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- Subjects:Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Anti-Bullying, Peace and Building Character, Part 1
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
This week's second post revolves around two things: implementing both Pinwheels for Peace as well as the Olweus anti-bullying program in my classroom this year.
Pinwheels for Peace is a project where students all over the nation are designing pinwheels to display in front of their schools on Monday, September 21. This project was started because, according to the website, violence has become commonplace and accepted as part of our society. Everyday, we are bombarded with television images, video games, music and magazine articles/newspapers that give importance to conflict and war. Our school will be participating, and the design you see at the beginning of this post is one of the designs that will be coming from our class. The designs for the pinwheels were just started in our art elective today, so I will be able to post pictures of the completed pinwheels next week.
If you want to read on how to make pinwheels with your class, click here.
Anti-Bullying Movement/Building Your Students' Character
The second part of this post is dedicated to our school's anti-bullying movement and the beginning of a chapter book I began working on this past year. The Olweus program is being implemented in our school this year, which you can read about here. We are being encouraged to discuss bullying in our classrooms and encourage our students to accept one another for who they are. In light of this new program, I am going to introduce the chapter book I wrote this past year to my students that addresses bullying and believing in the power of second chances.
The entire book is about 150 pages long and is about a boy named Ryan who had a disagreement with his ex-best friend Seth back in second grade. Two "bullies", Patrick and Dillon, rampaged on the playground and knocked Seth off his swing, breaking his glasses. They then turned to Ryan and asked if he would continue hanging out with Seth. Ryan is afraid and turns away from Seth. Two years later, in fourth grade, they are about to have class together once more. One day, Ryan has the worst day- and makes a wish to repeat the day. His wish comes true, yet he then realizes that he cannot move on to the next day until he is fair and kind to Seth once again. The premise is kind of like the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray, but it is also very different with a series of interesting twists.
My reflection about my novel:
Writing this novel was a challenge. I studied the behaviors and words of "tweens" for quite some time to pinpoint the direction I wanted to take with this book. I thought about how I felt about certain things that happened when I was in elementary school, the hurtful words people said and how people interpreted those words. I thought about friendships and how everyone needs a friend who believes they rock, no matter what. No matter how "out there" they seem. Everyone is important and amazing in some way, shape, or form.
Growing up is hard. It certainly was for me, anyhow. I was not well-liked for some reason. It still hurts as an adult at times. Sometimes people feel they have to say the right words, wear the right clothes, or like the right things. Yet honestly, what is "right"? People have always wondered. Or are there different types of "rights" and people just don't realize it?
When I wrote this book, I wanted to come up with believable characters. I tell my students all the time that so much has to go into "forming" a character.
I chose some names of people I knew or names I just liked in general. Or I thought really hard and tried to put a name with the "face" I saw in my mind. When I thought of someone brilliant, above his peers, and mindful, I thought of the name "Seth". "Dillon" was a name I chose for character who turned out to have a lot of personality, someone with broad interests.
I had to create antagonists (people who are against the main character) and also those types of characters who the reader does not like at the beginning of the story, but connects with by the end. Patrick, of course, is the antagonist. Authors sometimes to create characters that do not change at all or change just slightly. Dillon is the character who changes a great deal, yet I made how and why he changes very unpredictable until a certain point in the story. Ryan also changes, but mainly because of the "second chance" he was given.
Why didn't I make this a straight-through realistic fiction story? Why did I add that streak of fantasy? I had to add that bit because it gets the reader to think about how things can change a great deal if you think things through- the words you say and your actions.
The prologue of my novel:
It was a typical Thursday at Wadesboro Elementary School, so typical that it blended into every other day I had ever spent at school. Mrs. Wilkins was my second-grade teacher, and she was always really considerate to us, no matter how traumatic a situation we caused. However, things would change completely that day, particularly between my best friend Seth Morgan and me.
Seth was not the typical second grade boy. He had dark brown hair and thick glasses. He was also a lot smaller than the rest of the boys in our class. It seemed as if every boy towered at least a foot over him. His voice was also very high and possessed a nasal quality. Yet what made him stand out even more was that he was a complete brainiac for his age, reading on at least a fifth grade level. While everyone toiled through Horrible Harry and Time Warp Trio books, he would sit and read books way beyond his age. His favorite of all was Johnny Tremain. He could multiply and divide really well, and he was fascinated with science. When he grew up, he wanted to become a crypto zoologist, while I was completely fascinated at the time with becoming a race car driver. Yet even though Seth and I seemed incredibly different, we possessed a lot of similarities. We met through our fathers before kindergarten because they both worked in carpentry. They got around to talking when my dad mentioned that I was already reading, and Seth's dad chuckled, mentioning that he had been reading just before he turned four. We then met of course, and the rest was history.
However on that fateful Thursday, we were on the swings, discussing the rules of chess. Seth enjoyed playing with his father, and I appreciated a lot of what he did, even though I was not as brilliant. All of a sudden, Dillon Randall and Patrick Delmar came marching up to us. Patrick grabbed at Seth's glasses and vengefully snapped them in half. Dillon then followed Patrick and knocked Seth out of the swing with great force. Seth began bawling his eyes out, and the two boys persisted even more. I just sat there, appalled on the inside but not displaying much emotion on the outside. I was speechless. Suddenly Dillon swung on his heels and blurted out to me, "Are you actually going to keep hanging out with this dork?"
My mouth was as dry as the Sahara Desert, and if they would have poked me in any way, I probably would have bawled my eyes out. Seth's eyes were brimming with tears, glancing pleadingly in my direction. He may have been thinking, Please, set them straight, yet I was numb from head to toe. I did not want to be in Seth's predicament and a crowd began surrounding us (as well as Mrs. Wilkins), so I blurted out the first thing my preposterous mind told me to say- "No, Dillon. I am not going to be his friend anymore."
It was like Pandora's Box had opened at that moment. Seth was devastated with his mouth hanging open. His lip with quivering and he began shaking from head to toe. I was even more devastated that I betrayed him. Yet I could never take that moment back; I had to move on. Dillon and Patrick were beaming with delight that I had caused harm to my best friend. A few particularly mean kids, one named Jordan and another named Brent, began clapping. Seth then ran for his life.
