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Recruiting and Readying Students for Advanced Courses
For students, the quality and effectiveness of the online learning experience depends not just on the courses themselves and the quality of instruction, but also on how smoothly the overall online learning program is implemented at their school site and whether they receive needed preparation and support.
Recruiting Students for Advanced Course Work
Building awareness about the availability of advanced courses is a chief responsibility of a district's or school's site coordinator. While some students are naturally drawn to advanced course work when they hear about it, others may need encouragement from their parents or counselors. Thus, there is a need to inform these two groups as well about online opportunities for their students.
Provider role. Online providers support recruitment by first making sure districts and schools fully understand online learning and how such courses can benefit students. To do this, FLVS leaders, for example, employ a group of three regionally based public affairs liaisons who visit Florida community organizations and faithbased groups. Additionally, there are four regionally based external school counselors who visit districts and schools to inform them about FLVS courses. Similarly, MVS employs part-time regional "ambassadors" who each spend 15–20 hours a week giving presentations to nonparticipating schools and keeping in touch with member schools. VHS staff work directly with school decision-makers (e.g., superintendents, principals, curriculum coordinators, department heads, teachers) to describe the educational benefits of online courses, highlighting VHS's AP exam participation and passing rates. IOAPA works through an existing network of coordinators for districts' gifted-and-talented programs. As a group, these individuals are well situated to recruit students to online learning because they work in multiple grade levels, work across school buildings, and understand the needs of high-ability students.
Providers also supply partner districts and schools with brochures, online demonstrations, readiness assessments, and other recruitment tools. CTY, for example, has developed direct mail and marketing materials (e.g., brochures, flyers, letters) for its partners to use. Because it only accepts students who meet its standards for being gifted and talented, CTY also provides its partners with a guide that delineates those standards, thus assisting counselors and district leaders with the talent search process.
Some online providers also try to connect directly with students and their parents to increase awareness of the online option. For example, CTY staff carry out recruitment activities through churches, synagogues, other family-centered organizations, and hospitals— anywhere school-age children and their parents are likely to be connected.
District or school role. Districts' and schools' general recruitment efforts for online students range from the broad to the increasingly specific. One Iowa school, for example, simply integrates available IOAPA courses into its annual course catalog. One Michigan school has guidance counselors visit classrooms at the beginning and end of each semester to talk about and explain the benefits of online courses. And the site coordinator at one Massachusetts school sends letters to sophomores who, left to their own devices, would not likely sign up or be ready for an AP course. The letter encourages them to take a pre-AP calculus course online. Most recently, the letter was sent to 50 students and yielded 25 enrollments.
Reaching Disadvantaged Students
A number of the providers featured in this guide make special efforts to recruit students who would be considered least likely to seek or have access to advanced course work. In this category are students who attend rural schools, small schools, or schools primarily serving low-income families; many of these schools simply do not have the resources to offer advanced courses. Also in this category are students whose schools may already offer advanced content classes but where limited course capacity has resulted in either explicit or unstated rules about who is and is not "qualified" to take such courses. Most likely left out are students who do not have a sterling academic record across the board (though they may be strong in one or more areas), who are off track in the sequencing of courses, or who for other reasons are not considered good candidates for college prep courses. Even if there is room in advanced classes, some students opt out on their own because they do not see college as a viable alternative in their own future and have not been told otherwise by the adults at their school or elsewhere. Such students are likely to come from families that do not have a history of going to college, or even graduating from high school.
In partnership with districts and schools, committed online course providers can help close these access gaps. In Florida, FLVS's interest in increasing participation by students from disadvantaged backgrounds has been reinforced by the state legislature, which has imposed some recruitment and acceptance priorities (e.g., giving priority to students who attend low-performing schools or are disadvantaged, as defined by NCLB and the state of Florida). This provider has implemented a diversity initiative that directs staff to work through community- and faith-based agencies to actively recruit both minority students and students from low-income areas. During the 2006– 07 school year, FLVS's five public affairs liaisons made contacts at more than 1,000 new venues within the community, which resulted in more Web site visits by potential new students than in previous years. FLVS also runs ads in school newspapers and hopes to broadcast public service announcements in the future. Recognizing that some courses will be oversubscribed and unable to immediately serve all students who apply, this provider has developed a weighted enrollment system that gives priority to minority students, students in rural or low-performing schools, those who are hospital- or home-bound, and seniors for whom just one online course will allow them to graduate.
Such efforts pay off. Starting in 1998, with funding from Goldman Sachs, CTY initiated an outreach program for Hispanic, African-American, and Native American students, increasing its staffing in minority communities and being more aggressive in its outreach. As a result, CTY increased minority enrollment from less than 3 percent in 1998 to 14 percent in 2005.
To support participation by rural students, whose schools typically are less likely to offer advanced course work, IOAPA has sought and received federal funding from the Iowa Department of Education, which received Advanced Placement Incentive Program grant funds and directed some of that funding to IOAPA. The money has been used for a variety of activities (e.g., funding course tuition, mentor stipends) at schools in which 40 percent or more of students are considered low-income.
In addition to this type of targeted outreach work by online providers, districts and schools have an important role to play in broadening the numbers and types of students who are encouraged or specifically invited to sign up for online advanced course work. Some districts researched for this guide have taken the lead by asking their middle school teachers to carefully consider who among their students might do well in advanced high school courses with appropriate preparation and support. Districts can ask the same thing of high school teachers and counselors. Either way, staff should be asked to "think outside the box," expanding their student identification efforts beyond just the obvious choices (e.g., proven selfstarters with strong grades). Rather than starting from student grades or a profile of the hypothetical perfect student for online advanced learning, they will want to look carefully at the learning strengths, challenges, interests, and circumstances of individual students. For example, a student with learning disabilities may perform very poorly in one content area, such as language arts, while performing very well in other areas, such as mathematics and science. While the low grades in language arts result in a lower overall grade point average and may keep the student off the honor roll, he or she may be an ideal candidate for advanced course work in math or science. Similarly, a somewhat disengaged, but technology-savvy student who, to date, has been performing only adequately may become an enthusiastic and successful learner in an online environment due to his or her interest in technology. And what about the student who earned high grades in middle school but fell apart during the first year of high school due to significant family problems, failing a core course? With the family problems resolved and with encouragement to make up the failed course during summer school (or online), this student might make great headway in advanced online courses.
Finally, no matter what teachers and counselors do to identify and recruit candidates for advanced online courses, school leaders at both middle and high schools also must remain focused on ensuring that all students master the knowledge and skills needed to score proficient or above on statewide assessments required by NCLB. To the extent that students can do so, they will be better prepared for taking advanced course work, whether online or off-line.
Alerting Students to New Expectations
All of the course providers highlighted in this guide recognize the importance of making sure students who decide to take an advanced course online understand what is involved and what will be expected of them. This is especially important for students like Zoe, in the vignette on page 38, who, because they have never taken either an advanced course or an online course, face the double challenge of adjusting to the increased demands of advanced content at the same time they adjust to a new learning environment and tools. Programs want students to have reflected on their own learning strengths and challenges prior to starting a course, the idea being that such self-reflection is itself an asset for any student in any learning experience. To this end, the programs provide site coordinators with surveys and other tools to use as conversation starters with interested students. Both FLVS's student survey, Is Online Learning for Me, 36 and COL's Is Online Learning Right for Me, 37 ask students to rate their attitudes toward learning and include questions about working independently, being proactive in their studies, using the Internet as a means of communication, their responsiveness to e-mails, and their access to technology at home. FLVS believes that with enough support any student can be successful in online learning; however, using a student's responses to the survey as a conversation starter helps prepare the student for possible challenges he or she may face in the online environment and gives both site staff and FLVS an understanding of how much support the student may need in order to succeed.
