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Backus Lions craft, bake sale Nov. 9
The Backus Lions will hold their annual Holiday Craft and Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 9, at Backus City Hall in downtown Backus, just west of Highway 371.
Many handcrafted items will be on sale plus homemade baked goods. Enjoy a cranberry muffin with butter sauce, coffee and cider while you shop.
Proceeds from this sale benefit the philanthropic activity of the Backus Lions, including high school scholarships, food shelves, Christmas for Kids, Relay for Life, service dog organizations, local schools, nursing homes, fire department and first responders.


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President Urges Congress To Reauthorize Law
Standing on Solid Ground
Secretary's Corner
Teacher Ambassadors
Mapping Progress
Around the Country
News Show on Math Education
College Search Tool Among Top Web Sites
President Urges Congress To Reauthorize Law
State Address, 2009 Budget Focus on Strengthening NCLB
In his eighth and final State of the Union address on Jan. 28, President Bush urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would strengthen the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
"Six years ago, we came together to pass the No Child Left Behind Act, and today no one can deny its results," he said. "Last year, fourth- and eighth-graders achieved the highest math scores on record. Reading scores are on the rise. African-American and Hispanic students posted all-time highs. Now we must work together to increase accountability, add flexibility for states and districts, reduce the number of high school dropouts, provide extra help for struggling schools.
"Members of Congress: The No Child Left Behind Act is a bipartisan achievement. It is succeeding. And we owe it to America's children, their parents, and their teachers to strengthen this good law."
Demonstrating his continued commitment to improving education, which ranked first among his domestic priorities upon taking office, the president proposed an increase in funding for NCLB to $24.5 billion in his 2009 budget request, representing an increase of 41 percent since 2001. In addition, now that NCLB has helped identify the areas of greatest need, the budget aims to help build on this progress by focusing resources where they will make the greatest difference. Among the highlights:
- $14.3 billion for Title I Grants to ensure high-poverty schools have the resources needed to help all students reach proficiency;
- $491.3 million for Title I School Improvement Grants to help turn around low-performing schools;
- $1 billion for Reading First State Grants to improve the reading skills of K-3 students in high-poverty, low-performing elementary schools through research-based instructional methods;
- $300 million for Pell Grants for Kids, a new K-12 scholarship program that would allow low-income students attending schools in restructuring or that have high dropout rates to transfer to local private schools or out-of-district public schools;
- $200 million for the Teacher Incentive Fund to reward principals and teachers who raise student achievement and work in hard-to-staff schools;
- $11.3 billion to maintain the federal contribution toward meeting the cost of special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); and
- $175 million for programs aimed at improving math and science instruction.
A full summary of President Bush's 2009 education budget request is available at http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget09/.
Standing on Solid Ground
New Orleans School Reopens to High Demand
Consider a school in one of the most challenging districts in the country, where unemployment, dropout and poverty rates surpass national levels. Then picture one of the worst hurricanes in American history hitting the areadisplacing the school's 715 students and their families along with hundreds of thousands of residents, destroying blocks of homes and taking countless lives. Suppose that the storm forced the closing of this relatively new public school, which stood as the hope of a community where no major bank, supermarket or large commercial investment existed. Now imagine its students' futures.
Yet, despite the waters of Hurricane Katrina that flooded more than 80 percent of the students' city in August 2005, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology now stands "on solid ground," says Principal Doris Hicks. King is the firstand, so far, the onlyschool to reopen this school year in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.
"Because of the fact that each year we have made improvements," adds Hicks, who has been King's leader since its 1995 opening. "We think we have everything to be a very, very effective school."
Over the last several years, the percentage of King students reading on or above grade level has improved dramatically, from 44 percent of fourth-graders in 2002 to 84 percent last year. Gains in math and science have been just as impressive: from 36 percent to 77 percent, and 27 percent to 74 percent, respectively, during that time. Scores for eighth-graders were comparatively lower yet were still above state and district averages.
King has registered three-fourths of its pre-Katrina enrollment (compared to 40 percent at other city public schools) and an astonishing 98 percent of the original faculty, most of whom commute from Baton Rouge and other outlying areas where they have sought temporary housing. To accommodate displaced students, buses pick up children throughout the city.
Tonya Lewis, a native and resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, has three children at King. After evacuating to Houston with her family and remaining there for almost a year, she returned to New Orleans in July 2006 when she heard King would be reopeningeven if it meant they would be living in a trailer. "I didn't want to take my kids from a comfortable environment, and come back home and try to settle if I didn't have anywhere really for them to go to school. ... But Martin Luther King has such a strong foundation for the kids to come back to and at which to get an education," says Lewis, who moved back into her newly roofed home earlier this year.
"It's the nurturing and the kind of environment that Ms. Hicks has created here in this communitynot just the school, but the community"that has residents flocking back to the most heavily devastated area of the Crescent City, explains Hilda Young, who presides over the school's governing board.
In the midst of boarded houses and empty lotsa landscape that still bears the damage from the costliest hurricane in the nation's historythe two-story modern school building stands prominently. The state-of-the-art facility is equipped with several science and computer labs and a music room furnished with eight new pianos donated in honor of homegrown jazz artist Ellis Marsalis. A public library was also built onto the school and a classroom dedicated as the Community Outreach Center. Open to the public during school hours, the center has been a meeting ground and resource for parents and community members.
Teacher Joseph Recasner, who joined King eight years ago after leaving a career as a firefighter, says, "It does my heart glad to know that a school can be more than a school. It can be more than an institution. It can be part of a person's life."
During King's year-long closing, staff met at Recasner's home and other places to discuss the future of the school. Although they were scattered across the country, through phone calls and small meetings in hotel rooms, Principal Hicks and her teachers worked on the most viable solution they thought would save their school: converting to a charter and joining the state-led Recovery School District, which promised higher standards. In return for greater accountability, charters, which must be approved by either local or state school boards, give community partners greater control over school operations, and give parents greater options in the public school system. (To support these efforts, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Louisiana nearly $40 million to bolster the charter school movement.)
With the new charter status, King added two middle school grades, becoming a pre-K-8 school. Still, while the old facility was being evaluated, the King team continued to work feverishly to find another location. Overturned desks and other furniture mired in mud obstructed the walkway on the first floor, and lab equipment and library books were lost in the 13 feet of water that engulfed the school. While awaiting restoration, King was temporarily housed on the second floor of a school a few miles away. On Sept. 18, 2006, King officially started classes, welcoming back to New Orleans 200 students.
"Early on in this journey we picked up the motto that we would come this far by faith," says Recasner. "We couldn't see our way. We didn't know what we were going to face. But we knew what our objective was: to come home and provide a quality education for our children." By fall 2007, the King family was back in their home school. Enrollment had almost quadrupled to 560 students.
Hicks also believes they were able to overcome such obstacles because of the bonds they formed, long before Katrina, through a school model known as the "Comer Process." Developed nearly four decades ago by renowned child psychiatrist James Comer, the program uses an integrated approach to learning that relies on collaborative working relationships among parents, educators, policymakers and community members to strengthen the education environment for disadvantaged youths. It "is the umbrella that makes this school run so smoothly," says Hicks, who introduced the model at the opening of King. Decisionson curriculum, textbooks, budget, etc.are built on a consensus rather than a decree, extending beyond just involving parents to empowering them as decision makers.
So it was fairly easy to reassemble after the storm, though some had evacuated as far away as California, for what they deemed as an essential mission. "We thought we were on a roll. We still think that," says Hicks, who was born and raised in the neighborhood where King is located. "And we knew that, if we were not here to service the kids in the Lower Ninth Ward, well, who else was going to do that? ... It's about us coming back and hopefully making a difference."
