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Curricula - "Kids on the Move" (K-5); Introduction Grades pK - 3; Grades 4 - 5; Appendices; Curricula - "Smart Moves" (6-8); Introduction and How to Use This Curricula; Welcome to PORTLAND KIDS ON THE MOVE, a traffic-safety curriculum with an emphasis on environmental concerns.
This curriculum was written and designed especially for Portland-area school children, kindergarten through fifth grade. Educational consultants contracted by the City of Portland Office of Transportation developed the program with the assistance of an advisory committee composed of Portland Public Schools administrators, teachers, parents, and Portland traffic-management specialists. In addition, Tri-Met, the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Portland Department of Transportation, and the Oregon Department of Education contributed materials and representatives to the final product. Goals of the Program PORTLAND
KIDS ON THE MOVE has two primary goals: (1) to instruct children in basic pedestrian, bicycle, and motor-vehicle occupant safety; and (2) to encourage children to walk, ride bicycles, and use mass transit as a regular means of transportation. To meet these goals, 25 lessons with specific objectives involve students in the classroom and in active, hands-on experiences.
Though stranger safety is critical when students are in city streets, biking, walking, or riding a mass-transit system, the subject does not directly relate to the traffic/environment theme. Therefore, lessons on stranger safety are included as supplements in the Appendices rather than placed right in the lesson plans. Some cities in other countries are far ahead of us. In many, the bicycle is the primary means of urban transportation, and fast, fuel-efficient trains take passengers long distances. Automobile-dependent Americans will have to use new modes of transportation if we are to preserve our natural environment. This curriculum is an effort to educate Portland children to value and enjoy alternative transportation.
Just as important as transportation issues is the issue of traffic safety. Traffic accidents are the number-one cause of death and injury to young people, and most such accidents could be avoided if schoolchildren learned and consistently reviewed basic traffic safety. While almost all children ride bikes, fewer than one in 1,000 schools in the nation teach bicycle safety. Park programs, youth organizations and clubs, associations such as AAA and Red Cross, and educational programs such as this curriculum have been trying to fill the need. Background Educational Philosophy.
The developers of PORTLAND KIDS ON THE MOVE have tied this course to proven educational philosophy and practices. The following concepts are woven into the materials and methodology:
Because students have individual learning styles, material is presented in a number of different ways to be meaningful to all students.
Most students learn best when actively involved in instruction with "hands-on" activities requiring full participation.
Instruction begins with what students already know and builds on this base. * Students learn from sources other than the teacher, such as parents, peers, and other community members.
An inclusive educational environment is essential, with no limitations based on sex, race, economic status, or disability.
Forms of enrichment are made available for teachers and students who seek more than the basic course content.
Parent/guardian involvement is critical in linking course instruction to real life and reinforcing important concepts. It is assumed that students will get feedback on their progress and recognition for their successes from parents, teachers, peers, and the community.
How to Teach the Program
Ideally, PORTLAND KIDS ON THE MOVE would become an all-school project extending a full month, which might be called Traffic Safety Month or Portland Kids on the Move Month. The month could end with a celebration, with students receiving certificates for participation and special recognition for their efforts. If all-school participation is not possible, individual teachers can use the lessons as they choose. However, a number of lessons involve cross-age teaching with 4th- and 5th-graders instructing and modeling for K-3 children.
Parent involvement is built into the program in many lessons, and extensions involving community members - such as police officers, bicycle mechanics, and other volunteer speakers and helpers - are recommended. The more people involved, the more emphasis and energy expended, the more likely the instruction will be remembered.
Program Components PORTLAND KIDS ON THE MOVE contains 25 lessons: 14 lessons that are most appropriate for Grades pK-3 and 11 lessons that are most appropriate for Grades 4-5. All lessons include nine main components: level, subject area, objective, time, materials, suggested activities, assessment, extension, and additional resources. Some lessons repeat basic information included in earlier lessons because some students will not have learned it previously. Level - A full range of Grades K-5 is indicated for each lesson plan since many of the activities may be taught in all the grades, in blended-primary classrooms, and/or to students with differing experience, knowledge, needs, and abilities. Those grades in which the lesson plan objective is most likely to be addressed are indicated in bold and underlined type.
Subject Area - A list of subject areas touched upon briefly or in depth by the lesson plan and corresponding to Portland Public Schools' Curriculum Frameworks is included under this heading.
Objective - Objectives describe what students will be able to do after completing the lesson.
Time - The time needed to complete each lesson is estimated. The time will vary considerably depending on the ability level of the students, the number of students, the individual style of the instructor, and the teaching environment.
Materials - All materials and equipment necessary to teach the lesson are listed, and many of them are provided in the lesson plan.
Suggested Activities - Clear, step-by-step procedures and factual information are included for all suggested activities.
Assessment - Most lesson plans suggest one or more ways to enhance or expand the lesson concepts.
Additional Resources - Teachers are referred at the end of each lesson plan to specific sections. Most lessons contain supplemental "Figures," which consist of materials for students to use in classroom activities and/or to deliver to parent(s)/guardian(s) and for teachers to use as overhead transparencies. Permission forms are included for the convenience of teachers, although in some instances the "Day Field Trip Notice and Student Permission Form" (an internal form of the Portland School District) may suffice.


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Football Notebook 1.1 - News and Notes
Feb. 19, 2013
By Jason Clay
By Jason Clay
FRESNO, Calif. - With the start of spring football less than a week away, here are some news and notes keeping Bulldog fans updated with the Fresno State football team.
The first of 15 allotted spring practices is next Monday, Feb. 25. The time for The Real California Milk Spring Game, which is on Saturday, March 23, has been set to begin at noon in Bulldog Stadium. Admission to the spring game is free and open to the public, however, all other spring practices will be closed.
Events surrounding the spring game on March 23 include a free kids clinic put on by Bulldog football players, an autograph session with the team plus other fan events. Those festivities take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Graduating seniors Phillip Thomas and Robbie Rouse have been invited to the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Ind., Rouse and the rest of the running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers arrive at the combine on Feb. 21 and over the next four days under go a battery of tests, workouts and interviews. Rouse's on-field workout (timing, station, skill drills) takes place on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Thomas arrives at the combine on Saturday, Feb. 23 and his four day regiment comes to an end on Tuesday, Feb. 26 with his on-field workout.
For the ninth-straight year, NFL Network and NFL.com will provide exclusive coverage of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour. Beginning Thursday, Feb. 21, NFL Network and NFL.com will broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, providing an up-close look at the more than 330 NFL prospects looking to take the next step in their careers as the `Path to Primetime' continues.
Recent Bulldogs at the NFL Combine:
2012 - WR Devon Wylie
2011 - DE Chris Carter, QB Ryan Colburn, WR Jamel Hamler and OL Andrew Jackson
2010 - WR Seyi Ajirotutu, CB A.J. Jefferson, P Robert Malone, RB Ryan Mathews, RB Lonyae Miller, WR Chastin West
Quarterback Derek Carr and wide receiver Davante Adams attended the 58th Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards Banquet on Feb. 9. The two received their 2013 Player to Watch awards, which was presented to only 12 returning athletes in 2013. Here is what Carr and Adams had to say about the experience.
"Being able to go to Columbus and be a part of their event was amazing," Carr said. "It was humbling to see how many good athletes were there and to be able to be a part of it and represent Fresno State - represent our team and our coaches - it was awesome"
"I was obviously very honored to be able to go to it," Adams added. "It was just good all-around, we had fun meeting all the other players that were nominated for awards and received awards. I saw a lot of guys that I've heard about before, but never actually met them, so it was just good to be around them and good for other people to see and get to hear your name and know who you are too."
