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Debates continue in the public sphere over the quality and efficacy of online instruction, with research studies citing quite different outcomes confusing the issue. The heart of the matter is that not all online instruction is equal –- institutions still differ widely in the level of planning that goes into the online instruction they provide and in the level of preparation and training provided for online instructors.
To see success with an online learning initiative, hiring and training for specific competencies is critical. Director of instructional design and development Larry Ragan and a number of his colleagues at Penn State World Campus (including Janet May, Paula Bigatel, Shannon Kennan, and Brian Redmond) have for some time been engaged in defining competencies for online instructors with some specificity.
This week, we interviewed Larry Ragan and Brian Redmond, who guided the panel of researchers for the Competencies for Online Teaching Success (COTS) study, to learn more about what competency they would cite as most critical –- and specific activities that can help instructors in online courses can develop it.
A Key Area for Improvement: "Active Teaching"
Ragan explains: "Our research leads us to believe that active teaching and responsiveness is the primary skill set that faculty need to have to be successful online, and one of the most challenging. The challenge is in the transition from the face-to-face environment to the online environment. In a face-to-face setting, active teaching and faculty presence are inherent in the physicality of what we're doing; the physical nature of their presence is a given. In the online environment, many faculty struggle with how to establish and maintain teaching presence in the online classroom."
Ragan and Redmond suggest efforts instructors can undertake to establish an active teaching presence in an online course, including:
- Setting clear expectations around communication and responsiveness
- Activities that can be structured and organized during course design and course delivery
Here's where instructors can make a difference.
Responsiveness: Not 24/7
Ragan and Redmond note that inevitably, many instructors new to the online environment err on either the side of too much availability or too little. Redmond recommends that instructors set specific hours (much like office hours) in which students will know that the instructor is online. "Students really appreciate knowing when you'll be there and when you won't. I'm not online on weekends, when many of my students are. But my students know that, and expect it. And they know when I can be reached."
Besides hours of availability, specify in the syllabus and in your first communications with students:
- How quickly the instructor will respond to a student question
- How quickly students will receive grades after submitting an assignment
- How often both instructor and students are expected to participate in online discussions
"Also, model the level of communication you expect to see from students," Redmond suggests. "Participate in online discussion, but don't participate too much –- that can backfire, and you'll have students stop interacting with each other to focus on just interacting with you."
Many of the practical tips in this December 2009 article are still relevant today. For the article, we interviewed Larry Ragan to learn how faculty developers can help instructors set and manage reasonable expectations around online workload.
What You Can Do During Course Design and Course Delivery
Besides setting clear expectations around responsiveness and availability, Ragan and Redmond suggest that instructors plan how they will manage their teaching presence in an intentional way during course design. For example, think through where to use Web 2.0 technologies in the course –- how will the instructor engage with students through blogs or wikis? Will the instructor post a video introduction to the course?
During the actual delivery of the course, the key to establishing active presence and engaging students is to personalize the communication – to make it more than just text on the screen. There are a number of ways to do this.
First, Redmond recommends reaching out individually to students (which is most feasible in smaller courses of 15-25 students). Send individualized emails to the students after the first few weeks of the course -– ask how they're doing and check to see if they have any questions or concerns.
Second, when instructors provide a summary post at the end of a week, Redmond recommends personalizing the weekly summary. "A post that recaps the week's discussion or assignments should provide some specific commentary," Redmond suggests. "It can say: Here's what I saw. Look at Tony's post, and you'll notice this. Carolyn's post was well-researched. Bob was a little off-track, and here's why. Here are three things to take note of."
Larry Ragan, Penn State World Campus
Third, consider posting "bridge videos," video segments in which the instructor manages the transition from one lesson to the next. The video allows the instructor to quickly highlight the key takeaways of the previous lesson and the core questions to address in the next, and establishes a physical presence and a more human connection with the students. "The instructor might be videocasting from a lab, or from home with a dog sitting in his lap. These bridge videos create a sense of personality, persona, and presence," Ragan notes.
Join us in Houston, TX on March 12-14, 2012 to explore the best approaches for engaging and supporting faculty interested in the online and blended teaching environment. This interactive workshop will address the areas of professional development essential to the preparation of instructors for online teaching and learning success. Each participant will return to campus with a relevant framework that covers their key concerns and action steps.


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Do you currently own and operate a business that is in Kent? It is so important to stay up-to-date on any and all laws related to your business. You can actually have a business shut down as a result of not complying with what is required, especially if decisions that you are making are putting not only your employees, but your customers, in danger. Some of this information is posted on the Internet for people to have easy access to but for full legal compliance you can hire health and safety consultants in Kent. Let's look at some of the laws that businesses should be focused upon in order to keep their customers and workers safe.
Environmental Health & Safety Laws
When you look at a cursory overview of what must be addressed, there are five primary things to consider. It starts with airport operations, moving directly into health and safety for the environment, and then into fire prevention. Also of interest are research safety and compliance laws, and also risk management. All of these have subsections with individual laws that must be complied with in order to keep a business running. In particular, environmental health and safety codes referred to chemical waste disposal, environmental compliance, and safety programs that must be in place. It also targets very specific areas such as incidents, accidents, and injuries that can occur. There are very specific procedures that must be understood by each company, and each employee must go through proper training. All of these laws must be complied with in order to keep a business running in Kent.
Keeping Businesses Up-To-Date
As each year passes by, updates are going to be made on all of the problems that can occur. Along with those problems will be safety procedures, and health concerns, that must be addressed. For example, when working with certain chemicals, it is so important to have proper safety standards in place so that people cannot be harmed by the chemicals they are responsible for. Chemicals can cause burns, and also poison people, and to prevent significant injuries, or even death, proper compliance with these laws must be adhered to on a daily basis. If there are any changes, notifications will be sent out to the appropriate people for companies in Kent so that training sessions can be established. This is the best way to make sure that people are able to stay safe, all the while making sure that every company is in full compliance with changes in these types of laws.
Prior to the establishment of laws that maintained certain safety and health standards, many more people were being injured at companies in Kent. Today, there is a great emphasis on safety in order to make sure that all workers are as safe as possible, protecting their health at all costs. Once everyone has been properly trained, knows exactly what to do in times of emergency, then they have the best possible chance of surviving or avoiding injuries. If you are a business owner with employees, make sure that you are always on top of the changes that are made on safety and health laws that must be complied with every day.


