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Soy and Breast Cancer: Should breast cancer survivors eat soy foods?
What are soy foods?
Examples of soy foods include: soybeans (also called edamame), soybean sprouts, tofu, soymilk and fermented soybeans (also called tempeh). These traditional soy foods have been used in many cultures as good sources of protein for thousands of years. More recently, processed soy protein has been added to a variety of foods, such as frozen meals, side dishes, soups, protein powder drinks, and snack bars.
Why worry about soy foods?
One of the many compounds found in soy is a plant chemical called isoflavone. Researchers like to study isoflavones because the shape of an isoflavone is similar in structure to estrogen and it is known to compete with estrogen in the body. Research about isoflavones has been confusing. Most studies show that eating traditional soy foods that have isoflavones may help reduce the risk of breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence. Unfortunately, some research has shown that very high amounts of processed or concentrated isoflavones can make breast cancer cells grow.
Should you eat soy foods?
- If you are eating traditional soy foods, a moderate amount (up to 3 servings per day) is considered safe and acceptable. See the table below for serving sizes of soy foods.
- At the present time, most experts agree that it is probably safe and possibly beneficial for breast cancer survivors to eat up to 3 servings of soy foods per day.
- The Iowa State University Database includes a list of the isoflavone content of food.
Soy Food
Portion equal to one serving
½ cup
Soybeans (edamame cooked)
½ cup
1 tablespoon
Soybeans (roasted)
¼ cup
1 cup
Soy yogurt
1 cup
Soy cheese
1 ounce
Soy burger*
1 (3 ounces)
Soy flour *
¼ cup
½ cup
*Processed soy food
Should you avoid processed soy foods?
Highly processed soy protein, or soy protein isolate, is used in many snack foods and vegetarian products. The isoflavones in these foods are very concentrated and may not be as safe as traditional soy foods.
Should you avoid soy supplements?
- Supplements may contain high doses of concentrated sources of soy. These include soy powders, soy protein powders and isoflavone supplements. Genistein and daidzein are specific types of soy isoflavones. They are often sold as dietary supplements.
- We recommend you avoid these supplements due to the potential estrogen-like effects and lack of safety data.
What about other soy products?
- Soy is often used as a food additive (soy lecithin, soy oil) and can be found in processed food such as salad dressing and baked goods. These forms of soy do NOT contain isoflavones. Also, soy sauce does NOT contain isoflavones.
- You do not have to avoid foods that have these additives.
Should you avoid soy if you take an estrogen receptor antagonist such as Tamoxifen?
- Tamoxifen and similar drugs are prescribed for some breast cancer survivors because they can block the effects of the body's estrogen. At this time researchers are unsure whether soy can work with Tamoxifen to block estrogen or if soy makes Tamoxifen less effective which could increase the chance of cancer recurrence.
- Until there is more research, if you are on Tamoxifen, we recommend you follow the same guidelines and limit soy foods to less than 3 servings a day and avoid soy supplements.
Still have questions? Talk with your doctor or dietitian.
If you are thinking about adding soy to your diet, it is important to consider:
- The stage of your cancer
- Your usual dietary intake including your history of eating soy foods
- Your menopausal status
- Whether you have a positive or negative receptor status tumor
- Your weight history
Rock C, Doyle C, Denmark-Wahnefried, Meyerhardt J, Courneya K, Schwartz A, Bandara E, Hamilton K, Grant B, McCollough M, Byers T, Gansler T. Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices. CA Cancer J Clin2012; 62: 242-274. Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21142/pdf
For isoflavone content of foods: http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/isoflav/Isoflav_R2.pdf
For more information
- American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
- American Institute for Cancer Research - www.aicr.org
- National Cancer Institute - www.cancer.gov
- The Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:


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If your Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider is only focused on hosting virtual desktop, they are failing you. If you only provide a desktop environment to your customers – you will annoy them. If a desktop-as-a-service price only includes the cost of standing up a virtual OS instance that offering should be ignored.
To many, DaaS means outsourcing a service to make use of a virtual desktop infrastructure. Yet increasingly, internal IT departments are being encouraged, directly or indirectly, to consider their core desktop provision as a service: not simply "something that just gets done", like toner cartridge replacement, or fixing the CEO's son's friend's daughter's laptop; on a Friday; just as you're going home.
A "desktop service" incorporates many things. The delivery of an operating system environment: but there's more. The provision of applications. Access to data. Creation of user accounts; the granting of access rights. Access to services such as email, file storage. Understanding what applications are used and when. The ability to print. A desktop service has a range of components that are key to delivering an environment that is reliable and cost effective.
RES Software have recently released a number of updates, new releases and patents that help put the Service into desktop-as-a-service. When considering your own enterprise desktop environment, or enhancing your DaaS offering – what tools are you using to automate delivery? Does the updated RES portfolio assist?

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India's proposal to the UN General Assembly for the formation of a UN Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP) - reproduced in full below, in lieu of an official version - has predictably sparked the same knee-jerk responses about a "UN takeover of the Internet" that prevailed at WSIS, thereby maintaining the US government's sole oversight of Internet naming and numbering functions.
Two justifications for opposing such reforms are typically given. The first, and most naive (or dishonest), is to imagine that the Internet is currently governed by multi-stakeholder networks that are equally open to all stakeholders, and that the choice is between maintaining this decentralised and bottom-up regime of governance on the one hand, or handing over control to governments on the other.
In fact, some of the most important areas of public policy online are not governed by multi-stakeholder networks at all, not even by any existing intergovernmental organisations, but by individual national governments and big businesses. The most blind to this seem to be representatives of technical community, who for practical purposes maintain a very narrow pre-WGIG definition of Internet governance that excludes vital issues such as intellectual property enforcement, privacy and data protection, online filtering and censorship and network neutrality.
The second justification given, which more honestly acknowledges at least that the US government in particular exercises hegemony over a vital area of Internet governance, claims that to broaden intergovernmental oversight of those Internet governance functions would be to hand over the keys to governments such as China, Iraq and Syria. The US, it is said, as at least taken a fairly "hands-off" approach, and maintaining its oversight over naming and numbering functions is the lesser of two evils.
This justification does not stand up either. Apart from still ignoring the other and more important areas of Internet public policy beyond naming and numbering, it takes an overly charitable view of the United States' custodianship of Internet governance oversight, which lately has been tainted by its intervention in the grant of the .xxx gTLD, its pressure on financial intermediaries to strangle Wikileaks, its extra-judicial seizure of domain names served by US-based registries, and the introduction of legislation in both the Senate (PROTECT-IP) and Congress (E-PARASITES) which would allow private rights-holders to initiate blockades of foreign websites.
The Indian proposal, on the other hand, could at least democratise these decisions to some degree. If a UN Committee for Internet-Related Policies, adequately linked to multi-stakeholder public sphere, were able to set global norms for the Internet in an adequately open and inclusive manner, then neither the US government, corrupted by big-pocketed IP rights-holders, nor repressive governments such as China, would be able to regulate the Internet in isolation from these norms.
Now, some might say that governments have no role in setting policy norms for the Internet, even if it is in consultation with other stakeholders. In the long run, I agree: we should be able to develop a multi-stakeholder transnational governance mechanism that is not grounded in the nation-state. But we are far from that position now, and it is those most opposed to Internet governance reform who make this point most often, when opposing a norm-setting role for the IGF. They insist that the discussions at the IGF should merely inform norm-setting processes that take place at higher levels.
But where are those norms to be set, where no authoritative transnational institution already exists to set them? Unless an expansion of the IGF's mandate can be considered, then clearly some new mechanism is required. This was recognised at WSIS in 2005 when an "enhanced cooperation" mechanism was mandated, and it remains equally true today. The Indian proposal for a UN Committee for Internet-Related Policies is the first serious attempt by any government to propose such a mechanism, and for this it is to be welcomed. Civil society ought not to fall into the trap of rejecting this proposal out of hand, if the alternative is to leave existing more narrow Internet governance hegemonies unchallenged.