Some of the other players honored by the TDC include Ohio State's Braxton Miller, Louisiana Tech's Colby Cameron, San Jose State's David Fales, Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch and Marshall's Rakeem Cato to name a few.
Junior-to-be Greg Watson will be moving from quarterback to wide receiver next season. Watson, who saw time at both positions in 2012, started at wide receiver for the Bulldogs in the 2012 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. He caught five passes for 48 yards in the loss. In 2012, Watson had nine receptions for 98 yards, rushed 23 times for 84 yards and three touchdowns and was 7-of-22 passing for 128 yards. Watson is the only player entering the spring expected to make a position change.
Fresno State is in its fifth and final week of winter workouts before the start of spring ball. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the team started its Red Dawn workouts, which consists of conditioning drills to get the team in shape for spring football.
"Discover Fresno State Football" - 2013 Fresno State football season tickets are now on sale and can be ordered online at gobulldogs.com or over the phone at 559-278-DOGS (3647).


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Mariah Carey And Jimmy Fallon Vs. John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John In The Battle Of The Christmas Songs [VIDEO]
Mariah Carey made a surprise appearance last night on Jimmy Fallon and treated us with a really fun version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
Accompanied by host Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, Carey took a different spin on her self-penned holiday classic, with the bunch using plastic instruments normally found in an elementary school classroom.
Fallon played the wood block, tambourine, bass drum and kazoo, while Questlove rocked a wooden clacker with an afro pick. Other unorthodox instruments included: a Fisher Price xylophone, recorder, melodica, ukulele, bongos and sleigh bells. Watch the clip above.
Then we have John Travolta and Olivia Newton John's new holiday music video with the premiered on Ellen.
The duo previewed their video for their song "I Think You Might Like It." The song is not in the least bit Christmasy. Let us know what you think of it in the comments below.
The song comes from an album with good intentions though. The duo teamed up for a holiday album called "This Christmas," with all proceeds going to the Jett Travolta Foundation, in honor of Travolta late son, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center to celebrate Olivia's 20th cancer free year.


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You are invited to the Haunted Rock & Roll Mansion! 35 theme rooms of sinister Halloween fun!
Costumes Encouraged! An advance donation of $30 will open the cemetery doors, which includes an array of complimentary fine elixirs, and ghoulish delights from Saint Croix Vineyards, August Schell's Brewing Company, Muddy Paws Cheesecake, The Bikery Du Nord Catering. Dry Fly Gin and Vodka signature cocktailes will be served for $5 will also be available. Free Vitamin Water Hydration all night.
Dance until you drop dead to the hits of the 70's to today with Viva Knievil (featuring members of White Light Riot, The Color Pharmacy and Usonia) with special guests Kevin Bowe and the Okemah Prophets.
21+ only! Space is limited to ensure we do not run out of ghoulish delights so only 175 "children of the night" will be admitted.
This event sells out every year! Get your tickets now!
100% of all net proceeds benefit Rock the Cause 2012 operating expenses and the expansion of our volunteer based community programming.
Plenty of on street parking in a safe neighborhood. Security from Entertainment Protection Services will be on hand if you prefer an escort.
Sponsored by Minnesota Monthly, TicketFly, Saint Croix Vineyards, August Schell's Brewing Company, Café Muddy Paws Cheesecake, The Bikery Du Nord, Chris Budzius State Farm, Dry Fly Distilling and Vitamin Water .
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The Elegance of X
British X-Photographer David Cleland shares his experience on the X100 Series
FUJIFILM X-T20 and XF50mmF2
Swedish X-Photographer Mia Galde shares her experience on X-T20 and XF50mmF2
FUJIFILM X100F: The Desert Island Camera
Belgian X-Photographer Bert Stephani tells his impression on the X100F
GFX Impression
Swedish X-Photographer Knut Koivisto tells his impression on the new GFX camera system.
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Tsutomu Endo explored the great Alaskan mountains. This is the second half of the series.
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Filipino X-Photographer Rommel Bundalian shares his memories of the X100 Series
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Lady Lions Claim Area Play-Off Win
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LADY LION POINT GUARD CAITLYN COLLINS was the wrong player for the Little River Academy to foul as her free throws helped to break the tie during last Friday's nights game at McLennan Community College in Waco. The Teague Lady Lions clinched the win for the title of Area Champions! (Photo by Melissa Johnson Photography)
WACO - After watching a 12-point fourth quarter lead completely evaporate, the Teague Lady Lions recovered just in time to post an exciting 38-36 win over Little River Academy (23-9) in a Class 2A, Region III Area Round Playoff game on Friday, February 15.
With the victory, Teague (27-4) moved on to the Regional Quarterfinals where they were slated to face off against the Crawford Lady Pirates (26-4) in a 7:00 pm tipoff on Monday, February 18 at Robinson High School in Waco. The winner of that contest will advance to the Region III tournament at the William R. Johnson Coliseum at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches on Friday, February 22.
In last Friday?s contest played at The Highlands on the campus of McLennan Community College in Waco, both squads seemed tentative in the early going with neither able to find the basket. Teague led 7-4 behind five points from senior post Kyera Abram before sophomore point guard Caitlyn Collins bottomed out a trey from college range at the buzzer to send the Lady Lions to a 10-4 advantage.
But in the second quarter, the Lady Lions? shooting touch abandoned them as they finished the period 1-of-15 from the field and scored but a single bucket with junior NiCosha Nelms accounting for the team?s only two points early in the stanza. The Lady Bees didn?t fare much better shooting but did finish the quarter on an 8-0 run to knot the score at 12-12 by the half.
The second half saw a much different Teague squad emerge from the locker room as the Lady Lions opened the third quarter with a 9-0 run to jump out to a 21-12 lead with just over five minutes left to play in the period. Teague?s defensive pressure from its full court press kept the Lady Bees off the scoreboard in the early going of the third stanza.
Academy finally managed to battle back and closed the gap to 24-20 with 2:01 left before Teague finished with a 7-2 flourish to end the quarter up 31-22. The Lady Lions? 19 points in the period came on seven points from Abram, six from Collins and six from senior guard Haley Guerrero who knocked down two 3-pointers in the quarter while Abram added a third for Teague.
The fourth quarter unfolded with Guerrero nailing another long-range jumper to push the Lady Lions to a seemingly comfortable 34-22 lead. But Academy refused to fold and fought back as the Lady Bees heated up while Teague cooled off in the final seven minutes of play.
Teague could not seem to buy a bucket on the offensive end as they went 0-of-6 from the field after Guerrero?s make while Academy got seven points from senior forward Brianna Chudej and four more from junior center Kelsey Sprinkles to pull even at 34-34 with 2:18 left in the contest.
After both teams failed on consecutive possessions to take the lead, Teague?s Collins was fouled with 36 seconds left and went to the line with a 1-and-1 opportunity to put her team back ahead.
The sophomore calmly sank both free throws to push the Lady Lions back out in front at 36-34. Teague?s defense then got another stop on the defensive end to regain control of the ball with Collins being fouled again. Although this time she missed the front end of the 1-and-1, the Lady Lions came up with yet another great defensive effort to thwart the Lady Bees? offense once again.
With just 0:12 remaining in regulation, Collins was fouled for the third time in the quarter and responded by hitting both ends of the 1-and-1 to put Teague up 38-34. Academy scored on a driving layup with two seconds left to cut its deficit to two points. Teague then allowed the clock to run out without having to inbound the ball because the Lady Bees were out of timeouts and the Lady Lions were able to hold on for the 38-36 victory.
