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What Do We Mean When We Speak of the "Sanctity of Human Life"?
from R.C. Sproul Jan 23, 2017 Category: ArticlesIn biblical terms, the sanctity of human life is rooted and grounded in creation. Mankind is not viewed as a cosmic accident but as the product of a carefully executed creation by an eternal God. Human dignity is derived from God. Man as a finite, dependent, contingent creature is assigned... Keep Reading
Links We Liked
from Tim Challies Dec 18, 2010 Category: ArticlesHere is a round-up of some of the notable blogs and articles our team read this week. Keep Reading
The Magic Bullet
from Tim Challies Dec 17, 2010 Category: Tabletalk MagazineIn his contribution to this month's issue of Tabletalk, Sebastian Heck, pastor of the Selbständige Evangelish-Reformierte Kirche in Heidelberg, Germany, writes as a German national living in Germany. This gives him a unique perspective on the trials facing the church in his nation and across his continent. Keep Reading
Last Minute Shopping? Find a Gift for $5
from Karisa Schlehr Dec 17, 2010 Category: Ministry NewsWhere else can you find $5 resources on Calvinism, suffering, the sacraments, children, & John's gospel? Sale starts at 8 a.m. and ends Saturday at 8 a.m. EST. Keep Reading
A Gringo In Colombia
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Dec 15, 2010 Category: ArticlesCan an experience become a cliché? And if it does, does that make it invalid? I am writing because I have no access to the internet. I have no access to the internet because I am in a small town in a less developed country, Rio Negro, Colombia. I am here to speak to scores of pastors from around the country. And my frustration over the lack of internet once again exposes my frustration over my own sanctification. Which is what always happens when I find myself in less than comfortable surroundings. Keep Reading
Your Year-End Gift Helps Fulfill Our Mission
from John Petersen Dec 15, 2010 Category: Ministry NewsWe take biblical stewardship seriously and understand that we are mandated with honoring Christ with our God-given resources. As you plan your gifts to loved ones and review your spiritual, personal, and financial goals this year-end, please consider a gift to Ligonier. Help us enlighten the minds and hearts of men and women around the world with the knowledge of God and His holiness as we enter our 40th year of ministry in 2011. Keep Reading
Do We Believe the Whole Gospel?
from R.C. Sproul Dec 15, 2010 Category: Tabletalk MagazineUnbelief. This one word expresses the judgment Emil Brunner, the Swiss "crisis theologian," used to describe nineteenth-century liberal theology. The rise of such liberalism was a conscious synthesis between naturalism in the world of philosophy and historic Christianity. Liberalism sought to de-supernaturalize the Christian faith and to restrict the modern significance of Jesus and the New Testament to ethical considerations, particularly with respect to the needs of human beings, and especially with respect to their material needs. Keep Reading
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from Karisa Schlehr Dec 14, 2010 Category: Ligonier ResourcesAs Christmas Day draws near, we want to make sure you are able to get your resources in time. Thursday, December 16, is the last day to use standard (UPS Ground) shipping for online orders. Tuesday, December 21, is the last day for upgraded shipping to guarantee delivery by Christmas. Orders must be placed by phone — 1-800-435-4343 — to guarantee delivery. (Upgraded shipping consists of UPS 2nd Day Air or Overnight.) Keep Reading
5 Great Books We Read in 2010
from Tim Challies Dec 14, 2010 Category: ArticlesLast week we asked around the offices at Ligonier to see what staff members would consider 5 great books they read in 2010. And here are the answers we received. Maybe you'll find a treasure or two of your own. Keep Reading
The Deity of Christ (pt. 6)
from John Gerstner Dec 14, 2010 Category: ArticlesDuring his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ''Inquirer,'' who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and "Christian,'' an experienced evangelical minister. Here is part six of that dialog. Keep Reading
Roger Nicole (1915–2010) — A Reflection from R.C. Sproul
from R.C. Sproul Dec 13, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulOne of the great titans of the Christian faith died this weekend. I'm speaking of Dr. Roger Nicole, who at age 95 ended his earthly pilgrimage and has now entered into the joy of his Lord. While no doubt joyful for him, it is a very heavy thing to hear, as Dr. Nicole is, as far as I'm concerned, one of the legendary voices for the Reformed faith in the past century. Keep Reading


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In Peoria, Ill., the Santa Claus Parade proclaims start of Christmas season
Decorated with garland and red ribbons and pulled by a team of horses, a covered wagon rolls along Main Street in Peoria, Ill., just as it has every November since the town first heralded Santa Claus� arrival with a downtown procession in 1888.
A beloved fixture of America�s longest-running Christmas parade, the Conestoga wagon carries 19th-century re-enactors and signals that the jolly old elf is next in line in Peoria�s annual Santa Claus Parade.
�Move back! Santa�s coming!� says parade volunteer Rita Bomhold, 50, handing out Tootsie Rolls to youngsters while she walks beside the wagon.
For nearly 125 years, the parade has proclaimed the start of the Christmas season, persevering through the 1929 stock market crash, blizzards and rainstorms. Even during World War II, when New York City�s famous Macy�s Thanksgiving Day Parade was sidelined for three years, Peoria�s Thanksgiving weekend spectacle continued to bring holiday cheer.
�The community won�t let it go away,� says Susie Stockman, 71, parade coordinator for the last 25 years. �It gets in everyone�s blood. It�s the thing you do the day after Thanksgiving in Peoria.�
The tradition began in 1887, with a parade on the Illinois River to celebrate the completion of the Upper Free Bridge, located near the site of the present-day McCluggage Bridge. The next year, the parade was moved to land and wound through downtown Peoria.
Santa Claus always has been the main attraction, making his first appearance in 1887 on a river barge. Until he got his own sleigh and reindeer float in 1995, the red-suited guest of honor rode through town in a horse-drawn carriage, on a Mother Goose float or atop on a 12-foot gilded circus wagon.