66th session of the UN General Assembly
Agenda item 16: Information and Communications
Technologies for Development (ICT): Global Internet Governance
Statement by India
Mr. Chairman,
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, contained in document A/66/77, which provides a useful introduction to the discussions under this agenda item.
As a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and democratic society with an open economy and an abiding culture of pluralism, India emphasizes the importance that we attach to the strengthening of the Internet as a vehicle for openness, democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, diversity, inclusiveness, creativity, free and unhindered access to information and knowledge, global connectivity, innovation and socio-economic growth.
We believe that the governance of such an unprecedented global medium that embodies the values of democracy, pluralism, inclusion, openness and transparency should also be similarly inclusive, democratic, participatory, multilateral and transparent in nature.
Indeed, this was already recognized and mandated by the Tunis Agenda in 2005, as reflected in paragraphs 34, 35, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 69 of the Agenda. Regrettably, in the six long years that have gone by, no substantial initiative has been taken by the global community to give effect to this mandate.
Meanwhile, the internet has grown exponentially in its reach and scope, throwing up several new and rapidly emerging challenges in the area of global internet governance that continue to remain inadequately addressed. It is becoming increasingly evident that the Internet as a rapidly-evolving and inherently global medium, needs quick-footed and timely global solutions and policies, not divergent and fragmented national policies.
The range and criticality of these pressing global digital issues that continue to remain unaddressed, are growing rapidly with each passing day. It is, therefore, urgent and imperative that a multilateral, democratic participative and transparent global policy-making mechanism be urgently instituted, as mandated by the Tunis Agenda under the process of 'Enhanced Co-operation', to enable coherent and integrated global policy-making on all aspects of global Internet governance.
Operationalizing the Tunis mandate in this regard should not be viewed as an attempt by governments to "take over" or "regulate and circumscribe" the internet. Indeed, any such misguided attempt would be antithetical not only to the internet, but also to human welfare. As a democratic and open society that has historically welcomed outside influences and believes in openness to all views and ideas and is wedded to free dialogue, pluralism and diversity, India attaches great importance to the preservation of the Internet as an unrestricted, open and free global medium that flourishes through private innovation and individual creativity and serves as a vehicle for open communication, access to culture, knowledge, democratization and development.
India recognizes the role played by various actors and stakeholders in the development and continued enrichment of the internet, and is firmly committed to multi-stakeholderism in internet governance, both at the national and global level. India believes that global internet governance can only be functional, effective and credible if all relevant stake-holders contribute to, and are consulted in, the process.
Bearing in mind the need for a transparent, democratic, and multilateral mechanism that enables all stakeholders to participate in their respective roles, to address the many cross-cutting international public policy issues that require attention and are not adequately addressed by current mechanisms and the need for enhanced cooperation to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, India proposes the establishment of a new institutional mechanism in the United Nations for global internet-related policies, to be called the United Nations Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP). The intent behind proposing a multilateral and multi-stakeholder mechanism is not to "control the internet'' or allow Governments to have the last word in regulating the internet, but to make sure that the Internet is governed not unilaterally, but in an open, democratic, inclusive and participatory manner, with the participation of all stakeholders, so as to evolve universally acceptable, and globally harmonized policies in important areas and pave the way for a credible, constantly evolving, stable and well-functioning Internet that plays its due role in improving the quality of peoples' lives everywhere.
The CIRP shall be mandated to undertake the following tasks:
i. Develop and establish international public policies with a view to ensuring coordination and coherence in cross-cutting Internet-related global issues;
ii. Coordinate and oversee the bodies responsible for technical and operational functioning of the Internet, including global standards setting;
iii. Facilitate negotiation of treaties, conventions and agreements on Internet-related public policies;
iv. Address developmental issues related to the internet;
v. Promote the promotion and protection of all human rights, namely, civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights, including the Right to Development;
vi. Undertake arbitration and dispute resolution, where necessary; and,
vii. Crisis management in relation to the Internet.
The main features of CIRP are provided in the annex to this statement. In brief, the CIRP will comprise 50 Member States chosen on the basis of equitable geographical representation, and will meet annually for two working weeks in Geneva. It will ensure the participation of all relevant stakeholders by establishing four Advisory Groups, one each for civil society, the private sector, inter-governmental and international organizations, and the technical and academic community. The Advisory Groups will provide their inputs and recommendations to the CIRP. The meetings of CIRP and the advisory groups will be serviced by the UNCTAD Secretariat that also services the meetings of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development. The Internet Governance Forum will provide inputs to CIRP in the spirit of complementarity between the two. CIRP will report directly to the General Assembly and present recommendations for consideration, adoption and dissemination among all relevant inter-governmental bodies and international organizations. CIRP will be supported by the regular budget of the United Nations; a separate Fund would be set up by drawing from the domain registration fees collected by various bodies, in order to mainly finance the Research Wing to be established by CIRP to support its activities.
Those familiar with the discourse on global internet governance since the beginning of the WSIS process at the turn of the millennium, will recognize that neither the mandated tasks of the CIRP, nor its proposed modalities, are new. The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) set up by the UN Secretary- General had explicitly recognized the institutional gaps in global internet governance and had proposed four institutional models in its report to the UN General Assembly in 2005. The contours of the CIRP, as proposed above, reflect the common elements in the four WGIG institutional models. While the excellent report of the WGIG was much discussed and deliberated in 2005, unfortunately, no concrete follow-up action was taken to give effect to its recommendations on the institutional front. We hope that this anomaly will be redressed at least six years later, with the timely establishment of the CIRP.
In order to operationalize this proposal, India calls for the establishment of an open-ended working group under the Commission on Science and Technology for Development for drawing up the detailed terms of reference for CIRP, with a view to actualizing it within the next 18 months. We are open to the views and suggestions of all Member States, and stand ready to work with other delegations to carry forward this proposal, and thus seek to fill the serious gap in the implementation of the Tunis Agenda, by providing substance and content to the concept of Enhanced Co-operation enshrined in the Tunis Agenda.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The United Nations Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP)
The United Nations Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP) will have the following features:
Membership: The CIRP will consist of 50 Member States of the United Nations, chosen/elected on the basis of equitable geographical representation. It will provide for equitable representation of all UN Member States, in accordance with established UN principles and practices. It will have a Bureau consisting of one Chair, three Vice-Chairs and a Rapporteur.
Meetings: The CIRP will meet annually for two working weeks in Geneva, preferably in May/June, and convene additional meetings, as and when required. The UNCTAD Secretariat will provide substantive and logistical support to the CIRP by servicing these meetings.
Multi-stakeholder participation: Recognizing the need to involve all stakeholders in Global Internet Governance in their respective roles, the CIRP shall ensure the participation of all stakeholders recognized in the Tunis Agenda. Four Advisory Groups – one each for Civil Society, the Private Sector, Inter-Governmental and International Organisations, and the Technical and Academic Community - will be established, to assist and advise the CIRP. These Groups would be self-organized, as per agreed principles, to ensure transparency, representativity and inclusiveness. The Advisory Groups will meet annually in Geneva and in conjunction with any additional meetings of the CIRP. Their meetings will be held back-to- back with the meetings of the CIRP, so that they are able to provide their inputs and recommendations in a timely manner, to the CIRP.
Reporting: The CIRP will report directly to the UN General Assembly annually, on its meetings and present recommendations in the areas of policy and implementation for consideration, adoption and dissemination to all relevant inter-governmental bodies and international organizations. .
Research Wing: The Internet is a rapidly-evolving and dynamic medium that throws up urgent and rapidly-evolving challenges that need timely solutions. In order to deal effectively and prudently with these emerging issues in a timely manner, it would be vital to have a well-resourced Research Wing attached to the CIRP to provide ready and comprehensive background material, analysis and inputs to the CIRP, as required.