Secretary's Corner
While No Child Left Behind (NCLB) continues to await congressional reauthorization, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (pictured above with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and students at Otay Elementary School in San Diego) is traveling the country to carry forward the "movement to use standards and measurement to drive reform for every single student."
On Jan. 10, Secretary Spellings delivered remarks on NCLB and the administration's K-12 priorities for 2008 at the National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon in Washington, D.C. Following is an excerpt of her remarks.
"... Just six years ago, we finally made a commitment to leave no child behind. Agree or disagree with this law, without NCLB, we wouldn't even be talking about how to get every student on grade level. ...
"After decades of doling out federal dollars and hoping for the best, we're now expecting and getting results. ...
"We must stay true to the core principles of reform: annual testing, publishing data, helping students and schools that fall behind, and holding ourselves accountable for our goal of all children achieving. ...
"We must make sure educators have the best ways to chart student progress over time, the flexibility to improve struggling schools and more accurate ways to measure dropout rates. We must make sure students who need extra help can access free tutoring. ... Congress has had over a year to consider these reforms, but students and teachers need help now. So if Congress doesn't produce a strong bill quickly, I will move forward. ...
"As I've done since taking office, I will partner with states and districts to support innovation. Just this week I've been to Chicago and Tallahassee. Next week I'll head west to California, Oregon and Washington. I intend to visit as many places as possible to build on the foundation we've laid.
"Instead of questioning our children's potential, let's get experienced teachers in our neediest schools and reward them for results. Let's use research, data and technology to guide innovation like we do in business and medicine. Let's make a college degree affordable and accessible to all."
For the full Jan. 10, 2008, remarks, visit http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/01/01102008.html.
Teacher Ambassadors
Through April 7, the U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for new fellowship positions that will give outstanding educators an opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience to the national dialogue about public education as well as learn more about the process of education policymaking. Participants in the Teaching Ambassador Fellowships will collaborate with Department and other education officials to explore the most effective strategies and policies for improving public education. The program will offer two tracks: 1) up to 20 Classroom Fellows will continue teaching in their schools and be paid to perform additional fellowship duties for the Department; and 2) up to five Washington Fellows will become full-time employees of the Department in Washington, D.C. for the 2008-09 school year. Highly qualified K-12 public school teachers of all subjects who have spent at least three years in the classroom are eligible to apply. The selected candidates will be named by this summer and begin their terms in the fall. To learn more and find links to the application, visit http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/.
Mapping Progress
Six years after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)and midway to the national goal of having students on grade level or better in reading and math by 2014the U.S. Department of Education recently unveiled a new resource that charts the educational progress of the country as a whole as well as by each state. The "National Dashboard: Mapping America's Educational Progress 2008" is the title of brochures aimed at helping parents, policymakers and taxpayers better understand the unique educational strengths and weaknesses of each state. The brochures are available online for easy distribution and include data on key indicators such as student populations, schools that have made adequate yearly progress and those in need of improvement, funding, the number of highly qualified teachers and student performance on state exams. To view this new resource, visit http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/progress/.
Around the Country
Indiana The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation recently announced a state initiative in Indiana that will award aspiring math and science teachers a $30,000 stipend each to earn a master's degree. Awardees subsequently will teach for a minimum of three years in low-income schools. Through its $10.2-million Indiana Teaching Fellowship, the foundation targets college seniors and those who want to change careers with outstanding achievement in math or science. Initially, this program will prepare 80 new math and science teachers each year and later scale up to 400 per year. In addition, the foundation has teamed up with four of the nation's top teaching colleges to offer its $6-million Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowshipintended to be a "Rhodes Scholarship" for teaching and a national counterpart to the state model. The first Indiana and Annenberg candidates will be named in spring 2009.
Nationwide The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering a new free resource that is designed to promote the teaching, study and understanding of American history and culture. "Picturing America" is available to public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home school consortia, as well as public libraries. Participants will receive a set of 40 high-quality reproductions representing a diverse selection of American art, including Emanuel Leutze's painting Washington Crossing the Delaware, Martin Puryear's wood sculpture Ladder for Booker T. Washington and panels from Amish quilts. The programwhich is intended to enhance the study of American history, social studies, language arts, literature and civicsalso offers an illustrated teachers resource book and a comprehensive Web site at http://PicturingAmerica.neh.gov with additional information about the artwork. Applications are being accepted through April 15 for fall 2008 delivery.
- April 13-19
National Environmental Education Week, sponsored by the National Environmental Education Foundation to increase the impact of Earth Day through a full week of activities in classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums and aquariums. For a participant tool kit, visit http://www.eeweek.org, or call 202-261-6484.
National Library Week, an observance sponsored by the American Library Association since 1958. This year's theme, "Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library," is part of a public awareness campaign to promote the value of libraries and their staffs. Visit http://www.ala.org, or call 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5046.
- April 27-May 3
National Volunteer Week, sponsored by the Points of Light & Hands On Network with Target Corporation, to recognize millions of volunteers who are helping to solve social problems in communities nationwide. For a tool kit, visit http://www.pointsoflight.org, or call 404-979-2900.
- May 29-30
White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference, New Orleans, sponsored by a consortium of federal agencies for grassroots leaders interested in federal grant opportunities. To register online, visit http://www.fbci.gov/ or call 202-456-6708.
How can I find out how my child's school is doing?
As the 2007 tax-filing season draws to a close on April 15, a record number of students are looking into the tax benefits available to make higher education more affordable. Following is a summary of some of these benefits.
Tax credits. The Hope Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit reduce federal income taxes based on qualified education expenses, which include tuition and certain required fees, less certain grants and scholarships received. The Hope Credit is available for only the first two years up to $1,650 per student, while the Lifetime Learning Credit is unlimited in years for up to $2,000 per tax return.
Tuition and fees deduction. Capped at $4,000, this deduction is based on qualified education expenses, including student activity fees and costs for supplies and equipment that must be paid to a post-secondary institution as a condition of attendance or enrollment. Students who do not qualify for either the Hope or Lifetime Learning credits because of their income level may be eligible to take this deduction.
Student loan interest deductions. The interest paid on student loansFederal Stafford, PLUS and Perkins loans; federal and direct consolidation loans; federal loans for health care professionals; and private education loans issued by schools, banks and nonprofit associationsmay be tax-deductible up to $2,500.
For more information about these tax benefits, visit http://www.irs.gov or call 1-800-829-1040 for a copy of the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 970: Tax Benefits for Education.
News Show to Celebrate NCLB's Sixth Year
The March edition of Education News Parents Can Usethe U.S. Department of Education's live, monthly television programdiscussed the strong foundation in math, science and technology education that every student needs to succeed in the global economy.
It is increasingly important for today's high school graduates to have solid math and science skillswhether they are going directly to college or entering the workforce. The March broadcast featured the work of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and included a discussion about the panel's final report and how its findings will lead to more effective math instruction in classrooms nationwide. The show also spotlighted what the Department and other key partners are doing to promote math and science literacy through the American Competitiveness Initiative, and showcased the work of high-performing schools from around the country that are excelling in math education and already implementing the panel's recommendations.
Each month, Education News Parents Can Use showcases: schools and school districts from across the country; conversations with school officials, parents and education experts; and advice and free resources for parents and educators. To learn about viewing this broadcast via webcast, visit http://www.ed.gov/edtv or call toll-free 1-800-USA-LEARN.
