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Directed by Ray Kellogg
Don Sullivan as Chase Winstead
Fred Graham as Sheriff Jeff
Lisa Simone as Lisa
Bob Thompson as Mr. Wheeler
Chase Winstead (Don Sullivan), singing "The Mushroom Song"
A world of joy from out of the blue
And all that is left to complete the joy
Just the laugh of a girl and boy
And there was a garden, a beautiful garden
Held in the arms of a world without joy
Then there was laughter, wonderful laughter
For he created, a girl and a boy -
(chorus) And the Lord said, laugh, children, laugh
The Lord said, laugh, children, laugh
The Lord said, laugh, children, laugh."After chase completes the song, Missy, now enlightened, furrows her brow. "Laughing is important, isn't it, Chase?" she asks with newfound gravity. Oh, it sure is," replies Chase, completing the benediction. It is the absolute, unrestrained sentimentality of the scene, in all its parts, that made me think of Barthes. I was indeed "overwhelmed with the obviousness of the roles." Chase, as a sign, is a young boy singing. Signified, however, he becomes a saint - his pure voice and words a form of heavenly communication. it is immediately understood that Chase signifies decency, love, and spiritual goodness. His Devine message one of hope, strength, and love for the meek and lame of the world. There is no margin for misinterpretation. Director Kellogg pounds a staple with a sledgehammer here; yet whether one laughs, snorts, cries, or is bored - everyone understands. Certainly, a more nuanced approach would have been more powerfully effective for some, but not for all. A sign must effect all, at once, with the unquestioned universality of a crying clown or a stroked, black mustache.Surely, Barthes would have loved (or at least passionately dissected) The Giant Gila Monster, as he did the world of professional wrestling. I can imagine Barthes feverishly taking notes while watching Gila, enjoying the complete and unashamed clarity of the signs presented.The Giant Gila Monster begins, as does the previously posted The Killer Shrews, with doom-drama narrator speaking over the boom boom march of timpani: "In the enormity of the West, there are still vast and virtually unexplored regions, bleak and desolate, where no human ever goes; and no life is ever seen. It is as though the land had been posted by God. It is in these lonely areas of impenetrable forest and dark shadows that the Gila Monster still lives. How large the dreaded Gila Monster grows, no man can say." Really? No man can say? Well, anyway - as the narration forecasts the coming Gila apocalypses, we are treated to some of cinematographer Wilfrid M. Cline's scrappy east Texas - all dead pines and flatness (more on Mr. Cline's work later).The plot for Gila follows a thick, simple thread: A giant Gila Monster, (actually Kellogg used for filming a very similar New Mexican Beaded Lizard) grown huge by the flimsiest of reasons,3 goes on a killing rampage before hero, Chase, is able to kill it using a roadster full of nitroglycerine; which is kept handy for blowing new oil wells. If one approaches Gila hoping to see a monster film, which would be completely understandable, then only disappointment and bitterness can follow. Unlike his Killer Shrews, were a serious and successful effort was made to create real chills, Kellogg here offers only the barest attempt to make his monster believable.In Gila, Kellogg employed miniature sets and real-time filming; which is my favorite special effects technique of all time when done well. The masterful work of Eiji Tsuburaya (Ultraman, Gojira, H-Man, The Mysterians, etc.) seems far more real and thrilling to me than the 3D CGI of the recent Avatar. Yet, it takes a film like Gila to brutally remind one of how dreadful this technique can be if not handled with the skill of a Tsuburaya. Good Lord, but it's a harsh reminder. Kellogg, as if in acknowledgement of the film's weakness, allows only a sparse dusting of monster special effects at any rate, and those that are attempted are stone-cold terrible. Of all the atomic age sci-fi I have watched (and I would venture few have seen more), no movie has a less convincing monster. For the most part, the lizard is filmed simply walking over sandy areas - sometimes peering through scrubby brush. It is left to the viewer's imagination to make the lizard large. The film offers no help. When scale sets are attempted, they are built of toys - toy cars, trains sets, what have you. The sad, lumbering lizard is then prodded over the tiny, toy landscape. There is no rear-projection, no large scale modeling, no nothing. Just a sluggish, poorly motivated lizard of about two feet; occasionally knocking over toys without any hint of menace. In the climactic scene, when the monster crashes into the rockin' barn dance, the poor lizard's head is clearly being pushed through a small hole in thin, faux wood. Never once is the monster shown in scale with a human. Whereas Tsuburaya's technique of high-speed filming gave his hand-made sets and rubber-suited monsters a tremendous feeling of weight; Kellogg's work makes everything look tiny and weightless. His Gila Monster is reduced by the special effects.Suffice to say that Gila is one of the rarest of monster movies in that the film's inertia and interest is completely punctured whenever the monster appears. The monster scenes are the picture's sink holes. In a sense, Gila is a reverse image of Kellogg's work on Shrews. Whereas in Shrews, the director created some very convincing monsters with a fascinating creation story (see last post); in Gila; the monster is simply, inexplicably, a lizard made huge - about as scary as . . . a lizard set on top of a table. Consequently, in Shrews, Kellogg isn't terribly interested in his characters. None of them have back stories or interesting tics or foibles.4 In Gila, we are given just enough of the characters' history to make the action between lizard sightings interesting. It is easy to believe that with Gila, Kellogg wanted to make a drama much more than he wanted to make a monster movie; and he also seemed very earnest about catching the moment of a small town in East Texas; rife with scrub pine, great oil fields, and decent if poor folks. The scenes of such - of the hot, Texas drama that struggles for air inside the monster movie - are plenty good enough to suggest a much better picture dormant within the creature feature.With that, lets move on right to the good stuff:The Good Stuff, Part I: The Texas of Wilfrid M. Cline There exists precious little biographic information about the Director of Photography on Gila, Wilfrid M. Cline (listed also as "Wilfred"); but what fragments do exist spark interest: He was born in California in 1903 and died there 73 years later in 1976. He worked throughout his early career in the 1930s as a certified specialist for the Technicolor Corporation, advising directors and cinematographers on the use of process.5 By the 1940s, he had turned his attentions to working exclusively as a cinematographer. He was nominated for the Color Cinematography Oscar in 1942, along with Karl Struss and William E. Snyder, for Aloma of the South Seas (Santell, 1941), a standard vehicle for the colorful sarongs of Dorothy Lamour.6
East Texas – via the lens of Wilfrid M. Cline
Mr. Wheeler (Bob Thompson) and Sheriff Jeff (Fred Graham) – "Find my son or else!"