Links with the IGF: Recognizing the value of the Internet Governance Forum as an open, unique forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on Internet issues, the deliberations in the IGF along with any inputs, background information and analysis it may provide, will be taken as inputs for consideration of the CIRP. An improved and strengthened IGF that can serve as a purposeful body for policy consultations and provide meaningful policy inputs to the CIRP, will ensure a stronger and more effective complementarity between the CIRP and the IGF.
Budget: Like other UN bodies, the CIRP should be supported by the regular budget of the United Nations. In addition, keeping in view its unique multi-stakeholder format for inclusive participation, and the need for a well-resourced Research Wing and regular meetings, a separate Fund should also be set up drawing from the domain registration fees collected by various bodies involved in the technical functioning of the Internet, especially in terms of names and addresses.
Excerpts from the Tunis Agenda
Paragraph 34 of the Tunis Agenda defines Internet Governance as "the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet".
Paragraph 35 reaffirms the respective roles of stakeholders as follows: "(a) Policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues is the sovereign right of States. They have rights and responsibilities for international Internet-related public policy issues". (b) The private sector has had, and should continue to have, an important role in the development of the Internet, both in the technical an economic fields. (c) Civil society has also played an important role on Internet matters, especially at community level, and should continue to play such a role. (d) Intergovernmental organizations have had, and should continue to have, a facilitating role in the coordination of Internet-related public policy issues. (e) International organizations have also had and should continue to have an important role in the development of Internet-related technical standards and relevant policies."
While delineating the respective roles of stakeholders, Paragraph 56 recognizes the need for an inclusive, multi-stakeholder approach by affirming that "The Internet remains a highly dynamic medium and therefore any framework and mechanisms designed to deal with Internet governance should be inclusive and responsive to the exponential growth and fast evolution of the Internet as a common platform for the development of multiple applications".
Paragraph 58 recognizes "that Internet governance includes more than Internet naming and addressing. It also includes other significant public policy issues such as, inter alia, critical Internet resources, the security and safety of the Internet, and developmental aspects and issues pertaining to the use of the Internet".
Paragraph 59 further recognizes that "Internet governance includes social, economic and technical issues including affordability, reliability and quality of service". Paragraph 60 further recognizes that "there are many cross-cutting international public policy issues that require attention and are not adequately addressed by the current mechanisms".
Paragraph 61 of the Tunis Agenda therefore concludes that "We are convinced that there is a need to initiate, and reinforce, as appropriate, a transparent, democratic, and multilateral process, with the participation of governments, private sector, civil society and international organisations, in their respective roles. This process could envisage creation of a suitable framework or mechanisms, where justified, thus spurring the ongoing and active evolution of the current arrangements in order to synergize the efforts in this regard".
Paragraph 69 further recognizes "the need for enhanced cooperation in the future, to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational matters, that do not impact on international public policy issues".


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Mission Journal: Media under growing pressure in Turkey
Turkey is awash in media. The newsstands of Istanbul are buried under some 35 dailies of every format and political stripe. The airwaves are thick with TV channels and Internet penetration is tracking an economy growing at Chinese speed. Yet quantity does not equal quality. Nor does the array of titles mean diversity and freedom of expression is blossoming in a country that is seeking to join the European Union.


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I'm so sorry you are hurting. Is there anyone who can provide you comfort and support nearby?
My post was just wiped out so I'll keep this short. Try the site afterabortion.com or even better is http://afterabortion.com/message.html
The message board is filled with women who have had abortions and need support and who offer support. You will not find judgement there. Many regret the decision many don't regret it and many are in between but the important things is they have been there and they know what it's like.
I suggest you go there if you feel you need to talk to peple who have been there. It's a safe environment.
I'm sorry. It's such a tough decision to make. Try not to dwell on the "what ifs" and know that you made the right decision for you. No one else can tell you you made the wrong choice because it's entirely dependent on the individual. Anyone who tries to make you feel bad is no friend to you.
I hope you're able to come to peace with your decision.
I'm sorry you're feeling this way but I think it's perfectly understandable even if you know it was the best decision for you right now.
Nobody should make you feel bad for your choice because they aren't in your situation. Even if you know people who would be supportive and not judgey, I think talking to a third party would be a good idea. But whether you talk to a professional or just others who have been there, it will get better.
I'm so sorry about the whole situation. I can say with certainty that you would be having indecision and second thoughts even if you decided to keep it. Coming from someone who was in similar situation (as far as becoming pregnant and not sure about keeping it) I decided to keep the baby and I still wonder if I made the right decision sometimes. Is she getting enough food, love, attention, etc? Am I doing a good job? Is this a good life?
Every situation, person and decision are unique and I am sure you made the best decision for you and your situation. Don't let anyone else tell you differently. It will get better if you're open to letting it get better. Yours is not an easy decision to make but it does not mean you should let it haunt you forever. PP's have given you some great links and I hope you find someone to talk to to help you work out your feelings on this matter.
Good luck to you.
"If you wanna win then you shoulda put a hat on it. Don't be mad when you see a knit cap won it. If you wanna win then you shoulda put a hat on it."- Fenton
I am sorry for your loss & the tough decision/feelings & circumstances that brought you to this place. I am told it does get slightly easier with time. You made the decision that was best for you in this time. You can still grieve for what was & what might have been, there is no shame. However, don't torture yourself.
Perhaps a professional and/or a support group would benefit you at this time? I really hope you can find some peace for yourself. It must be so tough. ((hugs))
i'm sorry that you are feeling poor, but glad that you considered so many different angles before making your choice.
i like the idea of the website and message board that was posted above.
i hope you are able to find some support.
and also...i think you are brave for coming back here and updating. so, go you!
Aw honey... I'm sorry you have to go through this and feel all this stuff. You made a decision based on what was best. These days that's not easy to come by. You are very brave for coming back and posting, brave for doing it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You don't owe an explanation.
I hope you find peace sweetie. It might not be worth much since I'm a stranger but I'm behind you 100%.
I think that going to see somebody is a good idea.
Also,check your private messages. I sent some information that I hope is helpful.


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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Release: Quarterly New One-Family Home Sales by Price and Financing
Data appearing as a "0" does not actually represent "0" units sold. Do to rounding issues "0" refers to less than 500 units sold.
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U.S. Bureau of the Census, New Houses Sold by Sales Price, Under $150,000 in Midwest Census Region [NHSSPMWU15], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NHSSPMWU15, May 30, 2017.


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In the past few years, the technology behind night-vision viewers has matured and dropped in price to the point that it's practical and affordable for even those of us who aren't James Bond. Today we're looking at the NGMONO2X Night Vision Monocular Viewer.
National Geographic markets several similar night vision viewers. The NGMONO2X is the entry-level model, and the other higher-end models are all basically similar, but with higher powers of magnification. The NGMONO2X supports 2.0X magnification, the NGMONO3X supports 3.0X magnification, and, obviously, the NGMONO4X supports 4.0X magnification. All models include an infra-red LED emitter. Continue Reading "Review: A Night Vision Viewer From National Geographic" »


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Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Science in education.
Education: BA, Oakland University, MS, Wayne State University, PhD, Wayne State University
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions: In addition to authoring over 100 articles for National Science Teachers Association journals, Texley has written or co-authored a number of NSTA publications—The Story of Science Classroom Companion: Einstein Adds a New Dimension (e-Book, 2008); Teaching Science at the Community College (2006); Investigating Safely (2004); Inquiring Safely (2003); Exploring Safely (2002); Professional Development Leadership (2000); and Pathways to the Science Standards (1996). She received the 1996 EdPress Award for outstanding publication for NSTA's Pathways to the Science Standards; the Innovative Building Award for School Planning and Management in 1998; and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Inquiring Safely. She has also developed extensive web and print material for National Geographic, USDA, and International Expeditions.