College Search Tool Among Top Web Sites
The U.S. Department of Education's "College Navigator" has been named by Money magazine as "the best first screen" to use for researching colleges online because it is "one of the simplest." In the magazine's Dec. 4, 2007, issue naming the 28 Best Money Web sites in seven categories, the College Navigator was praised for providing "a good comparison tool" and "a full set of the latest data on expenses, aid, enrollment, admissions and graduation rates, majors and more, along with a Google map for pinpointing school locations.
Hosted by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics, the site can be accessed at http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. It allows users to:
- Refine search criteria;
- Build a list of favorite schools;
- Search by such specifics as distance from home, size of school and SAT/ACT scores; and
- Export search results into a spreadsheet.
In addition, for adult learners, the site finds programs that offer extended learning opportunities such as weekend or evening courses, distance learning and credit for life experiences. The College Navigator is one of several new online resources the Department has developed to provide the public with clear and reliable information about federal financial aid and the college selection process. Last year, it unveiled the FAFSA4caster (http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov), which instantly calculates the federal financial aid that a student is likely to receive.
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Rules of Vehicle Use
In addition to the Rules and obligations set forth in the Zipcar Contract, Members are required to take careful note of, and abide by, the Rules set forth in this Schedule. All applicants for membership with Zipcar should read and understand these Rules before they apply and before they pay any applicable driving record/insurance verification, application and/or membership fees. By becoming a Member or continuing to be a Member, you are deemed to have accepted and agreed to abide by all of the following Rules and these Rules shall also be deemed to apply to all Associate Members. Capitalized terms used in this Schedule shall have the same meaning assigned to such terms in the Contract.
Only properly licensed active Zipcar Members in good standing are allowed to drive Zipcar vehicles. Non-Members are expressly prohibited from driving a Zipcar vehicle at any time. Members may drive a Zipcar vehicle that has been reserved by another Zipcar Member; however all fees and charges, and the application of any DFWs, shall be determined in accordance with, and be the responsibility of, the reserving Member.
University Members (Members who are students at school that has contracted with Zipcar for our services) under the age of 21 may only drive vehicles located on their campus and at other locations agreed to and designated by Zipcar and their school.
Use of a Zipcar vehicle off-road, or for racing, pace making, testing the vehicle's reliability or speed, teaching someone to drive or in connection with motor rallies, competitions or trials;
Towing of any trailer or other vehicle;
For passengers for hire or reward;
By any person who is under the influence of (i) alcohol or (ii) any drug or medication under the effects of which the operation of a vehicle is prohibited or not recommended;
In the carrying out of any crime or for any other illegal activity or purpose;
In an imprudent, negligent, or abusive manner or any other abnormal use of the vehicle;
By any person who has provided Zipcar with false information or whose representations are determined to be false (including, without limitation, regarding his/her name, age, or address);
Driving a Zipcar vehicle in countries other than England, Scotland and Wales without written permission from Zipcar and without a valid "vehicle on hire" certificate for the duration of the use outside of the UK;
Carrying a number of passengers that exceeds the designed seating capacity of the vehicle or baggage or other items that would cause the vehicle to be overloaded;
Carrying or transporting any hazardous, toxic, flammable, dangerous or illegal materials;
Driving while using a mobile communication device that may distract you from driving, including driving while texting, emailing, using a cell phone without a hands-free device or otherwise engaging in similar activities that may be prohibited by applicable law; or
In connection with the Motor Trade.
The foregoing examples are not intended to be exhaustive. Any unreasonable or inappropriate use of a Zipcar vehicle, as determined by Zipcar in its sole discretion, may be deemed a violation of these Rules. Without limiting the foregoing, Members must always use Zipcar vehicles in accordance with all highway and other applicable laws and regulations; for example, as discussed further herein, Zipcar vehicles are smoke-free under the Health Act 2006 and smoking is strictly prohibited in a Zipcar vehicle. Zipcar may report to the authorities any use of a Zipcar vehicle or other activities that are in violation of law.
Zipcar may immediately suspend or terminate the use of its service by any Member for a violation of any of these Rules. Upon suspension or termination, any existing reservations for the Member or Associate Members (as the case may be) may be cancelled by Zipcar at its sole discretion. In addition, Members will be responsible for any and all costs, charges, fees and expenses incurred by Zipcar as a result of a breach of any of these Rules.
Members must always reserve a Zipcar vehicle in advance of use and will typically be billed for usage fees at the time of reservation. The minimum period for which a Zipcar vehicle may be reserved is one hour. If the Zipcar vehicle is available, a reservation may be extended in half-hour increments thereafter as provided in Section 3.2 below. Use of a vehicle for a period of longer than seven consecutive days may be authorised at Zipcar's discretion and must be arranged with a Zipcar representative. Consecutive (back to back) reservations in the same Zipcar vehicle will be treated as a single reservation with continuous usage and will be billed accordingly.
If you wish to cancel a reservation or shorten the period for which a vehicle has been reserved, (a) for a reservation of less than eight hours, you must do so at least three hours before the scheduled start of the reservation and (b) for reservations of 8 hours or more, you must do so at least 24 hours before the scheduled start of the reservation. If you cancel or shorten a reservation outside of the applicable window, you may be subject to certain change or cancellation fees, as further described in the Additional Charges Schedule. If you wish to extend a reservation, you may do so only if (i) the vehicle is available for use for the extension period (for example, it is not reserved by another Member), (ii) the request to extend is completed prior to the scheduled expiration time of your existing reservation and (iii) you have sufficient credit/funds available on the credit/debit card used to make the reservation to pay for the extension.
You will be charged a £2.95 agent reservation charge per call when a Zipcar member services representative makes, extends or cancels a reservation for you. There is no agent reservation charge when you make, extend, shorten or cancel reservations yourself by website, smartphone or through our automated phone system (please note that an extension made through SMS service shall not be valid until the Member receives confirmation of the extension from Zipcar by SMS). This charge does not apply to reservations of seven continuous days or more made in accordance with Section 3.1 above.
You must pick up the selected vehicle at its designated Zipcar vehicle parking space and return it secured, clean, with at least a quarter tank of fuel, and in good working order, to the correct and designated Zipcar vehicle space by no later than the end time of your reservation. If the vehicle is available you may, at no additional charge, scan in to take possession of the Zipcar vehicle up to 14 minutes before your reservation start time; you will be charged in thirty (30) minute increments if you scan in more than 14 minutes in advance. Please note, however, that scanning into the vehicle prior to the scheduled reservation start time may cause promotional (for example, Overnight) discount pricing to no longer apply and regular rates may instead apply to your reservation.
Prior to taking possession of a vehicle, you must do an exterior walk-around and an interior look-over. Before driving the vehicle, you must advise Zipcar of any damage or abnormality encountered on the vehicle or in the operation of the vehicle. Without limiting the foregoing, you should report to Zipcar any warning lights that stay on after the ignition is engaged, any indication of leaking fluids near the vehicle, any cracks or chips in the windscreen, missing or inoperable signal or driving lighting, broken or missing rear-view mirrors, any other condition that may render the vehicle unsafe to operate, and any other damage that is not recorded in the vehicles damage log located in the vehicle (the "Damage Log"). If you observe any damage that is not reported in the Damage Log, you are required to inform Zipcar of such damage prior to driving the vehicle.
If Zipcar is not notified of a problem at the start of a reservation, you will be deemed to be responsible for any problem with the vehicle discovered or reported after your reservation, including, without limitation, damage to the vehicle, lack of cleanliness or low fuel. You may be charged the Damage Fee, a cleaning fee, low fuel fee or other applicable fees, and Zipcar may suspend, or may even terminate your membership.