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Last week I had to complete some mandatory training and for October it was violence in the workplace. This had to be the most herd mentality training class I've ever been too. I'll give you some highlights:
1 We should expect violence in the work place,
2 If we witness someone being attacked we should leave the area
3 We should pay close attention to people who have guns, hunt or have a fascination with weapons as they are the most dangerous.
Well let me give you a little background about me and were I work. I am a microbiologist for the Alabama Department of Public Health. I have Dept. Of Justice Clearance to work with and have control over select agents (list includes anthrax, smallpox) Before working with ADPH I worked for Homeland Security (in cooperation with the State) in the state/regional bioterrorism laboratory. Before working at the lab I worked at the Anniston Army weapons depot monitoring for an accidental chemical weapons release. I am over the physical building security system (which is a secure building).
But despite all of the above I am a threat because the BATF approved my for a C&R permit. I might get mad at a coworker and attack them with one of my replica Viking weapons. I got really worked up during this training and asked if the State would pay for the mental anguish I would suffer if I did not help some one defend themselves. I got no response and had to get a cup of coffee to calm myself down.
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About Lazur La Vie Laser Centre and Day Spa
Located in the quaint town of Nyack, New York, Lazur La Vie Laser Centre and Day Spa combines a laser skin center for women and men and a full-service day spa, including skincare, hair, bridal, massage and makeup treatments. The laser center and day spa strives to always be one step ahead in the technology it uses and offers a wide selection of services such as laser hair removal, Smart Lipo, laser resurfacing, laser skin tightening, laser whitening and more; day spa treatments include body wraps, facials, massage, reflexology, reiki and hypnosis. The 3,000-square-foot spa is inspired by the Cote d'Azur with Mediterranean decor, high wooden beams and antique azure tiling; the design aims to be unique and opulent while relaxing and indulgent. Six treatment rooms include specially appointed day spa and laser skin treatment areas like the Biarritz body treatment room, Marseillesfacial room, Cannes massage room, Toulonlaser room, St. Tropez laser room and the Montecarlo hair salon. The front of the spa touts a makeup studio, a vintage antique armoire showcasing Lazur La Vie Signature Skincare products, a copper wall fountain and a custom-made crystal chandelier. Lazur La Vie also features a relaxation theater lounge where guests can sip Pure Inventions green tea elixirs and watch relaxing spa cinema on a 60-inch plasma television while wearing their spa robes as they wait for treatment. An extensive selection of products is available at retail, including the Lazur La Vie Signature Makeup Collection, Lashurious Lash Lengthener and Thickener, Lytess® shapewear, jewelry, Pure Inventions, FakeBake and much more.
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Monday, March 31, 2014
Recargo Launches EV Road Trip
In an effort to prove that the company's mobile apps can help get electric vehicle owners all the way across the country, Venice, California-based startup Recargo said it has launched an effort to make an 18-day, 12,000 mile, battery powered trip entirely using an electric vehicle. Recargo said that it is planning to drive a stock, Tesla Model S sedan on a 27-state route, which touches all four corners of the lower 48, hitting Washington, Maine, Florida, and ending in Venice, California at its headquarters. The company said it also hopes to set a Guinness World Record from the attempt. Recargo is hoping to leverage the new network of Tesla "Supercharger" stations in the effort, which until recently would have been very difficult given the lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Recargo says the trip will be attempted solo by Norman Hajjar, who is Managing Director of its PlugInsights division.


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What's Your Living Well in LO? Living Well in LO is about celebrating and achieving six dimensions of wellness- physical, intellectual, spiritual, environmental, emotional and social. Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation is proud to power Living Well In LO! It's the heart of Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Department's programming, services, and parks that contribute to healthy and active lifestyles in our community.
Let's Get Fitsical!
Let's Get FITsical! -West Waluga Park -Thursday June 15, 6-8pm
Let's Get Fitsical! -West Waluga Park -Thursday June 15, 6-8pm
Celebrating wellness 1980's style! Work out with LO finest, LO Fire and Police are representing! We'll play those 80's Pop Hits, and first 100 to arrive to the event will receive a very cool headband to rock. Some things never go out of style and that's the truth about healthy habits, snacks and Fit Spot FUN. We're raising funds for the LOPR scholarship program to send kids to camp this summer. Demonstrations-Raffle Prizes- Snacks and more! This event will knock your leg warmers off!
FITsical Demo Schedule
6-6:30pm: Check out all the activities, including the LO BLENDER BIKE and healthy snacks, hands-only CPR, radical tunes, raffle with some very cool prizes, and more.
6:30-6:40pm: Warm-up with the LO Fire Department
6:40-6:50pm: Dance Aerobics with Nancy
6:50-7pm: Nia with Zarina
7-7:10pm: Hula with Eve
7:10-7:20pm: Strength Training with Gail
7:20-7:30pm: Boot Camp at the Fit Spot with Barb
7:30-7:40pm: Tai Chi with Fred
7:40-7:50pm: Cool Down with LO Fire
7:50pm: Award Raffle Winners (must be present to win)
West Waluga Park - 15775 Waluga Drive – LO - www.livingwellinlo.org - 503-675-2549
Lake Oswego joins HEAL CITIES
On July 19, the Lake Oswego City Council voted unanimously to join the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign making Lake Oswego the 31st Oregon city to join the HEAL Cities Campaign. HEAL stands for Healthy Eating Active Living, it is a health & wellness campaign coordinated through a joint project of Oregon Public Health Institute and the League of Oregon Cities and funded by Kaiser Permanente.
There are four levels of involvement as a HEAL City, Eager, Active, Fit or Fabulous. Lake Oswego has joined HEAL as a FABULOUS City. (Snap! ;-)
"Every Month is Healthy Eating Month in LO!"
Citizens of LO and the City's Parks & Recreation Department celebrated commitment to health and wellness by observing "January is Healthy Eating Month"! Lake Oswego is a HEAL City (Healthy Eating Active Living). We have so many great opportunities to make healthier choices and adopting habits that are focused on making informed food choices and exercising daily. These two actions will help to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and improve your overall health so that you can continue to Live Well in LO. The initiative to eat healthfully and live well, continutes throughout the year, join us!
How can you eat well in LO?
- Join the CSA or Adopt- A-Plot at Luscher Farm
- Have a wonderful lunch at the ACC on Monday, Wednesday or Friday- NOW there's Salad Bar Tuesday too!
- Take a cooking class through Parks & Rec
- Eat at a LO HEAL City Restaurant! - Chuck's Place - Babica Hen Cafe - Tucci Restaurant - Pasha - Gubanc's - Baja Fresh - Beeztro at Play Boutique
These Restaurants have committed to do one/some or all of these things listed below to be the City's partner in offering healthy and nutritious foods to citizens.
- Disclose the calorie amount and grams of fat for each menu item listed on a menu or menu board in a clear and conspicuous manner
- Offer smaller portions of high calorie and high fat dishes
- Establish pricing structures that encourage consumption of lower-calorie, lower-fat, and less processed foods.
Lake Oswego is dedicated to improving residents' access to healthy food and supports multiple farmers markets, community gardens, and healthy restaurants throughout the city. The City's Parks and Recreation Department is leading the way to promote health and reduce childhood obesity through inclusive and collaborative programming.
Campbell Native Garden Featured on "Garden Time"
Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation is very proud of the environmental work that's highlighted in this VIDEO that aired in May 2016 about the Campbell Native Garden.
Most gardeners have heard about the benefits of adding natives to the garden, but can you tell how they will perform in your garden?To see how these wonderful plants might grow in your garden stop by the Campbell Native Garden in Lake Oswego. Volunteers like Susanna Kuo, have been working to make it a showcase for native plants. The Campbell family were long time supporters in Lake Oswego and they wanted this garden to be a demonstration of how a native garden should look for those who were interested in doing this type of planning and planting at their own homes. A lot of people think that natives are the best low maintenance solution to their garden needs, but natives are just like any other plants in the garden. They need to be maintained and cared for with water and nutrients. This garden is small but it gives a good representation of growth habits and conditions for native plants. If you would like to see this garden and others in the Lake Oswego Parks system, check out this PAGE for more information and directions.
Let's Go Outside
Watch this video and understand the importance for children to get out into parks and natural areas.
MISSION: Build Community, Enrich Lives, and Care for the Urban and Natural Environment
ACTIONS: Focus on programming and partnership activities that address the six dimensions of wellness: Physical, Intellectual, Spiritual, Environmental, Social and Emotional.
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On Saturday, Elder Bruce C. Hafen, of the Seventy, spoke to the Evergreen International Conference in Salt Lake City. Evergreen International is a resource for Latter-day Saints who experience same-sex attraction, but it is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Given the complexity and sensitivity of this subject, we have posted the entire text of the speech on the Newsroom. We suggest that news media outlets refer their readers to the full text.
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I Hope: One Day - Poem by Waseem A Malla
You will be mine forever,
That all along the way,
There will be blessings showered,
And flowers blossoming, for me.
I hope one day,
My life will be pretty,
For it'll have a possession of you,
And you'll be mine, forever,
Deep and down in my heart, always.
I hope one day,
My mind will suffer the intoxication,
Of the love, of the growing nearness,
And of diminishing distances,
Between you and me, forever.
I hope one day,
It'll be just two of us,
A beautiful you and an unknown me,
In the evening, by the seashore,
Lit by a thousand candles,
And by the evening heavens,
With the moon and a million stars,
Just to wish us love; immortal,
For all the days to come.
I hope that one day,
You'll become me, one forever…!
Comments about I Hope: One Day by Waseem A Malla
S.zaynab Kamoonpuri (2/26/2014 8:44:00 AM)
Wow very dreamy poem for future love. Written in a commendable poetic style. Great to read.
Maybe u cud just read my latest too on 'selectin relaxation, (on prayer's power) . Coments arent vital. (Report) Reply
Maria C. Pires Costa (8/31/2013 2:17:00 PM)
Beautiful, heartfelt thread, fraught with much love and all hopeful closeness to the beloved. I've so much enjoyed the natural/romantic elements pervading the poem along with some hints of heavenly blessings.
I'm joining the moon and a million stars to wish you much happiness! (Report) Reply
Payal Parande (8/23/2013 10:56:00 AM)
aren't you the most romantic guy...more like a romeo just don't kill yourself...live yourself for you for her...beautiful write as always (Report) Reply
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Tangram Enterprise Solutions recently announced enhancements to its Asset Insight software, which tracks the hardware and software configuration, location and ownership information of desktops and servers. For example, Asset Insight gives customers a full inventory of the software packages on each desktop. Asset Insight helps determine the number of users that need software upgrades or installments. By year-end, Asset Insight will be able to track handheld and wireless devices, Tangram says. An average implementation of a large network takes about six months, and the software is priced from $20 to $35 per device or system to be tracked. Asset Insight works with desktop PC platforms and all network server platforms, including Unix, Linux, Solaris and Windows.
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Compuware last week released the latest iteration of its performance management product. The new version of EcoTools 7.2 has support for iPlanet, Apache, Netscape and Oracle8i application servers. Compuware also included extended firewall support so EcoTools users can now monitor servers inside and outside the company's firewalls. The product now lets users track the number of Web server and page hits, as well as Web server errors and use. In addition to support for Unix and Windows NT, EcoTools can also work in Windows 2000 environments. Available now, pricing for EcoTools 7.2 starts at $795 per managed server.
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text: London - HSBC on Monday said its first-half profit fell after Europe's biggest bank took a $2bn hit to cover penalties from a money-laundering scandal in the United States and insurance mis-selling claims.Earnings after tax dropped 8% to $8.44bn (€6.88bn) in the six months to June, compared with the same period last year, the Asia-focused bank said in a results statement .HSBC took a provision of $700m to cover fines for failing to apply anti-money laundering rules, apologised again for the scandal and warned the overall cost could be "significantly higher."The bank said it also set aside $1.3bn in the first half to compensate clients in Britain who were mis-sold insurance.The London-based lender said it continued to cooperate with authorities after US lawmakers last month accused it of failing to apply anti-laundering rules, benefiting Iran, terrorists and drug dealers."It is not possible at this time for HSBC to know the terms on which a resolution of the ongoing investigations could be achieved or the form or timing of any such resolution," it said."Based on the facts currently known, HSBC has recognised a provision of $700m, which reflects HSBC's best estimate of the aggregate amount of fines and penalties that are likely to be imposed in connection with these matters."There is a high degree of uncertainty in making this estimate and it is possible that the amounts when finally determined could be higher, possibly significantly higher."HSBC was thrown into crisis last month when a US Senate report found that it had allowed affiliates in countries such as Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh to move billions of dollars in suspect funds into the United States without adequate controls.Lawmakers said money laundered through HSBC-linked accounts benefited Mexican drug lords and terrorist networks, and skirted US sanctions on Iran.HSBC apologised again on Monday for the crisis which has already sparked the resignation of its head of compliance David Bagley."We apologise for our past mistakes in relation to anti-money laundering controls and it is a priority for senior management to build on steps already taken to manage risk and ensure compliance more effectively," chief executive Stuart Gulliver said.*Follow Fin24 on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.