Dr. Juliana Texley became president of the National Science Teachers Association for the 2014-2015 year (read more). Texley is currently an instructor at Lesley University, Palm Beach Community College, and Central Michigan University. Most recently, Texley worked with a number of stakeholder groups to review the Next Generation Science Standards and developed curriculum for JASON/National Geographic. An active and influential member of the science education community, Texley has been a dedicated NSTA member for 30 years. She has served in a variety of capacities for the association, including chairing the committee that crafted NSTA's response to the 1996 National Science Education Standards; as editor of the NSTA journal The Science Teacher (12 years); and as lead reviewer for NSTA Recommends (11 years). She received the 1996 EdPress Award for outstanding publication for NSTA's Pathways to the Science Standards; the Innovative Building Award for School Planning and Management in 1998; and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Inquiring Safely. She has also developed extensive web and print material for National Geographic, USDA, and International Expeditions. She is a 1984 recipient of the Presidential Award for Science Teaching, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to her work with NSTA, Texley has served on the board of the Association of Presidential Awardees in Science Teaching, (15 years), and has served on the board of directors for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) and the Metropolitan Detroit Science Teachers Association (MDSTA). In Michigan, Texley lead the Statewide SCoPE Science Project, which developed over 700 units corresponding to the state's core curriculum. For 21 years Texley taught middle and secondary science and math in the Richmond, Michigan school district. For two years, Texley was assistant superintendent for curriculum for the Anchor Bay School District before taking the helm as superintendent (1993—2000) for the email@example.com
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Parramatta reportedly want to deliberately break the NRL salary cap in order to sign Israel Folau and have asked the ARL Commission for permission to do so.
The Eels have put in a special request to the game's governing body to exceed the $5 million cap by $AU400,000 so they can fit the AFL convert onto their books, according to News Ltd.
The Eels' cap would then be reduced by $400,000 the following season.
Over the two seasons Parramatta would spend the same amount on players as each of the other 15 NRL clubs are allowed.
Eels boss Ken Edwards met with ARLC Chairman John Grant last week to discuss the propsal, says the newspaper.
Parramatta claim they have been open in their intentions to sign Folau, but it is unlikely such a radical proposal in regard to bending the cap rules would go down well with other NRL clubs.
Rugby league authorities have taken a tough stance on salary-cap cheating - including stripping Melbourne of their 2007 and 2009 premiership titles - and decimating the Bulldogs' season in 2002.
Parramatta were said to be initially hoping to register Folau with the NRL on a contract worth $150,000 but that was rejected by salary-cap auditor Ian Schubert.
If the proposal is rejected by the ARLC, Parramatta will need to shed $400,000 of player talent before former international Folau can take the field for them in 2013.
French or Japanese rugby union could emerge as a possibility next year for Folau if the Eels, who are the only team he has said he wants to play for, can't find a way to sign him.


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Immersion Summer School - What do you think?
Original post made by Carol Rogers, Palo Verde, on Jan 10, 2007
Possibly due to my suggestion both by email to the Board and the submission to the Board back in December, there is mention of Mandarin Immersion (and perhaps Spanish) as a summer school option. I would really be interested to see how others think of the idea.
Growing up in England and Ireland, there were several different types of programmes that offered a language immersion summer experience. These ranged from residential to all day programmes where instruction was given at the early part of the day, and traditional summer fun followed for the remainder of the day in the target language. I myself never actually attended these programmes, but I had friends who did and it really improved their language skills. They made new friends who they always spoke to as a matter of course in that particular language and their understanding of the language became intuitive rather than academic. It is from this that I think it could work here. A program from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00p.m. following this scheme with both classroom time and structure fun as well as free time over a period of weeks during the summer, could help a child get a fundamental basic language experience which would last beyond their school career into adult life.
I await to hear your thoughts.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jan 10, 2007 at 11:02 am
I think they sound wonderful and I would love to put my kids into them. Any chance for French or Russian?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 10, 2007 at 3:26 pm
I think a summer immersion program would be great. It sounds like it would be self-supporting, which means it could also be flexible--Mandarin, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Arabic, Hebrew. I'd like to see these programs developed for younger children though--there's a window of opportunity in language learning that occurs before the age of 9.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Jan 10, 2007 at 9:52 pm
There is a school located in Palo Alto that offers a summer immersion program in French, Mandarin or Spanish for younger aged children. It's similar to what OhlonePar describes (studies in the morning and fun summer activities in the afternoon).
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jan 10, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Hi Jonny -- what is the name of this school?
a resident of Barron Park
on Jan 10, 2007 at 11:56 pm
International School of the Peninsula (right next to the main post office):
Web Link
Summer camp immersion options for pre-school - grade 8:
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 11, 2007 at 2:18 pm
My issue with the summer-school immersion programs at ISP are that they're relatively short for the expense. I think they shouldn't be shorter than six weeks.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 19, 2007 at 11:41 pm
My Palo Alto mortgage and the International School tuition don't mix, I'm afraid.
The great thing about immersion summer programs is that they could be added sooner than a new school year immersion program, they don't face the same facilities problems, and we could add many languages instead of just one.
So now I am wondering how I and other interested parents can be involved in strategic planning so that great ideas now don't lead to debacles in the future -- so that this idea (and all others) are worked on as part of the bigger picture?
a resident of Juana Briones School
on Jan 20, 2007 at 11:50 am
I have been thinking about this since it came up, trying to sort out my ideas.
I think I have finally come down on the side of supporting a 4 hour per day foreign language immersion program through the PAUSD summer school program, supplemented by those of us who can afford to pay the tuition, and "granted in" for those who can't afford it but want it.
That is as far as I have gotten in my thoughts. There is a lot to think about with it. For example, anyone who does it, should they be required to continue that foreign language during the year to not lose the benefit? If so, how do we make sure we have the program available to everyone who needs it in the school year? If, for example, we offer it after 5th grade, we need to assure that all 6th graders have access to that language.
The reason I like the idea is from my own personal experience of sending my son to a 4 hour per day class for 5 weeks over the summer..which resulted in him gaining at least a full year in language skills at his high school ( so he skipped his second year and went to the 3rd year level). I didn't think that little would do so much for him, but he was then able to more or less converse with me and manage himself in another country for a week.
So, I am coming down on the side of supporting it in order to further the idea of foreign language for all to our district.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 20, 2007 at 1:52 pm
You have not been listening to the board. Our district is stressed out, and we cannot afford to spend any time or money on this kind of project until our house is in order. We need to complete planning for increased enrollment, the five-year plan, attendance areas, roll back the cuts made prior to Prop. A, and then initiate a plan for world languages before we can even begin thinking about this kind of summer school program.
Once that is finished, the summer school program should be considered along with every other item on our wish list to see if it fits within our priorities. After all, bread-and-butter subjects like science and math are more important than elite, private-school offerings like this.
If your suggestion makes it that far, then the district should undertake a study. But since the entire program MUST be cost-neutral, somebody will have to pony up for the study. (This will automatically make it suspect.)
The study needs to look at whether having an attractive summer-school immersion program will make Palo Alto so attractive that families will move here. The program will have to somehow reimburse the district for attracting these children. The study will also examine whether it is possible to guarantee that the racial and economic composition of the summer school will match the entire district. Last, this suspect study will need to decide whether a program that will benefit only an elite few fits our notion of fairness.
Of course, the program will have to be run based on tuition and not take a penny from the school budget. That means it will have to cover district overhead, air conditioning, and wear and tear on the carpets.
So, let's get back to basics: we need to plan and think this through before we can indulge the starry-eyed dreams of a vocal, monied minority. If the board decides, judiciously, to nix this idea, these parents can always send their kids to private school. Gail Price did research and found that these families have enough money to pay for it.
I'm sure that you, Pauline, of all people will see the sense of all this.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 20, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Immersion summer school *was* endorsed by a majority of the board. It doesn't have the space problem that the MI program has. It's flexible (unlike a school-year program.)
The tuition can be adjusted to make it cost-neutral--I think air-conditioning's a non-issue.
