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How to use this toolkit
Click on any of the "Table of Contents" headings to be directed to that section.
In "Introduction," we explain the basics of the McCutcheon campaign; in "Background on the Case," we delve into the case specifics; in "Talking Points," we suggest how to talk about the case; in "Protests and Actions," we show where events are taking place and how you can plug in; in "October 7 Training and October 8 Lobby Day," we discuss the lobbying efforts underway in Washington DC; in "Submitting a Letter To the Editor," we review how to write and submit a relevant LTE; in "Social Media Tools," we provide you with sample Tweets and Facebook memes you can share; in "The Solution," we discuss policy initiatives that address the money in politics problem; and in "Additional Resources," we point you to articles that continue the conversation about McCutcheon and reform.
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McCutcheon v. FEC Talking Points
October 7 Training and October 8 Lobby Day
Submitting a Letter To the Editor
On October 8, 2013, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in McCutcheon v. FEC, a money in politics case with huge implications for our democracy. Like the landmark Citizens United case, the Supreme Court will once again be taking on the issue of campaign finance regulation, determining whether or not there should be even more money poured into our elections.
In the wake of the most expensive election cycle in American history, the threat to our democracy from decisions by a radical and ultra conservative Supreme Court continues. In this case, the Supreme Court could take the damage of Citizens United one step further by eliminating the caps on how much money an individual can contribute, in total, in each two-year campaign cycle. In other words, the court would be striking down yet another protection against wealthy special interests overpowering our political system.
But this is not what the framers of the Constitution envisioned for our democracy, nor is it what the American people want today. Earlier this year, affiliate People For the American Way Foundation joined with ally organizations in submitting an amicus brief in the case, and People For will continue to speak out in the months to come. But we need your help!
We are calling upon activists across the country to raise awareness on McCutcheon and rally for reform. We hope the following toolkit is a helpful resource for those efforts.
At issue in McCutcheon v. FEC are "aggregate contribution limits" – the overall limits on the total amount a person can give directly to candidates, PACs, and parties in each election cycle. Congress enacted these limits following the Watergate scandal to close campaign finance loopholes, prevent corruption, and preserve the legitimacy of our elected government in the eyes of the people. These reforms also provide a more equitable election landscape, which is critical to sustaining our democracy. The limits were challenged and upheld by the Supreme Court shortly after they were signed into law, so the question of their constitutionality was settled decades ago. However, despite the longstanding precedent upholding these commonsense regulations, the conservative activist Roberts Court has decided to hear McCutcheon v. FEC and potentially gut them.
Whereas the Citizens United case affected "outside spending" – that is, spending that is not coordinated with a candidate's campaign or political party – the McCutcheon case regards contributions made directly to a candidate's campaign or party (or any other entities that either associate with or make contributions to candidate campaigns). The laws that affect these direct contributions are critical, considering that "inside spending" accounted for roughly 83% of all spending in the 2012 federal election.
Among other purposes, aggregate limits prevent donors from funneling more money to candidates to whom they have already maxed out in direct contributions. Professor Justin Levitt provides a great example on SCOTUSBlog:
"Imagine Senator Joseph Paine's former chief of staff starts a PAC called People-Like-Paine, donating to candidates who share the senator's values. Paine's neighbor likes the idea, and starts People-Like-Paine2. Paine's former campaign manager starts People-Like-Paine3. One Hundred more crop up; even without an exchange of memos, it's not hard to recognize a good idea. I give $10,000 to each of them. They each donate the max to Paine … and let him know about my generosity. He ends up with a large suitcase of cash with my name on it."
In the 2013-2014 election cycle, the aggregate cap is roughly $123,000. But if Shaun McCutcheon, the wealthy donor who filed the case in conjunction with the Republican National Committee, is successful, he and other high-pocketed donors will be able to max out to every one of a party's candidates and fundraising committees to the tune of more than $3.6 million (or $7.25 million if a donor wanted to hedge his/her bets by giving to both parties).
If the door were opened to individual donors giving multimillion dollar direct contributions, our flawed campaign finance system will only get worse.
For more information about aggregate limits and McCutcheon, check out Democracy 21's Questions & Answers and their Fact Sheet on what would happen if the limits were struck down.
McCutcheon v. FEC Talking Points
Here are some tips on how you can discuss McCutcheon:
- What we need is less big money in our elections, not more. Wealthy interests have already been hacking away at common sense campaign finance rules. In McCutcheon v. FEC, one wealthy donor – along with the Republican National Committee – is asking the Supreme Court to let him put even more money directly into political campaigns. That's the opposite of what our democracy needs.
- This is a "people versus money" case, and I'm standing on the side of the people. Aggregate contribution limits – the specific issue in the case – only affect the wealthiest donors. For the upcoming election cycle, the limit is roughly $123,000 – that's more than double the median household income in our country!
- This is another step in the ongoing attack on our democracy. In their 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, the Supreme Court majority gave the green light to corporations spending unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. It is not surprising that this ruling was very unpopular with Americans of all political affiliations. In the McCutcheon case, the attack on our democracy continues – this time through a potential gutting of one of the last remaining pillars of our campaign finance legal structure, aggregate contribution limits.
- What Americans want is for our voices, and our votes, to count. Everyone's voice should be sacred in our democracy, no matter our age, race, or the number of zeros on our paycheck. There is growing momentum across the country for pro-democracy reforms. Sixteen states and more than 500 towns and cities – including New York and Los Angeles – have gone on record in support of amending the Constitution to ensure our elections and democracy remain in the hands of the people.
- In the face of the influx of big money into our elections, the integrity of our democracy must be protected. The effect of removing the aggregate contribution limit would be that the richest donors could pass tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to support a single candidate through joint fundraising committees and PACs. And when big donors can find ways to give eye-popping sums of money to candidates, the potential for corruption is obvious. That's not the kind of democracy we want to live in.
On October 8 - the day the Supreme Court hears the oral argument in McCutcheon - activists are protesting outside the Court and around the country to raise awareness about the case and rally in support of democratic reform.
To view a list of cities where events are taking place, click here.
The biggest October 8 rally will be outside the Supreme Court at 9:30 AM. Check out the Facebook Event page for the protest. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line "Supreme Court Rally" if you wish to attend and want more information. The protest will feature Congresspeople and movement leaders (full speakers list TBD).
Supreme Court of the United States [Map]. For information on metro access and car parking, please click here.
Share the Supreme Court rally flyer on Facebook.