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After waiting for over 3 weeks for this thing it finally showed up at my door . This is an 04 STi cluster and heres the install part for ya
current setup
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doing a comparison between the two
At this point I did a direct connect, and sure enough it did a sweep and blew my radio fuse. I should of done some reading first
well thanks to ScoobyMods, I found out that I had to cut a wire to stop poping the fuses.
So now my second time connecting it
So im finally done and this is what it looks like
Ok, so I had a question to ALL the scooby owners who have done the swap. When you set the Rev. tach and hit that point does the shift light stay solid? I thought it was supposed to blink and beep?
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should i tell to people the html basics like what to change if they want change title …
Scroll down to the "Documentation" section, You would find a sample documentation that can be used and would tell you all that is required.
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is it an obligation to include psd files ? and how to prouve that i am the real owner to my work if somebody buy it and modify it and sell it again ?
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What CAUSES SWELLING from Smartlipo in the first place? All this talk about the swelling and how long it will last, but no one seems to wonder WHY there is swelling in the first place. Of course, there was trauma to the treated area due to surgery, but I want to know EXACTLY WHY there is swelling afterward; I do not care when it will go away (ok, I care, but it does not matter. That is not my question. Takes time, I know.)
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Title: Can I Keep You?
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Rating: T
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Summary: B:tVS, SG-1. After killing Angel, Buffy runs to Los Angeles... but she doesn't stay there. 1800 words.
Spoilers: B:tVS through 2.22 "Becoming, Part 2". Stargate SG-1 through 2.02 "In the Line of Duty".
Notes: Answers the TtH "Mother Child Reunion" challenge. By canon timelines, Buffy ran away from home in May 1998 by airdates; Captain Sam Carter encountered Jolinar on July 3rd of that year.
Buffy climbed down from the bus that had taken her to Colorado Springs, a duffle bag containing all her current worldly possessions slung over one shoulder, and sighed. She'd been traveling for more than a day now, ever since she turned in her notice at the cafe in Los Angeles, and she was exhausted. If she'd had any spare money, she'd have started looking for a hotel-- but it wasn't even dark yet, and besides, she'd promised herself to save at least enough for a bus ticket back and another week's rent at her old apartment, just in case things didn't work out here.
It wasn't like Dr. Carter had any idea she was coming. She might not want Buffy to stay with her; there had to be a good reason she'd never got married or had a family. What would she want with a teenage dropout who didn't even legally belong to her anymore?
Buffy shook her head at that pessimistic thought, and pulled a much-worn streetmap out of her pocket. It wasn't like the woman who did have a legal claim on her wanted her, either, and it couldn't hurt to try. Nothing Dr. Carter had to say could possibly hurt as much as the things her mom-- the things Joyce had said to her that last night in Sunnydale.
I am your mother, and you will make time to explain yourself.
You walk out of this house, don't even think about coming back!
Her friends would probably say Buffy was overreacting, running away, but her friends didn't know. She'd never told them. It wasn't just the Angel thing, though that was part of it now; how could she stay there in the same town where she'd had to kill her boyfriend? Even if she hadn't killed Angel, though, how could she ever have gone back? The last time she'd started talking about vampires and Slayers, her parents had had her locked up like a crazy person without even trying to believe her. There was no possible explanation she could give now that wouldn't lead to drugs and straightjackets all over again.
Even after she'd let the doctors think that they'd cured her that first time and they'd let her go home, her parents had kept fighting over it, over her. And then one memorable day she'd heard Hank shouting something that had changed her perception of herself forever:
She's not even really ours! Why don't you just give her back? That would solve all our problems!
Back to who? Buffy hadn't dared ask, especially after the divorce. He'd still acted like he cared to her face, and Joyce never mentioned it, but Buffy couldn't un-know what she knew. She'd secretly broken into Joyce's locked files in search of clues, and sure enough, she'd found records of a private adoption and copies of once-yearly letters exchanged with a Dr. Samantha Carter. She'd done a little public research after that, some of it with Willow's help, and had unearthed a wealth of information.
Dr. Samantha Carter had turned out to be a brilliant, driven astrophysicist who held the rank of Captain in the Air Force; she was also blonde, tall, blue-eyed, and beautiful. Clearly, Buffy hadn't gotten her height from her, but there were other points of resemblance, enough to convince Buffy that the whole thing wasn't some terrible practical joke. She'd pilfered a picture of Dr. Carter and studied it often over the next couple of years, especially when things got rough between her and Joyce, daydreaming about what life with her real mom might have been like. But there'd never been any real reason to act on it until this summer.
Buffy had taken that picture with her when she fled Sunnydale after Angel's death, staring at it frequently as she contemplated whether to try to make those dreams a reality. If going back meant rejection, and psych wards, and Destiny... going forward might be totally unknown, but there was no way it could be worse.
Two months had passed while she made up her mind and earned enough money to make the trip. She'd traced the route from the bus station to Captain Carter's address on the map dozens of times, obsessively planning what she would say. And now that the day was finally here...
Buffy swallowed, put the map back in her pocket, and started walking. She probably should have called first, but it was too late now. Some part of her had been afraid that the woman might reject her out of hand long-distance, crush her hopes without even seeing her. This way, at least she'd get to look her in the eye, see first-hand what her reaction was without having to try and interpret it by sound. Buffy thought she deserved at least that much.
There hadn't been much in the way of detail in the return letters from Dr. Carter in Joyce's files, but there had been one near the top that mentioned another girl, an orphan she'd met last October. Dr. Carter had talked about how it made her think of "what might have been", and how she'd thought about adopting the girl, before the guilt about what she'd "given up", plus her work schedule, had led her to bow out in favor of some other woman she worked with. Surely that meant she'd be interested in at least meeting Buffy? Hopefully even putting her up for a few days, helping her find a place to start over, if she still didn't want to keep her for herself?
Buffy wrapped her arms tightly around herself as she walked and tried to take deep breaths. Just a few more blocks, just a few more minutes, and she'd have her answers. She wanted to make a good first impression, and Panicky Buffy was not the way to get there.
"Buffy Anne Carter," she murmured to herself under her breath, hopefully. "Elizabeth Anne Carter?" It had a nice sound to it.
...Only a few more steps; this was the door, she'd found it at last.
Trembling a little, Buffy raised her hand and pressed the doorbell.
Sam looked up at the sound of the doorbell, slightly puzzled as to who might be coming to see her at this time of day. She still had a few days to go yet on her medical leave before Janet would clear her for missions again, and the doctor had stopped by already around lunchtime to see how she was doing. There was no one else who would know she was home this week besides her teammates, and it was way too early for the Colonel or Daniel to be on their way down from the Mountain.
Maybe Janet had sent Cassie by again? God, she hoped not. The look on the girl's face when Sam had threatened to kill her was still fresh in Sam's memory; it didn't matter that it hadn't really been her, it still felt like it had been. It was a good thing she'd encouraged Janet to adopt Cassie instead of trying to fight for her herself; this incident just proved how unfit a mother she'd have been.
As if Sam hadn't known that already. She was reminded of it every January when the annual letter from her cousin Joyce arrived. Joyce had been older than her, already married, and infertile; when Sam refused to have an abortion, her father had arranged everything with the Summers family, insisted she keep her grades up in the meantime, and then pretended it had never happened the minute it was all over. If she'd the courage to do what she really wanted--
--well, she wouldn't be here now, that was for sure. As an unwed teenage mother, she'd probably never have been able to join the Air Force, much less pursue the amazing career she'd had. Nor would she have met Daniel, Janet, or Colonel O'Neill. Did that make the abandonment more excusable, somehow? Did the thrill of stepping foot through an artificial wormhole and traveling to other planets outweigh the pain she knew her daughter must have gone through when Joyce and Hank divorced two years ago? But then again, would things have been any better if she'd kept Beth with her? She'd imagined it a time or two: working a job flipping burgers somewhere to pay for living expenses while doing college part-time, leaving her daughter with friends and family because she couldn't have afforded a babysitter...
Well, at least she'd probably have been spared her disastrous engagement to Jonas Hansen, she thought with a wry burst of humor.
The doorbell rang again, and Sam shook off her reverie. She wiped at her face with a tissue, hoping she looked at least somewhat presentable, and went to the front door. The peephole showed her a teenager, blonde haired, with a duffel over her shoulder; Sam had a feeling she should recognize her, but couldn't place her just from that distorted image. Whoever she was, she didn't look like a door-to-door salesman or an NID agent.
Sam sighed and undid the lock, but left the door chain on. No point taking chances. "Hello?" she asked carefully. "Can I help you?"
The girl took a step back, an almost fearful expression on her face, then lifted her chin and met Sam's eyes through the gap. "Captain Samantha Carter?" she asked, determinedly.
"Yes?" Sam answered, trying to place where she'd seen that green-hazel gaze before.
"I--" The girl said, then swallowed. "I'm Buffy," she said. "Um. Elizabeth, I mean. I'm-- I'm your daughter."
Sam froze, lifting a shocked hand to her mouth. Then, seeing the girl's expression start to droop in rejection, she hurriedly reached up, undid the chain, and threw the door wide. "You..." she said, then took a deep, shocked breath. "Beth?" She reached out a hand to touch the girl's cheek.
She recognized her now, from scattered photos received over the years, but she seemed so weary. And so short! She didn't get that from the Carters... but what was she doing here at all? Surely, she wouldn't have found out about Sam unless something terrible had happened to Joyce? Her mind whirled crazily as she stood there absorbing her daughter's presence.
Beth smiled tentatively at her, and Sam melted, reaching out to wrap the girl up in her arms. Maybe she'd be embarrassed later at how emotional she was still acting from what had happened with Jolinar, and maybe this was going to cause the very problems with her career that Janet had warned her about when they'd first discussed the problem of Cassie needing a home, but right now, Sam didn't care.
"Can I keep you?" she whispered into her daughter's hair.
Quietly, against her chest, Beth burst into tears.


