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Corn or maize is native to America but is now grown throughout the world. In grain form it is the staple diet for American Indians in Mexico, Peru and Southern North America. The Maori were given maize by American sailors which they grew and ate both fresh and fermented. The fermented corn was known as kaanga. Its strong smell didn't appeal to Pakeha who ate corn mainly as a grain. Eventually a sweet form was developed, and hence the name sweetcorn, it wasn't until the 1960's that sweetcorn became a really popular fresh vegetable. Several varieties are available including some with white kernels and others with a mix of yellow and white kernels. Varieties differ in sweetness. Recently the supersweet varieties have become popular, with Honey 'n' Pearl being the most widely grown. Sweetcorn is a very good source of fiber, protein and starch. corn is a great source of vitamin A, fiber, and other nutrients. Finely ground cornmeal, corn flour comes in yellow and white and is used for breading and in combination with other flours in baked goods. Corn flour is milled from the whole kernel, while CORNSTARCH is obtained from the endosperm portion of the kernel. In British recipes the term "cornflour" is used synonymously with the U.S. word cornstarch. MASA HARINA is a special corn flour that's the basic ingredient for corn tortillas.

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The recommendations below are based on my experience with single-use systems, along with suggestions by technical experts from three tubing suppliers: Steve Wilkowski of Dow Corning, John Stover of NewAge Industries, and Christopher Shields of Saint-Gobain.
IMPACT OF FLUID AND PROCESS CONDITIONSThe first factor to consider when selecting tubing is the nature of the fluid you want to transfer. In single-use bioprocessing, fluids range from proteins or other biological solutions to strong pH adjusters and buffers. Biologicals may be sensitive to ultraviolet light or oxygen, and require opaque or low gas permeability tubing. Acids and bases must be used with chemically compatible tubing. In all cases, it is necessary to select tubing grades with low extractables to ensure minimum levels of leachables.
Once biological stability and chemical compatibility requirements are defined, processing conditions should be considered, including process temperature, pressure, time, and sterilization conditions prior to use. Single-use bioprocesses are generally conducted at temperatures below 40 °C, so most tubing options are compatible. If tube welding and/or sealing is required on the system then meltable tubing will be needed, whereas the use of only quick-connects or sterile connectors eliminates this temperature requirement. Similarly, if the tubing is to be autoclaved, it should be resistant to at least 125 °C.
The next process condition to consider is pressure. Although the lowpressure limits of single-use polymerfilm biocontainers generally limit pressure requirements for system tubing, tubing used upstream of sterilizing filters that are integrity tested prior to use is an exception. Depending on the grade of filter and integrity test method, test pressures can range from 40 psi (2760 mbar) to 70 psi (4825 mbar), or even higher with some mycoplasma or virus filters. To accommodate this, high durometer, braided or otherwise reinforced tubing must be incorporated upstream of the filters to ensure suitable pressure rating for integrity testing. Another exception is where peristaltic pumping is used to drive the process fluid. Tubing selection must consider the strength of the tubing to provide consistent flow and low generation of particulates. Tubing grades recommended for peristaltic pumping are typically qualified for much longer service than would be applied in most single-use applications, but failure to consider pumping suitability after sterilization can lead to significant problems.
Sterilization conditions must be considered when selecting tubing. Most single-use applications are gamma irradiated for sterilization and consequently require gamma stable tubing (generally up to 50 kGy dosage), but it is not uncommon to apply autoclave sterilization for some tubing manifolds and filtration systems, especially during process development and early phase clinical batch manufacturing. The desired sterilization method must be considered in tubing selection. Information on gamma sterilization is provided in the BPSA Guide to Irradiation and Sterilization (1).


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Major in Nuclear Medicine Technology
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Download a fact sheet about SLU's undergraduate nuclear medicine technology degree.
Saint Louis University Nuclear Medicine Technology Degree OverviewSaint Louis University's undergraduate degree in nuclear medicine technology gives you the skills you need to become a nuclear medicine technologist. Offered by Doisy College of Health Sciences, SLU's nuclear medicine technology program trains students to perform the nearly 100 different nuclear medicine imaging procedures available today on every major organ of the human body.
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- Dora the Explorer (3)
- Bubble Guppies (1)
- Max & Ruby (1)
- Wonder Pets! (1)
- Blue's Clues (1)
- More Shows (1)
Fall means apple-picking and apple-picking means lots of delicious apple treats to make! Why not try something new, like these a-DORA-ble candy apples that look just like your child's favorite explorer!
Weekdays on Nick Jr.
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Wash and dry apples. Insert the wooden stick into the stem end of each apple and place on the cookie sheet. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
Using scissors, cut a 1/4-inch slice off each round end of the marshmallows to make 12 circles, discarding the center piece. Cut each marshmallow circle slice in half to make 24 semicircles for the eyes. Place the pieces, sticky side down on a sheet of wax paper. Cut the fruit leather into 12 curved 1-inch triangles for Dora's mouth. Add them to the wax paper with the marshmallows.
Place the chocolate and butterscotch chips into separate microwave-proof bowl. Add a tablespoon of the shortening to each bowl. Microwave the butterscotch chips, stirring every 5 seconds, until smooth. Dip a chilled apple into the melted candy to coat one side. Allow the excess candy to drain off. Return the apple, candy side up, onto the cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining apples.
Reheat the butterscotch chips for about 5 seconds if it becomes too thick. Spoon any extra melted candy into a freezer-weight resealable bag. Refrigerate the apples until the candy is just set. Snip a small corner (1/8 inch) from the bag with the melted candy. Pipe a dot of the melted candy in the center of the marshmallow semicircles and attach a brown candy as her eye. Repeat with the remaining candies and refrigerate until set, about 5 minutes.
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 5 seconds, until smooth. Dip an apple into the chocolate, leaving a 3-inch area of butterscotch candy exposed as Dora's face. (Dip each side first and then the top to make her bangs.) Allow the excess chocolate to drip off and insert the wooden stick into the Styrofoam base to set. Spoon any excess chocolate into a freezer-weight resealable bag.