The key, key fob or other starting device to the vehicle must remain in the vehicle and/or be returned to its designated position within the vehicle at the conclusion of the reservation. The vehicle must be locked (using your Zipcard or a Zipcar mobile application) at all times when it is not in use during your reservation. You must advise Zipcar immediately if you fail to leave the key/fob/starting device, fuel card or parking pass (if applicable) in the vehicle. You will be charged the hourly rate for the vehicle until the key/fob/starting device is returned and you will remain responsible for the vehicle during such period. You may also be charged a fee to replace any of the items missing from the vehicle.
Reserving Members are responsible for all charges and costs incurred related to the Zipcar vehicle for the entire period of the reservation and until the vehicle is returned secured, closed, locked and serviceable (all accessories off, key out of ignition and in proper place, all windows, doors, hatches, sunroofs and other openings closed, fuel card, parking pass and other accessories in the vehicle) to its designated location. Zipcar vehicles must be returned no later than the end time of the reservation and the Member is required to swipe out of the vehicle. The Member will be billed for the full amount of the reservation time period, even if the vehicle is returned early. Should a vehicle be returned late, the reserving Member will be responsible for late fees as described in the Additional Charges Schedule.
Stolen vehicles must be immediately reported and the Zipcard must be immediately returned to Zipcar as proof that Member had the Zipcard secured when the vehicle was stolen.
Members must check that they have not left any belongings in the Zipcar vehicle. Zipcar makes reasonable effort to reunite lost belongings with their owner; however, Zipcar shall not be held liable for any belongings left in a vehicle or stolen from a vehicle, and the Member agrees not to hold Zipcar responsible for any such belongings, whether of the Member or any third party. Any items found in a vehicle by Zipcar will be logged and held by Zipcar for a period of no less than a month. Belongings not claimed within this period will be passed on to charity or disposed of at the discretion of Zipcar.
For electric powered vehicles, Members are also required to plug-in the vehicle to the vehicle's charging station at the end of the reservation. Failure to do so may result in additional fees as described in the Additional Charges Schedule.
When you use a Zipcar vehicle, Zipcar is responsible for the cost of fuel (subject to mileage overage fees that may apply to a reservation), but Members are required to fill up petrol/diesel powered Zipcar vehicles if the fuel tank drops below one quarter of a tank. We provide you a fuel card for this purpose. If the fuel card is missing or not functioning, Zipcar will reimburse you for the actual cost of fuel if you pay for it yourself in accordance with Section 5.2 below. Members must, when returning the vehicle, ensure that the tank is at least one quarter full; you will be charged a fee in accordance with the Additional Charges Schedule if the vehicle is returned with less than one quarter of a tank of fuel. Zipcar fuel cards may only be used to fuel Zipcar vehicles and, as provided below, for cleaning the exterior and/or interior of the vehicle, and may not be used for any other purpose. Members must ensure that they use the correct fuel when refuelling the vehicle (petrol or diesel). Fuel decontamination costs and any other damage or costs (including road side assistance or recovery) arising from the use of the incorrect fuel are not limited to the Damage Fee and are not covered by Zipcar's insurance or a DFW.
An "Eligible Expense" is defined as (a) an expense incurred by the Member for minor (under £15) routine maintenance on Zipcar vehicles, such as new wiper blades, light bulbs, or windscreen-washer fluid, (b) the cost of fuel when the fuel card is missing or not functioning and (c) any other expense that is authorised in advance by a Zipcar Representative. If you pay for an Eligible Expense, you must keep the actual receipt reflecting the item or service purchased and the date and time of purchase (which must be during your reservation), and note on it the odometer reading at the time of the purchase. Please print your name on the receipt and fax (020 8819 6491) or post the receipt to us within thirty (30) days of your reservation and we will credit such amount to the credit/debit card you have on file for the applicable reservation. No credit or refund will be given without a receipt, or if the receipt is submitted 30 days or more after the reservation date.
Zipcar will perform all necessary and required routine maintenance on all of its vehicles. However, Members are responsible for the cleanliness of vehicles and we expect Members to assist in helping us to maintain the driving safety and performance of the vehicle, in particular during longer reservations or when the vehicle indicates that service or maintenance is required, by calling 0333 240 9000
Members must be responsive to all warning lights, chimes and other indicators and alerts. While Zipcar will provide regular servicing and maintenance of the Zipcar vehicles, Members are expected to assist in routine maintenance (such as by checking fluid levels, filling the windscreen washer fluid, and cleaning the exterior/interior of the vehicle (Zipcar will reimburse you for up to £10 for washing the vehicle and a Member may use the fuel card in the vehicle to pay for an exterior washing of the vehicle up to a maximum of £10) and windows as needed), and to make, or have made, minor repairs to help ensure that the vehicle is safe for use (for example, by changing wiper blades and light bulbs while the vehicle is in your possession). The cost of such minor maintenance and repairs will generally be considered Eligible Expenses reimbursable in accordance with Section 5.2 above.
Vehicles may require Roadside Assistance from time to time. Zipcar provides Roadside Assistance support as part of our service. If, however, a Member's need for Roadside Assistance results from a breach of this Contract or a violation of Zipcar Rules, the Member may be charged for the costs of the service.
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Two avid Twitter users aboard the International Space Station have taken several stunning photos of New Zealand as they orbit 370km above the Earth.
Canadian Chris Hadfield and American colleague Thomas Marshburn have posted scores of images from around the world on their Twitter accounts since arriving on the space station in December, capturing everything from bushfires and flooding in Australia to the Pyramids of Giza and the amazing Richat Structure of Mauritania.
Just this morning, Canadian Chris Hadfield posted photos of Mt Taranaki, Lake Taupo, the Hawkes Bay and Auckland.
"The Taranaki Volcano looks too perfect to be real," Hadfield commented.
"Lake Taupo, NZ. Somehow reminds me of our Pug, Albert," he wrote, likening the shape of our largest lake to his dog.
"Napier on Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Rugged land, farms, rivers, city and the sea.
"Auckland New Zealand straddles widely varied geology, in colour and texture."
Earlier this month Hadfield also captured a "haunting" image of the Chatham Islands.
Marshburn has posted four images of New Zealand from above, one of the Marlborough Sounds and Nelson Bays, another of Mt Taranaki, and two other images whose locations are hard to pinpoint.
Apart from conducting research and taking photos of the earth flying by below, Hadfield has found the time to have Twitter conversations with Star Trek stars and astronaut Buzz Aldrin and record a song with the Barenaked Ladies's singer Ed Robertson
This morning Hadfield was even interviewed by Star Trek star William Shatner.
Earlier this week Hadfield asked David Attenborough what he would do if he had an evening on the space station.
"I'd just sit and watch the earth go by - it's a perspective I've never had," the documentary maker replied during a BBC Nature online live chat.
Hadfield and Marshburn are among six astronauts aboard the ISS for Expedition 34, which orbits the earth every 92 minutes at 28,000kph.
Commander Kevin Ford, and cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Evgeny Tarelkin are due to return to Earth next month, while Hadfield, Marshburn, and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko are due to return in May.


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Checked a hive this morning to put on a super. No eggs, just a couple older open larvae. I check every frame to be sure, see no queen and no queen cells. Great. My second failing hive this month.
I call my queen breeder and he has one left, so I drive the three hours there and back. I lay the closed queen cage on top of the bars a la Michael Palmer. I hear her squeak and the bees cluster on the cage, biting it, so I brush all the bees off and put the cage back in the small container with her attendants. Time to find the queen.
I find the queen and manage to slip her in a used queen cage I had with me and place her in my tool box.
The plastic cage with the new queen has no way of attaching it to a frame, so I take her to my car to loop some string through the bars. I remove my veil and gloves and take a close look. She's not moving. I open the cage and dump her into my hand. Other than twiching legs, she's on her back, motionless--obviously dying. She can't even stand.