Collins led Teague with 15 points while Abram added 12 with Guerrero chipping in nine and Nelms scoring two as only four players scored for Coach Taylor Sims? squad.
Abram had a monster game on the boards as she pulled down 16 rebounds while Guerrero and Nelms added five more apiece. Others grabbing caroms for the Lady Lions were Collins, Alie Watson, Abbey Hurst and Sibyl Burrell.
Collins handed out six assists while directing the Teague offensive attack while Guerrero, Nelms and Hurst also were credited with assists in the contest. Abram had the only blocked shot for Teague in the game.
The Lady Lions only had two steals defensively with Collins and Abram accounting for those but the defensive pressure from Teague especially at the start of the first and third quarters led to 26 turnovers by the Lady Bees.
Teague shot 9-of-31 (29%) from close range and 5-of-19 (26%) from behind the arc with Guerrero hitting three and Collins and Abram connecting once each from downtown.
From the free-throw line, the Lady Lions managed a 5-of-12 (42%) effort on the evening. Teague turned the ball over 16 times in the contest with eight in each half.
For Academy, Chudej (#24) finished with 16 points to lead scorers in the game but was the only player on her squad to score in double figures. The Sprinkles sisters (#5 Kelby and #12 Kelsey), who combined for 34 points in Academy?s 38-36 Bi-District win over Clifton, were held to seven points each by the Lady Lions.
Taylor Dillard (#11) also scored four points for the Lady Bees while Kayla Kelso (#32) added two. Academy went to the line 17 times in the game and connected on nine of those attempts. The Lady Bees also made three treys in the contest with Chudej (2) and Kelby Sprinkles (1) accounting for the 3-pointers.
(Complete statistics for each Teague game and season totals can be found at www.maxpreps.com).
LADY LION NOTES: The Lady Lions last qualified for the playoffs in the 2009-10 season in Coach Sims? second year as head coach. They were eliminated that season in the Bi-District round in a 43-34 loss to Frankston.
The 38-36 win over Academy is the Lady Lions? first playoff victory since the 1985-86 season in which they advanced to the Regional Tournament at Denton before being eliminated in a 70-58 loss to Grandview.
The playoff roster for Teague against Academy consisted of seniors Kali Crowhurst, Haley Guerrero, Sibyl Burrell and Kyera Abram; juniors NiCosha Nelms, Kirby Cooper and Kenya Busby; sophomores Danielle McWilliams, Caitlyn Collins, Alie Watson, Abbey Hurst and Hannah Matchett and freshmen Hope Scales and Jasmine McQuirter.


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C of A (CRI) 4/2010
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Heard: 7 October 2010
Delivered: 22 October 2010
Bribery and corruption – executive statement by co-conspirator – adequacy of evidence – other evidence to confirm existence of conspiracy – sentence – need for custodial sentence.
[1] The appellant in this case was convicted in the High Court by Hlajoane J and two assessors on two counts: on the first of contravening section 22 (1), read with sections 20 and 34, of the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act 5 of 1999; and on the second of fraud. The second accused at the trial, Konica Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in Lesotho and which traded as Itec Lesotho, was convicted of contravening section 22 (2), also read with sections 20 and 34 of the Act, while the third accused, Mrs. Matieho Khuele, a director of the second accused and widow of one Khotso Khuele, another director of the second accused, was acquitted.
[2] The appellant was sentenced to five years' imprisonment or M10 000-00 on the first count and ten years' imprisonment or M50 000-00 on the second, it being ordered that both sentences were to run concurrently because, as the trial judge put it, 'both counts happened inside one transaction.'
[3] The appellant has appealed against the convictions and the Crown has appealed against the sentence imposed on the first count. An appeal by the Crown against sentence imposed on the second accused was subsequently abandoned by it.
[4] The allegations made by the Crown against the appellant in the first alternative to count 1 of the charges read as follows:
'Accused 1 is guilty of Corruption as contemplated in Section 22(1) of the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act, 1999 read with Sections 2, 20 and 34 of the said Act in that on or about or at a point in time between March 2005 and March 2006 and at or near Maseru, in the district of Maseru, alternatively at a place to the Crown unknown, he being a Public Officer, unlawfully and intentionally agreed or offered to accept for himself a benefit as an inducement or reward for doing anything in respect of a matter in which he was concerned in his capacity as a Public Officer, more particularly he agreed or offered to accept for himself a share or part of the cash the Government of Lesotho would pay Accused 2 for a BizHub 1050 photocopy machine once Accused 2 was paid therefor by Government, in exchange for Accused 1 using his position as Clerk to the National Assembly, to get Government to buy the said machine from Accused 2 at a price of M1,475,259.29.'
[5] The evidence (which was not answered by the appellant as he closed his case without giving evidence) revealed that the appellant, who at the time was the Clerk of the National Assembly, ordered the photocopy machine referred to in the charge from the second accused at a grossly inflated price. The second accused was unable to obtain the machine from the South African distributors thereof Minolco (Pty) Ltd, trading as Minolta South Africa, partly because its product manager was of the view that the price at which the second accused proposed selling the machine to the Lesotho Government was too high. Mr. Khuele, who, as I have said, was one of the directors of the second accused, telephoned Mr. Alan Griffiths, the managing director of Minolta South Africa, and tried to persuade him to sell the machine to the second accused. In the course of the conversation he told Mr. Griffiths that he had to sell the machine to the Government at the relevant price because he 'had cut the person placing the order at the National Assembly in on the deal to the value of half a million'.
[6] This evidence was clearly admissible against the second accused. The court a quo held that it was also admissible against the appellant, as an executive statement made by a co-conspirator. In support of her decision on this point the learned judge relied on two cases on the topic decided by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa, R v Miller 1939 AD 106 and R v Mayet 1957 (1) SA 492 (AD). Both of these cases were cited with approval by this Court in R v Mochebelele and Another C of A (CRI) 2/08. In that case reference was also made to a passage appearing in the judgment of the trial court in R v Leibbrandt and Others, which is quoted in the judgment of the Appellate Division when that case went on appeal (see R v Leibbrandt and Others 1944 AD 253 at 276), and which was expressly approved in R v Mayet, supra. The passage in question reads as follows:
'As we understand the position, once there is other evidence of the conspiracy and the parties thereto the acts and statements, executive as opposed to narrative, of one of the co-conspirators are admissible to confirm the scope of the conspiracy and the nature of the steps taken to carry it out, and there seems to be no reason why such evidence should not also be used to confirm the other evidence as to the parties who took part therein (see per Tindall, J.A., at p. 126 [of R v Miller, supra]). The danger of arguing in a circle, to which reference is made in Miller's case, would seem to be present whether the matter in question is the scope of the conspiracy or the identity of the parties thereto. In either case there must be other evidence going far enough to warrant the use of the co-conspirator's statements but when the foundation exists it may itself be strengthened by the statements provided that they are executive and not narrative'.
[7] Mr. Matooane, who appeared on appeal for the appellant, contended that the learned judge had erred in admitting the evidence of Mr. Griffiths on this point against the appellant. In this regard he raised three points. The first was that the statement was a confession made by Mr. Khuele and admissible against the second accused but it could not to be used against the appellant because, being a confession, it was rendered inadmissible against the appellant by section 230 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act 9 of 1981, as amended. His second point was that the statement was not an 'executive statement' as described in the cases to which I have referred. The third point was that there was no evidence, apart from the statement itself, which supported the suggestion that the appellant was a co-conspirator with the second accused.