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Sundoulos - Winter 2004
Faculty Activities
In this issue
- Beyond the Shrink Wrap
- Dean's Column
- Alumni Focus
- Campus News
- Faculty Activities
Michael Anthony
Ministry/Training: Completed a six-week, two-part course (PC 832 A, B) at the Orange County Sheriff Academy, covering laws of arrest, physical assault take downs, firearms training, etc., as prerequisites for the OCSD Level 3 Reserve Academy which he will attend in January for training with their Search and Rescue Team. Teaching: Doctoral course in Leadership and Management Theory at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, July. Consultation: With Senior Board at First Baptist Church of Downey, CA.
Clinton Arnold
Publication: Has recently become a regular columnist for Discipleship Journal (NavPress), writing a department called "A Firm Foundation: Exploring the Essentials of the Christian Faith." The purpose of the column is to treat the major topics in theology and draw out their significance for daily life. Articles published so far include: "Why Theology Matters," 142 (July/August) 20-21, "The Holiness of God," 143 (September/October) 18-19, and "Truer Words Were Never Spoken," 144 (November/December) 20-21.
Mick Boersma
Ministry/Alumni Support: With his wife Rolane (Talbot Support Ministries) visited alumni in England, Scotland and Hawaii this past summer.
Shelly Cunningham
Speaking: Biola New Student Orientation Dinner, August, "Comparison Kills"; Biola Alumni Board Meeting, September, "Why I Have the Best Job Around"; Teaching: Workshop leader for Teacher Training Workshop, United Armenian Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA, September, "Teaching with Heart/The Heart of Teaching."
Ed Curtis
Book Published: Discovering the Way of Wisdom: Spirituality in the Wisdom Literature, co-authored with John J. Brugaletta (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004).
Garry DeWeese
Book Published: God and the Nature of Time, (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004). Speaking Defending the Faith Lecture Series, June, "The Problems of Evil"; Conference speaker, Bridges Church, Anaheim, June "Leaving His Mark"; MA Apologetics modular program lecture, June, "Worldviews in Conflict"; ETS/EPS Annual Meetings, San Antonio, November.
Tom Finley
Book Published: How Biblical Languages Work: A Student's Guide to Learning Hebrew and Greek, co-authored with Peter Silzer (Grand Rapids: Kregel, April 2004).
David Horner
Speaking: Defending the Faith Lecture Series, Biola University, June, "Faith, Reason, and Truth in the Christian Life"; Family Conference, Living Hope Community Church, Diamond Bar, California, August, keynote speaker (four presentations); Parents Banquet, Biola University, October, keynote address; Chapel, Biola University, October.
Seminars: Cornell Summer Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, CornellUniversity, June, participant; Panel on Homosexuality and Christianity, Biola University, October, panelist; Evangelical Theological Society/Evangelical Philosophical Society meetings, San Antonio, TX, November, participant.
Kevin Lawson
Conferences: International Council for Higher Education, Triennial conference in Vienna, Austria, July, "Graduate Program Development in Christian Higher Education," presenter; Lausanne Forum for World Evangelism, Pattaya, Thailand, September/October, "New Religious Movements and Spiritualities," work group participant; North American Professors of Christian Education (NAPCE) Conference, Orlando, FL, October, Vice President and Conference Planner, "Learning the Art of Grant Writing," seminar leader; Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education (APRRE) Conference, November, "The Impact of Long-term Small Group Participation: 40 Years in a Women's Bible Study and Prayer Group," research presenter.
Publication: "Looking Back, Looking Ahead," book chapter in Children's Spirituality: Christian Perspectives, Research, and Practices, Donald Ratcliff, ed., (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2004.
Fred Mabie
Received his Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations and Biblical Studies from the University of California at Los Angeles, June.
Gary McIntosh
Speaking: "One Size Doesn't Fit All," Small Church Conference, United Methodist Church, Lufkin, TX, August, keynote address.
Teaching: D.Min. class at Grace Seminary on "Assimilation and Lay Ministry", Winona Lake, IN, October.
Books Published: Evaluating the Church Growth Movement (editor), (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004); Biblical Church Growth (Korean edition), (Seoul: Christian Publishing House, 2004), Church That Works, (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2004).
JP Moreland
Publication Award: with William Lane Craig, Talbot Research Professor of Philosophy, awarded the Evangelical Christian Press Association (ECPA) Gold Medallion in the category of Reference Works/Commentaries for their book Philosophical Foundations For A Christian Worldview, (Downer's Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003).
Articles: "What is Truth and Why Does it Matter?" Boundless Webzine, 06/10/04, http://boundless.org/ features/a0000911.html; "Postmodernism and the Christian Life: Part 1," Boundless Webzine, 07/08/04, http:// boundless.org/features/a0000917.html; "Postmodernism and the Christian Life, Part 2," Boundless Webzine, 08/19/04, http://boundless.org/features/ a0000928.html; "Dialog about 'Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview,'" The Colorado Contender (August); "Science and Christianity: Models of Integration," 8 Apologia (India) (September).
Speaking: "Christian Worldview Integration Across the Academic Disciplines, Parts I, II, III, IV," delivered to the faculty of Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August; Summit Ministries, Colorado, multiple engagements in 2004.
Ron Pierce
Conference: Men, Women and God, International Conference, University of Durham, England, September, "The Feminine Voice of God: Women as Prophets in the Bible," workshop leader.
Book Published: Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity without Hierarchy (co-edited with Rebecca Merrill Groothuis), (Downer's Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004).
Steve Porter
Teaching: "What do the Five Ways have to do with the Ascent of Mt. Carmel?: Apologetics as a Modern Day Spiritual Discipline," Biola MA in Christian Apologetics Summer Lecture Series, July, lecturer; "Spiritual Formation," VantagePoint 3 Leaders Retreat, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October, lecturer/retreat leader.
Conference/Forum Presentations: "Sanctification in a New Key: Relieving Evangelical Anxieties Over Spiritual Formation," Spiritual Formation Forum, Los Angeles, May, presenter (paper); "Theology as Queen and Psychology as Handmaid: The Authoritative Supremacy of Theology?," National Faculty Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C., June, presenter (paper); "Sanctification in a New Key: Relieving Evangelical Anxieties Over Spiritual Formation," Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, November, presenter (paper).
Article: "Wesleyan Theological Methodology as a Theory of Integration," Journal of Psychology and Theology, (32:3; Fall).
Scott Rae
Book Publication: Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics (2nd edition), (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004).
Speaking: Various speaking engagements regarding the (California) Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research Initiative; Spoke on business ethics to the Barnabas Group and the Beyond the Bottom Line Forum, both groups of executives in Orange County, September.
Seminars: Panel on Clinical Medical Ethics at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Annual Conference, Chicago, July, panelist.
Michael Wilkins
Presentations: Spiritual Formation in Theological Education: 1) "From Where Have We Come, and What Have We Done?" 2) "Where Do We Go From Here?" and 3) "How Might the Seminary Serve the Church?" three workshops for the Seminary Track of the Spiritual Formation Forum Conference: Los Angeles, CA, May, co-moderated and co-presented with Greg Waybright (President, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and Randy MacFarland (Dean, Denver Seminary); "Spiritual Formation and Pastoral Ministry," North Orange County Pastors' Prayer Breakfast, First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, Brea, CA, October, guest speaker; "Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Direction and the Church," Evangelical Theological Society, San Antonio, Texas, November, moderated and co-presented four sessions on this theme for the Spiritual Formation Study Group with Larry Crabb (New Way Ministries), John Coe (Talbot School of Theology), and Richard Averbeck (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School).
Book Publication: "Matthew," in The NIV Application Commentary, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004).
Articles: "Disciples: Gospels," and "Sinners: Gospels," revision for new The IVP Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. Daniel G. Reid (Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2004); "Unique Followers of a Unique Master: Discipleship in the Gospel According to Mark," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Fall).