Thank heavens I didn't pinch the other queen. I go back to the hive and release the old queen back into the hive. She was in the cage less than five minutes. She slips down between the bars, but I'm getting a funny feeling, so I pull out a couple frames to check on her. She's not on either frame. I set them aside and look at the bottom of the hive. They're balling her!!!! She was only out of the hive a few minutes--what the heck? I grab that ball and start pulling bees off her. Tough old broad is surviving it. After dropping her in the dirt and leaves a couple times, I manage to get her back in her cage alone.
She's still vigorous so I keep her in the cage and hook it between two frames and close up the hive. Now I have a queen who's not laying (despite a flow) safe in a cage back in her hive, and a $25 queen who is in my kitchen, dying.
Could the new queen have been stung to death with 60 seconds of balling inside a plastic cage?
And why did they ball their own old queen?
I need someone to tell me what to do now, becaue I'm flummoxed.


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John L. Davis.
John L. Davis Retires From Institute Of Texan Cultures
By James Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Aug. 11, 2008)--The man who for more than 40 years helped craft the nation's view of Texas, John L. Davis, will retire August 15 from The University of Texas at San Antonio's museum, The Institute of Texan Cultures.
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Davis joined the museum team as a researcher in 1967, two years after then Texas Governor John Connally commissioned the Institute to develop the Texas Pavilion for the 1968 World's Fair in San Antonio. Davis would help present and preserve the stories, histories and traditions of the numerous cultural groups of Texas and would continue to act as a steward of the institute after the fair, as the Texas Pavilion became a permanent museum.
Davis completed his doctorate in humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, while working as a researcher for the institute. After HemisFair, Davis remained with the museum until the mid 1980s. In 1986, he was a part-time professor at UTSA and San Antonio College, often serving as a consultant to the ITC and working with Jo Ann Andera, director of the Texas Folklife Festival.
During his tenure at UTSA, Davis served in various capacities: lecturer, teaching associate, director of research, associate executive director of research and interim executive director.
He returned to the institute, full-time, in 1998 and became the head of the research department. In 2005, when Jerry Barloco retired as executive director, Davis agreed to serve as interim, a position he held for the past three years.
"John has been the soul of the Institute of Texan Cultures and he has served faithfully and honorably," said Jude Valdez, UTSA vice president of community services. "He was the founder of many ITC programs and leaves a legacy for visitors across the state and the country to appreciate."
Valdez said Davis's leadership came at a critical time and his stewardship allowed the museum to transition to a position which will aid the university in achieving premier public research university status.
"His contributions are immense and he will be missed," said Valdez. "We are proud to say he will always be part of the UTSA family."
In 1985, Davis designed the memorable ITC show, "Reach for the Sky: Aviation in Texas." Also in the 80s, Davis was the designer, writer and curator for "San Antonio," the sister city exhibit, as San Antonio built a relationship with Kumamoto, Japan. One of Davis' last projects, "HemisFair 1968: San Antonio's Introduction to the World," is a 40-year retrospective exhibit on the event that shaped modern San Antonio and brought about the museum that would teach thousands the importance and treasure of cultural diversity.
"The research component of ITC when I first arrived was strong, and the researchers were amazing people that contributed actively to the continual development of content, so we had major exhibits, books, publications and a constant stream of projects and programs," said Andera, who has known Davis for 39 years. "John was the director of research who made all of that happen."
Researcher Rhett Rushing, who has recorded oral histories with Davis, adds that Davis is a published poet, collected painter and talented graphic artist. During the 80s and 90s he became known throughout the state as an expert on ghosts and was much in demand as a presenter during October. As a storyteller, he has appeared on stage at the Texas Storytelling Festival, at the Fulton Mansion Christmas Celebration and in the pages of Texas Highways magazine for his ghost-storytelling at Sebastopol State Historic Site.
Davis will take up residence in the historic town of Mason, Texas, with his wife, Rosemary, and hopes to continue his pursuits of painting, writing and poetry.


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|Linking Students and Alumni, Face to Face
|Business Link, a student-led organization, uses social networks and media to provide students with skills and connections.
A day in Manhattan last summer taught job-hunting Ithaca College School of Business senior Jeffrey Bush what he needed to know about networking.
Bush, who attended the first Business Link IC Face to Face event, wants a job in investment banking. He says he learned about professionalism, the ability to start and carry on a conversation with a new contact, and self-confidence at the alumni event. He put those lessons to use, contacted an Ithaca alumnus, and got his resume passed along to a friend of that new contact. The result is an upcoming interview.
"No matter the outcome, this path has ingrained in me the importance of networking and persistence," said Bush.
To forge closer relationships between current students and alumni, the School of Business recently instituted Business Link, a student-led organization that uses social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to provide students with the skills and connections necessary to secure internships and jobs. The first Business Link event drew 12 alumni and 15 students to the Dow Jones building in Manhattan August 4, 2009, for an alumni panel discussion and networking with representatives of companies such as Dow Jones, Citigroup, Ogilvy Action, and Merrill Lynch.
Host Bill Durant '86, who manages financial services corporate accounts for Dow Jones, knows from his own experience how valuable networking is. After being laid off, he networked with the vice president of his former group. "I found out that he obtained a position with another company, and he assisted me in getting an interview and an eventual offer," said Durant.
Today, when an IC student reaches out to him, he says he's looking for these qualities:
"- They did their research and know what my company does and what our challenges are.
- They know what open positions are available in their interest.
- They show who they really are, as opposed to being who I think they should be, when we meet.
- They ask smart questions about what I do and why I decided to do it.
- They follow my advice and regularly follow up to let me know how their search is going and if I have any updates on opportunities or people I can refer them to."
Jeff Bush used LinkedIn to compile a short list of IC alumni at the largest and most profitable investment banks; then he contacted James Short '02 at Deutsche Bank Securities in Houston.
"He accepted my request to speak over the phone," said Bush, "and although he could not offer me a job, he was impressed by my initiative and professionalism. I was able impress him with the 'wow' factor that was discussed by the Business Link panel. Thus, he passed my resume on to friends."
Within a few weeks, a friend of Short was in touch with Bush, leading to his pending interview.
Senior Allison Walker used the Business Link networking tips to find panel members for a New York City Women in Business Networking event that was held January 6 at the Jumierah Essex House in Manhattan. About 350 students, alumni, and professionals attended.
Walker lined up as panelists Heidi Manheimer '85, chief executive officer for Shiseido Cosmetics America; Tuti B. Scott '84, president and founder of Imagine Philanthropy, international consultants; Amy Willstatter '80, president and founder of Bridge to Hollywood & Broadway, which matches national brands with the entertainment industry; and Carol McCann '80, director/co-owner of Grandview Island Productions, which produces corporate and commercial programs.
"I was extremely pleased with the turnout," said Walker. "The panel was very charismatic and provided a lot of valuable and insightful advice and information."
Business Link will continue to sponsor events that connect alumni with today's students so they can market their strengths. Bill Durant is enthusiastic about what he sees:
"The Ithaca experience has taught them how to apply what they learn to their work experience. They are intelligent, have great communication skills, have high initiative, exude confidence, and have great energy, spirit, and enthusiasm."


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I've been looking at a number of hive plans online and in books while always trying to thing of bee space. Today I took the plans from this site for the hive bodies and frames and sketched it all up in AutoCAD to see how it all lays out.
The Langstroth hive plans call for inner dimensions of 18 3/8" X 14 3/4". The length is good, as then the Dadant-style frame plans are about 1/16 away from the edge of the rabbet on either end. Now, with the frames evenly spaced that way there's just under 3/8" between the side bar and hive body. Maybe that's why the plans call for cutting the hive pieces a smidge over?