For its first 72 years, Schipper & Block, a department store where thousands of people gathered to watch the spectacle, sponsored the Santa Claus Parade. The event grew to 3,000 participants and included a 43-pipe calliope, fireworks and floats constructed by store employees. The parade traditionally ended with Santa climbing a fire escape ladder and disappearing through a fifth-story window into the store�s toy department.
�As a kid, I always thought the Santa Claus was at the end of the parade. Once he arrived, we could talk about Christmas,� recalls Chris Roberts, 39, of Bartlett, Ill., watching last year�s procession with his wife and daughter.
In addition to kicking off the holiday season, the Santa Claus Parade is a source of pride for Peorians, making the city a pioneer for Christmas parades across America.
�There�s an old vaudeville saying, �If it plays in Peoria, it�ll play anywhere,�� says Stockman of her hometown�s reputation as �the average American city.�
Peoria�s procession, however, is definitely above average. The event features 19 vintage floats including the first parade�s covered wagon, a 1923 �Old Woman In a Shoe� display, and a 1990 �Christmas Under the Sea� exhibit�each evoking memories for up to 30,000 bystanders and 40,000 television viewers who watch each year.
�I think some parents bring their kids to the parade because they can say, �I was in that band,� �I was on that float,�� says Stockman, who coordinates the event for a nonprofit community organization.
With a proud tradition to uphold and an emphasis on entertaining children, organizers maintain strict standards and exclude hand-shaking politicians, Santa impersonators and organizations with causes. Elementary school-age children ride floats while teenagers walk beside them, costumed as Disney and television cartoon characters.
�It�s a hometown parade!� exclaims Melissa Svymbrosky, 40, explaining why she attends each year with her family.
The event was so important to Roberts that he surprised his college sweetheart in 1998 by carrying a sign in the parade that said, �Kate, will you marry me?� Now married for 15 years, the couple congregates with relatives each year to watch the procession from the corner of Monroe and Hancock streets, where Kate accepted Chris� proposal. Last year, they brought their daughter, Quinn, 2, to see Peoria�s Santa for the first time.
�We hope it�s a tradition we can keep up,� Chris says.
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These past case studies show that the Advance/Decline (A/D) line is the most effective tool for stock investors to use when looking to identify key trends and market bottoms.
Most stock investors spend a lot of time using technical or fundamental analysis to pick the best stock, ETF, or fund to buy. Less time is spent on doing equally rigorous analysis of the market's trend, and too often their conclusions are based on a fundamental opinion of the economy. The majority of technical analysts, of course, will tell you that the fundamental data badly lags the price action.
In March 2009, it was almost impossible to have a positive fundamental view of the economy. As I will show you later, there were clear technical signs at the time that the stock market was indeed bottoming. In this article, I will focus on the one indicator that is often ignored by many, but that should be followed closely by all stock investors.
While there are always some stocks that will rise when the major averages are declining, going against the major trend is generally never a good idea. By determining the market's internal strength or weakness, you will be able to make a more reasoned decision to buy or sell, and this should make your investing more successful.
The best way to measure the market's health is through the Advance/Decline line, or A/D line. The most important A/D line is based on the NYSE Composite. It is calculated daily by determining the number of stocks that are up (advancing) and the number of stocks that are down (declining). The A/D line is a then-cumulative total of the number of advancing minus the number of declining stocks.
In many years of study, I have found that the A/D line is the most effective tool for identifying market bottoms. In this article, I will show you how I use support, resistance, trend line analysis, and moving averages to determine the market's trend using the A/D line. Of course, these patterns are rarely exactly the same, but through these examples, you should be well-prepared for most future scenarios.
Figure 1
This chart, courtesy of Tradestation.com, covers the period from November 2004 through November 2005 and is an ideal example of how the A/D line can identify a market low. On the bottom of the chart in blue is the A/D line with a 34-period exponential moving average (EMA) of the A/D line in pink.
From the NYSE Composite's March high of 7453, the market retreated sharply and violated four-month support, line a, in April. This created significant overhead resistance, as anyone who bought since November was now at a loss.
The NYSE made lower lows in April and May (line b), consistent with a weak market. The NYSE A/D line was giving a different picture, as it formed higher lows, line c. A bullish or positive divergence is not always seen at market lows, but when it is, that signal is highly reliable.
As I have mentioned previously, once a divergence is spotted, I wait for confirmation before I am confident that a turning point has been identified.


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Recording is a big subject; even though our first 25 recording tips explained many aspects of the process, there's still more to cover. So, MusicRadar offers another 26 unmissable tips that'll help you to get better takes today.
1. Drum recording is all about starting with the right basic setup. Begin with a dynamic mic inside the kick and slightly off-centre, and two condensers above the kit, about 2-3 metres off the floor. Make sure nothing's rattling, try a pillow inside the kick, and get your headphones on for fine adjustments.
2. Think carefully about your recording environment. Acoustic instruments generally sound best when they're recorded in a space with a little natural ambience, whereas vocals are generally best recorded in a sound-absorbing environment ready for your own reverb to be added later.
3. Despite what you might see on Jools Holland, saxophones and other brass and wind instruments sound horrible when you jam a mic down their bell. In the studio you want to place the mic 1-3 metres away and slightly to the side to avoid gusts of air audibly hitting it.
4. Just because you have a bunch of mics doesn't mean you have to use them all. For example, don't rush into using a different one for every drum in your kit until you've mastered the art of placement. A really good engineer will get a better result with one overhead and a kick drum mic then a novice will with eight of them.
5. Microphone choice is a subjective matter (there are different schools of thought in the US and UK, for example), but generally speaking you want a condenser for softer instruments and voices, while a dynamic works best for heavy sounding amps and drums, or in environments where the mic is likely to get bashed about.
6. The worst enemy of recording is resonance, so whether it's your amps, your monitoring or even your piano, listen out for that tell-tale hum and rattle, and if you hear it, try moving the offending item around the room until it disappears. Once it's in the recording, there's no getting rid of it!
7. You can sometimes get a smoother and warmer sound from a guitar amp by placing the microphone behind it. You can raise the amp off the ground for a different effect, or place the mic inside the cabinet.
