsblad, vol.7, no.1 (March 1998), pp.50-1, Trouw (October 31, 1997), Nieuw Israelitisch Weekblad (October 31, 1997), reviews of Auschwitz, 1270 to the Present in Neue Zü;rcher Zeitung (October 25, 1997), Star Tribune (February 9,1997), The Times Literary Supplement (January 31, 1997), De Volkskrant (January 31,1997), The Canadian Jewish News (January 16, 1997), Architect's Journal (January 9, 1997), Jewish Chronicle (January 3, 1997), The Wall Street Journal (December 31, 1996), Skeptic (vol. 4, 1996), pp.100-101, Building (October 25, 1996), Zachor (October, 1996), 11, The Tablet (October 19, 1996), The Forward (Nov. 1, 1996), Chicago Tribune (Sept 29, 1996), New York Newsday (Aug. 4, 1996), The Washington Post(Aug. 4, 1996).
18. (with Debórah Dwork, Donald McKay, Derrick Revington, Val Rynnimeri a.o): A Strategy for the State Museum in Oswiecim, presented to President Kwasniewski of Poland on March 5, 1997.
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The Second Greater Honesdale Partnership monthly business owners' and employees get-together of 2013 will be held Thursday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
The host is Art's for Babies & Beyond, 823 Main Street, Honesdale.
All local area business owners and their employees are invited and encouraged to attend. You do not need to be a GHP member.
Come and join your fellow businesspeople as they meet, get to know each other, learn what is going on in the business community, find out what's new and exciting in town, and discuss ways everyone can help each other and Honesdale grow and prosper.
The March get-together is scheduled for March 28 at 7:30 a.m. The host will be A&A Auto Parts Store, Route 6 at the corner of Tryon Street.
If you are a GHP member and have never hosted a get-together and would like to do so in 2013, contact Karen at Apple Day Spa & Hair Restoration Salon, 570-253-4770. There are only two dates available.
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text: Of Mimicry and Muslim Women: National Identity as Performance in Post-Revolutionary TunisiaA talk by Lamia Ben Youssef Zayzafoon, University of Alabama Birmingham. Part of the conference: Mapping and Remapping the Tunisian Revolution.Please upgrade to a browser that supports HTML5 audio or install Flash. Download PodcastDuration: 37:27 The Tunisian revolution had taken the world by surprise. Never before in the history of the modern Arab world had a grassroots uprising toppled an entrenched dictator of Ben Ali's caliber and longevity without recourse to any established ideology or political party nor to foreign intervention, which has until now been bandied about as the only midwife to real democracy in the Arab world. The aim of this conference is not only to map and remap the Tunisian revolution, but also to reflect on its worldwide resonances and implications and foster interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the twenty-first century revolution. A heterogeneous number of scholars--including historians, anthropologists, sociologists, literary and cultural critics--will shed light on the long-term and short-term precipitators of the Tunisian revolution, its global effects, challenges and prospects for success both in the near and far future. Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011For more info please contact:Johanna Romero(310) email@example.com


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
June 29, 2011
Maine Community Seeing Things in a New Light
As one of the northernmost communities in the "Lower 48," Fort Fairfield, Maine (population 3,500) averages less sunlight every year than towns in the southern part of the state. In the summer months, this isn't a big problem since it stays lighter much later in the evening. In the winter, however, the hours of actual daylight are dramatically shorter, which can lead to higher utility bills for keeping streetlights on for more hours per day.
All this darkness and the need to save energy is one of the reasons Fort Fairfield was able to leverage $58,290 in DOE Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding with a $45,675 lighting incentive from Efficiency Maine to replace 174 streetlights with LED lighting technology. See the Energy Blog post.


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Wednesday September 4, 2013
Augusta, Ga--Sometimes stats can be deceiving. You see a guy who rushes for 125 yards and you think, well, that's no big deal. Sometimes you have to look deeper and it's a big reason we've selected Josh Jackson of Westminster as our player of the week.
In their win over Creekside, Jackson touched the ball just six times in the backfield and scored on four of them. Including 43 and 61 yard td runs and tack on a kick return going for 75 yards. Here's a kid who went to a Gamecock football camp in the summer and elevated his game.
"Well basically I improved a lot from last year by the camps" said Josh Jackson "Lateral movements with the camps, last year I wasn't so focused on laterally moving but going downhill all the time, but now this year I'm more laterally focused and learning to go downhill at the same time"
The junior rushed for a tough 90 yards in the season opener and you tell is getting more comfortable and better every time he steps on the field.


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July 08, 2009
DOE Offers $3.9 Billion to Support Smart Grid Technologies
DOE issued solicitations in late June for $3.9 billion in grants to support the development and demonstration of smart grid technologies. Smart grid technologies involve adding communication capabilities and control systems to the electrical grid. Just as the Internet drastically changed how people use their home computers, adding communications to the power grid is expected to change how people use electricity, resulting in improved home energy management for the homeowner, greater demand control for the utility, and a more reliable power grid overall. Smart grids are also expected to better accommodate the use of renewable energy, all forms of on-site power production, and electric vehicles.
DOE's new solicitations include a $3.3 billion Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program, which is intended to enable smart grid functions on the nation's electrical grid as soon as possible. The cost-shared grants will support the manufacturing, purchasing, and installation of existing smart grid technologies that can be deployed on a commercial scale, with a maximum award of $200 million. Applications are due on August 6. DOE also issued an FOA for $615 million to identify and develop new and more effective smart grid technologies. The Smart Grid Demonstration Program will support demonstrations of the innovative use of emerging technologies in the power grid, with a maximum award of $100 million. Applications are due on August 26. Both solicitations are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. See the DOE press release, and download the FOAs by searching the public opportunities on FedConnect for reference numbers DE-FOA-0000058 for the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program and DE-FOA-0000036 for the Smart Grid Demonstrations Program.
As DOE works to help deploy the smart grid, the U.S. Commerce Department is working to develop the technical standards that will govern its construction. Just as most home entertainment systems involve combining components from different manufacturers that need to work together, a smart grid will require smart electric meters, smart home appliances, and utility systems to work together. The system must allow for upgrades to handle electric vehicles and new power sources, but like the Internet, it must also be secure against outside tampering. Standards will also aim to avoid utility investments in technologies that may quickly become outmoded. As the first step to creating smart grid standards, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a 300-page report, prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute, to identify the issues and priorities for developing such standards. NIST released the report in mid-June and opened it to public comment with a Federal Register notice on June 30. Comments are due by July 30. See the NIST press release, the Federal Register notice, and the full 291-page report (PDF 5.7 MB). Download Adobe Reader.


