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The old adage about big things coming in small packages seems tailor-made to fit the Key West Collegiate Academy. This high school, tucked away in a series of rooms leased from the Florida Keys Community College, counts just 46 pupils among its student body, but they sure seem motivated -- and happy to be there.
"We're a lot more hands-on than other schools," said Adri Stewart, who admits to "wearing a lot of other hats" besides those of principal and Spanish teacher.
"So we're able to provide more individual attention to the students. Our class sizes are also much smaller. We focus on what we call 'project-based learning.'"
A spring chicken, as Monroe County schools go, Key West Collegiate is currently teaching its first graduating class. The tuition-free charter school opened its doors to students last fall, but experienced some growing pains early on, as its board members had difficulty reaching consensus on several important issues. Around February the situation was bleak.
Enter John Padget. The former Monroe County superintendent of schools, and current member of the state board of education, reached out to fellow education advocate Todd German for help.
German, who counts several members of the Key West Collegiate board as friends, agreed to "try to get the ship righted." He turned to the Florida Department of Education which, in turn, recommended several educational management companies, including, the Academica Corporation.
In July, Academica sent down a 10-person "task force" of educators and administrators, including Adri Stewart, to clean house, before a contract had even been signed with the school.
Since then, the Key West Collegiate Academy has been firing on all cylinders, with a new format, and a new board chair, in Todd German.
"We went from struggling to thriving overnight," German said. "The school was having some challenges, like any startup would. I was brought in because I had experience as the former chair of the Montessori Charter School. I believe in the charter school movement, and I believe in Key West Collegiate."
The students appear to agree. Well after classes have ended for the day, members of the school's many clubs, such as the Dungeon and Dragons gang, stick around to socialize and work on projects.
The state-of-the-art Edmodo system the school uses connects students, teachers, and of course, Ms. Stewart, together on a Promethean Board, in a social media for education page, where all members can post articles pertinent to their courses, and discuss them in a forum. The system hasn't quite replaced textbooks yet, but as it takes the lessons outside the classroom, it's probably only a matter of time.
"It's a game-changer, said teacher Tom Rompella. "It extends your 50-minute block to however much time the students want to spend on it."
That would be a lot of time.
The students are downright enthused to be attending the school, for more or less the same reasons.
"I've heard about drug problems, fighting, and all the social cliques and drama at Key West High School, all the things that I don't want to put up with," said Damian Jones, who came to Key West Collegiate directly from Sugarloaf Middle School. "With the smaller class sizes, I feel like I'm getting a better education."
His classmate, Robert Tallmadge, who aspires to join the Peace Corps, or volunteer his time in some other way, agrees.
"It's a nice haven for people who aren't motivated to do their work," he said. "At this school, they really push you to succeed."
The facts bear this out.
At Key West High School, Tallmadge had a 1.8 GPA. At KWCA, he's racking up As and Bs.
"There's nothing wrong with the way they teach over there," he said, referring to Key West High School. "It's just that nobody really cares if you come to class or not. I could skip class and still pass."
Chynna Eckard is another former KWHS student, now a sophomore at KWCA.
"The only thing I miss about Key West High is the culinary program, and the teacher who taught it," she said. "Here, I'm getting better prepared for college. I only went there because it was the only option."
It certainly helps that the school's principal is herself a student of education models, who revels in "the dance between content and process" and knows all 46 students inside and out.
Stewart is a former administrator at Somerset Central, in Broward County, which is affiliated with KWCA, as well as dozens of other schools across the state, and in other states, such as Nevada. All Somerset schools share a common vision, a philosophy of high expectations, including mandatory parent volunteer hours, a collaborative managerial infrastructure, a belief that every student can learn, and a determination to think outside the box. As a Somerset affiliate, KWCA students must also wear uniforms, although not on Fridays.
As the relaxing strains of classical music waft through Tom Rompella's classroom, students in his H.O.P.E. (Health Opportunities through Physical Education,) course sit in working groups plotting future public policy about water quality, curfews and more, Stewart talks to the students like a proud mom; stern when necessary, but supportive, encouraging, and above all, settling.
"I wanted to come here to help build this school," said Stewart. "I want to help provide a choice for parents."
And so she has.
Leslie Artigue is actually a grandparent, but she's the one picking up her grandson, Bobby Black, from KWCA in her silver SUV.
"I wanted something better for him," said Artigue, who has family members in several schools in the Monroe County School District. "I love this school. There aren't a lot of distractions, and he's getting the one-on-one that he needs. I really feel like I made the right choice."
Even the food at KWCA is top-notch, catered by Croissants de France.
"They wanted to help," Stewart said, repeating a common refrain heard from most everybody associated with the school.
"On the day that all the schools shut for Hurricane Sandy, all three of my teachers, and my office staff showed up for work," Stewart said, with more than a hint of pride.
"We come early and stay late because we want the school to grow," Rompella agreed. "We're like a family here."
But can the school grow and still retain the small classrooms, attentive teachers, and everything else that makes it great? Todd German thinks so.
"Our relationship with the college has really grown, especially since Dr. [Jonathan] Gueverra took over there [as college president]," said German. "There are a lot of opportunities with the college that we're just beginning to capitalize on. Right now the biggest challenge we face is simply getting the word out that we exist, and that we're doing so well. We can continue to grow and still provide the charter high school opportunity to the students of Key West that weren't here before. It's very exciting to be a part of it."


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The Pineville Police Department has installed six cameras in a town park and has requested local businesses to buy cameras that police can monitor.
By SSI Staff · July 17, 2014
PINEVILLE, N.C. — The Pineville Police Department is asking local businesses to purchase surveillance cameras that can be monitored by law enforcement in an effort to protect residents from criminal acts.
The request comes after the department hired WildFire Camera Networks to install six cameras near the Belle Johnston Community Center, with PPD monitoring the wireless cameras, Charlotte Observer reports.
Now, the department wants local businesses to purchase and install surveillance cameras and join the city's wireless network. The department will not monitor video in real time; however, it will immediate access to playback for recorded video in the case of an incident.
The Pineville system is similar to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's network of more than 650 cameras, which allow officers to monitor malls, gas stations and banks across the county.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by jammertime, Jan 1, 2007.
So what. With Kitna at the helm, they won how many games last season?
I'm torn...glad the Lions picked Stanton on one hand...but hate to see him get F'd up like every other high-round QB pick they've ever made.
