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Why Educate?
I have thought more about the question, "why do we learn?" or maybe "why do we become educated?" And the only answer that makes sense to me, the only answer that explains economic ("get the credential") motives as well as personal development ("be all you can be" or "knowledge for the sake of knowledge") motives, is the answer, "to have a good life," which in turn is something like, "pursuing one's own good (which may include altruistic goods) in one's own way.
Now this of course is at first blush distinct from the question, "why do we educate." But is does allow us to distinguish types of motivations for "why we educate." One set of motivations, and a very important one for me, is the altruistic motivation, of helping (or allowing) people to have a good life.
But also important is my own pursuit of my own good life. Here there are, for me, a range of lesser motivations, among them including the possibility of earning a living through education, the propagation of knowledge and values that will improve the society in which I live and which supports me, and the possibility that the people I educate will enrich my own life with new discoveries, knowledge and insights.
Different people weigh these moyivations differently. But I would say that in general a balance is required; education without altruism is exploitation, and education without attention to one's own definition of a good life is self-depreciation. The skill lies in understanding this balance, and the elements - economic, politicial, social - that make up this balance, and in aligning them to the maximal benefit of educator and student.
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Why educate? An educated populace is required for civility in society. Then we're educating folks to be more civil and better contribute to society.ReplyDelete
It seems that "Why humans learn?" is a question about our innate drive to learn more. Maybe Skinner or Maslow answered why creatures learn. Why we choose to learn seems to be more a question of motive after self realization.
Why we educate? Lest the heathens swarm upon our personal liberty unrestrained. Or, like you said, as caring individuals, we may want to share with others to let them experience the tremendous and unbelievable joy of self realization. We may just be hopeful that some best path might lead humanity to greater understanding and responsibility for preserving the utmost of awareness of what was, is, and may be.
Listening to the talking heads on education reform reveals lack of priorities and vision. As if any one great mind might have, or more money for more of the same might be, the answer. They speak of great faith in evolution but make plans with disregard to evolution's effectiveness. To me evolution involves fitness and survival, e.g. competition. Self awareness and collectively helping each other maximize happiness should be the priority.
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From a personal view, we may have several motives to educate and to choose the subjects of education. Young kids (some adults too) choose to educate in video games for personal benefit, boredom-killing excitement.ReplyDelete
The motives are numerous - either from those who promote education on others or within ourselves for personal gain of some kind. Even curiosity becomes a motive.
Regardless of motives or ethical/moral purpose for the motives, there is an implied gain. However, there is a point in every human activity where 'over-doing' it counts as abnormal.
I have known and worked with people of all levels of education from the barely knowledgeable to the multi-PhD types. I've seen both earn well and some earn poorly regardless of education. I've seen PhDs become impoverished, too.
Still, there is a general higher likelihood of monetary success with higher education - generally - until the economy sinks. This is where those politicians who push education stab us in the back through fouling up what can be a good economy. In this soup of political meddling the lack of "practical" education in our political leadership glares in our faces. People having excellent skills and education combined cannot find jobs, earn less than their expectations demand which is based on the "WHY" of educating - ie. 'educate well and your job will always be secure'.
Education is a wide arena. It does include 'How do I educate so that I can gain even during a crappy economy?' but is not likely to be taught in schools, colleges. It is striking, though, that 'How to properly manage finances, credit, debt' is omitted from high school and college curriculums all over the US. Then AFTER we fail, we have to pay to learn the most important thing on the planet - a few basic rules for handling money. Those who promote education for their own monetary gains from all of us being educated in their schools fail to teach us adequately in the area of proper money management - a foundation block for the personal reasons a student educates.


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Related story: Redlands YMCA to hold dedication ceremony for new Woody Center
REDLANDS - With the smell of a fresh coat of paint in the air, the curtain was lifted off the brand-new Woody Center at the YMCA of the East Valley on Monday night.
Named after longtime Y Circus director Warren "Woody" Wood, dozens piled into the new room, which will serve as a practice area for performers of the annual circus, as well as a multipurpose room for other programs, from pre-school sports to exercise classes.
Wood, who served as circus director for 19 years from 1971 to 1990, thanked the YMCA for the honor and those in attendance.
His volunteer effort with the circus makes him the second-longest director in the Y's history, behind Roy Coble, the founder.
Wood traveled from Palm Springs to attend the ceremony with his partner of 50-plus years, Doug Hairgrove, and shared his experiences with the Y in a speech he prepared beforehand, reminiscing about his time when he first volunteered his services.
He talked about the highs and lows of the circus, and added that he looked forward to attending the circus next year.
"This is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding things I've ever done," Wood said. "Thank you... and we will keep the circus going."
Prior to its renovation, the center was originally the longtime location of the Y's indoor pool. Construction began on the center when the Y began to build a new aquatic center on its property.
Many remarked how amazing the old room look, with some pointing to an aerial beam that hung on its roof.
Hanging from them were two long pieces of red cloth that aerial performers will use to do various stunts.
Instead of a formal ribbon cutting, two female arelists took flight using the tool as a way to perform various stunts, giving a sneak peak to those in attendance.
Shelli Stockton, the Y's current president, introduced Wood at the event, posing for photos with the former director after her speech.