FLVS's online course expectations and the skills it considers important for student success are posted on its Web site and also are communicated by each district's or school's site coordinator during preenrollment counseling for students. Even so, once students are enrolled, online instructors like Zoe's reiterate these things in a "welcome call" prior to the beginning of the course. Parents and students can prepare for the call (e.g., know what questions to ask) by viewing an online video, "Preparing for the Welcome Call" (see fig. 4). During the call, the instructor is on the phone with the student and his or her parent(s), and all of them also may be online. The instructor talks the student and parents through the course Web site to help them understand how to log in, navigate the course, and post completed assignments. The instructor also shares tips for online success, such as staying on pace, reaching out when students need help, checking e-mail frequently, and carefully reading the instructor's comments.
|Managing Student Expectations and Monitoring Student Progress
Zoe, a junior at a large urban school district, is the oldest of five siblings in a minority family. Her parents hope she will be the first in their family to attend college and set a positive example for her younger brothers and sisters. Zoe knows she will have to compete for college scholarships and is highly motivated to go above and beyond her high school graduation requirements. After filling her schedule with the required core courses, she realized her AP English literature course and orchestra period conflicted with the honors algebra II course she was hoping to take.
Zoe recalled her guidance counselor mentioning online course options during her orientation. She made an appointment with the counselor to learn what would be involved in taking an online course. After hearing more about it, she decided to enroll in an online honors algebra II course, which she could take during an independent study period. Zoe was excited, remembering a brochure from the program that showed a young girl saying how the online course experience had helped prepare her for college.
The week before her honors course was to begin, the online instructor called Zoe at home to speak with both her and her parents about specific course expectations and about the logistics of how the course would operate. Zoe had already gone over the online learning expectations with her guidance counselor but felt that hearing the specific course expectations from her instructor was very helpful. At the parents' request, the instructor also reviewed his own online learning and mathematics credentials to help assure them that Zoe would receive high-quality instruction. Once the course started, the instructor continued to contact her parents on a monthly basis to discuss their daughter's progress.
Currently, Zoe spends her independent study period at school logged into her online algebra II course. At home, in addition to completing homework for other courses, she may spend another 45 minutes online before she goes to bed, and she generally works from two to three hours online each weekend. If she does well in this algebra II course, she plans to ask her guidance counselor about enrolling in the online AP calculus course for her senior year.
Students who are interested in taking advanced courses (e.g., AP, honors) are vetted specifically for whether they are ready for the more challenging content. Past performance may be one indicator of readiness. But many staff interviewed for this guide look at a variety of other indicators. At one Colorado school, for example, the COL site coordinator requires students to submit a teacher recommendation and, also, to write an essay addressing how he or she plans to be successful in the course. IOAPA encourages site coordinators who are trying to determine if a student is ready for advanced courses to go to its Web site to read Profile of Success for Students Taking AP Courses Via Web. 38 Some of the traits that IOAPA considers to be common in high-achieving students are an enjoyment for being challenged, a tendency to assume significant responsibility for their own progress, a tendency to ask questions and seek out answers as needed, and an ability to appropriately prioritize their activities. The programs also ask site coordinators to gauge student readiness for online AP courses by using AP pretests. Generally speaking, if a student scores less than an 80 percent on the pretest, he or she is not considered ready for an AP course. At one Iowa high school, the site coordinator requires that students successfully complete algebra II before enrolling in an AP math course; the counselor then discusses with the AP teacher the student's level of success in the prerequisite course. If a student is not considered academically prepared for the advanced course, he or she is counseled away from the AP course, perhaps into an honors course instead.
|Figure 4. Screen Shot From Florida Virtual School's Online "Welcome Call" Video That Gives Parents a Heads-up About What to Expect From the Call


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thats cool as hell i only wish i had that much money to spend on guns and kits!
I have built a few ak's and needed something different and a little more challenging, So I got a mg 42 kit and am building a semi-auto. I hooked up with a guy from Miami and we had a mini build party today. Here are the results so far!
I got a HF tig welder and it works great, a lot of performance for a little $$$
We got the receivers welded and now they need to be ground and all the parts fitted. then the gripsticks and bolts nedd to be modified for semi auto. A LOT of work, but a fun project!!!!!
thats cool as hell i only wish i had that much money to spend on guns and kits!
Not that bad, really. kit, $500.00, about $250.00 for other stuff, about $750.00 for a gun that sells for $4,600.00. Plus I get to TIG weld!!! priceless!!!!
well im a poor college student so when i do have money for a gun about as high as i can go with $400 max. and since i havent been working lately i only have that kind of money once in a blue moon
Two questions! Do they torch cut the barrel shroud too? Looks like a cool build to me, is it 8mm or .308?
I had a video that showed a guy build an AK receiver from flat stock by welding the sides together, looked damn crude but it worked just fine. It may have looked OK when he cleaned up all the welds and finished the metal later but that wasn?t shone on the video.
"Moss Isley spaceport. You'll not find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy"
(Actually this better describes Washington than Moss Isley)
These kits are cut in 3 places, the front about 2" back from the muzzle booster, in front of the trunion and about 3" from the rear. the parts are relatively easy to line up, I used flat stock for the rear and made a simple jig for the middle cut, then just eyeballed the front.
The kit is .308, I really wanted an 8mm because ammo is really cheap. I plan on getting the 8mm parts so I will be able to shoot both. This thing has a LOT of parts, about 8 ak kits worth!

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Thread: All about Fighting
2/27/2013 9:00pm, #41--
Still waiting on something of substance. Keep up with the confrontational attempts, though, you sound like a really cool dude.GET A RED BELT OR DIE TRYIN'.
2/28/2013 12:08am, #42
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wow, did you soil(?) ol mate's sister or wife or something... he's mad bro.
2/28/2013 4:20am, #43--
I reckon, ay. He real mad.GET A RED BELT OR DIE TRYIN'.
2/28/2013 1:48pm, #44
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Maybe this will help?
In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.
-- Myamoto Musashi.
2/28/2013 2:27pm, #45--
That's my point, you lack same.
You are "too weary" to tell your friend that he's full of ****;
yet you have the energy to make a needy validation thread.
**** that.
You're the sack of **** that writes monologues on here about his penis.
Go on, read your OP again.
Yes, you gave up.
You've stopped "fighting the good fight".
All you are doing now is posturing on the internet.
You don't have the "zeal" to confront someone in real life,
yet you try to mock my honesty?
Hahahahaaa, liar.
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hey Cheng do you go around mouthing off to people like this in real life?
2/28/2013 6:29pm, #47
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2/28/2013 6:34pm, #490
You honestly take issue with this?
Then what the **** is this site even here for?
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The deadline to apply for the Presidential Scholarship has been extended to Aug. 15.
The Presidential Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors with ACT scores of 19 in English, math and reading or comparable COMPASS scores or rank in the top 20 percent of their graduating class.
The scholarship covers full tuition and fees and may be renewed up to four semesters if the recipient maintains full-time enrollment and at least a 3.0 grade-point average.
For more information, contact PTC Enrollment Coordinator Amy Rebick at (501) 812-2275.
