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President's message about Laurier's Integrated Planning & Resource Management initiative
May 1/12
A message from Max Blouw, Laurier president and vice-chancellor, about Laurier's Integrated Planning and Resource Management initiative.
On April 25 and 26, I had the pleasure and the privilege of joining approximately 60 members of the Laurier community for preliminary discussions about Lauriers Integrated Planning and Resource Management initiative (IPRM).
This group represented a cross-section of the Laurier community, and I want to thank all participants for their candor and engagement. I heard frank and honest thoughts about the challenges and opportunities facing our institution and, most encouragingly, I heard enthusiasm for undertaking a process that will position Laurier very strongly for future success.
These two days are just a beginning. By the end of what we expect to be a nine-month initiative that is set to start in earnest in September, all members of the Laurier community will have opportunities to contribute his or her thoughts, and I strongly encourage everyone to make your voices heard.
It is important to note that IPRM is not an across-the-board cost-cutting exercise; rather, it is an exercise that will allow us to focus on operationalizing and funding what we are good at and what we need to do to ensure our future success.
Simply put, IPRM is a transparent and inclusive exercise with two broad components: Prioritization and Resource Allocation.
During Prioritization, we will use what we know about Laurier from previous planning exercises Envisioning Laurier, Academic Plan, Campus Master Plan to establish key academic and non-academic priorities that will position Laurier for future success. The process will also lead to identification and choices about activities that do not support the universitys priorities.
During Resource Allocation, a budget model and resource-allocation process will be developed to directly support the priorities that were identified in the previous step.
On behalf of all members of the university administration, I commit to you that the IPRM process will be guided by four key principles: it will be inclusive, transparent, responsive and outcome-based. We will seek out and respond to input from the entire Laurier community; we will communicate clearly and consistently; and we are committed to implementing the outcomes of the process.
Over the next few months we will establish academic and administrative task forces to lead the initiative and we will create a website that will be your ongoing source of up-to-date information. In the fall, we will begin the Prioritization process together with the entire Laurier community.
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Transportation disadvantaged board meeting
The Levy County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board will conduct its regular business meeting at 10 a.m. at the Levy County Courthouse in the County Commissioners' Board Room, 355 S. Court Street, Bronson.
Bronson homemakers annual bingo
The Bronson Home and Community Educators club will host its annual bingo from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Levy County Extension Center. The cost is $5 for two cards and $1 for two additional cards.
An incorrect date was publiched in the May 17 issue of the Chiefland Citizen for the Bronson Home and Community Educators club's annual bingo
The event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the Levy County Extension Center. The cost is $5 for two cards and $1 for two additional cards.
The club will provide drinks and dessert and there wil be prizes. For more information, call Dee Olsen at 486-2319.
By MYRTICE SCABORZI
The Log Cabin Quilters met Thursday, May 10, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. A lot of the members were away with doctor visits, vacations and whatever. We're hoping everyone will be back with us next week.
Greg and six boys were out and boy did they get a lot of work done. The porch looks terrific after they cleaned and got rid of some of the old spools that were beginning to show their age. Thanks Lancaster.
Parson's Memorial Presbyterian dinner Friday
Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church, Yankeetown, will have a pulled pork dinner on Friday from 4-6 p.m.
A $6 donation is requested for a dinner of pulled pork, chips, baked beans, coleslaw, drink and dessert.
There will also be a drawing for a $50 money tree.
Take out is available. For more information or to order, call 447-2506.
Joppa Baptist Homecoming June 3
The first Blueberry Festival to benefit Sheltering Hands Rescue will be Sunday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ramada Conference Center, 3810 N.W. Bonnie Heath Blvd., Ocala.
The even will have arts and crafts, prizes, plants, food and fresh blueberries, along with a 50/50 raffle, book sale, mini therapy pigs, the Brick City Oil Slickers the VW Club, demonstrations by the Ocala K-9 Unit, and Ocala Carriage rides, the Rowdy Boys Barbershop Quartet and crowning of the "Blueberry Princess" and lots more.
A free horse and trailer clinic will be held Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Double L Ranch, 8849 S.E. 90th Ave., Newberry.
To sign up, call 352-474-6176 or vicit www.newberry autorepair.com and click on the "Clinic" tab. For more information, call 352-472-7073.
There will be three sessions: Round Pen, Get Ready To Tow Trailer/Truck and Horse Loading.
n Summer Visual Arts Education
July 16-27, 2012
• Learn from the professionals: ceramics, drawing, sculpture, jewelry, and alternative photography.
• First grade to high school students eligible
• Small materials fee may apply (scholarships available)
• Register prior to June 11th at the KeyHole in Cedar Key
• Limited enrollment
n Art Therapy/Art Education Study
July 2-31, 2012
What are you doing July 2 through 6? We're having a Beginning Sewing Camp at the Levy County Agricultural Center in Bronson. It starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. except on Fridays when it ends at noon. Lunch and snacks are provided. You must have been 8 years old by Sept. 1, 2011. There is a limit of 6 spots.
The 2nd Annual Poker Run sponsored by the AMVETS Post 88 Auxiliary will be on Saturday, May 26, with proceeds going to Fisher House in Gainesville.
The ride will start at AMVETS Post 88, 10050 N.E. State Road 24. The pre-registration fee is $10 per rider and $5 per passenger. Registration the day of the ride begins at 9 a.m. and will be $15 per rider and $5 per passenger.
Kickstands will be up at 11.30 a.m.
Pancake, sausage breakfast benefit
The Levy County Tax Collector's Office is having a benefit pancake breakfast for the Heddins Family from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Levy County Courthouse.
Proceeds will be used to help defray the medical bills for James & Michelle Heddins' daughter Ashley, and she is undergoing her fourth round of chemotherapy. The latest treatment is working, according to the family, and in coming months she will begin the Stem Cell Transplant.
Bronson blood drive
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Machado-Joseph Disease
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Machado-Joseph Disease is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
- Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Azorean Neurologic Disease
- Joseph Disease
- Machado Disease
- Nigrospinodentatal Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type III (SCA 3)
- Striatonigral Degeneration, Autosomal Dominant Type
General Discussion
Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD-III), also called spinocerebellar ataxia type III, is a rare, inherited, ataxia (lack of muscular control) affecting the central nervous system and characterized by the slow degeneration of particular areas of the brain called the hindbrain. Patients with MJD may eventually become crippled and/or paralyzed but their intellect remains intact. The onset of symptoms of MJD varies from early teens to late adulthood.
Three forms of Machado-Joseph Disease are recognized: Types MJD-I, MJD-II, and MJD-III. The differences in the types of MJD relate to the age of onset and severity. Earlier onset usually produces more severe symptoms.
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Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
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- Tel: (301)251-4925
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- Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
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- Minneapolis, MN 55447
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- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website: http://www.ataxia.org
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This is an abstract of a report from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). A copy of the complete report can be downloaded free from the NORD website for registered users. The complete report contains additional information including symptoms, causes, affected population, related disorders, standard and investigational therapies (if available), and references from medical literature. For a full-text version of this topic, go to www.rarediseases.org and click on Rare Disease Database under "Rare Disease Information".
The information provided in this report is not intended for diagnostic purposes. It is provided for informational purposes only. NORD recommends that affected individuals seek the advice or counsel of their own personal physicians.
It is possible that the title of this topic is not the name you selected. Please check the Synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and Disorder Subdivision(s) covered by this report
This disease entry is based upon medical information available through the date at the end of the topic. Since NORD's resources are limited, it is not possible to keep every entry in the Rare Disease Database completely current and accurate. Please check with the agencies listed in the Resources section for the most current information about this disorder.