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By Jacquelyn Nelson
During the Monday, June 10 City Council meeting, the Council was presented with information regarding an inspection of the Country Villages mobile home park.
Mayor Dave Kauffman proposed council to look into purchasing part of the property.
"I would really encourage council to look into buying this. It sets the wheels in motion. They had six homes that were vacant. If we look at buying half, the community sees progress. Tear out some of the streets and start making it a greener place. It doesn't kick out where they are. It gives owners a little money to put back into. Looking at $150,000 that's a reasonable price." he said.
Carder presented the findings of the inspection to Council and said when owner Bob Tonge learned of many of the violations to City ordinances, action was taken to clean p the park.
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Definition of merit in English:
noun[mass noun]
1The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward: composers of outstanding merit
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- It makes no sense in a world that bases reward on merit alone, but our God operates on a different level.
- A direct result of this tragedy was the Pendleton Act in 1883, which sought to make entry into the service dependent on merit rather than on reward.
- All of this clearly has the appearance of rewards based on political favoritism, rather than rewards based on merit.
excellence, goodness, standard, quality, level, grade, high quality, calibre, worth, good, credit, eminence, worthiness, value, virtue, distinction, account, deservingness, meritoriousness
1.1 [count noun] A good feature or point: the relative merits of both approaches have to be considered
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- In such a system it is advantageous for colleagues to argue the relative merits of various approaches (just as we are doing now in Parameters).
- Whatever the year and whatever the relative merits of new films, one can always find cinematic sanctuary somewhere in Cannes.
- Whatever the relative merits of her argument, she builds it around a stinker of a movie that is so bad nobody wanted to see it in the first place.
good point, strong point, advantage, benefit, value, profit, asset, plus, advisability;
1.2 [count noun] A pass grade in an examination denoting above-average performance: if you expect to pass, why not go for a merit or a distinction? Compare with distinction.
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- University admissions requirements will vary from institution to institution, but are likely to expect either a merit or a distinction grade.
- I am pretty confident that I have passed all my assignments with high enough marks to proceed to the dissertation, with a few recent assignments scoring merits or distinctions.
- Technical merit scores dipped as low as 5.2 to reflect the lack of jump content.
1.3 (merits) Law The intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case, outside of any other considerations: a plaintiff who has a good arguable case on the merits
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- Second, the letter does not seek to make submissions on the merits of the proposed judicial review application.
- That will be a matter for consideration on the merits of any particular State legislation that does so.
- Strictly speaking I do not think the Court of Appeal disposed of the application for judicial review on the merits, although it seems to me pretty clear what the decision would have been had it done so.
verb (merits, meriting, merited)[with object]
Deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention): the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation
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- All this would have merited some serious attention from Peter.
- Jack thought it was a turning point, but did not think the foul merited the punishment.
- Whereas virtually every player deserved the award at Reading on Tuesday, nobody merited the accolade last night.
deserve, earn, be deserving of, warrant, rate, justify, be worthy of, be worth, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim to/on, be qualified for
judge (or consider) something on its merits
- Assess something solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors: a proposal should be judged on its merits when it comes forward for approvalMore example sentences
- Now, that's a pretty bold claim to make but none the less I decided to let it pass and judge the piece on its merits rather than immediately begin to make a list of other possible contenders for the title.
- All arrears will have to paid in full but customs officials will be prepared to discuss settlement over a period of time and judge each case on its merits rather than hitting firms with a huge bill.
- On the question of the timing of accession, he said that each country would be judged on its merits, but in principle it would be better were Bulgaria and Romania to join the union simultaneously.
Middle English (originally in the sense 'deserved reward or punishment'): via Old French from Latin meritum 'due reward', from mereri 'earn, deserve'.
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An area of active growth, the Museum has a collection of more than 1,000 works of African art. Although there is representation of nearly all the diverse peoples and regions within the continent, the Museum's holdings are particularly rich in the works created in Central Africa, particularly of the Congo region and related groups. The collection includes metalwork (brass weights as well as articles of personal adornment), sculpture and masks, architectural elements, textiles, and ceramics.


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SANTA CLARA -- Quarterback Alex Smith is "just staying ready" in case the 49ers need him to reprise his role in Saturday's playoff opener against the Green Bay Packers.
Since sustaining a Nov. 11 concussion, Smith has been relegated to a backup role behind Colin Kaepernick.
"For me, it's just about being ready to go. My responsibility is to know the game plan and be ready," Smith said in an impromptu media session in the locker room. "You never know when your opportunity is going to come. The good ones are ready when it does."
That held true with Kaepernick, a second-year quarterback who seized the starting role even after Smith was medically cleared to play two weeks after his concussion.
"Physically, he's a tremendous player, a guy that has a strong arm and can make all the throws," Smith said of Kaepernick, "What jumps out to me is how fast he can process things mentally. He's done a great job playing fast.
"I see more confidence from him, especially in times where it's gray and indecision. He makes a decision and goes with it."
So, why the breakout season?
"After he and his wife had their first child, I've just noticed a guy who's been more focused at work and a little more dialed in," Aaron Rodgers said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Free safety Dashon Goldson said Wednesday that Jones, 28, is very much on the minds of the 49ers defense.
"He's a weapon for 'em," Goldson said. "He's definitely a deep threat and gets a lot of yards after the catch. He's a playmaker with his feet and uses his speed to get around people."
What separates Jones, Rodgers said, are his ability to make the tough catch and win more than his share of battles on contested passes. Seeing that makes Rodgers more inclined to keep looking Jones' way.
"It gives you a lot of confidence as a quarterback when he's able to make plays like that," Rodgers said. "He's had a great season and should have gotten some Pro Bowl consideration."
Smith declined to speculate on Roman's job possibilities but did speak fondly of the 49ers' second-year coordinator. Smith described Roman as "very pragmatic" who's team-oriented and willing to adapt to evolving situations.
"I've loved my time with him and he works so hard," Smith said. "With his knowledge, having coached both sides of the ball, I've learned a ton in the past two years. He's a special coach and I'm happy for any success he has."
"It's really an offense that reminds me a lot of some of the teams that I was a part of and something you just don't see a lot of in today's NFL," Aikman said in an interview with 95.7-FM.
In particular, Aikman marvels at the athleticism and versatility of the 49ers offensive line, the staple of the great Cowboys teams in the 1990s.
"It's as good an offensive line as I've seen since the lines that I played behind," Aikman said.
Aikman added: "They've got athletes across the board. I'm amazed when I watch the 49ers, on both sides of the ball, at every position. They're about as athletic a group (as I've seen). It's an imposing roster that they have."