Chase and Lisa (Don Sullivan and Lisa Simone)
Grease Monkeys - Chase, Gordy, and Rick (Sullivan, Don Flournoy, and Pat Reeves)
Chase working with Mr. Compton (Don Sullivan and Cecil Hunt)
Chase and Sheriff Jeff (Don Sullivan and Fred Graham)
- Roland Barthes, Mythologies, trans. Annette Lavers (Hill and Wang, 1972)
- Wife of Gila's producer, Gordon McClendon- for more on the interesting McClendon, see previous post. It should be added that during the singing of "The Mushroom Song" the mature Mrs. McClendon, who sits on the sofa's arm, has a difficult time maintaining a convincing level of enthusiasm throughout the scene. Perhaps due to the profound level of saccharine, she appears obviously eager for the scene to be over.
- There is one short scene in which an attempt is made to explain the giant Gila's size: The sheriff discusses with Chase that this sort of gigantism has been seen before. He remarks that giant bones have been found in Tanganyika, and that a ten-month old baby was once recorded weighing 130 pounds. Ipso facto - the giant Gila! It is significant to note that the Sheriff, for the first and only time in the film, takes the added precaution of smoking a pipe in this scene.
- It is easy to be fooled by the fine acting of James Best as Captain Sherman in Shrews, but the character is completely composed by Mr. Best. The scriptwriter provides us with nothing about the character of the captain.
- Wilfrid famously had a terrible time with the great James Wong Howe - Body and Soul, King's Row, The Sweet Smell of Success - during the filming of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Taurog, 1938). Howe thought all the characters should wear dull, earth tones to enhance authenticity.
- Charles Mathews, Oscar A to Z (Doubleday, 1995) - the Wilfrid/Howe story above is taken from the same work.
- The Internet Movie Database, From Hell To Texas, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051636/locations
- The radio station owned by Gila producer, the amazing Gordon McLendon.
- Lt. Dave, played by Earl Rowe, was the officer in charge and sympathetic to "the kids."
- Texas State Historical Association, The Handbook of Texas Online; East Texas Oil Field, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/doe01
- Exxon Mobil today has their corporate headquarters in Irving Texas
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Local volunteers are a huge part of a nationwide effort to save lives from cancer, but additional people are needed for the progress to continue. Plans are underway for the American Cancer Society's annual fundraiser, Relay For Life. This year's event will be held April 26-27 at the Karnes City High School Football Stadium. The money raised at Relay enables the American Cancer Society to deliver on its mission of helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures and fighting back against this disease.
This event provides funding needed to do cutting-edge research; educate students, health care professionals and the public on the prevention and early detection of cancer; advocate for public policies that further the fight against cancer; and provide services for patients and families in our community.
Now is the time for individuals, families, community groups, corporations and small businesses to commit to Relay For Life team participation. Join us at this event to celebrate those who have battled cancer, remember those lost, fight back against this disease.
To learn how to form a team, participate or how you may volunteer call Tina Jones at 830-299-9453.


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After the death of a nurse who relayed the health of Princess Kate to Australian radio DJs, the broadcaster says it will cooperate with investigations. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports.
British police said Sunday they have contacted Australian authorities about a possible investigation into a radio station's prank call to a U.K. hospital about the Duchess of Cambridge.
Meanwhile, the company that owns the station promised to review its broadcast practices.
The prank took a dark twist Friday with the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, three days after she unwittingly accepted the call about the health of Prince William's pregnant wife, Kate. The death has sparked an angry backlash from those who argue the Australian DJs who carried out the hoax should be held responsible.
The board of Southern Cross Austereo had an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss a harsh letter from the hospital that fell for the call. King Edward VII's Hospital, where the former Kate Middleton was being treated for acute morning sickness this week, condemned the "truly appalling" hoax and called the consequences "tragic beyond words."
Max Moore-Wilton, the chairman of 2DayFM owner Southern Cross Austereo, said in a letter to the hospital's chairman Sunday that the company will cooperate with any investigation.
He wrote:
We are all saddened by the events of the last few days. They are truly tragic.
It is too early to know the full details leading to this tragic event and we are anxious to review the results of an investigation that may be made available to us or made public. We can assure you that we will be fully cooperative with all investigations.
As we have said in our own statements on the matter, the outcome was unforeseeable and very regrettable.
I can assure you we are taking immediate action and reviewing the broadcast and processes involved.
Our Company joins with you, all at King Edwards VII's Hospital and Mrs Saldanha's family and friends in mourning their tragic loss.
U.K.'s Metropolitan Police said Sunday it has contacted Australian authorities in connection with the investigation into Saldanha's death. Australian police said they would cooperate. A New South Wales Police spokesman told The Telegraph: "As our policing colleagues in London continue to examine events leading up to the death of London nurse Jacintha Saldanha overnight, we will be providing them with whatever assistance is required."
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The radio station callers impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and received confidential details about the former Kate Middleton's medical information. The call was recorded and broadcast.
2 Day FM radio presenters Mel Greig, left, and Michael Christian are seen In this undated supplied publicity photo.
Police have not yet determined Saldanha's cause of death or whether it was related to the call.
Both DJs involved apologized for the prank before Saldanha's death. Their show has been suspended indefinitely and their Twitter accounts have been taken down after they were bombarded by thousands of abusive comments.
The station's presenters have come under attack from around the world on social media sites and were "extremely distressed," a Southern Cross Austereo spokeswoman said.
Both were keen to speak publicly about the incident, but were in too fragile a condition to do so, the spokeswoman added.