For additional information and assistance about rare disorders, please contact the National Organization for Rare Disorders at P.O. Box 1968, Danbury, CT 06813-1968; phone (203) 744-0100; web site www.rarediseases.org or email email@example.com
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Loud and clear
Fans call for a return of 'Citybeat' as local TV station flourishes amid a changing public access landscape
By André Coleman 11/15/2012
As big corporations like Tribune Media, ClearChannel and Time Warner buy up newspapers, radio and television stations, destroying independent voices with cookie- cutter programming and shared reporting, more and more people have turned to public access television to acquire information and get out their seldom-heard messages.
But now, new state franchise laws no longer requiring big cable companies to carry public access stations have led to the demise of public access TV across the state, leaving activists, local politicians and average people wanting for a place to be seen and heard.
That has not been the case locally. While numerous stations across Los Angeles County have gone dark, Pasadena's Community Access Corp. (PCAC) has continued operating, primarily because it functions as a city-funded operating company that is not reliant on money from a cable franchise.
But while PCAC has flourished, some residents are worried that the station is moving away from political and possibly controversial content. In July, city and station officials placed the "Citybeat" public affairs program, one of PCAC's oldest shows, on hiatus as they decided whether to change its format. Some of "Citybeat's" numerous known fans are clamoring for the return of the show, which allowed residents to hear and see elected officials comment and opine on issues ranging from redevelopment, police shootings and local elections to school happenings and budget deficits.
"The show is temporarily on hiatus, which is not uncommon for shows that have been on TV for a long time," said Pasadena PIO William Boyer. In the spirit of full disclosure, this reporter has been a frequent unpaid guest on the show.
"This is part of efforts to look at its content, review the format as part of our efforts to provide the best product for our residents," Boyer said.
Produced by Boyer, the show's previous format involved two reporters interviewing a local community leader — usually Mayor Bill Bogaard. A 2002 contract between the city and PCAC mandates that the station tape the show two times a month and rebroadcast it a number of times more to be determined by the assistant city manager.
That contract also mandates the broadcasting of all council meetings and the mayor's annual State of the City address. The contract was signed by former City Manager Cynthia Kurtz and Boyer's predecessor, Ann Erdman. The council meetings and the State of the City address are still being broadcast.
PCAC Executive Director and Station Manager Keri Stokstad told the Weekly that "Citybeat" could be back on the air by the beginning of the year, with a broader panel rotation and a wider selection of local officials as the guests.
"We'd like to have something in place at the first of the year for the elections in March," Stokstad said. "At this point, the interest is in having a list of more substantive guests, like bloggers and online commentators."
Bogaard said he was surprised when he heard the show would be placed on hiatus, but said he could understand why the new management would want to reexamine the format.
"One of the most important responsibilities is to inform the public and to answer questions that are raised," Bogaard told the Weekly. "'Citybeat' is an opportunity for informing our community about current issues. I hope that it will continue to play that role."
"Citybeat" began in the mid-1980s with veteran broadcast newsman Larry Mantle, current host of "AirTalk" on KPCC FM, at the helm. Since then, the show has become must-see TV for people interested in finding out about local politics and important issues. Over the years, nearly every elected official in town has been a guest on the show at one time or another, but no one is sure how many people actually watch it, primarily because public and government access stations have no method of measuring viewership.
"The idea was typically the mayor would be on the panel and other journalists," Mantle said, recalling the show's early days. "The idea was to kick around the top stories to get different stories and provide analysis of them. I'd have people come up to me on the street and talk about the show and the subjects. I think it serves an engaged part of the community. It is a service to people paying attention to local issues. As good a job as local print media can do, there is something added by having a spontaneous conversation, and I thought there was value in that. We had really good panelists."
The show also provided information to residents of Northwest Pasadena and other minority groups that did not regularly attend City Council meetings.
"It's the only place elected officials went off-script and went into detail on the topics," said community activist Ishmael Trone. "That is something you don't read in newspaper articles or see at council meetings. There was the opportunity to dig and probe into the issues, so the community could see how they were as individuals and their thought process."
According to UCLA Philosophy of Education Chair Douglas Kellner, author of "Public Access Television and the Struggle for Democracy," accountability is one thing the public looks for in public access television.
"Democratic media require media that further democracy and that allow individuals access to their fellow citizens," Kellner said. "Genuine democracy requires individuals who, minimally, are informed concerning the political issues and processes in their country and, maximally, who participate in public debate and decision-making."
Like many community access stations, PCAC was born in the 1970s, after the Federal Communications Commission required all cable systems after 1977 to set aside stations for government, education and, more importantly, the public — governed only by libel and obscenity laws.
The ruling gave the rise to minorities, gays and atheists broadcasting their respective messages across the country — issues rarely mentioned on mainstream television programming.
Under its umbrella authority, PCAC, located in Hen's Teeth Square at the corner of North Los Robles Avenue and Woodbury Road, operates the city's community access station KPAS, the city's government station, the Arroyo Channel and the Pasadena Unified School District's station, KLRN-TV. Local residents can produce shows on all of the channels after taking a round of training courses.
"We are bursting at the seams with what we can do in production," said Stokstad, adding the stations studios are running out of space to meet demand. "We know we are going to have to figure something out."
Because the station is flourishing, even in changing and uncertain times, "Citybeat" host Barry Gordon says the station has to get the show back on the air.
"We need that type of show here," Gordon said. "This was one of the few places where local viewers could hear local politicians speak on hard issues. We need a local show where we can hold our local and elected officials accountable, with no holds barred discussion.
"Community Access has a responsibility to independent voices, and we are unique in that our station has a program that holds elected officials accountable," he said.
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Yes, that means the new school year is fast approaching.
One other dead giveaway are all the back-to-school ads. And have you looked at the school supply shopping lists?
Some, if not most, of them will hit you hard like a linebacker, especially for parents with many children.
They may have to leave their firstborn with the loan officer as collateral.
That fact has not gone unnoticed by the good folks at the Beeville Vineyard and volunteers from such groups as Child Protective Services.
"I don't see how families can afford to get ready for school," said Lupe Sanchez, Vineyard director. She mentioned the lengthy school supply lists of glue, crayons, pencils, markers, glue sticks and numerous other items.
"The Vineyard is in great need," Melissa Rosales, from CPS, said. She and her coworkers went shopping on their own and purchased about 20 backpacks filled with supplies.
"Some kids don't have any clothes to go back to school with," Rosales said, pointing out that the charity organization also needs shirts, pants, dresses and shoes.
For those wanting to help, the Vineyard is particularly focusing on collecting for elementary age children through sixth grade.
"It (takes) all of us," Rosales said, ensuring that those families going through hard times are able to send their kids to school, filled with excitement instead of worry or dread.
Businesses, churches and individuals are encouraged to deliver their donations, either supplies or money, to the Vineyard office at 210 N. Monroe St., or call them at 358-7500.
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Class Year:1923
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Dr. Walter Bornemeier was one of the last surgeons to be certified after going through a preceptorship program where a student learns surgery while working with a surgeon. During World War II, he served in the medical corps as a Major and Assistant Chief of Surgery of the 52nd Station Hospital in Naples, Italy.
He authored many publications and was a certified professional parliamentarian and director of the American Institute of Parliamentarians. He served on the Board of Education with Niles Township High School and the Board of Trustees of Skokie Valley YMCA.


