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Still don't know the name of what Eminem ironically calls My Band?
Well, D12 are coming to Australia to ram home the point. Or at least most of them are. The one person who isn't coming is the one everyone wants to see.
How does the Detroit hip-hop crew hope to meet audience expectation without Marshall Mathers III?
"Well, it's easy, man," says Von "Kuniva" Carlisle, one of D12's six MCs. "We've been doing this for years - years, son. We just know how to perform.
"If a member's missing or a member isn't missing, it doesn't matter. It's gonna have the same effect still there because we all still hold it down with each other, you know what I'm saying? That's the advantage of having a group."
The MC insists Eminem's absence didn't affect their recent European tour.
"The crowd loved us and we had sell-out crowds almost every show. They knew that Marshall wasn't gonna be there and it still was a great show. We're just tight. We're, like, one of the tightest groups out there."
They're also among the maddest (with respect to late Wu-Tang fruitcake ODB), funniest and dirtiest, hence the name - D12 is an abbreviation for Dirty Dozen. The reason behind their apparent misunderstanding of the word "dozen" is that Eminem, Kuniva, Proof (born DeShaun Holton), Bizarre (Rufus Johnson), Swift (Ondre Moore) and Kon Artis (Denaun Porter) each claim to have split personalities.
If they've learned anything from Eminem, it's that political incorrectness sells. Words such as "fag" and "bitch" are commonplace in D12 world, a place that shares its name with the title of their current second album.
"It depends on the tense you put it in, you know what I'm saying?" says Proof, who founded the crew with the famously rotund, often shower-capped Bizarre. "In hip-hop, when you say 'fag' to somebody, the person you talking to nine times out of 10 ain't even gay. We just say that.
"And when I say 'bitch' ... I don't call my mom a bitch. But when my mom acts like a bitch, I call her a bitch, you know what I'm saying? It depends on a person's perspective on that shit."
Perspective and/or highly questionable logic aside, D12 have made some infectious jams - from Purple Pills (you may have heard the clean version, Purple Hills), from debut album Devil's Night, to My Band. Eminem's presence guarantees such tracks' crossover appeal, but the band see themselves as neither underground nor mainstream.
"We're not a hardcore hip-hop group, we're not a pop hip-hop group or none of that shit," Kuniva says. "We're just a hip-hop group. We just speak what we wanna speak and that's it.
"We're like news reporters sometimes. Y'know, we say stuff other people don't tend to say or don't say but wanna say it ... We just do what the f--- we wanna do, that's what it is."
Proof sees it as the band keeping it right as opposed to keeping it real.
"Y'know, I got a couple of friends that have been indicted and snitched on and there are a lot of people that do a lot of different shit. And a lot of people say 'real'.
"It's only right and wrong to me. Ain't nobody keeping it real. Keeping it real can be me smacking your mama, you know what I'm saying? It might not be real to you but, man, that's some wrong-ass shit!"
When asked what each member brings to the group, Proof says "their own individuality ... each person brings their own aspect and their own wittiness as far as poetry is concerned".
"Bizarre brings his wild self, Kuniva brings some witty lyrics, I bring this great atmosphere, Swift, he just wreaks havoc ..."
Proof doesn't mention Eminem here - perhaps given Slim Shady's absence from the D12 tour. But his comments undo Kuniva's argument about there being five other MCs to compensate for the missing member. If each person brings his own individuality, surely D12 are always going to be a far superior proposition with six rather than five? Kuniva sticks to his guns.
"Exactly, that's right. I agree 100 per cent. But that's what it is. We just give the crowd all we've got and I think they appreciate that."
Proof offers at least something by way of compensation for Australian audiences, even though his tongue is wedged firmly in his cheek.
"You got us coming out in kangaroo outfits with Foster's beers in our hands and koala bears on our back," he says. "We're gonna do the whole nine."


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It started to sound like a broken record during Oklahoma's basketball season. As sophomore guard Buddy Hield went so did the team.
When he was on, the Sooners were tough to knock off. But when he was off like at home against Texas Tech or against North Dakota State in the round of 64 in the NCAA tournament, OU suffered upset losses.
It's incredibly unfair to put all the blame for OU's tournament stumble on Hield, but it's clear that even though he has made strides, there's still a lot of work to be done for Hield in Norman.
"Buddy is going to work a lot," coach Lon Kruger said. "He has already started. It's amazing because we haven't even started individual workouts and so many of them have been in here every day since the season ended."
The stats only tell part of the story. As a freshman, Hield averaged 7.8 points per game and shot a dismal 24 percent on his 3-point field goal attempts. He logged 679 minutes and started 13 games.
This season he was the iron man. He was on the floor for 1,059 minutes more than 140 more than the next closest player. He started all 33 games and averaged a team-high 16.5 points per game.
The knock on Hield was his outside shooting so he worked all last summer to improve on that. He did, shooting nearly 39 percent from 3-point territory. It might have come at the expense of what made Hield so dynamic as a freshman.
"Buddy became a stand-still shooter when the year before he was much more of a slasher, much more aggressive on the offensive boards," Kruger said. "So we need to combine the two. Buddy has to be a lot more physical, he's got to attack."
The proof is in the numbers. Despite easily leading the team in scoring, Hield only attempted 84 free throws in 33 games. That comes out to less than three attempts per contest.
When he got to the line, he made it count, shooting 75 percent from the line. But all of the other four starters shot significantly more attempts than Hield. Freshman Jordan Woodard shot an astonishing 188 attempts, displaying his aggressive nature.
It's a tough line to balance. Because OU is going to need Hield to get to the free throw line more, but it's also possible that his body won't be able to sustain going to the rim over and over and all the contact that is going to come with that.
"Working through contact, finishing through contact, getting to the free throw line a lot more," Kruger said. "Buddy became a guy who didn't shoot many free throws. We need him to get to the line, be more aggressive in earning his way to the line more than he was this year."
Hield was second-team all-Big 12, the only OU player to earn that honor. But there's no reason Hield can't make the first team next season. His performance, his work ethic will say a lot about where OU is headed in the fourth season under Kruger.

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Imagine shopping for a wedding dress online. As you go through the 3D catalog, you find three dresses you like: the waistline of this dress, the neckline of that dress and the fabric of another. The catalog is interactive so you can see what the dress you want looks like with the alternate fabric, preferred neckline and different waistline. Making alterations online and keying in your credit card number, you order the very dress you've created, which will be manufactured according to your specifications.
Maybe tomorrow Today, however, 3D PartStream.NET augments design communication between manufacturers and their customers by allowing companies to view products from all angles, integrate dynamic CAD models of their products and configure, and view, translate and download these models based on their specific requirements.
Alden Products of Brockton, Massachusetts offers it's customers an interactive 3D online catalog. Alden manufactures connectors, cable assemblies, and termination devices used in a massive array of electronic equipment, from computer components to heart defibrillators. For example, a medical products manufacturer can configure and view 3D solid models of Alden connectors and visualize how the latter will fit their defibrillator designs.
Alden used SolidWorks' 3D PartStream.NET and i-Mark's Web-based catalog technology for its interactive, online catalog. The software significantly reduces the tedious and time-consuming process of buying parts and components. Manufacturers can use the program to upload designs using a variety of CAD applications, conduct batch uploads, and add new product configurations with ease.