The station has a history of controversy, including airing a segment in which a 14-year-old girl revealed that she had been raped. It also ran a series of "Heartless Hotline" shows in which disadvantage people were offered a prize that could be taken away from them by listeners.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority, which regulates radio broadcasting, says it received complaints from around the world and is considering whether it should launch an investigation
Separately, Prince William on Sunday pulled out of attending the British Military Tournament, billed as "the largest display of military theatre in the world", citing Kate's illness.
Officials from St. James's Palace have said the duchess is not yet 12 weeks pregnant. The child would be the first for her and William.
The radio DJs who prank called the hospital where Princess Kate Middleton was being treated are facing tremendous backlash following the death of one of the nurses who spoke with them. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this story.
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Han Tang Inn Hostel
Han Tang Inn is a boutique hostel. Situated inside a traditional residential district in the city center. Staying here will make you feel like local. With bus stops right outside our door to the airport, train station and most famous cultural sites.choosing us will be a good bet and make us your home away from home in Xi'an.
Free pick up at trian station(6.00am--9.30am ,please let us know if your arrival time is not between 6am and 9:30am as we will have to notify our pick-up service time thank you very much )
Free internet/wifi
Free pool table
Free air-ticket booking
Free Coffee
Free Beer
Free Chinese Lesson
Free play Majiang
Free Play Guitar
Free Play chese
Free Train timetable
Free Dumping Party
Free live music (Monday and wednesday)
Free Travel Information
Free DVD
Free walking tour
Free city map
* Travel Office and English help
* Western Food Dining Room
* Laundry Service
* Luggage storage free of charge
* Bicycle rental
You can also book tours from our hostel to great places in/around Xi'an:
* Terra-cotta Warriors Tour
* Mt. Huashan Tour
* Panda Breeding & Research Center Tour
* Han Tang Dynasty Tour
* Tibet Budget Tour
* Yangtze Three Gorges Tour
* China Tang Dynasty Singing & Dancing Show
You can watch movies or talk and relax in our bar. The hostel has its own Internet bar! The doors of the hostel close at midnight, but if you ring the bell, we will open the door, so you can get in 24 hours. Check out time is 12:00 noon.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Card Phones
- Ceiling Fan
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pool Table
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Restaurant
- Steam Room
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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We are very conveniently located.
Chinese adress:西安市新城广场南侧南新街南长巷7号
English address:No.7 NanChang Xiang (Alley) XinCheng Guang Chang(Square) Nan Xin Jie(street)
Note there are 2 train stations, although the majority will arrive at Xian Train Station, some (normally the High Speed Trains) will arrive at Xian North Train Station, and onlt a few trains come from xi'an south station.
From XIAN TRAIN STATION: cross the road and take bus No.603, get off at the 3rd stop (XING CHENG GUANG CHANG新城广场). Cross the road to the square, continue through square and along the street signposted NAN XING JIE 南新街 (STREET), then turn right before passing the Darling Hotel sign this is a narrow street (Nan Chang Xiang南长巷) which will led you to our hostel, just 200m on your left hand side !
From XIAN NORTH TRAIN STATION: take the subway Line 2 (by far the easiest route!) and get off at the ZhongLou Zhan (Bell Tower )station (it is the same line). Leave from Exit D which will have you walking out onto the Big North Street (Bei Da Jie北大街), you will see a street signposted Xi Yi Lu西一路 just behind the subway exit. Walk down this street and take the first left followed by the first right which will leave you walking down Nan Chang Xiang南长巷. Follow the street for 200m and you will see us clearly on your right hand side.
From Xi'an International Airport:
Take a shuttle bus from aiport , get off Long Hai Hotel(陇海大酒店), and then take a bus No.603, the third stop get off (Xi Hua Men西华门), looking for underpass, Throght underpass to other side , out of the underpass ,turn right or left,you will see a road (Shang Pu Lu 尚朴路) ,turn in along left side walk around 2mins ,second alley (Nan Chang Xiang 南长巷) ,walk in 200meters. You will see us!
Located Near
we are located In the city center, very esay to walk around and go to places of interests.
1.close to the Bell and Drum tower,Muslim quater and city wall.10 mins to walk.
2.10 min to xi'an train station by bus
3.10min to the airport shuttle bus by bus, only 3 stops.
4.easy to get to the terra cotta warrios and mr. hua
5.5 mins to walk to the subway.
6.30mins to take the subway to Xi'an north station.


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The Senate confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the next health secretary on Thursday, paving the way for new leadership at the agency heavily criticized for the rocky rollout of Affordable Care Act.
Lawmakers voted 78-17 in confirming Burwell, 48, who was previously White House budget director.
She replaces Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned in April following months of controversy over the early implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the politically charged health law that serves as Obama's signature domestic achievement.
Obama praised the Senate's swift bipartisan action in confirming Burwell, who he called "a proven manager who knows how to deliver results" and work with both parties.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Burwell's nomination "has a breadth of bipartisan support because she's really that good."
"She's really that capable and she's really that qualified," the Democrat from Oregon said on the chamber's floor ahead of the vote.
Sebelius came under heavy political fire as technical glitches and reports of dropped plans plagued the department amid the website launch.
Issues with website eventually smoothed out, but the health care law remains a political flashpoint heading into November's midterms.
While some Republicans expressed support early-on for Burwell, unsurprisingly, opposition to Affordable Care Act remains a key campaign platform for the GOP.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who's facing a tough re-election battle back home in Kentucky, voted against Burwell's nomination.
"By most accounts, Sylvia Burwell is a smart and skilled public servant. But her embrace of Obamacare calls her policy judgment into question," he said.
Between October and May, more than 9 million people enrolled in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
A CNN/ORC poll released last month indicated a majority of Americans want to keep the federal health care law as is, or make some changes to improve it.


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Dow Makes Record Highs a Habit After Robust Jobs Report
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier in the session smashed through 14,400 for the first time, before pulling back by the close to post its fourth-straight record closing session. The Dow and the S&P 500 booked a six-day winning streak on Friday.
Overall, major U.S. stock averages booked a positive session after a robust February employment report showed a decline in the unemployment rate to near pre-recession levels.
Treasury yields were popping late Friday afternoon.