Mrs. Wilkins broke up the fight and hauled the two instigators down to the front office on their heels. Seth was escorted by a girl named Emily to the guidance office. She was a kind, quiet spirit who cared about everyone in her class. She consoled him while I sat in the swing like a complete fool. An extremely introverted boy named Jonathan than looked at me and snarled, "Good going. You hurt your best friend." He then disappeared when another second grade teacher, Ms. Morrow, gathered our class to bring us inside. I followed reluctantly, struck, eventually out to become sort of an outcast.
The thing was, we boys had so much to hide. I really wanted to tell Seth that I was sorry, but over time, that desire faded. Dillon was also really intelligent, though he never wanted to admit it to everybody. He had seemed fine up until that point, back in kindergarten and first grade. Patrick was the instigator of all, very harsh and controlling of all his friends. Nobody wanted to have him on their bad side, though perhaps Patrick also had something to hide.
It would be almost by fate that this entire crowd reunited for fourth grade. Our somewhat unfortunate teacher, Mrs. Farley, had Seth, Dillon, Patrick, Emily, Jonathan, Jordan, and myself on her roster. I am sure she was half mortified at first and asking the front office to remove at least one of the two bullies from her class. Yet everything progressed, and at Open House, I was staring at Mrs. Farley's fourth grade class list including all our names.
I am very excited I have been able to provide you with "Food for Thought" in two areas this week. Hopefully everything has been going well so far this year- if you have any questions or thoughts about anything I have posted, please do not hesitate to ask.
I will include more in the near future, Jeremy and Patty. Thanks for the encouragement! What is your school doing in particular to "combat" bullying, Jeremy? Anything that has worked really well in its implementation?
Hi Victoria,
Nice post! Our school has been working to be proactive about bullying. During recess the monitors record any issues in a log. It's a great way to track any ongoing issues or notice patterns.
Keep up the good work.
Best, Jeremy
You are to be nationally commended for your efforts, Victoria!
... Hi, Patty! I hope this message reaches a lot of teachers so they know how important it is to watch for signs of bullying in their classrooms. I read the prologue to my students Thursday, and then asked them to make text-to-self and text-to-world connections afterward. They then questioned the author (me)- they asked why I chose the specific characters and also if the event related to anyone or any situation I knew from my life. It was interesting hearing their thoughts about the beginning of my story. - Victoria


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Oi, I came in yesterday and sorted out some records ready to be sold (yes, in exciting news, jane has now left america!!!! where is our new rutherfords??? let's go upgrade. jesuys I missed you all xxxx)
There are a number of records boxes in the room by the old office toilet/safe room.
* The one nearest the toilet has 125 records in 5 boxes of 25. They are ready to be sold. Take them to shops or friends, but PLEASE write on the boxes what you have done, how many are left, etc.
* Next to that there are sleeves and records. The sleeves need numbered, either by magda or other people willing to. The records need drawn on. Then they all need put together with inserts. Maybe we should get together and do this sometime soon? I will bring treats and kisses


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This report is Deliverable D1.1 "High-Level System Requirements" of the SmartHouse/SmartGrid project sponsored by the European Commission Seventh Framework Program. It reports on the key stakeholders and their perspectives, on the key quality attributes and on the overall system requirements for the concepts developed within SmartHouse/SmartGrid.
All public deliverables are:
D1.1 High-Level System Requirements
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D3.1 Field Trial Demonstrator Designs
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As the state decision on the unit management plan for the Adirondack travel corridor draws near, one look will tell you what the answer should be.
For weeks now, the corridor would be an excellent trail, providing an entirely new venue for an entire region. While not many would be out riding in the rain, with the pending cold snap and a few flurries, it would be busy with snowmobiles again IF the rails were removed.
Any ski hill manager would tell you that a holiday open for business makes up for weeks of regular activity; that would be the story of the rail trail. You might ask what would bring significant numbers of tourists to the area and at the same time provide activity for area visitors, and 91 miles of snow-covered, unplowed, destination trail would be a good answer.
Building a side-by-side trail with the nature of a year-round rail trail is absurd, particularly as the corridor rises from Tupper Lake to the summit at Big Moose (2,000 feet); it is built more and more on high fills and deep cuts exacerbated by wetlands and preserved timber on adjacent lands. Years of thwarted effort for a trail along the side out of Lake Placid should have provided the insight necessary.
There is more you can do than wait. See www.thearta.org for addresses to contact and join us with even a small donation, 100 percent of which will go toward advocating for this important attraction.
Happy holidays to all.
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I can tell just from the juvenile immature nature of your post that you have no idea how to treat women. I bet that you don't even have many female friends.
I can guarantee that you married the first woman you ever dated cause you knew that was the only chance you would ever have to move out of home and being hung like a third grader you must have felt that you won the lottery.
You are a plasma to be pitied. I pity you my friend.
As usual, you've taken the whole board in the gutter. You, of course, know nothing about me. I have plenty of friends, both male and female, and have been happily married to a beautiful woman for 27 years. I would STRONGLY suggest that you keep your comments to yourself about things you know nothing about. You are the person who opened up your pathetic life on an open forum, so you put yourself out there for fair game, loser.
Looks like I was right huh. No need to get touchy buddy. I think you're the loser here though. Been married for 27 years yet you spend most of your time here. That says it all in my book. Do the wife a favour and give her some lovin'.
I think you're a prime example of never having lived it up when you were younger. I guess if I had saggin' man boobs I'd be pissed with the world too. So an ex of mine got to me, you live and you learn. No skin off my nose, I'm still anonymous here Einstein, LMAO !!!
I apologised to the ones that I felt I went over the top with. I try and make some good arguments but you just can't let go. Like Viper said to Maverick when Goose died, "You gotta let it go.... you gotta let it go".


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I'm obviously new to this site and fairly new to tea. I come here hoping to learn as much as I can about the wonderful world of teas. I drink greens exclusively as well as herbal tisanes in the evening. My favorite so far is Adagio's Sencha Overture, although I imagine I'd like higher grade senchas or gyokuro but I'm fairly poor at the moment..
Glad I found this place.


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Recognize students at the undergraduate and predoctoral levels for research excellence and potential. The awards honor Raymond W. Sarber for his contributions to the growth and advancement of ASM.
Nominees must be a student at the undergraduate or predoctoral level, attending an accredited institution in the United States, in an academic program involving microbiology. Two awards are presented at the ASM General Meeting, one to an undergraduate and one to a graduate student. They will be judged separately.
May 14th, 2016.
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Adobe Learning Summit 2014 is here!