One of the board members did express some concern about how an immersion program would be integrated with the school-year curriculum, but I think that's workable. Even an afterschool program would help with retention.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 21, 2007 at 2:04 pm
What's Good for the goose
Are you ever going to be able to get over your sour grapes at not getting exactly what you wanted when you wanted it? I think it's a given that anything Pauline has mentioned will have to be part of a strategic plan. Are you just bitter that her proposal is so much more workable and doesn't require new facilities and could offer immersion sooner, in many languages?
I can't even begin to say how disappointed I am at how the people who supported MI are behaving. Grow up and get over it. You can wallow in bitterness, or pick up and learn from what has happened, and do what is necessary to get language immersion for PAUSD. If that means working with former opponents of what you wanted and getting summer immersion, because it's cheaper, easier, and has fewer hurdles and less opposition (and will probably fit more easily into the broader strategic plan), are you going to help realize it because you value language instruction or are you just going to keep making pot shots to sink any other efforts because you didn't get exactly what you wanted?
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 21, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I find it really ironic -- given that one of the most important reasons for learning language is DIPLOMACY -- how unwilling those who wanted this MI plan are to engage in it.
a resident of Nixon School
on Jan 21, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Good for the goose is simply showing the complete lack of understanding that s/he has about the differences between what we are talking about here ( a program for all that doesn't displace anyone or hamstring the district), and MI as envisioned.
S/he is also showing a complete lack of understanding that if and when we get to the point of actually implementing what we are starting to see envisioned here, that it will be within a well-planned out manner that is accepted by most Palo Altans, perhaps even voted in as a special tax if Palo Altans believe we are ready for this..who knows?.
It will be interesting to see who fights this. I can't have everything for my kid so I don't want all the kids to have something?
Or, does somebody lose business somewhere if MI doesn't go through? I was always told, follow the money.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 22, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I've considered the money thing myself. If MI goes through the private immersion schools will lose students--presumably some will shift over. On the other hand, I'd expect real-estate prices to climb some more, particularly in the area near the school. You can see the influence of Hoover on homes near it--there was a 3/1, 1069 sf, average lot, that went for 1.2 mill. Agents have told me that recent immigrants, particularly from Asia, will pay a lot for the local school "brand"--Hoover/Gunn's pretty much the gold standard for a lot of them. I'm sure an MI program would have a similar appeal.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 22, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Ooo, ooo, ooo, gander doesn't like the rules he laid down for the goose, huh? That's an angry gander. Stewed in hypocrisy.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 23, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Good for the Goose - Please tell us where/when the board gave a list of particular conditions needed to be met before a SUMMER school program could be considered?
You listed the following conditions prior to consideration of summer school programs. I've never heard the board mention a single one of these. In fact, I believe the board said in the 1/9 meeting they do not have to approve particular summer school classes. (They probably will not even vote on the second recommendation.)
Your List (conditions before considering a summer school class:)
1)complete planning for increased enrollment,
2)complete the five-year plan,
3)complete attendance areas,
4)roll back the cuts made prior to Prop. A,
5)initiate a plan for world languages
6) Once these are finished the summer school program should be considered along with every other item on our wish list to see if it fits within our priorities.
7)Then the district should undertake a study (paid for by somebody)
8)Program can not attract summer school attendees from out of area
9)Summer school program must be racially econcomically representative of district overall.
10) Summer school will be run based on Tuition to cover all costs, including overhead.
Good for the Goose -
First of all - I think it may be YOU who have not been listening to the board - I never heard them give this, or any, list of conditions for a summer school class offering.
(With the exception of #10 - which is absolutely correct, for summer school programs - they must be cost neutral, covered by tuition costs.)
These are conditions for permanent installation of Alternative Choice programs. By the way, the BOARD hasn't been quoting many of these as conditions. Various community members have been supporters of several of these as conditions prior to installation of new choice programs. Most are directly from the Alternative/Choice guidelines, and several of them are logical interpretations of the choice guidelines as they relate to fit with district strategies and priorities.
I believe anybody could suggest a summer school program on any subject, and if the district had space, had someone qualified and interested in developing it and teaching it, had enough demand to cover fully loaded costs through tuition, then I think its just a matter of working directly with the summer school administrators to get it started. I've never heard of a district policy to have the board manage summer school curriculum in that way.
Have you? When? Where?
Personally, I wouldn't choose an MI program in any form for my kids. I'd rather spend our family's limited summer school dollars on other electives, like swimming lessons or cooking class.
Franky, it would come down to demand, and I bet it wouldn't support itself.
I don't get your good for the goose argument here. If someone were proposing another Alternative/Choice program, then you'd be right on, and I'd agree with your whole post, they'd have the same hurdles that the board set for MI.
In the context of alternative choice programs, I particularly agree with your final statement:
"So, let's get back to basics: we need to plan and think this through before we can indulge the starry-eyed dreams of a vocal, monied minority. If the board decides, judiciously, to nix this idea, these parents can always send their kids to private school."
I couldn't have said it better myself.


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Valerie is determined to dominate and Steven drops college to aim for NBA draft.
Valerie Adams
The world of women's shot putting has changed considerably over the past 12 months with the drugs ban handed to Nadzeya Ostapchuk but Valerie Adams is determined one thing remains the same - she continues to dominate.
It's been virtually impossible to talk about Adams without also mentioning Ostapchuk given their fierce rivalry over the past decade and it took on an entirely different spectre at the Olympics.
Ostapchuk is serving a one-year ban from the Belarus Athletics Federation for her positive drugs test from the London Games, although the 32-year-old is still to face sanction from the International Amateur Athletic Federation on that test along with another positive result dating back to the 2005 world championships that was recently re-tested.
If Adams had her way, she will never compete against Ostapchuk again.
"Life ban," she said when asked what she wants to see happen. "Simple as that."
Does she expect to see Ostapchuk back on the shot put circuit one day? "Probably not. And I hope not."
Ostapchuk's demise would appear to open the way for Adams to dominate women's shot put at least until Rio in 2016. The Belarusian had been the only person to beat Adams since 2006 - when she won the 2010 world indoor championships in Doha - although suspicion must now be cast on that performance.
A handful of promising Chinese throwers are emerging along with Russia's Yevgeniya Kolodko but Adams' personal best of 21.24m puts her in a different class among the current crop of competitors.
Adams knows it would be dangerous to make assumptions and it is her desire to remain undefeated for as long as possible that motivates her.
Like many athletes, she's found it difficult to find that extra drive in the year after the Olympics but she will soon leave New Zealand to relocate to Switzerland to team up with her coach, Jean-Pierre Egger.
Her season will open with June's diamond league event in Eugene, Oregon with the main focus on August's world championships in Moscow.
"I think I'm pretty good at motivating myself," the two-time Olympic and three-time world champion said. "The world champs and staying unbeaten is great motivation for me." She will head to Europe with some decent form behind her. She threw 20.75m at the The Cloud last month and followed it with 20.02m at the Sydney Track Classic, then 20.37m when she won her 12th national title.
Steven Adams
New Zealand basketball player Steven Adams says he will declare for the NBA draft in June.
After insisting he would return for his second year at University of Pittsburgh, Adams, half brother of double Olympic shot put champion Valerie, has changed his mind and will sign with an agent, thereby forfeiting his final three seasons of college eligibility.
The 2.1m centre announced his intentions yesterday in a statement released by Pitt's athletic department.
"In discussing options with my family and coach [Jamie] Dixon, I feel that it is in my best interest to declare for the NBA draft," Adams said.
"I want to thank everyone at Pitt, including my teammates, coaching staff, the administration and the fans who have all supported me over the last year."
Before his freshman college season, Adams was rated as a possible top 10 NBA draft pick, but has slipped down the rankings because of some indifferent form throughout the year. He is still expected to be drafted in the first round.
Adams was named the Big East's preseason Rookie of the Year and was selected to the conference's All-Rookie team after averaging 7.2 points a game and leading the Panthers in blocked shots (65), rebounding (6.3) and field goal percentage (.571) in 32 starts.