The encouraging jobs growth number of 236,000 "affirms or confirms the movement in the stock market," said Darrell Cronk, regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank, which has more than $169 billion in assets under management. "It takes away this argument that the Federal Reserve is doing all the heavy economic lifting. That the economy itself, whether you look at this jobs report or some of the numbers you've seen in initial jobless claims or the ADP report, or the ISM, all of those economic indicators are starting to directionally move for us to" a more positive outlook.
Cronk, who thinks the nonfarm payrolls report for February was a "great" report, noted that the unemployment rate, which fell two tenths of 1%, was the lowest unemployment rate the economy has seen since December 2008, so "it again confirms that we're moving back to almost pre-recession levels which is encouraging," though it's not yet at the Fed's 6.5% unemployment target.
"Understand that one month does not make a trend, but certainly we're heading in the right direction," he said.
The Dow advanced 67.58 points, or 0.47%, at 14,397.07, earlier spiking to an intraday high of 14,413.17. The blue-chip index surged 2.18 on the week.
Breadth was positive, with winners outnumbering losers 23-7.
McDonald's(MCD) , Home Depot (HD) , Walt Disney (DIS) and 3M(MMM) led the gainers.
McDonald's said global comparable-store sales rose 1.7% in February, excluding a negative calendar shift as February 2012 included an extra day because it was a leap year. Shares rose 1.7%.
Bank of America (BAC) , JPMorgan(JPM) and Intel(INTC) fell the most.
The S&P 500 rose 6.92 points, or 0.45%, at 1,551.18. The index popped 2.17 for the week. The Nasdaq finished ahead by 12.28 points, or 0.38%, at 3,244.37. The tech-heavy index jumped 2.35% in the past five days.
All sectors in the broader market were trading higher, led by capital goods, consumer cyclicals and services.
Volumes totaled 3.58 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange and 1.61 billion on the Nasdaq. Advancers were edging decliners by a ratio of 2-to-1 on the Nasdaq and Big Board.
Shortly after the report, the 10-year Treasury yield spiked to about 2.07% from about 1.96% Thursday, a relatively big move in the bond market as positive sentiment continued to drive the movement towards equities and away from fixed-income assets or bonds. Cronk said this trend continues to confirm his team's tactically overweight position in large- cap stocks and underweight position in fixed-income.


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It's a new day for Ohio State football — and for the program's new coach. After nearly working himself to death while leading Florida to two national championships, Urban Meyer renovated his approach to life. Now he faces the task of restoring the Buckeyes' honor after a year of off-field scandal and on-field mediocrity.
On a bright, clear day at the dawn of summer, the Ashtabula native discussed what lies ahead.
Can you describe the experience of walking into Ohio Stadium for the first time after you got the job?
I think it was probably a recruiting dinner. It's a special feeling because I've always been a Buckeye. I've always been an Ohio State fan as long as I can remember. I understand the tradition, and I remember coming here as a kid and watching the Buckeyes play. It's a feeling of awe. I have great love for this stadium.
The student newspaper framed you as the messiah coming to save Ohio State football. Are you used to people viewing you as a savior?
I'm just a football coach trying to do the right thing. I'll do the best I can for Ohio State. I don't look at that at all. I just look at it that college football is a big deal. Coaches have a responsibility to get their players ready to go. So our focus is on that and nothing else.
You were out in the thick of the action at the spring game. Are you usually that hands-on?
I try to get in the middle of most everything. And I just think especially in the spring game I want to hear what's going on in the offensive huddle, so I try to get as close as I can and hear what's going on and just watch how the players react in a game-like situation.
You had the players rally around for a blocking drill before the spring game. What's that about?
It's something we started a while back. It's called the circle drill. It's just a way to get our guys fired up and ready for the scrimmage. And I think our fans like to see some of the things we do. It's good for fans as well as players. Let them be part of it.
What are some of your childhood memories of Ohio State football?
I grew up in the Archie Griffin/Woody Hayes era, so that's when I was first exposed. And Archie was my guy. I wore No. 45 in high school, and I was a big admirer of Coach Hayes. And that's the Ohio State football that I knew, like everyone else.
You were around the program in the '80s. Have you noticed any differences around here since you came back?
I came back with ESPN last year for a game, and that was the first time I've been in the stadium since '87. And I was completely blown away. It was just much different, much bigger. The campus is much bigger. However, the traditions and the scarlet and grey and the Buckeye leaves on the helmet, it's still the same. So it's gotten better, but it's always going to be great.
College football is probably the sport where each individual game matters most. Since there's no bowl game this year, does that mean every game matters even more?
I don't know. I'm still working on how we're going to handle this season as far as motivation. But we're going to treat each game like I always have: Do your best to win each game. We're not worried about down the road. You start worrying about something down the road, you overlook something or someone. So it's going to be the same approach we've always had.
Your last job was at an SEC school. There is a lot of hype about SEC supremacy. Do you feel like the Big Ten has something to prove?
I think the SEC's won five or six national championships in a row. They're the No. 1 conference. But it's usually cyclical. The Big Ten was No. 1 at one point, and this is a great conference. And we're going to do our best to make the Big Ten the best conference in America.
Has the circus around this job been more intense than in previous jobs, or is this crazy everywhere in major college football?
It's very similar to where I was at at Florida, when you're talking about one of the top five programs and extremely high expectations. You'd expect it. I was more taken by surprise at Florida because that was the first time.
Have you had any crazy interactions with fans?
No, the thing that's been crazy is everyone has access now to write whatever they want to write. Everybody's a reporter. "I'm going to report this story." What story? So that's probably been the biggest surprise and at times disappointment was just nonstop, whether it be positive or negative, everybody's got an opinion. If you have an opinion, you write it, and it makes its way into the cycle.
After everything that went down with Tressel, are you feeling more antsy than usual about keeping the guys in line? Like, if you see a player with a new tattoo, is that going to freak you out more than usual?
Well yeah, I've always been that way though, even before here. When I was at Florida and even Utah, I'm always worried about it. You can't control what you can't control. And I always try to educate our guys and keep our eyes wide open, and if you see something that doesn't seem right, get in the middle of it. People are going to make mistakes. You've just got to do the right thing once they do. That's the key.