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Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 15, 2014
An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the earth's climate, according to a new study by McGill University physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.
The study, published online April 6 in the journal Climate Dynamics, represents a new approach to the question of whether global warming in the industrial era has been caused largely by man-made emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.
Rather than using complex computer models to estimate the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions, Lovejoy examines historical data to assess the competing hypothesis: that warming over the past century is due to natural long-term variations in temperature.
"This study will be a blow to any remaining climate-change deniers," Lovejoy says. "Their two most convincing arguments - that the warming is natural in origin, and that the computer models are wrong - are either directly contradicted by this analysis, or simply do not apply to it."
Lovejoy's study applies statistical methodology to determine the probability that global warming since 1880 is due to natural variability. His conclusion: the natural-warming hypothesis may be ruled out "with confidence levels great than 99%, and most likely greater than 99.9%."
To assess the natural variability before much human interference, the new study uses "multi-proxy climate reconstructions" developed by scientists in recent years to estimate historical temperatures, as well as fluctuation-analysis techniques from nonlinear geophysics.
The climate reconstructions take into account a variety of gauges found in nature, such as tree rings, ice cores, and lake sediments. And the fluctuation-analysis techniques make it possible to understand the temperature variations over wide ranges of time scales.
For the industrial era, Lovejoy's analysis uses carbon-dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels as a proxy for all man-made climate influences - a simplification justified by the tight relationship between global economic activity and the emission of greenhouse gases and particulate pollution, he says.
"This allows the new approach to implicitly include the cooling effects of particulate pollution that are still poorly quantified in computer models," he adds.
While his new study makes no use of the huge computer models commonly used by scientists to estimate the magnitude of future climate change, Lovejoy's findings effectively complement those of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), he says.
His study predicts, with 95% confidence, that a doubling of carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere would cause the climate to warm by between 2.5 and 4.2 degrees Celsius. That range is more precise than - but in line with -- the IPCC's prediction that temperatures would rise by 1.5 to 4.5 degrees Celsius if CO2 concentrations double.
"We've had a fluctuation in average temperature that's just huge since 1880 - on the order of about 0.9 degrees Celsius," Lovejoy says. "This study shows that the odds of that being caused by natural fluctuations are less than one in a hundred and are likely to be less than one in a thousand.
"While the statistical rejection of a hypothesis can't generally be used to conclude the truth of any specific alternative, in many cases - including this one - the rejection of one greatly enhances the credibility of the other."
"Scaling fluctuation analysis and statistical hypothesis testing of anthropogenic warming", S. Lovejoy, Climate Change, published online April 6, 2014.
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The Taipan is derived from the Mamba by Reumech of South Africa; Reumech holds 49% of ASVS. Like the BAeA Foxhound, one of its rivals in Bushranger, the Taipan uses the chassis and running gear of the Mercedes Benz Unimog U2150L. The Australian Army already uses Unimog 4x4 (and soon 6x6) trucks.
Taipan carries a crew of two with up to nine on the rear compartment. Entrance is by the rear door only and the flanks of the vehicle are taken up with storage bins. Heating, air-conditioning and a chilled water unit are fitted in view of Australia's range of climates. Spare wheels are mounted at each side of the rear body.
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INDIO - The Wu-Tang Clan's performance celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" drew one of the largest crowds to the Outdoor Theatre on Sunday evening.
The Staten Island hip-hop group headlined the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with thousands of people in attendance.
"If you feel the Wu-Tang spirit in your heart, put your W's up," said The Rza to the audience who complied.
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was released in November 1993 and has sold more than one million copies.
Their first song was "Protect Ya Neck," which was also appropriately enough the debut single of the group back in 1992.
Also performed Sunday night were the other singles from the 36 chambers album "Method Man," "C.R.E.A.M." and "Can It Be All So Simple."
While group member Ol' Dirty Bastard died in November 2004, the other group members filled in for him on Sunday.
Besides 36 chambers songs, group members also performed "Reunited" from Wu-Tang Forever and Method Man performed "Bring The Pain" while The Genius performed "4th Chamber."


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ARLINGTON — Bryce Human's two-out line drive over the shortstop drove in Ryan Walker for Arlington's game-winning run in the seventh inning of the Wesco 4A North game. Walker began the inning with a double and Isaiah Vaughn had a base hit before Human hit home the game-winner. Walker was 2-for-4 with two doubles, Vaughn batted 2-for-4 and catcher Josh Schempp threw out three Monroe players trying to steal. Monroes' Hunter Bingham was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple.
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Bernethy, Bruton (4), Siler (5), Cogar (7) and Goguen. Walker and Schempp. WP—Walker (2-0). LP—Cogar (record not reported). 2B—Walker (A) 2, Bingham (M). 3B—Bingham (M). Records—Monroe 0-3 league, 0-5 overall. Arlington 1-0, 2-1.