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Annalee wrote:Beav.......there was an earthquake in southern Maine last night! I think 4.5 on the Richter Scale.........Was that you? Did you stir the pot to hard? They said it was felt downtown Boston. I do really think everyone needs to take a deep breath, cool the jets, and not get so personal. We need to agree to disagree and leave it at that. You and Timerk make very good points. People have become almost vindictive when they post, it is like they lay in the bushes waiting to see what someone is going to say, so they can post their venom. Life is to short to be that angry! This is just a SHR forum, and really good members have left because of it, this nonsense that is so uncalled for.
I would like to see NDunn, Timerk, Smokieonefour, Smokeshow14, Tony crazy, OurLadyWhiteWolf, NASCAR Nana, and many others come back.......I miss them!! They made this board interesting and fun! They had great opinions and should be able to post them......Most importantly I have learned to just ignore some and feel very sorry for them, no one should be that angry. Please come back, don't leave us.....just remember that there are many people who enjoy what you have to say...... Me especially! I always say the more the merrier! And Glass Half Full!! That's for Schmoopy !
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[Technology 855] Tech List Book Discussion
Mariann Fedele MariannF at lacnyc.org
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Hello David and all,
A book discussion on the list sounds like a great idea, particularly on this topic since it has emerged in a number of recent discussions. Thank you for making this suggestion David.
Are others on the list interested in doing this? I think we would need aleast a few people who committ to it and can help lead discussion. Please feel free to email me on or off list to let me know.
We could plan to have the discussion begin in about a month, enough time to order and read the book.
Since we haven't done this before I am open to any and all suggestions about how to proceed.
Please email your thoughts to the list.
From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of David Rosen
Sent: Sun 2/11/2007 9:47 AM
To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Technology 843] The magic of technology for learning is outsidethe classroom
Marianne, Steve, and others
There is a magical, compelling learning technology which is almost
never used in the classroom, neither in K-12 or adult education. It
is widely used at home, however, and in "computer cafes" around the
world , mostly by male "digital natives" under 30. It is not usually
designed to teach anything that instructors would recognize as basic
skills or academic content, yet it incorporates some principles of
learning that at least one author has argued at length, are far
superior to what is found in most classrooms. It is capable of
teaching content -- any content -- in ways that are more engaging
than most classrooms.
I am referring to well-designed video games, and to the book, _What
Video Games Have to teach Us About Learning and Literacy_ by James
Paul Gee. According to Gee, good video game designers carefully
create games so that players learn (and improve) strategies in
context, as they go, so that (using Lev Vygotsky's concept) each new
scenario presents the first-person, active learner-players with
challenges that are just outside their "zone of proximal
development" providing difficult challenges, but within reach, and
hence highly motivating. Gee also argues that many of these games
focus on problem solving strategies and attitudes, sometimes those
that are useful in the workplace such as getting information from
context, getting and sharing information with co-workers, taking
calculated risks, and working as a team.
There is at least one (free) computer simulation that incorporates
some of these good game design principles and that also has basic
skills (reading,writing and numeracy) content, The Office, by Mike
Hillinger. See the simulation at:
and a description of it at:
I have three questions for those on this list:
1. Would you (anyone on this list) be interested in having a
discussion of James Paul Gee's book, _What Video Games Have to teach
Us About Learning and Literacy_ , on the Technology discussion list?
2. Do you know of any other engaging, well-designed video games for
adults or older youth that have adult literacy education skills and
knowledge (including adult secondary education and ESOL) as content?
3. Do you use computer simulations or video games for learning
purposes in your classroom or learning lab? If so, which ones, and
how do you use them?
David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net
On Feb 7, 2007, at 1:29 PM, Mariann Fedele wrote:
> Hello Steve and all,
> Steve, you wrote, "staff and students now we seem to ask too much of
> technology, expect it to be like magic."
> I think this comment is important to consider when thinking about how
> technology relates to the teaching and learning process and
> integrating
> it in a purposeful way. To begin grappling with that question a useful
> reference source is the report by the National Research Council titled
> "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School" (1999). Of
> course, there have been many advances in the technology we use
> since the
> time it was published, but many of the core findings I believe still
> hold true.
> What do others on the list think? How can these recommendations
> inform
> our practice? Following is an excerpt from the concluding chapter.
> Tools of Technology
> Technology has become an important instrument in education.
> Computer-based technologies hold great promise both for increasing
> access to knowledge and as a means of promoting learning. The public
> imagination has been captured by the capacity of information
> technologies to centralize and organize large bodies of knowledge;
> people are excited by the prospect of information networks, such as
> the
> Internet, for linking students around the globe into communities of
> learners.
> There are five ways that technology can be used to help meet the
> challenges of establishing effective learning environments:
> 1. Bringing real-world problems into classrooms through the use of
> videos, demonstrations, simulations, and Internet connections to
> concrete data and working scientists.
> 2. Providing "scaffolding" support to augment what learners can do and
> reason about on their path to understanding. Scaffolding allows
> learners
> to participate in complex cognitive performances, such as scientific
> visualization and model-based learning, that is more difficult or
> impossible without technical support.
> 3. Increasing opportunities for learners to receive feedback from
> software tutors, teachers, and peers; to engage in reflection on their
> own learning processes; and to receive guidance toward progressive
> revisions that improve their learning and reasoning.
> 4. Building local and global communities of teachers, administrators,
> students, parents, and other interested learners.
> 5. Expanding opportunities for teachers' learning.
> An important function of some of the new technologies is their
> use
> as tools of representation. Representational thinking is central to
> in-depth understanding and problem representation is one of the skills
> that distinguish subject experts from novices. Many of the tools also
> have the potential to provide multiple contexts and opportunities for
> learning and transfer, for both student-learners and teacher-learners.
> Technologies can be used as learning and problem-solving tools to
> promote both independent learning and collaborative networks of
> learners
> and practitioners.
> The use of new technologies in classrooms, or the use of any
> learning aid for that matter, is never solely a technical matter. The
> new electronic technologies, like any other educational resource, are
> used in a social environment and are, therefore, mediated by the
> dialogues that students have with each other and the teacher.
> Educational software needs to be developed and implemented with a
> full understanding of the principles of learning and developmental
> psychology. Many new issues arise when one considers how to educate
> teachers to use new technologies effectively: What do they need to
> know
> about learning processes? What do they need to know about the
> technologies? What kinds of training are most effective for helping
> teachers use high-quality instructional programs? Understanding the
> issues that affect teachers who will be using new technologies is just
> as pressing as questions of the learning potential and developmental
> appropriateness of the technologies for children.
> If you want to read the whole chapter it can found at:
> http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch10.html
> Mariann Fedele
> Associate Director,
> NYC Regional Adult Education Network
> Literacy Assistance Center
> Moderator,
> NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
> 32 Broadway 10th Floor
> New York, New York 10004
> 212-803-3325
> mariannf at lacnyc.org
> www.lacnyc.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:technology-bounces at nifl.gov]
> On Behalf Of Steve Quann
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:41 PM
> To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List
> Subject: [Technology 833] Re: Changing reading levels of text
> questions
> Hi Patti,
> Haven't used this, but I came upon it last week:
> http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/text-statistics.php
> Sounds like you already know much of this, but here is a site that
> might help with the creating/editing.
> http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/materials.html
> I am finding that even though there are some things that just amaze me
> staff and students now we seem to ask too much of technology expect it
> to be like magic. Others?