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A New Owner????
Today the Padres have confirmed that Jeff Moorad is in exclusive negotiations with them to buy the team. Moorad is a former player agent, and until yesterday, he was the chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He actually resigned from that job to fully pursue the Padres. The Padres said that if anything gets done here, it will be done in the first quarter of 2009.
This is really exciting. From the article on padres.com, I get the sense that this guy really wants the Padres. And that's pretty exciting. He looks like he's ready to buy this team and make it better. And it really looks like the deal's going to get done.
It is exciting, to have the hope of a new guy, someone who was in control of the Diamondbacks when they got good. Apparently, this guy really helped Arizona out of their debt. "…the D-Backs now find themselves on much more sturdy financial footing than they faced nearly five years ago." If that's what this guy is about, I'd say we could be like that in five years or so. It's pretty cool. I think this guy can do great things for the organization.
If he does anything, he will bring hope to the San Diego Padres fans. We will have a new fire when we go to the ballpark, knowing that we might get better in the next few years. The cloud has been lifted over the ballpark. If this deal gets done, we won't be under the dreary ownership of the Moores family anymore. We'll have a new, exciting owner who knows how to win. I'm excited. Even though it's literally raining here in San Diego, the sunlight's already peeking through. With this new owner comes hope. We Padres fans need that.
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Kaybee – I hope this works out for the Padres! They were reporting on this on MLB Network last night. You guys could use the hope that he would bring. Good luck!
This would be great news for all Padres fans.
Would probably pull Peavy off the market and reconcile with Trevor for one more year!
I like where this is going. Moorad sounds like a relly good man for me. WE NEED HIM. He is going to bring back the lost hopes for us, the Padres fans. Already, he sounds much better than the Padres front office!
JULIA, I really hope the deal gets done, too!
HAPPY, that's a really good point! I hadn't thought of that, but maybe it could happen!
HYUN YOUNG, I know! He's gotta be better than what we have now!
I hope he'll bring the sunshine back to San Diego, Kaybee. A new owner with a fresh approach is good reason to celebrate. I bet Peavy will stay now!
That is good news, then!
JANE, it brings a lot of new hope! It's very exciting.
KATHY, it is REALLY good news!!
Kaybee – THE CHARGERS WON! They beat Indy! WHOO HOO! San Diego must be celebrating! Can't say I'm sorry to see Peyton Manning go home!
I am so excited, Julia, it's insane!!!! CHARGERS WIN!!!!! Yeah, it was a great, great game, so exciting!!!! I KNOW that all of San Diego is going crazy!! This is just really exciting!!! It's still sinking in actually!!! I am pretty pumped!!!
Great Charger game! I hope the new owner can bring the team some luck, and some money.


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PowerColor, a leading supplier of ATI Radeon-based graphics cards, has unveiled the world's first ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics board with liquid cooling system from EK Water Blocks. The improved cooling solution will enable better overclockability and performance of PowerColor LCS HD 5870 1GB graphics card.
"The most efficient cooling solution should pack with the most powerful GPU. With the partnership with EK, the LCS HD5870 can work impressively in a cool and stable operating environment – it's the card which designed to fulfill the true gamers," said Ted Chen, chief executive officer of Tul Corp., the owner of PowerColor brand.
The PowerColor LCS HD5870 has a full water block mounted on the card, fully covering the memory and power regulator chip. With a copper base design, it is able to reduce temperatures in the most efficient way possible. PowerColor packages a high-flow 3/8" and 1/2" fittings (barbs) to maximize water flow with captured o-rings to prevent leakage. End-users should get pump themselves, which means additional cost to the $400+ price-tag of the board.
PowerColor LCS HD5870 clocks graphics processing unit at 875MHz, while 1GB of GDDR5 memory operates at 5GHz (1250MHz) memory, up slightly from 850MHz/4.8GHz reference clock-speeds. Liquid cooling solution should help to boost frequencies further.
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ATI Radeon HD 5870 – the world's most powerful GPU to date that was previously known as ATI RV870 or ATI Cypress – features 1600 stream processing units, 80 texture units, 32 render back ends and 256-bit memory bus. The chip incorporates unprecedented number of transistors – 2.15 billion and has maximum compute performance of 2.72TFLOP/s.
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The State Historic Preservation Division has approved archaeological survey reports for the Honolulu rail transit project, clearing the way for permit applications and moving the project one step closer to resuming construction in East Kapolei as early as September.
HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas said completion of the AIS review allows the transit agency to work with the City Council for permit applications, a necessary step following the yearlong delay. First comes a review by the city's Department of Planning and Permitting of the more than 8,000-page document.
"They'll be seeking some additional permits that we need, and then as a result of that, we'll be able to hopefully go back to construction, looks like in the middle of September," Grabauskas told reporters.
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled last year that the archaeological survey work should have been completed for the entire 20-mile rail route before construction in East Kapolei began.
HART, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, had completed the studies for the first half of the alignment from East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium, and was in the process of completing studies for the remainder of the route at the time of the court's decision.
Still, the holdup in construction has cost taxpayers upwards of $35 million in delay claims. Grabauskas said yet to be determined are escalation costs pinned the price of raw materials, which could number in the tens of millions of dollars.
"That's a process that's going to take a little bit of time for us to work out, with primarily Kiewit and the subcontractors," Grabauskas explained. On July 26, HART sent a letter to Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. that the contractor should expect construction of the first 10 miles of the rail project to resume Sept. 16.
HART temporarily halted construction of the project to comply with the high court's decision and worked on completing the remaining archaeological studies, which resulted in the digging of 423 trenches to test for possible native Hawaiian burials.
That field work was completed in January.
"We wanted to make sure that we were very respectful of the process to respect the native Hawaiian burials and our cultural heritage, and in so doing, we created a very good body of work," said Grabauskas.