Our democracy is not for sale. Join me 10/8 at 9:30 AM on the Supreme Court steps to speak out on #McCutcheon tinyurl.com/moneyVpeople
October 7 Training and October 8 Lobby Day
Following the morning's protest outside the Supreme Court, activists are spending the day on Capitol Hill lobbying lawmakers on campaign finance reform, particularly advocating for: amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and related cases; enacting disclosure laws and shareholder accountability measures; and providing for public financing of elections.
Prior to the October 8 lobby day, advocacy organizations are hosting a three-hour long "activist training" featuring legislative experts and Congresspeople to educate lobby day participants on how to lobby effectively.
To learn more and RSVP, please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line "Oct 8 Lobby Day."
Submitting Letters to the Editor
Writing a letter to the editor (LTE) is an effective way of raising awareness on an issue. The McCutcheon case offers activists a timely opportunity to discuss the need for democratic reform and campaign finance regulation.
PFAW is here to help facilitate the LTE submission process. If you're interested in submitting an LTE, please read the following suggestions and email us at email@example.com, using the subject headline "LTE McCutcheon."
- Be brief. As a general rule, you will want to keep your LTE under 200 words. However, be sure to find out the LTE guidelines of the paper you are submitting to beforehand to double-check that 200 words is an acceptable length. Generally guidelines are posted online. However you can also find out by calling the newspaper's office.
- Be creative. The best letters to the editor make readers look at an issue in a new way — introduce interesting facts that weren't in the paper's coverage of the issue, or look at the same facts from a different angle.
- Make it personal. If you can tie your letter to the editor in to local events or connect it to local personalities, do that. The more personal and the more local your letter is, the more compelling it will be.
- Do not feel obligated to only submit LTEs to large newspapers. Your local paper is a great place to start the discussion. At the same time, do not feel hesitant to submit to bigger papers even if the chances of acceptance are slimmer.
- Be sure to include your contact information in your submission. Many newspapers will contact an LTE submitter before publication. If you do not feel comfortable sharing your information publicly, be sure to make that stipulation at the bottom of your letter.
What to Write About
Using the case background, talking points and solution sections, provide information on money in politics and what McCutcheon is all about. Keep in mind your audience will most likely have never heard of the McCutcheon case before, so your LTE should primarily be educational.
Include both timely and local information in your LTE, such as:
- The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the McCutcheon case on October 8.
- Activists will be on the steps of the Supreme Court that day, voicing their opposition to more money flooding our political system.
- People here in [city or state] and across the country want our elected officials to be responsive to the concerns of everyday Americans, not just the wealthiest among us. (You may live in a city or state that has called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and related cases. If so, your LTE on McCutcheon is a great way to showcase the amendment movement. To view a list of local and state amendment resolutions, click here.)
Conclude with an opinion and/or call to action, possibly something along the lines of:
- Calling upon all citizens and public officials at all levels of government to support efforts to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and related cases.
- Calling upon citizens in your community to support a local/state campaign finance reform measure – whether it be passing FAIR elections in New York, passing a disclosure bill in California, or supporting an amendment resolution in Minnesota.
- Asking why anyone would support big money, and thus more risk of corruption, in our democracy.
- Making clear that everyone's voice should be heard and valued in our political system, not just the voices of the super-wealthy.
After Submitting Your LTE
- If your LTE has been printed, please let us know. We'll work to amplify your message.
- If your LTE is not accepted, do not be deterred. There are many ways you can contribute to the movement, such as by talking to friends and your community about the case or by sharing your thoughts with your local, state and federal representatives by repurposing your LTE as a letter to a lawmaker.
Advocates are using the hashtag #McCutcheon for all tweets/shares related to the case. Here are some sample tweets you can use.
Sample Tweets
Check out this activist toolkit on #McCutcheon v. FEC -- we need to #GetMoneyOut www.pfaw.org/McCutcheon
We need LESS big money in our elections, not MORE #McCutcheon #GetMoneyOut www.pfaw.org/McCutcheon
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob" – FDR #McCutcheon #GetMoneyOut www.pfaw.org/McCutcheon
Everyone's voice should matter in our democracy, no matter the number of zeros on our paycheck #McCutcheon www.pfaw.org/McCutcheon
Our democracy is not for sale. Join me 10/8 at 9:30 AM on the Supreme Court steps to speak out on #McCutcheon tinyurl.com/moneyVpeople
Facebook Shares
Click here to share this toolkit on Facebook.
Another way to show your support is by sharing images on Facebook (or other social media). Click on the images below and select "share" to share them on your own Facebook page.
McCutcheon provides us with a rare opportunity to showcase just how bad our current campaign finance system is; and to demand meaningful reform to fix that system. Although we hope the Supreme Court upholds aggregate limits just as it did nearly four decades ago, we are aware that we cannot rely on the Court to correctly interpret the scope of the First Amendment and that, regardless of the outcome in McCutcheon, true victory cannot come from maintaining the status quo.
In this sense, the McCutcheon case is much larger than aggregate limits – McCutcheon is part of a concerted effort on behalf of powerful, wealthy interests to subvert our democracy for plutocratic gain.
Such an organized attack on our democracy can only be countered by a people's movement to end corruption and demand political equality in the governing process. We must expand the democratic enterprise so that all Americans have equal access to the voting booth and so that the interests of the people are represented at all levels of government.
To enact this vision, we must pursue "Money Out, Voters In" reforms. In order to get the "Money Out," it is imperative that we:
- Amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and related cases to rein in the overreach of the Supreme Court;
- Enact commonsense disclosure and shareholder accountability laws to mitigate the negative effects brought upon by Citizens United and related cases; and
- Provide for public financing in elections to remove the undue influence of entrenched interests from the political process.
To find out more about "Money Out, Voters In" reforms, please read People For the American Way's report "Money Out, Voters In: A Guide To Democratic Reform."
To read the amicus briefs filed in the McCutcheon case, click here.
To read People For the American Way Senior Fellow Jamie Raskin's analysis on why we must amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and related cases, click here.
To view a list of states and municipalities that have called for a constitutional amendment, click here.
To read more about "Money Out, Voters In" reforms, please read People For the American Way's report "Money Out, Voters In: A Guide To Democratic Reform."
For communications/media-related questions about the McCutcheon case, please contact Layne Amerikaner at email@example.com or (202) 467-2305.


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Ohio Northern University student recognized at PRSSA National Convention
Ohio Northern University senior Lauren Stahl, a communication arts/public relations major from Belle Center, Ohio, was awarded third place for the Betsy Plank Scholarship at the Public Relation Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 28.