It's that time of the year again, when we showcase the best and innovative Adobe ideas to help learning professionals take the lead and explore new frontiers.
The Seventh Annual Adobe Learning Summit is scheduled for October 27, 2014 at Bellagio Las Vegas; and is co-located with DevLearn 2014 conference and expo. At this event, you'll get a chance to meet Adobe community experts, industry luminaries, experienced eLearning and education professionals, and the engineering team at Adobe.
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I cannot think of a place I've visited where everyone I met was authentically generous and welcoming. Until my visit to Bethel, Maine, two weeks ago, that is. I was so genuinely impressed with how I was treated that I feel I have come away with a new community of friends. I will definitely return, hopefully to see the bucolic town covered in a blanket of snow.
My incredible food experiences included dinners at SS Milton, the Black Diamond Steakhouse, The Jolly Drayman Pub, The Millbrook Tavern and Grille at The Bethel Inn, 22 Broad Street, The Mill Hill Inn, and The Sudbury Inn. After dinner at Scott Davis' Sudbury, the magnanimous host invited me; Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Robin Zinchuk; and Amanda Smith, co-owner of Nabos, to a remarkable event, which takes place at Gould Academy in Bethel each summer. Music without Borders brings its International Piano Festival to town and this year was its sixth incarnation.
As you can see from the video I took that evening, the pianists are of remarkable talent. What also may occur to you is that they are quite young for the level of ability they have achieved. The prodigies of Tamara Poddubnaya visit Bethel for three weeks each summer to study with the lauded solo pianist and chamber musician, who is currently a professor at and head of the piano department at the Long Island Conservatory, and a visiting professor at the Portland Conservatory of Music. They ranged in age from 13 to 24 this year and hailed from diverse countries, including Russia, the Netherlands and the United States.
Performing the evening I attended were Kelia Ingraham, Mark Demidovich and Veselin "Vesko" Ninov. The video is of Ninov performing Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12" in C-sharp minor. As the notes flowed into the room, I was inspired to try to capture the experience in words so I could translate how it felt to have the experience. Here are the riffs that flowed from my pen as the notes poured into the small theater:
Those soft refrains bring joy to the lips of the chords. The upper body sways as the music ebbs and flows, the arms lifted as if in a ballet of sound. Eyes closed, a smile, then a creased forehead when the music grows serious. As the whimsical rhythms come, eyes open, head swaying, not in a refusal but in the loving gesture one shows to a serious moment of emotional impact.
When the music slows, the last chords leak into the room like fireflies dancing on a summer night or fairies flitting across an azure sky. Marching. Scampering. Sprightly. Then death knell, followed by the relief of gentle notes lifting sound to serenity. Chaos. Keys bluntly ordered into submission by strong, nimble fingers. Ah, breezy riffs of melody. How can staccato be interwoven with high-tinged wanderings so perfectly?
The softest notes seem to hang in the air and pauses are built for the sounds to linger, the piano's voice gleefully loving the opportunity to dally. Then marching notes return, signaling a change in mood. The staccato melody is a volley unleashed to make one fall in love with reverberation. And so I did! Bravo, I say!


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Hut point ridge to the north of McMurdo Station after a fresh snow fall a few days after the last sunset.
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Vince's Memorial Cross, Hut Point, Ross Island, Antarctica. Aurora Australis in the background. The snow is being lit up from the lights of McMurdo Station.
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Vince's Cross, Hut Point Antarctica.
Vince was the first person known to have died in Antarctica.
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New York Times [I.B.M. Posts Strong Preliminary Results] said "The fourth quarter usually is the best time of the year for IBM Corp., but rarely does it look this good." When the final results were posted last Thursday, Steve Lohr wrote[IBM - A Separate Reality?]. Here'san excerpt:
But what was striking in the company's conference call on Thursday afternoon was the unhedged optimism in its outlook for 2008, given the strong whiff of recession fear elsewhere.
The questions from Wall Street analysts in the conference call had a common theme. Why are you so comfortable about the 2008 outlook? Now, that might just be professional churlishness, since so many of them have been so wrong recently about I.B.M. Wall Street had understandably thought, for example, that I.B.M.'s sales to financial services companies — the technology giant's largest single customer category — would suffer in the fourth quarter, given the way banks have been battered by the mortgage credit crunch.
But Mr. Loughridge said that revenue from financial services customers rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter, to $8 billion. The United States, he noted, accounts for only 25 percent of I.B.M.'s financial services business.
The other thing that seems apparent is how much I.B.M.'s long-term strategy of moving up to higher-profit businesses and increasingly relying on services and software is working. Its huge services business grew 17 percent to $14.9 billion in the quarter. After the currency benefit, the gain was 10 percent, but still impressive. Software sales rose 12 percent to $6.3 billion.
Trade Radar poses the question[IBM Beats -- but is itrepresentative of entire tech sector?]. Here's an excerpt:
Looking at IBM's business segments, it can be seen that they offer far more coverage of the technology space that those of the typical tech company:
IBM is just so big and diversified that there is little comparison between it and most other tech companies. IBM is a member of an elite group of companies like Cisco Systems (CSCO), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL) or Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).
IBM's wide international coverage and deep technological capabilities dwarf those of most tech companies. Not only do they have sales organizations worldwide but they have developers, consultants, R&D workers and supply chain workers in each geographic region. Their product mix runs from custom software to packaged enterprise software, hardware (mainframes and servers), semiconductors, databases, middleware technology, etc., etc. There are few tech companies that even attempt to support that many kinds and variations of products.
As color on the fourth quarter earnings announcement, there are a couple of observations that I would like to make. The first one speaks to IBM's international prowess. The company indicated that growth in the Americas was only 5%. International sales were a primary driver of IBM's good results. As an insight on the difference between IBM and most other tech companies, it is clear that nowadays, a tech company that isn't adept at selling internationally is going to be in trouble.
Sramana Mitra opines [IBM Also Looks Safe]. Here's an excerpt:
Terrific performance in a terrific year - no doubt a result of its strong global model. IBM operates in 170 countries, with about 65% of its employees outside US and about 30% in Asia Pacific. For fiscal 2007, revenues from Americas grew 4% to $41.1 billion (42% of total revenue), [EMEA] grew 14% to $34.7 billion (35%of total revenue), and Asia-Pacific grew by 11% to $19.5 billion (19.7% of total revenue). IBM sees growth prospects not just in [BRIC] but also countries like Malaysia, Poland, South Africa, Peru, and Singapore.