> Good luck,
> Steve
>>>> "Patti White" <prwhite at MadisonCounty.NET> 2/6/2007 4:21 PM >>>
> I received the following request and I'm stumped. Here's the request:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> --------
> Do you know of a computer program that takes text and offers
> suggestions for dropping the reading level.. As in maybe 10th grade to
> 5th grade...Is there software that does that other than just using the
> Flesch-Kincaid Readability stats and doing it by hand???
> Next question..When you are adapting text for folks with literacy
> issues....you know how you drop the reading level down and augment
> with
> pictures...Is there a term that is used for that ..something like
> .modified text with pictures or something like that...????
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> The only thing I can find that might help is the Auto Summarize
> feature
> in Microsoft Word, but it's not really appropriate. Does anyone
> know of
> some software that will drop the reading level of text? And is
> there a
> term for that process?
> Thanks for whatever help anyone can give,
> Patti White
> Patti White, M.Ed.
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"With that being said, we sincerely apologize to anyone and everyone who was affected by this. This has been a drain on our family and I just want to move on," Castillo wrote in an e-mail. "What was intended to be a way to honor our daughter for a job well done on her project has really gotten out of hand and we're ready to put this behind us."
His daughter was featured last week in this newspaper for receiving the award. A letter – which accompanied an engraved trophy, plaque and medal – attributed to the National Science Foundation (NSF) congratulated the fourth-grader at R.A. Hall Elementary School.
The NSF dismissed the award this week as a hoax since it does not even conduct a national science fair.
The story, picked up from this newspaper's Web site, www.mysoutex.com, has become a hot topic of discussion on both science and political blogs.
Most bloggers quickly hypothesized that the story was a hoax and even contacted this newspaper for more information which led to Wednesday's follow-up story exposing the truth.
"I had the unfortunate duty to have to explain to my daughter what was going on," Castillo said in the e-mail. "She understands, but what upset her and us even more is that she was already being teased and asked by her friends about the incident.
"This is very unfair and very unfortunate... She had nothing to do with this and she is absolutely an innocent victim. We are now worried about the long-term effects and any and all repercussions that result from all of this."
Bloggers at www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ccoct/the_fake_science_fair_award_what_sort_of_person/ also raised numerous questions about Castillo's own claimed credentials.
In 2008, Castillo ran for Beeville ISD trustee-at-large after serving previously on the board as Sub-District II representative. In his paid political announcement printed in the Bee-Picayune, his listed credentials included a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, a master's degree in environmental engineering and a doctorate degree in chemical engineering.
The announcement said that Castillo attended the University of Texas at Austin, but did not say for which portion or portions of his education.
A phone call to the UT-Austin records office found that the university has no record of Castillo graduating with any degrees at that university, although he did attend from 1990 to '94.
One of Castillo's band Internet sites claims that he holds a master's degree from Tulane University. Tulane has no record of Castillo graduating either.
The online bio also lists a master's degree in music business and technology from the Berklee College of Music. A check with Berklee found that he had taken online classes for a certificate but had stopped in the spring of 2009 without completing the program.
Though he has cited his various degrees on his Web sites and while campaigning, Castillo repeatedly would not reveal from where the degrees actually came.
"The info you've come across on my sites is outdated and not correct. But for the record, I am resuming my studies with my master's program at Berklee this summer that I suspended temporarily in the spring of 2009," Castillo said in that e-mail. "I apologize to anyone who feels that they have been misled."
A Classmates.com Web site for "Jaime R. Castillo" lists those schools in addition to Southern Methodist University and Auburn University.
A check at SMU records showed that he hasn't attended that university. A record check with AU is still pending.
Castillo, who is also a musician, lists Safetex, USA and Castillo Global Technologies as his engineering business concerns.
However, a search of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Web site turns up nothing for either of the firms. A search of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers rosters finds no listings for either company or Castillo himself.


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haha its cool. I'll stock up on anti-marbury comments so i can use em in April.
Just add some lines of text to the Zach vs. Nate thread I started.
Zach "Baby Fat" Randolph
Nate "The Great" Robinson
The New York Bricks(16-37) vs The Philadelphia 76ers(23-31)
Wed. 2/20, 7:00pn ET live on MSG
Welcome to the MSG33 pregame show, Im your host Jazzy Jeff and were gonna break down tonights game.
I would like to start by congratulating Marcus Camby and the Denver Nuggets on a job well done last night against the Boston Celtics. Camby finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 blocks. The Celtics have now lost 10 games, which makes me happy.
The Knicks came away with a win last night against Washington. David Lee stepped up on offense scoring 19 points, Nate Robinson and Q-Rich also played well.
Starting LIneups
Philadelphia 76ers
Point Guard - Andre Miller
Shooting Guard - Willie Green?
Small Forward - Andre Iguodala
Power Forward - Thaddeus Young
Center - Samuel Dalembert
New York Knicks
Point Guard - Derek Harper
Shooting Guard - John Starks
Small Forward - Anthony Mason
Power Forward - Charles Oakley
Center - Patrick Ewing
Tonights key Matchup: Patrick Ew..........oh ****, im dreamin, sorry.
New York Knicks
Tonights Key Matchup: Nate Robinson vs Zach Randolph
Poll Question
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
(video stolen from Starks, sorry Starks, you get one free bad comment about Marbury)
Who would win a fight, Zach Randolph (baby-fat) vs Nate Robinson (50 Cent)?
Lets look at what is the opposite of the standings, the race for the worst record in the league. Suprisingly the Knicks managed to somehow be in the hunt for both the #8 spot in the playoffs and the worst record in the league. One outcome is much more likely then the other.
- Heat(9-42)
- Timberwolves(11-41)1.5GB
- Grizzlies(14-38)4.5GB
- Sonics(13-38)4GB
- Knicks(16-37)6GB
- Clippers(17-33)8GB
- Bobcats(19-35)8GB
- Bucks(19-34)9GB
- Pacers(21-32)11GB
- Bulls(21-31)11.5GB
- Hawks(21-29)12GB
- 76ers(23-31)12GB
- Nets(23-30)13GB
- Kings(24-28)14GB
Knicks upcoming Schedule:
- Wed, Feb 20 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
- Fri, Feb 22 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
- Sun, Feb 24 @ Toronto 6:00 PM
- Wed, Feb 27 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
That does it for my show, catch the Knicks and the 76ers tonight on MSG. Will the Knicks make it 2 in a row?
haha its cool. I'll stock up on anti-marbury comments so i can use em in April.
Just add some lines of text to the Zach vs. Nate thread I started.
i think this will be a very low scoring game for the knicks
I voted for Nate Robinson to win the fight against Z-Bo. We all know that Randolph is buns. Anyway, about tonight's game.This game is very important as far as playoffs are concerned. I am very pesimistic, so I don't think the Knicks have a chance in hell to make it, but since they are mathematically in it, that's why I'm bring up the importance of this game.The 76ers are in 8th place, and the Knicks are 6.5 games behind. If the Knicks win tonight, they will narrow the margin to 5.5 games behind.If the Nets lose, then the Knicks will be 5.5 games out of the 7th and 8th spot. I say the Knicks lose this game. The Knicks have blown every opportunity they've had to make the playoffs, so what makes this game any different? The Knicks are buried in the dirt, and they will continue to be buried.
I think the Knicks will ride the wave of last nights OT and shoot over 90% from the field tonight in a 99 - 98 win. (Nate hits a game winner over Zach Randolph after a brief struggle for the ball)
Anyone want to do some in game talk today during commericals, and or at half time?
By the way I voted for Nate Robinson.
Atleast at 9 the Suns and Lakers play. That'll be fun to watch.