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Reheat the melted chocolate in the resealable bag, for about 5 seconds if necessary. Snip a small (1/8 inch) corner from the bag. Pipe 12 to 15 (in case of breakage) 1 1/2-inch V shapes for the top of Dora's hair. Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator until set, about 5 minutes. Carefully peel the V's off of the wax paper. Pipe a dot of the remaining melted chocolate on top of the apples and attach the V. Let chocolate set. Pipe a small comma shape with the chocolate as her nose in the center of the butterscotch area. Repeat with the remaining apples.
Add the marshmallows eyes using a dot of melted candy. Add the fruit leather mouth with a dot of water. Arrange sticks in bucket or other container filled with Styrofoam and top with additional candy if desired.
Dora takes the cake. And in this case, she IS the cake!
Get a taste of the tropics with this healthy, fruity drink!
Thanksgiving guests will want to swipe every last piece
Kids will go bananas for Boots' yummy baked treat!
Turn breakfast into an adventure when you make Dora pancakes!
Present your pie with your preschooler's favorite explorer!
Dress up sugar cookies in Dora's festive and fruity attire!
Bake up purr-fect cookies for your Halloween fiesta!
Make this a-DORA-ble sandwich for your sweetheart!
Charm loved ones with Dora's dainty cupcake rings on Valentine's Day!
Warm their hearts with Dora's favorite drink!
Kids will get a kick out of making Boots from bread and bologna!
You'll be a star in your preschooler's eyes when you make these stellar yet easy treats!
Bake up Boots with your little kitchen helper!
Your little star will love exploring this healthy pasta salad!
Share this snack with your little explorers. They're sure to swipe it right off the kitchen table!
Make a cake fit for a princess!
The ice-cold treat is just right for quenching an explorer's thirst.
A homemade holiday tradition with a delicious Dora twist!
Summon a sea filled with sweet starfish covered in icing
Treasure the smiles when you make these cupcakes for your little pirate!
A royal recipe with a sweet surprise!
Ahoy! It's Dora in her pirate gear
Wishing Backpack could join your birthday party? Here's how he can!
Kids of all ages will swipe these cupcakes faster than you know who!
Dora on a cupcake? Delicioso!
Dora's keeping your cookie undercover until the surprise treat is ready to be unwrapped by a friend!
Dora's dessert is a garden of delights with fruity flowers & sweet pudding!
Kids will have fun in the kitchen making these bubble bites just right!
Fishin' for a quick and easy treat for your Bubble Guppies fan?
Create a snack your kids won't be able to keep their paws off!
Make this snack in a snap & watch them disappear like magic!
No baking job is too big, no pup lover is too small to help out in the kitchen!
Thanksgiving guests will want to swipe every last piece
Surprise party guests with this pair of costume-clad bunnies
These swim-sational cookies will pop right out of your cookie jar!
Make no bones about it, these cookies are delicious & easy to make!
Present your pie with your preschooler's favorite explorer!
A winter treat your kids can FROST and EAT!
Dress up sugar cookies in Dora's festive and fruity attire!
These simple snacks are filled with fruit and almost too pretty to eat! Almost...
Let Max wish your little bunny a happy Valentine's Day!
Excelente! That's an understatement!
A high-flying Diego dessert in disguise!
Bake up purr-fect cookies for your Halloween fiesta!
Turn plain pound cake into bite-sized cake pops that look like Little Fish!
Pizza for dessert? It's umirrific!
Little drummers everywhere will love these sweet treats
Great gigabytes! Kids will love taking a bite out of this cookie!
Bake a batch of Umirrific sugar cookies with your Umi fan
Kids will love making a sweet treat that looks just like Milli!
Make this tasty treat any day of the week--it's simple!
Kids will want s'more of this chocolate and marshmallow-filled treat!
The perfect treats to make and decorate together!
Kids will roar for more of these Triassic treats!
Your kids will love keeping track of this colossal cookie that's perfect for sharing!


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This is the second part of a review (Part I was in Descarga Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 2) of Afro-Cuban folkloric music found in the Descarga catalog. The first part of this review covered Lucumí music while this one is concerned with Rumba. It should not be assumed that these are the only two forms of folk music found in Cuba. They are just the most prevalent amongst the releases available in the U.S.A. There are some great recordings of Bembé, Iyesa, Guiro, Arara and other Afro-Cuban folkloric music which are sitting in the Egrem studios in Havana. I hope we will see the day when these important records are licensed for distribution in the United States.
Cuba's great musical tradition includes both a wealth of liturgical drumming and singing that was brought over from Africa, as well as the Afro-Cuban musical hybrids: Rumba, Són, and Danzón. According to most accounts, these hybrids emerged around the 1880's.
While the Són originated in the eastern end of the island known as the Oriente, Rumba was born in the Western provinces of Havana and Matanzas. Both musical styles began as folk dance and music. The Són evolved over the decades into what is known today as Salsa, while Rumba has remained for the most part folkloric. The fundamental ingredients of percussion, voice, and dance make Rumba the most African of the original music forms to come from Cuba.
There are three main types of Rumba: Yambú, Guaguancó, and Columbia. Yambú and Guaguancó are male-female partner dances that evolved from the Cuban-Congolese fertility dance Yuka. Columbia is a solo dance done mostly by men, and has strong ties to the music of the Abakwa, a male secret society.
While Rumba remains a living folklore within Cuba, it's influence has been felt in other musical expressions on and off the island. Guaguancó in particular has been a deep musical well from which Latin musicians have consistently drawn from for inspiration. Salsa has always made good use of the hauntingly beautiful Guaguancó melodies and lyrics. The text of the lyrics is a form of poetry which expresses the popular sentiment of the Cuban people, but also speaks to a greater Afro-Latino culture. The rhythmic aspects of Guaguancó were fused with the Són a few decades ago to create Songó. In recent years Songó has been used on many Latin jazz records produced in the United States and Europe. Now that I've said something about Rumba's importance, I'd like to briefly review some of the better recordings of this genre.