"It was such a blessing to attend National Conference and accept my award on stage. The whole experience really opened up my eyes to how remarkable the public relations program is at Ohio Northern University. I couldn't be more thankful for my professors and personal mentors who have helped me every step of the way," Stahl said.
The Betsy Plank Scholarship is given to three students who have shown great academic achievement in public relations and overall studies and who have gained practical experience and leadership positions through internships and service.
Alisa Agozzino, assistant professor of public relations and PRSSA adviser, said, "This recognition is totally deserving for Lauren. Of the more than 10,000 members of PRSSA, Lauren was chosen based on her outstanding hands-on experiences, her academic achievement and her leadership within the organization. As a faculty member who has witnessed Lauren's drive and determination to practice these skills firsthand, I couldn't think of a better recipient."
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Here are Vin Scully's tweets from today when he took over the @Dodgers from 9:30 to 10 a.m. PST.
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I recently heard Tom Salmon on the radio, advising that driving under the influence is a serious offense and to plan ahead whenever you may be faced with driving after imbibing alcohol. Excellent advice.
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Recently we had Mr. Grenier, a fifth-time DUI offender, tying up the courts with a desperate defense of his most recent drunken driving offense. I do not expect to hear Mr. Grenier on my morning radio show. I do believe we need to get tougher with multiple DUI offenders in this state.
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CNA License
CNA license is mandatory to apply for the position of a nursing aide in any of the health care organization such as hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.
Certified Nursing Assistant License Requirements
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- Send the notarized form to the state licensing office
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- Latest pay slip
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- Failing to continue the nursing practice within the period of 24 months
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- Request the licensing authority to post a hard copy of the license to your mailing address and also ask them to send a copy via email
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- It is considered as a proof of skills, talent, and efficiency of the students in nursing
- It helps to acquire many opportunities to work at different health organizations
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Frank Angelico Jr.June 16,2013
Frank Angelico Jr.
BARRE Frank Angelico Jr. was the son of Frank Angelico and Helen (Frazier) Angelico.
He was born Oct. 6, 1937, at the Barre City Hospital. He passed away peacefully at his home on March 5, 2013.
He attended Barre City schools, graduating from Spaulding High School with the class of 1955.
He was employed at Green Mountain Power Corporation with various job titles, retiring in 1995 with 40 years of service.
He was an avid and well-known fisherman. He also enjoyed hunting, mushrooming, casino gambling, car racing, cooking for his family and friends, and spending his winters in Venice, Fla. He was a devoted NY Yankees fan. Most of all, he enjoyed his time spent with his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by his children, Frank III and Tina Angelico of Lisbon Falls, Maine, Peter and Kristine Angelico of Parker, Colo., and Valerie (Angelico) and Brice Greer of Littleton, Colo.; and his sister Amelia Teenie Lissor of Glover, Vt. Frank was affectionately known as Nonno to his seven grandchildren: Frank, Kayla, Jake, Alexander, Madison, Cassidy and Carly.
At his wishes, there will be no viewing or services.
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"I've been listening to the Catholic Answers Live podcast for about a year now. Today I heard Patrick Coffin say you were reaching all nations, and I felt I had to confirm it! I love your show and I learn every day. Thank you very much!"
"That is our desire, to be tortured for Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and so to be saved, for that will give us salvation and firm confidence at the more terrible universal tribunal of Our Lord and Savior."


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DOVER, England — I fancy myself a backpack-carrying, adventure-seeking traveler, at home in hostels and on hiking trails.
But there I was, on a luxury cruise ship, sipping wine with silver-haired foxes fox-trotting in the ballroom and taking a tour around Europe, sampling cities for a day via ship, bus, foot and bicycle.
The biking aspect led to my unlikely sojourn on Serenity a Crystal Cruises ship.
Months before, my cycling-enthusiast ears perked up when I heard about the cruise, with biking-based itineraries in several port cities.
The regimented itinerary of a cruise with its scheduled ports of call and the idea of spending that much time on a ship weren't appealing to me, but the prospect of biking around a few European cities was. So I packed my sneakers, some bike shorts and an open mind.
On the first of my 10-day adventure, I biked around Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, with other shipmates.
We traversed the quaint, compact island, two-wheeling past fawn-hued cows, primary-colored fishing boats and World War II bunkers.
The next day, we sampled wine on an evening walking tour in Bordeaux, France, as we learned about local history. In the hopes of working off some vino, I pedaled around the cobblestone streets and lush wineries of Saint-Emilion.
I flew through Cadiz, Spain, mountain-biking on rolling hills and sandy trails, down to the Mediterranean Sea under a blistering sun. I shuffled on and off a bus from Lisbon to Sintra, Portugal, past the beautiful Estoril Coast, learning tidbits of Portugal's past.
I peered into the darkness as we cruised through the Straits of Gibraltar at nightfall.
On the days I wasn't exploring cities, I explored all that the 1,070-passenger Crystal Serenity had to offer. On board, I performed the waltz, rumba and jive during dance classes with escorts who taught us basic ballroom steps.
I painted Portuguese tiles during the afternoon art classes and attended a lecture about the pros and cons of Turkey's bid to join the European Union. Other lectures on board were led by Clint Van Zandt, the former chief hostage negotiator for the FBI, and Jennie Congleton, who offered talks about the culture and history of the next day's port cities.
I also ate a lot. It was hard to resist the delectable goodies. I dined on superstar chef Nobu Matsuhisa's sashimi and sushi creations from the ship's Silk Road eatery, savored creme brulee in the opulent Crystal dining room and noshed on lobster tail and shrimp cocktails in the afternoon.
I also indulged in high tea with Leona Wachtstetter, who is in Crystal's history books for having taken almost 150 cruises in the past half-dozen years. I traded travel stories with lovely couples, many of whom were veteran cruisers. And in the evenings, fellow cruiser Olivia DeMello and I swigged martinis in the saloon and shook a tail in the dance club.
Mimi Weisband, a spokeswoman for Crystal Cruises, says cruises with biking tours in port have become a routine offering for the company.
"It's definitely an increasing trend," she said. "The number of guests choosing active tour options is increasing. We have a lot of repeat guests — or those who have visited some of these places before — and they are looking for new ways to explore a destination."
She added that since the bike tours accommodate 12 to 20 people, the participants also often get to know each other.
When we made our final port call in Barcelona, I was surprised by how much I had enjoyed myself. Even a backpack-carrying biker can find adventure on a luxury cruise.