She gave the audience a little glimpse into Wood's life by talking about his various volunteer-efforts in Redlands and Palm Springs.
"For those of us connected to the Y here, know Woody best for his 19 years as the volunteer-director of our Great Y Circus. I guess it was good for all of us that he had a job that allowed him to have free-time in the afternoon and evening," she said. "There truly can be no honor more deserved by anyone involved in our Y Circus than this one."
The Woody Center is at the YMCA of the East Valley at 500 E. Citrus Ave.
To learn more, visit www.ymcaeastvalley.org or call 909-798-9622.
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Posted by Boris Evelson on December 23, 2010
Here's what the latest numbers from Forrester's 2010 enterprise BI maturity survey show.
Posted by Rob Karel on December 17, 2010
For the second year in a row, Forrester Research has targeted master data management (MDM) as one of the highest-impact technologies that enterprise architects must keep an eye on. Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst Gene Leganza published "The Top 15 Technology Trends EA Should Watch: 2011 To 2013" research in October, and Gene smartly positions MDM along with next-gen business intelligence, advanced text and social analytics, and information-as-a-service integration architectures as key enablers to deliver what Forrester is calling "process-centric data and intelligence".
I've discussed this concept of process-led data management often over the past few years, and went into detail in my July blog post, "Data Governance Remains Immature: Increase Focus On Business Process To Build Momentum," where I offered a critical call to arms that all MDM, data quality, and data governance evangelists must embrace:
Data governance is not – and should never have been – about the data. High-quality and trustworthy data sitting in some repository somewhere does not in fact increase revenue, reduce risk, improve operational efficiencies, or strategically differentiate any organization from its competitors. It's only when this trusted data can be delivered and consumed within the most critical business processes and decisions that run your business that these business outcomes can become reality. So what is data governance all about? It's all about business process, of course.


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Date of Stay: November, 2016
The service was excellent. The site we were originally assigned was very tight so we asked for a different site, they were very accommodating and gave us a very nice larger site. This is a nice place to stay overnight but there is nothing to do unless you have a boat or water toys. Traffic from the highway was a bit loud. We rode our bicycles around but nothing really appealing to see. would not recommend this park for off season family fun camping unless you want to go shopping at Costco or the outlet mall.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
We have been CRA members for about five years and decided to stay in one of the cottages available at the park. We own a 5th wheel but store it at another site far away. This was our first time to stay in one of these cottages. The staff were friendly, and the park clean but there is nothing to do here that is worth mentioning. Our complaint is regarding the cottage we stayed in. First of all they raised their rates from $45.00 to $59.00 without telling us until we got there. The cottage was incredibly dirty. The carpet was stained and dirty to the point that my clean white socks got filthy in a matter of minutes walking on it. The tables had crumbs on them, and the kitchen counter tops were sticky from something I don't even want to think about. The microwave oven was not cleaned; the coffee pot was dirty; and there were popcorn colonels on the carpet in the living room. The most disgusting thing was inside the bedroom closet there was an old pair of socks and dirty underwear that someone had left. The furniture was old and dirty we had to use a towel to cover it in order for us to sit. This cottage was obviously not properly cleaned prior to our stay. We will never use the rentals again.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
We are current Colorado River Adventure members and this is the first time we stayed in a cottage at this campground. The first thing we noticed was how disgusting the interior was. The carpet was so stained and filthy that my clean white sox got dirty from walking on it in a matter a minute. The tables had crumbs on them and the kitchen counter tops were sticky, the coffee pot was dirty, The microwave was not cleaned out, there were old popcorn kernels on the floor in the living room, the sofa was disgusting to the point we laid towels on it before sitting down. We did not complain right away because we arrived late at night and were going to a wedding the next day so we were only going to be sleeping here. As we were packing to leave we were shocked to find a pair of old sox and dirty underware in the closet that someone had left. When we complained during check out the staff member just gave the excuse that she had been on vacation and had just returned to work that day. No apology was given just an excuse. needless to say we will never stay or recomend staying in a rental at this campground. There really is not anything to do there anyway.
Date of Stay: May, 2009
Very nice park, lots of improvements over the last few years. we have been coming here for over five years and love it. If you dont like the heat of summer stay away! If you have an RV and want a riverfront spot, Good Luck!


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ProfileR82 produces technical aids and appliances for disabled children and young people throughout the whole world. Based in Denmark with Subsidiary Companies and Sales Representatives in England, Holland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, China and the USA, we develop products tailored to individual needs. Through comprehensive development R82 is constantly moving forward - but without compromising quality of service and closeness to the customer.
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Not much time is left to get back into the mix in most fantasy leagues, but Week 9 is the time to get back into the race. Here are some players you should start or sit this week:
Terrelle Pryor (vs. Philadelphia): Pryor had that one big rushing touchdown at the start of last week's contest, but he should be able to throw more in this contest and be a nice bye-week replacement.
Stevan Ridley (vs. Pittsburgh): For the third straight week, Ridley has found the endzone. Lucky for him, the Steelers have allowed the seventh most points to RBs on the road.
Denarius Moore (vs. Philadelphia): After having two catches for 32 yards last week, Pryor and Moore will be able to connect against the weak secondary of the Eagles.