Conjunto Guaguancó Matancero/Papín y Sus Rumberos
Guaguancó Vol. 2
Grupo Guaguancó Matancero/Papín y Otros
These two CDs are some of the first releases by Los Muñequitos de Matanzas (formerly Grupo Guaguancó Matancero), and Los Papines. They were previously reviewed by your's truly (Descarga Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1 '93.) I want to make a couple of corrections in regards to that review. One problem was a typo error, while the other stemmed from a lack of specificity on my part, brought to my attention by Andy Gonzalez. So now without any further ado, I would like to present my corrected statement: These were the first recordings of folkloric Guaguancó in which the modern Rumba clave pattern was played on the claves. They were also the first recordings of folkloric Guaguancó where the middle pitch conga (called segundo) played it's fundamental note on down beat three (using four downbeats per clave) instead of down beat one. These two developments created a new Guaguancó that was far more syncopated.
I've used the term folkloric Guaguancó here in order to differentiate from popular band music in which the conguero plays the Guaguancó drum melody. Andy Gonzalez cited some examples for me in which band's conguero played segundo on downbeat three back in the 1930's and examples of the modern Rumba clave pattern played, though not on the actual clave instrument, by bands as far back as the 1920's.
Los Muñequitos
This is the classic Rumba from Los Muñequitos. Their innovative drumming creations are present here, though rather tame compared to what would later follow.
One gem in particular on this album is lead drummer Jesus Alfonso's song "Congo Yambumba." It was later recorded as a salsa arrangement by Eddie Palmieri (on his album The Truth) and most recently it appeared on Cuban Classics Vol. 3 performed a capella by Grupo Vocal Sampling. It's one of those catchy tunes that can easily get stuck in your head. In fact, this is a record of catchy tunes.
Cantar Maravilloso-The Rumba Originals
Los Muñequitos
Globe Style
The advantage of this CD is its "live" feel. It was recorded in the UK in August 1989, during their first trip outside of Cuba. There are a couple of treats available here. One is a guest appearance by Carlos Embale, Cuba's greatest Rumba singer. The other bonus is a long medley of call and response songs to the Yoruba deities (called Orisha) Yemaya and Ochun. This is the only commercial recording I'm aware of which feature Los Muñequitos playing Batá drums. The feeling on this selection gives one the impression that they're at a toque in Matanzas, rather than listening to theatrical performance of Lucumí liturgy recorded in a studio.
This particular CD has two main drawbacks. There was either too much reverb used in the mix down or just too much natural ambiance in the room in which it was recorded. This tends to make the drumming sound muddy. The other problem is that the vocals are often not in tune. This is not that uncommon on recordings of Afro-Cuban folkloric music, but it is the exception in the case of Los Muñequitos.
Rumba Caliente 88/77
Los Muñequitos
If you wanted to get just one CD by this fantastic group, I would recommend Rumba Caliente. The sound quality is quite good. Records produced in Cuba have tended to have poor fidelity. It's been explained to me that the problem has been in the pressing phase of the vinyl LP's. Qbadisc has consistently brought Cuban recordings to CD format with good results in sound quality. A welcomed development.
The songs selected for this compilation are top notch, with great lyrics and superb drumming. This is cutting edge Rumba. Plus some extensive liner notes (for a change).
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas are arguably Cuba's best performing folkloric group. Plans are now being made for another Muñequitos U.S.A. tour. It's a show not to be missed.
Bolero, Rumba, Guaguancó, Salsa
Los Papines
These rumba masters of Havana show their expertise in a variety of Cuban music styles. There is only one traditional Rumba selection ("Mi Quinto") on this album, which is mostly a collection of rumba based band music. Every song here is unique, unlike anything you would find anywhere else (except perhaps another Papines record). "Zarara" shows the virtuosity of an electric guitar and bass player (not named: no liner notes) who converse in the rhythmical language of quinto, the lead in rumba. "Para Que Niegas?" is my favorite song on this release. It superimposes a half-time bolero over a cooking Guaguancó where the Papines sing their parts instead of playing them on drums like they ordinarily do. Meanwhile, the bass, electric guitar and piano play in the same manner as "Zarara." "Mi Congas de Cuba" is one of the most exciting comparsas ever recorded. Papín's quinto pops while the bombo drum plays so funky that it could serve as a foundation for a hip-hop tune. One drawback is the sound quality. Most of the selections sound flat. I would like to see somebody remaster this gem for a high-fidelity CD.
Los Papines
Guaguancó and nothing but Guaguancó. "Rumba Va A Empezar" may sound familiar since it was recorded by Tito Puente and later Carlos Santana. There's some playful drumming here in a style that's different from Los Muñequitos. These are classic performances. The sound quality is fair.
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Los Papines
This CD has good sound quality and great performances. If you are going to get only one release by Los Papines, this is it. We hear pure Guaguancó as well as versions that are augmented with bass, tres guitar and/or piano and horns. There is an amusing rendition of Harry Belafonte's "Banana Boat" that's done to rumba columbia. The rock batá cut is the only one I don't prefer. Hearing a thumping four pulse throughout that entire piece always makes me go for the fast forward button.
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Mongo Santamaría
This is not a Rumba record per se, but it has several Rumba cuts on it. The entire CD is such a classic, it's worth mentioning. Other artists featured here are Francisco Aguabella, Armando Peraza, Pablo Mozo, Willie Bobo, Chombo Silva, Paul Horn, Cal Tjader and Al McKibbon.
Patato y Totico
This is classic Guaguancó with a couple of Abakwas thrown in for good measure. Featured here are Totico (lead vocals), Patato (Congas), Arsenio Rodriquez (tres) and Cachao (Bass). Recorded in the l970's, this was the last record that Arsenio made before he died. The performances are raw and rather unpolished, but the groove is deep. Very deep. This record is a true summit. Unfortunately, the sound quality is (once again) a bit flat.
Totico y Sus Rumberos
Recorded in New York City, this is the best produced (by Rene Lopez) Rumba CD available. Sure, there's nothing like the Cuban's themselves playing their own music, but there really is something to be said for being able to hear every part clearly. Great fidelity here. Each performance was obviously well rehearsed. You can hear this in how in tune the chorus is in their execution of harmony. Despite the polish, there is plenty of emotion and fire present. Check out "What's your Name?" a Batá/Rumba/Doo-Wop. There are so many drums playing by the end of this song, but you can still hear everything clearly. I wish all Rumba records had this level of fidelity. Among the featured drummers are Totico, Puntilla, Flako Hernandez, Jerry Gonzalez, Milton Cardona and Gene Golden. One bonus is at the presence of Andy Gonzalez on acoustic bass. Bass is not a typical instrument of Rumba of course, but Mr. Gonzalez plays in a manner so much "in the feel" that his contribution sounds right at home. I'm looking forward to the day when we will see more releases by Cuban Rumba groups. Some excellent rumberos who have not yet appeared in U.S. record stores are Yoruba Andabo, Grupo Folklorico, Afro-Cuba de Matanzas, Columbia De Puerto Cardenes, Obba Tola , and Conjunto Clave y Guaguancó. If you should ever come across a recording by any of these groups, I suggest you grab it.