Meanwhile, Dan Farber and Larry Dignan from ZDnet write[IBM's alternate universe: Big Blue sees great 2008]. Here'san excerpt:
Thus far 2008–all two weeks of it–hasn't been a pretty for the tech industry. Worries about the economy prevail. And even companies that had relatively good things to say like Intel get clobbered. It's ugly out there–unless you're IBM.
I am sure there will be more write-ups and analyses on this over the next coming weeks, and others will probably waituntil more tech companies announce their results for comparison.
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June 1, 2003
NEWS: Cheryl Anderson, of Webster City, received a bachelor of science degree in public administration from Upper Iowa University.
SPORTS: The Fort Dodge Soccer Association under 14 girls placed third in the Fort Dodge Soccer Tournament.
June 1, 1988
NEWS: Shelly L. Kohlhaas, of Algona, was presented the Ida Lee Goodsell Scholarship through the College of Nursing at the University of Iowa.
SPORTS: The Dodger girls opened the softball season with a 15-5 victory over Algona in five innings.
June 1, 1963
NEWS: Fred Scharf, of Fort Dodge, was elected president of the Lutheran Hospital board.
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Re-balling, from my experience, seems to provide a little more oven spring in the finished product.
Hmmm - I may need to try that myself. More spring is a good thing.
Because it's not traditional, I was pretty anti-reballing until Fazzari posted pretty definitive proof that reballs help oven spring.
I was just reading through Fazzari's thread the other day and was thinking about trying reballing myself. Using AT bromated, what do you think is the optimum fermentation/reball schedule?
Here was the super airy and tender one after 48hr cold rise.
That one looks much better! Did you add/increase sugar?


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Hils, views, then more hillsIn full: They said hills, and I'd thought I'd trained for them - but they were tough. Especially the ploughed field hill after 8 miles.Nice 'small' run - no queues, no prolonged start. Very well marshaled, very friendly. Great views. But about 1 min /mile slower than I thought- but that was the hills and a few energy sapping fields.Date of review: September 15, 2014
In short: Friendly, smaller local run, with beerIn full: It's my first race with beer afterwards - I now realise it should be compulsory. Well organised by the local running club, very rural, very friendly marshals.Date of review: June 17, 2012
In short: Wide open views (of the hills ahead?) - great run & great orgIn full: Great organisation and management of multi events (walk, half, full marathon, canix, bike).Surprisingly dry surface, and even warm weather & sun for much of the run - glad I opted at the last minute for shorts & T, as opposed to leggings, long sleeve top, jacket, gloves etc etc(Note to Sonia - but don't tell everyone - but book & take the last coach. That gives time for registration, loo queue, final change of shirt & then off ... I hung around in the cold for an hour last year, not this year!)Date of review: May 9, 2012
In short: (Half) - great run, made tough this year by the windIn full: Half Marathon : Few little niggles (long wait at start ... maybe could do with later coaches) & not many loos ...But overall great & challenging run with wonderful scenery & some never ending climbs. Was actually thinking and near a pb, until those two late long stretches into the wind.Date of review: May 1, 2011
In short: Fields, scenery, Test valley, hot & sunnyIn full: A great 'village' race where the children (18 & 21) also did the cycle ride. Low key,low cost, but great organisation, great route and other than the long gentle slope to start and a bigger hill at 2 -3 miles, all flat or gently downhill. No queues anywhere, good parkingDate of review: April 11, 2011
In short: Great 'small' raceIn full: Small numbers, mix of surface. Flat (well, nearly). Very friendly marshalls, photographers etc. Turn up, easy parking, run, very easy, no queues to get away afterwards (loos just about on the limit for numbers)**but I missed recognising the LM winner marshall! and I missed the soup.Date of review: January 27, 2011
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Media Watch Bono Interviews George Clooney for CNN
Contributing Monkie G Monkie
Published on May 24, 2009
Filed Under Green Report / Media, Pop Culture / Celebrities Tags Bono, George Clooney
Bono, is trying out a new career as a journalist and has landed a gig interviewing his friend George Clooney on the CNN show Anderson Cooper 360. Bono reveals in the beginning of this in-depth conversation style interview, that he has recently started working for the New York Times in a featured editorial section and can see the power of journalism. Bono said "Journalist are protectors of our democracies". It's amazing to see these guys, with everything in life, going out and making a difference. I look forward to more Bono segments.
The major theme of the conversation revolved around both Clooney's and Bono's work in and for Africa. The full video is here on G Living, just after the jump.


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USA TODAY goes behind the scenes for the show's second season, which takes an entire media and showbiz village to put together.
NEW YORK — The first thing you notice: just how meticulously Carolyn Murphy enunciates for the cameras.
Episode 4 of Project Runway All Stars is taping at the Parsons School of Design. The room is cavernous and dark, with wires all over the place.
Murphy says the intro. Speaks slowly and clearly, in a manner that seems odd in regular life but works perfectly on the small screen. Producers, publicists and other guests watch quietly from several rows of chairs directly across from the raised catwalk platform.
"Good evening, designers. This week's challenge was truly for the fans," she tells the dressmakers assembled ahead of her in two rows. They sigh in appreciation and excitement, perhaps real, perhaps styled for the cameras.
The stage is spot-lit. And statuesque blond model Murphy, the host of the show's second season, is introducing the catwalk show about to take place. She'd walked in earlier with the two regular judges, Georgina Chapman and Isaac Mizrahi, laughing and chatting, their sense of camaraderie visible. The two guest judges joined them a bit later: designer Charlotte Ronson and teen blogger Tavi Gevinson. Now, all four, plus Murphy, face the runway, and the show is about to begin. Ronson leans back in her chair, looking slightly bored. Gevinson, decked out in retro attire, is sitting up and looking around, her legs crossed.
The challenge this time: take a photo submitted by a fan through social media and create a look inspired by it, with the winning creation featured in USA TODAY.
What airs on Lifetime lasts 42 minutes. But it takes an entire media and showbiz village to put it together. What you see on air actually happens: Yes, the model's silhouette really is visible before she's out on the catwalk for all to see.
Upstairs, where the judges go during taping breaks, the digs are a lot more comfortable, with better catering and personal touches. Chapman, one of the judges, sits back on the couch in her dressing room and shows off a picture of daughter India on her iPhone. She's the co-founder of red-carpet staple Marchesa, and her husband, Harvey Weinstein, is one of the show's producers.