Now, about the width of the frames in relation to the hive body. The width of the sidebar determines the overall width of the frame (in top-down view).
With 10 frames in a box, that's only 13 3/4" across when all the frames are tight against each other. What about that extra inch?
I think I see that setting all the frames a smidge apart from its neighbor and the hive walls puts the top bars at about 3/8" apart from each other. Is that the way it should be? I've read that some people even cut their top bars a tiny bit more narrow to increase that space for ventilation. Good idea / Bad idea?
In the end I think I'll be buying all my frames and making the hive bodies, so perhaps I should get all my frame pieces and then build bee-space boxes for them?


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By the University of Colorado Student Government
The negative health effects of tobacco have been well documented and include an increased likelihood of cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and stroke. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in America. Beyond that second-hand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death. For those with asthma, respiratory ailments, and heart conditions, exposure to second-hand smoke can exacerbate those problems and potentially trigger a health crisis.
A tobacco-free policy on campus would not only help protect the health of non-smokers across campus, but also help smokers quit to improve theirown health. Within a few weeks of quitting, individuals have lower blood pressures, increased lung capacity, and are able to engage in greater amounts of physical activity. Their chances of the negative long-term effects from smoking also decrease.
Staff, faculty, and students at CU have been exploring a tobacco-free campus for over 10 years. More recently, over 500 campuses nationwide have gone tobacco free, including many of our Pac-12 peers. We believe now is the time to begin this change on our campus to protect the health of our campus community and be a leader among schools in our state.
A tobacco-free campus would help curb a recent trend in increased tobacco use in the past eight years by individuals after reaching the age of eighteen. It also provides an opportunity to improve the campus aesthetic by reducing the amount of tobacco liter. We can reinvest resources that are currently being spent on cleaning up this waste into other campus services.
The University of Colorado Student Government (CUSG) will be putting forward a resolution in support of moving our campus towards being 100 percent tobacco free. A tobacco-free policy will empower students, faculty and staff to speak up for their health and protect the well-being of everyone.


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any suggestions for a caking agent?
I tried some balls wrapped in cellophane, they sort of work, just need to hold together a bit more. Don't want to bake, or heat, looses nutrition, changes taste.
any suggestions for a caking agent?
I tried some balls wrapped in cellophane, they sort of work, just need to hold together a bit more. Don't want to bake, or heat, looses nutrition, changes taste.
Do you mean an anti-caking agent to keep the balls from sticking together?
If not, can you explain what you mean in a less terse way? It's just not clear to me what your problem is and what you are trying to accomplish. Thanks!
sorry about the tersitude.
looking for something to add to mix, that firms up the sesame honey balls. so they don't crumble.
A sort of glue, like flour?
Right now, only the honey is holding the seeds togther.
Really it works, but no too professional, messy to eat.
Okay, now I think I have a better clue about what you are wanting to do. My mental picture is of a lightly sweet, crispy treat in small balls or small flat-ish cookies. Here are some ideas to consider:
A candy like this would often be bound together with a sugar/water syrup (or honey/water syrup) cooked until the moisture content is low enough to give a crispy, crunchy coating. You would want enough syrup to give the right taste and sweetness and also to hold the finished candy together properly, but not so much that a person risks breaking a tooth. I'd guess the syrup would need to be cooked to a "hard ball" or "soft crack" stage on a candy thermometer, but you would want to experiment with the final temperature of the syrup to get the right texture you want.
If you don't want to do that, then adding confectioners sugar would firm things up at the cost of adding sugar (and the distinct flavor that comes from the corn starch in the confectioners sugar).
Or add a grain that would absorb some of the water in the honey and firm things up. Rolled oats comes to mind, but it's not the only option. You would probably want to bake the candies in a low temperature oven to dry out the finished product. Look at granola recipes.
Or make your candies as you have been doing with just sesame and honey, then dry them in a low temperature oven to remove moisture until they have the texture you want. Look at recipes for biscotti, croutons, and melba toast for the type of drying operation I am thinking of. A flat shape rather than a round ball will dry better.
I really don't know that I would try flour to bind the candies together. I would bet it might have an unpleasant mouth feel and add an odd flavor. The flour would for sure need to be cooked to make a kind of white sauce, not left raw, if you try it.
Hope this gives you some ideas that will be helpful!
after all that advise, I am appreciative.
Hope it gives you some useful ideas to try!


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Part 1 of the 2010 WBRU Rock Hunt semi-finals is in the books, with Santa Mamba and underdogs You Scream I Scream advancing to the finals, and this weekend six more bands will vie for the two remaining spots. The final four will battle it out at Lupo's on April 10 (hit WBRU.com for details) in what promises to be one of the more sonically diverse lineups in recent Rock Hunt history. In Newport, heavily-favored Latin-funk pros Santa Mamba squeaked out a two-point victory over Paper Eagles and Barrington kids the Valar. I was one of three judges at Jerky's Bar on Saturday, and our final tally unanimously crowned '09 semi-finalists You Scream I Scream the night's winner which, following the announcement, prompted genuinely-bewildered YSIS frontman Floyd Kellogg to ask his bandmates and WBRU program director Wendell Clough, "So, what happens now? We play where? When?" YSIS were much more confident and less schticky than last year, kicking out some great extended jams from their recent full-length debut Bug In a Light. The trio clearly were stunned, their Morphine-meets-Cake (toss in a dash of the Rentals too), bouncy-stoner vibe having outshined keyboard-screamo trio Herra Terra, who opened the night with a large cheering section (including friends from Makeupbreakup), and Boston's Flight Patterns, whose spiked anthems closed out a long evening with perhaps too much of the call-and-response thing while standing atop monitors, repeatedly unsuccessful in their "clap and repeat after me" attempts.
Speaking of Boston, I asked Clough to address grumblings about bands outside WBRU's signal being allowed to enter the Rock Hunt; four of the 12 semi-finalists call Boston home.
"Rock Hunt rules state that each band must have at least one member living in the WBRU listening area, and all 12 semi-finalists fulfilled that criterion," he told me following the battle at Jerky's. Judges were also culled from around the region, including the program director at WFNX and label reps from RCA, Universal Motown, and Atlantic Records.
And now a preview of the remaining six semi-finalists set to throw down this weekendPlayoffs Pub, 4263 North Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts | March 26 @ 8 pm | $5 | 21+ | 508.235.0434
Birthed at Berklee College of Music in 2002 and fresh off a weekend of SXSW gigs, veteran quartet THE WANDAS (The Wandas.com) come in with a can't-lose resume. The mid-tempo alt-pop jams on their 2008 debut New Wave Blues occasionally recall the sweetened, jangly stuff the Gigolo Aunts kicked out back in the day.
The bracket gods ('BRU interns?) must have been smiling down upon hometown favorites FIGHTING THE INFLUENCE (MySpace.com/FightingTheInfluence). The Fall River foursome released a self-titled EP back in '08, and their new single "Breathe In Breathe Out" displays a more mature sound, with honed-in, huskier vocals from Joshua Pereira and an unexpected unplugged piano closing out the power-pop track.
Fans and friends of THE INTEL (MySpace.com/TheIntelRI) almost rioted last year when the Providence-based sextet were knocked out of the Rock Hunt semis at Club Hell following an impassioned, borderline-insane set. I assumed these kids would give 'BRU the finger and be done with it, but apparently lead vocalist Justin McGovern & Co. have unfinished business.
"Last year was a rough night. I was at the hospital waiting for our guitarist [Rob Stubbs], who was in the emergency room until literally right before we played," McGovern told me earlier this week. "Rob went from hospital johnny to the car to the Club Hell stage, and played through a lot of pain.