According to administrative rules that govern how SHPD must treat native Hawaiian remains, the agency has up to 90 days to determine a burial treatment plan for any burials found during construction of the elevated rail line. According to the AIS, it's likely more native Hawaiian remains will be found once construction of the rail project reaches the city center in 2017.
However, HART, the Oahu Island Burial Council and cultural descendants have already reached an understanding that barring any extreme finds, native Hawaiian burials discovered during construction will be preserved in place.
"The Oahu Island Burial Council remains in close communication with not only Dan Grabauskas, but with the rest of his team that's responsible for ensuring proper care, respect and malama for iwi kupuna," said Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, chairperson of the OIBC. "We are working together to make sure that what needs to be done will be done."
Nevertheless, Wong-Kalu said if any burial site discovered in the city center deserves a more thorough examination, she would urge SHPD to take the full 90 days that's allotted for review.
"If an extreme case scenario it were to be the three months, then that's the amount of time we would take," said Wong-Kalu.
Late Friday, rail opponent Cliff Slater issued a statement accusing HART of trying to keep Oahu residents "napping" by releasing news of the AIS approval on the Friday before Labor Day. Although SHPD issued a series of letters to HART approving individual phases of the AIS, Grabauskas said final approval did not come until late Thursday.
Slater is among a group of rail opponents attempting to stop construction of the rail project in federal court, maintaining the city failed to adequately study alternatives to a heavy-rail system. Grabauskas said HART would not wait for the lawsuit to be resolved before resuming construction.
"Cause otherwise were not going to be on time, and that means we're not going to be on budget," said the transit authority's executive director.
The first 10 miles of the rail system from East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium is expected to open in 2017, with the full 20-mile line to the Ala Moana Shopping Center opening in 2019.
The entire project is expected to cost $5.3 billion.


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I have an (ALMOST) 6-month-old. And I'm adament about waiting until at least 6 months to *try* solids. (I understand it may take longer since each baby's development is different.) I've been told by my mom and sisters that he will let me know when he's ready by doing things like grabbing at my spoon when I bring it to my mouth. But he's always been Mr. Grabby Hands since he started developing this skill around 3 months. So I don't think it has much to do with wanting to eat as it does he just wants what's in my hand. (He does the same with my cell phone. Does that mean he's ready to make a phone call? Haha!)
So what are the signs? Not just the grabbing, but the other signs? Is he letting me know and I'm just not reading him properly?
I've given him tastes of things. Two days ago I gave him a little mushed up banana. He was totally uninterested. Just mushed it around in his mouth and didn't even swallow. But then yesterday I was eating a Little Debbie snack (I know, BAD mama! But my blood sugar was dropping and it was all that was available) and he about jumped out of my arms to try and get it!
So... what exactly am I looking for here?
Also, there seems to be some debate as to how I introduce the solids. Should we start with purees or big chunks? Or does it matter?


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Virginia Historic Garden Week
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 1:00 AM - Sat, 27 Apr 2013 1:00 AM
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
Starting at the Frances Plecker Education Center, arboretum grounds are open free to the public, dawn to dusk. Tours will be led by arboretum director Jan Sievers Mahon, who will focus on the arboretum's bulb collection, wildflowers, flowering shrubs and trees.
The Historic Garden Week tour is on April 25 at 1 p.m.
The Earth Day Wildflower Walk is on April 22 at 10 a.m.
For information, visit www.jmu.edu/arboretum; free.


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Amalie Arena (map it)
401 Channelside Dr
Tampa, FL 33602
Year Opened: 1996
Capacity: 19,500
There are no tickets available at this time.
Hockey south of the Mason-Dixon Line gets a bad rep, and for the most part, rightfully so. While the quality of the product on the ice has been reasonably high in the last 15 years (with eight teams below the Maryland–Pennsylvania border making the Stanley Cup Finals since 1998, and five of them actually winning the silver chalice), the teams in the South get the majority of their grief from hockey purists who believe a.) hockey belongs where ice can actually form, and b.) almost every team in those markets have no fan support. While the latter could reasonably be argued for both the Phoenix Coyotes and Florida Panthers, it's not true of other teams (see: the Washington Capitals). Surprisingly to some, the subject of this review is one of those in the "not true" category.
Despite the negative impression making the rounds in the hockey-based media, the Tampa Bay Lightning are bucking the trend of "typical" Southern hockey market. With three potential hall-of-famers on the team in the latest seasons, a Stanley Cup to their name in 2003–04, and renovations in 2012 that bring the Tampa Bay Times Forum into the upper echelons of worldwide arenas, the Lightning have made their mark on both the Tampa Bay metro area and hockey as a whole.
You can see a brief history of the venue, and the team, in the "Crowd Reviews" from a previous review I wrote.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
Attention thirsty Canadians: Tim Hortons is here!
That's right! On top of the Kona Brewing Company's beer gardens; Sweetbay Supermarkets salads and deli sandwiches; and the unsuspecting gem of barbequed pork, beef, or chicken on nachos; Canada's favo(u)rite purveyor of coffee brings its wares to the Forum in the form of a Tim Hortons Express, which is all of the coffee, but none of the doughnuts (sorry, sugar addicts).
As you can see, the Forum has something for every palate, including separate restaurants for both groups and club levels, and public full-liquor bars on all three levels. The only reason for the "not quite perfect" score is the fact that, unlike the vast majority of facilities I've been to, the listed prices do NOT include tax, so that $7 order of garlic fries is really $7.49...and yes, you will get pennies, nickels, and dimes back. It's kind of obnoxious at a sporting event, actually.
More than $47 million out of Lightning owner Jeff Vinik's pocket and private funding, and not a penny from the taxpayer, was used to bring the Forum up to its current state of grace. The replacement of every single seat in the arena with cushioned seats (that all, including the 300-level, have cupholders) was complimented with the addition of a fully-functional electronic pipe organ located above a full-service bar called "Between the Pipes", working Tesla coils hanging from the rafters in the corners of the facility, all four corners along the 100-level open to overlook the ice from the concourse, and the coup de grâce of the facility, the largest scoreboard in any North America; it spans from blue line to blue line and is an arena equivalent to Cowboys Stadium's behemoth, and marginally larger than the one in the Toyota Center.
