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Cooley Director Publishes Practical Guide for College-Bound Students
"I have taken the essentials that everyone needs to know to be admitted into any college and have made this a guide that students can pick up and use right away."
Dr. Christopher Lewis, Director of Student Services and Enrollment Programs
April 25, 2012 - Dr. Christopher Lewis, director of Student Services and Enrollment Programs at Cooley Law School, has released his second publication, "The Ultimate College Preparation Blueprint: Everything You Should Expect and Do When Planning for College." The book takes 15 years of college admissions experience and provides practical tips for students preparing for the college search process.
High school counselor Felicia Carter, MAEd, NCC , said, "As a high school counselor I see many students struggling to make the right decisions on classes and extracurricular activities that will benefit them with college acceptance. Dr. Lewis has done an excellent job in giving students a resource for college preparation that is practical, easy to read and follows a logical process."
Carter said she felt that every high school freshman and his or her parents could benefit from reading this book.
The book includes checklists, assessments and practical tips. It also provides readers with ways in which they can better understand what they are looking for in a college.
"Too often students and parents struggle with the college search process and make many mistakes along the way that could be easily avoided," said Lewis. "I have taken the essentials that everyone needs to know to be admitted into any college and have made this a guide that students can pick up and use right away."
Lewis began his career working as a college and career center counselor in a public high school. He continued his professional experience working as an admissions officer for two regional undergraduate institutions in the Midwest. He also served as the chief student affairs officer for a two-year public institution in the Midwest, where he acted as the admissions director along with coordinating other student service functions.
He received his bachelor of arts degree in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University in 1997, his master of science degree in College Student Personnel Administration from Miami University in 1999, and his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University in 2006.
About Cooley Law School: Founded in 1972, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, nonprofit, independent law school accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 15,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley offers its Juris Doctor program, Joint Degree programs, and Master of Laws programs three times a year with enrollment in January, May and September. Cooley Law School has campuses across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, and its new campus in Tampa Bay, Florida.


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Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012
Jacket Copy alerts us to the shocking news that poet Adrienne Rich has died at the age of 82. A bit about Rich:
The recipient of such literary awards as the Yale Young Poets prize, the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize and the Dorothea Tanning Award given by the Academy of American Poets, Rich died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz of complications from long-term rheumatoid arthritis, said a son, Pablo Conrad.
She came of age during the social upheavals of the 1960s and '70s and was best known as an advocate of women's rights, which she wrote about in both her poetry and prose. But she also wrote passionate antiwar poetry and took up the causes of the marginalized and underprivileged.
From her first book of poems in the early 1950s, Rich, a Baltimore native who attended Radcliffe College, showed her feminist bearings. Twenty years later, her image was set when universities began introducing courses in women's studies and Rich was among the most likely writers to be included.
Selected for the National Medal for the Arts in 1997, the highest award given to artists, Rich refused it.
"The radical disparities of wealth and power in America are widening at a devastating rate," she wrote in a letter addressed to then-President Clinton. "A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored."
We are deeply saddened by this news. More to come.
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Today we give you a site engineer resume sample for your review. By applying your writing skills you can modify this sample site engineer resume as per your own experience and educational summary. In this site engineer resume we use fictitious name and address to give you an idea over how to create a site engineer resume for yourself. We hope that this site engineer resume examples will go a long way in portraying your abilities and skillsets efficiently.
Sample Site Engineer Resume
Leonardo Dikira
19 Applewood Circle
Cityville, USA 56734
To obtain a demanding position in a well established company wherein I can utilize my skills thereby contributing to company's growth.
Immensely talented site engineer with huge experience in executing complex construction projects efficiently.
Core Competencies
* Skilled at adopting modern technologies
* In depth technical knowledge regarding construction design
* Excellent management skills and remarkable ability to contribute towards team performance
* Ability to work in a fast paced environment
* Excellent communication & leadership skills
* Resourceful team player and keen attention to detail
Professional Experience
ABC Construction Inc., Omaha, NE 2005 to present
Site Engineer
* Responsible for management of material and human resources on sites
* Perform cost analysis and prepare budget for senior management review
* Assist engineers in designing layout and site research
* Act as liaison between builders and contractors to ensure adequate supply of resources
* Coordinate with site inspectors to check the ongoing project status and development
* Maintain reports of contractors for proper execution of key projects on a daily basis
* Check the material quality as per prescribed standards
* Provide inputs for budget planning
* Responsible for crew training and internal scheduling
* B.S. in Civil Engineering, 2004
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Computer Skills
* C++, AutoCAD, Windows NT, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Internet search & web page designing
Language Skills
* Fluent in Spanish, French and English
Professional Affiliations
* Member of American Association of Site Engineers', 2009
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3rd Annual SMASH Comedy Night Benefit with Jake Johannsen and Friends
Nina Furukawa - SMASH PTSA - 310-922-2060
Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
We are SOLD OUT!! But tickets may be available at the door. If you want to try and see the show, please arrive by 6:45pm and once current ticketholders are seated, we will know if we have room for more. There may be actual seats, standing room or seating on the stairs. All tickets $40.
Be sure to visit BORDER GRILL before the show and they'll give 20% of your total back to SMASH!! Fliers will be emailed in the SMASH Friday Letter and also available at the restaurant - please mention to the host that you are with SMASH Comedy Night.
Join Jake and friends for another hilarious night of comedy and community! For the 3rd year in a row...Jake will bring together a group of his talented comedian friends for an "Adults Only" fundraiser benefitting the Santa Monica Alternative School House - a K-8 public school. SMASH dad Jake is an accomplished comedian with specials for HBO and Showtime; he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 45 times (more than any other comedian); has a successful Podcast and recently released a DVD special with all new material entitled "Pictures of My Dinner." Learn more about Jake at www.jakethis.com.
ALLEN HAVEY - considered one of the best stand-up comics working today. He is also an actor who has appreared in Mad Men; Louie; The Office and Good Luck Charlie to name a few. www.allenhavey.com
RICARLO FLANAGAN - a rising talent from the Michigan comedy circuit, Ricarlo has appeared on Last Comic Standing and provides a maniacle spin on everyday circumstances. www.facebook.com/comicRicarloFlanagan.
KAREN KILGARIFF - an actress, writer and stand-up comic famous for her hilarious Tweets! She has served as the head writer on The Ellen Degenres Show and The Rosie Show.
Special Guest Return of GREG BEHRENDT - stand-up comic, musician, writer and co-author of the book He's Just Not That Into You. Greg has a new show The King Sweater and a podcast called Vague Stories - exclusively on soundcloud. www.thekingsweater.com
TUSHAR SINGH - comic who has performed at the top comedy clubs around the nation. In true South Asian form, he begrudingly works as an engineer during the day. www.rooftopcomedy.com/comics/TusharSingh
NEW THIS YEAR - LIVE MUSIC BEFORE THE SHOW! We are happy to have local singer, songwriter, piano teacher Laura Saggers playing her fun brand of original pop along with some crowd favorites. Check out her Snapchat Featured Summer Hit at http://laurasaggers.com.