Lions draft Ikaika Alama-Francis, a defensive end from Hawaii and Gerald Alexander, a safety from Boise State.
Ikaika Alma-Francis DE | (6'5", 280, 4.77) | HAWAII Alma-Francis did not play football in high school, instead earning all-state accolades in basketball and volleyball while also letting in baseball. He arrived at Hawaii in 2002 and played for the basketball team but was not a member of the football squad. Alma-Francis joined the football team in 2003, saw limited action in six games, and recorded six tackles including one for loss, and recovered one fumble during his true freshman season. In 2004, Alma-Francis played in 10 contests (one start) registering 22 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and one blocked PAT. He took over as a starter at defensive end for all 12 games in 2005 amassing 49 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery. In 2006, Alma-Francis became a first team All-WAC performer after playing in and starting 13 of 14 games (did not play 10/28 against Idaho). [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] [FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica,sans-serif]Scouting Report: [/FONT]An All-WAC First-Teamer in 2006, Alama-Francis is a fantastic athlete. Somewhat of a late bloomer physically and in terms of technique, he nevertheless has the advantage of having played for a former NFL head coach (Jerry Glanville) and being the son of a former NFL QB (Joe Francis). Alama-Francis made huge strides in the past couple of years despite having never played high school football. He is still very raw in terms of technique and will be a project for a while in the NFL, but his upsdie may be better than any defensive end's in the draft. A sleeper. [FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica,sans-serif]Impact: [/FONT]This pick has head coach Rod Marinelli's fingerprints all over it. Alama-Francis has the talent to eventually be a starting defensive lineman, and Marinelli is a defensive line guru. That said, this pick may be a little early for Alama-Francis. He is sushi-raw, and despite his obviious and fast-developing talents, he is not really ready to contribute anytime soon at the NFL level. Perhaps the Lions thought they wouldn't have a chance to draft him later on, but this might be a bit of a stretch. [/FONT]
Gerald Alexander S | (6'0", 210, 4.51) | BOISE STATE Alexander was redshirted in 2002. He saw action in all 14 games as the nickel cornerback and on special teams in 2003, recording 20 total tackles including one for loss, two pass breakups, and one interception. In 2004, Alexander broke into the starting lineup for all 12 games and collected 53 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, eight pass breakups, and one blocked field goal attempt. He started all 13 contests in 2005 amassing 50 total tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, and 13 pass breakups. Alexander moved to safety for spring practice in 2006 and then started all 13 games there posting 38 total tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups, six passes defended, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble.
Thanks for the Mel Kiper stats Mikhail. Hopefully these picks make Millen look good...and the Lions to more 6 more W's than they got last season.
This is great. A guy from MSU and BSU (I'm in Idaho)! I am totally geeked about Stanton, but I agree with Detteam...please don't destroy his career.
Can anyone give me the details on the 2nd round 2 for 11 pic swap the Lions did with Buffalo that netted the Bills' Paul Posluszny from Penn State? What did the Lions get besides the opportunity to draft Stanton?
LOL! Nice call! Don't know if you've seen much of Stanton, but the kid has size & skills. Very accurate mid-range rope passer that can throw on the run or pull it in and get upfield...very important attributes for a QB playing for the Lions! :D
Buffalo Bills: Acquire pick No. 34 (selected LB Paul Posluszny). Detroit Lions: Acquire picks No. 43 (selected QB Drew Stanton) and No. 74.
The Lions traded their 2nd round pick, #34 overall and got the Bills' 2nd round pick, 43rd overall (Stanton) and their 3rd round pick, #74 overall. They then packaged the #74 pick and the 4th round #101 for the Ravens' 2nd round #62 pick which they used to draft Safety Gerald Alexander. They traded Mike Williams and Josh McCown to Oakland for a 4th round pick, #105. They traded their 3rd round pick, 66th overall and 5th round pick, #145 to the Saints for a 2nd round pick, #58 overall and drafted DE Ikaika Alama-Francis. So when all was said and done, the Lions drafted 4 players on day 1. Round 1, #2 overall - WR Calvin Johnson Round 2, #11 (43rd overall) - QB Drew Stanton Round 2, #26 (58th overall) - DE Ikaika Alama-Francis Round 2, #29 (61 overall) - S Gerald Alexander
Thanks jammer...nice concise summary.
Stanton drops back to pass... two steps he's flattened before he can pass the ball to his thoroughbred WR's... 2nd and 20.... he drops back... splat 3rd down ... mercy hand off...nada S.O.S different day.
I don't get the Raider trade. A 1st rounder and a QB for a 4th rounder? I had hopes for McCown. Guess he shouldn't have jumped off-side when they put him in at WR. Aside from CJ seems like an average Lion draft.
According to the press, Mike Williams was Benched and at times kept off the roster due to weight concerns. Now he is sent away......... Mike Williams 6'4" at 229 pounds (Lions wanted at 220) The Lions draft Calvin Johnson when we don't NEED a WR. What are they gonna do, try to pass for 5,000 yards. 4,200 was PLENTY....... Calvin Johnson 6'5" at 235 pounds (WTF) ..........no wonder they HAD to trade Mike Williams. His weight thing must have been a scam.......... Millen must eat knuckles for lunch, cause he's a knucklehead................
I'm glad to read that CJ has more of a Barry Sanders demeanor than a Roy Williams demeanor. The Lions need less talk and more action.
Right. It's a valid concern, but the Lions can draft some protection for him today. Besides, I doubt he'll play until after they draft NEXT year, so they can get more protection later. One thing of concern I had forgotten...didn't he take time off a couple years ago over substance abuse issues, or do I have him confused with someone else? If so, I hope it's all in the past. We don't need another Charles Rogers.
Naw...you're remembering Jeff Smoker. Stanton's clean.
Randy Moss traded to New England.
Now there's a shocker...Moss was going somewhere, but I'd have never guessed the Pats.
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A long time ago, there were these three great films set in space. Then, not so long ago, their director wanted to make some more films set in space. We were all so massively excited, and then so massively disappointed. I had luckily booked my first American holiday, in San Francisco, for two weeks after The Phantom Menace opened — this was in the dark ages when films weren't released here in the UK for months after the US (wait a minute, The Muppets? Grrr…). Me and my very understanding future wife got the cable car from our hotel in Chinatown to the big multiscreen cinema and I got swept away in the excitement, leaving with only memories of the good parts in my head.