She's been on the original Project Runway, enjoyed the experience, and said yes when All Stars beckoned. Chapman says she doesn't play favorites on the show.
"Each runway has to be judged on its own merit. I want to see how each person grows as a designer. I only see what's on the runway and I don't know the back-story. It's not about personality and it's not about drama, for me. Are the clothes good or are they not? It's as simple as that," she says.
She and the other judges try to avoid biting comments in favor of helpful tips and feedback. When she was an up-and-comer, says Chapman, "No one was ever mean to me. Everybody was very supportive. If there was criticism, it was constructive. So I want to give constructive criticism. These designers have been on a runway show before and they know what they're coming into. You try to give your opinion and hope it helps them as a designer. My opinion may not sit with them, and that's fair enough. It's all objective when it comes to design. I don't see the point in crushing anybody."
In Mizrahi's dressing room, right next to Chapman's, there's an assortment of shoes for him to choose for each taping, and a screen to give him some privacy. He's quieter and more reflective than the outgoing persona you see on TV.
He says that unlike the show's competitors, who have a limited amount of time to design something, he would probably flounder under pressure. "I'd be able to design thousands of looks but I don't know if I'd be able to make them. Honestly, maybe? Probably not so well. I used to sew. I was great at sewing. But it took me forever. I'm very perfection-oriented. I would choke in 24 hours," he says.
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Skip to comments.Is there a drone in your neighbourhood?
Posted on 04/24/2012 6:23:05 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg
Is there a drone in your neighbourhood? Rise of spy planes exposed after FAA is forced to reveal 63 launch sites across U.S.
Unmanned spy planes are being launched from locations in 20 states and owners include the military and universities.
There are at least 63 active drone sites around the U.S, federal authorities have been forced to reveal following a landmark Freedom of Information lawsuit.
The unmanned planes some of which may have been designed to kill terror suspects are being launched from locations in 20 states.
Most of the active drones are deployed from military installations, enforcement agencies and border patrol teams, according to the Federal Aviation Authority.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
A clear violation of Posse Comitatus.
time to do a little skeet shootin'
I got a launch site about 30 miles away in Athens Ohio. Soon as I showed it to my wife she said they was gonna be hoverig over Meigs county Ohio when its get to be harvest time!
The only one in New England appears to be just over my home in CT. Is there a link for the actual locations and who's running the launch sites?
Go to the article and click the map it is interactive. May have some more info.
It is officially time to evacuate the United States of America. I am doing all I can to get out, now.
Add a pressure switch, stock and scope and you've got fun, fun, fun. More range than a 12-guage, too.
"Federal Aviation Authority"
Any article that doesn't get that simple name right is suspect as being from kooks.
Check out map link in post 9. INCONCIEVABLE ONLY 3 SITES ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER!
The map shows 2 over Austin and 1 over San Marcos.
Someone is really curious about the happenings in Central Texas.
British Newspaper so I'll give 'em some slack. I mean they added a U to Neighborhood for God's sake AND they drive on the wrong side of the road,
Check out link in post 9 as well!
Thanks. The article actually highlights the only site in New England as belonging to the University of Connecticut which is about 20 miles from where I live. The Daily Mail asks the same question I ask; why would UCONN need a drone site? The CONNARNG is somewhat nearby at Bradley Airport. That seems a more logical site for defense purposes.
Imagine my surprise that there is no domestic coverage of this story. The Daily Mail comes through again.
Yeah, that's true, they do spell funny.
Yeah I've started checking them daily because it seems they are breaking stories American News Outlets ignore.
Can you imagine MSNBC if this happened during Bush's Administration?
24/7 and they would bring back Keith Olbermann for a Special In Depth Show that aired every hour!
Note to self: No more midnight skinny dipping this summer.
Obama Admin: The War On Terror Is 'Over'
There's no need for these things. There are no terrorists.
Yeah--my brother-in-law.
Just curious, but what qualifies this as breaking news?
With a completely idiotic article. And it's embarassing that FReepers have completely bought it.
If you want the US military to have effective UAVs, guess what? Contractors need to test them, and college students need experience building and operating them; preferably without everyone needing to travel to Area 51.
The idea that all of these "launch sites" are for domestic surveillance by Predators or something is imbecilic.
I've worked for a small UAV company on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; we'd test the UAVs flying them on the large property of our company owner. Many University engineering programs have students building UAVs as an educational project.
And that's not even considering that, shockingly, US military units might want to launch UAVs from their own bases to PRACTICE with before deploying overseas.
I cannot fathom the idiocy of this expose - heck, the Daily Mail implies that the University of Alaska's UAVs are intended to spy on Russia. What nonsense.
Stupidity, I guess.
I see, maybe you wish to tell your story to Rodney Brossart:
LAKOTA, N.D., April 10 (UPI) -- A North Dakota man, the first U.S. citizen arrested with the help of an unmanned Predator surveillance drone, says he's challenging the legality of the arrest.
story here: U.S. man 1st arrested with help of drone
Any questions?
Yes, my question is why you didn't understand my post?
You just stated this is nothing but college kids testing stuff. Tell me do you think Mr. Brossart thinks its just college kids testing stuff?
I think we all could use some of these active drones for perimeter defense and to dispatch rioters and looters.
And talk funny. A few years ago on business in London one of the local employees asked me if I wanted to "Step outside and blow a fag?" I knew the slang so the shock value was lost but it was sill good for a laugh.
OK I want four of those!
there is no 'U' in my neigborhood
"Note to self: No more midnight skinny dipping this summer."
You can not make such a claim without pictorial proof!
If you have a demonstration and get out of line, the drone will come down and rifle butt you in the face. Either the chief of staff or the chief of police or their aunt Fanny will then suspend the drone from active command for two years, and people all over the world will be expressing either outrage or support for the drone.
Nor is there one in color. Unless of course you are a British Newspaper. (And its their headline and Spelling Not Mine)
Interesting - I have at least a Battalion's worth of active UAVs operating right here, as well as at least a half dozen UAVs sitting in the museum.
A major UAV manufacturer has facilities right up the road from my office.
And the line about 'some of which have been designed to kill terrorists' refers to the fact that Predators carry Hellfires. Doesn't mean that they do, in the U.S., just that they can.
Time for tin-foil hats, folks?