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Therapeutic Riding Center Opening in the Tri-Cities
Horseback riding is becoming more than just a recreational sport.
Now people are using it as a form of therapy, and one local woman has taken it upon herself to open the first therapeutic riding center in the Tri-Cities.
Cynthia MacFarlan has been a speech therapist for over 30 years.
She siad after seeing the positive effects animals had on therapy she made it her mission to open a non profit combining the two.
"I had my patients come here during or after therapy and I kept seeing the benefits of what a horse or dog could do, I just knew that was a service and wanted to provide in my heart," said MacFarlan.
MacFarlan started putting together, therapeutic riding of Tri-Cities, also known as TROT about a year ago.
TROT has an Adaptive Riding program for people with special needs such as downs syndrome or mild autism.
MacFarlan said the Adaptive Riding program is designed to be like a recreational sport for people with disabilities.
"Each horse and rider, and sidewalker, and horse leader will be a team and each team will get to have that participant ride as independently as possible."
TROT will also provide hippotherapy, a rehabilitation strategy using the movement of the horse to influence the motor and sensory skills of the patient.
Seven-year-old Isabel has epilepsy and is non-verbal.
MacFarlan is using hippotherapy to help Isabel make connections in her brain between seeing pictures of things, like an apple, hearing the word, and making the sign.
Isabel's mother Katie Rios, said being on the horse heightens Isabel's focus.
"The rhythm of the horse makes all of her muscles engage and it makes new connections in her brain and that's what we are looking to do for everything every day," said Rios.
She said they have done hippotherapy in the past and even though Isabel couldn't say it, her mother knew by the smile on her face she was enjoying it.
"She's very globally delayed so everything she does there is a delay, so anything that makes her happy I want her to be able to do."
Even though Rios wanted Isabel to do hippotherapy the closest clinic was 30 minutes away and the financial burden was just too much.
Rios said it's a blessing to have a place like trot right here in her back yard.
"Some therapies we have to pay out-of-pocket for and it's expensive. Right now I don't have to choose between therapies," she said.
Right now TROT is still in its pilot program phase and is working on fundraising before they hope to have their grand opening in spring of 2015.
They are accepting participants, you have to fill out a participant from on their website, click here
Local and Regional News
- Displaced and desperate: 'I will never go back to Marawi'
- Neighboring houses catch fire in Pasco
- Woman's body found on park trail in Everett
- Store clerks and customers disarm robber, hold suspect down until police arrive
- Accidental shooting at child's party leaves 1 man hurt
- Woman dies in highway crash in Yakima