This event has turned into one of SMASH's most popular and profitable fundraisers....it is sure to sell out. Invite your friends and family and join us for this great evening. Doors open at 6:15pm. Please arrive in time to buy raffle tickets, get a drink at the bar (Popcorn Chardonnay will be available by the glass!) and take your seats for a 7pm showtime.
RAFFLE!!! We have some great prizes from Popcorn Chardonnay, Ashland & Hill, Ox & Son Restaurant, Art's Table, Ocean Park Cafe, The Curious Palate, The Lobster, West 4th & Jane, Saulino Smith Salon, The Groundlings Theater, Border Grill, Roland Kacenas - personal trainer, RYDE 4 Spin Studio, Heal the Bay, Rain Reserve, Tranquility Skin & Body Care, Mercado, Road Runner Sports and more!
When & Where
1418 4th Street
Santa Monica,
Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
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MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Pat Golden entered the AutoZone Sooner Run in 63rd place in the Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year standings, not mathematically eliminated from qualifying for his first Bassmaster Classic appearance, but a long shot at best.
Thanks to his current position in second place in the tournament, Golden has risen to 43rd overall and is potentially only a day away from the best Elite Series finish of his career. Depending on how he fares Saturday and possibly Sunday he might move up a little, but it's likely too little too late to make it to the promised land of New Orleans.
Even if he doesn't win it all or qualify for the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, he has still the chance to play spoiler. For every contending angler he pulls ahead of in the tournament, it knocks that contender back in the season-long standings.
Tommy Biffle is apparently leaving as little to the vagaries of others' performances as possible. He weighed in a little over a pound less than he did Thursday, but with 38-4 total he's still over two pounds ahead of Golden and over five pounds ahead of the 13th-place angler Davy Hite.
On the strength of these first two days, Biffle has moved up to eighth place in the TTBAOY, up from a four-way tie for 17th, but those who occupied the top spots before the tournament began haven't ceded their territory without a fight. Ten of the top 12 prior to the tournament are still alive to fish Day Three and four of them — Skeet Reese, Cliff Pace, Kevin VanDam and Gary Klein — are in the top nine on the scoresheet.
The only two members of last week's top 12 who will not have a chance to improve their stead Saturday are Bill Lowen and Brian Snowden, who finished 59th and 80th here and have moved down to 19th and 13th respectively on the TTBAOY list.
A third angler who was in danger of making a similar slide, John Crews, rebounded from his 6-14 catch on Day One to weigh in the biggest bag of the day on Day Two, a 20-01 limit that kept him alive for another day and pushed him back up from 16th to seventh in the TTBAOY race overnight, only two spots lower than he was when the tournament began.
Among those who were on the outside of the top 12 looking in heading into Muskogee, Biffle of course has risen the highest. Dave Wolak and Jeff Kriet both missed the money cut and will not be heading to Alabama. Russ Lane (15th heading into this tournament), Mark Davis (tied for 17th) and Todd Faircloth (also tied for 17th) are all in the top 20 in this event.
Normally that might be enough to propel an angler into the top 12 overall, but unless one distinguishes himself and one or two of the others fail, at least one of the three will likely have a strong final event but come up a bit short with respect to the postseason.
Lane settled at 10th in the TTBAOY Friday, down from seventh Thursday, but still inside the postseason cut.
Davis is in 14th and Faircloth is tied for 15th with Mike McClelland. McClelland had risen to 12th after Day One but fell back three spots when he followed up his catch of 19-8 with only 13-5 on Friday.
Thirteen of the top 47 anglers on the leaderboard posted weights within a pound of their Day One catch, and another eight had catches that were within two pounds of what they posted. Consistently good weights are of course desirable, but every angler in the current top 11 has produced at least one 17-pound plus bag so far. The big points will come to those who can do it at least once more.
Skeet Reese posted a 17-5 limit and moved up to ninth on Friday, extending his lead over Edwin Evers (38th, 13-11) in the AOY race from 110 points to 127 points. The results are unofficial until the event is completed.
Cliff Pace weighed in 14-4 Thursday and found himself in 32nd, but with the addition of 19-15 he vaulted into fourth place in the tournament and moved a notch to fourh in the TTBAOY race. His catches have been nearly the mirror image of those produced by Russ Lane, who had 19-10 then 14-6 and sits one place and 3 ounces behind Pace.
Those ounces, and the points they represent, could prove to be critical for Lane, who desperately wants to fish the postseason near his Alabama home, where he might experience some of the homefield advantage that Biffle is enjoying this week. As noted above, he fell three places and sits 46 points ahead of 13th place.
Derek Remitz, who was third in the TTBAOY race heading into this tournament, didn't fall, despite the fact that his Day One 12-13 had him in 43rd place. But with 17-2 Friday, he moved back up into the top 20 and added a bit more glue to his hold on the postseason. He remains in third.
Kevin VanDam switched places with Pace on the TTBAOY standings, He entered the tournament in eighth overall, moved up to fourth then fell back to fifth Friday. For the day, Reese extended his lead on VanDam by five points.
Thursday's lone mover from outside the Classic cut into the big dance was Jared Lintner, whose 18-5 saw him climb from 39th to 30th. He followed that stellar limit with only four fish for 7-8 Friday and fell back to 45th in the tournament and 39th in the TTBAOY race. He'll have another day to fish and possibly recoup the 22 points that separate him from 37th place.
Paul Elias, who has put two 15-pound limits on the scales this week, climbs into the cut spot at 37th. Kelly Jordon, who occupied that spot heading into the tournament, moved up two spots to 35th.
While Jordon, who finished the AutoZone Sooner Run in 49th, did not qualify to fish Saturday and must now depend on others to make sure he goes to New Orleans as a competitor, Elias is alive and can make a move Saturday.
Davy Hite is aiming for some last-minute heroics to bring him to the Classic stage. He entered this tournament in 55th in the TTBAOY, rose to 41st and maintained that position, 53 points out of 37th place overall.
Like Elias, he's caught almost exactly the same weight both days — his 16-5 and 16-7 sacks have him in 13th but absent a monumental charge toward the top it's unlikely he can make up the necessary points. Like Golden, he may have had too much space to make up despite a stellar final regular season event.
It's bass fishing's version of musical chairs — but no one is straying too far from their seats.


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Maths On Track!
Unit Summary
When people with diverse skills work together as a team, their collective talents often achieve results beyond what an individual could accomplish. This unit is designed to assist students to use mathematics to better appreciate the value of working in teams. The Essential Question, "What Makes for Success?", leads on to a specific focus on teamwork through the Unit Questions, "What skills are important?" and "Why are teams important?" The Formula One Grand Prix has been chosen as the context within which to explore these questions.