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Jonas Salk
First Known Use: 1954See Words from the same year
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: a polio vaccine that is administered by intramuscular injection and contains the three serotypes of poliovirus inactivated by treatment with formaldehyde—compare sabin vaccine
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Jonas Edward (1914–1995), American immunologist. In 1942 while on a fellowship in epidemiology, Salk began studies of the influenza virus with the purpose of producing vaccines in commercial quantities. In 1947 he became the director of the virus research laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, and two years later he changed his interest to developing a serum against polio. A problem was presented by the fact that polio is caused by three strains of virus and a single effective vaccine was needed that could neutralize all of the strains. In 1953 he announced the successful development of a vaccine prepared from virus inactivated by treatment with formaldehyde. In the next two years mass inoculation of school children with the Salk vaccine was undertaken. 1953 was also the year in which he published the results of experimental inoculations of 20,000 people with a flu vaccine which had produced immunity for as long as two years. That vaccine also went into wide use.
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Lauren Gallant is committed to making social justice issues part of her U.S. history teaching. An avid user of Teaching Tolerance materials, she's always in search of tools "that help illuminate the subject matter and the human condition." But the Simi Valley High School, Calif., teacher has a typical challenge: There is little time for "extras" while working to meet state and district goals. And she's currently in the middle of training on the Common Core State Standards. Adopted by 45 of the 50 states, the standards are to be formally implemented by 2015.
Teaching Tolerance is stepping up to meet that challenge. Next fall, it will launch Perspectives for a Diverse America—a literacy-based, K-12 anti-bias curriculum that pairs the relevance of multicultural content with the rigor of the Common Core standards.
The free, web-based curriculum will include the following components:
Anti-bias standards—the first of their kind—that are grouped into the perspectives of identity, diversity, justice and action.
An anthology of central texts—non-fiction essays and speeches, literature, songs, video clips and maps—that will help students consider and challenge multiple points of view.
An integrated learning plan that offers flexible components for teaching the texts. Teachers will be able to choose and download options for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, persuasive writing and social action. These parts of the learning plan align to the Common Core anchor standards of language, reading, writing, speaking and listening.
The Anti-Bias Standards: An 'Explicit Blueprint'
Teaching Tolerance's anti-bias standards are the soul of Perspectives. Emily Chiariello, who has headed the development of Perspectives at Teaching Tolerance, says the Teaching Tolerance team realized early on there were no widely accepted standards, so they began by looking at Louise Derman-Sparks' four goals of anti-bias education. The goals are included in her 1989 book, Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children.
Chiariello says the Perspectives development team unpacked Derman-Sparks' goals into 20 standards in four perspectives: identity, diversity, justice and action. The resulting standards are being used to select texts for the curriculum. She says they also helped match a "culturally responsive pedagogy with the rigor of the Common Core."
"The fact that Perspectives is literacy-based and makes use of diverse texts is important," says Dr. Jennifer Trujillo, an associate professor and teacher education coordinator for Linguistically Diverse Education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. "But it is the four unique anti-bias perspectives … that make it distinct."
"Based on my experiences … this will be the first curriculum of its kind to offer an explicit blueprint designed to move students into the position of advocate," says Trujillo, who is also an advisory board member for Teaching Tolerance. "This will have a great impact on learner success."
A 'Gold Mine' of Rich Text
If the anti-bias standards are the soul of Perspectives, the central text anthology is its heart. The framework's central texts alone "are a gold mine," says Dr. Alfred Tatum, author of Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap. "I am excited to gain access" to them.
The anti-bias texts will reflect the Common Core's approach to complexity, range and quality. And they will represent both literary and informational text types. Visual and multimedia texts will also be included in the online anthology, giving students opportunities to locate information among photographs, political cartoons and recorded interviews.
Chiariello says researchers are scouring available resources for texts that highlight and foster the exploration of identity, authentic accounts of real-life experiences, intergroup understanding, historical empathy, the awareness of prejudice and injustice, individual and collective struggles against injustice and—finally—action against injustice.
With the Common Core's focus on literacy across curriculum areas, "everybody is a reading teacher," says Chiariello, who emphasizes that the texts will reflect a balance of issues and voices. The topics will go beyond the more common issues of race and ethnicity to include wealth and poverty, disabilities, religious discrimination and immigration.
"I'm always accumulating new books about diversity issues to read to my first-graders," says Chicago teacher Joel Blecha. "I am particularly drawn to the fact that the texts in Perspectives encompass themes covering not only race and ethnicity—there are countless books available on these topics—but less-covered, equally important themes like gender, sexual orientation and class."
Amy Vatne Bintliff, author of Re-engaging Disconnected Youth: Transformative Learning Through Restorative and Social Justice Education, says the anthology "allows teachers to easily access a variety of complex texts in one central location—texts filled with opportunities for rich discussion around social justice themes … it's an amazing collection of powerful texts."
Building a Modular Learning Plan
Teachers will have the opportunity to dig right into Perspectives' always-accessible anthology, and they will have their own control over teaching the texts.
The Perspectives integrated learning plan will include five phases: Word Work (vocabulary); Close and Critical Reading (reading comprehension); Community Inquiry (discussion); Write to the Source (persuasive writing); and Do Something (social action).
Thom Ronk, senior manager of teaching and learning at Teaching Tolerance, says teachers will choose among 10 or more strategies for accomplishing these phases—essentially building their own lesson plans depending on classroom goals and skill levels. Teachers then will be able to download and print their chosen strategies or move them to another platform.
That means that Perspectives will not have conventional or scripted lesson plans. This flexibility will allow teachers to match the meaningful text content with effective, curated instructional strategies.
Meredith Liben is with Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit organization that pulls together educators and researchers to improve student achievement. The group was founded by three of the contributing authors of the Common Core State Standards. She says SAP reviewers did a careful reading of the Perspectives curriculum.
"[We] were happy to see that it achieves the key instructional shifts called for by the Common Core State Standards for Literacy," she says. "The texts are authentic and complex, and the questions and activities focus on the readings and consistently require readers to produce textual evidence for their positions."
Of course, veteran users of Teaching Tolerance materials know there are hundreds of supplemental lesson plans already on its website. Those existing plans will still be available, says Ronk. And similar materials will still be produced around topical issues and in partnership with outside organizations.
What all Teaching Tolerance materials will have in common are the new anti-bias standards.
"I'm certain that Teaching Tolerance veterans will be thrilled with this streamlined curriculum and that 'newbies' will learn how to implement this framework for teaching tolerance and addressing justice in their schools," says Trujillo. The curriculum is "fresh and innovative, yet its marriage to the Common Core will allow it to be widely implemented."
Bintliff agrees that "Perspectives will be an invaluable resource for teachers committed to keeping equity and social justice at the forefront of the curriculum."
But it's Gallant, the Teaching Tolerance veteran in the classroom, who's most excited. She can't wait to get started.
"I love the idea of materials that will help us achieve three goals at once," she says, "addressing social justice issues and building literacy, while continuing to provide our students with the background" across subject areas.
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Clockwise: Columbus/Astronaut-Oct. 1965;
Baseball-July 1947; Prayer at Crèche-Dec. 1980; Minuteman
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Columbia magazine, formerly known as The Columbiad, was established in 1893. Today, as the largest Catholic publication on the North American continent, Columbia records the Order's outstanding programs of outreach and activities. At the same time, it holds up positive solutions to present-day social problems, while promoting the ideals of service to Church, community and society. Dedication to such ideals has brought many awards to Columbia over the years, and numerous recognitions from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
Many of the early covers employed photographs. Illustration cover art for Columbia first came on the scene around 1920 and continued until 1988, when photographic supplements appeared once again – only this time, in color.Early issues also carried short story drawings by prominent American illustrators such as Charles Livingston Bull and Morgan Dennis. In all, more than seventy different illustrators have contributed over the years, helping to define and shape the pages of this prominent Catholic publication. Many of the illustrations reveal a different time in American life and culture, with a different set of values and material standards from today's hurried and complicated life-style. As a 1960 advertisement for Columbia once stated: "Sociologists, researching in 2460 A.D. will be grateful for such Columbia covers. Meanwhile, we'll just try to get a quiet smile into our covers now, letting 2460 take care if itself."
One such noted American illustrator and Columbia cover artist was William E. Luberoff, who was born in Philadelphia in 1910. His father's parents were Russian Jews from Odessa and his mother's parents were German Catholics."Bill" was the oldest of their three children.
The family later moved to New York and William entered the New York School of Fine and Applied Art in 1929 on a scholarship from Jamaica High School, Long Island. He was then awarded another scholarship to the school's Paris and Italian branches, 1931, 1932 (today, Parsons, the New School for Design). Later, in 1932 he began freelancing.
He managed to maintain his artistic career while serving in the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
In 1950, Luberoff began a relationship with Reproducta Company, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of elegant, religious stationary, where he created thousands of paintings for their library. Many critics today still consider his art to be the defining style for the Catholic market.
Marrying in 1963, he moved to Rye, N.Y., to spend his remaining years and enjoy world travel. He died at age ninety-one on March 7, 2002.
Now, part of the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, his July 1947 Columbia cover was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus editorial department. It was one of the first magazine cover paintings to be added to the Cooperstown collection (1948) and was donated by the artist.
Luberoff's Columbus & Astronaut cover was selected to be included in a book cover distribution program in the 1970s. The Knights of Columbus printed millions of book covers to give to councils throughout the United States and Canada for Catholic school students. Some councils also offered the covers to all children of members in places where no Catholic schools existed.
During William Luberoff's illustrious career, he created more than 58 covers for Columbia magazine, from 1933 to 1987 and was one its most prolific illustrators of all time.