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Number of California Students Seeking Financial Aid Jumps
The number of California college students looking for financial aid is on the rise.
A record number of students across the state are signing up for college financial aid.
The U.S. Department of Education says over the last six years, the number of California residents applying for federal financial aid rose almost 74 percent.
Patti Colston is a spokeswoman for the California Student Aid Commission.
"Incrementally, the amount of students who have applied for financial aid in the state of California has increased almost 24 percent every year since the 2008-2009 academic year," Colston said.
She says while tuition skyrocketed at California State Universities and University of California campuses during the recession, schools during that time offered more grants and scholarships to soften the financial blow.


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Making for quite the eventful past few days, the celebrity world was in full throttle over the weekend of July 31-August 1.
With weddings dominating the headlines, Chelsea Clinton and Alicia Keys both tied the knot with plenty of other juicy stories and breaking news pieces coming forth.
Joining together for a day of charitable fundraising efforts, the stars turned up for the 13th Annual Super Saturday at Nova's Ark Project in Water Mill, New York on Saturday (July 31).
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Regular readers of this blog may have noticed a change in name from "Torah From The Square" to "Torah From The Rockies" and the reason is because my family and I have transitioned to new positions in Denver, Colorado. For the past three years I served as the full time rabbi of the Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Mass. and it was there that I developed close relationships with students, community members and faculty. It was a tremendous experience and I feel blessed for the memories I will carry … [Read more...]
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In every generation throughout Jewish history there have been people who desired to enter into the Covenant of Israel and join their fate with the fate of the Jewish people. The earliest examples we have of such people are from the Tanach. The story of Ruth and her journey to the People of Israel became the paradigmatic story of conversion for the early rabbis1. Before Ruth rabbinic tradition speaks of Abraham as the first convert2 or of all of the Jewish people standing at Sinai as all … [Read more...]


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My pup is 11 months old and is a labrador retreiver.
She is in heat.
She's been peeing a lot lately.
Today, when I took her to the park, she peed about 5 times, the last 3 times she peed she whined and kind of walked while she peed over to me and went between my legs and continued to whine.
I think she's in a lot pain while she pees.
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WEST SALEM -- James L. Miley, 77 West Salem, passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 17, 2012, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Jim was born Jan. 1, 1935, to Carl and Helen Miley, and lived most of his life in Chester Township, Wayne County. He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1953 and Ohio State University in 1958, with a bachelor of science in agriculture.
He was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity, and came home every spring quarter to help farm. He was a member of New Pittsburg St. Peter Lutheran Church.
He married Jane Whitmore on March 24, 1959, in Burbank by the Rev. Charles Stevens. Together they began a lifetime of dairy farming on his home farm, where they continue as Miley Holstein Farms Ltd., now including their families.
Jim was a long time member of Northwestern Ruritans, District 7 Holstein Club, Ohio and National Holstein Association, Farm Bureau, Northwestern FFA Alumni and Friends. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Town & Country Co-op, West Salem Equity, Ohio DHIA, District 7 Holstein Club and Panda Preschool of New Pittsburg. He was a Chester Township Trustee and served many years on the Wayne County ASC committee.
Jim is survived by his wife, Jane; children Joe (Diana), Jon (Amy) of West Salem, Julie (Shawn) Miller of Bellevue, and Jackie (Wayne) Russell of Sheldon Springs, Vt. He enjoyed the time spent with his grandchildren, Jason and Anna Miley, Adam and David Miley, Leah and Hallie Miller, and Shayley and Ben Russell. Siblings are Kathy Purdy of Glen Ellyn, Ill., Betty Chavis of Fullerton, Calif., and Jean (Phil) Keener of West Salem. He also is survived by a brother- and sister-in-law, Tom and Jeanette Loy of West Salem; and several nieces and nephews.
At his request, there will be no calling hours. A private family grave-side service is planned, with Ppastor Melvin Kirk presiding. Family and friends are invited for an informal gathering at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 9451 Ashland Road Wooster, from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem, is assisting the family with arrangements. Online obituary and condolences may be shared at the funeral home website, www.mattesonfh.com.
The family would like to thank all the doctors and nurses who gave him such wonderful care.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Northwestern Ruritan, in care of Laura Boreman, 7307 Camp Road, West Salem 44287.
He was a good person.
Please accept our sympathy during this difficult time. Jim's values and ethics will live long in this great family.
Our heartfelt condolences to the Miley family. Jim has told us here in Maine many wonderful stories of your family and his and we have been praying in our little church here in Machiasport. May the Lord grant you all peace which surpasses all understanding at this time of your loss. Love and prayers! Psalm 147:3
The entire Dittoe family wants to extend their deepest sympathies to all of you in the loss of your husband, father and grandfather. Jim was a wonderful guy and the evidence is in the beautiful family he left behind. We're carrying you in our hearts during this difficult time and praying for your comfort and peace.
Jim & Marilyn Dittoe and family
THANKS, JIM, Miley..you are at rest..talking to my parents..again!
JIM of Machias, MAINE!!
THANKS, JIM, Miley..you are at rest..talking to my parents..again!
JIM of Machias, MAINE!!
My VERY VERY SINCEREST prayers and condolences to ALL of YOU GREAT MILEYS!
JIM & MARTHA JANE: Thank-you many times over for being "2nd parents" to me. I loved it when I got to go with my DAD (DVM)to treat the GREAT HOLSTEINS for the Miley's. How I loved helping JIM & DAD with the HOLSTEINS, ETC. I will always be thankful to JANE for initiating me to play the piano, teaching me how to bake! JIM was always so PLEASANT!! WOW! ALWAYS a very positive attitude.I could write a book on the GREAT GREAT MILEY family, the LOYS, KEENERS..HELEN MILEY..and ....
JIM: Your MOM was really a GREAT principal at CHESTER SCHOOL Elementary for me, also.
and: The times my family shared with the MILEY's, JIM & JANE going out with my parents......
I KNOW that JIM is NOW at PEACE with OUR GREAT LORD!!
of New Pittsburg
Mr. Miley was a customer at our restaurant village cornerstone in West Salem.. Mr. Miley had the kindest eyes.WE will all miss this wonderful man.So sad about your loss.