"The mystique, it's a home-field advantage for us. I really feel like our fans, especially, understand playoff time. And they paint those end zones red, there's kind of a locking of the gates. And I feel like there's 60-70,000 people that are on our side, fully on our side. It creates a tremendous home field advantage for us."


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My name is Drew Bessette and I am a Boy Scout in Troop 37. I recently completed my Eagle Scout and I would like to thank everyone in the community that assisted me with the completion of my service project. Without their help, the project would not have been a success.
For my project, we built six benches for the top of Diamond Peak — two benches at the tops of Lodgepole, Lakeview and Crystal Express — for snowboarders and skiers to sit on after unloading from the chairlift.
I want to thank everyone who contributed to my project:
Jason Millet from Western Nevada Supply gave me an extreme discount on the galvanized steel piping that the benches bases are made from. The Village Ski Loft donated the snowboards for the tops of the benches. Eric Strotz also donated a snowboard. Byrne Falke of Ace Hardware was very generous in donating many of the supplies. The families of John Welsch and Ted Fuller donated funding for the project to purchase materials. The Optimist Club of Incline Village, The Hyatt, and RBC Wealth Management also donated funding for the project. I would like to personally thank Fred Findlen and Peter Bessette for their generosity. Kim Schmidt and Russel Cory donated many hours of their time helping me plan and complete my project. My troop, my friends, and the adult leaders helped me build the benches. Diamond Peak, and specifically Mike Bandelin for all of their help.
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Here are my projections for Thursday night's first-round of the NFL draft in New York City. Give me your thoughts via live chat at noon on Wednesday at www.mercurynews.com/sports:
1. Chiefs: OT Eric Fisher (Central Michigan). Andy Reid passes on Luke Joeckel on Mayock's say-so.
2. Jaguars: OT Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M). A blindside protector -- now if they only had a quarterback.
3. Raiders: DT Sharrif Floyd (Florida). Once had Warren Sapp at the end of the line. Now they've got a young one.
4. Eagles: DE/OLB Dion Jordan (Oregon). Chip Kelly can't bypass his own pass-rush specialist.
5. Lions: OT Lane Johnson (Oklahoma). Freak show athlete used to be a quarterback.
6. Browns: DE Ziggy Ansah (Brigham Young). GM Mike Lombardi gives DC Ray Horton a new toy.
7. Cardinals: G Chance Warmack (Alabama). A step-in-and-start guard for the next decade.
8. Bills: WR Tavon Austin (West Virginia). Buddy Nix takes Geno Smith's playmaker instead of Geno Smith.
9. Jets: DE Barkevious Mingo (LSU). Because someone with a top-10 name should go in the top 10.
10. Titans: G Jonathan Cooper (North Carolina). Too high for a guard? Try telling it to coach and former guard Mike Munchak.
11. Chargers: DT Star Lotulelei (Utah). The hope is they've found their version of Haloti Ngata.
12. Dolphins: CB D.J. Hayden (Houston). Nearly died six months ago in freak practice injury.
13. Jets: CB Dee Milliner (Alabama). Darrelle Revis? Who is Darrelle Revis?
14. Panthers: DT Sheldon Richardson (Missouri). Forty-Niners would love to trade up for Aldon Smith's college teammate.
15. Saints: DE Jarvis Jones (Georgia). New DC Rob Ryan gets an outside pass rusher.
16. Rams: S Kenny Vaccaro (Texas). Went for corners last year, now looking at last line of defense.
17. Steelers: CB Xavier Rhodes (Florida State). Tomlin delighted new starting corner dropped this far.
18. Cowboys: OT Menelik Watson (Florida State). Jerry Jones wants someone to protect Tony Romo and his contract.
19. Giants: OT D.J. Fluker (Alabama). Fourth Crimson Tide selection in first round and one still to go.
20. Bears: ILB Alex Ogletree (Georgia). Say hello to Brian Urlacher's replacement.
21. Bengals: DE Datone Jones (UCLA). Big Senior Bowl week gets attention of Marvin Lewis.
22. Rams: RB Eddy Lacy (Alabama). Unconcerned about speed of replacement for Steven Jackson.
23. Vikings: WR Cordarelle Patterson (Tennessee). Opt for potential over production and Cal 's Keenan Allen.
24. Colts: DE Bjoern Werner (Florida State). Versatile defender can line up with hand down or as outside linebacker.
25. Vikings: DT Sylvester Williams (North Carolina): Moves instantly into interior rotation of defense.
26. Packers: TE Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame). Just what Aaron Rodgers needs -- another matchup nightmare.
27. Texans: G Kyle Long (Oregon). Houston finds it impossible to pass up Howie's son.
28. Broncos: WR Keenan Allen (Cal). What is heaven? Going from Zac Maynard to Peyton Manning.
29. Patriots: FS John Cyprien (Florida International). Hey, it's Belichick, so it's rave reviews.
30. Falcons: CB Desmond Trufant (Washington). Leaky Falcons secondary gets some help.
31. 49ers: FS Eric Reid (LSU). A fit for spot vacated by Dashon Goldson.
32. Ravens: LB Manti Te'o (Notre Dame). Judgment still light years ahead of Rolando McClain.


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Wood County Genealogical Society (WCGS) Members who attended the meeting last spring to hear the Texas Pistalaros and Wood County's Doc Davis will be interested to hear that the first East Texas Wildwest Fest will be held in Winnsboro during the Autumn Trails celebration on October 17, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Historic Depot Parking Lot. At this location will be wild west recreations (shootouts, etc), western costume contest, trick roper exhibitions, food and drink, and much more. For more details, go to the Pistalaros website at http://www.crossroadsvigilantes.com.
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UNDP Zambia Resident Coordinator Annual Report 2011.
The Zambia Country Office is headed by Ms. Kanni Wignaraja.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was established in 1965, when two United Nations agencies – the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance set up in 1949 and the Special Fund set up in 1958 – were merged by decision of the General Assembly. By 1983, UNDP projects were being implemented in 170 countries covering nearly the entire economic and social spectrum – from industry to health, education, economic planning and public administration.
UNDP has been collaborating with other UN agencies to support feasibility studies of important projects. Working together with UN agencies such as ICAO, UNIDO, UNV, UNESCO and development partners, UNDP was involved in the development of the Lusaka International Airport, the Zambia Stock Exchange, the Securities Commission, the development of local manufacturing capacity to produce intravenous fluids for hospitals, and the establishment of the Paramedical Training Centre.