8. For the best sound quality you should record different instruments separately, as it's hard enough to get just one recorded cleanly when you're starting out. That said, there is, of course, something special about a band playing together, so if you have enough space and mics, give it a go. And make sure that you use padded sound screens to help get separation.
9. Latency can be hugely off-putting for any player when recording. To counter it, disable any latency-inducing plug-ins, or simply use an audio interface that features direct monitoring. This mixes the signal from your computer with the direct signal from the input for monitoring purposes, eliminating latency.
10. If you're recording a band, get a decent hardware mixer and use it to supply monitoring for the musicians and send their individual signals to a multi-input audio interface connected to your computer for actual mixing later.
11. Make sure that all of your instruments are well maintained before you even think about recording them. You don't want to inadvertently track a squeaky kick drum pedal or out-of-tune G-string. Again, once it's recorded, it's recorded and there's no going back…
12. Unless you absolutely have to record a grand piano, don't. It's really hard to do. Still here? OK then, try using two quality condenser mics placed about two metres off the ground, about four metres back and angled in line with the piano's curve. Like we said, though, just get a decent ROMpler instead – it'll probably sound much better.
13. For a classic bright, sharp pop-style piano recording, place the mic close to the strings. Nearer than about 25 centimetres will result in some of the strings being recorded louder than others, though, affecting the overall tone and dynamics.
14. If you have a good acoustic space to work in, don't let it go to waste. Place a condenser mic in the corner or at the other end of the room to where you're recording and capture all that lovely ambience, ready to mix back in with the original signal later.
15. Think about your genre when recording. For rock you want a booming, rich acoustic space with lots of wood panelling. For funk and jazz you want low ceilings and carpeted floors to create a drier, more intimate feeling. Try and keep panels and carpeting handy so that you can use them to alter your space.
16. Make sure that your singer warms up. If they don't, then even if they do a perfect take of verse one on the first pass, you won't be able to use it later as all the following ones will sound completely different.
17. Record everything! But do be judicious and sensible when you come to compile all those takes. Don't try to use everything – only keep the best bits.
18. Watch your levels when recording. In the old days you often had to compress incoming signals to ensure that they were strong enough without clipping, but signal paths these days are usually very quiet, so you can often just record at a lower input level and then raise it afterwards.
19. When recording vocals, keep three pens handy – red, amber and green. With each pass, draw a line under the part being sung: red for 'unusable', amber for 'possibly usable' and green for 'definitely usable'. Don't stop recording until you have at least three green lines under every part.
20. Get yourself a pop-shield. It will stop people spitting all over your mic, and also prevent those popping plosive sounds, such as you'd get from saying 'popping plosives' into a microphone without a pop-shield.
21. Always pay close attention to microphone placement. With drums and other instruments this might mean getting down on your hands and knees next to the kit or amplifier with your headphones on; with vocals it might mean strapping your vocalist to a pillar and placing the mic 20-60cm away. Vocals still too boomy? Then simply move the mic even further away.
22. Whenever you're recording delicate sounding instruments, be sure you're using a very clean and high-quality signal path, as such things are far more prone to hiss when EQ'd and compressed.
23. If you're recording anything in one long take, it makes sense to do a basic pass first, then to go back and add flourishes such as long solos or that mid-set scratch attack. Otherwise, you risk spoiling a good take with a simple mistake in a tricky section.
24. You might well encounter a lot of hiss when recording a guitar amplifier, so either use some high frequency roll-off or a noise gate to counter it.
25. It can be very easy to get carried away in the middle of a live set, so make sure you keep an eye on your inputs. Intentional distortion on guitars is great, but overloaded signals on a vocal or drum mic will just ruin the fidelity of your recording.
26. Even if you don't play any instruments, we're willing to bet that you know people who do. The best way to learn is by trying, and most musicians will be happy for you to learn about engineering while you record them for free.


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The serious, no-frills dishes fit for this month are healthy and nutritious and good for the soul, dishes best paired with warm socks and a book you've been meaning to finish. No table-scaping required.
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Some owners have reported that the Para has enabled them to eliminate the unpleasant artificial sound of the
built-in piezo pickup in their acoustic guitar, but I have had no such luck so far. I have a Takamine CD132SC
Classical with the bass set at +5 (on a five point scale), mid at +4 and the treble at +3, with the exciter set
at 8 (on a 10 point scale) run through the tube channel of a Fender Superchamp XD with gain at 5 (on a 10
point scale), bass at 8, treble at 5 and reverb off for testing purposes. There is no mid range control on this
amp. As the pickup is active, I have the gain on the Para at 11:00. Notch is at 12:00, low at 5:00, mid at
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Today was supposed to be a 25 mile jaunt from Camp Roosevelt to Woodstock Tower. Once again I managed to get insanely lost. I am truly an idiot. I brought no turn sheet, never checked the map, and ran the course like it was the Ring and not MMT. I have had it so ingrained in my head that I must always follow orange(the Massanutten Trail blaze) that I will follow no other color.
Today we were supposed to run the MMT and then turn off on a blue blaze at mile 3.5. Well goofy Mike missed the turn and continued another 13.5 miles in the wrong direction! I went up the extremely steep Waterfall Mountain, an inappropriately tough climb on any day, and then proceeded on to the next mountain(Kerns). I had remembered someone telling me that Waterfall Mountain is not part of the MMT course. That's when I knew I was nowhere near where I should be, and that I must have missed a turn way long ago in a galaxy far, far away. The big problem was that with all the back tracking and miscellaneous wandering, I had logged over 17 miles with no food or water. The closest aid, would have been another 11 miles away, and I had no idea how to get there.
So I am stuck on some mountain, now freezing my butt off, and I am very lost. I wander up and down the roads and trails and yell for assistance. I see no people, and see no cars. I was getting very worried that I would have to hike 20+ more miles to get back, and risk getting caught in a cold rain shower at night. After about a half hour two hunters drive by. My face is so numb that my words come out all gibberish. After some puzzled looks, I rub my face and get it warm enough to spout out at least one coherent sentence. The guys couldn't offer a ride, but suggested going to the "ranger" station down the road. 15 minutes later another car passes. It is a father and son. The dad seems very hesitant to let me in, but finally offers a ride down to the "ranger" office. The office is closed and I am left off route 211, and the father and son drive off. They were obviously a little out of their comfort zone giving me a lift, but I appreciated it. I knew nobody from the club was going to pass anytime in the next few weeks.