[8] I do not think that there is substance in any of the points raised. Section 230 reads as follows:
'No confession made by any person shall be admissible as evidence against any other person.'
[9] For the purposes of this case I am prepared to assume, without deciding the point, that the legal rules regarding the admissibility of executive statements, described by some writers as 'vicarious admissions', against co-conspirators are not to be regarded as an exception to the rule laid down in section 230. In my opinion the statement made to Mr. Griffiths cannot be regarded as a 'confession' as that expression is used in the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act namely 'an unequivocal acknowledgement of guilt, the equivalent of a plea of guilty before a court of law' (R v Becker 1929 AD 167 at 171). As counsel for the Crown contended, a defence such as duress is not excluded. The fact that such a defence would be hopeless in the light of the rest of the evidence 'does not provide the missing elements in the statement so as to make it a confession' (R v Xulu 1956 (2) SA 288 (A) at 294B).
[10] I also do not agree with Mr. Matooane's second point. The statement was made to Mr. Griffiths in an attempt to persuade him to allow the second accused to buy the machine from Minolta South Africa so that he could sell it at the grossly inflated price which Mr. Griffiths regarded as too high. The statement was clearly made in an endeavour to advance the common purpose, ie to sell the machine to the Government at an inappropriately high price so as to produce a large profit which could be shared with the corrupt public official who agreed to use his position to get the Government to agree to the sale.
[11] In order to consider whether there is other evidence, apart from the statement, which goes 'far enough to warrant the use of the co-conspirator's statement' (to use the language of Schreiner J in R v Leibbrandt, supra) it is necessary to summarise some of the uncontested evidence regarding the order for the purchase of the machine and the appellant's actions in regard thereto.
[12] A meeting was held on 23 March 2003 attended by, amongst others, the Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Thahane, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Honourable Ntlhoi Motsamai, the Acting Principal Secretary of Finance, Mrs. Khechane, the Accountant General, Mr. Hlasa, and the appellant. At the meeting the National Assembly's need to increase its photocopying capacity was discussed and there was consensus on the point that more than one photocopying machine was required. The Minister stated that he was only prepared to agree that one machine be purchased by way of the waiver procedure and said that any additional machine had to be procured by using what were described as 'the normal procurement channels'. The evidence established that by that was meant either the selective tender procedure or the normal tender procedure.
[13] Shortly thereafter pursuant to the Minister's decision and using the waiver procedure to which he had agreed a high volume Canon 105 photocopier was purchased for the National Assembly from Beaunet Environmental Factors (Pty) Ltd for M562,435-70.
[14] In May 2005 Minolta South Africa informed its dealers in Southern Africa, including the second accused and its Lesotho competitor, Lesotho Minolta Ltd, that it was introducing to the Southern Africa market a high volume photocopier, the Bizhub Pro 1050. According to the evidence this machine was similar in all material respects to the Canon machine which had been purchased for the National Assembly from Beaunet Environmental Factors (Pty) Ltd. Mrs. Thamae, a shareholder in Lesotho Minolta Ltd, approached the appellant and presented him with brochures she had received from Minolta South Africa describing the Bizhub machine and endeavoured to interest him in buying one for the National Assembly.
[14] He subsequently told her that he could not buy the machine from her company because such a machine was to be purchased for the National Assembly but that the entity responsible for financing the purchase had identified another supplier. This statement was false.
[15] At about this time the appellant arranged for an official delegation including persons from the Department of Finance and the Government Printer to attend a trade exhibition in Johannesburg and to choose a photocopier for the National Assembly. The delegation was taken to the exhibition by Mr. Khuele and was only shown the Bizhub Pro 1050.
[16] Thereafter the appellant ordered the Bizhub Pro 1050 from the second accused, the price being M1 475 259.29, almost three times the price of the Canon 105 machine.
[17] In November 2005 the appellant applied for a waiver from the Minister of Finance to purchase the Bizhub from the second appellant at the price mentioned. This waiver was eventually granted by the Acting Minister of Finance, Dr. M. Khaketla, on or about 21 November 2005.
[18] As stated above the second accused later experienced difficulty in getting the Bizhub machine from Minolta South Africa. Eventually in March 2006, after Mr. Khuele had died, his widow arranged with Mrs. Thamae that her company, Lesotho Minolta Ltd, would purchase the machine from Minolta South Africa so that it could be delivered to the National Assembly. Mrs. Thamae prepared a quotation for the supply of the machine and took it to the appellant. He disapproved of it because it was M275 000 less than the price already agreed with the second accused. He insisted that Mrs. Thamae go away and sort things out with Mrs. Khuele. He wanted the price he had agreed with the second accused to be kept intact.
[19] The evidence I have summarised is sufficient in my view to provide what Schreiner J in the extract from the trial court's judgment in R v Leibbrandt and Others, supra, called the 'foundation' required to warrant the use of the statement Mr. Khuele made to Mr. Griffiths. It follows that the third ground advanced by Mr. Matooane in support of his submission that Mr. Griffith's evidence on this point was inadmissible against the appellant must also be rejected.
[20] That evidence taken together with the other evidence I have summarised is enough, especially in the absence of any evidence from the appellant, to justify the finding that the appellant was correctly convicted on count 1.
[21] The allegations made by the Crown against the appellant in count 2 of the charges read as follows:
'Accused 1 is guilty of fraud in that on or about 13 December 2005 and at or near Maseru, in the district of Maseru, he did unlawfully and with intent to defraud, misrepresent to the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, either expressly or by implication, that:
The Honourable Minister of Finance had afforded the National Assembly a waiver to purchase a heavy duty photocopy machine from Accused 2; and/or
That a fair price for the machine so to be purchased from Accused 2 was M1,475,259.29;
and that by reason of the above he requested the said Principal Secretary to use his good office to facilitate acquisition of the said machine from Accused 2 for M1,475,259.29 and did by means of the said misrepresentation(s) induce the said Principal Secretary to the prejudice, actual or potential, of the Government of Lesotho to recommend to the Honourable Minister of Finance (who accepted the recommendation) that the said sum be made available to enable the National Assembly to buy the said machine from Accused 2 at the said price; whereas, at the time Accused 1 made the aforesaid misrepresentation(s), he well knew:
(a) that the Honourable Minister had not afforded a waiver:
to purchase the machine from Accused 2; and/or
at the said price;
(b) that one heavy duty photocopy machine had already been purchased from another supplier to wit from Beaunet for M562,435.70 which machine had already been delivered to the National Assembly all pursuant to the Honourable Minister's waiver to purchase one machine which waiver the Honourable Minister made in or after March 2005.
In the premises Accused 1 committed the crime of fraud.'
This charge is based on a letter sent by the appellant to the Principal Secretary of Finance on 13 December 2005, which reads as follows:
'Following the conclusion that there is a need to have two heavy duty photocopying machines through a meeting in which the Honourable Minister of Finance was present, we were afforded a waiver to purchase one machine from Itec Lesotho.
The machine was not provided for in the 2005/2006 budget estimates. Your good office is, therefore, requested to grant us One Million Four Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Nine Maloti and Twenty Nine Lisente (M1,475,259.29) to facilitate acquisition of the same.'
[22] It must be borne in mind in considering the evidence on this charge that this letter was written after the Acting Minister of Finance had approved the appellant's application for a waiver to purchase the Bizhub machine from the second accused for M1,475,259.29, and that, as this purchase had not been budgeted for, it was necessary to apply for the provision of this amount from the Government Contingency Fund.