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text: It's the typical thing I read here in my state. Here, if you post a sign that says firearms are not allowed on the premisis, if you are seen, caught, whatever...you will be asked to leave, if you don't, you receive a trespassing fine. Last year, a woman was in church, strapped, and no one said anything until the service was over, then they called the police.....this was before CCW was passed......she was in her car, and they arrested her, saying that she has the gun concealed in her car, and loaded. She was released, got her firearm back, sued, and got $6500 for her trouble. She was then arrested again while she was parked on a city street, this time they said that her firearm was concealed under her coat, which was on the front seat. Once again, she sued, and again, was given a monetary settlement. It has never been illegal to open carry in my state. I read the typical "we don't want another Virginia Tech." They just do not seem to get it. None of the people who were involved in any of the shootings across the U.S. had a CCW license. The liberals of this country, if they had their way, would outlaw firearms period. Since CCW passed in my state, which was in NOV. 2011...there has been one incident concerning a CCW holder.....some clowns were robbing an Aldi store and it's patrons, and a CCW holder in line shot them both, when they leveled their shotgun in his direction. They both lived, and are now incarcerated...the store had a posted sign, no firearms allowed, and he was never charged in the incident, but now he is suing to get his firearm back, which is typical...they say that they need it for evidence, but all they have to do is take a picture, and have the serial number, so basically, he is being punished for doing something good. Personally, I hope that the bill passes in your state, and maybe, they will do the posted sign thing also.This next election coming up, is a very important one, for all states, and the CCW issue. We have a current administration, that hates firearms, and behind the scenes, with the appointment of liberal firearm hating Supreme court justices, wish to rid the U.S. of firearms period. Our own President is from the only state to not have conceal carry, and there is a good reason for that....he voted no everytime a conceal bill came up in Illinois. Hopefully, your state will allow legal carry everywhere, and then they will see, that armegeddon doesn't happen, and the citizens of your state are safer a better off for it.


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Originally Posted by titwio
The Giants coined the phrase "finish" after that loss to the Eagles and went on to win a SB. What did the Eagles gain from it...a new offseason nickname?
We should remind them of that... if they think about executing another epic comeback, it will just mean we'll pick up a lombardi the following season an leave them in the dust.
Originally Posted by Cut
This year the eagles are going to let the other team lead by a few touchdowns going into the 4th quarter and then soundly own them. If it works in new jersey, should work anywhere.
Did they hang a banner for that?
We won a Super Bowl the following year; what did your team do with it?
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Basically, it's a quick and dirty open SMTP relay tester that will work on a range of IP addresses. Yes, it's written in PHP, and you'll need PHP5. (I suck at teh Perl, so... deal )
Just copy it, save it, run it with> php php2relay.php (options)
Or make it executable, and drop the initial php. Should process either way.
Also, verify your php binary with "which php" and modify the first line as necessary.
Have fun, use responsibly, let me know if there are any questions.


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This year I got my first hive. Took 3 weeks after I placed my order to get it. Took a couple more weeks to get bees. Then I ordered extra hive. I then ordered some 5 frame swarm boxes., but everything has been so slow to get and I know time goes quickly. My question is at this late date should I even try to catch a swarm. I want to add more hives next year and I have the rest of year and spring to get ready for next year. I intend to build most of what I need but when should I place my orders for bees and when should inanticipate for.arrival. is thatcontrolled by the bee company or can I say I want delivery of month/ date.
I note both places I ordered was slow on delivery. Is this typical of service in the bee industry? Or was most of my experience because of the " end of season". Since I lack experience in this areas what are your experiences and what issues can I aviod with your experiences.


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Date : June 13, 2012
Swiss watchmaker Longines is proud to announce the appointment of Simon Baker as its new Ambassador of Elegance. The Australian actor is well-known for the lead role in the television series The Mentalist as well as his roles in movies such as Margin Call. Simon Baker personifies the core values of Longines and perfectly underlines the slogan "Elegance is an attitude". He will be officially introduced as worldwide Longines Ambassador of Elegance at the Prix de Diane Longines in Chantilly (France), where Longines is the title partner and official timekeeper.
Simon Baker joins the family of international Longines Ambassadors of Elegance that comprises British actress Kate Winslet, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Asian stars Chi Ling Lin and Aaron Kwok.
Walter von Känel, President of Longines, said: "We are delighted to welcome Simon Baker to the Longines family. Our Ambassadors are carefully selected to build a perfect match with the brand's philosophy and tradition of elegance. Longines is known to be a big family and Simon Baker is now part of this family. "
The newly appointed Longines Ambassador of Elegance Simon Baker said: "I am very happy to join the Longines family of Ambassadors of Elegance. I am proud to have been chosen to embody Longines' slogan "Elegance is an attitude" all over the world and I am looking forward to attending the Prix de Diane Longines in Chantilly next Sunday."
The Australian actor will be officially introduced at the Prix de Diane Longines in Chantilly (France). Longines, which celebrates its 180th anniversary this year, will be the official timekeeper of the Prix de Diane Longines for the second consecutive year. Longines slogan: "Elegance is an Attitude" will be the byword for Sunday 17th June. It will be an unforgettable day that combines sport with elegance. In between colourful hats and striking outfits, Longines will introduce a model of its latest line, The Longines Saint-Imier Collection.
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We then loaded up the Merc and set off for France where we found Lake Annecy, a spot which was obviously sculpted 1000s of years ago so that people could stroll around its banks on a Sunday. Throw in Moules Frites and it was a very good visit.
On the drive home most of us fell asleep. Sid fortunately did not and decided to break up the journey with a very extravagant hot chocolate at a Geneva Country Club
When we got back to Coppet there was just time for me to put my bike together before retiring to the sofa for a Sunday afternoon snooze. Constructing the bike left me with two niggling worries overnight. One, I did not have a pump to take with me and would have to risk trying to get to 20 mile away Laussane without a puncture. Here I am sure there will be a bike shop where I can buy what I need. Secondly, the handlebars were not actually secured to the main frame. They were wiggling about all over the place. Again, I would have to try and remedy this in Lausanne.
A wonderful Sunday but I can't help admitting that I am a little nervous about the 250 miles to Milan. Today was incredibly cold and with a climb into the mountains ahead, things are sure to get challenging.
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Public weighs in on Wyo.'s Game & Fish
JACKSON, Wyo. - People from Wyoming are pondering over a big question: How can they fix the budget for the state's Game and Fish Department?
Lawmakers, department officials and the public met Tuesday to come up with solutions. That's why people came to the Travel Recreation Wildlife and Cultural Resources joint legislative committee meeting in Teton Village.
"We can watch wolves and crane and bison -- and badgers!" said wildlife enthusiast Lisa Robertson.
"Hunters, anglers, trappers, all pay for wildlife management," said sportsman Robert Wharff.
State Sen. Leland Christensen said people from all over the state attended the meeting – some "so they can express their support -- and others their concerns about the model of how we're funding game and fish and what our needs are, going forward."
And there are plenty of needs. Department leaders say the responsibilities of game and fish have increased a lot in the past several years.
"(The budget) is controlled, due in large part to the resources that are available to the department. At this point in time, the public policy decision is, is that the public wants a smaller Game and Fish department," said Chief Game Warden Brian Nesvik.
Nesvik said Game and Fish has already cut roughly $6 million from its $71.5 million budget, but it's still not enough.
Here are some ideas on the budget that came up in the meeting:
- Cutting back on programs
- Adding education programs
- Increase licensing fees for hunters. (This was already voted down during the last legislative session.)
"I think as we raise our fees, we reach that tipping point -- it's out there somewhere -- where we actually start losing hunters," said Christensen.
Not all hunters would mind, though. Wharff said he would be willing to pay a higher licensing fee.