Not too long I managed to get a lift from a nice Latino fellow. His idea was to take me to the New Market police dept and have them gimme a lift back to Woodstock where my car was. The municipal building was closed, and on top of that the nice Latino guy was driving with a suspended license. And to think he was helping me find a police officer? Finally we find an officer parked outside a 7-Eleven(save the jokes for later). However the New Market police cannot offer a ride outside their Jurisdiction. I have no money,no cell phone, and have no phone numbers memorized. Dispatch informs that no one from the VHTRC has reported missing a long haired Asian dude roaming the mountains. Wow? Did they really think it took me over five hours to run 8 miles. I can tell I was really missed ;-)....At long last a Shenandoah County officer agrees to meet the New Market officer at a Sheetz in Mount Jackson. What's with the rendezvous at all the gas stations? Every now and then I would hear over the police radio " we have individual in transit, and we are en route to the transfer location". Man oh man. I felt like Americas most wanted, kinda like Bonnie and Clyde...just with no Bonnie..and no actual crimes. Several looong hours later I arrive at Woodstock tower in my police escort. God knows what a klutz people think I am.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
4 comments:
I get lost all the time. And no I don't think it's a Korean thing. It's not it's not! We are a brilliant people! Just not with directions!
- February 28, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Kiry said...
Glad you kept your wits about you and did not panic. That is the most important thing in any Charlie Foxtrot.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Sandy said...
that is some crazy shit, bro - glad you got out ok :-)!
- April 11, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Amores said...
Fabulous post; glad you survived. Congratulations on your well-earned VHTRC stupid nomination :)
- March 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM
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Looking for the best videos to embed in interactive whiteboard holiday lessons? Are parents requesting safe sites that they can use to entertain or educate? Get ready to laugh, learn, and click links for some of the best holiday videos and sites the Web has to offer.
Upload photos and inspire kids to stay on Santa's "Nice" list with Disney's personalized video messages. (I uploaded a class photo to encourage weeks of fantastic behavior!)
Turn yourself (or your students) into dancing holiday characters with Elf Yourself or Santa Yourself.
Track the guy in the big red suit around the world. Thanks to the folks at the North American Aerospace Defense Control Command (NORAD) and Google Earth, kids can track Santa via Facebook and Twitter, and catch him on YouTube.
Dare to dig deeper than Santa talk during the holidays? Make school the place to ask tough or awkward questions in a respectful, safe, and nonjudgmental environment. Use the Web to foster understanding and spark a search for commonalities amongst seemingly different groups of people. Stretch your curriculum to cover more than winter holidays; include major festivals of light celebrated across the world. Your budding social scientists will love comparing and contrasting holidays and you'll make school the perfect place to learn about differences.
Test your own holiday knowledge below and find the perfect videos for your lessons.
1. Judah Maccabee was
a. a presidential candidate
b. the leader of a revolt against oppressive Greek customs and beliefs
c. the hero of Hanukkah
(Answer: B and C)
2. Which of the following festive candelabras is used for an eight night celebration?
a. a kinara
b. a menorah
c. an advent wreath
(Answer: B)
My kids love this popular musical parody! Take note of the Maccabeats' hook Nes Gadol Haya Sham. These Hebrew words mean "A great miracle happened there." The first letter of the four Hebrew words Nes Gadol Haya Sham are adorned on each side of the dreidel. Have you played the dreidel game yet? Check out this video for detailed and amusing play instruction. For excellent Hanukkah activities, recipes, and a bevy of detailed resources, see Scholastic's Celebrate Winter Holidays and Chabad.org.
3. During Ramadan
a. Muslims sacrifice, gain self-discipline, and learn to empathize with the needy.
b. worshippers fast for 30 days and abstain from all that is evil. (Yes, that even includes gossip!)
c. Muslims help the less fortunate.
Not sure? Watch a short video from the History Channel or Teachers' Domain. Teachers' Domain is a digital treasure box for your school! Register now to take advantage of thousands of FREE, fabulous educational videos and companion lesson plans.
(Answers: A, B and C)
For a multitude of great Ramadan resources for younger students, see Sue Ellen's Scrapbook on PBS's Arthur site and Kiddy House's Ramadan activities.
4. Kwanzaa is a
a. religious celebration for black people
b. relatively new holiday steeped in seven positive principles for African-American families
c. weeklong cultural celebration inspired by the harvest festivals of Africa
(Answer: B and C)
Want more Kwanzaa? See the Web site of Kwanzaa creator Dr. Maulana Karenga and Celebrate Winter Holidays. Does your school block YouTube? You can view all of the Sesame Street's holiday videos at Sesame Street.org or purchase a Sesame Street DVD.
5. Diwali
a. celebrates the triumph of good over evil
b. is a five-day festival of light (full of fireworks and bold colors) incredibly popular in India and Nepal
c. is usually celebrated in October or November by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists all over the world
(Answers: A, B and C)
For more Diwali resources see Teachers' Domain, Kiddy House, and Mandy Barrow's article "Diwali 2010."
6. The reason for the Christmas Season is
a. St. Nicholas, aka Santa Claus
b. greed, profit, and commercialism
c. the birth, or advent, of Jesus Christ
(Answer: C)
Want more Christmas? See Scholastic's Celebrate Winter Holidays and read Ruth Manna's great post on a different Christ-centered cultural celebration.
With the huge variety of tested multicultural resources available on the Web, teachers can easily prepare children for a pluralistic society. For almost a decade, I've successfully used many of these videos in holiday history lessons for atheist students, as well as Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Take a look at a few guidelines that will make the child and parent of any belief system happy in your holiday learning lab.
1. There is no need to force students to memorize random facts about various holidays. Focus on open-ended questions and student observations.