Note: Just before going to press we received Real Rumba From Cuba a great new release that features some of the bands David just mentioned. (See new catalog items) David says "grab it." Ed.


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A seismic shift in education is shaking up California classrooms.
Teachers are rewriting lesson plans and rethinking how they run classrooms, as part of the first-ever attempt to set nationwide standards for K-12 education. The Common Core State Standards not only could revamp what students do day-to-day in classes, but also offer the public a way to make meaningful, apples-to-apples comparisons of schooling across the nation.
For centuries, U.S. public education has been managed locally, often rooted in ancient ways: a teacher talks, students listen and read, their success measured by proving how much they've absorbed.
But concern about dismal U.S. student achievement, even among those labeled "proficient" on some tests, prompted states in 2008 to launch an initiative to modernize and share standards. Now 45 states and the District of Columbia will share K-12 goals set in the Common Core, which challenges teachers to offer more relevant, practical and rigorous lessons, and students to solve problems and think critically.
New standardized tests will debut in spring, so schools are training teachers, educating parents and purchasing materials and technology for the computer-only tests.
Fueled by $1.25 billion from the state for the transition, a cadre of consultants and innovator teachers is showing colleagues how to rethink lessons and methods.
"This is an exciting time for California," said Deborah Sigman, deputy state superintendent of schools.
The standards cover only English and math, but spread responsibility for literacy to teachers of other subjects. Schools are free to decide what and how to teach, but their success will be measured on tests common to many states.
But in California, parents won't know how schools do, because for at least the first, and perhaps later, years, the state will not publish results of the successor to STAR exams, known as Smarter Balanced tests.
The state has left the transition to Common Core up to school districts, and implementation varies widely. A few schools have shifted to new curriculum, some have converted certain classes or grades, but in many places teachers are still just learning what they should be doing differently. Among the "early adopters," many embrace the change.
"For the first time, I feel that my students are truly understanding the algebra concepts in depth," said Laura Fujikawa, of Bret Harte Middle School, in her ninth year of teaching math, and her first year teaching Common Core in San Jose Unified.
Before, students had to master lots of individual skills, but not necessarily connect them. Now they focus on fewer skills, relate them to each other and use them to solve real-life problems, Fujikawa said. For example, earlier this fall she asked her students to write an equation using a graph for a cellphone plan with 60 free minutes a month for someone talking 2-1/2 minutes a day. (The answer: y = -2.5x + 60.)
While some teachers don't yet grasp Common Core's changes, most welcome California's decision to jettison its exhaustive list of grade-by-grade standards. Those made teachers beholden to the California Standards Test (CST), the core of the STAR test.
"We've been living in the world of CSTs for so long, we've gotten used to having lousy tests," said Andrea Gould, math coordinator for the San Mateo Union High School District. "Common Core offers a lot of opportunities for more rigor in our classrooms, and also actually tries to get students to learn ideas more deeply and understand concepts."
A years-long project led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, the new standards are based on research on how students learn best and what's needed to prepare them for college and work.
"It's not top-down any more," said Randy Hollenkamp, site director at Bulldog Tech middle school in San Jose's Evergreen School District. "It's student-centered."
Without a doubt, "it's a mind-shift for teachers," said Bulldog English teacher Suzanne Zamora.
What that means for students is, "We're going away from feeding them as much information as possible," she said, "to really making sure they understand."
In English, students will read more complex texts, half of them nonfiction. They also will focus more on writing and academic vocabulary. They'll read about science, technology and social studies, not just literature, and will move away from textbooks to draw on original material.
Recently, Bulldog eighth-graders were writing letters they imagined might have been written by an American Revolution-era historical figure. Prabjot Saini was writing as England's King George III, telling his wife Queen Charlotte how he would militarily defeat those pesky colonists; to do her assignment, Prabjot was busy reading about the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Given more time to work on projects and work in groups, "I think I work a lot more efficiently," said Hailey Luescher, an eighth-grader who was writing about Revolutionary General Joseph Warren, who fought and died as a private soldier.
Bulldog teacher Kelley Gosalvez, who assigned the letters, said, "Now kids are much more engaged in what they are doing." And, she said, "what they are doing is much more applicable." While students are studying history, they're also learning writing.
That won't happen in every class, as schools vary widely in training and direction, and generally teachers have wide latitude in running their classes.
While California has largely escaped the Common Core backlash engulfing other states -- where conservatives have railed against a national curriculum and rallied to revert to previous content standards -- not everyone is happy with the new regimen.
With responsibility for teaching literacy now spread across disciplines, some teachers have reservations.
"I didn't go to school as a science major to teach kids how to write," said Christine Smith, who teaches seventh-grade biology at Cabrillo Middle School in Santa Clara. She worries about sacrificing hands-on work and mastery of science concepts for reading articles and writing responses to them.
Science teachers also face the double-whammy of revamping their lessons according to new science standards, which California adopted this year. So far, she said science teachers haven't gotten much direction from Santa Clara Unified.
Maureen Burt, who teaches history at Mount Pleasant High in San Jose, said she agrees with the Common Core goal of having students figure out problems, understand how other people think, and be able to explain their own reasoning -- skills sorely lacking in recent years.
And yet, even while applauding changes, teachers draw on a reservoir of doubt.
Experienced teachers, Burt said, "fear a total pendulum swing where students are taught to think but lack knowledge to think effectively."
In English, the Common Core stresses what's already happening in good classrooms, said Joseph Hill, who teaches English at Carlmont High in Belmont: speaking and listening, participating in a civil discussion, knowing how to respond to others' ideas.
If done right in a classroom, he said, "it's a joy."