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Re "Boy Scouts' decision on gay members pushed to May" (Tribune, Feb. 7):
As a boy, I participated in the Scouting program and benefited from what it offered. It wasn't only about first aid, building a camp fire and merit badges. The underlying goal was building character and becoming better citizens through community service projects, looking out for others and learning responsibility.
The Scout Law encourages Scouts to be "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." To be relevant in today's world, it would help to add "tolerant" and "non-judgmental" to the Scout Law.
Discriminating against others, for whatever reason, seems counter to all that the Scout spirit represents.
I applaud the Boy Scouts of America for considering that excluding others sends a negative message to their young men and is not in the best interest of the future of their organization.
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Do You See Beyond Your Own Life?
I met my friend Michael 20 years ago when we worked at the same company. I was immediately drawn to him and his kindness. He is one of those people who exude warmth. We worked together for about four years, and eventually over time lost touch with each other.
We recently reconnected through the power of Facebook, which has been wonderful. Michael is a talented and lovely man, and he has a wonderful partner, Andre, who brings him such joy that I often get a cavity simply reading about their love for each other. They are perfect.
Michael writes about things he is grateful for and posts them on Facebook. Sometimes I laugh, others bring a tear, and all leave me in awe of a man that I knew for a short time, a long time ago, and am happy to have found again. Michael's latest post needs to be shared.
I come across fascinating people quite often. I write about my adventures through other people's lives, and get a lot of emails from people asking me how it is I always find myself in the middle of such interesting stories. It's quite simple really, and everyone can do it.
We must be aware that lives other than our own are being led, and if we stop focusing on ourselves, we are able to see theirs. I feel closest to God when I am able to see other's stories, and Michael is blessed to have the gift of seeing the lives around him.
If I can let go of my own view, to see what others see, I am able to witness lives that are beautiful. They may not be like mine, and I often dont understand, but I always come away having learned something. Michael's story today is a blessing amd I am happy to share it.
Days of Gratitude – November 4, 2012
The last time I was in Washington DC I met a guy on the subway. The year was 2000. His name was Jackson Leinowens. I was checking out his friend Bob…. Jackson was checking me out. We all laughed when our eyes met. I was on my way to see the Korean War Memorial at night, we briefly chatted and they told me how to get there. As I exited the train, Jackson handed me his number. That was the only time I saw him in person, but for the next two years we wrote and called each other quite often.
What I learned was that he lived in Washington DC and taught at a private school. He was a big romantic, had an incredible wit, loved that he was a 'hero' to his 20 kids and loved the look on their faces when they 'got it', drank Cape Cods and Rose Kennedys, ordered Carpaccio whenever it was on the menu, loved the History channel, worshiped Wonder Woman & Linda Carter, ate Butter Pecan ice cream right from the container, loved show tunes, "Yentl", sign language and beauty pageants.
I also learned his twin brother had died of leukemia when they were 16, he himself had battled leukemia for ten years. And I learned he hadn't spoken to his parents (both officers in the USMC) for six years, because they disowned him, because he was gay.
On April 29, 2002, I received a phone call from a friend of his. "Hi, my name is Eric and I needed to call and let you know that Jackson lost his battle with Leukemia and died." The week prior, Jackson had given his friend a list of things to do, and on the list was to call "Michael from the subway." Jackson was surrounded by a few close friends when he passed. I asked about his parents. His parents had refused to come to his deathbed, as far as they were concerned, he was already dead to them.
This man, whom I only met for ten minutes on a train, but knew better than some of my own friends, had died without a family, his biological family. What he did have was the family that he made for himself. A family of friends. So often gay men and women must create new families for themselves to replace the ones who have left. I am so moved and saddened by this fact. It saddens me to know that there are parents out there that would disown their own children because their child was gay. I am extremely grateful that that is not the case in my life.
This evening, I met the rest of André's family and was greeted with warmth as if I had known them for years. Mom, two siblings, a sister-in-law, and nine nieces and nephews. We had a wonderful evening.
I have been so blessed in my own life to have a beautiful family that love and support me for who I am. My loving parents, my siblings: Midge, Sue, Eric, Jody, and their spouses: Scott, Tony, Lisa, and Casey. Also my amazing nieces and nephews…all twelve (soon to be thirteen) of them. I never take this blessing for granted.
Today, I am grateful for family and all their kinds, shapes and sizes. I am thankful for my own family and the love, care, faith, support and acceptance they show me. I am grateful for my parents, siblings, in-laws and every single one of their kids who have brightened my life and warmed my heart with pure love.
I am grateful for André's family and the warmth they showed to us tonight.
And I am grateful that I met a guy named Jackson Leinowens on a subway some twelve years ago, and that he touched my heart, and my life. He is remembered.
I am keeping Jackson and the family he built in my prayers. Life is precious and if we are able to look beyond the one we are living, we are truly blessed. Be kind to a stranger because one day you might be their family. I love you Michael. Your vision inspires me to keep the faith.


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Collectons CollecTons Sent The Wrong Item. CollecTons Refused to Exchange or refund amount without charging me for the shipping I prepaid and the shipping I had to pay to return the wrong item they sent me. The Manager, "Joel" was rude, refused to provide his last name or that of the owner. This company is a RIP OFF. Has horrible customer service. Reported to Better Business Bureau in Bolder Colorado. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. HORRIBLE!!! Boulder Colorado
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I contacted the company about purchasing a bill (currency) holder for a bill I purchased as a collector. I spoke with "Luisa" who after telling her that I was looking to protect a rare piece of currency and how I wanted to display it, directed me to an item on their website. I ordered over the phone this item directly with Luisa and charged my credit card. The item came and it was different than the one I orderd. I called Luisa and she told me that they must have sent me an old one by mistake and that I could return or exchage it for the one I orderd, but that I had to pay to the postage to return the item and that if I wanted a refund they would not refund my shipping costs. I asked to speak with the manager and a buffoon named "Joel" identified himself as the manager. When I asked his last name, he refused to give it to me. I told him I was send the wrong item and he said the same thing Luisa said. I asked to speak with the owner, Joel (The Buffoon) refused my request or even to tell me the name of the owner. I ASKED HIM IF I SHOULD PAY FURTHER FOR THEIR MISTAKE AND HE REPLIED, THAT IS OUR POLICY.
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They sent the wrong item. They agreed to give me a partial refund after taking a 5% restocking fee, my shipping costs and have me pay shipping to return their wrong item. They are LIARS!! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE! They are on ebay and don't even accept paypal so they don't have to follow the return rules. STAY AWAY! UNVELIEVEABLY POOR AND RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!
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From The Atlantic
California added 900,000 new jobs during the recovery, but they were spread over the state's 38 million residents.
MIT's Zeynep Ton explains the theory behind the Good Jobs Strategy.
There are tremendous differences in what it takes for workers to get by in different parts of the country.
Given the differences in housing and living costs across U.S. metros, a single national rate makes little sense.
The awkward ethics of a Walmart food drive.


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JERUSALEM (Jul. 29)
After a week of more bad news, leaders of the settlers movement went on the offensive this week to fight government plans to freeze much of the building and economic enterprises in the administered territories.
Leaders of the settlers met Tuesday for more than four hours to discuss ways of fending off the Rabin government's anti-settlement policies, which includes massive housing cuts and plans for Palestinian autonomy in the territories.
The meeting was called amid growing criticism by the Jewish settlers of their leaders, whom they charge with ineptitude and failure to respond to the new government's policies.
The first decision taken by the leaders was to launch a massive public campaign designed to change the negative image of the settlers and encourage more Israelis to move to the territories, despite the new limitations.
The new campaign will feature public figures such as former Housing Ministers Ariel Sharon and Tsomet Party leader Rafael Eitan, whose presence underscores the non-religious elements supporting the settlements.
In an effort to counter the government's line of encouraging development towns inside Israel proper at the expense of settlements in the territories, the settlers will launch a twin-cities project pairing towns inside the Green Line, Israel's pre-1967 border, with settlements.
The new campaign will be launched Aug. 10, a day after Tisha B'av, and the day Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is scheduled to leave for a meeting with President Bush in the United States.
"We intend to demonstrate both here and abroad that the Jewish people in the territories will not turn themselves over to a reality of an autonomy and to a reality of construction bans," said Benny Katzover, head of the regional council of Samaria.
Meanwhile, Industry and Commerce Minister Micha Harish ordered his ministry officials not to approve any new requests for government aid to plants in the administered territories, until a committee appointed this week rezones the country's development areas.
Many areas in the territories may no longer be considered development area Type A, a classification that entitles residents and businesses for special government assistance, including tax exemptions.