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Cable-TV's Picture Gets a Little Shakier
By Howard Choe
With a number of factors putting pressure on the cable-TV industry, Standard & Poor's is taking a less aggressive stance on the shares of system operators. As part of our more cautious position, we downgraded our investment opinions on the shares of three major industry players on June 10. We lowered Comcast (CMCSK ) to 3 STARS (hold) from 5 STARS (buy). And we also cut Cablevision (CVC ) and Charter Communications (CHTR ) to 3 STARS from 4 STARS (accumulate).
A laundry list of near-term concerns has scared investors away from cable stocks. Most of the fear is tied to accounting and high debt concerns related to Enron, Tyco, and, most significantly, industry member Adelphia. These days, investors also want to see earnings and free cash flow -- which these outfits lack due to high debt levels and large capital-expenditure requirements.
In terms of revenue and profit growth (as measured by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or EBITDA), the industry is faring well, with low- to midteen growth driven by increased subscriptions to high-speed data (Internet) and digital cable. As basic subscriber growth has slowed to less than 1%, however, the industry will become more dependent on ancillary services such as digital cable, high-speed data, video-on-demand, telephony, and interactive TV.
With the rate of consumer acceptance unknown for some of these new products, investors are starting to question the assumptions behind stock valuations. While we at S&P retain a favorable view of the cable industry in the long term, we believe the group needs more catalysts in the near term to counter negative investor sentiment.
What will help turn things around? Cable shares should benefit from a more favorable view of growth stocks as the economic recovery takes hold, as investors become both more risk-tolerant and willing to take a longer-term view.
With respect to the industry, cable companies should benefit from a slowing decline in basic and digital subscriber growth and favorable acceptance of new services such as video-on-demand and telephony. The second quarter is a typically slow time for cable outfits, so the next six months should tell if the industry can stage a decent recovery against an improving economic backdrop.
Analyst Choe follows cable-TV stocks for Standard & Poor's


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i have seen how many slide the box on its site it crushes bees quite much. Bees become mad with that system.
Like a bulldozer, the bees are gently pushed out of the way and I don't kill bees.
Since you don't have bees, maybe it isn't clear to you but bees can turn a corner and walk easily down the front of the box.
[:? :? I have had bees for two seasons now but have never taken a whole box off and put it back on.
Are you saying that you have boxes on your hives you have never inspected or looked into?
Hummm, I don't know about this thread. Not going thru your brood chamber ever?? Never heard of that management technique. I go thru my boxes in the spring to check for overall health, swarm cells, brood patterns, honey and pollen stores, signs of pests and disease etc.....can't see that from on top. I also find my queen in a hive before I pull frames for nucs and she usually ends up on one of the last frames bottom box... :) As far as pulling boxes, I throw my cover upsidedown on the ground and set my box on it at an angle, sometimes I will cover it back up with the inner cover to keep the girls calm and out of direct sunlight. I don't know I think I am in a bit of shock here....


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The King of Bavaria, by the way, has been operated upon for a swelling of the shoulder blade.
It was just behind the shoulder blade that the huntsman sought to strike.
He was struck a terrific blow between his shoulder blade and his neck.
The shoulder blade is long and narrow, and not unlike that of the Seals.
That the Siamese Twins were joined together by gutta percha moulded and painted to look like a shoulder blade.
There was a deep wound in his back, just below the shoulder blade.
It had struck in the back and slanted along the shoulder blade.
Fortunately, the broad-bladed arrow had struck the shoulder blade, which saved the vitals.
I got one little one in the shoulder blade, and found time to wish my ore dump had a roof.
The shoulder blade, when put into the fire, showed by splits in it various kinds of fortune.
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Bagna cauda is a pungent dipping sauce traditionally served in the Piedmont during the grape harvest. If you or your guests are anchovy and garlic addicts, this the perfect sauce for serving with hors d'deouvre or antipasto vegetables such as raw celery or fennel or cooked artichokes or, of course, cardoons.
Makes 1 cup
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil or walnut oil
6 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
12 anchovy fillets, soaked for 5 minutes in cold water,
drained on paper towels, and finely chopped
1 small white truffle, finely chopped (optional)
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and stir in the olive oil and garlic. Cook gently until you can smell the garlic, about 5 minutes, but don't let the garlic brown. Stir in the chopped anchovies. Season to taste with salt, but be careful; the anchovies are usually salty enough. Serve the hot sauce in ramekins for dipping.
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by James Peterson
William Morrow & Company, Inc.
1998, Hardcover, US $35.00
Reprinted by permission.
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The 2014 World Cup may be just under three years away but it is already firmly on the horizon. The draw for it has been completed and teams have already been eliminated from qualifying.
Most interest for qualifying will focus on Europe where 13 of the finalists will come from. The 53 teams have been divided into nine groups for which qualifying won't begin until the completion of Euro 2012. Group A contains Croatia and Serbia which should make for an explosive clash. Belgium and Scotland are also here.
In Group B is Italy, Denmark and the Czech Republic. Bulgaria are also present but they aren't anywhere near the side that made the final four in 1994.
In Group C, Germany, Sweden, Australia and the Republic of Ireland again all find themselves in the same group.
Netherlands and Turkey will fight it out for Group D but Hungary, Romania and Estonia have the ability to surprise.
Group E is wide open with Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland here.
Portugal and Russia would be favorites in Group F that also contains Israel and Northern Ireland.
Greece are in Group G along with Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
England are reunited with old foes Montenegro, Ukraine and Poland in Group H.
Finally in Group I, you have Spain, France and Belarus.
On paper you have some easy groups here but that is easier said than done and be cautious with your football betting.
Of next most interest is the South American qualifying. There are no groups here. Rather all countries play each other twice over 18 rounds. With Brazil the hosts, things are different this time round as they won't be participating in qualifying. This has resulted in a slight tweaking of the football odds. Four teams receive direct entry and a fifth goes into a play-off.
Qualifying here has started as it has in Asia. 20 teams have made it through to the third round where they have been split into five groups of four. The top two from each group will advance from which they will be divided into two groups of five. They are halfway through the third round and will complete that at the end of February.
In Africa, they are about to begin the first round and in Oceania they haven't yet begun anything.
The World Cup is the singularly most important sporting event in the world that just qualifying for it is a long and arduous journey. Succeeding in this is something that just not the teams but the whole country celebrates furiously. Some famous countries and great teams won't get to make it to the 2014 World Cup. It is because of this that the qualifying matches are fought out as ferociously as the World Cup Final itself. Some teams also realize that certain stages along the way are in fact their World Cup Final.