In this unit, students work in teams to investigate different sets of Content Questions, collaborating and sharing their findings to construct a richer class response to the Unit and Essential Questions. They develop their thinking skills using the Seeing Reason tool and their oral, written and multimedia communications skills using a blog, group discussions and videoed interviews. Team members have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership by taking on different roles and responsibilities. At the conclusion of the unit students apply their findings to the broader perspective of the teams that operate in their lives. They present their final reflections on the Essential Question in a videoed interview that will be published on the class blog. Higher Order Thinking and 21st Century skills are also assessed.
Curriculum Framing Questions
- Essential Question
What makes for success?
- Unit Questions
What skills are important?
Why are teams important?
- Content Questions
(Australian Grand Prix track questions - to be investigated by student teams 1 to 4)
- What is the average speed around the Australian Grand Prix track?
- What are the fastest/slowest parts of the track?
- How do the turns 1 to 16 compare as to speed? (Rate them fastest to slowest and estimate the speed for each corner.)
- What could an Australian Grand Prix circuit speed-time graph look like for a F1* car?
- How would an "acceleration" pattern look like for an F1 car on the Australian Grand Prix circuit?
(F1 team questions - to be investigated by student team 5)
- What maths calculations does the team need to make?
- Who is the most important person in an F1 racing team?
- What does the driver think about during the race?
- What does the driver think about before the race?
- How many people are in a pitstop team? What do they do?
- Who designs the car? What influences their design choices?
- How do these teams rely upon each other?
- (Optional special needs student team 6)
- Questions for teams 1 – 5 to be negotiated and modified to be appropriate to abilities and areas of student interest.
(Acceleration and weight questions - to be investigated by optional gifted student team 7)
- What is acceleration?
- What is "g" force? What are the "g" forces on the driver?
- What is "downforce"?
- What is the "braking zone"?
- How fast are cars coming up behind the cars in the braking zone?
- Is there an ideal height and weight for a driver?
- What does the fuel weigh and how much is needed?
- What is the balance between the amount of fuel needed to complete a race and the need to stop to refuel? (Why not just install a fuel tank large enough to carry sufficient fuel to complete the race and avoid pitstops?)
View how assessment is used in this unit plan. These assessments help students and teachers set understandable goals, monitor student progress, provide feedback, assess thinking, performance and products, and reflect on learning throughout the activities.
Prerequisite Skills
Students Prior Knowledge
Some students have knowledge (and interest) in the Grand Prix. These students become a resource for the class.
Teachers Professional Learning
Some research of the Grand Prix is necessary. Ability to administer wikis and blogs would also be useful, although a trusted student could be used to do this.
Teaching and Learning Strategies
In order to emphasise that teams are a powerful and effective way to accomplish more than individuals, the class will work in teams. Each team will be given different sets of content questions to address. Some teams will examine what driving around the track would look like mathematically. They will divide the Australian Grand Prix circuit into sections. Each of these teams will evaluate their section of the Albert Park Circuit and then combine their findings with those of the other teams, thus developing a picture of the speed and acceleration patterns around the entire circuit. Another student team will investigate the roles of the driver, the pit stop team, car designer teams and other F1 teams and consider how these work together to achieve success. Gifted students could work in another team to consider the accelerations and weight forces acting upon the car and the driver. Students with special needs will negotiate their research questions. Collaboration and sharing of findings between teams is required throughout the unit.
At the conclusion of the unit, the student teams will analyse their collective findings and consider their responses to the unit questions. In addressing the essential question, they will discuss the types of "teams" that impact on their lives, considering the "teams" from which they benefit (such as teacher teams, medical teams, friendship "teams" and parent "teams"). They will also evaluate whether these "teams" support or hinder them in terms of achievement of their personal goals.
During, and at the conclusion of the unit, students will present their reflections on the Curriculum Framing Questions:
i. through individual contributions to a blog
ii. through their completion of a teacher specified problems solving task that will test their mathematical skills and thinking
iii. through the production of a causal map using the Intel online Seeing Reason Tool to demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between working in a team and successful endeavour
iv. through a videoed personal interview in which they individually present their reflections on the essential question.
Teaching and Learning Activities
Setting the Scene/Introductory Activity
Teacher reviews Unit Implementation Plan (doc) when deciding when and how to implement unit.
Teacher outlines the unit. Gives information on Grand Prix by viewing web based Formula 1 information including the official Australian Grand Prix Website*. Map of track is examined and discussed as a class. Using an interactive whiteboard (IWB) with the map of the track displayed group tries to imagine what driving the circuit might look like. As a gauging needs activity teacher poses the UQs: What skills are important? Why are teams important? Students consider these as a group using a KWHL on an IWB. A poster of ALL CFQs is displayed in the classroom.
1. Whole class: Students complete a KWHL. Discussion as a class to help determine what needs to be researched. (Teacher uses this activity to gauge student needs and adjust learning activities as appropriate.)
2. Whole class: Students are introduced to the blog* that will be used throughout the unit and explains how to post if necessary. The information contained on the blog is explained. Students are directed to download the Team Organisation and Roles (doc) (student support document) from the blog. The purpose of this document is discussed with the class.
3. Student Teams 1 to 4: Working in teams of 3 or 4, students will address the Content Questions on the Australian Grand Prix circuit. These teams will collaborate with each other, divide a map of the Australian Grand Prix circuit into several sections and use race statistics (track length, fastest lap time and other measurements) to estimate speeds over their section of the track. They compare their estimates with other teams and make adjustments until all teams have produced times for their sections that total the fastest lap time (ie that harmonise with actual race times). They seek feedback from an available racing expert/enthusiast on their estimates.
4. Student Team 5: This team investigates the roles of individuals and the many teams that collaborate together in the Formula One. They investigate Content Questions on the F1 teams and use the findings of the other student teams to inform them on the specifics of the overall team goal.
5. Student Team 6 (Optional group for students with special needs only): Collaborating with teams 1 to 5, this team will investigate a negotiated set of Content Questionsappropriate to their abilities.
6. Student Team 7 (Optional group for gifted students only): Collaborating with teams 1 to 4, this team will investigate the Content Questions on Acceleration and Weight.
7. All students: Complete a Problem Solving Analysis Task (doc) in which they use the mathematical skills they have developed through direct instruction from the teacher and text exercises from the Rates of Change area of study. The task is evaluated using a rubric provided at the same time students are given their task booklets. The purpose of this task is for students to use mathematics to see the race circuit through the eyes of the driver and the teams that provide support. They will quantify the speeds and acceleration/braking rates that the driver must achieve in order to be competitive. They analyse the circuit layout and the demands this places upon car and driver. This provides a context for the mathematics students are learning. It also helps them to see the race in terms of demands upon the driver and the supporting team, thus providing valuable insights into the Unit Questions What skills are important? and Why are teams important? They will later use this information in responding to these questions within other tasks.