[23] I do not agree that the letter contained the alleged misrepresentation that M1 475 259.29 was a fair price for the machine. The letter does not say this nor can it be implied. The alleged misrepresentation to the effect that the Minister of Finance had afforded the National Assembly a waiver to purchase a heavy duty photocopy machine from the second accused was indeed made but its incorrectness was only technical because, as I have said, such a waiver had been given by the Acting Minister, Dr. Khaketla. As it happened, the approval for the amount to be made available from the Government's Contingency Fund was given by Dr. Thahane himself, who stated that he was influenced to do so by the fact that Dr. Khaketla had already given the waiver.
[24] In my view the Crown did not prove the appellant's guilt on count 2 and his conviction on that count should be set aside.
[25] This conclusion renders it unnecessary to deal with Mr. Matooane's further contention that the conviction should in any event be set aside as an improper duplication of convictions.
[26] The following order is made on the appellant's appeal:
1. The appeal against the conviction on count 1 is dismissed.
2. The appeal against the conviction on count 2 succeeds and the conviction and sentence are set aside.
[27] I proceed now to consider the Crown's appeal against the sentence imposed on the appellant in respect of count 1, viz 5 years imprisonment or M10,000-00.
[28] In terms of section 34 of the Act a natural person convicted of corruption under the part of the Act containing the section under which the appellant was convicted was at the time liable to a fine of not less than M5,000-00 and not more than M10,000-00 or imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years or both.
[29] This was a serious case of corruption. The benefit which the appellant stood to gain for abusing his powers as a public servant was large, the amount the Government would have lost if the scheme to which he and the second accused were parties had been carried out was considerable and the period of time over which the appellant actively sought to implement the scheme was approximately a year (from the time the delegation was sent to the trade exhibition to the delivery of the machine at the National Assembly).
[30] This Court has repeatedly stressed the seriousness of corruption, see e.g. Acres International Ltd v The Crown LAC (2000 – 2004) 677 at 707 B-I, sole v The Crown LAC (2000 – 2004) 612 at 655 E-I and Mochebelele v The Crown C of A (CRI) 12/2009 at p17 in which it was stated that it was inappropriate to impose a fine on a natural person in a serious case of corruption (such as this is).
[31] It is true that the plan was foiled and the expected illicit profit which the appellant hoped to gain did not eventuate but this is still a case where, in my view, a custodial sentence is called for in order, inter alia, to deter others from committing similar crimes in the future. In my view the appropriate sentence in a case such as this is a fine (with an alternative period of imprisonment) plus a period of imprisonment part of which is suspended. The sentence imposed by the court a quo can accordingly not stand.
[32] The Crown's appeal in respect of the sentence imposed by the court a quo succeeds and the sentence imposed is altered to read:
'M10 000-00 or 5 years imprisonment, plus an additional 7 years imprisonment of which 3 years are suspended for 3 years on condition that the accused is not convicted of an offence of bribery or corruption under the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act 5 of 1999 as amended committed during the period of suspension and in respect of which he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.'
I agree:
I agree:
For Mr. Matete : Mr. T. Matooane
For the Crown : Adv H.H.T. Woker


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I have an only child who is about to turn 4 y/o. I worked really hard (I mean super hard) to build up friendships from the time she was born since we have no family or close friends where we live now. I found some great moms/kids, most of whom are attachment, green & natural, etc. We had a lot of fun and play dates for a couple of years.
I am literally the only one who decided to homeschool. Every single one of dd's friends is now in preschool at least part time. So other than birthdays and really rare occasions she never sees her friends anymore. We go to story time at the library and a gymnastics class but that's it for socializing. I've tried the local homeschool group but naturally nothing is geared towards kids as young as her and we felt very out of place.
It's like we are in this limbo where we she is too young or too old for everything. It really sucks. We do a lot of fun things together but I can tell she is bored and lonely too often.
Did anyone else feel this way? Does it get better or easier as time goes on? Any advice?
mama to three little ladies
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I know exactly how u feel...except i have 2 kids (4 & 2 yr old). I take them to swimming & art class's but either way I can tell that they feel weird when it comes to making new friends. I only stay home with the because our city doesn't offer public preschool and a good preschool cost $800 plus a month. I can tell you that theres things my kids know that others dont get. My sisters have kids around the same age and they alway complain that their tired of cleaning up after the kids. I just laugh because both my kids help around the house, my son even likes to vaccum. What they might lack in certain skills they make up in others.
can you not plan playdates for after their preschool? playudates not have to be with lots of people just a invite to come over to one family is plenty or getting coffee together at mcds and letting the kids play...
i cant imagin that now that they are in preschool they never spend time with anyone once they get home.
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Does the homeschooling group have an online yahoo (or other) group. I posted I was looking for preschool friends and found a couple that way. Also, try the tribal area here at MDC. I found a playgroup there. Like your situation, most of those kids will go to school, but it's some place to try.
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Thanks so much for the replies. I think I just having a bad day and needed to vent. I've been very overwhelmed lately. To be honest, I'm really exhausted and I just don't feel like I have the time or energy to start a whole big deal of making friends and groups and such again.
I work in the late afternoons into the evenings and also on weekends. My dh watches dd during that time and while he is good about taking her out and will bring her to a party or something if I ask, there is no way he is going to initiate and plan play dates with other moms. Even if he did, I doubt it would work out on any type of regular basis. Everyone we know uses the weekends and evenings for family time.
I hate to make excuses but it's just a shame that this isn't working out well for us. Dd is up very early in the morning (her choice - not mine ... lol). Her best time to do things is in the morning. She still even naps in the afternoons most days. So it's like she's still on sort of a baby schedule .. I'm not really sure what to call it .. and everyone else has moved on from that.
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I think I am probably in the same situation. DD is 4, turning 5 in April, and we have one friend with a similarly aged DD who is homeschooling. Everyone else is or has sent their kiddo to school.
We do a couple of classes a week, a dance class, and a gym type class. We try and have on playdate a week with friends (Her best friend is a Nov baby, so technically a year behind her school-wise) and we do stuff out together. Some weeks we don't have a playdate.
Over all, you know, she's great. And when I think back to my mom and me, we didn't do any of those things. I never went to preschool, and I certainly didn't have playdates. LOL I hung out with my mom, and we just did what we did during the day. Even once I was in school I don't remember playing with kids until I was over 6, and we had a bunch of kids who lived on our block, all with SAHMs, so we ran in a large pack.
I think it can be okay. Does your daughter seem upset by not having friends to play with? Even just going to the park can be a good way to socialize. We do that a lot, I bring my knitting, and kiddo runs off to play. She makes friends super fast and they have fun.
I envy the napping you have going on though. My mom still regales me with the fact that I took naps until I was 6 or so...and I had hoped. Nope, DD gave 'em up at right around 2 years old. LOL
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Same here.
OP, you talk about "the local homeschool group." Is there only one? Are you certain? There are often homeschool groups that aren't as well known, and those are often the ones that are laid-back and more welcoming of entire family get-togethers rather than planned activities for certain age groups. I have never been part of a homeschool group that excludes small children, and we've homeschooled in three states. Younger siblings are always around, no matter the activity.
I can definitely sympathize with you. At the age of 3, most of my children's friends started going off to preschool and were not as available during the day to get together. Not to mention, now that their children were in school, they weren't as concerned with socializing because they felt their children got enough of it during the school week. Sometimes they could fit us into their busy schedule on the days their children weren't in school, but mostly they used those days to catch up on errands, etc. We noticed in the summer, they were knocking down our door because school was out, and it got kind of annoying to only be someone's "summer friend".