The Panthers reached the NCAA basketball championships last month before losing to Wichita State 73-55 in the opening round. Adams led the side with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the defeat.
"After talking with Steven and his family, we fully support him in this decision," Dixon said. "We support him in choosing to pursue his dreams and in having the opportunity to provide for his family back in New Zealand."
The draft is scheduled for June 27 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
If drafted, Adams would be the third New Zealander to play in the NBA, following on from Sean Marks and Kirk Penney.


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LIKELY PAY FOR THE GAS AT THE GAS STAITON MY GOVEMTNENT PAID FOR HIM TO HAVE AN RUN TAX FREE WHEN I STOPED THERE.If this guy ever set foot on US soil again what would you do if you met him
I doubt if we would ever meet him
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i don't know how you feel about ghosts but this sounds a bit like "spookville" to me.
they walk amongst us already
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
I would treat him like every other terrorist i have ever come across and deal with him or at the least tell all my buddies not to vote for him.
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Sounds like he is suffering from brain damage caused by the accident and mineral deficency. The cure would be a high speed injection of copper and lead.
There is something wrong here with this story, why havn't we heard about this idoit before now? Is it possible that this guy is a spook maybe, but then again only Your CIA
Director knows for sure! ( and trust me he aint telling!) is there in fact proof other than these pictures? If in fact this is a Wanted Man by the US Goverment for taking up arms against US Troops. I wouldnt kill him, why give him a marter status, and possibily get jacked up by the by the US Justice Department not to mention the Dept of Defence, and that little book called the UCMJ ( Uniform Code Of Military Justice- for those who don't know.) he could be taken alive under the right circumstances, and he could possibily be made to surrender. there are many type of Criminals, and Im not refering to thiefs and murders although if this story is true he certainly fits the criteria. But usally all Criminals have several things in common, and most will behave in the same manner.
for him to get back into the US is not impossible, but rather improbable if hes that hot.
however most Criminals are stupid to the Point they figure I can do what I want anytime I want, and go where I want. And that is where they screw up. and when he did screw up I would be right there to pick him up and help him get to his General Court Martial on time.( and why I say things are not right with this, the US Goverment would have stopped his pension or you would think that they would, Due to the fact that any disibility pension issuded by the US Goverment including Social Security Disibility, can be stopped once your appreehded and your sentence exceeds one year, Since its a military pension they can suspend it, just as your pay is suspended if you desert or go AWOL. So take away his money and that will put a small dent in his RPG, and tap all his relitives phones, ( if this is real its already done and THIER LISTENING!) . Just follow his Mom & Dad and you will find him, and if that don't work and they are in contact with him sorry your harboring a Federally Wanted Terroist, and your now under arrest for giving aid and comfort to the enemy....Doc


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Testing Methodology
I am interested in seeing just what the increased DRAM speed support on the A10-6800K can do. I have to admit upfront that DRAM scaling has always disappointed me in the past and I am not expecting miracles now. When I buy RAM, I usually go for the middle of the road and I buy whatever is on sale.
For testing the AX3U2400W4G11, I want to give the RAM kits the best opportunity to provide a performance boost, so I'll be using the A10-6800K with its integrated GPU. I'll also be using a couple of other dual-channel RAM kits to compare with the AX3U2400W4G11.
Test System
Motherboard: ASUS F2A85-M Pro
Processor: 4.1GHz A10-6800K
Video: APU Graphics 8760D
Disk Drive: Seagate Solid State Hybrid ST1000LM014 1TB
PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W 80 PLUS Bronze
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional
Benchmarks Used
- FinalWire AIDA64 v3.00.2500 Memory Tests
- Passmark Performance Test 8
- Sisoft Sandra Lite 2013.05.19.44
- Handbrake 0.9.9
- Bioshock Infinite
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AIDA64 Memory Test
Benchmark Reviews has used AIDA64 and its predecessor Lavalys Everest for years, mainly for its processor benchmarks and CPU stress-testing features. But it also includes a "Cache and Memory Benchmark" that performs read, write, and copy bandwidth tests on a system's installed memory.
In the AIDA tests, the Kingston HyperX Beast Kit leads the pack in every category, but really shines in the copy and read tests.
Passmark Performance Test 8
Passmark Performance Test 8 is a comprehensive benchmarking suite that tests many areas of your PC, including RAM. Passmark offers a comprehensive online database to check your results against a lot of others.
Passmark tells the same story as AIDA, with the KHX21C11T3K2/16X leading the pack in both read and write speeds.
SiSoft Sandra Memory Test
SiSoft's Sandra Lite is a free version of SiSoftware's "Sandra" benchmarking utility. Its comprehensive memory benchmark tests report a number of items, but we're interested memory throughput tests. Unlike some other benchmarks that merely perform straight sequential reads and writes, Sandra reads and writes different areas of memory, using integer as well as floating point data, all in SMP mode.
In the Sandra tests, the 16GB kits perform right along the lines with their respective speeds.
Handbrake 0.9.9
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder program designed to convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into an MPEG-4 video file in MPEG-4 Part 14 (.mp4) or Matroska (.mkv) containers. The program is used to convert DVDs into other forms so they can be viewed on portable media devices and with most media players. While Handbrake was originally developed for BeOS, it is now available for Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
Handbrake is a readily available program that easily handles and utilizes multiple CPU cores and threads. This makes it an ideal program for us to use to test CPU performance. The amount of time it takes for Handbrake to convert a media file scales very nicely based on the clock speed and available cores of the CPU. For this test, I used a 4.34GB video file in MPEG format to be converted to MP4 format using the "iPhone & iPod Touch" presets. I recorded the total time in (min:sec) that it took to transcode the video file.
The KHX21C11T3K2/16X kit pulls ahead here as well.
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There have been several guys that converted Mausers and Enfields to .45ACP, as it is friendly to the extractor. They fit a pistol mag in the front and put a block to keep it forward. No reason it couldn't be made to work for 7.62x25.
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NBA player Humphries has now filed legal documents disputing Kardashian's request to set an immediate trial date to get their divorce finalised.
Scandal sheet TMZ reports that Humphries' legal eagle, Marshall Waller, has filed docs questioning the "urgency" for a quick divorce, and accusing the E! star, who is expecting her first child in July with boyfriend Kanye West, of trying to use her "apparently unplanned pregnancy" to gain advantage and speed up the process.
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Click here to read the court docs (pdf).
TMZ notes that after the word "pregnancy" in the document, a footnote reads: "Indeed, why would [Kim] plan to get pregnant in the midst of divorce proceedings?"
Radar Online reports that the documents also state Humphries' desire that the case not go to trial yet - because "key witnesses in the case haven't been deposed" and that "he hasn't received documents he says he needs".
The website notes that Humphries, who wants the marriage annulled on the grounds of fraud, has requested records from Ryan Seacrest Productions, E! Entertainment Productions, and Bunim-Murray Productions. Specifically, he's seeking raw footage of the Kardashian reality TV shows.
"Indeed, if as Ms. Wasser [Kardashian's lawyer, who has previously repped Britney Spears, Maria Shriver and Angelina Jolie] asserts there really is 'no evidentiary support' to support Humphries claims, why don't they just give us the access we want? What are they hiding? What is there in the raw footage of this televised courtship, 72 day marriage and resultant breakup that they are so afraid of us discovering?" the court docs add.
According to Radar, Humphries says in the docs he has the right to be present for Kardashian's deposition, but due to his work schedule, he's not available till mid-May or June.
The reality star's lawyer appeared in a Los Angeles court last November, asking a judge to accelerate the estranged couple's divorce.
"Miss Kardashian is now handcuffed to Mr. Humphries," said Wasser.
"Miss Kardashian has a right to have her 72-day marriage [for] which she has a prenup - resolved," she told the judge. "She has that right."
The pair got hitched during a lavish, televised wedding on August 20, 2011, after a whirlwind six-month romance. Kardashian filed for divorce on October 31 citing "irreconcilable differences" according to her Los Angeles Superior Court filing.