8. All teams: During the unit all teams will use the Seeing Reason Tool, to produce a series of causal maps (minimum of 5 edits) as they learn. View the Causal Map (doc) document, which provides details of the Seeing Reason Tool project outline plus a student sample map and examples of relationships and factors. Use of this tool helps them visualize how the work of race teams impacts upon success. The causal maps are created to reflect the interactions and interdependency between the various Formula One teams (eg pit stop, design, marketing, race officials, and so on) and upon car and driver performance. Peer feedback is required throughout as part of their assessment. A final map is assessed at the end of the unit by a peer and by an adult of the student's choice (parent or another teacher) using a scoring guide. This activity will prepare student to answer the unit question Why are teams important? in the next activity.
9. All teams and individual students: During the unit all teams, and individual students, will post to the class blog* to share findings, resources or ask questions. The Student Guide for Blog Posts (doc) will support students as they develop their contributions to the blog, and a self assessment rubric will assist students to reflect upon the quality of their posts. Using their learnings from previous activities, a key task will be for each student to post their response to each of the unit questions What skills are important? and Why are teams important? These responses will be self assessed and then teacher assessed using a scoring guide that is based upon the self assessment rubric students had been using. The rubric and scoring guide will be available on the class blog.
10. All students: Class will discuss the Essential Question What Makes for Success? and make connections to what they have learned regarding teams. They will also consider what teams contribute to supporting them in their lives. Following this discussion, each student will make a videoed interview (about 2 to 3 minutes) on their response to the EQ. The interviews will be edited into one video, representing the collective class response to the EQ. This video is then posted to the blog as a resource for others. Students will receive final feedback from one invited adult and one peer who will view their interview online and provide feedback as a blog post.
Accommodations for Diverse Needs
Students with Special Needs
These students form a separate team (optional Team 6) and investigate a set of content questions that are appropriate to their abilities that they negotiate with the teacher. Members of other teams may be assigned to mentor students in Team 7. Assessments will also be negotiated appropriate to the learning activities. Instructions and supports will be provided as podcasts as well as in written form.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Students
Appropriate support personnel if available, including parents and other community members, Internet resources including language tools, alternative ways to demonstrate their learning that does not require advanced language skills (eg Photostories, art work and other visuals)
Gifted Students
These students form a separate team (optional Team 7) and investigate a more challenging set of content questions requiring deeper analysis and collaboration with the other groups.
Indigenous Groups
Appropriate support personnel if available, including parents and other appropriate community groups/ individuals (for in class support or for consultation).
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The novelist Rachel Cusk wrote a memoir, A Life's Work, about being pregnant and becoming a mother. It was controversial because she didn't say the things new mothers are supposed to say. One of its qualities was to make you realise how powerful certain conventions actually are. Here, she writes about the experience of being single after splitting up with her husband. She makes you see that ending a relationship, even if it was difficult and painful, won't necessarily end the difficulty or the pain. She enters what she calls "the new reality". She says: "A plate falls to the floor: the new reality is that it is broken." She explores this broken terrain. Painful. But worth reading.
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Definition of summer
1 : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
2 : the warmer half of the year
3 : year a girl of seventeen summers
4 : a period of maturing powers
summerlikeplay \-ˌlīk\ adjective
Examples of summer in a Sentence
What are your plans for this summer?
We visited them two summers ago.
the first day of summer
Origin and Etymology of summer
Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; akin to Old High German & Old Norse sumer summer, Sanskrit samā year, season
First Known Use: before 12th centurySee Words from the same year
Definition of summer
1 : of, relating to, or suitable for summer summer vacation a summer home
2 : sown in the spring and harvested in the same year as sown summer wheat — compare winter
First Known Use of summer
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Definition of summer
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Definition of summer for English Language Learners
: the warmest season of the year that is after spring and before autumn
Definition of summer for English Language Learners
: to spend the summer in a particular place
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1 : the season between spring and autumn which is in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August
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Definition of summer for Students
: to pass the summer We summered at the shore.
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Few recent covers.
First one, for the New York Times BookReview (AD: Nicholas Blechman) on a new Kurt Vonnegut Bio.
The assignment didn't call for a concept, but I decided to add at least a little visual pun...
This one's for SooJin Buzelli at aiCIO.
Ray Dalio channeling Steve Jobs.
For the first issue of the german Haniel Corporation's magazine.
This is a company that's been around forever and has been extremely successful at mastering crises, surviving stuctural change, getting rid of unprofitable branches etc.
So the overall topic was to be something along the lines of seeing the good in the bad, flowers on the rubble, benefitting from adversity and the likes.
AD on this was Frank von Grafenstein (still can't quite imagine how he sold this image/series to them...thumbs up!).
Below is page 3 of the magazine.
For WirtschaftsWoche, on how to invest in stocks without taking any risks.
The bullriding theme was their concept-the pillows are mine ;)
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Honoring the Memory of Brother Robin
by Raul Barriga
You may be aware of the recent passing of Brother Robert (Robin) del Rosario Bernabe on November 2, 2012. According to his fellow Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, Br. Robin was a self-giving man and student who incorporated his spirituality into his humanity. This article is drawn from interviews with three of his brother Missionaries so as to honor his memory by relating how they best knew Brother Robin. The people interviewed were Fr. Joel Quezada (formation director), Br. Miguel Marquez (Theology IV), and Br. Josue Salgado (College I).
The devotions that Br. Robin had were a particular similarity from all three interviews. These included the Eucharist, Mary, and the Trinity, especially the Holy Spirit, which is ideal for the charism of the congregation. Fr. Joel said that when he would go to the small chapel of the Felix Rougier House of Studies in Mount Angel to pray night prayer in front of the tabernacle, he would see Br. Robin there also praying close to the tabernacle. Br. Miguel also noted that these spiritual devotions marked the life of Br. Robin by taking the Gospel to practice.
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Br. Robin's second novitiate or pastoral year at St. Martha's Parish in Huntington, California, provided an opportunity for Br. Robin to practice charity. This notion of charity was also brought up frequently in the three interviews. Fr. Joel said that Br. Robin came out very enthusiastic from his second novitiate. His enthusiasm may be due, among other things, to his experience in coming to know Dolores Mission Church in east Los Angeles.
Br. Robin came to know about this parish by serving in confirmations there at one point. This parish also functions as a homeless shelter by night. Br. Miguel said that Br. Robin would practice solidarity with the homeless. According to Br. Miguel, Br. Robin would tell him that in every person there is a story, a why. Thus, Br. Miguel also said that Br. Robin would see the dignity of the human being, going beyond the poverty, the exterior, so as to help them feel that someone would listen and be with them. To illustrate this description of Br. Robin, Br. Miguel shared an anecdote.
One time during the pastoral year of Br. Robin, he invited Br. Miguel to meet a friend of Br. Robin. During the interview, Br. Miguel said that he felt the friend would be someone of the culture of Br. Robin. (Br. Robin was Filipino, in contrast with most of the Hispanic members of the community). Br. Miguel said Br. Robin picked him up, and they went through the suburbs of Los Angeles. Br. Miguel said that he asked Br. Robin if he knew where he was going. Br. Miguel said Br. Robin told him not to worry since he did know. According to Br. Miguel, they arrived at a place where there were homeless people.