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Over the years this film series has introduced its readers and viewers to the basics of Ignatian spirituality found in The Spiritual Exercises, and also to the dynamics of discernment contained in those Exercises. This year's approach is to use those insights to look at the book of Genesis. The book opens with the creation of the cosmos and concludes with the migration of the Israelite people to Egypt under the protection of Joseph to escape the famine which swept the land. In all of this we encounter a God who refuses to be limited by human failings and who constantly surprises humans by calling them beyond themselves into more fuller manifestations of life and relationships.
In the stories contained in the book of Genesis we discover variations of all the human stories found in this world. There is love, both human and divine; betrayal and alienation; forgiveness and conversion; commitment and its costs; life as a pilgrimage. All explore what it means to be human, and to live in situations where one encounters what is best and worst in humankind. Bill T. Arnold in The New Cambridge Bible Commentary on Genesis (2009) writes: The book of Genesis addresses the most profound questions of life. Who are we? Why are we here? And, more to the focus of Genesis, who is God, how does God relate to the universe, and what are the origins of God's chosen people.
That exploration is always done within the context of God's abiding and mysterious presence which both refuses to be trapped and compromised by the presence of evil or be morally disgusted by the human frailty which is often conscripted by that evil. We are presented with a God who surprises us by a creativity which constantly enters a damaged human condition and works through the limitations found there to offer new life.
What we discover in Genesis are the plots and themes of our present life, and so looking at Genesis allows us to contemplate our own spiritual journeys as a pilgrim people. To be human is to journey and on every journey there are oases where one gathers at night to be with others, rest, wash, share stories, and food for the journey.
Hopefully you will see this year's series as an oasis with eight moments, and in each of these you can see yourself as a companion of the mystery that invites us all to encounter and celebrate a life which calls us beyond ourselves.
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When we contemplate the stories in Genesis we find ways of making sense of our own experiences by looking at our experiences through the perspectives of those stories. For instance the story of the Flood and Noah's Ark offers us a way of living our integrity in spite of the corruption around us, and of trusting in divine providence when our world is destroyed. Without the story we can easily fall into despair at the world we find ourselves in, and can even find ourselves adrift in the chaos of contemporary life. What the story does is put our experience in a context which gives it meaning and direction.
The book of Genesis with its family stories of Adam and Eve, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, all deal with an expulsion from a familiar world and the abiding presence of a divine providence who cares for those who so journey to a new destiny which offers more than what was left behind. On this journey they discover both the call to be human and the failure to be so; they discover a God who cares for them and who creates new life out of chaos, destruction, barrenness, infidelity, corruption, duplicity, and abandonment. This God promises and commits Godself to us in ways beyond the limits of the human imagination, and this practical intimacy surprises us and opens us up to ways of celebrating life we did not think possible.
The films chosen in this year's series are not Biblical transpositions. But they deal with issues and themes found in Genesis. They also deal with issues and themes found in our own lives. Like the characters in Genesis we find ourselves in and through a relationship with God. That God does not give us answers but experiences. It is sitting with our experiences in the context of God's love and care for each of us personally that we find ourselves supported, and given a path which leads to a fuller life of deepening intimacy with God. The films solicit responses from us and in unpacking those responses we discover something about where and how we are with God. So think of watching the films as an act of prayerful contemplation. As we enter the world of the film and are moved by it we find certain attitudes or values we hold brought into explicit awareness. The emotions they evoke are stories which need to be unpacked. In unpacking those stories we discover where God is in our lives and, also, where we are in God's life.
Journey well into and through those stories. You are not alone. As you sit with, reflect on, pray through, and share your stories you are not along. God travels with us in this caravan, along with all those others whose desire is the fullness of life found in relationships with others, with creation, and with the community of those God delights in.
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But first, a personal question. You know those gynormous garden zucchini and cucumbers that gardeners hate to pick just because they want to see how big they can grow? Well here in Indiana we refer to those as home-wreckers. (I'll pause here and give you all a minute to make the connection.) Do any of you refer to them as such? Or are we Hoosiers just a bunch of hilljacks with perverted senses of humor?
Anyway, hubby brought home three of said home-wrecker sized zucchini last week and I'm scrambling to use them up. So you'll be seeing at least one (if not more) posts in the near future incorporating this very versatile vegetable.
Creamy Curried Vegetable Soup
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2 cloves of garlic, peeled
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3 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
2 zucchini, cut into 2 inch pieces (I had a monstrous garden zucchini so I took the seeds and inner fibrous part out, but if you're using regular store-size zucchini you don't need to do that)
6 cups chicken broth (I will only use a quart next time as I would have liked the soup to be just a little bit thicker)
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A Spartanburg man reported that he was robbed at gunpoint by two unidentified men on Sunday night while walking along Vanderbilt Road.
According to an incident report, the man told officers that he was walking on the sidewalk near Summer Place shortly before 8:30 p.m., and noticed two men wearing dark-colored hooded shirts walking behind him. He said that one of the men ran up behind him and pulled out a long, black, semi-automatic handgun and put it to his head. The man said the armed suspect ordered him to the ground and told him not to look up.
The man reported that he told the suspects he didnt have any money, but said they took two cell phones from his jacket pocket before running away.
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Chevy Chase is no longer part of "Community."
According to E! News, the actor is leaving the NBC comedy, effective immediately. A rep for Sony TV confirmed Deadline's report that Chase and the show's producers have come to a mutual agreement, and while most of the fourth season's 13 episodes have been filmed, his character, Pierce Hawthorne will not appear in the one or two episodes that have yet to be shot.
His departure shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to fans of the show, considering Chase's sour relationship with the show and its creator Dan Harmon (who is no longer involved with the series).
In an interview with Huffington Post U.K., Chase said, "It was a big mistake (taking the role). I just sort of hung around because I have three daughters and a wife, and I figured out I might as well make some bread every week, so I can take care of them in the way they want."
In other words, no one was going to see "Vacation 5."
In October, Chase had an outburst on set, in which he voiced his opinions regarding the show and dropped an N-bomb.
Community returns for its fourth season on Feb. 7 on NBC.
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SAN JOSE -- Eric Reid's agent called him not long ago offering to connect him with a charity that gives scholarships to South Bay high school students.
That alone was enough to appeal to the 49ers free safety. But there was one other thing.
"And then he mentioned Ronnie Lott,'' Reid said. "So I said, 'Of course.'"