In recent years the UNDP has continued to support the Government of the Republic of Zambia in addressing national challenges in the areas of Democratic & Economic Governance, Environment, Gender, and HIV / AIDS. In partnership with the Government, the UN family, civil society organisations and communities and Cooperating Partners (CPs) the UNDP continues to fulfill its mission in Zambia, namely to build national capacity, to help Zambia achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, and assist Zambia to become a middle-income country by the year 2030. For instance, through these different partnerships, UNDP has supported the capacity development of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, supported the Constitutional Review Commission, the National Constitutional Conference, and the development of a National Gender Policy and Action Plan.
UNDP is also working with local communities of Lake Tanganyika, Mpulungu and Kapula districts to promote sustainable agriculture and forestry and tackle issues of over-fishing and sediment flows in the Lake Tanganyika Integrated Management Programme. The UNDP has always been part of the response to the HIV / AIDS epidemic in Zambia, from the mid 1980s. Now, together with the Joint UN Team on AIDS the UNDP is working to provide capacity development and technical assistance to respond to the epidemic to strengthen local institutions. The UNDP's programme in the Governance -sector 'Capacity Development for Human Rights' focuses on providing the Zambian Human Rights Commission technical and financial assistance to raise awareness about Human Rights to Zambians through community radio programmes and Human Rights mainstreaming into business management. UNDP contributes to the promotion of gender equality, women's economic empowerment and ending gender based violence in Zambia. UNDP is also working closely with the Government to mitigate the negative effects of climate change to develop a national strategy to respond to climate change in Zambia.
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Coalo Zamorano
Coalo Zamorano is known for his smooth tenor voice, simple lyrics and congregational style of worship. With over 15 years in the worship ministry, his words have been recorded by the giants in Latin Worship and Praise music such as Marcos Witt, Danilo Montero and Marcos Barrientos.
As Music Director for the Lakewood Church Spanish congregation in Houston, Texas, he leads more than 9,000 members into worship every Sunday. The church program is televised and also seen by internet by more than 1 million people throughout Latin America and parts of Europe.
With three CDs under his belt as a soloist, he has impacted how Spanish churches worship and music is woven into the message of hope.
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Jorge 'Coalo' Zamorano was born the third of four brothers and sisters. In 1986, the Zamorano family moved to Durango, in the middle of a family crisis. His neighbor, Marcos Witt, came to visit and ministered to them, leading to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Years later, his relationship with Marcos' ministry, would bring his own talents to light.
His trajectory includes more than 50 Christian music projects as producer, composer and singer. Some of the albums in which he participated are now part of the classics in Spanish worship and praise music. These include "Poderoso" (1993), "Alabadle" (1994), y "Enciende Una Luz" (1999) with Marcos Witt and "Eres Todopoderoso" (1999) from Danilo Montero.
With first CD as a soloist, "Cosas Poderosas" (2004), showcased Coalo's strength and commitment to church worship as a congregation. Influenced in part by his work at Lakewood Church, Coalo selected several songs translated from English to Spanish that had touched his life. The CD garnered a Latin Grammy nomination as Best Worship CD along with a Dove nomination from the Gospel Music Association.
In 2006, Coalo released his second solo production, "Eres Mi Pasion", recorded live at Lakewood. This CD features a mix of songs translated from English, with his original songs.
His current release, "Mi Confianza Esta en Ti", is a self-produced CD, featuring 9 congregational songs of praise and worship. The words are healing to the soul in the times of anxiety and uncertainty. This CD is a studio production that keeps Coalo's style of pop rock mixed with funk, featuring electric guitars mix perfectly in each song.
As a producer, Coalo has been nominated three times for Latin Grammys for his work in various Christian music productions, winning one for the CD, "Niños Adorando 2".
Coalo resides in Houston, Texas with his wife, Lorena and two daughers, Lorene and Rebecca.


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As I get older and as I read the Bible, I find myself growing more and more old fashioned - really, really old fashioned. For instance, I try to conduct myself in my marriage the way God intended it in the beginning.
Now let me mention right up front that there is so much for me to do within the marriage that I don't have much time at all to critique my wife. Suffice it to say, she's better at being a wife than I am at being a husband.
Karl Lusk was honored with a luncheon for his years of service to St. Thomas' Episcopal/Lutheran Church in Campbellsville. Lusk recently left St. Thomas' to take a position at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Bardstown, which is closer to his home. Pictured are members of the Taylor County Ministerial Association along with a couple guests, from left, front, Lusk, Father Jim Bromwich, Regina and Earl Rogers. Middle: Becky Nash, Campbellsville Mayor Brenda Allen and Michael Caldwell. Back: Dr. James Jones, Fella Wilson, Joe Hatchett, Michael Goodwin, Ted Beam and Montie Fugate.
We are in a season of transition at our congregation; but then, any growing congregation is always in a season of transition. In fact, the world in which we live is in constant transition.
It's easy to get discouraged when there's so much transition and change. "Why can't we just do it the way we've always done?" "I just can't find the time." "I have too much to do; I'm too busy." We've all said these words.
Lindsey Wilson College Chancellor John B. Begley will preach Sunday, Aug. 30 at Asbury United Methodist Church, located at 9600 New Columbia Road in Campbellsville.
Begley will preach on "How to handle life's disappointments."
The service begins at 11 a.m. ET.
The local Knights of Columbus, Father Patrick Creed Council #12923, recently hosted an installation of officers for the fraternal year 2009-2010 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
Grace Missionary Baptist Church is currently hosting a revival, which began on Sunday and will continue through this Sunday or longer.
Pastor Bill Gray along with evangelist Murphy Buel from Pikeville are the speakers.
The church is located at 10187 Hodgenville Road, off KY 210. For more information, call 469-9892.
The Rev. Earl Rodgers has taken on the task of raising funds to help support a mission trip to China.
Drew Underwood, Warren Acres and Kevin Mings are planning a trip to rural China, where they will backpack in and deliver Bibles. The three are also preparing for future groups to follow in their steps. This is their first trip to China.
Rodgers will cook "a feast of some of the best barbecue available," he says. "We will feed all, regardless of his or her ability to pay. God will handle securing the funds."
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church will host Stormin' Heaven! on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The event, which is from 7 to 8:45 p.m., will feature Rick Elias, co-founder with Rich Mullins of the Ragamuffin Band.
All faiths are welcome to attend. CDs will be available to purchase following the event.
Michael Combs will be in concert at Elk Horn Baptist Church on Friday, Oct. 30. Advance tickets are currently for sale at $10 each. For information, call Darell Cox at 465-2058.