Even nonhunters would be willing to pitch in.
"Private dollars! If we have a seat at the table, you bet we're gonna pay to have it," said Robertson.
The interim committee has another meeting tentatively planned for Oct. 21 and 22 in Kemmerer.


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GTA 5 gameplay trailer was running on PS3, Rockstar confirms
GTA 5's gameplay reveal trailer almost broke the internet yesterday, and Rockstar North seems intent on smashing it today with the revelation that the footage was running on PS3.
GTA 5 gameplay video released - watch it here
GTA 5's first public gameplay reveal is live. Titled "An Introduction to Grand Theft Auto 5," this is the first official gameplay video to the latest game in the critically acclaimed series. Enjoy it below.
GTA 5 gets two new wallpapers to celebrate independence day
Grand Theft Auto 5 has released two widescreen wallpapers to commemorate Independence Day.
GTA 5 sales won't be dented by PS4 & Xbox One release, says Zelnick
Grand Theft Auto 5 isn't heading to next-gen formats, and although as the game's September release may be in close proximity to the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes this won't have a negative impact on the game's sales.
GTA 5 cover mural: Rockstar publishes 'making-of' photos
Grand Theft Auto 5 had a cover reveal last week, courtesy of a Rockstar Games-commissioned mural painted in Manhattan's Chelsea district. The publisher has now published a slideshow that shows the mural being painted.
GTA 5: new pre-order art snapped at GameStop
Grand Theft Auto 5 is landing in Spring – we're still waiting on a release date Rockstar, no rush eh? – and a gamer has snapped a new piece of game art in a GameStop store. It might not make the wait much better, but it should help a little.
GTA 5 wallpaper collection released, game soundtrack rumours kick off
GTA 5 has received a batch of official wallpapers from Rockstar Games. One of the images surfaced over the weekend – we reported on it here – but the rest are up for grabs now. Also, people have been mumbling about the game's supposed soundtrack. Fans of the film Drive might get excited by the […]
GTA: Rockstar Games wants to combine all cities into one world
Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies has voiced that the developer would like to create a single explorable world that connected all the cities from the Grand Theft Auto series.
Rockstar North developing 'cutting edge' next-gen tech - report
GTA 5 developer Rockstar North is now hiring for an 'experienced programmer' to assist the studio in developing next-gen tech. See the job listing and details below.
GTA: Hot Coffee controversy was 'draining and upsetting', says Houser
Grand Theft Auto 5 chatter is also throwing up some tasty insight into the series' past, and Rockstar vice president Dan Houser has shed light on the studio's reaction to the infamous 'Hot Coffee' sex mini-game scandal that broke out around GTA: San Andreas. It was an upsetting time, Houser suggests.
GTA 5: Wii U and PC versions 'up for consideration', says Houser
Grand Theft Auto 5 has been revealed and talked about at great length for a Spring 2013 release on both PS3 and Xbox 360. No mention has been made of PC or Wii U builds however, but Rockstar's vice-president Dan Houser isn't necessarily ruling them out. Meanwhile Nintendo of America head Reggie Fils-Aime is hopeful […]
GTA 5 multiplayer to redefine open world games, Rockstar teases
Grand Theft Auto 5's multiplayer is said to do for open world games what 2001's GTA 3 did for single player, according to Rockstar North head Leslie Benzies.
GTA 5 reveal analysis: fancy a threesome?
Grand Theft Auto 5 saw its full reveal last night, VG247's Dave Cook gives you the facts and discusses how Rockstar's changes could make this the best instalment yet.
GTA 3 PSN release confirmed for this week
Grand Theft Auto 3's PSN release has been all mixed up in the wash recently, with no clear release date until now. Sony has confirmed that the game will hit PSN this week in the States.
GTA 5: 'It won't come out in 2012', says retailer
GTA 5 madness continues with each new screenshot sending the press into a frenzy of analysis, as well as a now-debunked release date of November 23rd. An anonymous retailer has also stepped forward and revealed that the date was wishful thinking at best.
GTA 5 screens show cycling, fighter jets and sports cars
GTA 5 gets new screens and they're good. Fighter jets, sports cars and a man's cycling bum are the order of the day.
PES 2013, GTA 3, Expendables 2 lead US PSN store update
PES 2013 and Expendables 2 get demos on the US PSN store this week, and Rockstar North's PS2 debut Grand Theft Auto 3 makes a return as well.
GTA 5 watch: Take-Two investor call tomorrow
GTA 5 chatter and rumour-milling is set to go into overload once again tomorrow, as the Take-Two Q1 2013 investor call kicks off at 4:30 PM eastern time. Read all about it here.
Rumour: Fansite outs second GTA V trailer within next two weeks, another CV mentions October launch
A GTA fansite has been pulled offline after it apparently outed the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V would drop within the next two weeks.
Rockstar San Diego collaborating on GTA V, says CV
Rockstar San Diego is collaborating with Rockstar North on Grand Theft Auto V, a LinkedIn CV of an ex-employee has said.
Rockstar North latest
GTA 5: Wii U and PC versions 'up for consideration', says Houser
GTA 5 multiplayer to redefine open world games, Rockstar teases
Rumour: Fansite outs second GTA V trailer within next two weeks, another CV mentions October launch
Analysts: GTA V to launch before summer 2012, will sell 20 million+
GTA III initially not set in New York-themed city, says Rockstar's Houser
Report – Brazilian court seeks worldwide sales ban on GTA: Episodes from Liberty City


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When Red Jacket Will came out to Arizona last year I asked him what would be the best home defense weapon for me, specificly. I'm 67, open heart survivor and my neighbor's houses are 50 ft or so on both sides of me. I had a pump 12ga but with the thinners I take my shoulder would turn black and blue every time I shot it. Also my companion wouldn't use it as she's 5 foot nothing. He came up with a KalashniKoch. Looks like a HK but functions like an AK. .410, 8" barrel, gas puck is old style non adjustable. I played with a lot of different ammo before I got it to work perfect for home defense. It shoots estate 7.5 birdshot real well in the factory mag and the surefire. It likes Sellier and Bellot 00 Buck in the factory mag and the 10 rd surefire. S&B 3" is too long for the 15rd mag and jams. I tried the Federal Premium, personal defense #4 buck and it will only load in the factory 4rd mag. Too long for the surefire mags. It's a lousy personal defense load also. It's nothing but copper BBs packed in what looks like salt. This MP5 look alike won't cycle any steel cased 410 ammo at all. My conclusion is that the russian powder is not fast enough to properly build up pressure in such a short barrel.
The ammo that worked best for this weapon is the Winchester Super X Hi Brass 000 Buck. One look at the quality of the manufacture tells you why it cost 1.20 a round. The quality is there. It loads and cycles perfectly in the factory 4 rd. the surefire 10 rd and the surefire 15 rd. mag. Never a hickup. with a 15 rd mag you got 75, .37 lead balls out the barrel in less than 7 sec. at 1200 fps and 700 foot lbs. energy. My partner comes to the range now just to shoot it and prefers it to any pistol for HD. I get a 5" spread at 12 yds with the full choke on 000 buck. Iknow lot's of people poo-poo the 410 but for me it's the perfect gun with the perfect usage.
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That looks like a winner! .410 buckshot is more than enough for a home defense situation. I remember a discussion a while back where we discussed a Saiga .410 as one of the perfect all-around home defense solutions. Woman-friendly recoil and the aforementioned buckshot solutions and you can't go wrong.
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I'd say 'prominent' is a generous term. You must be in a good mood today.