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Believe it or not, the Phoenix arts district known as Roosevelt Row has been around long enough to have some actual history. And when people tell the story of how the whole thing started, they love to talk about Modified Arts, the music/arts venue that popped up many years ago in a nest of twinkly white lights that eventually put the spotlight on downtown. With all due respect to Modified's Kimber Lanning, there's another pioneer in the field (and one that's still going strong, while Modified has adopted a lower profile): MADE. Cindy Dach opened her little boutique in 2005 and — in a city where shops come and go with the seasons — she kept it going during one of the toughest economic times in history. That's because MADE isn't just a store (although that would be enough — we'd go there just for the refrigerator magnets!); it's a community gathering spot, both literally and figuratively. Dach hosts workshops and classes (full disclosure: New Times' Deborah Sussman and Laura Gill currently lead workshops there) and themed art exhibits (among our favorites, the artist-made salt-and-pepper show several years ago). The merchandise (much of it made by local artists) is constantly changing, and we find ourselves stopping by on a regular basis for inspiration – or any time we need an original gift. A bonus: In the years MADE's been there, an entire community of coffee shops, boutiques, salons and other businesses has sprung up near the corner of Fifth and Roosevelt streets, with Dach's little shop as its centerpiece. Thank you, Cindy.
There are three factors that contribute to a good shot of espresso — beans, machine, and barista. If even one of the pieces of that trifecta is off, your shot of espresso can suffer. Luckily, the boys behind Scottsdale Quarter's Press Coffee Roasters have the process down. Created with their bold house-roasted Twitch Espresso Blend and pulled by their talented baristas off their top-of-the-line Synesso espresso machine, the end result is a perfectly balanced earthy shot of espresso with hints of sweet fruit, notes of chocolate, and a slightly smoky finish.A great way to start the day — or make sure it doesn't start too early.
Great coffee starts with high-quality beans, and the folks at Cartel score only the best from Brazil for their impressive Black Market Espresso. The four-bean blend is sourced from a single high-elevation farm in the Sul de Mina region of Brazil, where it goes through its natural pulping process on-site before it is shipped off the farm. Cartel then roasts these beans to perfection, creating a bold-flavored coffee with citrus and chocolate notes and a dash of sweetness.
We were sold on this quaint and cozy coffee shop the second that designer-turned-barista Pat Flanagan opened the doors of his freshly remodeled spot last spring. The warm interior and interesting artwork begs you to take a few minutes out of your day to stay and enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee (beans courtesy of Lux). But Carmel's isn't just a coffee house — it serves a full menu of delicious breakfast and lunch treats. Fresh-baked quiches, scones, and muffins, flaky croissant sandwiches, and even crepes are available. When the weather permits, Carmel's has plenty of patio space to savor your coffee while watching traffic go by on Camelback.
All of the sudden, there's a lot of coffee competition on Roosevelt Row. But for us, there's no contest. Fresh house-roasted beans, an in-house bakery, an omelet bar, and a beautiful selection of rotating artwork are just a few reasons why Lola is our go-to downtown coffee shop. Artisan coffee roaster and latte art fanatic Daniel Wayne has created a laid-back atmosphere with a welcoming demeanor — and some of the best whipped cream in town. The espresso-infused whip gives Lola's coffee drinks a sweet and creamy kick. Try the dark chocolate and orange Café Borgia or the coffee shop's almost famous Matador.
Crepes and coffee go together like peanut butter and jelly, David Lee Roth and Van Halen, or vodka and Red Bull. Without one, the other is lonely and incomplete. Thankfully, Cupz N' Crepes is keeping the coffee-and-crepe team together at its Paris-inspired shop in Ahwatukee. Dig into a delicate crepe packed full of sweet Nutella and ripe bananas or the savory Veggie Delight, filled with spinach, tomatoes, and goat cheese. The coffee is always fresh and the bold espresso drinks are expertly crafted. A can't-miss breakfast or lunch stop on the south side of town.


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ok so i got a turboback exhaust and lowering springs a short shifter and a BOV.
i just sold some stuff and am thinking about either getting cobb stage 1 suspension upgrade & lightweight pulley(cuz suspension mods are always fun)
or cobb ap.
i heard w/ turbobacks is a good idea to get an AP.
i really like how fast my car is now, and really dont want to get itmuch faster, and spending over $600 for a mod that will make my car faster doenst seem like such a smart move, moneywise.
i'd personally rather have sum nice suspension mods.
i got the tein h-techs and love em. i think with more suspention mods such as the cobb stage 1, along w. my springs i would be having much more fun driving.
my problem is i heard that after getting turbo back exhaust systems, it is needed or reccomended to get an AP.
would i be harming my car if i dont get an AP???
what would u guys do??


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This week's First Friday event opens the doors of local businesses
An eclectic group of nearly two dozen businesses will play host to evening shoppers Friday, when the city's business community invites people to come for fun, food and drink - and maybe a little shopping.
Sandy's First Friday event happens each month in the downtown core, with participating businesses on both Proctor and Pioneer boulevards.
The three-hour event, sponsored and organized by Sandy Main Street, will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, when more than 20 businesses stay open late for evening crowds.
More than one-half of participating businesses serve food or beverages or both, so come hungry, says Sandy Main Street Manager Jason McNeil, who manages the program that promotes this event each month.
Among the temptations offered at participating businesses are free tastings of such delicacies as garlic rolls, taquitos, barbecued pork loin, smores, cream puff, desserts, chocolate, coffee, wine, tea, beer and liquor.
Other businesses offer in-store promotions, art exhibits, classes and demonstrations, reduced prices for products or special services, drawings for prizes, discount coupons and free products or food with the purchase of other products.
There are even two open mics to benefit charitable causes and the release of a new microbrew.
Incentives to look and possibly buy are all over the downtown area at a number of stores staying open late for the convenience of shoppers.
A list of participating businesses is available at the UPS store, 38954 Proctor Blvd., and on the Sandy Main Street website.
For more information, call McNeil at 503-489-2173 or visit the group's website at sandymainstreet.com.
If you go
What: First Friday
Where: Downtown Sandy
When: 5 p.m. Oct. 7
Who: For a list of participating businesses, visit the UPS store, 38954 Proctor Blvd., Sandy
For more information: call Jason McNeil at 503-489-2173 or visit sandymainstreet.com