Towards the end of the holiday we took a tram out to the pacific coast and walked back into the center through Golden Gate park and Haight-Ashbury. We ended up back at the same cinema and my very exhausted future wife suggested we go in and see the film again — purely so she could sit down for three hours and recover. When we left this time, the doubts had started to creep into my head. The bad points, too numerous to mention now, have been covered in so much detail over the last thirteen years, that they've completely erased that thrill of seeing it for the first time.
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's wallet is getting a bit thin is introducing a new generation to the films on the big screen again, but this time in 3D, I wanted to reflect on the good parts of the story of Anakin Skywalker. I got to go along to press screening in the building site that masquerades as London's Leicester Square and while it wasn't as glam as heading out to Skywalker Ranch like GeekDad Matt and GeekMom Andrea did last month, it still helped to build up a bit of excitement for the movie.
The foyer was teeming with D-list celebrities and regular people having their photos taken with members of the 501st and a rather plump Darth Maul. R2-D2 and C-3PO were present in both Lego and statue forms, with the latter also walking and talking in the form of Anthony Daniels who was on hand to give a little intro speech and plug a tie-in with children's charity Variety. A few Xboxes were set up running Kinect Star Wars so punters could stand awkwardly in front of them a make exaggerated attempts to fly a Pod around the course – they were all set on the Pod Race part, so I never got to see any of the other levels. Finally, there was a green screen photo opportunity booth, where the lovely Rachel handed us a print-out of ourselves (that's Star Wars Begins/Raiding The Lost Ark filmumenatry maker Jamie Benning on the left of the picture at the top) superimposed into a nice collage of Phantom Menace characters – after said photo had been auto-uploaded to the Star Wars UK Facebook page without any warning!
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- Heavy snowfall always makes life difficult for highway departments across Wisconsin. That reality was no different Tuesday in the Northwoods, as several inches collected on the ground.
Oneida County Highway Commissioner Bruce Stefonek said it was an all-hands-on-deck kind of effort.
But his drivers have struggled to keep up with the fast-falling snow.
"These routes are rather long for the guys, so when it's snowing like this and there's blowing snow, it's a real challenge because, by the time they get to the end of their route and turn around, it has blown back in again," said Stefonek.
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- SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have identified two men who died when their single-engine plane crashed in a farm field in Sheboygan County.
The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office said Saturday the pilot was 67-year-old Dennis Hall of McHenry, Ill., and the passenger was 19-year-old Filip Smecko of Janesville, Wis.
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Man charged after police find 133 pounds of high-grade marijuana following Antigo-area car crash
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Police towed the car from an intersection near the Langlade County Airport (where Vang said he just came from) to a nearby gas station. There, officers noticed bags full of what appeared to be marijuana sticking out of duffel bags in plain sight. They got a search warrant and found 133 pounds of high-grade marijuana.
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Case closed: DA's office won't charge Schneider in It Matters to One animal mistreatment investigation
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Schneider was the operator of It Matters to One, a dog rescue operation in Sugar Camp. In February, sheriff's deputies seized 39 of her dogs, later arresting Schneider and recommending animal mistreatment charges.
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"She has very limited or no use of some leg muscles," said Rhinelander V.A. Physical Therapist Dr. Wesley Spurgeon.
The disease broke down the ability for her brain to talk to the nerves in her legs.
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I think this Sunday Discussion is a very important topic. People are getting tired of the gas prices that are too high. Right now gas prices around this area are around $3.50 a gallon. But many experts think those prices are going to go way up. Many are expecting gas prices to be over $4 a gallon by this summer. And if there is conflict in the Middle East or a hurricane coming up the Gulf of Mexico. The sky's the limit. Do you remember the movie called Oil Storm that was on TV a couple of years ago? Here is the full movie to refresh yourself.
The movie depicts a major hurricane and war in the Middle East causing a major disruption in the oil supply and causing gas prices to go through the roof. This almost crashed the U.S. economy. Of course this is all portraying a major oil disruption in this country. But we have had similar events. Remember Hurricane Katrina and the gas supply disruptions afterward? And we may get to see what happens if a conflict over Iran starts. Which I hope does not happen.
So what is causing the gas prices to go up. I give you a couple of reasons. One is conflict in the Middle East. Just the talk of bombing Iran is causing the oil prices to go up. Two is the speculators. They are wanting the price of oil to go way up so they can line their pockets with money. This is a very greedy way to make money. Third is the growth around the world. India and China has exploded in economic growth and guess what they need? Gas! When you have more people needing energy around the world. Prices are going to go up. We are in an election year and one of the candidates Newt Gingrich has proposed ways to lower the gas prices. By the way Newt Gingrich will be in Pell City on Wednesday at 2pm at the Pell City Civic Center. And yes I am going there.
I would like to question a couple of things about the gas supply. One is the U.S. exporting a record amount of gas to countries around the world. Why are we doing this? We should be keeping the supply of gas in this country. And this brings me to the second point. Some refineries in the North East are going out of business. The talk is there is not enough refineries in this country to process the oil and now there is talk to shut down refineries. Could it be greed or low demand? Who knows.
So in my beliefs; what can be done to lower the gas prices. Here are some ways. One; we need to drill for more oil. Until we get the network of alternative fuels set up we need to keep up with the demand. And the Keystone pipeline was blocked by Obama. So if Obama does not like the route of the Keystone pipeline through Nebraska; let's move it around. Because Canada wants to export its oil to us instead of China. Plus we have oil reserves all over the country that can be tapped. So we can get started now! And yes I would make sure it was done the right way to protect the environment.
Another way is to punish the speculators on Wall Street. We have nothing going on in the Middle East right now and the oil price is very high. Something is wrong here. We need to pass laws and increase the supply so the speculation is taken out of the oil prices. Another way is to increase the fuel mileage in cars. Also we can develop mass transit and better communities so people do not have to drive too far to work or school. But here in Alabama mass transit is a joke. Birmingham has some of the highest ratio single car drivers in the world. Mass transit is very bad in the Birmingham metro and is not properly funded. That needs to change.