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Chevrolet Repair Questions? Ask a Chevy Mechanic for Answers ASAP
HiCustomer Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer.
Did you get a specific error code that you can pass on to us (letter and numbers)?
Hi again.
Did they clear the code, and now it has come back?
If so, is it possible that you could run down there again and have them read the code and write it down?
Hi again. Sorry about the delay.
I was asking about the "clearing of the codes" because it generally takes at least 3 times of the diagnostic tests to be run and pass before the check engine light will be turned off by the cars computer. There will be a history code stored for about 40 cycles (before that one goes away). That is the first time I have heard about a $10K fine. Maybe that is just for the parts places. Most service department procedures have to clear the code as part of the procedure so we can see if the problem HAS been fixed.
Here are the generic descriptions of the codes you mentioned, and a couple more from many GM cars. Not all of these apply to your Sunfire (I only found the three you mentioned in my Sunfire list). Since you have the GM manual for the car, I won't go into the details of each one.
P0440 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System P0442 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Small Leak Detected P0443 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Purge Solenoid Control Circuit P0446 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Vent System Performance P0449 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Vent Solenoid Control Circuit
And here is a routing diagram of the system hoses and components.
I have found that the "small leak" failures usually trace back to loose or damaged hoses, while "performance" failures usually trace back to one of the solenoids. But this is a very generalized trend. Each system has to be examined, and sometimes given "the smoke test" where a "smoke machine" and pressurized air is used to find the leak. Otherwise it is guessing. Solenoids get damaged more in areas where there is a lot of salt and chemicals used on the roads. I have even found wires pulled loose after someone has driven through the woods!
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text: Garrick, Jack, I think I found the problem with "TORQUE_REVISION". Looks like someone directly modified the code on the build machine so some code is being distributed in the snapshots, but it isn't actually present in SVN. I've scrubbed the build machine and restored a pure SVN checkout. I'm releasing a new 2.3.4 snapshot now. Josh Butikofer Cluster Resources, Inc. ############################# Garrick Staples wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:56:17AM +0000, Jack Challen alleged: >> [Replied from the wrong address; this one should actually hit the list] >> >> >> Josh Butikofer wrote: >>> If you want to try out my changes using the tarball you already >>> downloaded, please try applying the attached patch and recompiling. It >>> should hopefully allow you to use -O2 again without >>> --disable-gcc-warnings (unless there are other issues in the code that >>> your compiler won't like). >> That patch worked perfectly, thanks. I'm now using 2.3.3. >> >> >>> This has also been fixed in the 2.3.4 snapshots and the fix will be >>> permanent when TORQUE 2.3.4 is released (which should be soon). >> I must admit, I didn't try the snapshots at first. I've tried them over the >> weekend, and I encountered problems with >> TORQUE_REVISION being undefined. If I added a -DTORQUE_REVISION=blah then >> compilation got further, but then stopped on >> another error. I can't remember precisely what that error was (sorry), but >> I'll try to get some time to have another >> crack at it on ia64, unless that would serve no purpose. > > I don't even see the string "TORQUE_REVISION" anywhere in the source. Where > were you having this problem? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > torqueusers mailing list > torqueusers at supercluster.org > http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers


text: A top art critic from The Los Angeles Times once called Eriberto Oriol "a people's aesthete for his discerning eye." Indeed, Eriberto's photos have a strong sense of perspective and composition. This formal sensibility is further elevated by his gift for capturing the raw essence and realities of L.A. Latino street life and instilled in Eriberto's son, Estevan Oriol, at an early age. Altamont presents a video, in two parts, about its collaboration with Eriberto, directed by none other than Estevan Oriol.


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Just as it did in Friday's 8-0 win, West Virginia got on the board early against the Flames, but that was the only resemblance to the opening game of the series as the Mountaineers were rolled in the second game of the set.
Shortstop Taylor Munden led off with a double and scored on Ryan McBroom's sacrifice fly to give WVU a 1-0 lead, but this time the Mountaineers couldn't make the early advantage stand up. Libery matched the run in the bottom of the first and scored two more in the third to take a 3-1 lead, and things stayed there until the top of the seventh, when Munden again delivered, this time with an RBI single to drive in Matt Frazer. Again, however, the Flames responded, this time with a two-run single to push the lead to 5-2. Liberty then salted the game away with a three-run double in the eighth.
As has been the case in most every Mountaineer game this year, pitching told the tale. WVU starter Corey Walter was o.k. through six innings, but couldn't get out of the seventh, and departed after 6 1/3 innings of work in which he gave up five earned runs. Walter yielded just one walk, but took the loss after allowing eight hits. Relievers Corey Holmes and Jared Hill each allowed two additional runs in two-thirds of an inning of work.
On the opposite side, Liberty starter Brooks Roy gave up five hits and walked four, but managed to work out of a couple of jams while stranding seven Mountaineer baserunners. Reliever Josh Richardson closed things down with two solid innings of relief.
Munden continued his solid series with a pair of hits and and RBI, and Matt Frazer worked a pair of walks, but WVU could not string enough hits together to put up the big innings that it did on Friday.
The two teams, with identical 19-17 records, close out the series on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. John Means is the scheduled starter for West Virginia.