That's how two generations of 49ers defensive backs wound up spending Friday morning helping to hand out over $15,000 to college-bound students who had overcome adversity. Lott, Reid and soccer star Brandi Chastain were among the stars at the REACH Youth Scholarship awards breakfast at the San Jose Marriott.
Reid, the 49ers' first-round pick out of LSU last year, still looked a little in awe of Lott's presence. He said that shortly after he was drafted last season he traveled to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where he posed for photos while standing next to Lott's bronze bust.
These days, he's proud to know the real thing, not the statue. Reid said the two talked occasionally during his rookie season, with Lott counseling the defensive back on his tackling technique after Reid's two early season concussions. "(Lott) gave me some pointers as to how to stay safe, being the huge hitter that he was,'' he said.
Now, Reid is trying to follow in Lott's footsteps when it comes to philanthropy. He recalled going to a number of youth-oriented camps while growing up in Louisiana and vowed that "if I was blessed enough to be able to play and pursue my dreams, then I would do my part in giving back to the community."
Lott and Chastain served as the honorary chairpersons for they event, handing out awards from the San Jose Sports Authority ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Winning students were chosen based on essays that detailed how playing sports helped them overcome adversity.
Lott spent a lot of time before the event chatting with Joshua Toch, the Live Oak High School senior who captured the top prize. Toch was born with cerebral palsy. Doctors warned his parents that even if he survived past age 1, he'd likely never walk on his own.
Toch, now 18, is headed to Cal with a 4.1 grade-point average. The kid who wasn't expected to walk grew up to run for the Live Oak cross country team. He also started an anti-bullying nonprofit organization called "Mind Before Mouth."
"That's what I love about this morning. Every year, we see all these kids who make us realize, 'Hey, I'm not really maximizing my life,'' Lott said. "Joshua taught me today a simple dream: He can connect with people because he tries. He never gave up. He just found another way."
Other top winners were Katelyn Mollahan (Saratoga), Brian Lydon (Saratoga), Jairo Bustos (Mt. Pleasant), Kimi Beasley (Willow Glen), Marco Contreras (Andrew Hill High), Lupe Jimenez (Gilroy) an Sergio Valencia (Willow Glen).


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Mac OS X system monitor and process explorer tool for developers and power users alike.
atMonitor is the most advanced monitoring tool for Mac OS X that displays system activity in real-time. It is designed to allow quick assessment of computer's state, but it is powerful enough to make it a core utility in anyone's system troubleshooting toolkit.
atMonitor offers a better alternative to Apple's own "Activity Monitor" and combines the best of the features of many other existing monitoring utilities. It also adds an extensive list of unique features of its own. In addition to the standard CPU, GPU, VRAM, FPS, Disk and Network info, atMonitor allows interaction with processes, setting up triggers, logging, purging RAM and much more.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter announced Monday that it would offer users of its social-networking service the ability to filter and crop photographs they wish to share -- the same features of mobile app Instagram, which announced less than a week before that it would cut off integration with Twitter.
In an announcement Monday, Twitter said a new version of its mobile app for iOS and Android users would include eight photo filters and the ability to crop photos directly in the company's mobile app.
"Starting today, you'll be able to edit and refine your photos, right from Twitter," Twitter designer Coleen Baik wrote in a blog post Monday.
Instagram, the San Francisco mobile photo-sharing app that Facebook purchased earlier this year, announced Wednesday that photos taken with its service -- which offers similar filters and abilities -- would no longer be visible on Twitter. That change went into final effect Monday, when Instagram-related tweets could be used only as external links to the photos as they appear on the Instagram site. Instagram still has quite a head start on Twitter, as the company announced in a blog post Monday that an update to the iOS app would include its 18th filter, Willow, which the company described as "a monochrome filter with subtle purple tones and a translucent glowing white border."
Twitter's move to offer more functionality to budding smartphone photographers does not seem to have been born from the end of Instagram integration, however: The company's partner in the photo-filters effort, photo-editing software provider Aviary, said in a blog post Monday that the two companies had been working on the project together for "several months."
"Together we've created a unique experience that makes it easier than ever for people to create and share photos on Twitter, in real time," Aviary founder and CEO Avi Muchnick added in the post.
Instagram announced a new Web portal earlier this month, getting away from its mobile-only roots and offering a standard way to view the photos on nonmobile devices. More importantly, it gives the company a Web destination to send users of other social networks that can eventually host revenue-generating advertising.
"We believe the best experience is for us to link back to where the content lives," Instagram cofounder and CEO Kevin Systrom said in a statement about the ceased integration last week.
Facebook, the world's largest social network, purchased the San Francisco-based photo-sharing mobile app earlier this year for $1 billion, though that price fell to less than $800 million because part of it was paid in Facebook stock, which fell sharply after a record-breaking initial public offering and before the deal actually closed, on Sept. 6. Facebook is now pushing for a new, Google (GOOG)-like privacy policy that would marry user profiles across its properties -- namely Instagram. A site-governance vote on the issue ended Monday without enough votes from Facebook users to make it binding.
Many analysts have posited that Facebook's privacy change is the first step in monetizing Instagram, offering ads on the site and mobile app, as it does with its own offerings. Forcing Twitter users to go to the Instagram website or mobile app in order to see a photo would help in any advertising effort, giving Facebook more "eyeballs," viewers for whom advertisers pay.
"If the eyeballs are elsewhere, you have less to work with in terms of monetization," Gartner analyst Ray Valdes said last week.
Systrom said in an interview last week that the company is not sharing plans about advertising yet, but he realizes it is time for Instagram to begin producing revenue.
"Even from the beginning when we started Instagram, we realized we had to build an independent business, and even within Facebook, we realize we still have to contribute to the business," Systrom said in an interview with Reuters TV.
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A new Strategic Standardization Forum for Aerospace (SSFA) video demonstrates the value of providing standards as digital data. Standards content is typically provided in a paper or PDF document. The SSFA is discussing ways that standards developers supporting the aerospace and defense industry can provide standards content in a digital format. The video shows how one manufacturer has converted their internal company standards into a format that can be used and read by downstream applications. The process offers improvements in data quality, interoperability, and reduced costs.