Jason Witten (vs. Minnesota): Witten has struggled of late, but the Vikings struggle against the TE. Witten will score a touchdown this week.
Mason Crosby (vs. Chicago): Crosby is leading all kickers in points and the Bears have struggled to keep kickers off the board, especially on the road.
Kansas City DEF (vs. Buffalo): A third string quarterback and an injured running game is just the right solution for Kansas City to get back on track defensively.
Ryan Tannehill (vs. Cincinnati): With the Thursday night matchup against the Bengals, Tannehill may be chucking the ball for multiple picks in this contest.
Trent Richardson (vs. Houston): Richardson has struggled since coming to Indianapolis and it might be tough to run against this volatile Houston defense. Andrew Luck will likely rely on the pass to win this game.
Steve Johnson (vs. Kansas City): Gordon was the lone bad pick in last week's sit 'em against Kansas City, but a hobbled Johnson won't be able to get much going this week.
Timothy Wright (vs. Seahawks): The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have trouble scoring against the Seahawks and Wright's value will definitely go down in this matchup.
Greg Zuerlein (vs. Tennessee): Zuerlein has not made several kicks from distance and without a real solid option at QB, it will be tough to get those field goals on a regular basis.
Chicago DEF (vs. Green Bay): The Bears defense will take a beating against the run/pass attack that Green Bay brings to the table.
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Popular property highlights
Located in Mitte, Mercure Hotel & Residenz Checkpoint Charlie is within a 5-minute walk of Checkpoint Charlie Museum and within 15 minutes of other popular attractions like Gendarmenmarkt. The 139 rooms at this 4-star hotel include balconies, minibars, and espresso makers. It's also close to Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag Building.
Buffet breakfast is offered for a fee each morning from 6 AM to 10:30 AM. At the end of the day, the bar/lounge is a great place to grab a drink.
All 139 soundproofed rooms feature balconies, minibars, and espresso makers. Guests can expect free WiFi and 32-inch LCD TVs with satellite channels. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Laptop-compatible safes, phones, and desks are other standard amenities.
At Mercure Hotel & Residenz Checkpoint Charlie, guests have access to a sauna, free WiFi in public areas, and a computer station. Self parking is offered for EUR 18 per night. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this family-friendly hotel include free newspapers, a terrace, and a gift shop.
Property features
- Walking distance to Checkpoint Charlie Museum and Gendarmenmarkt
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour front desk
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Hotel Amenities
Mercure Hotel & Residenz Checkpoint Charlie features a sauna, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This family-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Mercure Hotel & Residenz Checkpoint Charlie is a smoke-free property.
- Number of floors - 8
- Sauna
- Bar/lounge
- Total number of rooms - 139
- 24-hour front desk
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Terrace
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Free newspapers in lobby
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Family Friendly Amenities
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Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
Mercure Hotel & Residenz Checkpoint Charlie offers 139 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
- Premium bedding
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- Free WiFi
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
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- Heating
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Where to Eat
RELAX- Food, Drinks & You - This wine bar specializes in Modern European cuisine. Open daily.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Segway rental/tour nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
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Children and extra beds
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
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- Self parking fee: EUR 18 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per night
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One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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Choirspeak was conceived as an arts-based way to start and share conversations about our various relationships with Maine's forests, resources which are in a lot of flux these days. This past December, members of the Choirspeak project ventured into five Maine communities — Rumford/Peru, Portland, Belfast/Montville, Greenville, and Millinocket — and recorded 54 impromptu (or "guerilla," as the artists say) interviews with residents. From the transcripts, meticulously typed out by Hahn, was culled Choirspeak, which interweaves the fears and passions of its subjects.
What they revealed, say Choirspeak's artists, varied by community. In Portland, where folks on the street are perhaps more accustomed to being accosted, people seemed to have slightly less urge to talk and less direct connection to the land. In rural Greenville, on the other hand, hot conversations arose around the issues surrounding Seattle timber and real estate company Plum Creek (which seeks to rezone its Maine land holdings to accommodate more than 2000 new development units). Another name that drew frequent heat was that of Burt's Bees' conservation-minded founder Roxanne Quimby, who purchased more than 40,000 acres and promptly restricted traditional access that residents had long been granted by paper companies. In the suffering, formerly bustling mill towns of Rumford and Millinocket, conversations involved similar quandaries of finding a balance between use and conservation, and between economics and more transcendent currencies. The words of our neighbors on these knotty issues range in tone and acuity, but most are informed, articulate, and deeply aware of the difficulties of finding that balance.
The staging of their words is simple and evocatively composed. Divided into movements by region, the phrases and conversations are read by the three performers in white, who are at once oracle, documentary record, Greek chorus, and — yes — a very tender choir. Their delivery sometimes overlaps or repeats a single thread of monologue, in round style, and sometimes interweaves several similarly themed monologues. They also enact conversations among interviewees, most memorably in a fraught Greenville argument over Plum Creek's practices. Interspersing the words are periods of silent movement, during which the performers slip in and out of tableaux — some symmetrical, some tenderly asymmetrical. They hold these configurations for long moments, and to watch them in their still poses with each other is eerily and comfortingly like looking at the trees surrounding them. It's a lovely and wise way of getting at the idea that we all live based on relationships — biological, emotional, economic — and how those relationships are subject to so much — to need and whim, to gravity and the torque of the elements.