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Things wrong from my visit last summer (and only visit).
1. Wait staff took over 10 minutes to say hello to the table (We, a 4 top, were 1 of 4 tables so they weren't weeded)
2. So much dust and crud on the walls that it was NASTY to look at.
3. Lack of management intervention during a scuffle between two employees. Curse words flew rampant out of one guys mouth involved in the scuffle.
4. Wait staff (all four servers), hostess and bartender stayed by the bar and talked the whole time. Drinks stayed empty and the cook had to walk the food out due to our "server" chatting at the bar.
5. Management promised gift certificates mailed due to our horrible experience to make up for the scuffled witnessed but they never came.
6. Food was marginal at best.
7. The best part was the cook who walked our food out and checked on us 2x due to our waiter loving to chat with other workers.
I've run a restaurant and I never would have allowed this lack of service to take place. I will never go there again and when friends ask, I am very honest about my experience there.
Nastiest lasagna....how do they stay open? Gross.
Horrible service. Almost 1.5 hours for dinner. Every time is a long wait. Wish we had a better pub in West Ashley
Let me start off by staying I've been to Shelter on 4 separate occasions with each visit impressing me less than the last. I can honestly echo previous comments that the food is nothing spectacular and the service is absolutely awful. I gave them the benefit of the doubt the first two visits (with them recently opening and still working out the kinks,) but after my last lunch visit and TWO HOURS later I will not be dining with them any time soon. If the food was something to brag about, or the place had more than 10 people dining, I might put up with a little wait. When you're several weeks post open and still have serious service issues, problems run deeper than just the occasional server having a bad day.
On my forth visit, which was for a happy hour with friends, it is only fitting that the bar service is as slow as the food service. @edoksa, i'm surprised you found ice in your beer with the 20+ minute wait I had to endure for a single beverage. Living in Charleston, even during the cooler months, ice shouldn't stick around that long.
Also, the atmosphere isn't very relaxing. At least put some kind of partition between the deck and Colman Blvd to reduce the road noise and cut down on the exhaust inhalation.
I hope the owners take this review and the others above seriously because adjustments need to be made for this place to be successful.
Worst service in Charleston.
Finz is a nice place except for one problem: they have those damn roll up doors between the inside smoke free area and the outside addict area, so the addicts can just stand in the doors and blow their poison inside.
They leave these doors open so the poison gets in the smoke free area.
I won't be going back.
As with all non-smoke free places like this, the actual rating is zero stars.
Re: chapmanbates review
This is the thing that ticks me off about poor restaurant service especially when you've been in the food and bev. business for years. A salad which costs about $2.00 in ingredients to make can be comped easily at no loss to a restaurant with the hope someone sees this as an act of faith to get a costumer back in again, improve quality, and gain more business from rave reviews.
As far as I'm concerned I'll never go to this place. Hopefully the management will read these comments and improve things quickly or perhaps comment on the poor service and why it is this way.
For the last few years I have been aware that almost all of the food I have ordered here was mediocre with the occasional above average dish. Which I have been fine with me because for some reason I have always wanted to support Med Bistro and before that Med Deli, when the food was good. However, last Sunday my experience went beyond bad and I have to comment on it. I ordered a the pecan chicken salad and when it arrived it was truly one of the worst salads I have ever had. Extremely tasteless and bland and by the time the server asked how it was, I had no appetite any longer. I told her how bad it was and she asked if there was anything else she could bring me and I told her no. She took my plate with only @ 10% of it eaten and that was that or so I thought. When the bill came the salad was still on it... No manager came by to see why I had sent the meal back or for a discussion and there were only @ 6 tables at the time we were served. So I paid for it and on the bottom I said that I will never be back and I won't. When I said to the waitress that I was shocked that I was charged for such a bad meal she told me that she had asked the manager to remove it from the bill and was told no. Now, I was in food and beverage for 10 years and have never seen anything like this. I guess it goes to show that even the managers and owners have decided that bad food it too bad for the customer that ordered it. I will never be returning and I encourage all people reading this to stop bland food and stop supporting resturants that no longer seem to care about their customers or what kind of quality comes out of their kitchen. Thank you.
Terrible bartenders. Do not go for the night scene! They will without fair warning or last call, take your full drinks from you and poor them down the sink.
What happened? My last few visits have left a bad taste in my mouth. How do burn chicken fingers? They tasted like burnt grease, my fries were soggy! You need to get a waitress as your bartenders are lazy and to busy taking shots at the bar with their friends and could careless that my food sucked and my draft was warm and flat. I mean hot! as in the pint must have just came out of the dishwasher! What happened to Moe's? it is just not the same any more.
We would like to invite you to join us again soon and hope that we are demonstrating marked improvement in this our fourth week of service. The management and owners here intend for The Shelter to provide the best possible service and commitment to quality food at reasonable prices available anywhere in town. We appreciate your candor and are grateful for your patronage. If you decide to visit us again, please let Dave, Ryan, Thomas or Ashley know that you are again joining us. Best Regards, Thomas Berry
The old gray mare just ain't what she used to be. That great staff is gone. What used to be a good 8oz burger. Is now a 7oz burger even though the menu still say's 8oz. Everything i used to know and love about this local dive bar is gone. The half priced wings at happy hour, gone! Price did not go though as they are the only thing that stayed..$6.00 fireball shot Wow!!My one beer and a fire ball shooter were over $11.00. Guess i'll go to the recovery room get a PBR and watch the beatnik's fight!! bye bye Moe's you had a good run while it lasted! I can't wait to see what fills that building once Moe's folds.
Apparently the food is only good on weekends. We went last Monday and I had to send my steak back because it was nothing but fat. My husband's shrimp and grits were gritty. There was trash and flies in the windowsill while the waitstaff stood around and talked. Not to mention the table was sticky. Very dissatisfied.
I went to Cypress for the first time last night for Restaurant Week. It cost $90 with tip for two restaurant week dinners and a martini - the martini (Lavender) was the only thing worth paying for.
Started with Lobster Bisque - it was okay. I had the Koren Beef BBQ for dinner and the first four or five bites tasted like nothing but char and ash from the grill. The rice and veggies were lackluster and overall I decided I'd rather save the calories for dessert. Bad idea. The Pecan Pie was horrible. One of the worst desserts I've ever had during restaurant week. It was small and round and I had to hold on to it with my hand in order to cut the crust. The middle was dry and it was just...definitely not good.
As someone who looks forward to restaurant week each September/January and really enjoys trying new places I can't normally afford, I was very dissappointed to have wasted my money here. If I ever go again, it will be to get a Lavender Martini from the bar upstairs - I'll eat dinner somewhere else.
Dinner last night was remarkably lackluster at a steep price.Something is badly amiss here
over priced, run down dump. poorly kept
Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale was an experience I wish I had walked out on.
Our table at the King street location was not just dirty, it was filthy. There were at least 3 dogs in the restaurant. Children were running around and playing hid and seek with vacant tables. Obviously the children should be corrected by the parents, but the restaurant manager should be able to instruct its patrons to reign their children in.
Our server was negligent at best. Perhaps ADD? With the college crowd there, her thoughts were less on taking my order for my children and myself and more on adjusting her short shorts and posing for the frat boys. I think in the process she forgot to put our order in, b/c the food took a huge amount of time for a round of appetizers and a child's meal. We were seated outside and could smell garbage and urine smells. Why I sat through until the food came out, is obvious, I had a hungry family to feed and was not that familiar with the options in the immediate area. My daughter with leg braces can only walk so far at times. I am mad at my dumb luck for wandering into a dirty, dirty, restaurant that honestly didn't care if I was there or not.
Will NOT be back, will never suggest to anyone.. And it is firmly on my top 3 WORST in Charleston. Avoid.
Too bad you can't put zero stars. I split a shrimp & chorizo quesadilla with a friend. We got a slimy grilled cheese sandwiched by cardboard-baked tortillas for $9. No shrimp & no chorizo. Since the waitress brought the paid check back in cash (bill was $26.84) and didn't bother to return our change (guess she really needed that 16 cents) she got to keep that change + 2 bucks for her tip. I get it now, you go there to see people and be seen. They only serve food so it will support their license to serve over-priced liquor. bleh
I love King St Grille. Ive been to the one DT many times and also the one out by Kiawah and had great food. However, this one is awful. We sat at the bar outside for twenty minutes in front of 2 bartenders who refused to talk to us or really even look at us. The girl bartender in the Eagles jersey might as well have been taking a nap under the bar. We got buckets and they said they couldn't split half bud light half budweiser because of some sort of inventory problem. Ive split buckets all over Charleston and never have had this problem. The food came out then sat on the bar for a while and got cold while the bartenders were "working". Ill go back to KSG, but never this one!!!!! Awful
What a joke. Any night club that has the dress code at the door isn't what I'd call "upscale". If you're into slores wearing heeled suede boots that come up to their thighs, oozing insecurity and low self esteem all while holding a vodka CRaNnn and sexily sippin' on their strawwz, then dive in my friend. Oh yeah, take some new facebook profile pix with palmetto shots while you're there.