For example, after students watched Sesame Street's Hanukkah With Veronica Monica video, I simply asked them, "What did you notice in this video?" Chaunci, a 4th grader, waved her hand vigorously. Before I could even call on Chaunci, she yelled, "Judah Maccabee is just like the English Separatists!" (The pilgrims.) "He wanted his freedom to worship. They wanted their freedom, too."
Devon, another 4th grader, chimed in, "That's a civil right! They wanted their rights!" (My school is involved in a yearlong study of social justice and civil rights. I was elated with the connections these 10-year-olds were able to make independently.)
2. Invite a cultural interpreter to your classroom.
Find several culturally well-educated and not-so-easily-offended adult friends or class families to share how their family celebrates a special holiday. Don't have many diverse friends? Hire a professional cultural interpreter. Seek out cultural museums. I knew very little about Three Kings Day, for instance. But thanks to the knowledgeable experts of El Museo del Barrio, my children are now well-versed in this celebration of Puerto Rican pride. They have made astute connections between the holiday and traditional American Christmas customs and will march in a fabulous Three Kings Day parade in New York's Spanish Harlem.
3. Don't make assumptions about any student's culture or creed. Avoid volunteering students to share something about their family customs.
Students who would like to participate will offer commentary when and if they are ready. Every year students who are participants in holiday investigations make it known they have something to share. Most students and their families feel a new sense of pride in discussing holidays so often overlooked by popular media.
Out of fear, many schools avoid all substantive holiday discourse. Many fail to realize that informed students make cultured, civilized adults. This season, let's be more afraid of ignorance than we are of information.
Have a great digital or print resource for holiday investigations? Please share it!
Happy holidays!
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This is great. Teachers always are looking for information to help them expand children's cultural horizons and to include traditions that are too often excluded. Here's a site for kids that gives the background of Jewish holidays throughout the year:
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I think the most important part of this post is
"Don't make assumptions about any student's culture or creed. Avoid volunteering students to share something about their family customs."
There are few things worse than shining a spotlight on a child (or adult) for something that is very personal and private, or may not even be in that child's tradition. A well-meaning teacher might inadvertently do this, but is less likely to after reading your post. It might be worth talking it over with the student or with the student's family beforehand just in case.
Separation of church and state is not equivalent to ignorance and blindness to different cultures. Ms. Crawford is not suggesting that you teach these students that a specific holiday religious celebration is "right" or "wrong." The object of the lessons is to teach them to be culturally aware of those around them, and to be accepting of all beliefs.
As both a parent and future educator I am thrilled with these ideas! I am a Christian but also want my son to leaarn about other religions and cultures to foster acceptance, toleration and unity. Thank you!
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Frewsburg resident Russell Payne wants to bump Chautauqua County up on the list of safest places to live.
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CINCINNATI (Sept. 3, 2011) – The third day of the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball presented by Corona Light concluded with yet another round of upsets on Saturday – the most surprising being the defeat of second-seeded John Hyden and Sean Scott.
Hyden (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Scott (Redondo Beach, Calif.) arrived in Cincinnati having cruised through the 2011 domestic tours, winning all six of the events in which they competed.
The sixth-ranked team of Ty Loomis (Corona Del Mar, Calif.) and Mark Williams (Australia), who upset the third-ranked team of John Mayer (Culver City, Calif.) and Matt Prosser (Long Beach, Calif.) on Friday, defeated Hyden and Scott, 21-14, 18-21, 15-12.
Hyden and Scott fell to the consolation bracket where they will face ninth-seeded Kevin McColloch (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Matt Olson (Carlsbad, Calif.).
The top-seeded men's team of Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Santa Barbara, Calif.) also remained undefeated, beating fourth-seeded Billy Allen (Venice, Calif.) and Brad Keenan (Santa Ana, Calif.) on Saturday, 21-10, 21-16.
In the women's consolation bracket, the third-seeded team of Angie Akers (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) fell to 12th-ranked Priscilla Lima (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Annett Davis (Long Beach, Calif.), 18-21, 21-19, 15-11, eliminating Akers and Branagh from the tournament.
The top-seeded women's team of Jen Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) remained undefeated with a 21-18, 21-19 victory over fifth-ranked Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.) and Lisa Rutledge (San Diego, Calif.).
Second-seeded Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brooke Hanson (Woodland Hills, Calif.) also moved on, defeating sixth-ranked Kristen Batt (Venice, Fla.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Meyers, Fla.), 23-21, 21-18. Batt and Sweat sent Akers and Branagh to the consolation bracket on Friday with a 23-21, 21-17 win.
Play in the consolation brackets continues on Sunday at 9 a.m. EDT. Tournament play is scheduled to conclude on Sunday afternoon with the women's championship match scheduled for a 2 p.m. EDT start. It will be followed by the Men's match at approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT.
The U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball launched in 2007 as a collaborative effort between volleyball legend Karch Kiraly and The Elevation Group, and is joined in 2011 by ReachUSA. USA Volleyball sanctions the tournament and 2011 will be the first year for the event to take place in Cincinnati. More information on the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball is available at www.usopenbeachvolleyball.com.
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Men's Main Draw Tournament Results (Saturday, Sept. 3)
Consolation Bracket, first round (losers eliminated, place 13th)
David Fischer, Venice, Calif. / Scott Lane, Redondo Beach, Calif. (No. 15-seeded main draw team) d. Mark Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. / Steven VanderWerp, Grand Haven, Mich. (10), 21-19, 21-18 (45 minutes);
Joaquin Acosta, Miami / Ty Tramblie, Newport Beach, Calif. (11) d. Chris Luers, Morrow, Ohio / Ronnie Mahlerwein, Cincinnati (14, No. 1-seeded qualification team), 21-14, 21-12 (:50);
C.J. Macias, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / Drew Mallin, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (13) d. Scott Hill, Los Angeles / Everett Matthews, Burbank, Calif. (12), 10-21, 27-25, 19-17 (1:28);
Rodrigo Monteiro, Fortaleza, Brazil / Fred Souza, Huntington Beach, Calif. (8) d. Brandon Kelly, Indianapolis / William Robbins, Fort Wayne, Ind. (16, Q2), 21-16, 21-17 (:39).