In a statement, Kardashian said, "After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage. I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out as planned. We remain friends and wish each other the best."
Kardashian opened up about her problems with her estranged hubby during a recent appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
"I can't speak for Kris, but I just want him to be happy and I want us to move on, and that's really what I want, is just to move on," she said, while confirming that Humphries is seeking an annulment.
"The only legal way to get an annulment is if fraud were involved, so that's what's tricky," Kardashian said. "So he is suing me for an annulment based on the fact that I frauded him into marrying him for publicity."
"But fraud was not a factor here, is that right?" Letterman questioned.
"Not in my case, no," replied Kardashian.
Sister Kourtney, who appeared alongside the pregnant reality star, then chimed: "I think if she was gonna do it for publicity, she'd pick someone that people knew."
Check out video of Kardashian discussing her divorce below:
Kardashian recently said she would really like to be divorced before her baby with West is born.
"I'm really hopeful. I'm just hoping to get through it sooner than later. We're just - it's a process," she told the Today show.
"It's been a year and a half since I filed," she said, adding, "So I think that, you know, I definitely waited six months before I started a relationship."
A hearing on a prospective trial is scheduled for February 15.
Meanwhile, Kardashian has stirred controversy after posting (then deleting) a photo of a diamond-encrusted hand gun on her Instagram account - weeks after signing a pledge to end gun violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Check out the drama here.
And finally...
* "Apparently the district attorney's office has completely lost their minds" - Chris Brown's lawyer slams probation challenge.
* Becks in his kecks: Shirtless David Beckham models H&M underwear in new campaign video.
* Lawsuit alleging John Travolta assaulted cruise ship masseuse dropped.
* "I didn't actually realise who he was" - Michelle Williams talks dating Jason Segel.
* Stand-alone Star Wars films confirmed. Will they feature, as reported by EW, a young Han Solo and bounty hunter Boba Fett?
* Russell Brand talks Katy Perry and John Mayer romance. And then some.
* Pink opens up to Redbook: "I was always considered butch".
* Liz Hurley finds 'stolen' car... just where she left it.
* James Cameron wins Avatar plagiarism lawsuit.
* Naomi Watts: "I do my own laundry" and "I don't have a chef". Yep, she's mortal after all.
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Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations, Ralph Regula, Chairman
April 26, 2001
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's fiscal year 2002 budget request for Vocational and Adult Education. The budget includes a total of $1.8 billion for these programs, which provide financial support for instruction, national research, and technical assistance to high schools, community colleges, and adult education programs in basic, academic and technical skills. The fiscal year 2002 budget request includes $1.2 billion for Vocational Education, including $5.6 million for the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions. To promote literacy, the request includes $556.1 million for Adult Education, $17 million for State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders and $5 million for Literacy Programs for Prisoners.
The President's goal for the Federal role in elementary and secondary education is to "leave no child behind." Vocational and adult education programs support this agenda. The vocational programs help secondary schools provide effective career and technical education to prepare youth for postsecondary education and ensure that those students achieve to the same State academic standards as all other students in their schools. The adult education investment gives older youth and adults opportunities to build their numeracy and literacy skills and complete their high school education. Federal adult education funds also support family literacy programs to help parents build literacy skills and support their children's early achievement in reading and math.
Because they serve older youth and adults, these programs have a unique role in preparing individuals with the skills they need to succeed in the economy of the 21st century, continue their education, and exercise their rights and responsibilities as citizens. The new economy demands higher levels of literacy and technical skills of all Americans, and employment growth and shortages of skilled employees in some sectors bolster the need for strong career, technical and adult education.
Focus on Performance Accountability
Both the vocational and adult education statutes have strong accountability provisions. These are among the first education programs for which Congress enacted, in 1998, rigorous accountability requirements focused on student achievement and authorized incentive grants to States that exceed their performance targets. Helping States develop accountability systems, and supporting their use in program improvement, is now a large part of the work of our office. The vocational and adult education acts require States to report annually to the Department on student achievement, education, and employment. More important, States are using this information to focus on improving student achievement and must work to continuously improve their performance.
For career and technical education, States must track the rates at which secondary career and technical students complete high school and enter postsecondary education, and the degree to which these students achieve to State academic standards and gain technical skills. They must track whether postsecondary students complete degrees and certificates, and whether departing students secure employment or enter programs to further their education. This year, States sent their first reports to the Department under the new accountability system. Data from those reports will provide "baselines," or points of comparison, for future years' results.
For adult education and literacy programs, States must collect information on improvement in participants' literacy skills, high school or GED completion, further education, and employment. Based on previous performance, States established performance goals for adult education in 1999-2000. This year, in their first report under the new Act, States will compare program performance against their goals.
States that fully implemented Title I Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs in 1999 and exceeded their performance goals for both WIA and the Adult Education Act will receive incentive grants this year. Beginning next year, States will receive incentive grants if they exceed their accountability goals in vocational education, adult education, and workforce investment programs. The budget request proposes appropriations language to give the Secretary the flexibility to reserve the same percentage of funds for incentive grants from vocational and adult education State grants, so that no one program contributes a disproportionate share of funding to the incentive grant reserve.
Vocational Education
The FY 2002 request for Vocational Education State Grants is $1.1 billion, the same as the previous year's level. These grants support improvements in career and technical education through curriculum development, teacher training, the introduction of new technology, and student support services in high schools, community colleges, and regional vocational-technical institutes. Across the Nation many career and technical education programs are changing dramatically to meet the combined demand for improved student achievement and preparation for college and careers. Today, strong secondary career and technical education integrates academics with career preparation and exploration, and provides the context and relevance that helps students understand the connection between their studies and their futures. Postsecondary career and technical programs educate students to enter fields with fast-changing skill requirements, where employees need strong academic and technical skill foundations that will allow them to continue to learn and keep pace with changes in their industry.
As an example, the Saunders Trades and Technical High School, a magnet school in Yonkers, New York, provides students with a strong foundation for employment and college by fully integrating a comprehensive college-prep curriculum with intensive technical coursework in environmental technology, architecture, computerized industrial design, chemical technology and other high-skill career areas. To graduate, students must complete 3 years of math -- 1 year more than the State and the school district require for graduation. Eight Advanced Placement courses are built in as electives in the school's sequence of technical coursework. Last year, 86 percent of Saunders graduates enrolled in postsecondary education -- 42 percent at a 4-year college or university and 44 percent at a community college or other postsecondary institution.
The FY 2002 budget request for Tech-Prep Education is $106 million, the same level as last year. Tech-prep supports consortia of high schools, colleges, and technical institutes that work with employers to create challenging programs of study in the academic and technical skills needed for technical careers. Tech-prep can be a broad-based strategy for improving student achievement. For example, Wahalla High School in South Carolina organizes integrated academic and technical curricula along a College-Prep-Tech-Prep continuum. All students, including those bound for 4-year colleges, take a mix of College-Prep and Tech-Prep courses.
Vocational education National Programs funds support research on effective programs and promote effective practice. The Department's $12 million request for National Programs is a decrease of $5.5 million from the previous year, to continue major initiatives. For example, the request will continue funding for the National Centers for Career and Technical Education. Other national activities include research and dissemination of model educational practices in such areas as teacher development and high school and vocational education reform, and development of curriculum and instructional frameworks for integrating academic standards and technical competence. The 1998 reauthorized Perkins Act encourages States to tie their secondary career and technical education program improvement to comprehensive school reform. During the past few years, the Department has used National Programs funds to support research on reform strategies in secondary schools and to disseminate the most promising practices of schools that have successfully integrated high academic standards and career and technical education. National Programs funds also help State and local agencies build and manage their accountability systems, with a focus on using data for decision making and programmatic purposes.