An SSFA teleconference planned in the next few months will discuss how other aerospace manufacturers are using standards content and the possibility of standardizing content delivery in a digital format. If you are interested in participating in the SSFA teleconference, please contact Chris Carnahan at chris.carnahan[at]aia-aerospace.org.
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The mythology of Sage Francis heavily lends itself to the long-running adage of his victory at the 2000 Scribble Jam Festival. The freestyle battle, easily the most popular of the events five competitions designed to highlight hip-hop culture, found Sage dialed in on his rapid fire vernacular as he traded verses with a wordsmith who became none-his-equal, the highly regarded Blueprint. Clad in an atypical Metallica t-shirt, Francis victory solidified the beginnings of a reputation rooted in everything but the conventional.
It was this series of events that became fodder for chattering amongst hip-hops underground elite. A white boy from of all places, Rhode Island, was now being hailed as the proverbial king of the mountain. Along with the praise also came the criticism of a man unwilling to play by the rules, even in a genre of music in which an artists requisite creativity was the tool to break them. As name recognition grew, Francis found his 2001 track, Makeshift Patriot, exposing him to the politically weary masses after the events of September 11th. Originally written as a direct response to the medias coverage of the days destruction, the song became a pillar of free thought for individuals looking for a deeper critical commentary of the 24/7 news cycles engulfing the ever present network-news climate.
It was this perceived intellectual responsibility coupled with at times a crass sense of humor that found Sage eagerly able to tow the line between the sacred and the sanguine on the releases over the course of the next 8 years. While his ingenuity has certainly evolved, his perceived mission as an artist has remained the same.
My responsibility as far as my craft goes, is to speak my mind and present my ideas and passion in the most entertaining way possible, says Francis in one of his calmer moments. My craft being hip hop, thats what inspired me to do what I do. I know a lot of smart people out there who also want to do the same thing but they have dont have the ability to reach people outside of their circle due to an inability to draw attention to themselves. I like to entertain. I like to provoke thought and have people discuss the kind of things that I bring to the forefront in my lyrics.
The first hip-hop artist to sign with Brett Gurewitzs revered independent powerhouse Epitaph Records, Francis has never been one to sit idle, whether that be a result of the demands thrust upon an artist independent of a major label structure or the ability to pursue ones creative leanings at will. It is this continued drive and desire to retain his lyrical freedom that allowed him to light fires and at times prod his patroning fan base as he explored new themes, colors and emotions.
Its tough to answer why I do this or if its really for other people, intones Sage. I would imagine its for a lot of people or I never would have shared it and I never would have kept with it for so many years. I think that I enjoy knowing that I can instigate the audience and make people aware of certain things that they may not have been aware of prior to my own expression of the ideas or concepts. Its a really privileged position for me to be in and I take it seriously. I dont take it for granted.
Its this commitment to the holy communion between artist and audience that seems to have influenced Sages decision to launch StrangeFamous.com in the hopes of distributing not only his expression but also that of other linguistic-marvels such as 2Mex, Mac Lethal and a slew of other prodigally-apt underground artists. Although humility isnt always on public display for most within hip-hops revered pantheon, the unglamorous day-to-day operation of a self-made business is something not lost on Sage Francis and his artistic sensibilities.
My day-to-day life is a lot of mundane work trying to situate all the business aspects of the industry - running a record label, making sure everything is in-line, facilitating tasks and making sure that none of this is done in a futile way. Really I want to see it evolve and build into something bigger than my own work. As far as the craft goes and what I do artistically, thats a process that Ive been building and cultivating for over 20 years so its almost a second nature where I keep my receptors out there and certain things will come to me, certain things will process and ideas will just spark and I put them into the format that Im most comfortable with. Sometimes I switch it up and challenge myself as well as listeners but I try to always make sure that there is a steady, dependable flow of ideas and I guess rhymes. Thats what I do- I make words rhyme. As simple as that sounds, I try to put a lot of interesting things into rhyme form and song structure. Other than that its really were doing tons of online work running multiple websites and reaching out the audience out there who are within my immediate grasp because I have access to them through the internet.
When talking to Sage Francis, one easily gets the impression that his conscious evolution from slam poet champion (the Providence slam-poetry team is often credited as The House that Sage Francis Built) to revered lyricist to record label owner was at times more deliberate than accidental as he began to analyze the emotional quotient of each medium.
Its come to a point where the poetry slam felt like a degeneration, like it hurt my overall growth. It felt like it was draining my life and my creativity, and my appreciation of what happens in this world. The same thing with battles I stopped doing battles not only because of the high-pressure circumstances, but because it wasnt really contributing anything to my life. Living by the punch-line is a really quick way to fucking kill your creativity. The studio is a cool way of just feeling good about creating stuff and putting it down for posteritys sake. But live shows are where I think a lot of interesting and unique material can pop up out of nowhere and inspiration can come out of nowhere, where you build off a venues energy. And not just the crowd but the venue itself and what its offering you as far as space, lighting, and sound goes, where it just kick-starts things that are out of the ordinary because typically Im in my home. I live in a house by myself and its a very predictable environment that I can operate within. Writing and creating in absolute silence while thinking about words and letting those words inspire other ideas A flow of consciousness begins to happen and then you can put pieces together and all of a sudden you have this new picture that didnt exist before.
It was this nuance of conscious growth that lead Francis to collaborate with fellow poet and artist B. Dolan to create KnowMore.org, a dynamic Wiki-based website dedicated to documenting the ethical footprints of businesses large and small. When asked if his antagonistic nature extended to factual documentations of corporate operations, Sage acknowledges that at times these companies took active notice of the websites public intent.