Br. Miguel said that Br. Robin called someone there, and those people knew who he was. Br. Miguel said Br. Robin presented his homeless friend so as to invite him to dine with them. Br. Miguel continued, saying that this experience impacted him a lot because when he asked Br. Robin why he did this since he knew that their community and their superiors asked them to ask permission before doing such things, Br. Robin courteously responded that "the classes that they give us in Mount Angel always tell us the Gospel has to be incarnated in the practice. Thus, we have to put the Gospel into practice, not preach only."
Br. Josue shared an account of Br. Robin that ties into the last anecdote. Br. Josue said that he was in charge of the kitchen during his novitiate. He said they would get a lot of donations. According to Br. Josue, Br. Robin would see a food item and ask Br. Josue if he could have it to take to Dolores Mission Parish. Br. Josue would agree.
Br. Josue said that Br. Robin continued this practice of reserving food items from their kitchen to take to the homeless shelter at Dolores Mission Parish. What relates to the account that Br. Miguel gave is that Br. Robin would listen to the stories of these homeless people. In fact, Br. Josue said that when Br. Robin would return from the homeless shelter, he would share with him what he had learned when listening to the story of a homeless person.
Culture was a struggle that appeared in all three interviews. Fr. Joel mentioned it as a difficulty for Br. Robin. Br. Josue elaborated on this difficulty since he said that Br. Robin had to balance three cultures: Filipino, American, and Mexican. Br. Josue said that there were times when Br. Robin would share that he did not know where he was from due to the various cultures he interacted with.
Br. Miguel said that Br. Robin had the grace to be able to acculturate himself with others. For example, in their religious community, Br. Miguel said that they are Hispanic, but Br. Robin related with all kinds of persons: Anglos, German, Irish. Br. Miguel said that with the Hispanics, Br. Robin would become Hispanic. This was a charism of Br. Robin and, according to Br. Miguel, it was evident at the funeral in California through all the people he touched.
Another difficulty Brother Robin faced that came up twice was his hard work in his studies. Br. Miguel said that Br. Robin did not want anything, besides prayer, to disturb him since he was very dedicated to his studies. Fr. Joel had said that one of the things they recommended to him was to be more practical since the evaluators in his community saw that he was very intellectual. According to Fr. Joel, Br. Robin persevered in this recommendation since he would work on things that needed to get better in his life.
In conclusion, It may be fitting to see what we can learn from the life of Br. Robin. Br. Miguel said that he learned that he should share everything in life, both interiorly and exteriorly. Br. Miguel also said that he learned not to focus only on the exterior look of a person.
In doing this story on Br. Robin, I was motivated to give myself to whatever I do. This motivation came from a description from Br. Miguel about Br. Robin when he said that Br. Robin would live and give himself to ordinary things. Br. Miguel shared a prayer that the Missionaries recite in which they offer their lives to God in all moments of their lives. This can be a prayer we pray in good and painful times so as to live it out.
The Offering of the Incarnate Word
Heavenly Father, through the hands of Mary, we offer You, Jesus the Incarnate Word, the Victim in whom You are well pleased. Moved by the love of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, we offer ourselves completely with Him as living hosts. May we be a living sacrifice out of love for You, in all the events of our lives, obtaining graces for the world, the Church, and especially Your Priests.
Editor's Note: As of 7 p.m. on December 21, 2012, this story was corrected to indicate that Br. Robin and Br. Miguel's superiors require permission for rather than prohibit the actions Br. Miguel describes during his visit with Br. Robin and his friends among the homeless.


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Paradise Island on iVillage
iVillage (via Terranova) has launched "Paradise Island" an online role-playing game, marked, as Betsy Book says, "by gender and commercial co-branding". This is a very interesting example of a portal taking the relationship with its readers a step further, taking advantage of the medium's peculiar characteristics. Interactivity, even if text-based is the best expression of Internet communication. Effective online branding isn't necessarily flashy.


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Ahead of Chelsea's last-four rematch with Barca on Wednesday night, many have rekindled memories of Ovrebo's performance when he was accused of favouring Barca at Stamford Bridge,
After a goalless draw at the Camp Nou, Chelsea were leading 1-0 against the Catalans when four penalty appeals - two of which looked nailed-on - were waved away by Ovrebo.
Andres Iniesta scored a last-gasp equaliser, putting Barca through on away goals: Chelsea were furious, Didier Drogba infamously telling TV cameras it was "a f***ing disgrace", with Jose Bosingwa calling Ovrebo a "thief" and manager Guus Hiddink saying it was "the worst (performance) I have ever seen".
Drogba and Bosingwa received bans for their comments, while Chelsea were fined by UEFA. Pep Guardiola's side would then outplay Manchester United in the final.
Ovrebo, meanwhile, received death threats from Chelsea fans - much like Swedish counterpart Anders Frisk, who decided to retire after Blues supporters harassed him following another Champions League exit to Barca.
Unlike Frisk, though, Ovrebo - who is no stranger to controversy, having been dropped before by both UEFA and FIFA following blunders at international tournaments - chose to solider on, refereeing in Norway's professional league while working as a psychologist, although he quit international matches after being snubbed for the 2010 World Cup.
One thing hasn't changed though - he still receives death threats from Chelsea supporters.
"I still get a few death threats but they go straight into the garbage box," he told The Times.
"I don't take them seriously although sometimes I wonder about the people who send them.
"Just yesterday I got an email from a Chelsea fan saying he wanted to kill me and my family."
Ovrebo admitted that he may have made some mistakes during that match, but says he has put it behind him.
"Looking back there are certainly things I would have done differently. I learnt a lot from that experience.
"But all referees will tell you that they have good and bad matches, moments they do well and moments they do not so well, that is all part of the job. I cannot keep regrets about this one match.
"My life has to move on from this."
However, it is unclear how much he learnt from his errors, awarding a clearly offside goal to Bayern Munich during their Champions League win over Fiorentina the following season.
Wednesday's referee will be German Felix Brych, a 36-year-old Doctor of Law whose only major controversy was to send off Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic in the 2-0 win at Otelul Galati earlier this season, although the Serb had clearly gone in late on Gabriel Giurgiu.


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Each month, I try to purchase a photography book, mostly on street photography. I think it is also part of the learning of a photographer to look at others work. Obviously, some images attract me more than others, some I will forget straight away and some are recorded forever. It is therefore not unusual for me to have an image pop up in my mind as I am in the street taking pictures. I guess this can be called inspiration or even sometimes 'déjà vu'. One of my favourite street photographers is Saul Leiter. He mastered both color and B&W mediums and knew how to depict atmospheres in a given place. His pictures give the impression that time stopped for a second and will never resume. He probably was a shy photographer as he very rarely shot people facing them, preferring reflections or hints of their presence. His reds were special, muted and strong at the same time. I can say that he has been an inspiration to my photography.