I told you guys this clown was going to do this or attempt to do this after the election
two prominate members here said NEVER happen, at first I thought they were trying make me look bad, then and now I am came to the conclusion, they are not a savy as I thought
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
I'd say 'prominent' is a generous term. You must be in a good mood today.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. He pledged that action would be taken.
"I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion (that) unless we can do everything we're going to do nothing," Biden said. "It's critically important (that) we act."
The meeting was part of a series Biden is holding this week to build consensus around proposals to curb gun violence after the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn. Twenty school children were killed.
The Huffington Post has obtained additional details about the meeting from a White House Pool Report. Biden, according to the report, explained that "the president IS going to act." The White House has determined that "executive action can be taken," stated the Vice President. The specifics of that action have not yet been settled.
Biden meets Thursday with the National Rifle Association and other gun-owner groups. Meetings with representatives of the video-game and entertainment industries also are planned.
President Barack Obama wants Biden to deliver policy proposals by the end of the month. Obama has vowed to move swiftly on the package, which is expected to include legislative proposals and executive action.
Participants in Wednesday's meeting with Biden included the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence and groups from Arizona, Illinois and Wisconsin, states with spates of gun violence that garnered national attention, including the shooting in Arizona of then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Also present were two survivors of the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech that killed 32 people, as well as a stepfather of a victim of last July's massacre at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., in which a dozen people were slain. Attorney General Eric Holder also attended.
But as the shock and sorrow over the Newtown, Conn., shooting fades, the tough fight facing the White House and gun-control backers is growing clearer. Gun-rights advocates, including the powerful NRA, are digging in against tighter gun restrictions, conservative groups are launching pro-gun initiatives and the Senate's top Republican has warned it could be spring before Congress begins considering any gun legislation.
"The biggest problem we have at the moment is spending and debt," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said this week. "That's going to dominate the Congress between now and the end of March. None of these issues will have the kind of priority as spending and debt over the next two or three months."
The killing of 6- and 7-year-olds at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School appeared to stir a deep reaction from the White House and Capitol Hill. Obama pushed gun control to the top of his domestic agenda for the first time and pledged to put the full weight of his presidency behind the issue. Some Republican and conservative lawmakers with strong gun-rights records also took the extraordinary step of calling for a discussion on new measures.
But other gun-rights advocates have shown less flexibility. The NRA has rejected stricter gun legislation and suggested instead that the government put armed guards in every U.S. school as a way to curb violence. A coalition of conservative groups is also organizing a "Gun Appreciation Day" to coincide with Obama's inauguration this month.
The president hopes to announce his administration's next steps to tackle gun violence shortly after he is sworn in for a second term on Jan. 21.
Obama wants Congress to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that allow gun buyers to skirt background checks and restrict high-capacity magazines. Other recommendations to the Biden group include making gun-trafficking a felony, getting the Justice Department to prosecute people caught lying on gun background-check forms and ordering federal agencies to send data to the National Gun Background Check Database.
Some of those steps could be taken through executive action, without the approval of Congress. White House officials say Obama will not finalize any actions until receiving Biden's recommendations.
Gun-rights lawmakers and outside groups have insisted that any policy response also include an examination of mental health policies and the impact of violent movies and video games. To those people, the White House has pledged a comprehensive response.
"It is not a problem that can be solved by any specific action or single action that the government might take," said White House spokesman Jay Carney said. "It's a problem that encompasses issues of mental health, of education, as well as access to guns."
In addition to Biden's meetings this week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will meet with parent and teacher groups, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet with mental health and disability advocates.
The White House said other meetings are also scheduled with community organizations, business owners and religious leaders.
Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report
4th. MANY if not most street level leo are fed up. How it will.play I have mo idea anf wont speculate
I just don't like being told what to do. F**k Barky and Sparky.
Obama wants Congress to reinstate a ban on military-style assault weapons, close loopholes that allow gun buyers to skirt background checks and restrict high-capacity magazines. Other recommendations to the Biden group include making gun-trafficking a felony, getting the Justice Department to prosecute people caught lying on gun background-check forms and ordering federal agencies to send data to the National Gun Background Check Database.
Total arrests to date for lying on background checks. ZERO, none, not one.
Felony and arrest for face too face sale of weapons.. Good luck, they will have to put half the country in jail..
Common sense must prevail. If you know some guy is an idiot and he wants to buy a weapon from you, avoid like the plague..
Either way, get an I.D. from them and make them sign a receipt..
If you sell someone your car and they injure someone in a DWI..
You have no control over their actions, once they buy the auto it becomes their responsibility..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
I just really really just do not want to see this get ugly and people get hurt..
To many guns out their vz, to many.. It is past the point of no return..
My God I went too Wally World yesterday for some .22 ammo.
Two guys were on the edge of punching each other over the last box of .30-30 ammo.. They had too call a Deputy to break it up, before it got ugly..
Young feller calmed them down.. Insane..
If the powers that be think people are going to line up, like Canada, England, or Australia, to register or turn in their weapons, their dreaming.
I will not put up the post, sight. But guys are already putting up pictures of themselves, with names address, phone numbers, holding weapons.
"Here we are, come get em."
They can put ink too paper all they want.. Once done, now what the hell do they do?
I repeat, one war was enough for me, I just really do not want to see anyone get hurt over this..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Who in their right mind would let this stuipid f**k make an Executive Decision. I hope a bunch locust's don't show up.
in a lot of states your responsible for what happens with that auto until you have it removed from your name. in CA you have to let them know you sold it. if you don't an they don't register it an crash its still your baby. I can see gun ownership going the same way some one takes a un still registered in you name an missuses it your responsibility.You have no control over their actions, once they buy the auto it becomes their responsibility
what's next liability insurance on our guns being mandatory?????
year ago dad sold a motorcycle an the guys crashed it into a car an took off running an never registered it in his name. my folks came really close to getting sued buy the guy who got hit. thankfully Mom took the guys name an number who bought it and they caught up to him . wish I had that little Hodaka ace 100 back it was a good bike for its time . I sold a vega an the guy abandoned it an the cops came knocking . Da tried to make me pay fines an towing . In CA the license plate stays with the car when you sell it.
Illegals will buy a clunker with fresh tags on it drive it unregistered an then sell it or abandon it when the registration is up.
WI we keep the plates when we sell a car really screws up the illegals as they cant drive it with out registering it.
I always get a name when I sell a car In WI.
do the plates stay with the car in Florida ??
All I gota say is buy a Bible, bullets, & beans its guna be a tough 4 years.
They keep talking about no one needs a high cap firearm but what they are worried which way them Thar firearms are going to be pointed.


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Is 69 the New 49? There are quite a few things that begin to change as we become older: our vision, our hearing and our speech changes. Even our sex lives and desires for sex alter as we grow more golden in our years, and many people believe that older age means a stale or lack luster sex life, but in actuality this is the furthest from the truth! Did you know that the average person reaches their sexual peak in their 40's? It's true I telsel you! All of the jackrabbit pumping, chandelier swinging, stunt like sex may be for those younger folks who have the flexibility and stamina to do so, but with maturity comes experience and awareness of self and an understanding of true satisfaction and how to get there.
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New York Times' Reverse: Down 5% After 5% Gain
The New York Times (NYT) saw a nice pop yesterday after its first-quarter earnings, with its stock gaining 5%. The move came after the publisher matched earnings estimates and showed that digital subscriptions continue to grow, albeit at a slightly slower rate than previous quarters (but still up 45% from the year-ago period).