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I am elated to announce that I have joined Kaldi's Coffee as their new Marketing Director. This is a newly created position that will have me creating and implementing marketing strategies, monitoring and posting on social media, and finding ways to sell more coffee (especially online). I'm thrilled to join the organization, while having mixed feelings about leaving Falk Harrison (see the end of the post for an explanation on that).
I've previously shared information regarding my move from the accounting world to the marketing world, and people seemed interested in the details. So I thought I'd share some information this time, as well. Why did I make this move? Here are three reasons:
1. I want to get my hands dirty with the work. My responsibilities will have me plotting and implementing strategy almost 100% of the time. I'm a student of new media and still have much to learn (and always will). If I come up with an interesting idea I want to try, I won't have to find a company willing to let me implement it. As long as it's not too crazy, Kaldi's will let me try it. This means I won't be spending time convincing companies that doing social media and new media is a good idea.
2. The people – I've known folks from Kaldi's for several years and have made many friends. I predict we're going to get along quite well. In talking with Josh Ferguson, he stressed the importance of family – the family we work with, and the family we have at home. With a wife and two young daughters, I want to be able to be there for them. I want to make it to the recitals, pick them up from school every once in awhile. Kaldi's made it clear that I'd be able to do so, in exchange for getting the work done.
3. The subject matter – I love coffee. I'm a 365-days-a-year coffee drinker. I'm a hot mess without coffee. It's terrible, but it's so awesome because coffee in the morning is a pleasure. It's going to be easy to wake up every day and be excited about my work, and I should be able to find the inspiration to tell the Kaldis' story. During my agency life, when a client would express concern to me that no one would care about what they were saying on social media due to their staid or boring product, I'd say, "Look, we're not selling tombstones here." That jarring example usually got them back in the right mindset. Well, same thing here – I won't have to gin myself up to talk about or search for a story angle on coffee. I'm a big fan of coffee – I think this is going to make a difference.
So those are some of my reasons for joining Kaldi's. I can say that none of this speaks negatively towards Falk Harrison. In fact, we've decided that I may still be able to help out. So we came to an arrangement where I'll be able to help Falk Harrison clients with some social media consulting. I had mixed emotions about leaving our great clients, and now I'll get a chance to continue to help out here and there. Jon Falk was easy to work with as we constructed this arrangement, and I look forward to helping out.
At Kaldi's, we announced my hiring on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, and a huge outpouring of support had me sitting at the computer all day. So many tweets and Facebook posts and messages and … I just want all of you to know that I appreciate your support and encouragement. And yes, self-motivation is a great thing to have, but so are friends like Micah:
Excited to see where @ChrisReimer takes @Kaldis_Coffee. I have high expectations. Don't let me down, buddy ;-)
— Micah Herstand (@micahherstand) May 14, 2014
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Contraception Provision Sets Off Firestorm
By editor • Feb 3, 2012
The Obama administration reaffirmed its position that certain religious institutions have to provide health coverage that offers free contraception. U.S. Catholic bishops are vowing to fight this rule in Congress, in courts, and in churches. Host Michel Martin speaks with Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times.


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The Great Pumpkin
Heat a large, heavy sauté pan over medium heat and pour in the olive oil. When it's hot, add the shallots, garlic, leek and jalapeño, and stir together for a minute before adding the salt, pimentón and ground fennel seeds. Cook until lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, pumpkin, tomato and fennel and cook for another 10 minutes or until the liquid has cooked out. Remove from heat and stir in the cheeses.
Place the squash shell on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment. Rub the inside with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt, and then carefully spoon the vegetable mixture into the cavity. You can fill it all the way up. Set the lid on top and place in the oven.
Bake for 60 to 75 minutes, or until a metal skewer slides in easily through the side. You want the squash to retain its shape, so don't bake until it's so soft that it collapses (although it will still taste good if you accidentally do this).
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A dog bitten by a cottonmouth snake is getting ready to be reunited with his family overseas.
Gudrun Mastriano credits the dog with saving her life. She was watching 3-year-old Dante for her daughter, who is in Spain with her husband in the Navy.
Mastriano was walking Dante through a park in Kissimmee, Florida and the snake was waiting in the grass.
The dog got between Mastriano and the snake, grabbed it in its teeth and tossed it.
"The snake turned around and went after him into the embankment, viciously, and got him," said Mastriano.
Within three days, Dante's face was extremely swollen.
"I thought he looked like a baby hippopotamus, and I thought he was going to die," said Mastriano.
There was a fear his airway would close up.
The SPCA in Lakeland just installed a hyperbaric therapy unit, and the repeated doses of concentrated oxygen made all the difference.
"He's my hero," said Mastriano.
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Written by Daggon on 21.02.2011 at 05:44
Shit! So soon! Oh man, Vaerohn is a musical machine, I hope this will be as good as "Vacuum" and "Grotesque", I love both albums.
Written by Susan on 29.06.2011 at 04:38
I don't understand why it had to be one track though. There seemed to be several easy places to splice tracks without losing any continuity. Even with the recurring themes I think it would have worked as 5-6 tracks and been just as beautiful.
Written by Susan on 16.02.2012 at 04:27
I'm still pretty confused by this. So he remixed the previous album, but no one who heard the previous album can recognize it? It's obviously a very different end result so... doesn't that make it, essentially, new music?


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9-29-10 Progressive Field
I decided to head up to Cleveland today to break the all time mygameballs record of 543 baseballs. Since it was a Wednesday, it should've been easy, right?
I got to the stadium at 4:35, and thought nothing of it when there was no line at the gate to get in. Then I walked into the main concourse and heard an eerie sound.
An announcer was announcing a baseball game.
What the hell?
I proceeded to see that a game was in progress.
I had checked my Indians pocket schedule before leaving. One game. 7:05 start.
What was going on?
I couldn't turn around. I had entered the stadium. It was an official game.
I was screwed.
I figured out that last night's game had been rained out, and the Indians and Tigers were playing a double header.
I sat down in a section behind third base.
I had room to track down a foul ball to my right:
But nothing came close, and the Indians ended up winning the game.
I left after game 1, just giving up on my consecutive game streak and forfeiting it. 182 games down the drain. I was feeling really sick and would land in the emergency room a few days later. In hindsight, I should've done something, anything to get one ball. I was just so pissed that I didn't even want to ballhawk anymore. I thought I'd come to Cleveland and triumphantly break the single season record. Now, the regular season is over, and there's no other games I can attend unless I go to a playoff game.