Consolation Bracket, second round (losers eliminated, place ninth)
Jesse Rambis, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Kevin Wong, Honolulu (5) d. Fischer / Lane (15), 19-21, 21-12, 15-8 (1:03);
Kevin McColloch, Solana Beach, Calif. / Matt Olson, Carlsbad, Calif. (9) d. Acosta / Tramblie (11), 21-19, 13-21, 15-8 (1:03);
Adrian Carambula, Miami Beach, Fla. / Steven Grotowski, West Palm Beach, Fla. (7) d. Macias / Mallin (13), 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 (1:10);
Monteiro / Souza (8) d. John Mayer, Culver City, Calif. / Matt Prosser, Long Beach, Calif. (3), 21-16, 21-18 (:47).
Consolation Bracket, third round (losers eliminated, place seventh)
McColloch / Olson (9) d. Rambis / Wong (5), 21-16, 17-21, 17-15 (1:05);
Carambula / Grotowski (7) d/ Monteiro / Souza (8), 21-14, 22-20 (:45).
Winners' Bracket, second round
Matt Fuerbringer, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Nick Lucena, Santa Barbara, Calif. (1) d. Billy Allen, Venice, Calif. / Brad Keenan, Santa Ana, Calif. (4), 21-10, 21-16 (:30);
Ty Loomis, Corona Del Mar, Calif. / Mark Williams, San Diego (6) d. John Hyden, Sherman Oaks, Calif. / Sean Scott, Redondo Beach, Calif. (2), 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 (1:05).
Women's Main Draw Tournament Results (Saturday, Sept. 3)
Consolation Bracket, first round (losers eliminated, place 13th)
Jennifer Fopma, Bellflower, Calif. / Tracy Jones, Huntington Beach, Calif. (7) d. Raquel Beson, East Pointe, Mich. / Capri Grotowski, Boynton Beach, Fla. (15, Q1) by forfeit;
Jenny Johnson Jordan, Wexford, Pa. / Sheila Shaw, Muskegon, Mich. (14) d. Olaya Pazo, Miami / Kendra Van Zwieten, Coconut Creek, Fla. (11), 25-23, 21-13 (:43);
Annett Davis, Valencia, Calif. / Priscilla Lima, Redondo Beach, Calif. (12) d. Jessica Gysin, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Angela Lewis, Redondo Beach, Calif. (13), 21-17, 21-15 (:53);
Tealle Hunkus, El Segundo, Calif. / Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (9) d. Oksana Boukhtina, Dublin, Ohio / Kimberly Harrison, Lewis Center, Ohio (16, Q2), 21-10, 21-18 (:38).
Consolation Bracket, second round (losers eliminated, place ninth)
Jenny Kropp, Hawthorne, Calif. / Whitney Pavlik, Laguna Hills, Calif. (4) d. Fopma / Jones (7), 21-14, 21-15 (:48);
Emily Day, Torrance, Calif. / Heather Hughes, Fallbrook, Calif. (8) d. Johnson Jordan / Shaw (14), 21-14, 21-17 (:42);
Davis / Lima (12) d. Kathryn Babcock, Kalamazoo, Mich. / Erin Gray, Orland Park, Ill. (10), 21-16, 21-11 (:47);
Angie Akers, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Nicole Branagh, Torrance, Calif. (3) d. Hunkus / Lowe (9), 21-16, 21-18 (:44).
Consolation Bracket, third round (losers eliminated, place seventh)
Kropp / Pavlik (4) d. Day / Hughes (8), 21-18, 23-21 (:52);
Davis / Lima (12) d. Akers / Branagh (3), 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 (1:06).
Winners' Bracket, third round
Jennifer Kessy, San Clemente, Calif. / April Ross, Costa Mesa, Calif. (1) d. Brittany Hochevar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Lisa Rutledge, San Diego (5), 21-18, 21-19 (:35);
Lauren Fendrick, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Brooke Hanson, Ventura, Calif. (2) d. Kristen Batt, Venice, Fla. / Brooke Sweat, Estero, Fla. (6), 23-21, 21-18 (:46).


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LAST DANCE: Guard Aaron Craft gears up for his final season, leading an Ohio State men's team that lacks a proven scorer but looks to be tenacious on defense.
LAST DANCE: Guard Aaron Craft gears up for his final season, leading an Ohio State men's team that lacks a proven scorer but looks to be tenacious on defense.
Ohio State men's basketball: Thad Matta survives, thrives for nine seasons under pressure
Thad Matta smiled at the first answer that crossed his mind a few weeks ago, his first afternoon with the media this fall to preview his 10th season as Ohio State men's basketball coach. "What," Matta was asked, "are you most proud of in your 10 years here?"Continue Reading
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I have a WorkOrder model with a "start" attribute (date column). The start column holds the date that the work order was started.
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Majickal , tim and pogo
1st step discussions on PA/Events equiptment
1. lighting
2. pa : what we got/what we want
2c. safety
1. Lighting
forest needs a frontal lighting solution for events
discussed was cost... seems to be within reason to get a basic
3-4 par64 can setup for under £100.
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4 par-can lights, disco, theatre, club lighting par64
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+ the 4 dimmers to control them (or very simple light control deck under £100)
main concern is that vocals are seldom if ever clear when bands play.
a. make the system mono
b. tweak the gain structure of the pa to the room
c. secure the tower PA speakers for saftey reasons (they are very wobbley and dangerous)
d. possibilities of trimming down the PA (selling and rebuying parts of it) might just be too massive for the size of the room.
e. eventually we will move the PA to the back corner where the kitchen stops
this will require an investment - no doable now
f. lift the monitors off the floor
-Majickal and i will meetup next week to tweak the PA to the Room.
-tim will build a support structure for the wobbley speakers
-Majickal will gather and post a list of everything we'll need (and costs) to move the PA to the corner.
maybe use the list in a grant request for the student/sound engineer thing that the forest will be doing?