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Sherman (XI): The Confederates I worry about most after the war will be the young men with guns and horses — but no land
- By Thomas E. RicksThomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Let's finish off this week's celebration of the defeat of the Confederacy with a look at a lengthy letter written in September 1863, in which Gen. William T. Sherman laid out his concerns about postwar reconstruction.
His biggest worry, he wrote, was a certain type of Confederate soldier — specifically…
The young Bloods of the South, sons of Planters, lawyers about Town, good billiard players and sportsmen. Men who never did work, or never will. War suits them: and the rascals are fine, brave riders, bold to rashness, and dangerous subjects in every sense…. As long as they have a good horse, plenty of Forage. This is a larger class then most men suppose, and are the most dangerous set of men which this war has turned loose upon the world. They are splendid riders, shots, and utterly reckless. Stuart, John Morgan, Forrest, and Jackson are the types & leaders of this class. They must all be killed, or employed by us before we can hope for Peace. They have no property or future & therefore cannot be influenced by anything except personal considerations. I have two Brigades of these fellows to my Front…. They are the best Cavalry in the world."
Tom again: As I read this over again, I wondered if this note contains the essence of how the Union lost Phase IV of the Civil War, or at least didn't win it until 1964. Forrest became a major member of the Ku Klux Klan, of course. I wonder how many cavalry vets rallied to him.
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Nora. Do you think so? Do you think they would forget their mother if she went
away altogether?
Nurse. Good heavens!--went away altogether?
Nora. Nurse, I want you to tell me something I have often wondered about--how
could you have the heart to put your own child out among strangers?
Nurse. I was obliged to, if I wanted to be little Nora's nurse.
Nora. Yes, but how could you be willing to do it?
Nurse. What, when I was going to get such a good place by it? A poor girl who
has got into trouble should be glad to. Besides, that wicked man didn't do a
single thing for me.
Nora. But I suppose your daughter has quite forgotten you.
Nurse. No, indeed she hasn't. She wrote to me when she was confirmed, and
when she was married.
Nora (putting her arms round her neck). Dear old Anne, you were a good mother
to me when I was little.
Nurse. Little Nora, poor dear, had no other mother but me.
Nora. And if my little ones had no other mother, I am sure you would-- What
nonsense I am talking! (Opens the box.) Go in to them. Now I must--. You will
see tomorrow how charming I shall look.
Nurse. I am sure there will be no one at the ball so charming as you, ma'am.
(Goes into the room on the left.)
Nora (begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it away from her). If only I
dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would
happen here in the meantime. Stuff and nonsense! No one will come. Only I
mustn't think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves! Out of my
thoughts, out of my thoughts! One, two, three, four, five, six-- (Screams.) Ah!
there is someone coming--. (Makes a movement towards the door, but stands
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Nora. Oh, it's you, Christine. There is no one else out there, is there? How good
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The Kansas City Stampede has evolved into a monster tournament. Led by the 9th ranked Allen Eagles, the field at KC Stampede has national implications. It features some of the top teams from Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Georgia, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Kansas.
On the individual side, competition will be fierce. 120 and 145lbs feature 5 nationally recognized wrestlers. Headlining the event are Fargo National Finalists Bo Nickal (Allen) and Zach Beard (Tuttle), and Super 32 Champs Ryan Millhof (Collins Hill) and Grant Leeth (Kearney). 113 should be one to watch as well: the weight boasts super 32 finalist, Sean Russell, as well as three Fargo freestyle All-Americans in Ke-Shawn Hayes, Davion Jeffries and Jaret Singh.
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Regardless of the event's name over the last few years ... and lord knows there's been a new one almost every year, the field has always been excellent and it continues to grow in quality. Thirty-six of the finest teams from the central part of the United States will assemble in Kansas City on Friday for two days of excellent wrestling.
This includes seven teams currently in the InterMat Fab 50: No. 13 Allen, Tex., No. 20 Collinsville, Okla., No. 23 Tuttle, Okla., No. 26 Edmond North, Okla., No. 30 Kearney, Mo., No. 33 Blue Springs, Mo., and No. 38 Bettendorf, Iowa. Also in the field are three other teams that won state championships this past year -- Arkansas City, Kan., champions Collins Hill, Ga., and Skutt Catholic, Neb. Other teams meriting attention this weekend are Christian Brothers, Tenn. and Park Hill, Mo.
Kaleb BakerFive wrestlers that won titles in last year's tournament return, and seek to win yet another title at the Kansas City Stampede (formerly the Kansas City Wrestling Classic): No. 4 Sean Russell (Collins Hill, Ga.) at 113 pounds, No. 20 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa) at 126, No. 15 Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) at 138, No. 11 Kaleb Baker (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) at 145, and No. 5 Zach Beard (Tuttle, Okla.) at 170. In addition, four other wrestlers in the field this weekend also won championships in either 2009 or 2010 at this tournament: No. 13 Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.) at 113, Noah Teaney (Oak Park, Mo.) at 120, No. 7 Brad Perkins (Oak Park, Mo.) at 126, and No. 15 Cain Salas (Blue Springs, Mo.) at 152
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Existing monitors for detecting smuggled nuclear weapons components at U.S. ports are "an important first step," AAAS expert Benn Tannenbaum told policymakers at a 21 June hearing before U.S. policymakers. But, he added, "More needs to be done to protect the United States from smuggled nuclear weapons" because current portal monitors probably could not detect even a few kilograms of highly enriched uranium, even if only lightly shielded.