Game: 0 balls
Season: 538 balls (256 hit, 131 thrown, 74 device, 77 found)
Games: 87 games
Average: 6.18 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 6
Career: 1,116 balls
Streak: 0 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 12.227
Balls needed to break single season record: 6
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So you didn't go to the last game of the season at PNC?
Damn, that's rough. Sorry to hear that it ended that way…but tell me…have you gone to any playoff games? What's the story?!


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A man obsessed with his ex-girlfriend or the wrong man accused of murder?
Those are the two scenarios the jury will now have to decide between in the trial of Jacob Le.
In closing arguments Wednesday, the state portrayed Le as a man who couldn't let his ex-girlfriend go -- even after stabbing his best friend to death.
"Jacob Le was focused and obsessed with his ex-girlfriend," said Deputy Prosecutor Kristine Yoo. "The most chilling statement he makes after his friend dies is 'Ola would want this for us.'"
Wanting them to get back together is what prosecutors say Le wanted, and even without a recorded confession, prosecutors said the physical evidence doesn't lie.
"He can't tell you where he was between 3:04 and 3:09 because if he were to tell you, he'd have to tell you he was in the stairwell," said Yoo.
The defense said they have the wrong guy and attempted to pound holes into Le's so-called confession. And Le's attorney said the physical evidence proves his client couldn't be the murderer because he doesn't have the skill nor strength to stab Kanae, a 23-year-old cook at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, in the stairwell of Ala Moana Center.
"You'd pull back, and stab, pull back and stab. You can generate some power doing that, however when you do that, you sacrifice speed and you sacrifice accuracy," said Lee Hayakawa, deputy public defender.
But prosecutors said an attack from behind left Kanae with little defense.
Click here to see pictures of Kanae and the murder scene.
"The knife and the surprise were the equalizers in this case," said Yoo.
The jury began deliberations Wednesday to decide if Le is guilty of second degree murder or not.
If the verdict is returned Thursday, it would be exactly a year to the date of the murder. If convicted, Le could face life in prison with the possibility of parole.


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It took just two years for William Muck, assistant professor of political science, to endear himself as a favorite teacher among North Central College students. He was named the winner of the 2010 Dissinger Award for Junior Faculty with enthusiasm and endorsements.
Muck is overseeing the College's global studies program and teaches Introduction to International Relations, Model United Nations, American Foreign Policy, Global Governance and a capstone Seminar in Global Studies. "A small liberal arts institution allows you to devote your time to developing the classroom," he says. "This means finding ways to make your classes engaging and creating an environment where students feel free to talk with you."
Prior to arriving at North Central in 2008, Muck taught at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after receiving his doctorate from the University of Colorado. The crucial advantage to a smaller campus like North Central is "I see my students in three or four classes," he says. "When you build those relationships, you see some really good work as a result. And we can watch a movie or go out to eat and sample the cuisine from the country we're studying for Model U.N."
His teaching is focused on international politics and helping students "understand the world we live in." For first-year students, that means introducing international topics they've never considered before. For seniors, Muck assigns several books on globalization that represent what he hopes they'll read after graduation. "I want them to keep learning after they leave North Central," he explains.
In addition, the "internationalization" of the campus in recent years complements Muck's curriculum and teaching interests. He serves on the International Programs Committee and is gratified at the number of faculty proposing short-term study abroad courses from all academic disciplines. "North Central's international environment offers so many unique opportunities for students to get excited about."


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Police ID man who died in St. Cloud school crash
St. Cloud police have identified the man who died after driving an SUV into a school last week.
He was 65-year-old George Edward Banks of St. Cloud.
The St. Cloud Times reports it took days for police to locate his next of kin.
The crash happened last Friday afternoon when Banks drove into St. Katharine Drexel School.
Students and staff were evacuated from the building because of concerns about structural damage to the school wall. No one in the school was hurt. The school was open for classes Monday.
Investigators believe that Banks had a medical episode that caused him to veer off the road and hit the building. He was pronounced dead at St. Cloud Hospital.
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Could Braves be 1st NL team with six 25-HR hitters?
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Braves could have six players with a legitimate chance to hit 25 home runs, something that no National League team has ever done.
The 2003 Boston Red Sox were the only major league team to have as many as six 25-homer hitters in one season, with Nomar Garciaparra (28), Kevin Millar (25), Trot Nixon (28), David Ortiz (31), Manny Ramirez (37) and Jason Varitek (25).
The Braves have four players Justin Upton, B.J. Upton, Jason Heyward, Dan Uggla whove had at least a 27-homer season in the past two years, while Brian McCann hit 24 in 2011 and Freddie Freeman had a career-high 23 in 2012.
All that power is not the only reason that Braves hitting coach Greg Walker is eager to see what these Braves can do offensively. But its one factor that should make things interesting a lot of nights this season with the Braves, who have a lineup thatll be capable making three or four homers in a game or 12-15 strikeouts a routine occurence.
Theres a lot of nice young pieces of clay to work with, Walker said. I grew up a Braves fan. If I was a Braves fan right now Id be excited. Its a talented young team, and for young players they have a lot of experience, a lot of playoff experience.
All that said, theres a lot of hard work that has to be put in. I think we set the tone last year of how we want to play offensively and basically grind out at-bats and compete. Especially the first half last year, we saw the model of how we want the Braves offense to be. Other than that, it comes down to staying healthy. The talents there to be a really good team.
Its certainly a team with a lot of guys who can do damage with one swing.
The teams big offseason additions, the Uptons, have each surpassed 25 homers. Justin did it twice in the past four seasons and had a career-high 31 in 2011, and B.J. had a career-best 28 in 2012.
Heyward hit a career-high 27 homers last season, and Freeman hit 23 despite being sidelined or slowed for several weeks with vision problems and a finger injury.
Uggla had five consecutive seasons with more than 30 homers before hitting a career-low 19 last season. He had a career-high 36 in his first season with the Braves in 2011.
McCann had his fifth consecutive 20-homer season last year despite a shoulder injury that limited him to 121 games and required October surgery. The six-time former All-Star catcher, who turned 29 Wednesday, is expected to miss the first two or three weeks while completing a six-month surgery rehab. He says his shoulder already feels more stable than it had in years.