"Losing last year never hurt our momentum, though. We recently played an East Coast tour, put out a full-length CD (Dear Icarus, Thanks for Nothin') and we're currently writing and preparing new material for the studio again.
"We're out for blood, and your girlfriend."The Wheelhouse, 294 Great Island Rd, Narragansett | March 27 @ 8 pm | $5 | 18+ | 401.284.0246
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Name: Eagle Creek Brewing Company
Where: Statesboro, Georgia
Story: Owners Daniel Long and Franklin Dismuke are new to the Brewery business. Just a couple years ago, Long was given a home brew kit for Christmas and started tinkering with his own brew. After much success at brewing five gallon batches, Long invited his friend, Franklin Dismuke to go tour a brewery in Athens. Long describes the experience as basically the moment the idea of their brewery, Eagle Creek, was born. The two looked at each other and said "we could do this." Today, Eagle Creek is doing it! They have their facility just off of the downtown square open and fermenting hops. They credit their young brewer Cole Brown, perhaps the youngest in the country at just 22 years old, as following through with their vision and tastes. "He was a perfect fit" says Long. The trio of Long, Dismuke and Brown are now touring Statesboro and Savannah to unveil their inaugural brew, the Low Country Pale Ale. New varieties will be introduced later this year.
Where to Buy: Currently you'll have to make the drive to Statesboro or Savannah to try the Low Country Pale Ale. Statesboro is conveniently located off of Interstate 16 and has a lot to offer for foodies and brew lovers. Try the beer on tap at local restaurants including 40 East Grill, South and Vine, the Millhouse and Gnats Landing. Want to take some home? Eagle Creek isn't brewing yet, but you can get a growler or two at Clyde's Minit Mart and Tom's Beverage Center, both in Statesboro. In the words of the guys at Eagle Creek, "Don't Fear the Foam!"


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David Hajdu reveals how comics, years before the rock-and-roll revolution, brought on a clash between postwar children and their prewar parents. Created by outsiders from the tenements, garish, shameless, and often shocking, comics became the targets of a raging generational culture divide. They were burned in public bonfires, outlawed in certain cities, and nearly destroyed by a series of televised Congressional hearings. Yet their creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority would have a lasting influence.
©2008 David Hajdu; (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Every once in a while, moral panic, innuendo, and fear bubble up from the depths of our culture....David Hajdu's fascinating new book tracks one of the stranger and most significant of these episodes, now forgotten, with exactness, clarity, and serious wit." (Sean Wilentz, Professor of History, Princeton University)
"This book tells an amazing story, with thrills and chills more extreme than the workings of a comic book's imagination." (The New York Times)
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"Art can't hurt you"
This well researched book clearly details how Comic Books were used as a quick easy target for the difficult problem of violence in society. One can't help but see the parallels to current events as we scapegoat video games as the cause of violence in young people, even though violent crime has gone down as the sale of video games has gone up over the last 5 years. It is precisely the same dynamic described in this book.
A fair criticism is that there are too many sources referenced. I would have liked less quantity and more in depth interviews. However, as a fan of old EC Comics, I enjoyed hearing from all of the people who created them; many who lived through the ban went on to create modern comics. And all of the first person dialog brings the tone of the times to life.
Now I understand why my grandmother, to my horror, threw away all of my comics when she discovered them in my room in 1962. She thought I was headed for a life of crime!
The narration was excellent.
I like books that have interesting characters and easy to follow plots. For example, Cormoran Strike, is a great character for me.
"Very frightening"
Most people believe that we live in a country where freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. This book, which is very well written, shows a slice of our history in which this right was removed. What was done to the comic book industry was the equivalent of Salem witch hunts. I was horrified and nauseated at the descriptions of massive comic book burnings. I had no idea that this event occurred and reminds me that we have to be ever vigilant to attempts by people who attempt to dictate what my morals and tastes should be. This book was gripping and very informative.
"As good as a novel!"
What a terrific book. As a child in the fifties I vaguely remember my parents warning me about comic books. But this book tells all the background information I could have never understood.
And the birth of MAD magazine is a great bonus to the birth of all the comic creations.
How our country got so wrapped up in fearing comic books is absurd, but not surprising given the hubbub a few years back over the flash of a breast at the Super Bowl.
This book is worth every moment of time. And while I usually enjoy the narrator, his attempts to do a "Noo Yawk" accent was a little too "dese, dems, and dose" to enjoy.
"Freedom of the Press? Not here you don't."
Well written and frightening account of the McCarthy-esc government crack down o the comic book industry during the 1950s. Less than ten years after WW2, American children were being encouraged to have mass comic book burnings by their teachers and religious leaders. Very scary stuff; I couldn't put it down.
I listen to books when I'm at work or doing chores. I prefer history and fantasy. My favorite audio book is Going Postal by Terry Pratchett.
"An important and timely story"
I think everyone ought to read this book so they might understand what happens when you impose outside censorship on any medium. I'm glad someone thought to do a book about this incident. My only complaint is that the author has a poor sense of sentence structure and the awkward, crammed-together, run-on sentences make the text hard to follow when it's read out loud.
The book itself is well written; I will have to look at the other book he has out on audible.
Rudnicki is a great narrator, but when he attempted a "New York" accent he sounded like one of the characters from his reading of ENDER'S GAME, whom I hadn't realised where supposed to be New Yorkers, and it's kind of jarring.
Other than that, no complaints.
Coffee and a Book Chick
"So much potential."
Man. It's been a while since I've not been able to finish an audio. Just remember that I'm no audio expert, but since I'm cataloguing my reading choices, I really can't ignore this one. I can only tell you that I've hit play on this audio twice and... I just don't think I can plod along with it anymore.
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America tells the story of how comic books first came about after World War II and before television became mainstream and accessible, and the subsequent hysteria generated by those who felt that comic books were lowering standards and ethics for the youth of the day.
This held so much promise. I love comic books, history, and audio. I wanted to fall in love with this. I started it a couple months ago, and stopped it after one hour because I just couldn't get into the story and wasn't the biggest fan of the narrator's voice.
The second time I started it, this past week, I went much further along with it to around the six-hour mark, but I decided today I needed to just stop. I found my concentration wavered and I was easily distracted.
I might try this one more time...maybe I should try it in the printed version instead? I can say that I am most definitely in the minority on this. The reviewers on Audible.com gave it high marks, so make sure you consider that as well. I'm in no way the final authority.
Audio Notes: I know Stefan Rudnicki has a great fan base and he does have a very nice, soothing voice. Although it is a comforting tone, I felt there wasn't much variation in the characters' voices, or in the overall narration. An Audible.com reviewer also pointed out that he unfortunately pronounces "submariner" as though it's "submarine" with an "r" at the end, like sub-ma-reen-er, but the correct pronunciation is sub-mare-uh-ner. It sort of drove me nuts as well. Click here for the sample at Audible.com.
"Could not hold my attention"
This story is so boring and the narrarator is very monotone. Could not finish the book.
Hadju's incredibly well researched examination of the censorship of comics offers a deeply contextualized narrative about the cultural and social impact and implications of the comics scare while also portraying of the rise and fall of the men and women who worked in the right industry at the wrong time.
"Great for the true comic book fan"
I found this book enjoyable, but. . .
I think a comic book collector should and would cling to most of this book. It sort of got a little dry in the middle with historical information that I started to just want to work through.
Having said that, I really liked the book overall. I am a fan of Mad Magazine, and I particularly enjoyed reading about its history in this book. This book also does remind us that censorship has been around a long time--and will continue for a long time to come. I particularly love how we use blame and censorship to absolve us of blame for the behavior of our children. G(g)od forbid we should blame genes and poor parenting.