Tannenbaum, a senior program associate with the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, was invited by members of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security to provide objective information on efforts to detect nuclear weapons and radiological material.
His remarks were based on research conducted for AAAS by two independent experts -- Professors Frank von Hippel of Princeton University and Steve Fetter of the University of Maryland. The two experts recently completed a detailed report for the Center, at the request of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS).
In a summary letter to the Congressmen, Norman Neureiter, director of the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, noted that "a several-kilogram cylinder of uranium metal, shielded by a few millimeters of lead and steel and placed in a shipping container, is likely to escape detection by portal monitors using current detectors, algorithms, and operational procedures."
What is the best way to protect the United States and its ports from smuggled nuclear weapons components such as enriched uranium?
In his testimony, Tannenbaum proposed a "layered defense," incorporating currently deployed monitors at U.S. and international ports; plus new detectors and scanners for locating radiological and fissile material while a ship is in transit. At the same time, Tannenbaum noted that "it will always be far easier to monitor a lump of uranium at a known location than it will be to detect uranium smuggling."
He suggested expanding the Comprehensive Threat Reduction program, which currently helps to safeguard much of Russia's highly enriched uranium and plutonium, while converting some of it to fuel for use in nuclear power reactors. Converting nuclear research reactors to use low enriched uranium also would improve national security, Tannenbaum noted.
The current generation of passive radiation detectors can identify isotopes such as cesium-137, cobalt-60, or americium-241 -- all potential components of dirty bombs -- by monitoring the rate at which radioactive decays occur near a sensor, Tannenbaum explained.
Highly enriched uranium "is very difficult to detect" using existing passive radiation detectors, he said. Some ports of entry have both active and passive detectors. But, better detection might be achieved by increasing sampling times, decreasing the distance between the container and the detector, decreasing background radiation with additional shielding and adding collimators to the detectors. In addition, future detectors must have better energy resolution. "This will allow one to distinguish harmless radioactive materials, such as kitty litter, from dirty bombs and nuclear weapons," Tannenbaum testified.
Tannenbaum cited several new technologies that are now under development for locating radiological and fissile materials. At Los Alamos National Lab, for example, researchers are using cosmic rays to find very dense materials, such as plutonium and uranium, in kilogram quantities within cargo containers, according to Tannenbaum. At Lawrence Livermore National Lab, researchers use neutrons to "ping" a container, which provides useful data because fissile materials have a very characteristic gamma ray response. The Ohio-based company Quintell also is developing inexpensive detectors that would be placed in cargo containers during transoceanic shipment, Tannenbaum said. These detectors take advantage of the 10 or more day transit time to locate highly enriched uranium before it enters a U.S. port. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, meanwhile, have begun construction of a facility to test portal monitors.
The AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy was established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) through generous support from the Science, Technology & Security Initiative at the MacArthur Foundation. The goal of the Center is to encourage the integration of science and public policy for enhanced national and international security. With Director Norman Neureiter, Tannenbaum and other staff work to identify experts who can provide clear, objective, unbiased scientific and technical information to guide policymaking decisions.
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MADRID, May 24 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid appointed former Osasuna boss Javier Aguirre as coach on a one-year contract on Wednesday.
"I am excited about the challenge and want to lead this club back to where they deserve to be - at the top in Spain and back in Europe," Aguirre told a news conference on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old Mexican stepped down as coach of Osasuna at the end of the season after leading the modest Navarrans into the Champions League for the first time with a fourth place finish in the Primera Liga.
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(Photo Courtesy of USA Today Sports) For anyone who watched Michigan's 78-53 second round (or is it third round?) NCAA Tournament beat down win of VCU over the weekend, two things stood out above all others: 1. Man, Michigan can play. 2. And also, man, that Mitch McGary is one tough...well, you know. McGary, is listed 250 lb., and uses every pound on his 6'10 frame to his advantage. In an era where most guys his size prefer to hang out on the perimeter and shoot three's, McGary plays with his back to the basket in a bruising, punishing, physical way that so few big men do anymore (we also have to assume that likes his steak tough, his cars fast and his cigarettes unfiltered as well). Specifically, McGary's (legal) screen on VCU's Briante Weber on Saturday was one of the most vicious we've seen in years, and a play which sent Weber to the ground, and propelled the Wolverines into the Sweet 16. But really, watching Saturday's game, we couldn't help but think one thing above all: When you factor in McGary's size along with the tough brand of basketball he plays, it's not hard to see him transitioning into a pretty darn good football player. Apparently, we weren't the only ones who've had the idea. That's because on Wednesday, WolverineNation.com released a piece on McGary, with several interesting nuggets in it. Amongst them: Apparently Brady Hoke has asked McGary to come out for the football team. McGary, who played football right up until he literally outgrew the sport in the eighth grade (he was 6'6, 190 lbs. at the time) politefully declined. Still, you can't blame a coach for asking, right? Here's what McGary told Wolverine Nation: "I don't know. He said, 'We've got to get you out on the football field,' " McGary said. "Jokingly, but I think he's serious down deep." He then continued: "I don't know. Maybe. I don't know," McGary said. "I still like football, but I probably want to focus on basketball, though." As appealing as the notion sounds though, it doesn't seem like Michigan basketball coach John Beilein has any intention of loaning out his star in the off-season. Here's what he said on the matter: "No, not going to share him, but a couple of screens he set did scare me a little bit," Beilein said. "You guys probably are too young to remember Ted Hendricks but I talked about that with Greg Mattison. "He would be good at that defensive end, maybe, too." He certainly would. Speaking of which, I've got to ask: Coach, if the football team can't have him for the season, any chance you'd be able to at least loan him out for the Ohio State game? It might be the Wolverines' best chance of slowing down Braxton Miller this season. For all his opinion, insight and analysis on college football, please follow Aaron on Twitter @Aaron_Torres. Follow Crystal Ball Run on Twitter @CrystalBallRun.