The Braves also have potential big power at third base in Juan Francisco, who averaged 25 homers during three minor league seasons (2007-2009) and had nine homers in a career-high 205 plate appearances for the Braves in 2012. Hes competing with Chris Johnson at third and could end up splitting time with him if neither wins the job outright.MORE IN Sports WireOXON HILL, Md. Wade Davis already had closed out a World Series. Full StoryBOSTON New Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace... Full StoryNORMAN, Okla. Full Story
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Happy Holidaze!
Speaking of kids, I made my way (without getting lost) to the George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School in Glen Spey, NY, to bask in the glow of the Eldred Performing Arts Club presentation of Robert Fulghum's "All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten," which was (under the direction of Justin Glodich) funny, moving and inspirational, with music (and a bake sale!) to boot. The entire cast (I counted over 20), and two acts chock-full of anecdotal stories and songs, brought the audience to their feet and (as usual) I cried a little bit.
The students and faculty involved were (IMHO) incredible and I gathered my (dim) wits, wiped my tears and checked the map for directions to the labyrinthian Villa Roma Resort (www.villaroma.com) in Callicoon. I believe that I coined the phrase "All roads lead to the Villa Roma" and yet... I almost always lose my way, regardless of the barrage of arrows pointing me in the right direction. The second annual Holiday Shopping Bazaar was in full swing with more than 50 vendors, scores of sponsors, promoters and supporters, and after a series of wrong turns (my fault, not theirs) I spent several hours on the convention floor, drooling over the sale of antiques, fine art, jewelry and holiday treats that helped serve as a benefit for local food pantries in Orange, Sullivan, Wayne and Pike counties.
Still dazed from the abundance of holiday spirit, I recycled my useless GPS and relied on memory (uh oh) to direct me toward the spirits created locally by the Catskill Distilling Company (www.catskilldistilling.com), and joined Jill Padua and friends as they welcomed singer/songwriter Patrick Fitzsimmons (www.patrickfitzsim mons.net) along with local folk singer Mike Jung, both of whom entertained the crowd as part of the (always-a-good-time) Riverfolk Concert Series (jillskitchen.com/riverfolk).


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Author's note: To understand Photoshop--to really understand Photoshop--you have to come to terms with pixels. Those tiny squares of color are the alpha and omega of imaging. If this were biology class, they would be the little beings that combine to form the greater organism, and you would be in charge of managing their population. Given that their numbers more often than not swell into the millions, your concern has less to do with their individual condition and more to do with their combined effect and, perhaps most importantly, their shockingly vast quantity. Just how many pixels does your image contain and how many do you really need?
Pixel population is one of the most fundamental and least understood aspects of image editing. If you're not clear on how to put them to proper use, concepts like image size, resampling, and resolution may loom as impassible roadblocks between you and a creative Photoshop experience.
That's why I'm here. Lifted from the drop-dead gorgeous, full-color pages of Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One, the following hands-on exercise explains how to modify image size, when to resample, and what in the world you should do about resolution.
And just to make things crystal clear, I'm also including one of the QuickTime-based video lessons that make the book absolutely unique, an 8-minute 39-second ditty I call Image and Canvas Size. The full video is quite big (about 26MB); if you're not interested in a long download, check out the 1-minute excerpt instead. Bear in mind, both videos require that Apple's QuickTime be installed on your machine. If you don't have QuickTime, click here.
With that, I invite you to enjoy "Resizing an Image." It may just be the most fun you've had with a 21-foot-tall rocking chair in all your life.
Now we leave the world of rotations and canvas manipulations in favor of what may be the single most essential command in all of Photoshop: Image -> Image Size. Designed to resize an entire image all at once—canvas, pixels, the whole shebang—Image Size lets you scale your artwork in two very different ways. First, you can change the physical dimensions of an image by adding or deleting pixels, a process called resampling. Second, you can leave the quantity of pixels unchanged and instead focus on the print resolution, which is the number of pixels that print within an inch or millimeter of page space.
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Contrary to what you might reasonably think, print resolution is measured in linear units, not square units. For example, if you print an image with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi for short), then 300 pixels fit in a row, side-by-side, an inch wide. In contrast, a square inch of this printed image would contain 300 x 300 = 90,000 pixels, and why say "90,000 ppsi" when "300 ppi" is so much easier? Also note that the print resolution, ppi, is measured separately from the hardware resolution, dpi (short for dots per inch), which we'll explore in Lesson 12, "Printing and Output."
Whether you resample an image or change its resolution depends on the setting of a check box called Resample Image. As we'll see, this one option has such a profound effect on Image Size that it effectively divides the command into two separate functions. In this next exercise, we explore how and why you might resample an image. To learn about print resolution, read the "Changing the Print Size" sidebar on page 154.
1. Display the status bar. If you're working on a PC, make sure the status bar is visible at the bottom of the screen. If it isn't, choose WindowStatus Bar. (Macintosh users can skip this step.)
2. Open the image you want to resize. Open the file named EnormousChair.jpg (1.7MB file). Shown in Figure 5-33, this 21-foot-tall rocking chair is not only enormous in real life, but also contains the most pixels of any file we've seen so far (not including layers).
3. Check the existing image size. To see just how many pixels make up the image, press the Alt key (Option on the Mac) and click the box that lists the size of the image file in megabytes, Doc: 17.5M/17.5M. This box is located on the left side of the status bar, or in the lower-left corner of the image window on the Mac.
Figure 5-33.
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Alt-clicking the box displays a flyout menu that lists the size of the image in pixels, along with its resolution. Pictured in Figure 5-33 on the preceding page, the image measures 2,250 pixels wide by 2,720 pixels tall, for a total of 2,250 x 2,720 = 6.12 million pixels. When printed at 300 ppi, the image will measure 7.5 inches wide by a little more than 9 inches tall.
4. Magnify the image to the 100 percent zoom ratio. Double-click the zoom tool icon in the toolbox. Then scroll around until you can see the sign tacked to the front of the chair. Pictured in Figure 5-34, the text on the sign is exceedingly legible—explaining the whats and the whens of the rocking chair, while inexplicably omitting the whys—a testament to the high resolution of the photograph. But there's also a lot of noise (see Step 8 of the "Correcting Camera Raw" exercise, Lesson 3, page 86). So even though we have scads of pixels, they aren't necessarily in great shape.
Figure 5-34.
5. Decide whether all these pixels are really necessary. This may seem like a rather cerebral step, but it's an important one. Resampling amounts to rewriting every pixel in your image, so weigh your options before you plow ahead.
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In this case, the image contains 6.12 million pixels, just sufficient to convey crisp edges and fragile details such as the text on the sign. But these pixels come at a price. Lots of pixels consume lots of space in memory and on your hard drive, plus they take longer to transmit, whether to a printer or via email or the Web.