But here is the ultimate change we need to do. We need to transition off of oil. America has become way too addicted to oil and no one out there has talked about new ways to fuel our cars. Natural gas is one great alternative to fuel our cars. And we need to accelerate development of new ways to keep our cars moving. Batteries and hydrogen can be great new ways to fuel our cars. We can also design our communities better so people do not have to drive to do simple errands. Let's create areas so people can walk or ride a bike from their homes to the store or to have some fun. We can also say we are addicted to our cars. And this is something we need to change as well.
America is very divided right now on issues from the size of government to what to do in jump starting the economy. But I think we can all come together to solve the energy problem. And who knows; maybe we can solve some other problems too.
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Google (GOOG) is currently in negotiation with the Federal Trade Commission over a potentially multimillion dollar fine it may face for its breach of Apple's (AAPL) Safari Internet browser, Bloomberg is reporting.
The FTC is arguing that Google deceived consumers as well as violated the terms of a consent it signed with the commission in 2011 when it planted cookies on Safari, bypassing Apple's own privacy settings. The fine could be tens of millions of dollars, according to sources close to the confidential talks.
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Everyone here seems to have this grand idea of a blockbuster trade that will make us light years better. Smaller trades to help improve our bench play would be acceptable, but right now anything else is just expecting too much
Dallas doesn't have a 1st this year. They traded it for Lamar Odom last year.
The Lakers should have to give that back Still, that's the kind of deal I'd look for, someone desperate to move an expiring contract for a 1st. This team still needs to add to the talent base. Dleaguers should be inactive practice players, not regular rotation players. Rent cap space for a year and then use your cap space in for a long term piece FA after you've raised the profile of the team with a competitive year.
It went from Dallas to LA (Odom) to Houston (Jordan Hill) to OKC (Harden).
top 20 protected in 2013, top 20 protected in 2014, top 20 protected in 2015, top 20 protected in 2016, top 20 protected in 2017 and unprotected in the 2018 Draft
That pick has been passed around like Lamar's in-laws.
I could see Dallas giving us their 1st to take Shawn Marion and make a run at Dwight or CP3. Improve the SF rotation for a year, add more talent to the team, and keep the powder dry for 2014 Free Agency.
How would that improve the SF rotation?
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Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal Development Cookbook
The EP team @Microsoft has come up with a wonderful 160 page cook book for EP Development. The book is free and you can download as is from here EP Cook book
The book authored by Mey Meenakshisundaram and Anees Ansari talks on User Interfaces, Datasources and Datasets, Frameworkcontrols. The framework controls gives you in depth understanding of each control with clear code examples. This is followed by a detailed explanation of the list and detail pages covering the different elementary methods. There is also an advanced section for the list and detailed page that gets deeper through topics such as List page interaction. Then goes on to detail more on the general development concepts related to EP like Sessions, Metadata, Pages, FIlters, lookups and more. The book ends with a brief on the Sharepoint integration from Enterprise search.
The book is exhaustive, informative and is filled with several code examples that you can use. Thanks to the Microsoft EP team for a wonderful book that is definitely going to help us much more than expected.
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Writers and artists celebrated with contests
January 26, 2012
Join the Celebration of Writers and Artists with Creative Communication's Spring 2012 Essay, Poetry and Art Contests.
The Essay Contest divisions are: Grades 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter an essay, write 250 words or less on any non-fiction topic. The deadline for the Essay Contest is Feb. 15.
The Poetry Contest divisions are: Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter a poem, submit one original poem in English, 21 lines or less. The deadline for the Poetry Contest is April 12.
Enter either contest online at: http://www.poeticpower.com or mail entries labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest to: 159 N Main, Smithfield, UT 84335. Include the author's name, address, city, state, and zip, current grade, school name, school address and teacher's name. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology.
These are not contests where every entry is published. There is no entry fee or required purchase. Teachers can qualify for a free book and win awards for the quality of their entries.
To view the students in your area who were selected as winners in previous contests or to view the schools in your area who were awarded a $250 Language Arts Grant, go to: http://www.poeticpower.com/winner.php.
There is also an art contest for students in grades K-12, with more than $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to students and their teachers. To enter, take a photo of the contest entry of original art and go to http://www.celebratingart.com to enter and for full contest information. The art contest deadline is April 3.
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"Floods, changing frequency and living in Binghamton--an underwater future?" topic of Binghamton Community Lab
BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Community Lab will host a mixer and discussion titled, "Floods, changing frequency, and living in Binghamton--an underwater future?" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Lost Dog Café Violet Room, 222 Water Street in Binghamton. This event is free and open to the public. At 6 p.m., participants are welcome to purchase an optional self-pay dinner.
Record-level floods in recent years have ravaged not only Binghamton, but also most areas of the Northeast. These have been caused by unusual severe storms, such as Irene and Lee in 2011. And most of these events have exceeded anything previously recorded in modern times. Is the severity of flooding increasing? Are these really unusual events? Or have we been especially unlucky in the last decade? And what are the implications of these kinds of floods for the sustainability of riverside communities? Explore these questions with Professor Peter Knuepfer from Binghamton University.
Knuepfer is an Associate Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Binghamton University, where he has taught for nearly 28 years and until recently has been director of the Environmental Studies Program at Binghamton University. His current research is on the frequency and magnitude of prehistoric flooding in the upper Susquehanna River basin and on changes in historical flood frequency.
The Binghamton Community Lab is a gathering place for citizen investigators to create and support improvements that will grow a healthier, wealthier and strong Binghamton region. The series, held regularly on the third Tuesday of each month will be facilitated by David Sloan Wilson, SUNY distinguished professor of biology and anthropology at Binghamton University and founder of the Binghamton Neighborhood Project, and David Currie, director of the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition.
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Boston Attacks Complicate Immigration Debate
The hunt for foreign-born suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings added a new layer of complexity to the drive to overhaul immigration laws, as lawmakers said Friday the attacks offered a new reason to scrutinize the shortcomings of the U.S. immigration system and include new security measures.
Two brothers, legal immigrants from Chechnya, are suspected of carrying out the bombings. That has prompted some lawmakers—particularly those skeptical of a proposed redrafting of immigration laws—to call for additional emphasis on security in the bill.
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Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), who is wary of the proposed immigration-law overhaul, said learning more about the Boston suspects would shed light on what he views as weaknesses in the immigration system.
"How can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil?'' Mr. Grassley asked at a Senate hearing. "How can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the United States?"