Nevermind, I can't do in game talk, because I just found out the game is blacked out in my area. That sucks, I can't stand dish network, sorry about that.
YES KNICKS DOWN BY 11!!!!...**** this im not watching this stupid game *Turns on 360 and plays 2k8*...*edit* 35-15 lmaoooooo
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wow very odd. I see the score is 35-15 knicks losing and jared jefferies taking the ball up. How surprising.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
The only person I feel sorry for is MSG33, he spends all this time on game threads, and what do the Knicks do? they are down by 20.
YOO MSGKnickz33----- Gus Johnson is on team starbury. "Some people are trying to say that this team is better without stephon marbury. That is obviously one of the sillyest things ever."
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
This is pretty bad. I didnt think we would lose like this, especially after they got pumped by the T-Wolves.
We r a joke.


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January 9, 2013 —
Jeff Dexter, supervisor of Damascus Township in Pennsylvania, has been elected chairman of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) for 2013. Andy Boyar, supervisor of the Town of Highland, was elected vice-chair, and John B. Niflot, the Town of Fremont representative, was elected secretary-treasurer.
The election was held at the UDC meeting in Narrowsburg on January 4. There will be a swearing-in ceremony and public reception at the February 7 UDC meeting.
According to a UDC press release, "Dexter began his council service in January 2010 as a first alternate before he assumed the role of Damascus' UDC representative two years later. He was elected as the UDC's vice-chair in 2012. As chairman of the Damascus Township Board of Supervisors, on which he has served since 2006, Dexter was influential in the municipality's vote on July 21, 2008 to join the Upper Delaware Council."
Also at the meeting, the minutes of the Water Use Resource Management Committee were partially read aloud by UDC member Tony Ritter. The minutes reflected that Laurie Ramie, executive director of the UDC, learned from Sullivan County planning commissioner Luiz Aragon that some $100,000 that had been set aside for preliminary engineering for the planned Scenic Byway Visitors Center, to be located at Fort Delaware on Route 97, "has been pulled as the result of what has been described as inactivity."
The minutes continued, "Ramie said this is ironic as the Byway has not been inactive with the project. A reauthorization of the Federal Transportation Bill is required to restore the funding." Letters have been sent to state and federal representatives regarding the funding.
In another matter, UDC member Dennis DeMara, of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said a community conservation partnership grant of $174,000 went to Northeast PA Snow Trails, Inc. for the purchase of a trail groomer to use on their 230 miles of trails. Pike County received a grant of over $800,000 for land acquisition adjacent to the Delaware State Forest, and Pike also received $30,000 to prepare a greenway plan. Shohola Township received a $94,000 grant for a park development project.
Pond Eddy Bridge to close for repairs
Also at the meeting, National Park Service Superintendent Sean McGuinness said that the Pond Eddy bridge, which has been the subject of much debate over the past year or so, will be closed for a brief period of time for repairs.
James May, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), said that the contractor that will do the repairs, Fahs Ralston, is waiting for 12 steel stingers to be delivered, and that should happen in about two weeks. Work will begin when the stringers arrive and will last for about three weeks.
As was the case during repairs in 2011, the bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic from about 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and again from 1 p.m. to about 4:30 p.m.
May said the process of constructing a new $13-million bridge is still on track to begin in 2016, although details are still being worked out between officials in Pennsylvania and New York.


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I never dreamed there were so many ways to tie a knot. There are literally hundreds of ways to tie a knot for nearly as many different uses, mostly nautical.
I hate boats. I hate water. And now I hate knots.
The Little Professor's Boy Scout Troop is neck-deep in knots. Apparently, in addition to helping little old ladies cross the street and saluting the flag, the Boy Scouts are all about knots. The Little Professor still makes a jumble of his shoelaces – most of the time, he doesn't even bother and they trail in the dirt – but he knows the difference between a box knot and a half-hitch knot and how to tie them. It's mystifying, truly.
They've been working on them for some time now, because being able to tie half a dozen different knots is part of the requirements of gaining tenderfoot rank, which sounds like something out of a spaghetti western. That's my understanding, but I can't even manage a box knot, so my knowledge is shaky at best.
It also is important in rescue attempts and making your own tent out of a length of rope, tarp and tent pegs. Since I don't like the idea of sleeping in a regular tent, I've no desire whatsoever to sleep under a crude shelter that doesn't even keep the critters out. Or the wind, cold and possibly rain. I get shudders just thinking about it. You will never, ever, ever see me on a Boy Scout campout, no matter how many times the Little Professor begs, and it's not just because their camp coffee doesn't meet my exacting standards.
Anyway, back to knots: We were recommended a website with illustrated, step-by-step instructions for tying a host of knots. Since I am a mean mother and force my kids to work on projects outside of the designated activities, we tried it.
We failed. Miserably.
The Professor told me that he needed two ropes. And maybe some poles for the more complicated knots. I thought it would be a good idea to use pipe cleaners. Now, hear me out, OK? First of all, I thought pipe cleaners would be easier for him to manipulate – I saw the suggestion on an autism spectrum website, and it made sense. Ropes and laces just hang there, but pipe cleaners stay where you put them. In addition, I have many different colors, and the tutorial also used ropes of different colors for clarity. We could match the pipe cleaner colors to the tutorial colors.
But we failed. Despite holding the pipe cleaners up in front of the screen, and following the directions, we ended up with a mess of mangled up, jangled up knots.
"We're taking it to the meeting with us," I declared. "That way, you can show your Scoutmaster that you tried it." I poked the tangle of pipe cleaners. "Maybe he can figure out what went wrong."
"We used pipe cleaners," the Professor said. "That's what went wrong. I told you it wouldn't work."
At the meeting, I presented the assistant Scoutmaster with the fruit of our labors. He was bewildered.
"Why did you use pipe cleaners?" he asked.
"I told you," the Professor piped up. "I told you that we shouldn't use pipe cleaners!"
From now on, the Long Suffering Husband can help him with the knots.
(Wallace-Minger is community editor of The Weirton Daily Times.)