So, this is when I sought out other homeschoolers through our Yahoo Groups and found 3 that I had no idea existed!!! They had activities that were good for all ages and some that were for the older crowd. As another poster mentioned, most homeschoolers are inclusive of all ages and there are usually siblings of all ages running around. Also, I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but the way I found the other moms that now make up our awesome preschool/K co-op is because someone posted on the yahoo group and asked if anyone had kids that were between 2-5 that wanted to get together, and people came out of the woodwork! Most of them were too shy to post anything because they felt their DC were too young.
I totally get why you are frustrated, but maybe reaching out to the homeschool group in your area to find out if there are any other moms with preschoolers your DD age would help??
Best of luck!
Community and went right along to the friendliest seeming group. They were totally accepting of us and yep, as Pp's have mentioned there are ALWAYS non-school age siblings around at homeschool groups.
If your local group (and I agree it probably isn't the only one) has a yahoo/google group it's definitely worth posting to see if anyone wants to get their younger kids out to a park day.
I joined a local homeschool group when my oldest was only 4. It is isolating being the only one not sending your kid to preschool. However the homeschool group was very welcoming and we were able to participate in lots of activities (park days, parties, field trips). The vast majority of homeschool activities are "entire family" events, so I'm sure you would find kids your child's age. There's always younger siblings hanging around.
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If you do morning swim, gymnastics, etc. classes you will get the kids who are not in preschool. If you go to the park on nice mornings you will find them too. But they are probably going to full day school for K.
The school year my daughter was 4 in October, we did gymnastics 3 days a week, choir once a week at a church, dance 1-2 times a week, and a lot of free swimming indoors. Oh and I tried to do skating one a week or so. That next summer she did her first year of summer swim league. It was really a fun year. She had learned to ride her bike the previous summer (I didn't allow training wheels so it happened relatively early) and we biked different places.
I personally was not schooled for the preschool years (sent to K at 5), was an only child and could have cared less about playdates. We lived in the country and I just wanted to do my own thing in the yard and lake and go to the library with my mommy. I would have preferred to keep that up long term actually LOL. You see what forum I'm in now as a mom.
The K year is all different as there are often many home school classes geared to K, K-1, K-2. Also extracurriculars open up wide for that year ... a lot of sports leagues that did not do earlier ages will start with 5, and so forth.
i felt that way at first. like you, we lost friends to pre-school and a few who moved away. i also joined (after having found SOOO many hs groups online) a group. we also had dance classes and library classes, etc. i actually found that though *I* thought dd needed SOO much socializing time, we really only need about 1 playdate plus our classes a week. when i have managed to book lots of stuff for her she gets tired and cranky and actually asks me to just stay home. i think we have unrealistic expectations about how much time they need with "peers" at the pre-school age. my dd is pretty social and gregarious so i was really surprised when it worked out this way.
I keep tabs on our local homeschool group.There are many people in the group with very young kids,and some like me who do not homeschool at this time. I would keep at it with the homeschool group if that is your plan for the future. I bet there will be parents with older and very young kids,and they would welcome a mom who could set up something for the younger ones.
guess ive cheated on this one, i will be homeschooling for K+ but my DD (almost 5) goes to preschool 2 days a week .. i have two younger kids & none of my friends had kids her age so we went with preschool.. but really its only good for dd, i dont see other moms or anything..
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Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking traditions with the then-new lightweight technology of twisted steel ropes. It was the first bridge in the world to carry people and traffic on a high suspended gondola and was used as a model for many similar bridges in Europe, Africa, and the America only a few of which survive. With its innovative use of lightweight twisted steel cables, it is regarded as one of the outstanding architectural iron constructions of the Industrial Revolution.
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Small business agony uncle James Caan gives tips on how to grow a business
Dear James:
I know that PR is important to my business but I don't know the first place to start. Where can I start and how do I create buzz around my company? Janet Martin
James says:
"You are right - PR is important and will create a buzz around your company and brand. Putting together a simple plan for PR activity can be very rewarding for your company – media publicity can carry more credibility that other advertising channels. And remember, it's free!
Most people are unaware that some of what they read in the local and national newspapers is in fact carefully-planned PR. They are more receptive towards it and furthermore trust it almost without question.
Be specific with your news angle or hook as what you think is news others may not. Local papers and trade press is a great place to start, look through your local newspapers and magazines, this will encourage you to understand what works and what doesn't. Whilst you do this start collating all the local editorial contact names and numbers. Pitching to press is not easy, but building the relationships will help.
When you do have something newsworthy, don't wait or the opportunity will be lost. Even simple things like company awards, staff promotions or unique product launches all make acceptable PR stories, and always be on the lookout for the quirky and unusual ideas to give you inspiration. Bear your market in mind, though. Trade press might be interested in your company winning an award - national journalists will not be, and could be put off if you send through too much unwanted information.
You will need to package your story into a press release. Think of what your audience wants to hear, not what you want to say about your product There is a structure to a press release so before you start, think of the formula: What, When, Why, Where, How. Aim to draft approx 300 words – this is ample for a press release. Make sure you summarise the content early in the release and use short, to-the-point sentences. Best practice here is to think how you would sell your news in five seconds, because that's about as much time you will have.
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In the backroom of a tattoo parlor on North La Brea Avenue in L.A., Miley Cyrus is about to get some new ink. "All right, face down," says the tattoo artist, a bald guy named Mojo. Miley flips onto her stomach and sticks her ass in the air. On the bottom of her dirty feet, in ballpoint pen, are written the words ROLLING (right foot) and $TONE (left).
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Wow! So, naturally, one might wonder what would make Miley decide to do her interview with Rolling Stone Magazine at a tattoo parlor while getting their name tattooed on her feet, right? Miley's reason was:
I thought about going to play laser tag … But laser tag sucks. And we could have gone bowling, but what are we, 90?
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The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team (1-8) hits the road for the fourth time this season Saturday (March 31), traveling the Cambridge, Mass., to take on the Harvard Crimson (4-4) at Harvard Stadium. The trip marks the fourth true road game of the season for the Wolverines, who are looking for the first road triumph in program history. U-M is 1-2 at neutral sites.
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Harvard enters the contest with an overall record of 4-4 on the season, with two of the defeats coming by one goal in a 7-6 defeat against Hofstra (March 3) and an 11-10 loss to Georgetown (March 10). Most recently, Harvard was downed 16-8 on Tuesday (March 27) by No. 2 UMass. In total, four of Harvard's games have been decided by three goals or less.
UMass is led offensively by attackman Jeff Cohen, who is one of the top goal-scorers in the country with 29 goals on the year and has also contributed a trio of assists for an Ivy League leading 32 points. He is joined on attack by sophomore Daniel Epp, who has 17 goals and 12 helpers on the season for 29 points, second behind Cohen's 32 points. Kevin Vaughan leads the midfield unit with 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points. Freshman Keegan Michel has been a major factor in the faceoff X, as he is winning a little less than 61 percent of his faceoffs and is 86-of-141 on the season to rank in the top 10 in the country in the statistic.
Junior Harry Krieger and freshman Jake Gambitsky have split time in the cage this season, with Kreiger holding a 7.65 goals-against average while stopping 38 shots. Each netminder holds a record of 2-2 on the year.
March 24: Mount St. Mary's 15, Michigan 6
U-M fell to Mount St. Mary's, 15-6, on March 24 in front of a season-high 902 fans at Michigan Stadium. Michigan led 3-1 early in the first quarter, before the Mount used two scoring runs of six straight goals to pull away.