Supporters of the legislation, which was unveiled in the Senate just days after Monday's bombings, argued that it would strengthen security by requiring more surveillance and fencing along the border with Mexico and by collecting more information from immigrants.
The bill also would create a system to track immigrants with visas as they exit the country, intended to give officials a better picture of immigrants who remain.
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"We didn't start off to make this a security bill, but it's certainly a major part of it,'' said Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.), who helped craft the legislation. "And I think once people realize what we've done, they'll understand that doing nothing leaves us more vulnerable."
Both suspects in the Boston bombing were in the U.S. legally, according to law-enforcement officials.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old still at large Friday afternoon, came to the U.S. with at least one parent in 2002, when he was about age 9, officials said. The family applied for asylum after arriving and was granted permanent legal residence in the U.S. in 2007, an official said.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev became a U.S. citizen on Sept. 11, 2012, the official said. His brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old killed in a confrontation with police early Friday, came in 2003 or 2004, when he was about age 18, and was a permanent legal resident, officials said.
The events in Boston could put more focus on measures to obtain additional biometric identification from immigrants, such as fingerprints and other personal signatures.
"Security is a key issue," said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), a critic of the immigration bill, who has advocated for high-tech biometric identification cards. "That's basically been promised and it's never been delivered on," he said.
The Senate bill calls for tamper-proof Social Security cards and pushes to collect additional information from immigrants, but it stops short of requiring a full-fledged biometric I.D. system.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), one of the authors of the proposed immigration overhaul, said he welcomed a push for more biometric information. "The more the better," he said. But he also cautioned against letting the legal status of the two suspects cause a backlash against immigration.
"You can't just say no one can ever come to the country,'' Mr. Graham said. "So, if they came here legally and they got radicalized, that's no different to me than being born here and getting radicalized."
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- A Young Officer Shot Dead, And Another Critically Hurt
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It is unclear whether any type of immigration-related security measures could have made a difference in the Boston case, given how much time had passed since the men arrived in the U.S.
Doris Meissner, a former commissioner of the federal agency once known as the US Immigration and Naturalization Service, who now is at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, saw little connection between the brothers' Chechen heritage and the Senate's immigration law.
"You can have perfectly effective screening processes and admissions processes and not in any way be able to predict behavior a decade forward," she said.
Some people who study immigration predicted little impact from the events in Boston on public opinion about immigrants.
In a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, 54% said they believe immigration strengthens the U.S., compared with 36% who said it weakens the country. An even larger majority said they were in favor of creating a path to citizenship for the millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the poll found.
"When I think about the bomb in Boston, I would expect that we're not going to see a national and permanent shift in sentiments about immigrants," said Joscha Legewie, a Columbia University Ph.D. candidate in sociology who researched the link between terrorist events and European attitudes on immigration. "Instead, we might see a temporary but small national effect."
The Boston attacks threaten to complicate President Barack Obama's broader policy agenda. The president is already grappling with a compressed calendar for moving his priorities through Congress, the immigration overhaul among them, as lawmakers next year will focus on the midterm elections, and soon afterward on the 2016 presidential campaign.
Mr. Obama has already devoted time to an unsuccessful push to tighten gun laws. He is looking to pass an early-childhood education plan, an infrastructure program and other measures through Congress.
Past presidents have grappled with unwanted national security crises with mixed results.
President George W. Bush signaled his intention to make education a chief focus when he sent a sweeping bill to Congress in his first week in office. But the September 11 attacks and the Iraq war came to dominate his presidency.
The Oklahoma City bombing occurred in the latter part of Bill Clinton's first term. The following year, Mr. Clinton signed into law a welfare overhaul that was one of the defining acts of his presidency.
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Cecil Patterson Jr., CPA, MBA
Cecil "Pat" Patterson, CPA, MBA Partner/Owner Patterson CPA Group, Inc. Cecil Patterson, (Pat), is an award-winning, nationally recognized author, speaker, and discussion leader for continuing education courses and numerous state societies. He has experience at the local and national CPA-firm level and as an adjunct university professor. Pat holds an MBA from the University of North Florida and is a CPA with Patterson CPA Group, Inc. His firm provides, accounting, tax preparation and tax planning services, wealth management services, and consulting for businesses and other professional firms. The AICPA has recognized the firm for work in the "virtual office" field. Pat has been appointed to the AICPA Council for 2015-17, the FICPA Board of Governors, as well as numerous other committees and sections, and is a member of the FICPA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. He has been named an FICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader and has received the FICPA's Writing Excellence Award. He has also received the New York Society of CPAs' Distinguished Discussion Leader Award.


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Tribes Continue to Work to Improve Waste Management Practices after Major Solid and Hazardous Waste Clean-Ups
U.S. EPA Region 9 recently awarded $86,350 in Resource Conservation Fund (RCF) grants to the Yurok and Karuk Tribes in Northern California. The Tribes will use the grant funds to increase material reuse and recycling, and improve solid waste management practices on their lands.
These awards follow large, multi-organization, solid and hazardous waste clean-up efforts that included the Yurok, Hoopa and Karuk Tribes, California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), U.S. EPA, Indian Health Services (IHS), United Indian Health Services (UIHS), California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) and Humboldt Waste Management Authority.
Efforts to clean up major illegal dumps in the region gained significant momentum in August 2008, when the CIWMB approved $800,000 in funding to clean up three large illegal dump sites on the Yurok Reservation. The dumps posed significant threats to residents of the Yurok Reservation, other Humboldt County citizens and to the Klamath River. The CIWMB approved the project based on commitments from the Yurok Tribe, U.S. EPA and IHS to commit staff time to the project. IHS also contributed an additional $30,000 to fund associated educational outreach efforts and training of a tribal workforce for the project.
In September 2008, 18 Yurok members were HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) certified to work on sites with hazardous materials. Phase 1 of the dump clean-ups began in October 2008. The sites first addressed were at the end of Tully Creek Road and near Roach Creek within the Klamath Watershed. Challenging terrain required the use of heavy equipment including a Sikorsky helicopter to remove illegally dumped waste from the steep Klamath River gorge.
Over 200 tons of solid and hazardous waste were removed from Tully and Roach Creeks, including tires, appliances, batteries, flammable and toxic solids, and electronic wastes.