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Please send me a million bucks.
In return for your generous donation, you'll own me and all my opinions.
I know you're wondering why you — the founder of a $2-billion off-shore hedge fund called Paloma Partners, as well as one of the country's biggest contributors to philanthropic and political causes and a major player in several Maine campaigns — would want to pay off the mortgage of a snarky columnist who almost never agrees with you. Why pad my retirement account, fill up my gas tank, and settle my bar tab, when, for less than I'm asking, you could probably buy the loyalty of every editorial-page editor in the state, enough bloggers to crew your yacht, and more TV reporters than it takes to start your own network?
The reason: You've made a habit of giving money to your opponents. Maybe that's because you're a generous guy. Maybe it's sloppy bookkeeping. Maybe it has something to do with wanting to pull strings on both sides of any debate. Whatever it is, there's plenty of precedent for turning me from just another guy who disagrees with you into just another rich guy who disagrees with you.
Consider, as you laze about your retreat on Deer Isle or another of your Maine properties, the interesting dichotomies you've created.
Between 1998 and 2002, one of your political action committees, the Fund for Maine's Future, gave $56,000 to the state's Democrats and $46,000 to Republicans.
In 2000, as part of a successful effort to kill legislation regulating hedge funds, you handed out $100,000 to Dems in Congress and $50,000 to members of the GOP.
You've been a lavish backer of independent Connecticut US Senator Joe Lieberman, possibly because some of your business interests are headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. But you've been even more generous to the Campaign to Defend America, donating $1 million to that PAC for ads attacking Lieberman's choice for president, Republican John McCain.
And speaking of the presidential race, you've contributed to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, not to mention Bill Richardson.
Back in Maine, you, your family, and your associates have donated at least $125,000 to Democrat Chellie Pingree's current campaign for Congress in the state's 1st District. But you also gave $250 to one of her primary opponents, Ethan Strimling, under your rarely used first name of Selwyn. (I can understand why its use is rare.) Strimling returned the check, citing his policy of refusing contributions from people with funny names.
In 2002, you told the Bangor Daily News you invested big bucks in Maine politics (in addition to Pingree's various runs for office, you've been a major backer of the anti-gambling group CasinosNo!, the chief contributor to Green Party honcho Jonathan Carter's attempts in the 1990s to ban clearcutting, and you're currently the financial force behind the PAC seeking to preserve higher taxes on beer, wine, and soda to fund the Dirigo health-care program) because you want to "save Maine for the people of Maine."
I'm not sure how stopping us from drinking, gambling, cutting trees, or electing Republicans accomplishes that, but maybe I'm confused because I'm too impoverished to see the big picture. You could fix that with one seven-figure check.
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Philip Pettitt has paid the dues. He's followed a plan and now he's ready for his biggest test in golf.
Wednesday, the former Tennessee Volunteer tees it up with more than 150 others at the PGA Tour's Final Stage Qualifying Tournament -- Q-School -- at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. Pettitt faces 108 holes of golf over six days carrying the hopes of landing full membership on the 2012 PGA Tour.
"Really, my whole year was geared around this week," Pettitt said. "I told my coaching staff in February that this was it, and making it through Q-School has always been my goal. I wanted to peak around this time and I geared my schedule for that. I won twice this year and was very determined all summer."
Pettitt did win twice this summer on the NGA Hooters Tour, but he also won two weeks ago at his Second Stage Q-School event in Brooksville, Fla., advancing with ease into the finals. Pettitt opened with a 63 at Southern Hills Plantation Club and led wire-to-wire, winning by six strokes with a four-round score of 17 under par.
"My win earlier this year in McCormick (S.C.) helped me out at second stage because I led all four rounds back in May as well," Pettitt said. "The whole time I kept telling myself, `Let's try to separate ourselves from the field. Let's try to win by as many as we can.' We're not going to play stupid but we're going to keep attacking.
"Leading all week is tough, though. It's tough to lead every single day just because of the mindset of it."
The Murfreesboro native has improved all three years on the NGA Hooters Tour, finishing 10th as Rookie of the Year in 2009 and then eighth in 2010.
"I'm progressing and that's the goal," Pettitt said. "This was my third full year and the good news is I've gotten a little better each year. Hands down this was my best season.