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Michael Peters
Michael Peters
Degree(s) earned and location:
Combined M.A. / Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
B.S. Communications, Ohio University
Dissertation Title:
"Æffective Ecologies of Sound Environment Programming in Charles Olson, John Cage, Sun Ra, and Jackson Mac Low"
Research Interests:
19th- & 20th-Century American Literature; Philosophy; Poetics; and Transdisciplinary, Post-1945 Intermedia
Select Publications:
Vaast Bin. New York: Calamari Press, 2007
An essay for Charles Olson's Prose. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007
Entries for Kostelanetz's Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes. New York: Schirmer / Routledge, 2000
Numerous "writings" in various media and mediums in art galleries, print journals (Sleepingfish, Spinning Jenny, LUNGFULL!, and Xtant, among others); recording labels (Atavistic, Luna Bisonte, among others); on-line journals (Word for/Word, Hyperrhiz: New Media Cultures, Sous Rature, and Tool, A Magazine, among others); as well as sound and visual poetry anthologies (Vispoeologee, with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, among others). Visual-poetic work can also be found in various Special Collections and Avant-Garde Libraries such as the Sackner Archive.
Select Conference Presentations:
"Lectures from Elsewhere to Hear; Sound Equations in the Quantum Mind/Body of Sun Ra," Poetry of the 1970s Conference, The National Poetry Foundation, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 2008
"The Ocean of Thought; Gravitational Waves in Charles Olson's Poetry and Prose," ALA Conference, San Francisco, 2006
"Wholesale Form; An Attack on the Corporate Form with Text and Sound," Avant-Garde Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, 2002
"Absence and Psychogeography in the Dawn of the Trickster," No Future Conference,_Wolverhampton University, UK, 2001
Select Teaching Experience:
ENG 337: 19th-Century American Literature
ENG 226: Special Topics: Native American Literature
ENG 261: American Literary Traditions
ENG 240: Growing Up in America
ENG 102Z: Intro to Creative Writing
ENG 100Z: Intro to Analytic Writing
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Adam Lambert Glams Down in Australia (PHOTOS)
Even Adam Lambert needs a break from being fabulous now and then.
The American Idol fave, who performed at Sydney, Australia's Enmore Theatre on Wednesday night, looked positively nondescript at the Sydney Airport on Thursday, with only his black nail polish hinting that this is a man who routinely thrills and occasionally disturbs mass audiences with his incendiary live performances.
Hit up the photo gallery to immerse yourself in Lambo's low-key fan encounter. And make sure to hit up Paparazzi-Razzi for more shots of your favorite celebs out and about and being amazing.


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It is easy to lose track of time, but it's a dangerous defect in legislating.
That is why we regret the inability to remember very recent history on display at the State Capitol, as left and right team up to oppose accountability for public education.
Let's review for the more chronologically challenged state legislators, school board members and teacher union lobbyists.
For years, the states, including Louisiana, have met on the challenges of raising academic standards in schools, and few in public education could have been unaware of that. Even fewer could have been unaware of the decision of most of the states to adopt the Common Core standards, new expectations for academic success in schools.
In 2010, the new standards were adopted in Louisiana by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. No surprise, as then-Superintendent Paul Pastorek was a leading voice in the nation on this issue.
Many school systems, public and private, took this decision seriously and started the work of preparing for Common Core; the state, no secret either, joined in a consortium to develop tests aligned with the new standards.
Suddenly, though, in some political circles it's a surprise that new standards are in place. That is why a new anti-accountability bill by Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, is getting some traction in the House.
The Leger bill would delay any accountability penalties for a three-year phase-in of Common Core standards and tests. The bill passed the House Education Committee 10-6, allying those of left and right who are critical of higher standards.
Is this so bad? After all, BESE and current Superintendent John White, recognizing the political problems, already propose a two-year delay.
The problem is, once again, chronology.
The BESE delay, and Leger's even longer delay, rewards those systems who either neglected or ignored the challenges of Common Core for years since the 2010 adoption of the standards.
The foundation of state education reform since the administration of Gov. Mike Foster is accountability for measurable student progress in the classroom. Yet we've seen before that the pressure for higher standards is always resisted, for one reason or another.
Remarkably, Foster's protégé — Gov. Bobby Jindal — is among those weaseling out of support for Common Core.
We were willing to accept a two-year suspension of the acceptability penalties, worked out by White and BESE. But if the issue is chronology and politics, how much time is required for systems and schools to do what they knew they had to do in 2010?
And once the Leger bill stretches a two-year delay into a three-year delay, how much pressure will there be for making that the norm, instead of the exception?


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AP Biz Writer on Good Stocks to Buy: 'One Good Bet: The Jobless Aren't Likely to Find Work Anytime Soon'
While Associated Press Economics writers like Christopher Rugaber and Paul Wiseman, as seen in a post this morning (at NewBusters; at BizzyBlog), talk of "baffled economists" and a job market that is "defying history," one AP writer, in discussing stocks which have done well in this economy, has revealed what employment prospects really are with quite un-baffling certainty from the point of view of those who have to put their money where their expectations are, i.e., investors.
The wire service's Bernard Condon cited a pawn shop operator, a payday lender, a debt-collection firm, and a rent-to-own outfit as companies which have outperformed the market and are expected to continue doing so. The reason for the expectation is found in the title of this post, which is also seen in the following excerpt from Condon's composition:
How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot
As the jobless rate inches up and the economic recovery sputters, investors looking for a few good stocks may want to follow the money - or rather the TV, the beloved Fender guitar, the baubles from grandma, the wedding ring.
Profits at pawn shop operator Ezcorp Inc. have jumped by an average 46 percent annually for five years. The stock has doubled from a year ago, to about $38.
... In investing, it's often better to focus on what you can safely predict, even if that safety is found in companies that thrive on hard times. One good bet: The jobless aren't likely to find work anytime soon. And companies profiting from their bad fortune will continue to do so.
B-B-B-But I thought the president told us three months ago that "We are turning the corner." And of course, there's been no shortage of Associated Press and other wire service reports telling us that the economy is on the "rebound" and that the joblessness problem is a result of "temporary factors," blah-blah-blah-blech.
Not so, as Condon explains, because when it comes to putting one's money where the greatest expected returns are, the companies whose prospects are bright are those which work with the financially at risk or cater to the growing number of Americans who have become misers by necessity:
- Stock in payday lender Advance America Cash Advance Centers (AEA) has doubled from a year ago, to just under $8. Rival Cash America International Inc. (CSH) is up 64 percent, to $58. ...
- Profits at Encore Capital Group, a debt collector that targets people with unpaid credit cards bills and other debts, rose nearly 50 percent last year. Encore has faced class action suits in several states, including California, over its collection practices. The Minnesota attorney general filed a suit in March. No matter. The stock (ECPG) is up 59 percent from a year ago, to more than $30.
- Stock in Rent-A-Center (RCII), which leases televisions, couches, computers and more, is up 57 percent from a year ago to nearly $32. Nine of the 11 analysts covering the company say it will rise further and that investors should buy it.
The idea of investing in companies catering to the hard-up might not be palatable to some people. But it is profitable.
Memo to Chris Rugaber and Paul Wiseman: It's also not baffling and certainly doesn't defy history.
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.