During the spring of 2009, a northern spotted owl pair was discovered nesting within 500 feet of the Johnson's Road illegal dump, the site where the Phase 2 dump clean-ups are scheduled. The clean-up has been delayed until September 2009, after the spotted owl nesting season ends. The Johnson's Road Dump threatens Mettah Creek. This creek flows directly into the Klamath River which is a federally designated "wild and scenic" river and is critical to salmon habitat.
While waiting to begin the second phase of the dump cleanups, the Yurok Tribe and CIWMB teamed with the Hoopa and Karuk Tribes, U.S. EPA, IHS and Humboldt Waste Management Authority to plan and implement several ancillary projects. In June 2009, the three Tribes coordinated efforts to remove abandoned vehicles from their respective lands. As a result, over 400 vehicles were removed from the Klamath River Watershed. The three Tribes are also planning concurrent household hazardous waste collection events in October 2009. Those projects will be supported through funds provided by the Humboldt Waste Management Authority and U.S. EPA, along with staff support from IHS.
As these clean-up efforts in the region continue, UIHS and CRIHB will assist in coordinating educational and outreach efforts. Residents of the area will be informed of the human health and environmental dangers of illegal dumping as well as safer ways to dispose of and manage their solid waste.
The Yurok, Hoopa and Karuk Tribes have worked for over a decade to address their solid waste issues. Whether working on their own or collaborating with each other, they have been able to acquire funds and services from federal, state, county and Native American organizations. Their efforts over the past few years have significantly reduced the human health and environmental threats caused by illegal dumping of solid and hazardous wastes along the Klamath and Trinity Rivers.
The latest U.S. EPA Region 9 Resource Conservation Fund grants awarded to the Yurok and Karuk Tribes will compliment their recent solid and hazardous waste removal projects by supporting these Tribes' efforts to reduce illegal dumping, improve solid and hazardous waste management practices and move these communities back toward sustainable waste management practices.


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Instruction & Programs
Whether you're just starting at your golf game, you've played for years but want to improve or you feel like you're one step away from the Masters, golf instruction and training can benefit players of all levels.
For more information or to book any instruction class or professional training, please call Kierland Golf Club at 480-624-1600.
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Perfect for building consistency with driving and iron play and short game. This series will help you overcome your big miss and limit mistakes during the round all while lowering your scores.
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No. 12 Loyola Sweeps Quincy In MIVA Quarterfinal
Caldwell, Smalzer lead way with 10 kills apiece
Loyola Hosts Non-Conference Rival Princeton on Monday
Marks the second time in program history the teams have met
Loyola Sweeps Saint Francis
Ramblers hold Red Flash to .097 hitting on the night
Loyola Falls to IPFW in 3-2 Heartbreaker
Jaeschke leads the floor with career-high 19 kills
Ramblers Cage the Hawks, 3-1
Loyola defeats Quincy in its conference-opener
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+ MIVA Academic All-Conference - 2011, 2012, 2013
2013: Saw action in 28 sets, garnering 11 starting assignments during his junior season...began the season by pounding out six kills against then No. 7 Long Beach State (1/4)...notched a pair of kills in Loyola's 3-0 sweet of St. Ambrose (1/12)...also posted a career-best three service aces...recorded a stat line of two kills, one service ace and three blocks as Loyola defeated Quincy, 3-0, in the MIVA Quarterfinals...MIVA Academic All-Conference Team selection.
2012: Saw action in 30 sets, making eight starts...powered 38 kills including a career-best eight kills against UC San Diego (1/11)...managed 16 total blocks with five of those blocks coming against Penn State (1/20)...tallied 47.5 points, a service ace against IPFW (4/20) and 14 digs...named to MIVA Academic All-Conference.
2011: Appeared in 13 sets, making first career start against NJIT (3/19)...totaled 15 kills, including five in matches against Cardinal Stritch (1/21) and NJIT...posted 10 blocks and five digs...mustered 22 points in first season at Loyola...named to the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: Two-time all-conference selection...chosen team captain...named to ESCC All-Star Team and awarded team MVP as a senior...competed in football and basketball...honor roll student...named Summa Cum Laude Scholar...member of National Honor Society...named Hesburgh Scholar...received Ralph Lynch Youth Scholar Award... earned Glenview Rotary Club Scholar Award.
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I was finally able to check my one hive at Bernheim today, after we witnessed a release of a Golden Eagle from rehab. (beautiful and touching sight)
The hive was dead due to "starvation." Adjoining the dead cluster, on either side, was 2 frames of honey. It appears the cluster would not move away from what tiny bit of brood was there. So they sacrificed themselves to try and save the brood. So they starved but they didn't have to because honey was available right next door. You all are so witty and intelligent.....is there a term we can come up with when this happens other than starvation? It sounds like I neglected them. Did I? And if I had fed them fondant or dry sugar, would it really have made a difference?
PS: When lifting the brood chamber to clean out the dead bees there felt like there was a good 35 pounds still in there.
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AOL Artists Gets Patriotic with New 4th of July Canvases
Jul 3, 2012
Happy Fourth of July! In celebration of all things red, white, blue, stars and stripes, we have debuted three incredible canvases by two new AOL Artists: Allie Rex and Christine Berrie.
Christine premiered as an AOL Artist on Father's Day 2012 when she created the canvas "Catch." Christine's beautiful hand-rendered illustrations have been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Esquire, and Time Out. For July's exceptionally patriotic holiday, Christine illustrated two of her newest canvases, "Charlie" and "Block Party."
Allie is a Brooklyn-based artist whose incredible work has been exhibited internationally. When approached to create a piece for the Fourth of July, Allie jumped at the opportunity and created "Red, White, Blue." When asked to describe her work for AOL, Allie commented, "I was super excited when AOL asked me to create a piece in celebration of the Fourth of July. Inspired in part by the fireworks I saw in New Orleans for New Year's Eve, I started 'Red, White, Blue' by drawing a star pattern on Mylar plastic film. I painted the star bursts with Acrylic paint in various shades of red, white and blue. I then layered and arranged the star bursts to create an explosive composition. Being an AOL Artist has been a blast!"
We are thrilled to celebrate today with such fantastic new additions to AOL's canvas collection.
Want to make one of the new canvases your background on AOL.com? Click here for "Red, White, Blue," here for "Block Party," or here for "Charlie."