Why does God let harm come to innocent people? Why does he allow drunk drivers to kill entire families? Why does he sit on his hands while men beat their wives? Why does he look the other way when mothers drown or burn their own children? Or why does he seem preoccupied as pedophiles harm one child after another? Why?
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The Black pack, also known as Jacob Black's pack, is formed when Sam Uley and his pack planned to kill Bella and Renesmee Cullen in Breaking Dawn, and prompted Jacob to embrace his rightful position as Alpha and break away from Sam's pack.
This pack consists initially of three wolves, Jacob Black, Seth Clearwater, and Leah Clearwater. In the novel, Embry Call and Quil Ateara V joined after tension between the Cullens and the Uley pack was resolved. At the end of 2006, both packs take in new members due to the increasing number of vampires. While Jacob is the Alpha, Leah and Embry act as his right and left hands, respectively.
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In Breaking Dawn, Jacob was ready to kill the unborn Renesmee, but could not do so with Bella for he still had feelings for her. Sam planned to kill Bella to prevent whatever offspring she carried from being born
☀Cullens for the protection of the tribe, and forced Jacob to obey when he refused. By accepting his rightful place as Alpha and refusing to take Sam's place in the pack, he decides to go rogue, but Seth Clearwater soon followed, not thinking it was right to attack their allies with no warning nor provocation. His sister Leah joined soon afterwards to get away from Sam Uley and the memories of their failed relationship, and wound up becoming the pack's Beta. They were instrumental in helping the Olympic coven hunt in case Sam's pack was out looking for the Cullens and also to protect Bella during her pregnancy. Jacob's and Sam's packs resolved their tension when Jacob imprinted on Renesmee Cullen. In Breaking Dawn - Part 1, when a fight ensues between the Cullens and the Uley pack, Leah and Seth run to the Cullens' defense, equaling their strength until Jacob emerges to tell Sam about his imprinting on Renesmee, which stops the battle completely.
Afterwards, Jacob's pack claims the protection of La Push and the Cullens as their jobs, joined by Embry and Quil in the novel. While Jacob originally wanted to live as a wolf for a while and Seth decided to stay in his pack, the rest of the pack was bound to return to Sam's pack; the plan is cancelled when Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, and he officially embraces his position as Alpha male and the responsibilities that come with it.
When the Cullens are threatened by the Volturi and gather their vampire friends for assistance, Jacob begrudgingly tolerates their allegiance for Renesmee's sake, and has Leah, Seth, Embry and Quil temporarily run with Sam's pack to avoid conflicts. The pack also gains new members due to the increasing number of vampires.
This pack stands beside the Cullens and their allies during the confrontation with the Volturi. They were also joined by Sam's pack which had also grown in number. On this occasion, it is revealed that the pack is actually composed by shape-shifters who could change into wolves, and not actual werewolves. Unbeknownst to them, they are all under protection when Bella uses her shield to ward off the Volturi's powers. In this confrontation it is proved how interconnected the pack mind is, because as long as both Alphas were protected, both packs were protected from attack.
After the Volturi retreated, the pack celebrates their victory with their allies, then retreat to their territory. Only Jacob goes back to the Cullens' house later.
In addition to Jacob, Seth, and Leah, the pack comprises Embry Call and Quil Ateara V. Leah eventually became the second-in-command of the pack, which Quil called "Beta". At the end of Breaking Dawn, the pack has gained three unnamed young members. According to The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, Embry the third-in-command.
Near the end of Breaking Dawn, the Black Pack takes in new members due to the additional vampires in Forks, which forces some very young tribe members to phase. All of them are present during the confrontation.
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- The Uley pack: After Jacob's imprinting on Renesmee, the two packs have since worked out their differences and once again become a team. Since there is no way to dispatch the pack, the two packs decide to combine forces to protect the Quileute traditional lands and Forks.
- Cullen family: While still having differences with the Uley pack, the Black pa nock members take on the responsibility of protecting Bella while she is pregnant, which subsequently forces them to co-operate with the Cullens as well. After Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, he has since become more interconnected to the Cullens, and even counts her as part of his family. He also thinks of Bella as one, even though he was once in love with her. Other than protecting the Quileute lands, the Black pack, specifically Jacob, assign themselves Cullens' protection as their jobs.
- The Swan and Dwyer families: Through Renesmee, Jacob becomes as connected to Charlie and Renée as he is to the Cullens. He goes as far as to tell Charlie about his magical heritage and Bella's "change" to keep the Cullens in Forks, knowing that Charlie is the reason that they would leave at all. As of now, Charlie is the only one to know about supernaturals and Renesmee's existence. Renée's second husband, Phil Dwyer, can also be counted as an indirect relative to the families.
- In the films, the members of the packs have a tattoo on their right shoulders depicting their membership within the pack, similar to the Volturi's necklaces and the Cullen crest.
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possibly the coolest kind of person one can be.
they smoke lots of weed but people need to get the fuck over it.
others strive to be like astroz or astra-hoes, especially faggot ass uptight bitches.
they smoke lots of weed but people need to get the fuck over it.
others strive to be like astroz or astra-hoes, especially faggot ass uptight bitches.
"yo, lets go chill with the astroz, not those faggot ass bitches."
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By far the most awesome baseball club in the national league. However, they got worked by those gangsta White Sox from Chicago in the 05 World Series, the first World Series appearance for the Astros.
Go Astros, or Go 'Stros
بواسطة 'StroMan إبريل/نَيْسان 10, 2009
Short for astronomical. A word used by skaters to describe something that's totally bomb, usually like a difficult trick that they can do or see someone doing.
Damn, jah see home boy land the Caballerial? Dat flip is so astro.
بواسطة Let me be anonymous أغسطس/آب 2, 2008
Always Stating The Really Obvious
similiar to Captain Obvious.
user1: you are such a republican
user2: dont listen to him he's ASTRO
user1: you are such a republican
user2: dont listen to him he's ASTRO
بواسطة deervark سبتمبر/أيلول 1, 2005
The most pathetic excuse for a team in Major League Baseball. Consistantly field a shit excuse for a team. Piss poor management, redneck local yokel owners, clueless scouts, and lackadaisical players add up to consistant failure.
بواسطة rlrsltx يوليو/تمُّوز 30, 2011
1. Any dance which involves maintaining the hands in the position of the American Sign Language sign for the letter D; also known as the Pointy Finger Dance or the Drunken Finger Dance.
2. To dance the Astro.
2. To dance the Astro.
He accidentally poked me in the eye while he was doing the Astro too enthusiastically on the dance floor.