In the 2004 election when John Kerry lost to Bush, B. Dolan was campaigning for Kerry, not because he really thought Kerry was awesome but because we were fucking scared of another 4 years with George Bush. We were really hoping for the best; I mean as a country I thought we were in a horrible place and couldnt really understand Bush being elected again and then he was and we were devastated. We really felt like the rug was pulled from underneath our feet and were like what the fuck can we really do now? It was B. Dolans idea to create knowmore.org because we felt like the most effective way to combat what were against was realizing the impact of the money that goes into companies in a capitalist society. Those companies are the ones that have crazy amounts of power that people dont knowingly elect into power but they do by spending money and supporting them. So what we said was lets create a website where people can research easily by plugging in a companys name and getting their rap sheet. Then they can decide if they want to be responsible consumers by knowing whom they support and whom they dont. So to realize that something like that didnt already exist at the time was surprising, and then making it a reality was our goal over the next few years. B. Dolan actually fed the content into the website for a full year so that there would be enough information that people could build on. Since its inception, weve definitely had attacks on the website by various companies who either delete all the information about them or contact us and try to have things removed and thats something we combat. But its going really well and Im surprised by how well Wiki-based technology can work for something like this. It gives a lot of credit to people in general, because when enough people get involved in something, the positive overrides the negative and the truth overrides the lies. If you believe in democracy, this is one great example of how democracy does work. I dont think anyone should just look at stuff online and take any one source of information as overall truth, but we are a launch pad for people to research on their own. If you look up Coca-Cola or Nestle or Nike or American Apparel you can read various sources of information about those companies and make up your own mind whether you think theyre worth supporting or boycotting.
Through a strict insistence to play by his own rules while also being cognizant of his own gifts, Sage Francis has now seen his supporters far eclipse any lingering detractors. Through ongoing collaborations with some of the most seemingly juxtaposed artists such as Jolie Holland (2007s single Got Up this Morning), Mr. Francis is preparing to head back into the studio for a forthcoming album to be released in late 2009 or early 2010. With his trademark disdain for compromise if it means forsaking artistic integrity or satisfaction, Sage ultimately believes that his audience is capable of discerning what they will through his ongoing body of work and social endeavors.
They shouldnt be looking toward us or anyone else as the be-all, end-all, for what to believe. They should be using their brains. Were not trying to tell anyone what to believe Were really just giving information and trying to keep it as truthful as possible and let people make their choices based on that. People need to start taking responsibility for themselves and stop looking for the answers in one place They are not all in one book, a movie, one newspaper. This is a process that you have to figure out on your own. It takes a little bit of work, but were helping with that. Thats what KnowMore.org is for. Were helping with that were not the absolute answer but as I said before were like a launch pad for you to be able to take off and make decisions on your own.
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SANTA ROSA -- Residents of a Northern California community expressed skepticism Thursday about a sheriff's deputy's decision to shoot a popular 13-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun that looked like an assault rifle.
Dozens of local residents and students visited the field where Andy Lopez was killed Tuesday afternoon. Some lit candles and placed flowers at a makeshift memorial that had printed pictures of the victim, stuffed animals and a balloon that read "RIP Andy L."
"It's very tragic and sad. It just happened so quick," said Noel Nunez, 15, a sophomore at nearby Elsie Allen High School. Still, he said deputies should have been able to tell the difference between a real gun and a replica weapon.
A Sonoma County sheriff's deputy twice told the boy to drop the weapon, but he instead raised it in the deputy's direction, police said at a news conference Wednesday.
"The deputy's mindset was that he was fearful that he was going to be shot," said Santa Rosa police Lt. Paul Henry, whose agency is investigating the shooting in the suburban town of roughly 170,000 people.
The gun looked just like an AK-47 assault rifle, with a black body and ammunition magazine, and a brown butt and grip. Only after the shooting did deputies realize it was a plastic replica, authorities said.
Hundreds of community members marched Wednesday night to remember the teen and protest the shooting, chanting, "We need justice," the Press Democrat of Santa Rosa reported.
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What are the sustainable palm oil supply chains?
All 3 supply chains have the same starting point—a plantation is successfully audited against the RSPO principles and criteria and the total volume of CSPO that it can produce a year is established.
Each company handling Mass Balance CSPO is only allowed to sell the same amount of certified palm oil drawn from the "mixed" oils that they originally bought as certified.
The drawback is that a company using Book and Claim may still be using oil that comes from unacceptable sources, and may therefore still be supporting producers that are not acting responsibly.
Until global volumes of CSPO grow to a much higher level, and until entire supply chains from refiners through to end users can switch to only using CSPO, there will remain a need to offer Book and Claim CSPO, especially for products that use complex derivatives of palm oil.
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"By removing the Jew, I abolished in Germany the possibility to build up a revolutionary core or nucleus. One could naturally say to me: Yes, couldn't you have solved this more simply - or not simply since all other mans would have been more complicated - but more humanely? My dear officers, we are engaged in a life or death struggle. If our opponents win in this struggle, then the German people would be extirpated".


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The National Conference on Civil Rights continued Monday at Pearl River Resort. The theme for this year's conference is 'Rise, Advocate, Educate and Cooperate: The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement.'
'If we don't learn how to communicate communicate and build relationships, we are destined to go right back into the early 40's and 50's when everybody was afraid of each other and afraid to communicate,' says Philadelphia Mayor James Young.
That's why conference sponsors from Philadelphia and Meridian say sparking more discussions about the past and reaching out to young future leaders are two goals for the gathering.
'This conference is about dialogue. It's not about hate or unforgiveness,' says Young.
'I think any time you are able to talk about the past and relate to it and what really happened in the 60's and early 70's and be able to accept it and move forward with greater goals and greater visions for your community, I think it's very helpful,' says Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry.
Young people from the Choctaw Tribe's Boys and Girls Club are attending some sessions this year.
'It is important to help them develop,' says the club's Dina Jimmie.
For year two of the conference, attendance is up by about 15% to 100 people registered. Among those are: educators, civil rights activists and civilians from as far away as the states of Washington, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
'It's very, very important to know that color is a secondary thing. There were more Caucasians than there were people of color involved in the Civil Rights Movement,' says 1964 Freedom Rider, Fredrick Clark.
One of the featured guests is the man who many largely credit with the ultimate conviction of Edgar Ray Killen for the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, almost 40 years after the murders happened.
'It's important that the truth be known. That's the thing that always drives me,' says investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell with the Clarion Ledger newspaper. 'Of course we know that there are still two suspects in the case who are alive, walking around. So, it bears continuing to write about.'
Next year's National Conference on Civil Rights will be held in Meridian. The goal is to attract at least 300 attendees.
The theme for next year's conference will center around the 'The Voices of Heroic Women and Men in the Civil Rights Movement.'
Papers, panels and artistic productions are being solicited for the conference. For more information click on the Civil Rights Conference link provided below.


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