-tim will install some door-stoppers to the base of the monitors to lift them off of the floor


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Jon Russell at the Asian Correspondent points us to a Bangkok Post article, Internet use increases but Thai sites lagging behind, covering statistics on Internet usage in Thailand taken from Truehits.net (a Thailand-based firm tracking many key statistics.)
For web browsers, Microsoft's Internet Explorer controlled a 65.6% share last year, a decline of 13 percentage points from 2009. Mozilla's Firefox increased its share from 2.7% to 15.9%, while Google Chrome rose from 8.4% to 11.8%.
Truehits also provided a list of the top 10 Thai websites which are: sanook.com, kapook.com, mthai.com, dek-d.com, exteen.com, teenee.com, manager.co.th, truelife.com, gmember.com, and playpark.com.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Worst organised race that I have done.In full: Sat Nav took us to the wrong entrance to the racecourse. Surely someone should have stood at the wrong entrance? After realizing our mistake it took 45 minutes to turn around and park. Pure greed to charge £6 which caused additional tail backs. The route was a real disappointment - too much roads and too little running along the riverbank. The Thames 1/2 makes much better use of the River. Bag collection was poor but very good medal and goody bag. Shame as I was pleased with my time! Date of review: February 22, 2016
In short: Not done this since 2013 will definetly do it again in 2017. Outstanding organistaion and great fun. Thank you Mr &Mrs Rob.Date of review: January 2, 2016
In short: Brilliant DayIn full: 4th time of running this.Best race of the year- fantastic organization,good wine every 2 miles and a brilliant down hill last mile. Marshalls excellent and friendly. Everyone was smiling and the post race atmosphere is brilliant. Well done ETL. Date of review: September 16, 2015
In short: Gets better & betterIn full: 3rd time of running & having run it seriously, decided to enjoy the wine at the numerous stops. Fantastic organisation, incredible medal, great day out. About 12 people from my club entered the race, next year I suspect there will be twice as many. Thanks ETL.Date of review: September 15, 2014
In short: Love this race. The 1st race I have ran three consecutive times. Will make it 4 next year! The Beer at the end tasted so good!Date of review: July 9, 2014
In short: Well organised race and PB potential despite the wind. But...the mug is awful...really time that produced a medal for the race price. Date of review: February 9, 2014
In full: Did this a couple of years ago & the event has deservedly grown.What a brilliant day out. Didn't run in fancy dress,but, will consider it next time!! Ran with a couple of friends from my club and we all agreed it was one of the best races we had ever done.Did have a couple of glasses of wine- more next time! Loved the finish and we had the energy to hammer it down the last mile and finish wit a 7 minute mile.Love the medal!Hog roast excellent and atmosphere 1st class. Well done to Events to Live.Date of review: September 13, 2013
In full: This has to be the best organized race I have ever been to. The organizers had gone the extra length to put in loads of water/sponge stations due to the stifling heat.Thank you Wadhurst Runners.Due to the heat the race was hard and unlike last year I had to walk up the hills and was 20 minutes slower. But, it didn't matter the scenery and setting are 1st class.Medal and goody bag and cakes at the end were much appreciated. Well done to every one who was involved.I will be back for a 3rd year in 2014.Date of review: July 8, 2013
In full: Fantastically orgainsed race and a brilliant way to start the New Year. Very hard and very muddy. Fancy dress was brilliant I went as Virgil from Thunderbirds and couldn't stop laughing when I slipped over and someone chirped up "Thunderbirds are Gone!". Thanks to Dr Rob and the marshalls ypou can all be proud of allowing us runners a fantastic start to the New Year. Date of review: January 2, 2013
In short: Great race,beautiful scenery, very hilly and extremely well organised.Date of review: July 22, 2012
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The Bummer That is Parking in the Mission Nails El Tonayense Taco Truck
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Parking in the Mission sucks. It sucks so hard that we routinely circle the neighborhood in search of parking for dozens (dozens!) of minutes on end; rage building and building and building until we're screaming out our car windows like lunatic wolfpeople, hoping to scare someone into a frenzied getaway dash to their parked car just so we can take their damned spot.
Those very woes have finally come to torment the neighborhood's most valued parked vehicle, the taco truck. When El Tonayense's truck rolled up to their usual spot at 17th and Harrison at 10am this morning, there was no where to plop the wheels down and start grilling up lunch. So, like most rational people, they parked across the street in a loading zone while waiting for a spot to free up.
Thankfully, Mission Local's Rigoberto Hernandez was there to witness the awful scene that followed:
A leather goods company in front wouldn't have any of it and asked the meter maids to force the truck out, which they did by issuing El Tonayense a parking ticket. The taco truck left, but came back an hour later after some of the cars moved from the westside curb.
"It's never happened before," said one of the truck operators.
This is bullshit. I refuse to live in a world in which The Best Meal On Four Wheels is forced to retreat back to the lot from which it came because it can't find parking. Can someone get Scott Wiener on the case?


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Topic: Kinda O/T: help name my blog!
I'm writing a Rails-based site for my freelance book editing business (www.PlotToPunctuation.com, although you'll only see a static placeholder page right there at the moment). As part of it, I am going to have a blog focusing on tips to help fiction writers better develop their characters.