But today it seems there's a bit of buyer's remorse, with the stock down about 5%. It may be that once investors digested the results, they paid closer attention to the 11% drop in advertising revenue, and the 2% decline in overall revenues -- which missed forecasts.
Another newspaper-heavy publisher, Gannett (GCI) had the opposite experience, falling 5% after it announced earnings on Tuesday, only to recover somewhat, gaining 1.1% on Wednesday and 1.7% yesterday.
I've written about the Times before, and the fact that it falls betwixt and between: While the company should be applauded for doing what it can (selling assets, pushing digital subs) it's nevertheless stuck in an industry that's been sinking for many years, and which shows few signs of bottoming out.


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#1 Mon 22 Mar 10 5:27am
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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
Whew! Took me a while before I could actually register so I could have my say:
Jamie you rock!
In addition, I am not a man prone to emotional outbursts. I never blog, twitter or post; but, I just watched your Food Revolution tonight and WOW! My wife and I even got our kids out of bed to watch it with us.
We almost never let our kids eat school lunches. We send them a lot of organic peanut butter and raw honey sandwiches on whole wheat with carrots, yogurt and fruit. We are always trying to teach our kids how to eat a well balanced diet. We are not some crazed health food fanatics either. We are just normal parents who want the best for our kids. We still eat donuts and have cookies and cake, but we try not to overdue them and balance them with healthy choices.
I sympathize for the school cooks you are working with, though. I know it is not your intention, but to them it must seem like you are telling them they are slowly killing the kids of America. They have to follow the rules dictated (and yes, I meant dictated, as in �dictator� or �dictatorship�) to them. It is all about the money. It makes me ill. I would think anybody with a little common sense would realize spending a little more money on healthy foods for our kids (and teaching them to eat health) would pay back huge dividends in the end. Think of the healthcare costs that will be cut if our children eat healthy and learned to make better food choices.
Another thing to consider is how you feel after eating an unhealthy, fatty meal. Lethargic? Sluggish? Compare that to how you feel after eating a good healthy meal. Energized? Focused? Now, think about our kids�in school�after a typical lunch. Do you think they are eager to learn after that kind of a meal? I seriously doubt it.
Jamie you obviously have a compassionate heart and care about people. I know the show I watched tonight was pre-recorded, in fact I am sure the entire series, is already filmed and waiting to be aired. I am certain your true nature will come out and the school cooks will rally by your side. How could they not? You are not trying to vilify them; you are trying to help them.
My wife and I have been big fans ever since we watched you on the "Naked Chef" on the Food Network. Your energy and passion for cooking are inspiring.
I have a huge passion for cooking myself and I love using the freshest ingredients possible. I take things to work for people�s birthdays and special events, word gets around, and normally whatever I have brought is gone in a few minutes. I am always tickled to death when people either tell me or email me, �I love what you brought in. I would never have thought I would like that!� I scour recipes to find unusual combinations (i.e. cranberry meatballs, ginger and pink grapefruit cheesecake, etc) Now do not misunderstand and think I am not overweight, sadly I am. I struggle with it every day. I could always make better food choices, but mainly it is because I am too sedentary; I need to be more active.
If you were ever passing thru Springfield, MO, I would love the chance to cook with you. Meeting you (or Alton Brown) would excite me more than meeting any A-lister from Hollywood.
Until next time:
#2 Mon 22 Mar 10 5:50am
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Re: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
Long live the revolution indeed!!
Thogh I may not be a 100% organic food person, I do try to get the freshest foods I can for my family. And I whole heartedly agree with you.
The lunch ladies hands are almost litterally tied. I was once a lunch lady. And though after seeing what we had to serve the children I started to pack my daughter's lunch, even though it was her school's kitchen I worked in.
The budgets are incredably small, and they had to pack as much nutrition in as possable.
What was horrific was feeding the kids that food then seeing them throw it all out. It was a waste of time, effort and money not just on the school district's end but the parents as they had to pay for the lunch.
On pizza day the kids only ate the pizza. They would bring thier trays to the window I was at and I'd dump all the veg and fruit I put on it not just 10 minutes before hand.
I am so glad my daughter is in a school where I have to pack her lunch. PB&J on whole wheat with some kind of fresh raw veg or fruit. Maybe I'll slip in both and a handful of whole wheat crackers or wheat thins, or even pretzels. Maybe a fruit roll up for a lil bit of sugar. Or even for a big suprise a fun size bar of chocolate.
#3 Mon 22 Mar 10 6:41am
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I watched the first part of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" on the tele tonight and very much agree and support the whole concept, idea and premise.
I think the most salient moment tonight was the week's worth of food piled on the family's kitchen table, with the predominant colors of fried food. We all get caught-up in the day-to-day, but when we step back and look at the big picture, we can see a greater truth. As a nation, we in the USA eat junk, and lots of it. Our sad state of affairs in the realms of health and food are inter-related and inter-twined. We must go beyond thinking in terms of the least costly food, and think about the nutritional value of the food we eat. And it's not about eating just lettuce. It's about eating varieties of real food, prepared in ways that are healthier. Nobody is trying to tell others what to eat, as much as trying to point out the problems at hand and inspire people to realize this for themselves. Once we "get it," we will do the right thing, not because Jamie or anyone else told us to, but because we realize the crap most Americans eat is truly leading to pre-mature death. It's partly a matter of getting beyond the marketing of processed and fast foods, to the realization that we are indeed what we eat and we need to not believe what the marketers want us to believe. It is time for a revolution, and maybe, to borrow from G. S. Heron, this time the revolution will be televised. Thank you to Jamie for at least trying. We all must do our part, be it individually or collectively. There is no time like the present to change the way we eat in this country.
I found "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" on Facebook, which was set-up by a woman in California in support of the project. It is full of comments from lots of supportive people, me included. While it may not be "official," it is a fantastic showing of support.
While there may be plenty of doubters "out there," know that there are a lot of supporters who believe in the idea, the revolution. Jamie, you have done (are doing) a wonderful thing with this. Please, do not give up the fight, it is the proverbial "good fight." You will meet resistance, but please do not let that get you down. This is a revolution that must happen if we are to get a handle on the health and health-insurance issues we face in the United States.
The "lunch-ladies'" hands are tied, and the directive must come from above. We, the parents of school age children, tax-payers and citizens of the United States, are the ones who must rise up and demand change. It will not happen over night. It will take time, and lots of effort both big and small from people all across our nation. We must make this a national issue, and bring the change about. Our lives depend on it.
If you, readers of this blog, don't know about Slow Food you should know that this issue of eating real food and serving real food to school children is a major core issue of many involved in the Slow Food Movement. (I am one of those Slow Food people.) Slow Food is like a wheel with many spokes, many interests, objectives and types of people involved. But, it is fair and accurate to say that we, the grass-roots of Slow Food, are effectively partners in this revolution.
I plan on watching the remainder of the series. I hope that Jamie's Food Revolution can act as a catalyst for massive change in the United States.
#4 Mon 22 Mar 10 7:55am
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I loved tonight's sneek peek at Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and I am excited to see what kind of action this can mean to the school lunch program in the US. My only question: How is it that this show is so incredibly similar to the British version that was shown a couple of years ago on PBS?
On tonight's show when Jamie said something about Alice being his hardest critic and how wonderful she would be to win over and take to other schools... I remembered that this was exactly happened when he fought the lunch program in British schools. He met a hardcore lunch lady, eventually won her over, then brought her with him to other schools to teach other lunch ladies.