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State Public Health Agency Among First to Receive Accreditation
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced today that it is one of 11 public health departments in the nation to receive newly established national public health department accreditation status through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The group of 11 health departments receiving the new accreditation status also includes two local health departments in Oklahoma: the Oklahoma City-County Health Department and Comanche County Health Department.
To receive accreditation, a health department must undergo a rigorous, multi-faceted, peer-reviewed process to ensure it meets or exceeds a set of quality standards and measures.
"National accreditation signifies the incredible efforts ongoing in our state to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality of the services provided by our state, local and tribal health departments," said State Health Commissioner Dr. Terry Cline. "Our first priority is to ensure the programs and services we provide are as responsive as possible to the needs of the communities we serve. Being among the first to achieve national standards that promote continuous quality improvement demonstrates that we are delivering services as effectively as possible."
The Oklahoma State Department of Health and Washington State Department of Health were the only state-level public health agencies recognized in the first group of accredited health departments.
"The Oklahoma State Department of Health is one of the first of many health departments that we look forward to being able to recognize as a high-performing public health department," said PHAB President and CEO Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN.
The Public Health Accreditation Board is the independent organization that administers the national accreditation program, which is jointly sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson foundation. The program was created collaboratively over a 10-year period by public health practitioners working at the national, tribal, state and local public health levels. While public health departments provide expert leadership in protecting and promoting the health of people in communities across the country, there has not been a set of nationally recognized standards until now. Standards cover issues ranging from community health, chronic disease prevention and control, communicable disease prevention and control, injury prevention, health education, health promotion, maternal and child health, public health emergency preparedness, access to clinical services, public health laboratory services, management and administration, and governance.
"We are very pleased that we will be able to post the PHAB seal of accreditation," said Cline. "This visibly demonstrates the work of our dedicated public health professionals who are committed to improving and protecting what matters most – the health of Oklahomans."
Cline said all of Oklahoma's public health departments will be working to achieve accreditation status. "Oklahomans expect their hospitals and schools to be accredited. Now their public health departments will be also," he said.
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It was "Most Memorable Year" week on Dancing With the Stars, and just reading about it will probably make you weep. The waterworks were turned on at full force during most of Monday's performance show, as celebs told sad tales with the hopes of earning high scores from judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.
Here's how it went:
Photos: Season 14 cast
Katherine Jenkins' year: 1996. That's when she found out her dad had lung cancer. She was 15 and was pulled out of school and told her dad had gone into a coma. Sobbing, she recalled, "It happened so quickly." Her dramatic waltz with USA TODAY blogger Mark Ballas was dedicated to her dad. She was crying when their waltz ended. A weeping Carrie Ann said it was "magic." Len cited her "elegance" but chided Mark for "not enough dancing in ballroom hold." Bruno declared it "sensational!" Scores: 10, 9, 10 = 29 (The first 10s of the season!).
William Levy's year: 1995, when the "Latin Brad Pitt" came from Cuba to the U.S. His stepfather was a political prisoner and the U.S. gave him political asylum, so he and his family moved here. His salsa was dedicated to the past in Cuba and his "future in America." He danced a sexy, fast salsa with his shirt open and only one small misstep. "You put a whole new meaning into free Willy," said Len. Bruno yelled, "That was amazing!" Carrie Ann said it was "ridiculously hot." Scores: 9, 9, 10 = 28
Maria Menounos' year: 1988. She was 10 years old. Her parents, Greek immigrants, were janitors cleaning nightclubs in Boston and took Maria along so they wouldn't have to pay a babysitter, said Menounos, starting to cry, and recalling how hard her parents worked. Her rumba to a slowed-down Material Girl with pro Derek Hough was oozing with sensuality. At one point, Maria and Derek were horizontal on the ballroom floor. Did they kiss? They sure came close! After the dance, Bruno praised Maria. Carrie Ann called her an "exquisite dancer." And Len said it was "a mix of the ballroom with a touch of the bedroom," and liked her technique. Scores: 9, 9, 9 = 27
Donald Driver's most memorable year was 2010, when his best friend died from cancer. "I can never get it out of my mind because he died in my arms," said Driver, welling up. His sexy rumba, he hoped, "would tell the story" of devotion and love. He opened the dance by carrying pro partner Peta Murgatroyd before setting her down to dance their sultry and dramatic dance. Carrie Ann was "truly touched," even though she had a few quibbles with lifts and a turned-in toe. Len thought it was "top notch," even though it was "a little hectic here and there." Bruno praised him, saying he was "always in control." Scores: 9, 8, 9 = 26
Jaleel White's year? The year he played Stefan Urquelle, his cooler alter ego to Urkel on Family Matters, which "introduced a new side of myself to me." He hoped his rumba would show he's back in "rare form." There was no sign of the story that erupted at UsMagazine.com a short time before the show that he had a "seriously bad rehearsal session with pro partner Kym Johnson on Friday -- leading to a 'heated' confrontation in which Mark Ballas and show producers eventually intervened." Instead, wearing a white suit, Jaleel looked smooth and happy to be twirling Kym around the floor. Carrie Ann said, "That was good. You are back in the game." Len said he was "a little stiff in the arms." Bruno said he was "cool" and "smooth," but agreed with the arm movements not being smooth enough. Weeping after the dance, he told Brooke Burke-Charvet, "Kym's been strong for me all week," and he cried, saying, "I love entertaining people. I've been doing it since I was three." Scores: 9, 8, 8 = 25
Update: Jaleel White says fight was 'exaggerated'
Roshon Fegan's year: 1996. It was the year he first saw Michael Jackson on stage. Jackson was an inspiration to him, so his pro partner Chelsie Hightower brought in Jackson choreographer Travis Payne to give some pointers. Roshon, sporting an afro wig, danced a fast-paced samba to an MJ song that brought the crowd to a standing ovation. Len liked the "flair" and Bruno said "Michael Jackson would love it." Carrie Ann was more critical, saying he was fun but his timing was off. Scores: 8, 8, 9 = 25
Melissa Gilbert's year: 2010. She fell and broke her back. "It was the most gut-wrenching, painful experience I've had in my life." She said she could "hardly walk, let alone dance," and tears started flowing, but she insisted. "I'm happy." Her jive was a celebration, she said. Her skimpy purple outfit could have provided a JLo-type wardrobe malfunction, but it seemed to stay together on top. The judges praised her. Said Len, "You have come into the competition!" Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24
Gladys Knight's year: 1957. It was her first tour (she was 13!) and she met James Brown and other stars. "It was the beginning of my education," she explained, one of the celebs who had a happy memory, not a sad one. Her foxtrot to Cupid by Sam Cook (who taught Gladys about performing) was elegant and graceful, and the judges praised her for it. Carrie Ann said it was "sensuous and soulful and rich and divine." Len liked "the flow of this." Bruno said she had "such grace" and "was absolutely gorgeous out there." Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24
Sherri Shepherd's year was 2005, when son Jeffrey was delivered weighing one pound, 10 ounces. The prognosis was he'd have cerebral palsy and paralysis. "I'm so thankful," she said, welling up as she talked about it. Her rumba was dedicated to him, she said, tears streaming down her face. The usually smiling Sherri was more serious as she swirled around the floor. Len "appreciated" the emotion she put into it. "Great job." Bruno said, "Mama can move!" Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24
Jack Wagner's year: 2011. He recounted how he met a daughter, Kerry, 23, that he never knew he had. His samba was supposed to be a celebration of that happiness, he said, eyes filling with tears. Kerry was the first person he hugged after the dance. Len "liked the rhythm" Jack showed. "For me, your best dance." Bruno called it "uplifting and joyful." Carrie Ann praised his "clean and neat" moves. Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24
Gavin DeGraw was shown without a hat! But only for a minute during rehearsals. His year? 1998. He moved to New York City to try to make it as a musician, after being inspired by Billy Joel. He got choked up recalling how his dad went door-to-door trying to tell people how good his son was, to get Gavin gigs. He and partner Karina Smirnoff pulled off a soulful, romantic samba. "A good dance and a look under the hat," said Tom Bergeron. "What more can you want?" Bruno loved his hip action, but not his turns. Carrie Ann said her heart was "going all fluttery" for him. Len cited his musicality and noted his "progression - week after week." Gavin was so overcome with emotion he couldn't talk to host Brooke Burke-Charvet afterward. Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24
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