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A boy usually who extremely gay and likes penis, he will usually deny the fact he likes penis but in reality he stares at penis pictures on the internet all the time, he is the typical gay guy who will wear pink and lipstick with makeup and acts really gay and uses a gay voice.
Gay Boy Astro
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Rise and Fall: Monumental Duct Tape Drawings
Joe Girandola visualizes the world's greatest architectural wonders out of duct tape. Employing a quick fix material to depict now crumbling artifacts, Girandola creates a wry commentary on past and present empires. While duct tape was originally used to seal ammunition cases during World War II, Girandola first discovered it as a creative medium after using it to protect his hands while training as a stone carver in Florence and Pietrasanta. Retaining a tie to his Italian heritage and traditional fine art practice, the artist continues to interpret the act of sculpting by taping to produce chiseled-looking, monolithic forms. Girandola's seemingly grandiose, yet kitsch portrayal of civilization simultaneously resonates as a hybrid fine art/folk aesthetic. His oversize canvasses of Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal and the Tower of Pisa, for example, show iconic symbols of culture as almost deadpan tourist snapshots that pay homage to 1960s Pop Art.
For Girandola, such illustrious feats of engineering not only illuminate architectural history but also provide a context for evaluating the motivations of ruling powers behind a given building's construction. India's Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausolem for his 3rd wife and true love, Mumtaz Mahal. Pouring all of India's money into enshrining her memory, the Emperor made an opulent trophy while underlying economic issues plagued the country. Similarly, Girandola's representation of a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, reflects the reach and influence of one of the most powerful, yet barbaric civilizations in history. The Roman Colosseum and other works throughout the exhibition present the viewer with an ephemeral image of art and artifact. Rendered in America's one-size-fits-all solution, each of Girandola's duct tape treasures poses a timely question surrounding the cost of cultural capital.
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Although this omega-3 rich seed popped in 2012, the chia frenzy has now reached Bieber Fever proportions. Add a tablespoon to virtually any drink, coat tofu with chia and sauté it, or mix a quarter cup with almond milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and dried fruit to create a tapioca pudding-like dessert.
When we first heard about this "healthy" trend our BS detector went off. But it's actually legit. Influenced by the popular paleo diet, companies like Epic Bar are introducing snacks made of a combo of grassfed meat, nuts, seeds, and berries. They're filling and nutritious, while steering clear of processed sugar and grain.
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As part of the update to the commonwealth's 12-Year Transportation Program, Pennsylvanians are invited to visit www.TalkPATransportation.com to provide input on their transportation priorities and to register for the program's first-ever interactive online public meeting.
The program, serves as a blueprint of prioritized transportation projects and is updated every two years through a cooperative effort among the State Transportation Commission (STC), PennDOT and its 23 regional planning partners.
PennDOT Secretary and STC Chairman Barry J. Schoch said the modernized process makes it easier for the public to share their priorities and concerns, which will give PennDOT a better picture of transportation needs.
The online public meeting will be 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. During the webcast, Schoch will provide an update on state transportation issues and answer questions from registered participants. Pennsylvanians can register for the meeting at www.TalkPATransportation.com and questions may be submitted in advance to email@example.com.
Through Oct. 7, the public can also submit feedback at their convenience:
Through the "Tell Us What You Think" survey on the website;
By emailing firstname.lastname@example.com to request a printed survey copy; or
By telephone at 1-855-896-4930.
The STC evaluates and assesses the resources needed to maintain and expand the state's transportation system. The 15-member commission includes Schoch, 10 private citizens appointed by the governor, and the majority and minority chairs of the state Senate and House Transportation Committees.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,
38 to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.
Observation: The Israelites did not escape Egypt; they were "brought out" by the Presence and the strength of God! God's plan was to give them a land with people more in numbers and stronger than they were! By relying on their wisdom and strength, there was no way they could get out of Egypt and there was no way they could get into the Promised land. The only one getting the glory for their escape and new home land was God!
Application: God purposefully gives me assignments that require more wisdom and/or strength than I possess. If I rely on myself, I will fail. But when I rely on Him, He succeeds! He does this so that people will not be able to praise me, but Him!
Prayer: Lord, when I rely on you and carefully follow your directions, I get to enjoy the victory and you get to enjoy the glory! Amen
Pastor Leon
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Skype's Incredible Rise, in One Image
Telecommunications research company TeleGeography keeps a close eye on the global telecom system, and for years has documented the shift to Internet-based calling via Skype, even as traditional mobile and landline networks also keep growing.
In 2013 alone, Skype carried an estimated 214 billion minutes of international "on-net" calls (from one Skype app to another, rather than calls made from Skype to a regular phone), TeleGeography said in a report released today. That's up 36% on the previous year.
More importantly, Skype's traffic was almost 40% the size of the entire conventional international telecom market — that is, for every ten minutes spent making international phone calls on every mobile and landline network in the entire world, four minutes are spent on Skype. The service is gradually eating its industry.
And in growth terms, it now far outpaces the combined expansion of the global telecom industry. Here's the growth in calling minutes each year from 2005-13:
Skype's growth of 54 billion minutes is a full 50% higher than the growth of the rest of the international calling industry combined. And as TeleGeography points out, that's particularly impressive in light of how the market is changing:
Such strong traffic growth more than 10 years after Skype's launch is particularly impressive in light of the growing acceptance of a wide range of alternative over-the-top (OTT) communications applications for mobile devices. OTT messaging applications are among the most popular mobile apps, and several, including Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Line, Tango, Google Hangouts, and Samsung's ChatOn, have been installed more than 100 million times from Google's online Play app store, alone.
The numbers are impressive. But the incumbent system of so-called public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) is still a far larger and more comprehensive platform than anything the Internet has built so far. "The PSTN will not disappear anytime soon," said TeleGeography analyst Stephan Beckert in today's release. "While Facebook has approximately 1.2 billion monthly users, at year-end 2013, the PSTN connected to just over 8 billion fixed and mobile subscribers worldwide."
Update – TeleGeography's figures are referring to international phone calls and Skype traffic. An earlier version of this post referred to the total volume of phone traffic.
See also:
Skype traffic continues to thrive – TeleGeography
More People Say Goodbye to Their Landlines – WSJ


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by Chelsea J. Carter and Janet DiGiacomo
(CNN) — A car with a body inside believed to be that of missing teacher Terrilynn Monette was found Saturday in a bayou in New Orleans, authorities said.
The car and body were found in Bayou St. John by a diver with the Slidell Police Department, who volunteered to dive the waterways in the search for Monette, Detective Daniel Seuzeneau of the Slidell Police Department, said.
The body is believed to be that of Monette, he said in an e-mail statement to CNN.