The picture below was shot in the Menilmontant neighbourhood. I had spotted the colors of this store front and was waiting for something to happen. This is when I noticed this man walking towards me and, all of a sudden, one of Saul Leiters most famous picture came to my mind (It is actually the cover of his most recent book which I highly recommend). As the man got closer, I hit the trigger automatically, inspired by the memory of Saul's shot. It wasnt an attempt to mimick him, Saul Leiters shot is so perfect, but just another interpretation of a similar moment, in different times and in a different place.
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The Workplace is proud to announce that we have now secured a full time world class wrestling coach to teach all aspects of wrestling for MMA.
The class will be on Mondays to begin with and as we expand more days will be added.
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The Black Crowes Cover Bob Dylan
The Black Crowes will release a box set of music callced Wiser for the Time on March 19th. The set will feature 26 songs for the band's string of New York concerts in 2010. There will be 15 acoustic songs and 11 electric.
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Hi!! I am new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. I am Dakster Sullivan and I am currently a member of the 501st in the Florida Garrison. I got lucky in love and married a guy with the same interests as me (my parents weren't thrilled, but I keep telling them I have the perfect guy because he would never make me watch a Monday night football game and he loves cartoons, Star Wars, and Transformers).
He got lucky because I'm 26 and hes 38 (do the math, hes making out like a bandit). I have 2 children (husband is always the first born) and we have a soon to be 6 year old son. He makes me so proud because when we were at Star Wars Celebration V he recognized and named off the characters he saw (insert tear of pride). He enjoys Thomas the Train, Batman, Superman, Star Wars (of course) and his favorite pastime with mommy and daddy is light-saber duels in the front yard just before bedtime. He also enjoys watching the Clone Wars and yelling "mommy" anytime he sees a clone on the screen.
I am the full time working parent (network engineer aka "resident geek") and my husband enjoys being a stay at home dad / home maker. I currently have a 501st approved Clone Trooper "Denal" and I am starting to work on my Cad Bane. I am currently getting some help on the bhg for Bane, but will accept any advice I can get. It is also a goal of mine to eventually build an R2-D2 droid unit. I have an A.S in Computer Engineering as well as 3 CompTia industry certifications and 2 Microsoft certificates (working on my 3rd). Feel free to drop me a line, I enjoy the internet social scene.
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I live in NC. right now we are having some unseasonably warm weather so I haven't had my heating/ac unit on at all. But I do have an unusual amount of air coming up through my floor vents. My heating and AC units are outside the house. The house is a one story 1986 1200 square foot house with crawl space below the house. Even with the entire unit off, it sounds and feels like air is being blasted into my house. I have the majority of my floor vents closed. The return filter was changed a few weeks ago. I have no idea what is causing this. Anybody have any ideas of what is causing this? Thanks
Go outside and check if the blower is running. If it's not then get in the crawl space and look for broken ducts.
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Product Marketing Manager - Male Grooming Consumer
Job TitleProduct Marketing Manager - Male Grooming Consumer
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Your Challenge
We challenge you as Product Marketing Manager - Male Grooming Consumer to be responsible for translating business opportunities into product-market combinations, define the commercial specifications for the required products, have co-responsibility for the realization of the products and the proper introduction of these products in the market. This job is not always to define new products. In many cases it is the introduction of an improved version of an existing product or a new feature added to the product.
- Translating business opportunities into product-market combinations
- Influences business plans and management communications by supporting small product development projects for new features
- Develops detailed product specifications for part of a system (options) or product upgrades, to achieve short term business results
- Supports product management by gathering specific information and preparation of product introduction material
- Gathering information with regards to product strategy, making SWOT analysis
- Participates in the market introduction
- Short term product plan. Time horizon max ½ year
- Improvement of existing products and extensions
- Specific tasks within short term product plan
Your Team
You will report directly to Director of Consumer Marketing in Philips Male Grooming division responsible for North America proposition development. The Male Grooming team is part of Philips Personal Care division reporting to Business Group in Amsterdam. This position is based in Stamford, CT.
The Male Grooming team in Stamford, CT (BG Hub) was created in January of 2015 to gain deeper insights into our consumers and directly translate them into propositions and in addition, make our business development faster and more efficient.
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"Maad Dad" is all about Mariyam (Nazriya) who is the daughter of Easow (Lal). Easow loses his father while he was very young. He falls in love with Anuradha (Meghna) who was a junior in his college and marries her. She dies in an accident which makes Easow a mad person. But Mariyam feels that he is not mad and just says that his deep love to her mom makes him do all these mad things. She tries hard to bring him back to life. The movie deals with a good Father - Daughter relationship between Mariyam and Easow. The movie says about the rest happenings in their life.
The Movie carries out good emotions in some parts. The first half gives importance to build a baseline for Father Daughter relationship. This relationship grows along as the movie progresses. And the climax doesn't do much to this loosely bound movie other than leaving behind many question's in the minds of viewers.
Revathi Varmah tried her best in direction but the script lacked contents. Apart from some deeply felt scenes there wasn't much in the script. Cinematography by Pradeep has done a good job which gives a freshness to watch the movie. Music by Alex Paul seemed fine. The editing section handled by John could also seems passable.
In the acting section Nazriya gave a good show even though this was her debut movie as a heroine. Lal is not impressing as Maad Dad. His dubbing also lacked life. Padmapriya, Meghna Raj and Sreejith didn't have much to perform. The rest of the cast gave an ok performance.
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Bertha Bonnie Raulerson, 86, of Perry, died Monday, July 7, 2014.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 11, at 1 p.m. at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home in Perry with David McMullen officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Perry.
The family will receive friends Thursday, July 10, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home.
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Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Recipe by cwooten
I got the basic recipe from "Calling all Cooks" yellow cookbook. My daughter and I were trying to come up with something to enter in for her 4-H baking contest. We just decided to add chocolate chips.
Top Review by Sherrybeth
The flavor of this cake was outstanding as was the texture. It was "gooey" in the middle and crunchy on the outside, just like we like them. I did not make the frosting to go on it as I thought i might be overkill on a simple poundcake. I will admit to being a little confused about the ingredients listing and the actual steps involved until I read it a couple of times and realized part of the cream cheese, powdered sugar and pecans were for the frosting. All in all a nice pound cake that I will make again.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 (453.59 g) package cream cheese
- 6 medium eggs
- 709.77 ml granulated sugar
- 473.18 ml margarine
- 4.92 ml vanilla flavoring
- 709.77 ml cake flour
- 473.18 ml milk chocolate chips
- 453.59 g box powdered sugar
- 354.88 ml pecans
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- Soften and mix 1 pkg of cream cheese and 3 sticks of margarine; stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla flavoring; blend until smooth. Stir in cake flour. Blend mixture until doughy texture. Fold in Chocolate chips. Pour in Bundt pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees.
- Soften and mix leftover cream cheese a butter. Mix in powered sugar until icing consistency then add pecans. Spoon icing in the middle of cooled bundt cake.