text: Alien abductions 123>Skeptic47 posted:8/2/2011 5:34:06 AM I've been doing some reading on alien abductions because a lot of people on this site claim to have experienced them.I'm wondering how much people here know about night terrors and sleep paralysis, and the link between them and claims of alien abduction.To quote wikipedia ("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis")"The paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger.[9]Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations.[8] The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful or dream-like objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as an explanation for alien abductions and ghostly encounters.[10] A study by Susan Blackmore and Marcus Cox (the Blackmore-Cox study) of the University of the West of England supports the suggestion that reports of alien abductions are related to sleep paralysis rather than to temporal lobelability."And a description of a night terror from a Mr. McConnel"You begin to sense - deep down inside you - that something has gone very wrong. Slowly, almost dimly, you regain enough consciousness to realize that you are suffocating, that some heavy weight is lying on your chest and crushing your lungs. Suddenly you realize your breathing has almost stopped, and you are dying for air. Terrified, you scream! At once, you seem to awaken. There is this thing hovering over you, crushing the very life out of your lungs. You shout at the thing, but it won't leave you alone.Despite a strange feeling of paralysis, you start to resist. Your pulse begins to race, your breathing becomes rapid, and you push futilely at the thing that is choking you to death. Your legs tremble, then begin to thrash about under the covers. You sweep the bedclothes aside, stumble to your feet, and flee into the darkness. You run clumsily through the house, trying to get from the thing. And then, all at once, you find yourself in your living room. The lights come on, the thing instantly retreats to the shadows of your mind, and you are awake. You are safe now, but you are intensely wrought up and disturbed. You shake your head, wondering what has happened to you. You can remember that you were fleeing from the thing that was crushing you. But you have forgotten your scream and talking in your sleep. The thing dream is a classic example of a night terror. According to Anthony Kales, a scientist at the Penn State Medical School, night terrors occur to but one person in several hundred. However, if someone else in your family has a history of night terrors, you are 10 times more likely to experience night terrors than would ordinarily be the case. " "Understanding Human Behavior" by James V. McConnel (1986)I used to experience night terrors during a particularly chaotic and anxious time in my life - I never attributed the experience to alien abduction but the intensity of the dreams did have me second guessing myself, almost believing them to be real.From what I've been reading here on paranormalnews.com this sounds awfully similar to the stories many users have given of their experience of alien abductions.Thoughts?sorgfelt posted:8/2/2011 8:33:40 AM I used to have repeated "dreams" of floating inches above the sidewalks about my house, while propelling myself by paddling with my arms, while trying to escape a monster that was chasing me. It was years later that I started meditating and having out-of-body experiences that I realized that I had been experiencing real out-of-body experiences. I don't know what the monster was, except that eventually I realized in a dream that it was a disconnected part of myself trying to reintegrate with me. When I let it, the experiences of monsters stopped. There are interpretations all over the board about what all of these things mean. I personally reject any fanciful notion of materialistic scientists that our mind and these experiences are simply epiphenomenon of our meterial brain. By the way, I have a degree in physics, and know that not all physicists have their heads in the sand. However, I also acknowledge that, while our mind is more than our brain, the energy that we travel in is itself greatly affected by our mind, and relates to other minds that are interacting with us, human or alien, or whatever. And, whenever someone questions the reality of these experiences, I agree only if they also agree to question the reality of their material "reality". Finally, I recommend meditating, as it improves ones conscious understanding of ones experiences.0x6a656666 posted:8/2/2011 9:12:27 AM Skeptic, I am beginning to respectively like you. I personally experience sleep paralysis monthly, and not 'alien abductions'. Sleep paralysis is a tool to a deeper state. But what people experience in sleep paralysis can overwhelm them and make them believe all kinds of things. And it often overwhelms me, too. I understand when I experience such states that I could be hallucinating, but it does not feel like one. At all. I am rational about it, but I am also open to accept other explanations. spiritech0 posted:8/2/2011 10:39:39 AM If you're aware of being paralyzed, wouldn't that make the term "sleep paralysis" an oxymoron? Because I've seen "Greys" in my paralysis. Meh. What I think should be considered is the historical measurement of this phenomena across the globe. How is it that so many people from different ages and communities can possibly experience the same things? Could it be that our natural bioelectric fields have always been linked, meaning that what our brains and bodies process affect our minds and spirits collectively? And could this mean that collectively we're compromised via WiFi? Is it the "Akashic Records", or just that holographic universe exploited as "The Matrix" (as in the pop-culture predictive programming)? Because in my most vivid dreams, I've always been like Neo. But when I wake up paralyzed, the "Natural Law" behind that is a mystery to me.Skeptic47 posted:8/2/2011 2:44:10 PM sorgfelt - I meditate often. "Definite psychological significance attaches to each of the deities appearing in the Bardo Thodol; but in order to grasp it, the student must bear in mind that... the apparitional visions seen by the deceased... are not visions of reality, but nothing more than the hallucinatory embodiments of the thought-forms born of the mental content of the percipient; or in other words, they are the intellectual impulses which have assumed personified form in the after-death dream state."Evans, W (1927). The Tibetian Book of the Dead: The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering (2nd Edition). London: Oxford University Press.Put simply - After-death experiences will show visions of deities based on the belief system prevalent in the mind of the person experiencing them but "are not visions of reality".The belief systems of most people on this website replace the traditional concept of deities with supernatural beings (Aliens, ghosts, pixie folk, etc. etc.) and the visions that they experience would be of such.A current theory states that a molecule called dimethyltryptamine is released into the human brain upon death and during near death experiences, and is responsible for the visions described by those who have near death experiences."Dr. Rick Strassman, while conducting DMT research in the 1990s at the University of New Mexico, advanced the controversial hypothesis that a massive release of DMT from the pineal gland prior to death or near death was the cause of the near death experience (NDE) phenomenon. Several of his test subjects reported NDE-like audio or visual hallucinations... Several subjects also reported contact with 'other beings', alien like, insectoid or reptilian in nature, in highly advanced technological environments where the subjects were 'carried', 'probed', 'tested', 'manipulated', 'dismembered', 'taught', 'loved' and even 'raped' by these 'beings'."Similar theories link lower doses of DMT to the experience of dreams."It may play a role in mediating the visual effects of natural dreaming, and also near-death experiences, religious visions and other mystical states."(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyltryptamine#Conjecture)Based on the information from these two sources one can come to an understanding about the experiences that you may have had during night terrors:1) The visions you experience are not real, they are manifestations of a chemical substance interacting with the brain - similar to a drug trip.2) People from different backgrounds can experience the same things during these visions because they share similar belief systems.However, to push things a little further into the realm of conjecture - J.V Wallach has some interesting theories:"A new hypothesis proposed is that in addition to being involved in altered states of consciousness, endogenous DMT may be involved in the creation of normal waking states of consciousness. It is proposed that DMT and other endogenous hallucinogens mediate their neurological abilities by acting as neurotransmitters at a sub class of the trace amine receptors; a group of receptors found in the CNS where DMT and other hallucinogens have been shown to have activity. Wallach further proposes that in this way waking consciousness can be thought of as a controlled psychedelic experience. It is when the control of these systems becomes loosened and their behavior no longer correlates with the external world that the altered states arise." This theory could be used to support sorgfelt's point about 'material reality' and negate what I've said previously about the reality of these visions, because if reality is an altered state of consciousness it isn't necessarily any more real than the hallucinations one is experiencing.At this point I'd like to point out that while this means exploration into other levels of reality may be possible, human sanity and our basic concept of reality will always be defined by one's connection to the level of reality experienced by the normal ratio of these chemicals in the human body.I'd like to suggest a clearer definition of terms - what I have been calling reality I will now endeavour to call "HUMAN reality" and I recommend 'non-material reality' be called something along the lines of "WIDER reality". monica1968 