I know this is kind of off topic, but what the hell. The site is built on Rails, so I figure I'm entitled. Anyway, I'm having trouble settling on a name. I've got four contenders at the moment:
Showing Character (has a universal sort of feel to it)
Show Character (ok, but feels kind of dictatorial)
Show Some Character! (suggests that the blog will be sort of snarky/sarcastic, which it will)
Show Your Character (quasi play-on-words confusing the author with his/her fictional creations)
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: What happenedIn full: I really enjoyed this race last year. but the 2 laps around the track at the start was a mess and the queue to get the goody bag was a joke. Also unhelpfull jobsworth staff making a hot day race even worse. they also should of put more water stations on such a hot day. Definitely not doing any races with sports tours international again.Date of review: July 18, 2013
In short: I love this RaceIn full: OK the weather was horrible this year but it is in December so what do you expect the PB potential is great and the closed roads are a big bonus. the t-shirt needs improving cotton T-shirts aren't running t-shirts. the only other thing I would improve is some kind of baggage storage Date of review: January 10, 2013
In short: Love it In full: Even though I didn't run it this year I helped out and you probably all saw me with camera in hand and here is the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/90958055@N04/sets/72157632218413426/ Enjoy Date of review: December 12, 2012
In short: Could do betterIn full: Looking at the other comments I did not have a problem at all collecting my number and I always have my own safety pins so no problem there. the water was my main problem they seemed very close together 5 7 10 miles not 3 6 9 as promised on there web site on of the friendliest races I have done though but you have to chat as yes its a fast course but it is so very boring. the other little problem I had was the announcements at the beginning people trying to shout over 500+ people just doesn't work I didn't hear a word and I was stood pretty close to them. overall a very average race as for the timing it was spot on so no clompaints there Date of review: September 3, 2012
In short: If it wasn't for the wind this would of been fantasticIn full: this was harder than my marathon last year. The course is amazing seeing 500+ runners spread out across the sand was trully a stunning view and definately a run to do at some point in your running life. but with the wind in your face for most of the race and about the only time it wasn't you were wading through waist deep water it is a very tough but very enjoyable run. Im glad I got talked into doing it. As for doing it again if there was entries on the day so you could check the weather before hand yes I would.Date of review: August 14, 2012
In short: love this race hate those hillsIn full: great race great marshalls fantastic atmosphere. The marshalls keep up you going throughout this run and its all done in a really friendly way that makes you want to come back and do it again Date of review: July 5, 2012
In short: Love this raceIn full: I love this run even though I really felt like I wasn't going to complete it this year one day I will run up every hill. brilliantly organised loads of water stations all well signed and just a great atmoshpere the marshals are great and the support although there is not a lot really keeps you going and after the first 6 miles you can then enjoy the the scenery. will definately be back again next year Date of review: May 7, 2012
In short: What a fiascoIn full: I didn't actually run the race but was part of the press there and I ended up helping out in the VIP tent where we were letting people in to warm up and get some medical attention. my friend was marshall on the door and she got very stressed out on what should of been an enjoyable day I really couldn't believe the reports I was hearing from the baggage area. I would hate to think what would of happened if all 8000 had turned up. Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: harder than I thought mostly off road In full: enjoyed the views but the steep descents and short sharp climbs really hurt. thanks to all the cadets on the water stations and the little girl with the jelly babies at the 22 mile mark. I also agree with the 24 mile mark I thought I had got lostDate of review: November 7, 2011
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Standout performances at the U.S. Olympic Trials garnered gymnast Jordyn Wieber (DeWitt, Mich.) and track & field's Ashton Eaton (Bend, Ore.) Athlete of the Month recognition, while the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team was named Team of the Month for June, the United States Olympic Committee announced today.
Wieber captured her second consecutive national title at the 2012 Visa Championships, which ran from June 8-10 in St. Louis. Wieber earned a final score of 121.900 during the two-day competition. She was named to the U.S. Olympic Team after barely missing the title at the U.S. Olympic Trials for Gymnastics in San Jose, Calif.
Meanwhile, Eaton put on a performance of a lifetime at the U.S. Olympic Trials for Track & Field. He started the first day of competition with two world decathlon records in the 100-meter (10.21) and the long jump (8.23 meters). Going into the final event, the 1,500-meter run, Eaton held a 317-point lead over his closest competitor. He ran a personal best in the race with a time of 4:14.48 to finish first. In the end, his total score for the decathlon came to 9,039 points, breaking Roman Sebrle's previous world record of 9,026 points and Dan O'Brien's American record of 8,891 points set in 1992.
The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team captured the 20th Annual FIVB World Grand Prix title with an undefeated 14-0 record at the tournament. The victory marked the third consecutive year - and fifth time overall - that the U.S. won the 16-team premier international women's volleyball competition. Seventeen different U.S. players competed throughout the tournament, helping the U.S. to wins over five teams ranked in the world top 10.
Swimming's Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and track star Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, Calif.) earned second and third place in the female vote. On the men's side, Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) finished runner-up, while triathlete Lukas Verzbicas (Colorado Springs, Colo.) took third. The U.S. Women's National Softball Team earned second in the team competition, and the women's recurve archery team rounded out the voting in third.
Each National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per discipline. A voting panel selects the winners from the pool of nominees with online fan voting via Twitter accounting for 10 percent of the total vote.
1. Jordyn Wieber, Gymnastics
2.Missy Franklin, Swimming
3. Allyson Felix, Track & Field
1.Ashton Eaton, Track & Field
2.Michael Phelps, Swimming
3. Lukas Verzbicas, Triathlon
1. U.S. Women's National Team, Volleyball
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Seizures in dogs are one of the most frequently reported neurological conditions and can be caused by a number of conditions. Epilepsy, liver disease, kidney failure, brain tumors, trauma or toxins can cause these events, which can be somewhat traumatizing to owners who do not know what they are. The most important thing to know for many owners is how to comfort their canine through this process.
According to VCA Animal Hospitals, during the first part of a seizure, called the pre-ictal phase, a dog may exhibit altered behavior - either hiding, seeming nervous or seeking out its owner. You can help your dog by either allowing it some alone time and space or comforting it when it seeks you out.
The second part of a seizure, called the ictal phase, is the actual seizure and is characterized by shaking or spastic muscle motion. The dog may have a change in mental awareness, fall over, urinate, defecate or salivate uncontrollably. No matter what your dog is doing, it is important to remain calm. Do not try to hold your dog down or get your fingers near the mouth or head since your dog may accidentally bite you.
The last part of a seizure is the post-ictal phase and is the time immediately after the end of the seizure. Your dog may be disoriented or even seem blind and you should stay nearby to offer your dog comfort and reassurance during this confusing time. According to PetMD.com, most dogs will recover from a seizure by the time you can bring it to the veterinarian. However, all seizures should be reported to a veterinary professional so testing for seizures can be performed and the underlying cause can be determined and treated if necessary.