People have no idea how how closely our government monitors us. Mainly because they just don't want to know. They'd rather stick their heads in the sand and pull it out when they want to watch TV so it can numb their mind for them.
That doesn't bother me as much. I figure the real threat is surveillance.
I've seen demos of units smaller than a laptop that can shoot HD quality footage from two different cameras and can fly in and out of an ordinary window.
And that is available to you and me for just a couple large all legal like.
If you and I can lay our hands on such what the hell is the authorities using? How small are they can they overfly your property or even fly into your buildings and such?
You can call me a tinfoilhatter but it don't take much imagination to see how such technology could be abused in a hurry!
This people does. Google CALEA act.
On a tour I was on, our guide, great guy, former MI-5, announced to our part of the bus that we were going to stop to potty, only because he was a brit, it came out more like "paw-teh." Me and a couple I was visiting with were like, excuse me? "Paw-teh", Again? Then, exasperated, he goes "Ew, for the love of God, it's YOUR WORD!" Then we all cracked up.
University of North Dakota advertises a degree in building/designing UAVs.
Here is a likeness... LOL
not to worry. they're all tracking George Zimmerman.
I figured that out at the onset. no reflection on you.
though it was a humorous response to the title...
That would certainly make sense since WalMart parking lots are usually filled........
It should also be noted that all the blue pegs are sites where licenses to fly have expired.......
Just to be safe tho, I have my tinfoil hat on...LOL!
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In short: not value for money at all.In full: Ok organization. Registration person in tent a bit grumpy. Very dull out and back. Only three water stations so people getting to finish line totally parched as it was a hot day. No chip timing or tshirt as promised on website. Expensive entry fee for worst goody bag ever, poor medal and dull course.Date of review: September 4, 2011
In short: a new challengeIn full: I am a novice so I was a bit worried when i drove into the car park and saw all the club vests, but everyone was super friendly and really supportive even though I was third from last! Great marshalls, water stations, local support. Ace goody bag and top memento, thank you. I will certainly be back next year!Date of review: July 25, 2011
In short: fantastic organization!!!In full: despite awful weather the turn out was fantastic and all competitors and sole sisters crew were smiley!!! marshals were incredible, loved not having to dodge cars (ie tewkesbury half marathon) (0: lots of local support, really nice course, a bargain for £15. plus got a reusable goody bag, munchy seeds, frisbee, water, pen and a technical tee!!! Date of review: June 12, 2011
In short: perfect sunday running!!!In full: incredible weather, positive turn out. quick registration. challenging run in places, easy in places, but fun all round!!! where was mile marker 5?? thanks for my much needed coffee at the end, will certainly be back next year...Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: liked it for the ups and downs, gave the muscle groups a rest!In full: second-ever half marathon on sunday, hadnt trained enough thanks to back problems. BUT it was a really nice day out with lots of local support and a good social crowd to run with. on the drive up i really didnt want to do it as the rain pelted down, but the sun came out as we parked up and it was glorious!!! i came in 406th so i saw the problems at the water stations, willingly marshalled but not enough people at each station perhaps??? also was i concentrating to hard and did i miss mile markers 1 & 2? will do this again, loved the ups and downs of the course!Date of review: May 18, 2009
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Just call me crackerPosted Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 9:09 AM
Of all the changes and modernizations our society has seen in past years you would think we would eventually get past this whole "us and them" mentality. But, it's not happening.
There have been a number of movements over the years that just make me sick, but the move to make our speech politically correct has to be the worst.
Don't misunderstand me, it's not my goal to offend anyone and I usually don't. However, the words "they" (just who are they anyhow?) are trying to censor from our speech aren't that offensive.
We'll start with "hyphenated-Americanism". This one eats me up. Whether black, white, yellow or purple, most of us were born in America with at least two or three generations before us also born here (with the exception of "Mexican-Americans"). That technically makes you an American.
Not a Japanese-American, African-American or a Mexican American. Just a plain old, boring un-hyphenated American. Is that really so bad?
How about mailman? Now we have "postal carriers," but were you ever really offended by mailman or do you know one who is?
This is all just silly. Even handicapped is considered to be offensive now and that replaced "crippled"? Was that step not good enough so now they have to be called "physically challenged?" How long before we decide that's offensive, too?
I'm 5'4" and I'm not "vertically challenged." Just plain old short. Nothing more, nothing less.
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As a rythymically challenged person of substance whom may be fecally plenary, I am factually unencumbered and uniquely proficient to any genetic discrimination happening in the world.........
But I could be differently logical!
-- Posted by greer958 on Tue, Jul 31, 2007, at 3:08 PM
Corey Noles' response:Did this take you as long to write as it did for me to translate? That must have taken some serious effort. I'm impressed.
It illustrates just how stupid our language could be 50 years down the road.
Oh, Corey!! That list is hilarious!! How ever did you find it??
I love the politically correct "Night Before Christmas"!
My other favorites are the correct term for a "drooling drunk idiot" -- "person on floor"...and "fat" -- "people of mass," but there are so many goodies that it's hard to choose!
We have certainly come to a fine "howdy do," when we can't open our mouths without the risk of offending SOMEone!
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Jul 31, 2007, at 4:59 PM
Corey Noles' response:The same way I find find everything...Google. Technology can be a beautiful thing.
Right on, Corey! I'm English, German, Dutch, Scotch, Irish, and Welsh, and who knows whatelse! There's no such thing as race anyway- that's what America is all about. I don't mean to offend anybody either, but it's the liberals who keep propogating "us and them mentality". Of course you have the far right that actually practices it.
-- Posted by swift on Wed, Aug 1, 2007, at 10:30 AM
Most Mexican-Americans whom I know can also trace their ancestory back a few generations as being American. Our son, John is getting married this Friday to a Mexican girl who doesn't even know much Spanish.
-- Posted by swift on Wed, Aug 1, 2007, at 10:33 AM
I agree that political correctness has resulted in some pretty strange "new words." I'm vertically challenged? I'm horizontally challenged? Oh for goodness sake - I'm short and fat and I have no one to blame for it but myself (ok, the short is probably genetic). I'm not politically correct and I'm not a victim either.
As a geographer, I am reminded that we in the US are not technically the only "Americans". There are North Americans, Central Americans and South Americans. I've heard some of our neighbors to the south complaining that because we call ourselves "Americans" we think we're the only ones. That's their assumption, not ours. Once again, political correctness be hanged - I'm not going to call myself a US-ican or a US-American.