"I wanted to play as much as I could and I was fresh all year. That's why I had such a good year because I was always fresh and very into what I was doing. Every day I just wanted to get a little bit better. It sounds like a cliché, but if you can get just a little better every day that's all you can do."
Pettitt, 26, is a believer in the NGA Hooters Tour and the progression it takes to make it to the major leagues of professional golf, the PGA Tour.
"Everybody works their way up and it's like I'm in triple-A," he said. "The competition's stiff, and your first year here you've got to learn how to make the cut, you've got to learn how to play in contention. And, hopefully, you win. There's no doubt that winning on the Hooters Tour teaches you so much."
Bradley this year became just the third golfer in history to win a major title in his first try when he captured the PGA Championship in Atlanta, and Stallings won at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia to also earn his major tournament debut at the PGA Championship.
"That just proves if you can win on the Hooters Tour, you can win anywhere," Pettitt said. "The Hooters Tour has a great résumé, a great history of players. Every guy you see on TV from the PGA Tour, besides Tiger (Woods) and Phil Mickelson, they all came from the Hooters Tour.
"It's a great level. It's maybe not quite as deep as the PGA Tour, obviously, or the Nationwide Tour, but the average golfer really doesn't understand how much those top guys bounce back and forth between tours. The alumni prove that the Hooters Tour works, their format works."
Pettitt worked his way to victories this year at the Savannah Lakes Village Classic in South Carolina and the ComSouth Classic in Hawkinsville, Ga.
Pettitt led wire-to-wire at the South Carolina event, but he couldn't claim the trophy until emerging from a five-man playoff.
"That was crazy," he said. "We all parred the first hole and I kept telling myself to keep attacking, keep attacking. The only thing I really remember was I made about a 7-footer to win the tournament."
"I was four shots back going into the last round and just played unbelievably," he said. "I remember in that one I made six birdies in a row."
Now the 26-year-old is looking for six solid rounds in a row starting Wednesday at PGA West, where Pettitt has never played. Pettitt knows that the week's top 25 finishers earn PGA Tour cards, with the next 50 players earning spots on the Nationwide Tour.
"I've never been out to the desert," he said. "I've played in California but never have been to those golf courses. But the whole year my mindset was, `I am going to make it through Q-School; I'm going to do it.' Even back in March and April, all I was thinking about was Q-School. I'm very excited for this week."
Pettitt says he couldn't have made it close to his current career status without the support he has received from his UT family. While playing for the Vols from 2004-08, Pettitt helped Tennessee to a pair of top-20 national finishes in 2005 and 2007.
"I've got a long way to go in my career, but there's no doubt I wouldn't be where I am today without those four years and without Coach Kelson and everybody at the university," Pettitt said of his former head coach and staff. "Jim Kelson and Joe Whitney (UT's director of mental training), those are my two guys. They've helped me out so much."


text: I know what I want when I buy a nuc hive. I think I know what most people want when they are buying nuc hives. But, is there any documentation on how a nuc should be made up i.e. 3 frames bees and brood, one frame brood pollen and bees, one frame honey and bees.


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It's like watching nerds try and fight.
Hey good hustle, penguins. I'm sure you're very fearsome and aggressive to each other, but it's really hard to take you seriously when you are 20-inch-tall flightless birds.
Just imagine them in a high school cafeteria. Oh no she di'in't! GIRL FIGHT!!!
It's like watching nerds try and fight.
I am in love with this. Thank you so much Zena for brightening up my day! The music is such a nice bonus and the cheering spectator penguins are my favorite. Hope you're having a blast!


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Barbara Miner calls her hometown of Milwaukee a symbol of Middle America.
In that regard, Miner, author of the recently released Lessons From the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City, says that America should take notice of Milwaukee's school system. What's happening there, she says, could happen in anyone's city.
"Milwaukee's public schools may not have the funding to survive," Miner told TakePart in an interview. The city was the first to have publicly financed vouchers. At the time, she said, the talk was "that we have to give kids a chance to escape these dying schools." Twenty-three years after the Winsconsin state legislature approved vouchers, she says, "academic achievement is still in the toilet."
Vouchers allow parents to take the allotted state per-pupil funding to attend a private school of their choice, which is often parochial. Since vouchers seldom cover the entire tuition, parents also cover costs.
In Wisconsin, Miner notes, African-American fourth graders carry the lowest reading levels in the country. The invention of vouchers, in many instances, was simply a path to modern-day segregation, she writes in her book.
But to tell that story, she examines Milwaukee today in a broader scope to its history, beginning in 1957, the year the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series. Then Milwaukee was the machine shop capital of the world. The 1970s shows Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, which were set in Milwaukee, epitomized what an ideal world Milwaukee was in the 1950s.
"We were the epitome of the 1950s success story," Miner says. "We are known for our beer, brats, and Packers, but we are the most hyper-segregated city in the country. We have some of the worst achievement gaps in the world. In the black community, infant mortality is worse than in the Gaza Strip. The jobless rate among black working-age men is 50 percent. You have to wonder what the hell happened to Milwaukee?"
Miner, a journalist and former managing editor of Rethinking Schools, uses her book to craft an educational biography of Milwaukee from its school integration in the 1950s and '60s to its struggle today to balance public schools and the battle over vouchers in the district.