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Untitled (Thunderbird with Inner Spirit and Snake), 1972-1973
Norval (called Copper Thunderbird) Morrisseau
Canadian, 1932 - 2007
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National Gallery of Canada (no. 42198)
Copyright Norval Morrisseau / Gabe Vadas. Courtesy of Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto.
These five drawings were completed in the early 1970s, when Morrisseau spent a short period of time in a Kenora jail. Part of a larger group of approximately 60 drawings on green wove paper; these works may have been studies for larger paintings. Familiar themes of spirituality, transformation, sacred power, and medicine provide us with an intimate insight into the artist's mind and artistic process. Different from the larger, predominantly Christian-themed paintings created during the same period when paint and a separate space in the jail were made available; these works, created during times of solitude and intense concentration, reveal a sense of immediacy and the desire to maintain a cultural connection.
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Yeah, They're pretty incredible turtles Nubster.
They make an incredible display animal as long as you know what your getting into and have the space. I've worked with a lot of common Snappers over the years and this is my second Aligator Snapper.
I have the tank a little more functional at this point (even though I think it looks cooler with only an in or 2 of water, it doesn't work out all that well for my little buddy)
I took tons of photos while I was working it out over the last week or 2, so I'll try not to be too excessive with the pic post count.
I have an Eheim 2217 canister rigged up for the filtration, but having the water bar above the surface was loud and annoying so I submerged it and threw in a powerhead to keep the surface water moving. Then that became a problem cause between stray java moss, dumb feeder fish and all sorts of other debris I was cleaning it out twice a day. the filter attachment kept it up way to high so I wound up chopping it down and siliconing it back together half the size.
the other thing I did to free up some space was make a kick stand out of some slate, pipe, and black foam for the big peace of drift wood. befor it had 3 chunky peaces of wood under it that took up a ton of room. Now he has another decent cover area to cool out in and its a lot safer and more stabilized this way too.
I did add a few more plants. I threw in some penny wort cause threaded through the holes in the drift woods real nice.
Most of the moss I had on the log died off, but in my other fish tanks I havent been having much luck with my baby lears and rica so every time a cluster starts dyeing off, I either tangel it into the moss remains on the floating cork or a notch in the drift wood thats close to the surface. And I cant help but laugh at myself cause even though its nasty turtle water that gets even more trashed by the 36 feeders I throw in a each week, the stuff comes back to life and spreads all over with in a day or two.
I also though a bunch of duck weed in over the weekend, which I'm kinda regretting cause it hasent even started spreading yet and it already looks like it took over but I might try and section off like a third of the tank at the surface to try and coral it in a few days. I could just be kidding myself though Haha
And Hears a bunch of shots I took of walter while I pulled him out to move his furniture
Sorry If I got a little to carried away with all the detailes
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I wanna try and add a few small species of water lilies or some bog type palms? pretty soon so I'll up date the thread once the tank comes together a little more
|I had a snapper once many years ago. Not an alligator, but whatever common snapping turtle we have here in WV...very cool guy. I kept him about a month then released it. Went from size of a quarter to about the size of a tennis ball in that short time.
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don't worry I know he'll need an upgrade in about a year and a half, but I had the tank and all the hardscape supplies sitting in my garage collecting dust
|a 40B wont hold the snapper a good size snapper can easy break through any tank
|Cool I just don't want you getting in trouble for keeping one, I live in missouri and I know you can't even look at one funny here.
|I know they where classified as threatened a few years ago and might still be, but they're not illegal, at least not in states outside their native territory. Many people regularly and indiscreetly sell them on kingsnake and fauna.
Where did you get an alligator snapper? I am sure they are a threatened species, and not sure if they are legal to keep as a pet. The tank looks good on the other hand.
my 40B alligator Snapper riparium
Hey guys, I've been digging around on here for a few days to get ideas for another project I'm getting ready to start, but I thought in the mean time I'd start a thread for the 40b I've been fooling around with for my juvie alligator snapper.
don't worry I know he'll need an upgrade in about a year and a half, but I had the tank and all the hardscape supplies sitting in my garage collecting dust.
I only want to keep about a 3rd of it submerged. all the wood is anchored in a few places per peace and he's too small to push it free at this point, but I'm still gonna have to figure out a more permanent solution.
I'm gonna stick to java fern/ moss for the submerged plants cause I know he's gonna start chowing down on anything else I try to put in. I do want to try some floating stuff though and maybe some duckweed too? also I might try hide some pots behind the drift wood and see if I can plant something stalky too?
That's it for tonight. I'll post more photos as it come's along a little more.
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|God Bless America brings down the house
|05.02.11 at 6:59 pm ET
PHILADELPHIA — Lauren Hart delivered one of her most inspired God Bless America performances prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semis between the Flyers and Bruins Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
At the end, the cheers from the sellout crowd dressed in orange turned into chants of "USA, USA, USA."
PHILADELPHIA — From the first moment Kate Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" replaced the national anthem at a Flyers' home game on Dec. 11, 1969, the song has sent chills up the spines of everyone in attendance.
Tonight, it will reach a whole new level – and meaning – altogether. And, all of America and the world will be watching. With the news of Osama bin Laden's execution on Sunday night, Americans have been celebrating the news with the pledge of allegiance and singing "God Bless America."
The Flyers still show a video of Smith – who died in 1986 – singing "God Bless America" in lieu of "The Star Spangled Banner" for good luck before important games. The video of her performance is now accompanied by Lauren Hart, daughter of the late Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster, Gene Hart, the longtime voice of the Flyers.
Bruins coach Claude Julien is more than aware of what the atmosphere will be in the building come 7:30, in the moments before faceoff.
"That's something that went though my mind this morning, no doubt about that," Julien said. "When something major like that happens, I guess all the attention is drawn that way but our guys this morning seemed fine. In the morning skate, I like their focus, I liked everything else.
"There's two teams. If one team's going through it, I'm sure the other one is as well. I think our guys are very professional and capable of separating the things that are important when the time comes. Everybody was obviously very interested in hearing what's happened in the last little while with that but at the same time, it's important to be ready for the game and I think the guys understand that."
The Flyers understand it, too, and may be under greater pressure to balance energy with emotion, especially at the start.
'The fans and the atmosphere should be great for that part of the game,' Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk told WEEI.com's D.J. Bean. 'It's a proud day in our history, you could say now, is the day that this guy was brought to justice. At that point last night, I know hockey was put on the back burner for a second there when you kind of think of all the things that have been affected and all the people close to you that maybe lost someone. It's obviously a good thing that all this came to justice last night.'