So let's say you want to email this image to a couple of friends. Your friends may want to print the photo, but surely they can print it smaller than 7.5 by 9 inches or at a lower resolution. But chances are they won't print the image at all; they'll just view it on screen. A high-resolution monitor can display 1,600 by 1,200 pixels, a mere 30 percent of the pixels in this photo. Conclusion: Resampling is warranted. This is a job for Image Size.
6. Choose the Image Size command. Choose ImageImage Size. Alternatively, if you loaded my shortcuts as suggested on page xvii of the Preface, you can access the command from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl+Alt+I (.-Option-I on the Mac). Pictured in Figure 5-35, the ensuing Image Size dialog box is divided into two parts:
7. Turn on the Resample Image check box. Located at the bottom of the dialog box, this option permits you to change the number of pixels in an image.
8. Select an interpolation setting. To the right of the Resample Image check box is a pop-up menu of interpolation options, which determine how Photoshop blends the existing pixels in your image to create new ones. When downsampling an image, only three options matter:
Because this particular image contains so much noise, Bicubic Smoother is the best choice.
Figure 5-35.
Figure 5-36.
Changing the Print Size
As often as not, you have no desire to change the number of pixels in an image; you just want to change how it looks on the printed page. By focusing exclusively on the resolution, you can print an image larger or smaller without adding or subtracting so much as a single pixel.
For example, let's say you want to scale the original Enormous chair.jpg image so that it prints 10 inches wide by 12 inches tall. Would you upsample the image and thereby add pixels to it? Absolutely not. The Image Size command can't add detail to an image; it just averages existing pixels. So upsampling adds complexity without improving the quality. There are times when upsampling is helpful—when matching the resolution of one image to another, for example—but they are few and far between.
The better solution is to modify the print resolution. Try this: Open the original Enormous chair.jpg. (This assumes that you have completed the "Resizing an Image" exercise and saved the results of that exercise under a different filename, as directed by Step 15 on page 156.) Then choose ImageImage Size and turn off the Resample Image check box.
Notice that the Pixel Dimensions options are now dimmed and a link icon ( ) joins the three Document Size values, as in the screen shot below. This tells you that it doesn't matter which value you edit or in what order. Any change you make to one value affects the other two, so you can't help but edit all three values at once. For example, change the Width value to 10 inches. As you do, Photoshop automatically updates the Height and Resolution values to 12.089 inches and 225 ppi, respectively. So there's no need to calculate the resolution value that will get you a desired set of dimensions; just enter one of the dimensions and Photoshop does the math for you.
Click OK to accept your changes. You will notice that the image looks exactly the same as it did before you entered the Image Size dialog box. This is because you changed the way the image prints, which has nothing to do with the way it looks on screen. If you like, feel free to save over the original file. You haven't changed the structure of the image; you just added a bit of sizing data.
To learn more about printing—including how you can further modify the print resolution using the Print with Preview command—consult Lesson 12, "Printing and Output."
9. Turn on the Constrain Proportions check box. Unless you want to stretch or squish your image, leave this option turned on. That way, the relationship between the width and height of the image—known as the aspect ratio—will remain constant.
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10. Specify a Resolution value. When Resample Image is checked (Step 7), any change made to the Resolution value affects the Pixel Dimensions values as well. So if you intend to print the image, it's a good idea to get the Resolution setting out of the way first. Given that we're emailing the image and we're not sure if it'll ever see a printer, a Resolution of 200 ppi should work well enough.
11. Adjust the Width or Height value. The Pixel Dimensions have dropped to 1,500 by 1,813 pixels. But given that most screens top out at 1,600 by 1,200 pixels, that's still too big. Reduce the Width value to 900 pixels, which changes the Height value to 1,088 pixels. This also reduces the Document Size to 4.5 by 5.44 inches (see Figure 5-36), plenty big for an email picture.
12. Note the new file size. The Pixel Dimensions header should now read 2.80M (was 17.5M), where the M stands for megabytes. This represents the size of the image in your computer's memory. The resampled image will measure 900 x 1,088 = 979,200 pixels, a mere 16 percent of its previous size. Not coincidentally, 2.8M is precisely 16 percent of 17.5M. The complexity of a file is directly related to its image size, so this downsampled version will load, save, print, and email much more quickly.
13. Click OK. Photoshop reduces the size of the image on screen and in memory. As verified by Figure 5-37, the result continues to look great when printed, but that's in part because it's printed so small. The real test is how it looks on your screen.
Figure 5-37.
14. Magnify the image to the 300 percent zoom ratio. Use the zoom tool to zoom in on the sign, as in Figure 5-38. The letters are rougher—no surprise given the lower number of pixels— but they remain legible. And the photo overall is less grainy. Downsampling with the Bicubic Smoother setting (Step 8, page 153) goes a long away toward smoothing away the noise.
Figure 5-38.
15. Choose File -> Save As. Or press Ctrl+Shift+S (.-Shift-S on the Mac). Then give the file a new name or save it to a different location. The reason I have you do this is to emphasize the following very important point:
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At all costs, you want to avoid saving your downsampled version of the image over the original. Always keep that original in a safe place. I don't care how much better you think the downsampled image looks; the fact remains, it contains fewer pixels and therefore less information. The high-resolution original may contain some bit of detail you'll want to retrieve later, and that makes it worth preserving.
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In the heart of Alentejo region, 180 Km east of Lisbon, in Reguengos de Monsaraz, the Herdade do Esporão was aquired by Finagra with the main porpuse of producing wines of great quality. From 1975 until 1979, the Herdade do Esporão was occupied during the revolutionary and agricultural periods. Only after this period Finagra was allowed to proceed the winery project. Our modern cellars were built in 1987. A new stage of Finagra project was acomplished. In 1989 the first wine "Esporão" was considered one of the best Portuguese wines and three years later the brand "Monte Velho" was launched.
In 1995, after our brands were considered among the best ones, new investments were made. A new area of vineyard was planted and the existent was completely renovated. A dam with 4.000.000 m3 capacity was built, feeding a drip irrigation system that covers all the vineyard. The purchase of Perdigões Estate, with 180 ha of vineyards, the expansion of the cellar and the construction of the wine tourism complex are some of the most recent investments of this dinamic company developing the "Herdade do Esporão".
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A Gilles Peterson USA Exclusive!