Monette, 26, was last seen March 2 leaving Parlay's Dream Lounge in New Orleans, where she had been celebrating with friends her nomination for a "Teacher of the Year" award.


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WINONA LAKE, Ind. - The 24th-ranked Union women's basketball team put up a valiant effort, but it did not have an answer for No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan's second-half surge as the Lady Bulldogs fell 61-55 Friday at the Grace College Classic in Winona Lake, Ind.
The loss is the first the Union as drops to 4-1 on the year. Indiana Wesleyan remains perfect at 5-0.
Senior Lindsey Waters had arguably her best game of the season thus far as she scored 20 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocks six shots.
Indiana Wesleyan jumped out to the early advantage as Union's offense struggled to get going. A Clair Ray bucket with 15:56 to go in the first half put the Wildcats up 11-4. Union responded with an 18-5 run, claiming a 22-16 advantage at the 5:43 mark. Waters hit two 3-pointers during the rally, and the Lady Bulldogs maintained the lead into the half with a 26-24 edge.
Tied at 31-all early in the second half, Indiana Wesleyan accounted for 14 of the next 18 points to open up a 45-35 cushion with 12:12 remaining. Union cut the margin to five, but the Wildcats kept the pressure up and took their largest lead of the game at 56-45 following a Ray basket with 4:12 to play. The Lady Bulldogs continued to battle back, slicing the deficit to three twice during the final 15 seconds of the contest. However, Indiana Wesleyan made enough free throws down the stretch to hold on for the 61-55 decision.
After Waters, Lydia Nash paced Union with 10 points.
Paige Smith led Indiana Wesleyan with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Taylor Goshert and Ray followed with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Union returns to action Saturday when it plays host Grace at 2 p.m.


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A Devils Lake man is out $50,000 after being caught up in a sweepstakes scam.
Police tell WDAY-TV that the man, who is in his 80s, reportedly made several payments in the last few months to the phony company. He was told he won a $48.5 million, but he had to pay fees in order to collect the money.
Police say it's a common scam. The scammers used a legitimate company name in this case, but had money sent to a different address.
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New Canadiana :: Mallory Knox – Pus Crunk Luv
- Mallory Knox
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From the technicolour yawn of Taylor Burgess:
HEY YOU GENDER-FLUID, CAPITALISM-REVOLTING, QUEER-FRIENDLY THING. Are you and your friends sick of dirty cops and how they crack down on the unprivileged rather than white collar crime? Does your punk scene have wayyyyyy too much machismo? Do you get strange looks any time you put on Top 40 hip hop at a party (To steal back the sweet beats, disregard the hateful lyrics n tweets!!)? Well Mallory Knox is an anarchistic dose of sensibility. She makes tunes ranging from straight-up Top 40 auto-tune covers to blistering original folk punk anthems, and every modulation in between. Shoplifting lyrics from Cormac McCarthy and beats from Black Eyed Peas, no copyrighted content is safe. Mallory Knox doesn't really trust me, you, or anyone either, but she probably has faith in us, otherwise she wouldn't hand out these tapes for free.
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Stephen Zamora
Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law
Director; Center for U.S. and Mexican Law
Director; North American Consortium on Legal Education (NACLE), Emeritus
Professor Zamora joined the Law Center faculty in 1978, and served as the Law Center's Dean from 1995 to 2000. He earned a B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1966 and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1972, where he graduated first in his class and served as Chief Articles Editor of the California Law Review. At the Law Center, Professor Zamora directs the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law, and also serves as Director of the North American Consortium on Legal Education. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Houston Law Center in 1978, he practiced international law in Washington, D.C., first as an associate in the law firm of Clearly, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, and then as an attorney with The World Bank. He has been a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Mexico, and has been a visiting professor at Yale Law School and Fordham Law School. An expert on NAFTA, in 1996, Zamora served as a member of a dispute resolution panel that decided the first government-to-government dispute under NAFTA (U.S. v. Canada -- Dairy, Poultry and Eggs from the United States).
Professor Zamora is a member of the American Law Institute, of the American Society of International Law, and of the American Society of Comparative Law. In 2006, he received the highest distinction awarded by the Mexican government to a foreign national, the Order of the Aztec Eagle, in recognition of his work in promoting U.S. - Mexican understanding. He is the lead author of the book Mexican Law, published in 2004 by Oxford University Press, and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on international economic law, international banking law, international trade law (NAFTA), international monetary law, and Mexican law. Professor Zamora's areas of expertise include contracts, international trade law, conflicts of law, Mexican Law, and NAFTA.
B.A., Stanford University; J.D., University of California at Berkeley
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With the situation changing rapidly along coastal Louisiana due to the recent oil spill, DU scientist Dr. Tom Moorman, director of conservation planning in the Southern Region, offered these thoughts and observations concerning the coastal areas where DU works to provide habitat to sustain millions of wintering waterfowl and the resident mottled duck populations.
As I continue to monitor the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I find myself deeply saddened and concerned for the people, wildlife and wetlands along the Gulf Coast. My relationship with the Louisiana coastal marshes began what now seems now like a long time ago. In 1987, as a young graduate student, I began a study of mottled ducks. I had the good fortune to live for two years in Grand Chenier in Cameron Parish and to be out in the marsh daily collecting data for my research on mottled ducks. While there, I was schooled by some of the best coastal marsh managers and naturalists in the country. I soaked it all in and learned everything I could – but I did not realize then how much the marsh gets into your blood, and how it can become part of the fabric of one's life. It is the place where I came to understand what the phrase "connection to the land" really means.
Locally and regionally the residents of the Gulf Coast are vitally connected to the marsh – for many it is where they go to work to support their families. Some 2 million residents or 47 percent of the population of Louisiana lives in the coastal parishes. Many have livelihoods that depend in some way on the marsh. Yet, in the broader sense, we all must remember we are connected to the land, and we are all connected to the Louisiana coastal marsh.
It is difficult for some to define "connection to the land" because in one sense it is an emotional connection that is hard to convey, but in another it is a very real connection that can be represented by statistics. While the facts have been stated by many, they are worth repeating: (1) these wetlands comprise the most important wintering area for waterfowl in North America; (2) the Louisiana coastal wetlands serve as nursery grounds and ultimately provide more than 20 percent of the commercial seafood landings in the lower 48 states – including the lion's share of the shrimp and blue crabs we enjoy on our tables; (3) about 20 percent of the waterborne commerce of the United States arrives or departs via ports protected by the Louisiana coastal marsh; (4) recreational hunting and fishing is approximately a $2.7 billion dollar economic engine in the state, much of it fueled by coastal marsh related fishing and waterfowl hunting opportunities; (5) and yes, when offshore oil and gas production is considered, Louisiana ranks first in crude oil production, and second in natural gas production – energy that flows throughout the country and an important factor in the nation's economy.