-- Posted by Ducky on Wed, Aug 1, 2007, at 12:33 PM
Consider maybe the term Native-American. "Native" cause they were already here, and "American" because the here in this case is America. By the same political correctness you can't possibly have African-Americans, but more appropriately "Imported-Africans". Which only goes to show the ignorance of political correctness. This brings you to the termination of mascots as SEMO recently did. They can't be "Indians" because that's offensive. Well it seems to me that a mascot is chosen as something that we consider to be nobel and hold to some great esteem. Thus, you have the Indians, the Braves, the Fighting Irish, etc. Maybe they could become the Butterflys, the O'possums, and the Sheep. But maybe the humanized animal population would become offended and mascots couldn't be animals. The Pansies, the Rose Buds, and the Easter Lilies. Maybe you can't use Easter... It doesn't end...
I can see the headline...
The East Texas Pixie Puffs powered their way to a second place finish (lost is too politically incorrect) while the Virginia Violets managed to escape the contest with only one additional field goal over the Puffs.
-- Posted by Carlin may be right on Wed, Aug 1, 2007, at 11:54 PM
Corey Noles' response:The East Texas Pixie Puffs...I like that. The sad truth is it's where we're headed.
What I don't understand about the SEMO mascot situation is why they considered it offensive. In the case of a team, they wanting to show bravery, stamina and toughness. Is that such an insult? The name (or any other name for that matter) was never intended to offend anyone and anyone who is, in my opinion, is just looking to stir up trouble.
The people who get so tied up in knots over this whole PC revolution REALLY need a hobby.
BTW...Carlin's little talk is what sparked my interest in talking about this.
Thanks for your input
I've wondered if the authorities at Semo just wanted a better merchandizing opportunity for their mascot.
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Aug 2, 2007, at 7:12 AM
Carlin often IS right. I love that man. He's so funny, but so astute as well. I love the Texas Pixie Puffs.
Maybe we should change to royal names... The South Harbor Kings, The West Side Baronettes, The East Texas Queens. Now there's a team big strapping guys would fight to join.
-- Posted by Ducky on Thu, Aug 2, 2007, at 12:44 PM
Well Mr. Cracker...don't you think that by being Just Plain Cracker you are offending all the poor Triskets, Sociables, Wheat Thins, Grahams and Saltines of the world? Are you pretenting to be better than all of us as a whole?
-- Posted by letseatcake633 on Fri, Aug 3, 2007, at 6:47 PM
Corey Noles' response:I wouldn't want to offend the grahams, but as far as the others go...I don't care. Let em whine.
Another question...how could cracker be offensive? Or even Indian? Or Black?
I just don't understand. None of those words are offensive on their own accord? I wouldn't take offense to being called white, warrior or even chair! What's the big deal?
There really is no big deal. Some people like to have an excuse for being a victim. Some people just like to complain. A friend's grandfather used to say "some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope."
-- Posted by Ducky on Wed, Aug 8, 2007, at 1:28 PM
Yeah, or poisoined them with chocolate cake.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, at 7:18 AM
Huh, huh, Le Truth! You're carrying your Minnie-Blog grudges over into poor, innocent Corey's blog!! We're talking about political correctness here -- not delightful culinary masterpieces created for an ungrateful blogger who flatly refuses to come to our birthday parties!!
The cake lady and I are highly offended!!
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, at 9:41 PM
Only have your interest in mind Corey. Poor Minnie is supposedly on vacation at an unknown beach without internet connection and is unable to keep us informed of her daily enjoyment or I fear, cries for help. Where does such a place exist? Maybe close by on a densely wood covered hill where goats are a plenty. I fear for the continuance of your blog Corey. EAT NO CAKE, please and be careful of the sweet feminalism subliminal messages from the fairer gender. I have been sleepy for three days.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, at 10:41 PM
I think the only offensive use of mascots has to be the Jackson Indians.
I never understood why a town that thought so highly of Andrew Jackson would use a mascot he supposedly despised. History really is written by the winners,and best I can remember, isn't he the president who took the Indians on the scenic route called Trail of Tears? Maybe a JHS grad can tell us why this happened,I know there is often more to the story.
As a proud Richland Rebel, I have heard how racially(?) insensitive our red & gray school colors are,with the southern gentleman as our mascot. He's a more hip version of Colonel Sanders, I think. We still have the confederate flag,but the really interesting fact is RHS was supposedly the first desegregated school district in Stoddard County in 1960 before desegregation was cool!
In fact, the mascot,flag,school name,and colors were picked out by the students at that time,with a black majority. I think it's why so many citizens get offended here about outsiders/newbies crying how "insensitive" all of it is when the truth is the older ones wanted to stay Essex Pirates and the Grayridge Panthers,but majority rules. The attitude has been,"You all made your bed now lie in it" With red & gray sheets of course.
-- Posted by Yellow Rose of Essex on Fri, Aug 10, 2007, at 8:22 AM
I didn't know all this background about the Richland mascot. Mmm...I've wondered about it.
I also wonder if they'll ever change it -- or will they just plug along until something big and hairy happens??
And, I.B., judging from Corey's lack of recent activity on this blog, I'd say that he might already be under the Cake Lady's spell....("Caaaaaaaake...caaaaaake...")
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Aug 13, 2007, at 4:49 PM
He could be just taking shelter from the punkins and over ripe fruit. Wake up Corey and exit from the tater hole. All is well.
Enouugh of the name changing. Someone is always offended. How do you select names for the little bearded ones?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Mon, Aug 13, 2007, at 6:00 PM
Hahaha! My goats names are: "June Bug," "Tinker Bell," "Hot Shot," "Pippi," "Longstocking," and ..... what the heck DID I name those last two little boys?? Mmmm....sometimes I forget the boys' names, since I don't keep them around as long as I do the girls...(who, of course, can have babies!)
"Heckle and Jeckle"!
"Sam n' Eric" were named after the twins in "The Lord of the Flies."
"William F. Bonney" was, of course, "Billy." "Bucky" was just sassy..
I doubt if I'll ever get in too much trouble over goat names, thankfully!
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Aug 14, 2007, at 4:49 PM
Sounds pretty mild mannered for the eloquence I have seen you put out here. Got rid of the boys when they were no longer useful huh? File that away in the old memory.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Tue, Aug 14, 2007, at 5:17 PM
If I were to get called a name that wasn't true, who cares? It's not true. They're igorant or they would know that.