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Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant
296 E. 17th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
A few readers of PapaKaster Eatin' have recommended I take the family to Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant in Costa Mesa. The PKE family finally made it down there and I was very impressed. My daughter ordered the kids bean and cheese burrito with fruit, my son ordered the Mi Casa grande burrito, my wife ordered a two item combo with a chicken enchilada in green sauce and a carne asada taco, I ordered a two item combo with a fish taco and a pollo asado taco. We also got an order of two chicken flautas which started the meal. With drinks this dinner was about $62.
The a la carte order of chicken flautas came to table first and was a great way to start dinner. The flour tortilla was crisp and each flauta was loaded with white meat chicken. The guacamole was creamy and had a bit of sweetness to it that I really liked. The red sauce added a nice tang to the overall taste of this starter.
The a la carte order of chicken flautas came to table first and was a great way to start dinner. The flour tortilla was crisp and each flauta was loaded with white meat chicken. The guacamole was creamy and had a bit of sweetness to it that I really liked. The red sauce added a nice tang to the overall taste of this starter.
My daughter enjoyed her bean and cheese burrito. I was glad to see her eat something other then chicken nuggets or a cheese burger. The burrito was just the right size for her as she was able to eat it all and finish her fruit. Even the fruit was a good mix of grapes, strawberries and blueberries. Since she did such a good job eating her dinner the waitress got my daughter a few extra cherries that are served in the drinks.
So my son is playing freshman basketball and his coach has asked him to gain some weight and I think my son is taking that request to heart. The Mi Casa grande burrito is full of meat, he chose carne asada, rice, beans, cheese and lettuce. Then his burrito was covered in melted cheese. My son manged to eat all but about three bites of this grande burrito. My son said the burrito was good and that he liked the entire burrito. He didn't give too many details because he was too busy eating the burrito. This burrito was huge and I was shocked to see how much my son actually finished.
My wife was glad to find out that her chicken enchilada could be made with green sauce upon request. She offered me a bite and I gladly accepted. The chicken was still moist and looked like it too was made with all white meat. The green sauce was flavorful and not spicy at all. The enchilada was also loaded with melted cheese which made this even better. In my opinion everything can be better with melted cheese. The taco had to be served on the side due to the shear amount of food that covered my wife's plate. I nabbed a couple pieces of the carne asada to give it a try and the meat was tender and had a grilled taste to it.
As for me I went with two tacos simply because my readers suggested Mi Casa has some of the best tacos around. I took one look at this plate of food and could not decide where to start. I figured the chicken taco would be a good starting point. This taco had so much inside of it the ingredients spilled out with each bite. The chicken was chopped in bits but still very moist. The chicken also had a nice smokey taste to it from the grill it must have been cooked on. The rest of the fillings in this taco was also pretty damn good, crisp lettuce, a mild red sauce and tons of cheese. My next offering was the fish taco which was made with cod. The fish it self was coated with a batter and then deep fried until it crispy. The fish was flaky and the white sauce was rich. The salsa on this fish taco helped to cut through the richness of the white sauce and the acid from the fresh lime added a nice brightness to each bite. Each combo plate comes with rice and beans. The rice was fluffy and the beans were creamy. After my one chicken flauta, two tacos and some rice and beans I was a happy camper.
Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant did not disappoint. The food was excellent, the waitress we had was super nice and the prices were reasonable. This kind of food is what I think of when I think of good Mexican food and very much reminded of the Mexican food I would eat as kid with my family. I would highly recommend Mi Casa to anyone and encourage you to take a trip to Costa Mesa because it is worth the travel time. I must say thank you to my readers who made this recommendation. I know I will be back and will enjoy trying something different from the menu.


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two fan solution from a tucked away kitchen
INTRO: my basement apartment kitchen is in the middle of a row house with no immediate access to the outside wall for fan exhaust. so i am using a recirculating filter fan (which does not blow outside) above the range to trap grease fumes. however, i also want to have some sort of exhaust solution so i was thinking of a ceiling fan (AKA "fart fan") that blows outside the air pre-filtered for grease fumes that can cause fire hazard through about 12' of 4" ducting.
Q1: in this two-fan solution, since the grease fumes are supposed to be trapped in the filter fan above the range, does the ceiling fan and its exhaust ducting still pose a fire hazard ?
Q2: the 12 ft of ducting is designed to make a total of 3 90 deg bends. does this many bends pose an additonal fire hazard since grease does tend to collect on bends more than in straight duct.
Q3: the fan that i got is Broan 140QTR, which is actually a bathroom fan and the instructions say do not use it in the kitchen area. i could not find a kitchen-rated ceiling fan, all they had were fans with 10' opening that are designed to go outside immediatelty through the wall, not ducting. however, the instructions from the bathroom fan that i got do not consider the fact that i am pre-filtering the fumes for grease so i am wondering if it still might be OK to use it given that circumstance ? i simply could not find a kitchen-rated ceiling fan with a 4 inch opening designed to blow out through ducting.
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Fahra Noorani's decision to spend an extra $1 for the Megaplier feature on her Mega Millions ticket paid off. The 25-year-old Overland Park, Kan., resident turned what would've been a $10,000 prize into a $40,000 payday by matching four white-ball numbers and the Mega Ball on Sept. 13. That feat would normally yield a $10,000 prize, but since she elected to add the Megaplier feature, the prize was multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn.
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We could play Jay Bruce at SS and it doesnt make him any more of a SS than Jeff Keppinger or JHJ were.
We could play Jay Bruce at SS and it doesnt make him any more of a SS than Jeff Keppinger or JHJ were.
Willy T at short, hes got speed
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Looking back, instead of EE, Roenicke and Stewart for Rolen, I had EE, Cozart (or Stubbs) and Harang for Beckham.
We'd have Beckham, Roenicky and Stewart and not some aging has-been playing 3rd base minus two Star Prospects.
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We killed Osama bin Laden. Trust us.
Source: news.yahoo.comOsama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.
Long believed to be hiding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down in a costly, custom-built hideout not far from a Pakistani military academy.
"Justice has been done," President Barack Obama said in a dramatic announcement at the White House while a crowd cheered outside and hundreds more gathered at ground zero in Manhattan to celebrate the news.
This file television image broadcast on Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV is said to show Osama bin Laden, at the wedding of his son in January of 2001. AP Photo/Al-Jazeera/TV, file
The military operation took mere minutes.
U.S. helicopters ferrying elite counter-terrorism troops into the compound identified by the CIA as bin Laden's hideout — and back out again in less than 40 minutes. Bin Laden was shot in the head, officials said, after he and his bodyguards resisted the assault.
Three adult males were also killed in the raid, including one of bin Laden's sons, whom officials did not name. One of bin Laden's sons, Hamza, is a senior member of al-Qaida. U.S. officials also said one woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant, and two other women were injured.
The U.S. official who disclosed the burial at sea said it would have been difficult to find a country willing to accept the remains. Obama said the remains had been handled in accordance with Islamic custom, which requires speedy burial.