posted:8/2/2011 4:04:40 PM I will say this..........When the first "event " happened last year......i had no idea what was going on.....All i know is i "awoke" and it wasnt in my bed......i WAS AWAKE.......My first reaction was to seek professional help. First was a visit to a psychiatrist who after a lenghty assessment deemed me sound of mind. Which although reassuring in one sense it gave me no answers, so i sought a psychologist thinking it was some deep underlying trauma that had resufaced, [i will say that whatever i had been through i had forgiven everybody involved and moved on] The psychologist did her assessments and again found me to be "normal", one of the reasons cited was although the "experiences [another 2 had occured by the time i got to see her] were odd and possibly traumatic, and because in every other sense of life it was "normal" she too found no explanation of why it could happen. I also wish to point out that up unitl this time in life i had no interest in scifi or indeed any other way out programs, or still dont really......Then the unthinkable happened....i was awake it was2.34am i was on the settee reading.......When i heard the words "we cant wait any longer" at the same time i was hearing an electrical hum......similiar of that to an electrcity pylon surging is the best way i can describe......i was then paralysed i could only move my eyes and then out. Ithis is a very very brief overview of the start of an incredible journey, My mother too she remembers from an early age small visitors to her bedroom who "walked through walls", And she also has a backround working for the 2 biggest companies involved in the space program and her iq159 is well above average, she is also not given to flights of fancy.......Alien[in the sense its alien to me]abduction was the last choice i wanted.....infact i would say anytihng but because that way i wouldnt have to put up with being called "fucking insane" by the likes of skeptic/ware47.......And to you skeptic not once did you ask me for proof or evidence, i have pictures of scoop marks puncture marks non of which i could have done myself, And i also read up about the hypnogogic state i read all i could of the conventional thoughts it could have been before finally coming to the conlcusions that i did.......Along with other such stuff........This is all i am going to say on this matter to you anyway.......Finally something i did pick up on was the only thing that you believed in my story was the abuse i suffered if i am so "fucking insane" why do you only choose to believe bits.........Good daySkeptic47 posted:8/2/2011 5:51:17 PM Monica - I DID ask for proof:From the forum post "Aliens... really?""Monica1968 is a serial offender - Every single forum post contains a claim that she has had contact with aliens or some kind of secret government agency and she honestly seems to expect people to take that on face value. She seems to be trying to give off the impression that she has been abducted and knows things that other people don't - how about either backing up your attitude with some facts or shutting the hell up? ...So I want you to understand - I'm looking for photos, videos, audio extracts, leaked reports or ANYTHING aside from your own personal story about how you (or a friend's friend) were 'abducted', or saw a Grey buying the newspaper in Cardiff last Thursday."To which you responded:"laugh out loud.....are you for real..........facts my friend...........all there for whover..........................lol.................well i am not going to speak for gemini.....he can do that himself.....but i know him to be of sound mind................omg............more laugh............oh well my freind..........happy hunting"Not exactly the proof I was looking for, and you've done exactly what I was talking about in the afore quoted post - you've made a lot of dubious claims and offered nothing to back them up.For example - your mother: what are her full name and date of birth? Someone with that prestigous a background is sure to be mentioned somewhere online, right? Although I'm sure you'll respond with something equally dubious and unprovable like "she was involved in top secret research and her name was not used".Also, without being rude I'd like to say that I don't believe (and won't without proof) that anyone with your (how to put this at least semi-politely...) shaky grasp of language has a parent with an IQ of 159.However, I'm not interested in talking to you, Monica unless you can do more than cite personal anecdotes to back up your case. What I am interested in is having a serious discussion with members of this site who can sustain an intelligent conversation on topics that can be linked to facts or, at least, are interesting philosophically. I'm starting to do that, Monica - please don't ruin it for me.monica1968 posted:8/2/2011 7:27:23 PM you aked me to back up my proof...you also want me to put my mothers name up and date of birth..........do i do this on the forum....or do i give you my email.........answers on postcard monica1968 posted:8/2/2011 7:39:15 PM And i do not expect ayone to believe a word i am saying.....i just hope they do....or at least afford me the curtesy i give to all other members until they start hurling insults......and getting personal......and resorting to foul swearing....omg.....i never swore once and dint warrant the diatribe you dished out...skpetic i just think you like the sound of your voice....And you are doing the very same thing that of which you accuse meSkeptic47 posted:8/2/2011 7:42:39 PM Like I said - I'm not interested in this conversation. I'm sorry that I was rude. Are you willing to chalk it up to a personality clash, bury the hatchett and let me have this conversation that was just getting interesting?spiritech0 posted:8/3/2011 12:59:00 AM 47... quit attacking Monica and her personal experiences. For example, you cannot prove to us what you did last summer as it can also be considered fantasy for the same reasons, like: "The pictures are Photoshopped." - "The documents are doctored in similar fashion." - "A five year old can produce a superior film." blah blah blah. It's a bad thing.* Everyone, please leave the flaming to the Sun. *And I beleive that "theory" is another word for "fiction", since it's not fact, just another idea. One of my favorite jokes that comes to mind (yeah, there is time for levity here) concerning beleif systems and how it makes one person's angel is another's alien is another's whatever... Bugs Bunny being chased by Elmer Fudd off the side of a cliff. Elmer plummets to the ground, and Bugs is just standing there. He turns to the viewers and says, "I know this defies the Law of Gravity... But you see, I've never studied Law." (Bada-bing. Cue Merrie Melodies music, End credits)But I spoke true about my "sleep" paralysis experience. I saw a "Grey". I have no idea why, instead of someone I love or a famous entertainer I instead got a bland and spooky "Grey" is beyond my desire to ponder. I want nothing to do with such a thing, and yet it's an experience like all I still experience. It happened to me, and there's nothing to dissuade me from it. C'est la vie.Now surely there must be some merit or credit given to this global phenomenon beyond a chemical imbalance producing such detailed experience among all cultures and individuals. I can imagine many reasons based on hearsay and pop culture and my own reasoning, but it's like blinking. I simply must accept that this sort of thing happens and wonder when in the [expletive] we're going to have X-Games Sky Surfing on Jupiter. Dammit. lolSkeptic47 posted:8/3/2011 2:18:26 AM spiritech0 - In this thread I never meant to attack, merely probe; While it's true that I can't prove what I did last summer, I'm also not trying to convince people to change their minds based on my personal account of that holiday.I asked for evidence and was given nothing but more anecdotes - I was then accused of never having asked for proof and told that the proof I'd originally asked for exists. I still have yet to see it.This isn't the point. And you're right - I have made inflammatory posts towards Monica, for that I have apologised and I hope I will be forgiven. You have my word that it will not happen again - If I can't show Monica respect I'll simply ignore her.Now - Back to the discussion at hand:A theory certainly isn't fact but it's a hell of a lot more compelling than fiction - especially when the theory is backed empirically sound scientific tests.I'm certainly not saying that any of these theories are 100% fact but they're closer to proof than personal anecdote or conjecture.What did you think of the last theory I posted? As I said it could be used to argue that although these experiences are effects of chemicals on the brain they could still have basis within reality, just not OUR reality.Please understand that I'm not trying to dissuade you from your views, I'm interested in having an intellectual discussion with individuals whose views a vastly different from mine - I believe that reasoned debate of this sort is a legitimate path to personal growth.I guess I should also explain my position - I don't believe in the supernatural, because if it existed it would be called 'the natural' - What I do believe in is things that are natural that seem supernatural because of their mind-blowing connotations - things like DMT, the Higgs-Boson field (actually most particle physics), and dreams that are so intense that they can fool people into believing that they have a basis within HUMAN reality.Know of anything like this? Hit me with it. Know of anything that SHOULD fall into the field of supernatural but is backed up by science? Hit me with it. Looking forward to your reply.BeeLever posted:8/3/2011 9:09:08 AM I'm on your side monica, you go girl.spiritech0 posted:8/3/2011 12:48:26 PM ONE easy answer I have for your last questions is: "Skeptic47", and it's based on an aspect of communication skills. I know we're typing here, but hear me out, per se.1) On matters of any debate, ignoring someone already in it takes the ignorer (ftw) out of the realm of legitimate consideration, as it cannot be reciprocated wholly. Say what you mean, just don't be mean, and keep the mutual brainstorming going. That's the point of all of us logging