Along with building a new grand entrance to the facility, widening the entire 100-level concourse, building a Party Deck over looking the Tampa skyline, and a rebuilding of the box office, these renovations showed the commitment to the team and city from the new ownership the fans were looking for, and they responded exceptionally well. In the lockout-shortened 2013 season, the Lightning, despite not being in contention for many of the 48 games, still drew over 99% capacity for the 24 home games, with most sold out. And with the fans around, the atmosphere is electric! In fact, instead of having a traditional singer for "The Star-Spangled Banner", the organist plays the anthem while the crowd sings and a gigantic American flag is passed along the 100-level by the crowd. It doesn't get much better than that.
Surprisingly, this is the weakest score of the venue. One would expect the downtown core of the largest city in the region to be the perfect spot for any before and after revelry. However, Tampa is not your typical city, nor is Tampa Bay your typical market. With the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg relatively close in both size and distance, each one developed its own niche to differentiate itself from the other. While St. Petersburg got the tourist-oriented downtown with bars, restaurants, clubs, shops, and all-around stellar nightlife, Tampa got the corporations with white-collar workers and all the money they bring.
While both have their pros and cons, the obvious con here is the dearth of entertainment options available to patrons of the Forum after downtown shuts down at 5pm. A purpose-built outdoor complex that is within walking distance to the Forum, the Channelside Plaza, has slowly failed over time, leaving its largest tenant a Hooters restaurant. With new owners of Channelside, there is talk of a massive renovation, but as of 2013, that is at least a few years out, if ever. In the meantime, the only neighborhood options are Hattrick's, the local watering hole, and taking the only "rail" in Tampa Bay, the TECO Line Streetcar, to Ybor City for after hours entertainment.
Surprisingly, this is the strongest score of the venue. Now, this isn't to say these are the best fans in the NHL, but after going from one of the best first-season teams in NHL history to one of the worst, then back up to full supremacy with a Cup and back down during the ownership tenure of the "Saw" movie franchise creators, one wouldn't be surprised if the arena had less than 10,000 people in the stands. Not only did they return en masse, they averaged the 8th-best attendance numbers in the NHL during the 2013 season, selling out almost every single game even though they were out of contention just past the halfway mark of the abbreviated season.
It starts with the national anthem (as I mentioned in Atmosphere), continues throughout the game with flags and cheers throughout, and goes until the end of the game, where the vast majority of fans rarely leave before the last minute of the third period, win or lose. Completely contrary to what the national media might say, the fans of the Lightning genuinely surprised me about these positive facts and deserve more credit than they get.
For the most part, it is easy to find the Forum. One can drive from the north or west (northern Pinellas County) on Interstate 275 and exit on Ashley Drive into Downtown. If you're coming from the east or St. Petersburg and don't mind paying toll, the best way to go is the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (named after the late Buccaneers' great), and exiting in front of the Forum; it's one exit that is hard to miss.
Parking is readily available in the form of dirt lots, city-run metered lots, on-street metered parking, and the Forum's official garage, and the prices in the lots start at $10. Once inside, the 100- and 200-level concourses are wide, clean, and clutter-free. Unfortunately, the 300-level wasn't widened in the renovations, so the lone point off is for the clogged upper level during intermissions and the end of the game.
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While the prices for food are a bit high (not to mention that obnoxious tax issue I mentioned in Food & Beverage), the tickets are amongst the cheapest in the league. Tickets start at $20, making it affordable for even the college kid on a tight budget, and upper deck center-ice tickets are only $40 (and sometimes less with specials). Add to that a world-class facility with a slew of brand-new features, and the return on investment is some of the best in top-tier American sports.
As mentioned before, and worth another mention here, the largest arena scoreboard in North America hangs from the rafters. Even though you can see it in the pictures above, they do it no justice. It's so omnipresent, I found myself looking at that during the action instead of the ice just to keep up better. It's huge, beautiful, and undoubtedly the wave of the future...as well it should be.
All the other renovations warrant another group mention here, including the Tesla coils (which shoot actual electric bolts from the coil apparatus to two grounded chains five feet from the coil in each direction), "Between the Pipes" (the bar overlooking the floor/ice, complete with a pipe organ played throughout the game), the Party Deck (which not only boasts the best public views of downtown Tampa, but also $1 hot dogs and $1 draught beers after every game), and the new grand staircase entrance to the arena.
Don't have a ticket, or want to sit outside on a beautiful night on the Party Deck? Fear not, because not only are TVs provided to keep up with the action as you imbibe, a large projection is shown on the wall of the parking garage, accessible to anyone in or overlooking the main plaza.
In front of the new grand staircase is a bronze statue of hall-of-famer Phil Esposito. Why is the Boston Bruins' great honored 1300 miles south? Well, without him, there would be no hockey in Tampa Bay, and quite possibly the South. He put together a good enough bid to force the NHL to expand to Tampa Bay in 1991; the team started the next year for the 1992-93 season in Tampa's Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds, only to move to St. Pete for a few years to the Thunderdome before the Forum opened in 1996. "Espo" is revered in this area for bringing the "game on ice" to the "place of palms", and providing "Hockey Bay, USA" a chance to possess Lord Stanley's Cup.
Teams in the South usually don't do enough to appease the purist crowd. Lackluster attendance, financial meltdowns, and poor play have caused Atlanta to lose their team, and rampant speculation about Phoenix's and Florida's futures. Even teams that have won the Cup, like Carolina, Anaheim, and even 2012 defending champs Los Angeles had not-so-stellar 2013 campaigns, if not on the ice, in the stands.
Oddly enough, Tampa Bay is different. It remains to be seen if the spike in the fan base coming out is an unexpected blip with all the renovations now finally complete or if it's something else, but with new ownership 100% committed to making sure the team is run right and promising to atone for the sins of owners past, it feels more genuine this time. It feels like this fickle market that has trouble supporting its football and baseball franchises (for a myriad of reasons, both transparent to the world and seen only by those in the region's scope) has finally found what it was looking for. Nothing speaks more to the quality of the fans than to see a sellout crowd start by singing their hearts out to one of the hardest songs in history to staying until the last minute of a lopsided game.