In the long run, I don't really care if this is a scripted repeat. I hope that this show makes people think about what we are feeding our children...and ourselves... and how something as simple as cooking whole foods can make a huge difference.
#5 Mon 22 Mar 10 1:11pm
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THANK YOU JAMIE!!!!!!! Our school food in the US is disgusting! and more disgusting is the fact that those in the school system actually think it's ok!!! I have been fighting this for years...... and they are shocked that I am questioning the food they are trying to give to my children. They defend it. AMAZING!!!!!! They treat me - the parent - as tho I am the problem for questioning them about the food they are serving in our schools! I actually took my children OUT of the PUBLIC schools due to these low standards.
SO THANK YOU!!!!!!!! because like you when you meet with the pastor, I felt like FINALLY ......... YOU GET IT! I'm not alone in my thinking anymore!!!
Thank you for being here to help us! Thank you for your time! Thank you for your heart! Thank you for caring about our children!
Thank you!
Please come to West Palm Beach!!!!!
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#6 Mon 22 Mar 10 1:26pm
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Re: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
I, too, watched your show last night and was very impressed! My oldest will be starting at public school next year and I've already made the decision that he will NOT be eating school lunches. I looked at our local school district's lunch schedule for this month and it's pretty much the same as what I saw on your show last night. It's absolutely appalling to me what passes as "healthy" food in US schools.
I don't know very much about your program you set up in the UK but perhaps if you could get schools to also start a school garden (like what Alice Waters does), it might help cut some of the costs that administrators worry about, plus the kids would be more likely to eat it since they would help to grow the veggies. Just a thought...
#7 Mon 22 Mar 10 1:40pm
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I am glad to see all of the positive posts about the Food Revolution. After last night�s broadcast, I started at the ABC website and was shocked and amazed to actually see negative posts. I am 37 and I remember thinking school lunches were inedible when I was a kid. In fact, school lunches are generally so universally terribly (I know some schools are making an effort to change and I applaud their efforts) in the United States that is a joke among Americans. However, it is really no laughing matter.
I find it ironic that Jamie�s Food Revolution aired so closely to the news article about the Midwest teacher who is eating school lunches for a year and secretly blogging about it.
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#8 Mon 22 Mar 10 2:01pm
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Thank you so much for what you are doing - we need change!
I have been trying to slowly change what my family eats to healthy, fresher options and I feel that for the most part, I am doing pretty well. The biggest hurdle has been getting my husband to "join" me. However, we are down to one TV set in the house and he was forced to watch the Food Revolution with me last night. He is from WV and went to Marshall University and I think was amazed that Huntington was the unhealthest city in America. By the end of the program, he was appalled by the crap that the schools feed the kids and was even questioning some of our food choices. It was a real eye-opener (for the both of us).
Thank you Jamie!
#9 Mon 22 Mar 10 2:29pm
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I am sickened to see the horrible way our kids are treated. On occasion, I have sent my daughter to school with the 3 bucks to give her a hot lunch when it is cold. But to my disgust, I see what she is eating. I would rather give her a Happy Meal. I have the rare opportunity to have the privelege to wander the halls as a volunteer and I see the strange food that sits around in the "kitchen" at night. The "food" that is eaten is processed and the fresh fruit is generally discarded by the students. The fresh food that is given is served whole and required to go on the plate. This whole food is given one bite and tossed. Teachers watch over the kids and tell the kids that they need to eat thier fruit before they leave the table. The kids have one bite and throw the rest away. ONE TINY BITE FROM ONE WHOLE APPLE/halved kiwi/pear/plum!! No wonder the food costs are through the roof.
Due to amount of food that the kids won't eat, I am heading our compost program and am having some success. But with an appathetic pat on the head from volunteers and students, I feel like I'm getting the "Oh, aren't you sweet, good luck little muffin." Even though the program will save money and help reduce our footprint, the process of just throwing things away is easier. I want a food revolution here. I live in Seattle, we are supposed to be so very healthy. But with hands tied to the federal "standards" of diet, we have very little wiggle room. I am frustrated and would love some help and advise.
Thank you so much Jamie for giving it your all. We are rolling the stone up a hill...and your tears are shared. I feel that I am the General in a one person army and I am frustrated. Jamie, if you are reading this, I would love to hear some calm words of support. I am a volunteer in this effort, paid $20 a day as a playground supervisor and math tutor and most of my free time is spent in the school making an effort and making small steps toward progress. I am afraid that I will have to abandon my post because I cannot pay my bills on hope and love.
My goal, if I do leave, is to go back to school and try to make a program for myself that will help me help others to educate our throwaway culture. I have a real passion for this Jamie, et al. Any support is welcomed and needed.
Thank you community.
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I was really surprised about the whole "attitude" the city gave Jamie Oliver. He was there to try to help and they acted like he was the villain. I thought that guy on the radio show was a complete moron and didn't understand the first thing about healthy eating. Lettuce is not the only option. Although the school cooks are directed to do certain things, they should have embraced him a bit more. I was surprised that they actually thought the food they were serving was healthy. The only positive person I saw on the show was the pastor. It's no wonder they are seen as so negative. I felt sorry for Jamie trying to do a good thing. Jamie, if you come to Naperville, IL and my sons school I am hopeful that you won't get that kind of a response!
I always pack my sons lunch with organic and healthy foods. I don't even let him buy the milk at school!! It's all garbage!
Organic mom!!


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WASHINGTON Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country damage to the bees' internal "factories" that produce proteins.
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dw...11081999b.htmlAssociated Press
WASHINGTON Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country damage to the bees' internal "factories" that produce proteins.
Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear carpet in his room. The bear isn't dead it is just afraid to move.
Maybe this could explain / justify the expense we are spending on protien in pollen sub.
Hope to hear more about what we can do with this info to help our hives?
Larry Pender,Jubilee HoneyBee Company,Camarillo, CA
The article seems to suggest that to cure/prevent CCD, we must control mites. Controlling mites is of course a good idea in and of itself.
I find it curious that beekeepers have been dealing with mites for many years but only recently has CCD become an issue. What changed? Did the mites acquire a new pathogen..... virus, bacteria, spore... in the past few years they didn't previously carry that would cause damage not previously seen? Or are other factors exacerbating the damage?
It's funny that in the article it mentions how the mites are causing the bees to not be able to handle pesticide. Sounds like a cover up to me. Beeks that have very low to no mites still have the problem. If we eliminated the pesticides(beeks and farmers) the bees would survive with the mites(over time). Yes I use miticides, it's vital to financially survive. Why do they keep putting it on the beekeepers and the bee's ailments!
"If your ribosome is compromised, then you can't respond to pesticides, you can't respond to fungal infections or bacteria or inadequate nutrition because the ribosome is central to the survival of any organism. You need proteins to survive," May R. Berenbaum, head of the department of entomology at Illinois, said in a statement.
Or are they saying that since the ribosome is comprimised that pesticides can't hurt you. Yet most beeks keep seeing the effects of the pesticides on their bees.
How about these studies?
"Laboratory studies carried out by the French government research institute INRA indicate that pollen from some GM crops shortens the lifespan of adult bees. Also, it seems to cause some learning dysfunctions that could result in the disorientation of foraging bees. Disoriented bees may become lost or unable to locate nectar sources."
This was before CCD became widespread, yet it follows where the crops are grown.
I don't have any saved links to give you but what sounds like sense to me is that the new Nosema could be the culprit. with this new disease, once the mites have spread it throughout the hive, the bees become susceptible to everything that they would normally tolerate or heal from. It is like having aids or an immune deficiency disorder. This is why in many of the hives they found almost every disease known in one hive. People with aids can die from a common cold or a cut to the finger. He bees get sick and can not make it back to the hive, others simply die and are cleaned up by what healthy ones remain.