Bruins fans old enough to remember recall another special day when Smith performed in person.
Smith was called in to the Spectrum in front of a capacity crowd of 17,007 fans before Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals on May 19, 1974. That's when B's captain Phil Esposito infamously tried to jinx the Flyers' good luck charm by presenting her with a bouquet of roses after her performance. It didn't work. Bernie Parent blanked Espo, Bobby Orr and the B's, 1-0, for the first of two straight Stanley Cups.
Including Saturday's loss to the Bruins, the Flyers are 95-27-4 when trotting out the old standby.
So tonight, just before faceoff, turn up the TV and listen for Flyers public address announcer Lou Nolan to say, "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please rise and remove your hats and salute to our flags and welcome the number 1 ranked anthemist in the NHL, Lauren Hart, as she sings God Bless America, accompanied by the great Kate Smith."
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ATLANTA (July 19, 2006) – Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has issued a fact sheet on sugar substitutes, and published it in the July/August issue of FDA Consumer magazine, carrying the headline, "No Calories… Sweet!"
This is sweet news for the 180 million American adults currently consuming low-calorie and sugar-free foods and beverages (according to a national survey by the Calorie Control Council). The primary reasons for using these products is "to stay in overall better health" (73% said this was their most important reason) and "to eat or drink healthier foods and beverages" (68%).
The safety of sugar substitutes has been debated ever since Teddy Roosevelt said, almost 100 years ago, "Anybody who says saccharin is injurious to health is an idiot!" And if blogs and webcasts were around in 1911, surely there would have been an Internet frenzy surrounding President Roosevelt's remarks. Today, the Internet is rife with rumors and health-related claims about low-calorie sweeteners and the sugar-free products sweetened with them.
"The FDA Consumer article, along with other recent regulatory developments mentioned in the article, will hopefully put to rest some of the widely-circulated rumors about aspartame and sucralose in particular," said Lyn Nabors, president of the Calorie Control Council.
In discussing safety aspects of the five FDA-approved sugar substitutes (aspartame, acesulfame K, neotame, saccharin and sucralose), the FDA fact sheet notes: "For each of the approved sweeteners, the typical amount used by U.S. consumers is well within designated 'acceptable daily intake levels (ADI),' or levels that can be consumed safely every day over a lifetime."
With regard to benefits, the fact sheet cites the American Dietetic Association, stating, "Artificial sweeteners can help consumers cut down on calories and control weight, help to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, and potentially prevent cavities."
Health professionals agree that cutting calories is key to weight loss. "Controlling calories with sugar-free and light foods and beverages, and adding some daily physical activity, are effective ways that consumers can make small changes to help them lose weight without feeling deprived," said Nabors.
For example, replacing full-calorie cranberry juice with light cranberry juice can save 140 calories a day. If that kind of calorie savings is maintained every day, it could result in a 15-pound weight loss at the end of the year. Choosing sugar-free chocolate will save 50 calories a day and translates to 5 pounds over the course of a year.
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Hooray for all the French fashion ladies, who today dance in the streets of Paris in their pantalons - joyous at the news they may now wear trousers in public without being carted off to the cells.
France's Minister of Women's Rights Najat Vallaud-Belkacam has revoked a 200-year-old law that forbid the distasteful practice:
"'This order was aimed, first of all, at limiting the access of women to certain offices or occupations by preventing them from dressing in the manner of men. This law is incompatible with the principles of equality between men and women which is laid out in the Constitution and in France's European commitments," she said, as reported in Le Parisien.
The decree, passed in 1799, was amended at the turn of the century to allow women to wear trousers only "if the woman is holding a bicycle handlebar or the reins of a horse".
It first came to be after the French revolution, when Parisian ladies started getting lippy and demanding the right to wear trousers.
The regime that took over when the monarchy fell was alarmed by the idea of women's equality, thinking it could weaken their stronghold, so banned pants to keep things in check.
How silly! Here are some more interesting laws that hang around the present day, mainly in musty files everyone's forgotten about:
- It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle (UK - thanks BBC).
- Also in the UK: Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. Any boy under the age of 10 MAY NOT see a naked mannequin. And a pregnant lady may wee anywhere she pleases, even in a policeman's hat.
- In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk. In Alaska, it's moose. Just stop trying to party with the animals everybody, PLEASE.
- In Bahrain, a male doctor can't examine a vagina unless it's in the reflection of a mirror.
- In Florida, unmarried women who dare to parachute on a Sunday may as well land in the cells, because that's where they'll be headed afterwards, blasphemous singleton sky-floaters that they are.
- In Hawaii, DO NOT PUT COINS IN YOUR EARS. Because jail, maybe.
- If you're a one-armed piano player in Iowa, it's not enough punishment that you're a one-armed piano player in Iowa - you must also play for free.
- In Louisiana, you cannot gargle in public places. (They should keep that one).
- And back to France, where it is illegal to name a pig 'Napoleon'.
P.s. In Maryland, it's against the law to take a lion to the movies. Biggest killjoys ever.
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text: Simple: I wanted to start a thread of damaged and dead GM vehicles. Would like to see pictures and the story of the Truck, Car, SUV. (How did it happen? Story) I will start the first one. 2008 Pontiac G6: 3 years ago I was on my way to work at 530am. Not yet really awake. A deer ran out in front of me like 15ft away. I was driving about 40mph. I reacted before any thought. I swerved to the right to miss the deer on a 2 lane road. So heading off road, BAMM! Who put that telephone pole there? I did miss the deer. Surprised off how many cars just drove passed me and never stop to see if I was ok. (At least 20) no joke. NOT ONE. I got taken to the local ER, were they thought I had a brain bleed. Then life flight to a Trauma ER. They said it was not a brain bleed. I had AVM, which could kill me at any time from an aneurysm. So, 4 brain surgeries' in a year. I am all good. I cannot post pictures of the brain surgery (that Doc. took during surgery). They are not appropriate for this site. This deer saved my life is the way I look at it. My car damage was passed demo price. I took to a friend's shop that cut some costs so my insurance would fix it. It was a lease and I would have been screwed if demoed. That is my story. Tim - - - Updated - - - the story could of been longer but tried to keep it brief.