Hockey definitely has a future in Tampa Bay, and thanks to the facility in which it plays out, it appears to be a long one with great things to come.
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As there really is no "wintertime" of which to speak here in Tampa Bay, the one piece of solace I have in this land of palm trees and warm breezes between the months of October and April is NHL hockey at the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the St. Pete Times Forum (née Ice Palace). As out-of-place as a hockey rink would seem in the land of orange groves and perpetual flip-flops, the Forum really does make Downtown Tampa seem - if only for a few months a year - more on par with hockey meccas, like Montreal, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
Opened in 1996 to replace St. Petersburg's Thunderdome (which, in 1998, was returning to its originally-built purpose - baseball - under the guise of "Tropicana Field") as the home of the Lightning, the Ice Palace (renamed after the area's largest newspaper bought the naming rights in 2002) quickly became a major player on the national stage. At one point in 2009, it was actually the busiest venue in the world; today, it remains in the top 5 worldwide, and for good reason. In a metro area full of things to do outside, it somehow finds a way to keep them coming in, and - for the most part - it does not disappoint.
Nestled on scenic Channelside Drive in Downtown Tampa, the St. Pete Times Forum, formerly known as the Ice Palace, is a beautiful place to watch any event, but especially what the building was created for - hockey.
New Lightning owner Jeff Vinik has pledged major improvements to the St. Pete Times Forum over the next 2 years. Not that it's a bad barn to begin with. Good variety on food & beverages in the lower level but in the 300s...not so much. Best bet there is the Gordon Biersch garlic fries. Downtown Tampa gets a bad rap for the sidewalks rolling up at 5:00. While this is partly true, there are plenty of dining/nightlife options at Channelside and my personal favorite pre/postgame, Hattricks, is about a 5 minute walk away. Fans are taking a beating for being apathetic but they were alienated by previous ownership. They all seem to be coming back now and when they get going, the barn gets LOUD!
Great place - get a cheap ticket and stand in the areas along the lower concourse that are open to all fans. Food horribly overpriced, except for the $4 grilled cheese sandwich which is a bargain and well worth it. The pre-game show and in-game entertainment keep fans entertained, but it can be very loud. Free parking can be found within a mile if you don't mind walking, look around Tampa and Tyler for meter parking that expires at 6 pm.
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Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 225-4288
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Tampa, FL 33602
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April 18, 2013
Barile '90 Honored with Inspirational Teacher Award
Nancy Barile '90, M.Ed. '93, longtime Revere High School English teacher and an adjunct professor in Emmanuel's Graduate Studies + Nursing program, was recently named one of six recipients of the 2013 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award.
The awards, which come with a $10,000 grant, were created in 2010 in honor of American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday. They recognize teachers' extraordinary impact on the lives of their students, celebrate the teaching profession and seek to inspire others to pursue teaching as a career. Nominations come from former students, whose stories exemplify the power one teacher has to inspire others and transform lives.
Barile was nominated for the honor by Merzudin Ibric, whom Barile met in 2002 when he was a student in her sophomore English class. Ibric and his family had survived the Bosnian War and Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic cleansing campaign against Muslims, arriving in the United States in 1998 to seek medical care for his sister.
"I wasn't interested in school; I planned to drop out and get a job," Ibric wrote in his nomination. "Then I met Ms. B. She asked me what my problem was. She said I was smart and I should be working harder."
With Barile's encouragement (and constant reminder, "You survived a war! This is a piece of cake!") Ibric did work harder, getting accepted to Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and then to Wheaton College on a track scholarship. At Wheaton, Ibric made the Dean's List, became a five-time All-American in track and won two NCAA championships as well as the 2011 NCAA Inspiration Award. He now works for the U.S. government and has written a book about his experiences.
Based on Ibric's words, a panel chose Barile from hundreds of other nominations.
"I was shocked to win this award, and it truly means a great deal to me," Barile said. "It shows how teachers can truly impact their students' lives, and I am so very grateful. Merzudin has been just as inspirational to me. He shows how students can overcome a great deal of adversity and go on to achieve at the highest level. I'm very proud of all he has accomplished."
Throughout her esteemed 18-year tenure at Revere High School, Barile has received numerous honors, including the Emmanuel College Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. In 2006, she was awarded one of six Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing from the College Board, a recognition that garnered her a selection to the National Commission on Writing. The following year, USA Today named her one of 20 accomplished teachers nationwide, leading to discussions with Oprah Winfrey regarding Barile's interest in expanding Winfrey's South African educational program. In 2010, Barile was chosen as one five writers for Scholastic, Inc.'s "Classroom Solutions" blog, an online resource center for teaching tips and strategies for pre-K through grade 12 educators. She was selected from a nationwide pool of a 1,000 elementary and secondary teachers.
A quote from Barile on the Kennedy Center website epitomizes the characteristics and qualities that have made her a celebrated and effective educator.
"I became a teacher because I want to challenge, inspire and motivate my students to achieve their wildest dreams. I want to let learning transcend the walls of the classroom to include lessons and experiences from the real world. I believe that all students can achieve, and helping to make that happen is my life's goal."
To read Ibric's nomination in full, click here.


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When we are on shift alone we have to call the Answering service every two hrs.(we have 15 min.before the hr. to 15 min. after the hr. a half hr. span). If we forget to make a call the answering service tries to get a hold of us by using phone and two way, if there is no answere by us they call the Supervisor on call who will try calling then if there is no response somebody is sent out to check on us either the Supervisor or somebody on O.T.


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K2 makes narrower skis similar to the race-bred constructions other brands enter in this category (see AMP Bolt), but the Rictor holds its own. It likes to carve on hard snow almost as much as any competitor, but testers found its versatility and fun-loving nature to be a welcome change. It's No. 1 in Forgiveness, thanks to a wider girth and partial sidewall construction, and it's more eager for off -trail duty than other skis of its width. Plenty quick edge to edge, it even enjoys itself in bumps.Larsen: "Friendly, but with a bit of aggression hidden underneath. Well balanced."
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