Giant Step is proud to announce the return of UKs legendary Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1, Talkin' Loud, Acid Jazz)! Taking time in between a non-stop world tour, Gilles brings his innovative sound to New York for a one-night-only set his last US appearance in 2006!
Influential super-DJ and acid jazz pioneer, Gilles is renowned for his deep and diverse record collection influencing artists from all over the world from New Zealand to Croatia, Nigeria to the U.S. and everything in between with his unique blends.
A master of what he terms joining the dots, Gilles weekly radio show, Worldwide on BBC Radio 1, and his various compilation CDs (Incredible Sound of Gilles Peterson, Worldwide Programme, BBC Sessions and his two Trust the DJ comps) have paved the road for those searching for the strand of harmony that connects various, sometimes incongruous, genres of music.
In an exclusive US performance, join Gilles as he takes his listeners on a journey through jazz, funk, hip-hop, and dance combining the unthinkable for an unparalleled musical experience!
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Hand in Hand: Essentials of Communication and Orientation and Mobility for Your Students Who Are Deaf-Blind: A Trainer's Manual
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- An in-service training guide that presents structured information and guidelines for using the Hand In Hand materials with various audiences. Focusing on the needs of the trainer, this manual provides sample blueprints for individual workshops, as well as an overview of training, assessment, and evaluation. Also includes sample forms for conducting a pre-training needs assessment and post training evaluation.
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Ive been reading around this board for awhile and I must tell you Metro that you are the biggest moron on this board by far. Just because you supposedly predicted that the Isiah situation wouldn't work doesn't mean that you are right about everything.
Melo is one of the best scorers in the NBA and it would be nice to stop chucking up threes all the time. Yes we have been making them but wouldnt it be nice to establish a nice mid range game too? Trading Melo for Gallo and Randolph and a few more pieces is NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. Get over yourself and support trading for Melo because it WILL happen. Melo will be the second option to Amare not the 4th. Your smoking some real good **** i guess.


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sometimes, it's not the destination. it's the journey that matter most.
everybody loves a underdog story.
and **** leflop.
So I'm having a debate( this thread can be closed soon) with a co worker and he's saying that if lebron were to opt out and lead us to a chip he would be regarded by knicks nation as the greatest knick ever. Even above pat, I'm telling him that while he is a greater player then our beloved pat. Us knicks will always appreciate pats blood,sweat, guts and tears for eternity over a chip for one year. While a chip would be nice and fantastic knicks nation will still hold him to a higher esteem then lebron playing a few years and winning the chip. Please respond so I can show him the responses from true knick fans. Cuz he's saying that only I have the opinion and I'm saying non that's a knicks fan true opinion any of us
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sometimes, it's not the destination. it's the journey that matter most.
everybody loves a underdog story.
and **** leflop.
If Lebron came to the Knicks,and we won a championship, He'd be a god in NYC.
If Melo wins us a title he'll be above Pat to me.
That's funny .. I always held Bill Cartwright & Bernard King above Ewing.
And if Spree & Camby wouldve took us to another FINALS appearance they also wouldve been above Ewing.
Idk maybe opinion would change ONCE we win the chip and had that feeling. But pat is the cream of the crop for me.
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After 40 years of futility. Lebron shows up and wins a chip, Knicks fans would be like "Patrick who".
It's all about champions in NYC. Nothing else matters. If Melo wins a chip here yes, he's the greastest knick ever and I'm a huge Patrick Ewing fan.
Lebron isn't a knick and probably never will be.
I guess so. Maybe y'all are right.
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its all about teammates that playing D and high IQ shots selection
compare it to Knicks and to Lebron's Cavs and now Heat.
Both teams roster were better D and better shot selection
both team reached finals.
Knicks lost 3 seasons mailny due D'Anotoni wortless system which mainly is about 3pt shot and no D
now MELO sees will he opt final year and join Lakers and what again D'Antoni? dont think so
also Lebron dont like LA.
but i am interesting what will happend
what reaction will be in ESPN staff IF Lebron wants to join his forces with MELO
but i dont think MELO will move himself as Wade to less important piece in team.
But even if this could happend with these 2 players league would be worthelss to watch
its like connecting Durant with Bryant into 1 team both r killers and closers.
IDK. Hard to say but right this minute , I'd still hold pat in a higher regard. First off he wont go anywhere else and be the man amongst regular role players like Pat was. He'll force his way to join forces with melo and others to win it. This new super team era has changed the way you can compare today's players to those from back in the day.
Wonder if we got LBJ 3 years ago instead of Melo - and Melo went to the Heat, and the Heat won 2 with Melo, if we'd hear all this LBJ garbage....
When knowing the career of Pat Riley as a super-star player & winning coach/GM, plus D.Wade's high expectation of teammates. The two are the sole recruiters for the Miami Heats organization, and Melo's one-dimension performance wouldve never been accepted by the two decision-makers of the Heats organization.
Recall .. HC Pat Riley took us to the FINALS by recruiting two great defensive players from the CBA League in John Starks & Anthony Mason, making both 30 minute players that season.
And our next trip to the Finals were on the sole strength of Sprewell, Camby, and Houston's last second shot.
Pat only played one game in the 2nd round, and we lost that game.
Melo is too one dimensional to be better than Patrick. Pat was a god on defense and consistent on offense...give me a prime Patrick Ewing over Melo any day.
Infact, if you replace Patrick with Melo, Knicks would have a better shot at the chip.
World Peace/Bargnani
A defensive core of World Peace, Martin and Ewing would strike fear to any team since they can defend in a variety of ways, interior defense or defense against the pick and role.
Smith, Bargnani and Stoudemire will pick up the scoring...and probably play a lot better without Melo.
I like Melo and I believe he gives us a great shot at winning, but Ewing is just better by about 2-3 points for me, it's very close since Melo is a rare talent.
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(Bluefield)—The seventh annual "Brian Delp Memorial 5K Run and Walk" will be held at Bluefield State College on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event is designed to raise funds for the "Humanitarian Athletic Award," a scholarship in memory of the late Brian A. Delp, a BSC student-athlete who lost his life while assisting a stranded motorist.
Entry fee is $15, in advance and $20 on the day of the race. Entry fee for walkers is $10 (no late fee). The format includes several age groups, and each participant receives a t-shirt. Additional information can be obtained online by visiting the Bluefield State College home page (www.bluefieldstate.edu) ,or by contacting Vonda Wilson, BSC Cross Country Coach and Athletic Department Administrative Secretary, at (304) 327-4208/e-mail, email@example.com
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