Last fall I had the opportunity to return to the Mississippi River coastal marshes to hunt teal near Buras and Venice, Louisiana – areas directly in harm's way from the oil spill. I was struck once again by the richness of the wetlands, by the presence of aquatic plants that provide bountiful food for waterfowl, and by the earthy smells that signal a high state of ecological productivity. It was September, so the majority of the more than 4.7 million waterfowl that may winter in the region had not yet arrived. Blue-winged teal were there in the tens of thousands. Resident mottled ducks seemed like they were everywhere. We enjoyed watching them decoy time and again as we waited on flights of teal. Each morning, with the break of dawn, the sky was filled with wading birds and shorebirds on their way to feeding areas in the marsh. From our blind, we saw hundreds if not thousands of resident common egrets, great blue herons, roseate spoonbills, and black-necked stilts, and also good numbers of migrants like the prairie-nesting marbled godwit that uses the same upland prairie grasslands for nesting as do the blue-winged teal that were our quarry.
For migratory birds, that is what is at risk – a vital wetland system that is a critical habitat link they require to fulfill their life cycle. The risk is now escalated, immediate and imminent resulting from the oil spill, but the risk and threat to these wetlands were present before the oil spill, and will remain until we restore the system by reconnecting the Mississippi River to the marshes it created. That is what we must do and what DU will continue to focus on.
At this time it is not possible to say what impacts the oil spill may have on waterfowl or all of the other wetland-dependent birds, but we certainly can say that the spill adds a new dimension of risk to an already highly threatened but critically important wintering area. The North American Waterfowl Management Plan Gulf Coast Joint Venture (GCJV), of which DU is a long-standing board member, estimated that in the 1970s the marshes of Louisiana wintered some 9.2 million ducks. Gadwalls, northern pintails, blue-winged and green-winged teal, northern shovelers, mallards, American wigeon and lesser scaup dominate the winter population of waterfowl. The GCJV goal remains to provide sufficient feeding habitat to support those millions of ducks each winter.
In more recent years, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries surveys typically find 1.8 to 2 million waterfowl in the coastal zone. Are waterfowl numbers indicative of a deteriorating coastal marsh system? Are the ducks telling us something? The GCJV scientists, through work in part supported by DU, now estimate that the coastal marshes provide only about 60 percent of the feeding habitat needed to support desired population goals based on 1970s surveys. That new information should sound alarms across the continent for anyone concerned about waterfowl and waterfowl hunting. Keep in mind these estimates were developed as part of our ongoing science-based efforts to inform the scale and direction of GCJV and DU Louisiana coast conservation work, and they do not reflect any near-term or long-term damage that may result from the oil spill. Regrettably, it is possible the spill will cause additional long-term damage that will require additional restoration work – and the staff and financial resources to accomplish that work.
A growing body of science reminds us that our direct restoration programs alone are not keeping pace with ongoing rates of marsh loss in Louisiana – loss rates that existed prior to the spill. DU responded to this information with a commitment not only to increase our on-the-ground conservation efforts along the coast, but also by hiring staff to work on important aspects of public policy that affect coastal restoration. DU has very carefully considered our Louisiana coast conservation efforts, and in the process of that inward look we acknowledged the scale of this restoration is bigger than any single agency or organization can solve. Hence, there remains a critical role for effective work in the public policy arena to garner the resources and political will and commitment to restore these ecologically and economically critical, but highly imperiled coastal wetlands. Our approach on the Louisiana coast, as it is in our other highest priority conservation regions across the continent, is to use the best available science as a foundation to grow our direct conservation program and public policy efforts, all of which are focused on our overriding goal to sustain the important functions and values of coastal Louisiana in perpetuity.
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Chauvin couple's fight leads to meth-lab related charges, deputies say
Published: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 4:35 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 10:41 p.m.
A couple is in jail after Terrebonne sheriff's deputies said they found a clandestine methamphetamine lab in their home when they arrived to investigate a domestic abuse call.
Neighbors called the police Sunday when they heard Keithie Cunningham Rodriguez, 40, 6059 Bayouside Drive, Chauvin, screaming for help, the Sheriff's Office said. When deputies arrived, she told them she and her boyfriend, Brian Guillotte, 36, 104 Prosperity St., Chauvin, were fighting.
Deputies said they noticed items consistent with the manufacturing of methamphetamine and called Terrebonne Parish Narcotics Task Force agents to search for precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine.
Guillotte is charged with domestic abuse battery, possession of a schedule one controlled substance and creation or operation of a clandestine lab for the unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance. He is being held in the Terrebonne Parish jail on a $252,500 bond.
Rodriguez is charged with creation or operation of a clandestine lab for the unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance and also was arrested on outstanding warrants. She is being held in the jail on a $255,800 bond and probation hold.
Staff Writer Jean-Paul Arguello can be reached at 448-7617 or at email@example.com.
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As Intel IT continues widespread adoption of cloud computing, Intel software development is undergoing a major shift. Intel architects and developers are learning to design cloud-aware applications that maximize cloud advantages, such as self-service provisioning, elasticity, run-anywhere design, multi-tenancy, and design for failure.
Designed from the ground up for cloud deployment, cloud-aware applications require a different way of thinking. To speed implementation, Intel IT is applying key learnings from grid computing, as well as adopting best cloud practices such as consumable web services and high-availability designs. Our strategy is to architect enterprise applications with a cloud backend and multiplatform front-end, actively exposing and consuming web services offering built-in security. Through one-day code-a-thons and other events, we're training developers in this new paradigm and validating our strategic agility target of innovative idea to production in one day.
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Man trying to turn himself in can't find way into jail, deputies report
Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 8:35 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 8:35 a.m.
OCALA - A 32-year-old Ocala man was ready to turn himself in to authorities when he went to the Marion County Jail.
But authorities say Jackie Eugene Mayo got angry when he couldn't find his way inside the jail early Monday. So he started banging on doors as he staggered around the building.
Mayo was wanted on a warrant for violation of probation.
The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/1hvlDiD ) reports Mayo eventually found his way to the jail's booking entrance, where a corrections officer tried to talk to him. But an arrest report says Mayo was screaming and yelling, and he smelled of alcohol.
A deputy arrested Mayo, who continued yelling.
According to the report, Mayo tried to pull away from officers. He's being held without bail and now faces battery charges.
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