into this site: To find answers, maybe the one that explains it all.2) Theory is not fact, period. Since most people are unable to travel the world to experience with all their senses and sensibility the empirically academically sound professional scientific multi testing of land masses, structures, and items as featured in the good old film/book "Chariots of the Gods", pondering on that film's information will be beneficial for you, 47.3) Theory is not fact, period. And what I'd like for you to do is provide the scientific evidence that causes you to declare your argument that there is another reality besides "OURS"; that such a reality is not "HUMAN"; and how that differs from what you describe as an experience that is so intense, so vivid that it must be some other reality. And how does this not contradict your passionate disbeleif when a being other than yourself declares that beings from other worlds exist?4) After the third hypen in your last paragraph, you typed ", and dreams that are so intense that they can fool people into beleiving that they have a basis within HUMAN reality." ..... Oh boy, look at where I'm about to go.... That statement that only "Skeptic47" could be empirically and scientifically soundly proven to have typed, does lend truth to another poster's theoretical question, which I paraphrase: "Is Skeptic47 even human?" ... I can only conclude that even with the certain anonymity of the Internet, the fault-finding, pseudo-contemptuous, non-investigative methodology presented as highly intelligent conversation can only come from the only kind of being that merely computes data. I theorize that "Skeptic47" is either a sophisticated ape, or by any other name - software.Dreams so intense that they can fool people into beleiving that they have basis within HUMAN reality, indeed. Quantum sciences prove the idea of the "Holographic Universe" as viable, but mortal sentience reigns supreme, no matter the so called illusion. Illusions are naturally generated. Aliens exist. Travel through space and time is real and proven publicly on the internet.More later...spiritech0 posted:8/3/2011 2:26:05 PM (yay, work break)... So you, Skeptic47, and any readers know, that my "epic failure" at a Don Rickles style argument is just that. I'm no more a scientist than the infamous Mythbusters. Something else that hinders scientific exploration is done this way:1) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43949652/ns/technology_and_science-science/2) http://www.oceanexplorer.se/3) http://www.oldthinkernews.com/?p=1633Ladies, Gentlemen, and Ascendant Beings... I propose that those of us who dare venture into things pro and/or "paranormal" are merely going SANE in a quite maddened world. BeeLever posted:8/4/2011 1:18:17 AM Are you serious? "Travel through space and time is real and proven publicly on the internet", so is Snow White getting gang banged by The Simpsons. You are as close minded as everyone else on this site, but unfortunately you are a pretentious douche so you'll never even consider the fact you might be wrong, Skeptic has seen that there might be some validation behind what you people are saying. Me I'm still not convinced. PS - spriitech is and anagram for triceps hi, I think I know who the real software posing as a person is. Open your eyes people!!spiritech0 posted:8/4/2011 10:42:15 AM Plese leave the flaming for the Sun. Ware#47, I forgive your unfounded potty mouth, for you know not whom you're dealing with. You cannot be convinced of traveling through space like an astronaut because you are not interested in being one. You cannot be convinced of traveling through time though you mortally age and remember and are not a quantum physicist currently engaged in such things. Try reading something other than comic books. I did, and it brings out the true narcissists from the real scientists.If you don't have the desire or ability to attend a learning center, there's always a book published by them for you at the local library or this toy called the Internet. Your excuse level is at minus one to infinity. Argue with the smart people with the multiple PhDs, and remember I'm on your side. Peace. Here's a tiny bit to get you started. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6011/1604.full?sid=76951a4a-24dd-4265-ab27-927cb841de9ehttp://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/17/beam-teleportation-years-biggest-breakthrough/http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6011/1604.full?sid=76951a4a-24dd-4265-ab27-927cb841de9e===================http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7889332&page=1http://www.phys.uconn.edu/~mallett/main/main.htmhttp://www.amazon.com/Time-Traveler-Scientists-Personal-Mission/dp/156858363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312467036&sr=1-1 spiritech0 posted:8/4/2011 10:44:17 AM And "spiritech0" is short for Spiritual Technology Zero. Now you all know.Skeptic47 posted:8/5/2011 11:07:21 AM Spiritech0 1) A debate is defined as: "A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward." - Monica is putting forward arguments that are based entirely on personal experience, I am asking her to back them up. If Monica would like to enter a real debate I would more than welcome that but she will need to bring me something beyond anecdotes.If Monica and I are involved in a debate her argument thus far is "MY EXPERIENCES ARE FAR TOO PERSONAL TO ARGUE" and my argument thus far is "PROVE WHAT YOU SAY".It is impossible to argue against someone's personal experiences especially when that person adds things to their story to fill in any cracks formed through reasonable argument. 2) I don't really understand what you're trying to say here beyond 'see Chariot of the Gods' . I'll repeat though - Theory isn't fact but it's much more compelling than fiction; fiction is something that is made up, a theory is a model designed to fit around the facts and to be altered as facts that contradict it arise.On a bit of a side note; I put it to you that this is the opposite of how most people at this forum operate - they decide on a theory and then find 'facts' that fit around it. This is pointless. This IS fiction. 3) I provided a link to the wikipedia page outlining the theory - the source cited for that is: (http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877(08)00398-8/abstract)However, I stated I was stepping into the realm of conjecture - I was trying to meet you half-way, as they say. I stated that this theory would allow a lot of what you guys are saying to be considered true.I stated that this theory would contradict a lot of what I've been saying.In fact, I wrapped up and handed you a nice little package which contained a way to argue things like alien abductions, remote viewing, ghost sightings - in fact, a lot of what is discussed on this site - while still remaining within the realms of "possible within man's understanding of science."In short, I got sick of none of you doing what I was asking for and went ahead and did it for you. So, please don't paraphrase my original point an expect me to say "woah - you've got me there"4) Once again, I stated that we were stepping into the realm of conjecture, why are you acting like I claimed that this theory was fact?Also - You've got me - I'm a piece of software designed to source proof and argue with people on online forums.spiritech0 posted:8/5/2011 3:53:13 PM Exactly..http://www.higgo.com/quantum/laymans.htm.Quantum theory/physics/mechanics proves that alien abductions occur.. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION An 88-year-old inmate accused of assaulting a guard during a scuffle at the Springfield jail has been found competent to stand trial.
John Simon, of Peacham, who is serving a sentence for repeatedly violating restraining orders, has difficulty hearing but is able to assist in his own defense, according to a psychiatrists report reviewed by the court.
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It is possible that the main title of the report Sutton Disease II is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
- Aphthous Stomatitis, Recurrent
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Sutton disease II is characterized by the recurring eruption of painful inflamed ulcers in the mouth (stomatitis). There may be multiple ulcers of varying sizes. These ulcers in the mouth are commonly called canker sores. Sutton disease II is also known as recurrent aphthous stomatitis. The exact cause of this disease is not fully understood, although it may be due to an abnormal immune response to the bacteria that are normally in the mouth.
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The Dordt College Defenders were picked fourth in the annual balloting and totaled 77 points. The Defenders finished the 2012 season with a 22-12 overall record and an 11-5 mark in the GPAC which was good for a tie for third.
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has launched the Illinois Green Ribbon Schools Award program, recognizing schools that are leading the way to promote sustainability and environmental education. ISBE will accept applications from schools that have integrated best practices in energy, water and waste management, healthy school environments and environmental education.
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School districts with fewer than 200,000 students may select one school for which they submit an application. School districts with more than 200,000 students may select two schools for which they submit applications. Additionally, a district may apply as a district rather than selecting an individual school. Illinois will announce its winners in late December.
"The school environment, from the food that's served to the quality of the indoor air, profoundly impacts a student's ability to learn. The Green Ribbon Schools program recognizes schools that are leading the way in providing healthy, safe and sustainable learning environments for our children," said Mark Bishop, Vice President of Policy and Communications for the Healthy Schools Campaign. "We are excited to recognize the excellent work that is going on in Illinois' schools and applaud ISBE's leadership in supporting healthy and sustainable schools."
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