Enjoy this book and fast forward when it gets too dry. Many moments are quite entertaining.
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We will be looking forward to holding above event in August and as many as go players will participate in the special event!


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Tibetan / Vajrayana
Vajrayana Buddhism is most closely associated with Tibet and can be characterized by the figure of the siddha, the master whose spiritual realization is so profound that he or she has power over the phenomenal world, and in whom the profundity and vastness of absolute truth is fully and completely manifested. Many of our most well-known authors come from this tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .
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Medicine Buddha Teachings
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Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure BeingDistinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being was composed by Maitreya during the golden age of Indian Buddhism. Mipham's commentary supports Maitreya's text in a detailed analysis of how ordinary, confused consciousness can be transformed into wisdom. Easy-to-follow instructions guide the reader through the profound meditation that gradually brings about this transformation. This important and comprehensive work belongs on the bookshelf of any serious Buddhist practitioner—and indeed of anyone interested in realizing… Read More
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An Ocean of the Ultimate Meaning
Teachings on MahamudraIn this new book, Khenchen Thrangu provides an exhaustive commentary on the longest and most comprehensive of the three classic treatises on Mahamudra composed by the sixteenth-century scholar Wangchuk Dorje, the Ninth Karmapa. Khenchen Thrangu's teachings encompass the entire path of Mahamudra, including the preliminaries, the main practice, removing obstacles, and attaining the result of buddhahood—with detailed instruction in tranquility and insight meditation. This is the only available volume that… Read More
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Wild Awakening
The Heart of Mahamudra and DzogchenMahamudra and Dzogchen are perhaps the most profound teachings within all of Tibetan Buddhism. The experience of Mahamudra, or "great symbol," is an overwhelming sense of extraordinary clarity, totally open and nondualistic. Dzogchen, or "great perfection," is the ultimate teaching according to the Nyingma tradition and also represents the pinnacle of spiritual development. These are the two paths that provide practitioners with the most skillful means to experience… Read More
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The Life and Revelations of Pema LingpaThese fascinating discussions between eleventh-century court ladies and the great master Padmasambhava, available for the first time in English, weave intriguing issues of gender into Buddhist teachings. The women's doubts and hesitations are masterfully resolved in these impassioned exchanges. The wonderful material in this book is part of a terma (treasure) revealed by Pema Lingpa (1450–1521), the greatest terton (treasure-revealer) of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The pithy collection is… Read More
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The Sun of Wisdom
Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle WayThe Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way was written in the second century and is one of the most important works of Nagarjuna, the pioneering commentator on the Buddha's teachings on the Madhyamika or Middle Way view. The subtle analyses presented in this treatise were closely studied and commented upon by many realized masters from the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Using Nagarjuna's root text and the great modern master… Read More
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Lectures on Kamalashila's Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way SchoolEssential Practice is an accessible and authoritative portrait of a bodhisattva's view, meditation, and conduct by one of the foremost masters of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and the tutor of H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa. Teaching on Kamalashila's treatises outlining the stages of meditation, Thrangu Rinpoche explains the need for compassion and the way to develop it, the necessity for a bodhisattva's vast and durable altruism, as well as… Read More
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The Third Karmapa's Mahamudra Prayer
The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is a short yet thorough and profound text which presents all the essential points of Mahamudra teaching in terms of view, practice, and fruition. It is a classic that, especially in the tradition of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, has been and is widely used whenever a disciple is given a first introduction into Mahamudra. The Third Karmapa shows… Read More
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Garland of Mahamudra Practices
This text is a manual of practical instructions for students who are or would like to practice the path of Mahamudra in meditation. Mahamudra refers to a path to enlightenment taught by the Buddha and transmitted through the spiritual lineage of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, and Milarepa. Gampopa, a disciple of Milarepa who lived in the eleventh century, brought together these teachings of the Buddha into one five-fold path consisting… Read More
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Crazy WisdomChögyam Trungpa describes "crazy wisdom" as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning—fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. This fascinating book examines the life of Padmasambhava—the revered Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet—to illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom. From this profound point of view, spiritual practice does not provide comfortable answers to pain or confusion. On the contrary, painful emotions can be appreciated as… Read More
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Music by: Philip Glass
Like a puzzle of shifting shapes and formations, Peck's first ballet for NYCB showcases his keen eye for manipulating bodies to form complex geometric structures and unique patterns.
In Creases is the first work that Justin Peck, New York City Ballet's Resident Choreographer and Soloist, created for the Company. The ballet is set to Philip Glass' Four Movements for Two Pianos, and received its world premiere in July 2012 during NYCB's annual summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. During NYCB's 2012-13 season Peck created two additional works, Year of the Rabbit, to music by Sufjan Stevens, and Paz de la Jolla, to music by Bohuslav Martinů.


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Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine recommended that the Obama administration approve new guidelines calling for the Obamacare health care system to require every health insurance plan to cover all FDA-approved birth control drugs.
The decision, which is expected to be adopted by the Health and Human Services Department has far-reaching effects because it would force insurance companies to include coverage of drugs like the Plan B pill that may cause an early abortion of a newly-conceived unborn child or the Ella drug, which causes abortions days after conception. Health insurance plans would likely pass on the increased coverage costs to consumers.
Americans United for Life staff counsel Anna Franzonello said today that the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommendations on "preventive services for women" are "unsurprisingly supportive of abortion-inducing drugs because the IOM chose to invite abortion advocacy groupsto the table to make recommendations." Franzonello, who testified before the IOM during hearings asking that the birth control and abortion-causing drugs not be included, says the Obama administration is responsible for the stacked hearings that led to the IOM recommendations.
If adopted, Franzonello says the recommendations would yield a horrendous result: "No American will be able to choose an insurance plan that does not include the abortion-inducing drug ella under the IOM plan released today."
"No American will be able to choose an insurance plan that does not include the abortion-inducing drug ella under the IOM plan released today," the pro-life AUL attorney explained. "Despite the fact that ella can kill a human embryo even after implantation, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has labeled the drug as emergency contraception. Thus, the IOM's broad inclusion of the 'full-range of FDA approved contraceptives,' includes ella. This really was a one-two punch by the FDA and IOM to force all Americans to pay for the abortion-inducing drug."


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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:19:19 +0100
You don't show any exact code or results here. You say you are using
multivariate regression, which implies use of the Stata command
-mvreg-. I'd guess rather that you are confusing multiple regression
and multivariate regression.
The -fit- command is versions out-of-date, but should still work.
I take it that -cprplot- is issuing the error message, but on the
information you give it is more likely to be that something is awry
with your data.
I think you need to show more precise details.
As the FAQ says "Say exactly what you typed and exactly what Stata
typed (or did) in response. N.B. exactly! If you can, reproduce the
error with one of Stata's provided datasets or a simple concocted
dataset that you include in your posting."
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> I am estimating a multivariate regression model using the STATA fit program. In examining evidence of departures from linearity, I am generating partial regression residual plots using the avplot subcommand and then component plus residual plots with the cprplot subcommand. I have encountered a problem where I am able to generate a partial regression residual plot for a particular independent variable using avplot, but am unable to generate the component plus plot for the same independent variable using cprplot and, I get an error message that reads: "error: value label S4 not found."
> Could someone kindly tell me what this error message means and how I might correct the problem?
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Fish diversity of the Amazon River, Peru
Fish diversity is extremely high in the Amazon River and its backwaters. These 23 different species were collected in a single seine haul in a backwater of the Amazon near the city of Iquitos, Peru. Photo, June 1974.
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