Michigan Head Coach John Paul
On today's game ... "This is another game -- and this has been our trend this season -- where we play a really good first quarter and for whatever reason kind of unravel after the first quarter is over. Overall, that first half was as good of a half we have played all year. We just weren't finishing offensively and weren't finishing some things defensively. Ultimately you're just seeing one team that is a lot better than the other team. In the second half, they made a lot fewer mistakes than we did."
Michigan turned the ball over a season-low 12 times against Mount St. Mary's, including only three times in the first half. In the past two contests, against Bellarmine as well as The Mount, U-M has turned the ball over 25 times (12.5 per game). In the first seven games, U-M turned the ball over an average of 20 times per contest.
Fifth-year senior Trevor Yealy extended his goal streak to five games with his lone tally against Mount St. Mary's last week. Yealy has a team-best 15 goals on the season.
Junior Thomas Paras maintained his team lead in points (20) by posting an assist against the Mountaineers. Paras has six goals and three assists over the last two games. For the season, he has 13 goals and seven helpers for 20 points.
U-M has scored first in six of the past eight games. The Wolverines are even in first-quarter scoring, having registered 22 goals while allowing 22. In the fourth quarter, U-M has been outscored just 25-21.
Michigan could play as many as six ranked teams this season. Thus far U-M is 0-3 vs. ranked teams. U-M will face No. 11 North Carolina and No. 20 Delaware, while Ohio State is currently receiving votes in the polls.
Feb. 18 -- #17 Penn State (L, 9-16)
Feb. 25 -- #12 Denver (L, 5-17)
March 7 -- #9 Loyola (L, 8-15)
Michigan has tallied exactly nine goals in a game three times this season; against Detroit (L, 13-9), Penn State (L, 16-9), and Bellarmine (L, 13-9).
Men's lacrosse became the 28th varsity sport at the University of Michigan on May 25, 2011. Women's lacrosse was also announced as a varsity sport that day by athletic director Dave Brandon and will begin play in 2013-14 as the 29th sport. The last time U-M added a varsity sport was during the 2000-01 school year, when men's soccer and women's water polo commenced play.
There are 61 NCAA Division I lacrosse programs spread over eight conferences. The Wolverines are affiliate members of the ECAC in 2012 and achieve full-fledged status in 2013.
John Paul was installed as U-M's first head coach on June 3, 2011, just one week after the program earned varsity status. Paul was the club team's head coach for 14 seasons, earning a mark of 241-44 and three straight club national titles from 2008-10.
"John Paul has been an integral part of our lacrosse program over the years," said Brandon. "He has built the club program to a championship level and will help us make the transition to varsity status. We look forward to his leadership and guidance of our program."
Assistant coach Judd Lattimore directs the U-M offense. A two-year starter at North Carolina, he has spent the last 10 years coaching at the NCAA level, most recently at Bucknell (2009-11).
Assistant coach Ken Broschart leads the Wolverine defense. He spent the last four years as an assistant for U-M's club team. Broschart was a three-year All-American defender at New York Institute of Technology.
Goalie coach Keith Euker spent the last two seasons as the head coach of the Missouri club team. He played collegiately at Loyola.
Twenty-one players return from U-M's club team from the 2011 season. Among that group are five veterans who were named captains by Coach Paul in the fall: fifth-year senior attackman Trevor Yealy, junior midfielder Sean Sutton, senior midfielder Alex Vasileff, junior defender J.D. Johnson and junior attackman Thomas Paras.
In 19 games last season, Yealy led Michigan in goals (63) and shots (137). Paras (38 goals) and Vasileff (18 goals) were steady contributors on the offensive end.
On Nov. 17, 2011, U-M announced the signing of 18 recruits who will bolster the 2012-13 roster. Two players ranked among the ESPN HS Top 100, including the top-ranked face off specialist, while three more were rated as Top 25 players within ESPN HS positional ratings. Additionally, Inside Lacrosse rated one player as the No. 2 Canadian prospect for the Class of 2012.
Chase Brown - LSM
(Annapolis, Md./Severn School)
Cooper Charlton - D
(Hudson, Ohio/The Hill Academy [Ontario])
Graham Conlan - D
(Mohnton, Pa./Hill School)
Brendan Gaughan - A
(Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon)
Evan Glaser - A
(Owings Mills, Md./McDonogh School)
Matt Graham - M
(Amityville, N.Y./Chaminade)
Michael Hernandez - M
(Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont)
Kyle Jackson - M
(Sarnia, Ontario/The Hill Academy)
Charles Keady - LSM
(Darien, Conn./Fairfield College Prep)
Riley Kennedy - A
(Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice)
Daniel Kinek - M
(Macungie, Pa./Avon Old Farms [Conn.])
Peter Kraus - A
(New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan)
Gerald Logan - G
(Wading River, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School [Conn.])
Brad Lott - FO
(Louisville, Ky./Trinity)
Paxton Moore - LSM
(Haverford, Pa./The Haverford School)
William Perkins - A
(Dallas, Texas/Saint Mark's School of Texas)
Brendan Riefberg - D
(Flanders, N.J./Roxbury)
Chris Walker - D
(Farmington Hills, Mich./Brother Rice)
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There you are, out washing the car on a beautiful sunny afternoon.
Above the noise of the kids playing and the wife humming to herself as she prunes her roses, you detect an unnatural, unfamiliar and eerie sound. Looking up from your Turtle Wax, you peer over the hood of the car and spot a veritable army of the undead staggering up your driveway.
Instantly you shout the alarm and your family leaps into action. Your son grabs a case of MREs and heads for the minivan. Your daughter scoops up as much bottled water as she can carry and rushes to meet him. Your wife bravely holds the horde at bay with the garden hose to buy you precious time to get inside. You throw open the door to the gun safe and scan its contents. You have very little time. You can only grab one gun and a sack full of ammo. What's it going to be? There's a lot riding on your decision—those guys outside want to eat your brain...
So what will it be? The argument of what gun to have if you could only have one sparks lively discourse any place two or more gun guys are gathered.
As my long-suffering bride can attest, we gun guys have a bit of a problem with the concept of how much is really enough. Even zealots with hundreds of guns of all flavors are still out there hunting that last elusive barrel length or nitnoid widget without which their collection remains woefully incomplete. The discussion of what comes closest to filling the niche for a single all-purpose survival firearm can indeed be spicy.
Some say a single survival gun should be an AR-15 for its light weight, wealth of accessories and fast handling. Others stand by the venerable Kalashnikov for its legendary reliability. Still others swear that as long as you have a tuned 1911 in your belt, you could want for nothing else.
I disagree with all those folks. I say the ultimate zombie survival gun is some variation on your granddad's pump 12 gauge.
It's hard to beat a 12 bore for flexibility and versatility. Stuff it with slugs and you're good on zombie-sized targets out to 100 meters. Feed it buckshot and you've got more up-close stopping power than anything that doesn't sport a tripod or an impact fuse. Switch to light birdshot and you can even feed the family during your trek to areas not contaminated with the undead.
I've owned scads of shotguns but always seem to come back to my trusty Remington 870 slide-action when the new wears off of whatever whiz-bang scattergun has caught my eye. Around my hacienda, the 870 stands out among all the other weapons in the collection, and my family refers to it as the Zombie Gun.
The 870 has been around since 1950 and thus sports an array of aftermarket accessories that can induce overload in even the most ardent gun nut. The action is notoriously reliable and smooth and, even bought new, this workhorse doesn't make the dent in your wallet that most contemporary black guns do.