"I heard a thundering sound, followed by heavy firing. Then firing suddenly stopped. Then more thundering, then a big blast," said Mohammad Haroon Rasheed, a resident of Abbottobad, Pakistan, after the choppers had swooped in and then out again.
Bin Laden's death marks a psychological triumph in a long struggle that began with the Sept. 11 attacks, and seems certain to give Obama a political lift. But its ultimate impact on al-Qaida is less clear.
The greatest terrorist threat to the U.S. is now considered to be the al-Qaida franchise in Yemen, far from al-Qaida's core in Pakistan. The Yemen branch almost took down a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas 2009 and nearly detonated explosives aboard two U.S. cargo planes last fall. Those operations were carried out without any direct involvement from bin Laden.
The few fiery minutes in Abbottobad followed years in which U.S. officials struggled to piece together clues that ultimately led to bin Laden, according to an account provided by senior administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the operation.
Based on statements given by U.S. detainees since the 9/11 attacks, they said, intelligence officials have long known that bin Laden trusted one al-Qaida courier in particular, and they believed he might be living with him in hiding.
Four years ago, the United States learned the man's identity, which officials did not disclose, and then about two years later, they identified areas of Pakistan where he operated. Last August, the man's residence was found, officials said.
"Intelligence analysis concluded that this compound was custom built in 2005 to hide someone of significance," with walls as high as 18 feet and topped by barbed wire, according to one official. Despite the compound's estimated $1 million cost and two security gates, it had no phone or Internet running into the house.
By mid-February, intelligence from multiple sources was clear enough that Obama wanted to "pursue an aggressive course of action," a senior administration official said. Over the next two and a half months, the president led five meetings of the National Security Council focused solely on whether bin Laden was in that compound and, if so, how to get him, the official said.
Obama made a decision to launch the operation on Friday, shortly before flying to Alabama to inspect tornado damage, and aides set to work on the details.
The president spent part of his Sunday on the golf course, but cut his round short to return to the White House for a meeting where he and top national security aides reviewed final preparations for the raid.
Two hours later, Obama was told that bin Laden had been tentatively identified.
CIA director Leon Panetta was directly in charge of the military team during the operation, according to one official, and when he and his aides received word at agency headquarters that bin Laden had been killed, cheers broke out around the conference room table.
Administration aides said the operation was so secretive that no foreign officials were informed in advance, and only a small circle inside the U.S. government was aware of what was unfolding half a world away.
In his announcement, Obama said he had called Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after the raid, and said it was "important to note that our counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding."
One senior administration told reporters, though, "we were very concerned ... that he was inside Pakistan, but this is something we're going to continue to work with the Pakistani government on."
The compound is about a half-mile from a Pakistani military academy, in a city that is home to three army regiments and thousands of military personnel. Abbottabad is surrounded by hills and with mountains in the distance.
Critics have long accused elements of Pakistan's security establishment of protecting bin Laden, though Islamabad has always denied it, and in a statement the foreign ministry said his death showed the country's resolve in the battle against terrorism.
Whatever the global repercussions, bin Laden's death marked the end to a manhunt that consumed most of a decade that began in the grim hours after bin Laden's hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center twin towers in Manhattan and the Pentagon across the Potomac River from Washington. A fourth plane was commandeered by passengers who overcame the hijackers and forced the plane to crash in the Pennsylvania countryside.
In all, nearly 3,000 were killed in the worst terror attacks on American soil.
Former President George W. Bush, who was in office on the day of the attacks, issued a written statement hailing bin Laden's death as a momentous achievement. "The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," he said.
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People celebrate in New York's Times Square after learning of the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. (AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)
Revelers cheer outside the White House in Washington May 1, 2011, after U.S. President Barack Obama announced live on television the death of Osama bin Laden. REUTERS/Jason Reed


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In the early 1970s James R. South (Jim) laid the bricks on the first buildings at Midland College (MC). Forty years later the deceased bricklayer's wife, daughter and son-in-law now claim MC as their alma mater.
Jim's wife Heidi took Powder Puff Mechanics during the early years of Midland College in the automotive department of the old Sears store on Cuthbert. Little did she know at the time, that in 2000, MC would purchase that old Sears store and transform it into the state-of-the-art Midland College Advanced Technology Center, and the facility is once again being used for automotive technology training.
Powder Puff Mechanics was just the start of Heidi's experiences at Midland College. In the early 1980s, she took a computer course, which led to her enrolling in and graduating from the college's legal assistant (now paralegal) program and eventually enjoying a successful 20-year career. Now that Heidi is retired, she still takes courses at MC through the College Classics program, which is designed for people 50 and over.
Heidi exclaimed, "College Classics is great because I learn new things, meet new people and have taken a couple of trips as part of the program. I loved working as a legal assistant but couldn't wait to retire, just so I would have time to take the wonderful College Classics courses!"
Heidi's daughter Joanie has her mother's thirst for learning. In 1987 Joanie graduated from Midland College with an associate's degree in general studies. However, she didn't stop there. She later earned two bachelors' degrees in history and anthropology and a master's degree in history from the University of Houston. In addition, she also has a master's degree in library and information science from the University of North Texas and has completed all of her coursework toward a doctoral degree. Currently Joanie works as librarian and archivist at St. Thomas High School in Houston.
|Joanie South-Shelley, her daughter Claire and Heidi South
It wasn't all late nights and publication deadlines for Joanie while she was attending MC—in the spring of 1985, she found love in, of all places, an algebra class. It was Joanie's first year at the college; however, Curt Shelley had procrastinated taking algebra until his last semester as a respiratory care major.
Curt said, "I wouldn't advise waiting until the last semester to take a required algebra class, but I guess fate intervened because had I taken algebra earlier, I wouldn't have been in class with Joanie."
|Curt Shelley
For 20 years, Curt has been employed at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, and during the last 5 years, he has served as the ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) coordinator. In this capacity Curt oversees and trains ECMO specialists and physicians in cardiac and respiratory ECMO. In 2007, Curt was named Employee of the Year for the 6,000 employee hospital.
Even with his busy schedule, the 1982 Lee High School graduate still finds time each year to return to Midland and give a presentation on the latest trends in ECMO care to current MC respiratory care students.
|Curt Shelley lecturing to current MC respiratory care students on April 3, 2013
Curt recalled the words of his mother who was a nurse at Midland Memorial Hospital for many years: "When I told my mother that I wanted to become a healthcare professional, she was so excited because she said that as a nurse she could only care for one person at a time. By having a son in the industry, she could now reach even more people through me. I guess I have that same feeling when I conduct training sessions and visit with students at Midland College. I am imparting my knowledge to them so that they can care for others, thereby affecting countless lives every day."
Curt's father-in-law Jim, the bricklayer who worked on construction of the first buildings at Midland College, has indeed left a legacy. Those early buildings were just a start to the education and personal enrichment that his family would receive at MC. More importantly, those buildings were the beginning of a rich tradition of training people whose lives will impact future generations.