I don't care if anyone calls me cracker, or white or anything else. What difference does it make? I don't take offense to it. I am white. Coming up with "durogatory" (sp?) terms for "white" won't hurt my feelings either. White is white and white I am.
What's the big deal what color people are? There is a good quote in Robin Hood. (Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman) Where a little girl as Morgan Freeman's character why he's a different color. He said "Because God likes variety." There you go.
I don't think it has anything to do with what people say or call you. I think it has more.. well, everything to do with the "offended" person not accepting who they are, and not being happy with who they are. If you're comfortable in your own skin, comfortable with who you are, you won't give a crap what anyone else has to say.
-- Posted by vambfly on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, at 7:42 PM
Ooops, I haven't checked this blog since August 14. I didn't realize it was still alive. Funny how they spring up from the dead sometimes, isn't it?
I guess we just get desperate for more conversation than we can find on the most current ones!!
-- Posted by goat lady on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 8:07 AM
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Chris Sunami tires of hearing that Columbus has more artistic talent than audience. So, taking inspiration from competitive reality TV shows like "America's Got Talent," Sunami decided to stir up a little competition among artists with the expectation that community interest would follow.
Sunami's brainchild, the 200Columbus Invitational Arts Competition, is a volunteer-led local arts competition featuring four divisions: studio recordings, literary, performing arts and visual arts.
"We want to celebrate excellence," Sunami said. "It's really all about focusing the attention. We don't have any recording contracts to hand out … or half a million dollars. It is about being recognized, and it's about being recognized by your peers."
The visual art exhibition, which opens Thursday at the Main Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, includes seven participating local art galleries or collectives, including: 83 Gallery, Cap City Creatives, Cobenick Studios/CS Gallery, Creative Arts of Women, Creative Women of Color, Mother Artists at Work and The Urban Cultural Arts Foundation.
The exhibition features 15 works in a variety of mediums, including an eye-catching acrylic on canvas titled "Hubbel and Dragonfly" by Roger Williams of Olde Towne East's Cobenick Studios/CS Gallery. Meanwhile, the collectives Mother Artists at Work and Creative Women of Color each contributed collaborative quilt-like pieces to don the Carnegie Gallery's walls.
In a twist, each participating arts group will judge its competitors' work. Winners will be announced on Oct. 4 at the King Arts Complex.


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Those listening closely to the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live noticed a big omission from the NBC late-night telecast - announcer Don Pardo!
The announcer, who has been with the show since its inception in 1975, missed Saturday's show after recently suffering a broken hip, TMZ reports. Sources tell the site that Pardo, 95, is doing fine in his recovery.
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After missing just one season (1981-1982), Pardo originally retired in 2004. However, NBC convinced him come back and he has been re-recording his parts from home in Arizona in recent years. He also used to announce for The Price is Right, Jeopardy! and the NBC Nightly News.
It is unknown how long Pardo will be out from the show. Saturday Night Live's next new episode, featuring Justin Timberlake as both host and musical guest, airs Saturday, March 9.
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Weds new South Park parodies James new Nike commercial. As a kid thinks to himself "should I apologise and try to get forgiveness?" He says, "Screw that Im gonna continue to be a F****** Dick" Or something like that. Classic must see.
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Bailey falls back to 13th in mass start
It was a tough end for Team USA at Sunday's 15-kilometer mass start at the biathlon world championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.
Lowell Bailey of Lake Placid cleaned his first three shooting stages and climbed as high as second to stay among the top four throughout most of the mass start.
Going into the final shooting stage, Bailey was second, just 1.6 seconds back from World Cup leader Martin Fourcade of France, with the field of the top 13 athletes within just 14 seconds of each other. Bailey missed two targets, and dropped to 14th and finished 13th with a time 37 minutes, 25.2 seconds.
"More than ever, I realize that at this level, a podium result requires perfection," Bailey said after the race. "That's what I've strived for in training and that's what I will continue to strive for looking forward to the final three World Cups and beyond. I felt great today. My skis were great, I felt good physically, and I was relaxed and confident in the range.
"Of course, I would like to have cleaned that last stage, but other than that, I had the race I wanted to have. I think this statement pretty much sums up how I feel about today and this world champs: I've never been more hungry for the podium at any point in my career than right now."
Tarjei Boe won the mass start for Norway, posting a time of 36:15.8 with clean shooting. Anton Shipulin of Russia took silver with clean shooting and a time of 36:19.3. Norway's Emill Hegle Svendsen won bronze with a time of 36:23.2 and one penalty.
Boe's win put Norway's gold medal count at eight, the most ever won by a nation in the biathlon world championships.
Tim Burke of Paul Smiths finished in 30th place after being involved in a crash. On the first loop of the race, two athletes went down in front of Burke on a high speed downhill corner. With no time or space to maneuver, Burke skied into one and flew off the course into a ditch.
Skiing hard to climb from 30th place, Burke struggled with his rifle in the first two stages, which had been jammed with snow from the fall, and picked up five penalties. Burke regained control and cleaned his final two stages, but could not make up time lost with the earlier crash. He finished the race in 41:15.5 (2+3+0+0).
"I was really motivated for this race and I thought I definitely had a chance to fight for another podium," Burke said. "Unfortunately, I was involved in a bad crash on the first loop where I ended up off of the course. During the crash I rolled on my rifle and it ended up totally jamming with snow. From that point, my race was essentially over as it took me a few minutes to get the rifle functioning once I got in the range. I was pretty disappointed to end world champs like this, but that's the way biathlon goes sometimes."
Participation in the mass start was limited to 30 competitors who started simultaneously, rather than timed intervals as in other biathlon events. The field of 30 is based on the top 15 in the current World Cup total score, and – in world championship competition – the three sets of three medalists in the individual, sprint and pursuit competitions, with the medalists of the world championships normally wearing the start numbers from 1 to 9.
Following his silver in Thursday's 20k individual, Burke started with bib No. 3, while Bailey wore No. 27.
Team relay
Team USA took 12th in the men's 4×7.5-kilometer relay on Saturday.
Bailey, Burke, Russell Currier of Stockholm, Maine and Leif Nordgren of Marine, Minn. posted a time of 1:19:40.8 (0+12).
Team Norway won gold with a time of 1:15:39 (0+5), ahead of Team France which edged Germany at the finish for silver (1:16:51.8/0+7).