Adult Education and Family Literacy
The request for Adult Education State Grants provides level-funding of $540 million (including $70 million for English Literacy and Civics Education Grants) to contribute to nationwide improvements in adult literacy and high school completion. Adult education programs help adults improve their English-language, reading, writing, and numeracy skills needed for success at work, at home, and as contributing members of American society. Adult education investments serve multiple purposes, not only in terms of job preparedness and support for children, but also health literacy, personal and public safety, and the reduction in the need for public assistance. Federal funds support both daily operating costs and program improvement, and encourage significant State and local investments in literacy programs. Local programs, operated by schools, colleges, and community agencies, use funds to pay for instruction, course materials, teacher training, and new instructional technology. Last year, the State Grant programs served 3.6 million adults.
Adult literacy is critical to children's academic success. We know that parents and caregivers have the largest impact on children's school readiness. Basic education, English literacy, and GED programs help adults not only meet their own life goals but also help their children succeed in school. Many States use a portion of their adult education grants for family literacy programs to help build strong reading and other life skills that parents need to become self-sufficient and successful, and their children need to learn and grow. At least 75,000 parents in adult education programs participate in family literacy services each year. State evaluations show that both parents and children participating in family literacy programs make educational progress, and parents become more involved in helping their children learn.
Preparing limited English proficient individuals for the workplace and for their lives in American society is an important and growing component of adult education services. Each State chooses how much of its adult education funds to spend on English literacy, relative to adult basic education and adult secondary programs. In 1998-99, States spent an estimated 47 percent of their State Grant funds on English literacy classes, yet waiting lists are not uncommon. In recent years, many small States have experienced large rates of growth in English literacy enrollments. In response to this growing need, the English Literacy and Civics Education program was created in fiscal year 2000 to direct funds to States, based on the size of their immigrant population, to support English instruction in the context of civics and citizenship skills. The budget request continues to set aside $70 million of the funds from Adult Education State Grants for English Literacy and Civics Education Grants to all States.
The FY 2002 request for Adult Education National Leadership activities is $9.5 million, $4.5 million less than the previous year, to continue key activities. For example, the request will focus funds on identifying and promoting effective research-based programs and practices, enhancing teacher quality, improving instructional technology, and continuing improvement of data and accountability systems. For example, these funds support training for adult education instructors on how to collect accurate information about student skill levels and gains, and how to use this information to improve instruction and services. Other Adult Education National Leadership activities include evaluating adult education practices, increasing adults' access to education through distance learning, and using technology and adapting services for individuals with disabilities.
The request includes $6.560 million for the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL). NIFL fosters innovation and collaboration in order to build and strengthen national, regional, and State literacy infrastructures, and promotes consensus in the field on strategies to increase the resources for, access to, and quality of the adult literacy. The request will allow NIFL to continue its activities to promote awareness of literacy needs, and communicate effective practices through networks of practitioners.
Corrections Education
Adults and youth who participated in programs supported by corrections funding programs are educationally disadvantaged and generally lack the skills to secure jobs upon release. The FY 2002 request includes $17 million for Grants to States for Incarcerated Youth Offenders, the same level as the 2001 appropriation. This program awards grants to State correctional education agencies to help with postsecondary education of incarcerated youth offenders, age 25 and under, within 5 years of release or parole. This program creates educational opportunities ranging from functional literacy through postsecondary degree and certificate programs. In addition, $5 million is requested to continue the Literacy Program for Prisoners, which funds grants to correctional agencies for life skills classes.
Taken together, these programs address the diverse needs of learners to meet the demands they encounter at work, home, and in everyday life. The demands of the 21st century economy, the pace of technological advance, and demographic changes in today's society require that all Americans have educational opportunity. All youth must be prepared for postsecondary education and careers. Adults of all ages require basic numeracy and literacy skills, and opportunities for further education. By building strong accountability systems and providing flexibility and choice at the State and local level, we believe these programs will continuously improve their effectiveness in preparing individuals for employment, further education, and their responsibilities as parents and citizens.
Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared remarks. My colleagues and I would be happy to respond to any questions you may have.


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I used to think this car was awesome (last model built) Will toyota ever bring it back? It reminded me a lot of a poor mans Porche Boxter.
Well, Toyota is working with Subaru for a RWD platform. Once they have a mass produced RWD platform, I think the MR2 might make a return.
****** What the FT-86 could have been!
my favorite body style was the second gen.
-----------------how does it stay so small and skinny when it has single handedly eaten all those fat muscle cars?"I don't want the world, I only want what I deserve!"
The MR2 Spyder was one Toyota I wouldn't mind having.
__________________________________________________________Taking Back America, One Chevy at a Time
That's a nice little fart.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Lacy1: you don't dethrone the champ by just competing, you dethrone him by beating his ass!
carrozeria:That's a nice little fart.Are you referring to the car when you say "fart" or did you mean "fact" in response to ChevroletGuys comment?
one of the better toyotas. i hope but only if it doesn't look like a rabid animal
--------------------I'm working on a scifi-adventure webcomic!
carrozeria:That's a nice little fart.jrparnell77:Are you referring to the car when you say "fart" or did you mean "fact" in response to ChevroletGuys comment?I was refering to the car and it was "fart".I like it, realy.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Lacy1: you don't dethrone the champ by just competing, you dethrone him by beating his ass!
Alex:one of the better toyotas. i hope but only if it doesn't look like a rabid animalThe front and back of the new Toyotas remind me of a painting that has gotten wet, and it just smeared downward like it's dripping onto the road. Make sense? To triangular and drippy in my opinion. Yet, they sell like hell!
^ Old people can't see so well.I'm all for Toyota learning how to make RWD cars again, and mid-engine is icing on the cake. But some whiny little 120 horses isn't going to cut it, and having a turbocharger but still not even breaking the 200 mark is just pitiful.No ratty 4-bangers!
I actually wanted to buy this car, just because of the tunability.most people dont know the possibilities of the cartake the 1.8 from the celica gts, swap it in or a turbo kit and you got a poor mans Lotus. Light weight+hp=yum
-------------What ever U say... CMICACA: We were told back then if Captured that U say "Name and Serial Number... and that we were on a peace mission."
I never understood why Toyota cancelled this. It was a cheap little car that could now go after the Kappa's from GM, the Miata, and S2000.
__________________________________________________________Taking Back America, One Chevy at a Time
My friends wife has one its an OK car. Though if they do use the Toy/Sub RWD platform we wont see it. The Toyota one wont be leaving the land of the rising sun.
--------------------"The eight words to save your marriage: long hair, stay thin, sex anytime, shut up."-Tom Leykis"My toughest fight was with my first wife."-Muhammad Ali"...[Freedom] is purchased not with gold, but steel." Dienekes of Sparta app 480 BC"[CAFE is]...like trying to get people to lose weight by forcing manufacturers to sell smaller shirts."-Bob Lutz""There's the door"-words to live by."-Tom Leykis
I liked the idea of it, but the styling left a lot to be desired.
I loved the 1st gen cars. Pontiac's Fiero(flop attempt at competing with teh MR2 couldn't hold its own against it)I loved all iteration of this car: all 3 generations...I would love for Toyota to bring this car back, as well as the RWD Corolla and Celica. While they're at it, might as well bring back teh RWD Cressida as well.


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Plea deadline extended for former bus driver
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. - A former Washington County, Tennessee bus driver made an appearance in court Wednesday, where her plea deadline was extended.
Brenda Gray faces 39 counts of reckless aggravated assault after the September 2012 bus crash involving David Crockett High School students.
Her court date to enter a plea has been delayed several times. On Wednesday it was delayed again after her attorney stood before the judge and asked for more time to look at the evidence, since he's new to the case.
Gray's first attorney died and Cliff Corker agreed to represent Gray pro bono, since he said she has no money to pay him.
"We advised the court that what we wanted to do was take a look at the evidence that they have against Ms. Gray before we made any judgments about whether we should enter a plea or have the matter set for trial," says Cliff Corker, Gray's attorney.
Gray's new plea deadline is set for December 3.