Swapping the stock out on an 870 requires either a standard screwdriver or a hex wrench and takes less time than is required to describe it.
A bare pistol grip configures the weapon such that it can actually be concealed under a jacket—a handy feature when traversing areas not completely overrun with zombies—but the recoil and accuracy in this configuration with even light birdshot are punishing.
The standard stock that comes with the gun is appropriately scaled for most American shooters and, if so configured, does not raise eyebrows when carried in public or hung in the back of a pickup truck—at least not down here in the Deep South where I live.
Folding stocks come in a wide variety of offerings but are, in my experience, universally uncomfortable. I have found the Speedfeed® pistolgrip stock to be the most comfortable and handy stock option of the lot.
What sets the Speedfeed stock apart from its competitors is the clever inclusion of a pair of spare ammo magazines in the sides of the stock. Each tubular magazine is spring-loaded and holds two spare rounds. Accessing these reloads is simple and intuitive and allows four rounds of backup ammo to be stored onboard the weapon itself without adversely affecting the weapon's ergonomics or adding some protruding ditzel that could get hung up on clothing, equipment, or brush.
The pistol-grip geometry of the Speedfeed stock fits me nicely and helps ameliorate the recoil of high brass slugs and buckshot that might otherwise punish my shoulder unduly. This stock comes complete from the factory with a generous rubber recoil pad.
My particular 870 came from the factory with a 28-inch vent rib tube. While that might be dandy for a day of popping birds or skeet, something stubbier is needed if you are to be fighting your way through mobs of brain-eating ghouls. I picked up a used 18-inch tube at a gun shop years ago for practically nothing and did a BATF Form One to cut the barrel down to something that would be a bit more maneuverable.
While this process may seem somewhat daunting, there really isn't much to it. The form is available online and must be submitted in duplicate along with a recent photograph, a set of standard FBI fingerprint cards, a check for $200, and the signature of your local chief law enforcement official. The turnaround time can be fairly quick, but they say patience is a virtue. This particular set of paperwork took about three months door to door.
Once the paperwork returns approved from BATF, taking the barrel down is a fairly painless task. I cut the barrel to length with a cutoff wheel on a table saw and dressed the muzzle with a Dremel tool. My drill press and an appropriate tap mounted one of those nifty neon-green aftermarket front sights at the appropriate position.
The purist could have the muzzle bored for replaceable choke tubes. However, against snakes, varmints and the like, the 12-inch barrel as cut and squared has yielded yeoman's service for the 14 years I have been using it.
After degreasing the chopped barrel with paint thinner, I sprayed it with ceramic engine block paint and baked it according to the manufacturer's instructions. The resulting finish has been impervious to every solvent I've exposed it to, as well as mightily ding and scuff-resistant.
A homebuilt sling system optimized for my physique completes the ensemble and makes toting the piece on long forays comfortable and manageable. In my experience, it's worth it to invest a little time, effort and money into a quality suspension system for any weapon that will be keeping you company on long walks or cross-country movement. Even small, compact firearms become an uncomfortable nuisance after a couple of miles without a decent sling or holster.
While more conventionally minded gun enthusiasts have publicly maligned me for carrying a shotgun with a 12-inch tube, I might observe that this is still more than twice the barrel length of a typical handgun with the commensurate more-than-adequate sight radius.
In the years I have been using my Zombie Gun, I have run just about every conceivable round through it. Buckshot and slugs are still a handful, but the Speedfeed stock makes the recoil tolerable. Through the 12-inch barrel, patterns with buckshot are still tight enough to scrape a zombie at any reasonable engagement range. As previously mentioned, rifled slugs will stay on a zombie-sized target out to about 100 meters.
Flechette rounds, less-than-lethal beanbag rounds, and magnesium-spewing dragon's breath rounds have all performed as advertised through this system as well.
With the long 28-inch tube and a full choke, the Zombie Gun does a fine job against turkey. With the right stock, ammunition and barrel selection, this piece is good on rabbits, squirrels, deer, and birds when the zombie threat is minimal. In my experience, there is very little that can be legally hunted in North America that cannot be reliably addressed with my Zombie Gun in the appropriate configuration.
If I were a newbie and wanted to lay the foundation for a decent working firearms collection, I would start with an 870 system. Substantially less than $1,000 would get the gun, a spare barrel, BATF approval to shorten same, more stocks and accessories than you could keep track of, a boatload of ammo, and still leave you enough money to lay in a little shelf-stable food and water.
Unlike ammo for machine guns or even semi-auto black rifles, a couple boxes of ammo for the 870 will actually carry you through an afternoon at the range without breaking the budget. If carefully selected, $20 to $30 will purchase enough ammo in the appropriate configurations to set aside for any realistic eventuality, as well as a few unrealistic ones. I can seriously say that I get more real-world use out of my utility zombie shotgun than any other weapon I own.
I suggest you not tell just anybody about your plans to acquire a Zombie Gun. Most gun nuts will think it a respectable undertaking and volunteer volumes of free advice as to technical specifications and capabilities. However, some will try to have you put away or, at the very least, relocate to a neighborhood far from yours.
But in the right company, the question of what is the perfect Zombie Gun can be relied upon to spark a spirited discussion.
Independent of the true practical applications of such a system, it makes sense to put a little thought into a survival plan and equipment in advance of an emergency. If 9/11 and Katrina have shown us anything, it is that even here in America we are not immune to crisis, disaster and civil unrest.
Whether your day job involves keeping the peace or just being a responsible citizen, the legal exercise of our Second Amendment rights represents the best safeguard we have for the remainder of the Bill of Rights.
It has been said that luck favors the prepared and, who knows, if you are the only adequately armed guy on your block, perhaps the zombie horde will move on to the house of that neighbor with the deep-seated aversion to firearms and the Handgun Control Inc. bumper sticker on his car.


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Consider that there are many gender misconceptions in education. For example, some people believe that boys are more suited for and more interested in math and science. Think about other stereotypes that exist related to gender. How do these stereotypes and misconceptions impact education in the United States? What are your beliefs regarding ability differences between males and females in general and in education? What evidence can you present to validate your viewpoint? Also consider the existing laws that are meant to guarantee equal treatment in education for girls and boys.
For this assignment, address at least three of the following common misconceptions: 1. Boys are more suited for and more interested in math and science than girls are. 2. Boys who participate in the arts are more likely to be homosexual. 3. Girls are more interested in domestic arts than boys are. 4. Boys are more interested in auto shop and wood shop than girls are. 5. Boys are more competitive in sports and academics than girls are. · Check the Main forum to see which discussion cluster your instructor has assigned you to work with. In this cluster, you and your peers must discuss the impact of at least three of the above misconceptions on education. You must include information from your discussion cluster in your Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. · Refer to Appendix E, if you need to, for directions and tips on building a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. · Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation addressing the following points: o Explain ways to "debunk" three of the five gender misconceptions listed above based on the results of the peer discussion and your own University Library research. o Explain at least one point made by one of your peers in the discussion cluster. o Cite at least one reference from the University Library in your presentation. o Use 1 to 2 slides for the introduction; 2 to 3 slides for each misconception; and 1 to 2 slides for the conclusion. The reference and title pages do not count in your overall slide total. o Use presenter's notes to clarify content as needed throughout the presentation. o NOTE: You may address more than three of the five misconceptions if you wish, but still adhere to the 12- to 15-slide limit. · Cite your sources according to APA guidelines. · Cite the information from you peer taken from the discussion cluster according to APA guidelines for personal communication.