The new Nosema seems to be resistant to fumagilin too! Bad news.
I am not saying it could not be GM crops. This is an easy one to get rid of though and should be. In england if I got my info correct as soon as they forced company's to visibly label products that contained GM plants, customers drove them out of business over night. Nobody wants to eat Genetically Modified plants. The company's lobby very hard to prevent this from happening here. Why do you think that is? LOL!!
Thank you so much for sharing that link - I'd not heard about that report yet. Be careful how you read news about science studies. Look for the reported facts/findings in the actual study report and then see how many may lead to's, Indicates, could lead to's, and other chains of logic the reporters or others that comment on the study add. This study found RNA fragments in the bee gut. Sick bees have a high number of viral infections. Period. How it got there, what is breaking the RNA down, what causes it, what happening to the bee - all the rest is conjecture and theory that need further testing.
The title says it all - one more clue. There is no answer yet, just more questions.
Since there has been no one clear cut answer yet, I hope, I hope good studies continue to find out which of the clues are important and how we can overcome CCD.
Well said clgs....
Thanks for your time, Beehopper
I'm a first year beekeeper. I don't under stand ccd from what I have read about ccd all the bees are gone no dead bees. The bees just seem to disapire. With a few to no bees left in the hive. so if the bees are sick it looks to me like they would just die in the hive.
They fly off and dont come home. (neonictineoids affect immune system and cause social dysfunction) I think beeslave said it well above!


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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?![ Edited ]
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OK i see some of you don't like the kicking or loss of points when you get a friendly kill....Lets say you get killed by a friendly and you get a death and lose your kill streak, do you guys think that you should or should not get a death when a friendly kills you?
I like the "3 strikes and you're out" kinda system that rachelnlucas mentioned, IF the teammate killed decides to. It's their choice if they want to kick you. If you noticed them pulling the trap on you just because you're fighting an enemy 1 on 1, then yah kick them. That's annoying. Getting a death from a friendly killing you should stay. It is a death, after all.
I don't like how it says "d1v4d killed by d1v4d" when Polyphemus kills you. I found that odd.
Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
Let's pull no punches and implement both. For those who are regularly friend killers, one strike and you're done or if the person chooses to not kick you it can 1.5x as long to level up during the match. For example, the team would still get the full allotment of points from the player but the player only gets half the XP points at the end of the match or negative XP for the friend killer label.
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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?![ Edited ]
@DaJizzle My Boy, You Just Typed The Solution There !
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I Would Enjoy Seeing That 'Teammate' Not Level Up As Every1 Else In The Team Who Did Play Nice .
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@DaJizzle Your Doing Way More Than That My Friend !
You Are Trying To Make The Best GoW MP Ever !
But Yeah Those Friendly Killers Are A Pain In The Arse ! .Lol
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Re: Friendly kills DON'T punish?!
Implementing a punishment system for this just won't work. People will abuse it and kick people for any reason. The game itself won't have AI smart enough to know if a player is being detrimental to their teammates, so that's essentially why you need mics to work properly.
You pretty much have to put them on blast and the only place you should be able to punish them would be the lobby if they don't run off after the match.
The bigger issues is that people play this game and have no idea what they're doing or who is on their side, and then you have those who purposely take pleasure in sabotage.
You just have no way to separate the two.


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CNN poll: Obama 52, Romney 46 among likely voters
posted at 6:01 pm on September 10, 2012 by Allahpundit
The race was even among likelies in CNN's poll after the GOP convention, so here's further confirmation that O has indeed gotten a bounce. (Of particular note, his favorable rating rose to 57 percent, his highest in two years.) Three major caveats, though. One: While there's a nice bounce among likely voters, there's virtually no bounce among registereds. Last week O led Romney by seven points among that group; this week he leads by eight. Obviously the composition of CNN's sample of likely voters has changed, although because they never publish their partisan splits, there's no way to tell by how much exactly.
Speaking of which, number two: Romney trails overall by six points while leading among independents … by 14?
The only way to make those numbers make sense is if the sample of likely voters skews sharply Democratic, which seems improbable, and if the sample of independents here is minuscule. That wouldn't be unusual for CNN, if so: Just like last week, it looks like they're pressing hard to get self-identified indies to identify themselves as leaners one way or the other and then reserving the indie column for the few remaining "true independents." With a small enough sample, Romney could theoretically lead O by 50 points among this group and still trail overall.
Three: There sure does seem to be a pronounced age split in this poll:
That's right in line with conventional wisdom — O leads big among younger voters, Romney leads among older — but note that it's not young adult who are really driving Obama's advantage here. It's the middle-aged, ages 35 to 49, that are decisive to his overall margin. Not sure how to explain that dramatic effect. It's always tempting to resort to Medicare politics to account for sharp age disparities but it's not obvious to me why near-seniors would be fairly evenly split while slightly younger voters would tilt sharply. Maybe the Democrats' culture-war convention played well with them? But middle-aged adults tend to be pro-life on balance. Hmmm.
Lots of oddness to O's bounciness, then — although, bearing that in mind, I still don't like the look of this trend, especially in light of the last post:
This one strikes me as bad too, although there's nothing surprising about it:
Romney's been banking since day one on winning an "Obama vs. Not Obama" election, but it's easier to imagine a race like that ending in a semi-landslide for the challenger than in a narrow victory, which increasingly appears to be Mitt's best-case scenario. The "Not Obama" voters in Mitt's column will be out in force no matter what, whereas O's support among pro-Obama voters depends, I think, to some extent on how the polls look down the stretch. If it's close, he has a stronger pitch to "unlikely voters" who like him to haul their asses down to the polling place on election day and put him over the top then he does if the race looks like a lost cause circa mid-October. But then, this is really just another way of saying that Romney needs to do more to make the pro-Romney case among undecideds rather than just the anti-Obama case, which is already as clear cut as can be. That's what the convention was supposed to be about, and per the trendlines here, evidently it did some good. Enough good, though?
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Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Dakster Sullivan – Avengers vs. X-Men: Babies (Marvel)
This past week I finally got my hands on a copy of Avengers vs. X-Men: Babies and let me tell you … it was worth it! The story had me laughing from page one (which doesn't usually have anything but credits on it). It didn't take long for my seven-year old son to get it from me and after he fell asleep in his bed reading it, I realized I needed to get a new copy, because he is never going to give it back.
The story has nothing to do with the events of the AVX series and it's a refreshing read to all the serious fighting that's been happening in the Marvel universe. This is a story you buy to read because you need a break from serious. If you don't want to laugh, avoid it like the plague. If you want to see baby versions of Wolverine, Captain America, Hulk and many others kick each other in the diaper rash, then pick it up.
I'm thinking of buying another copy to frame some of the artwork. The two page battle scene spread would look great framed up in my office. I love how the artists portrayed some of the most popular characters on both teams. I can't pick a favorite in this fight, because I think they all look great in their baby forms.
You can purchase Avengers vs. X-Men from your local comic book store and Comixology. The graphic novel is on sale now on Amazon now.
Curious to know what I'm pulling this week? Check out my pull list on Comixology.
Kelly Knox – Willow – Wonderland #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
This week Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets her very first solo mini-series in Willow – Wonderland. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics, I had a chance to read the first issue, and I found myself intrigued even though I haven't been following the events of Buffy Season Nine. (I'm still working my way through Season Eight.)
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