Miner has followed Milwaukee's voucher program since 1990. She says back then the program was promoted as an experimental initiative that would aid a few hundred poor children in seven community schools. She says that in reality, it wasn't about helping the impoverished at all, but rather about private—and religious—schools getting public dollars without much, if any, oversight.
She writes in her book that "an unusual" alliance helped create the city's voucher program. She notes that "conservatives, libertarians, black nationalists, business leaders and religious advocates in both political parties" initially backed the program. Miner says that one reason vouchers gained a foothold in Milwaukee was because of the popularity of Catholic schools.
With the inclusion of more religious schools, the voucher system shifted by the end of the 1990s.
"The free-market consumer mentality dominated," she writes in her book. "Parents focused on their individual child, principals on their individual school. Voucher schools defended their right to be funded by the taxpayer yet remain private schools. Charter schools arrived and soon protected their particular niche."
Currently, about 25,000 students from Milwaukee receive vouchers to attend private school. The voucher program is the state's third largest school district in size. The changes in Milwaukee's school district over the last 20 years have spread throughout the country and continue to shape the current national education discussion.
Charter schools, too, Miner adds, are changing the face of education in this country. She worries that franchises are investing in charter schools, which were initially chartered by the school district as experiments. But wealthy businessmen soon saw an opportunity to siphon public education dollars and craft their own types of schools.
"It is basically the Walmart type of education," she says pointing to the Walton family in Arkansas who has an interest in charter schools and vouchers. She calls charters a "veneer of public schools."
Charters and vouchers trouble Miner. If public education decays, what then?
Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker and his Republican-controlled legislature have maintained or expanded the state's voucher program. The same is happening in states across the country, including in Indiana and Louisiana.
Miner believes that we must fight for public schools. "Public education plays a unique role," she says. "It is guaranteed and protected by our state constitution—every state constitution."
Related Stories on TakePart:
• Failing Public Schools: Should They Learn From Thriving Charters?
• School Vouchers: The Debate Heats Up Across the U.S.
• A Bronx Miracle: Meet the Woman Behind NYC's Best Public High School
Suzi Parker is an Arkansas-based political and cultural journalist whose work frequently appears in The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor. She is the author of two books. @SuziParker | TakePart.com


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Here at Eat's Mesquite Grill you can sit back, relax and enjoy a special meal so the next time you're in the neighborhood stop in and see why we pride ourself on our great food and friendly service.


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So I recently completed Dead Space 3 on coop, overall thoughts are it's OK. Heap load of issues left and right, and it's undoubtedly the worst Dead Space of the three but eh, it's still OK. I want to write up a user-review in any case, but I feel like I should actually put in some time with it from a single-player perspective at that. So considering that you can then just replay any chapter you wish with all of your gear, from any difficulty, that got me wondering just what exactly is the point of NG+? Does it unlock something extra? Because it doesn't say as such on the menu and its description reads pretty much what I can already do now, just currently with more freedom since I've already got all of the chapters unlocked as it is.
I suppose it's purely for those additional circuit upgrades you can find? I could just start a new game+ but I'm admittedly a little hesitant... I'd rather be completely sure of what could happen and furthermore if there's really any reason to anyway.
Also, extra question: For classic mode, I take it you can still only carry 2 weapons at a time?


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(LOS ANGELES) — ABC may be dancing with the all-stars in the fall.
An anonymous staff member with Dancing with the Stars tells TV Guide that an all-star edition of the competition, featuring past celebrities, is planned.
Stars who may return to the ballroom for another go-around include Mario Lopez, Gilles Marini, Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, Sabrina Bryan and Kyle Massey.
The source says the all-star season would not include former champions.
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...Need to refill your power steering? You can use any fluid labeled Dexron III...
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I had my high pressure hose replaced and it is now making the rubber on rubber noise inside my car.
I cannot hear anything outside the car just in the cabin.
My mechanic thought it was another power steering hose rubbing against the body on turning. So I bought some hose insulation and wrapped it around the hose and still the noise remains. It only occurs on big turns where there is a 90 degree turn or so.
I am not sure what power steering fluid he used so I will need to ask him about that. I some how doubt the whole rack and pinion would be damaged like the original thread post says.
I notice no difference in how hard I have to turn just a weird rubbing noise inside the car.
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No drifting or moving from one side to the next seems fine. Straight as an arrow with my hands off the wheel.
Ever since I've had the Murano the steering wheel seems to be more oriented to the right. When I make a hard left it seems to be in the center again. It is really weird, I've had dealers and mechanics look at it and can't explain a thing.
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text: Not all featherweights had the larger trays. The earlier ones certainly do. Somewhere in the 1950's probably about 1954, Singer started cutting corners. The trays became much smaller and fit on the left hand side. My 1948 and l953 featherweights both have the larger lift out tray. My 1955 model has the smaller side one. Featherweight face plates also underwent design changes. The earlier models sport the more elaborate Egyptain scroll design while later models have the striated or striped design. There are also variations in the position of the light switch and the gold trim decals and the style of the carrying case and handles. Knowing about these little differences help potential featherweight owners quickly date a featherweight without actually looking up the serial number.