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I have long been an admirer of Alexander Calder and his colorful, fun whimsical work. He strikes me as someone who was a quirky and interesting person to know. He is probably most famous for his mobiles and stabiles. In fact, you really cannot teach, learn or even think about kinetic art without discussing Calder. When making mobiles, I try to replicate (in a very stretched sense) the way that Calder would balance each piece when choosing where to add the next. Little ones do not need to merely hang various lengths of string from coat hangers to make a mobile, it is much more interesting to build and balance from the bottom up.
This mobile is holiday themed and a bit on the hokey crafty side, but I think the structure redeems it. I cut out the wings and bodies. Hollin glued them together and added faces, mango trees, night vision and more. Some are flying, others sleeping. Bold colorful shapes can easily take the place of bats--actually anything can work!
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5 paper bats made with black construction paper and decorated with crayons
4 pieces of wire (20 gauge) between 14" and 8" (does not need to be exact)
pipe cleaner for a hook (and extra cut of wire would work too)
hole punch
wire cutters
I pulled out some other metal bending/ working tools, but really, the pliers and cutters are all you need.
1. Gather materials and make your bats and punch a hole in each bat where you want it to hang from.
2. You will be building the mobile from the bottom up. Use your longest piece of wire and attach a bat to each end. This is the only piece of wire that will have two bats. All the others will only have one. Be careful not to tear through the paper around the hole. The pliers help make a nice loop in the wire. Pinch and close it up tight. You may need to help make sure the bats are attached securely.
3. Using your finger, find the point where the wire balances (does not slide off your finger onto the floor).
4. Make a loop in the wire in that spot.
5. Select another piece of wire. This time, attach one end to the loop you just made.
6. Carefully attach the third bat to the end of the newly attached wire.
7. Now find the balance point by placing your finger under the wire with the bat (number 3) you just attached. Make a loop in that spot. Attach the next piece of wire and then the next bat. You just keep repeating this process until you are finished.
Once you have used up all of you bats and wire, find the balance point on the top wire, add a loop and attach a hook. We hung our mobile on the light over the kitchen table. It is very light and delicate and spins around slowly and gently.
It all sounds a bit complicated but t really is not. The balancing is great fun for the little ones and a great way to throw some science into your day.
Enjoy your weekend. This may be our last snow free weekend for awhile so I think we will be playing in the leaves.


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For The Week Of April 4-10, 2011
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Sudden offers that come in may leave you staring back with a condescending side-eye, but don't be quick to judge anything now, as there is substance under the insanity. You know it — miscommunications will be underway and semantics can lead you astray, but experience will explain all, so forget the word, "No," and make it a, "Yes," all the way!
Libra (September 23 – October 22)
Relationships are a never-ending series of compromises that can tire the soul out and make you wonder what the point is. To say the least, this week that indecision will break you down even further, making you wonder what is so wrong with a life of solitude? However, the cross you bear is you are the sign of partnership, so understand there aren't any easy answers or exits now.
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Passion is going to make you want to leap off the ends of the earth to chase after the impossible, and there'll be no reason not to. After all, it takes only one dream to lead the way and if you can't believe in the fantastical, then what exactly are you living for? You are the lady that loves to prove the odds, so trust in them and redefine your limits now!
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Forget trying to make any more excuses! If there isn't a smile on your face and laughter pouring from your heart, then you aren't in the right place and it's time to change your trajectory back to what matters — a happy state of mind that has you feeling hopeful, rather than harmful. If this mean a sudden break, then so be it. After all, nothing beats a clean getaway.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
You can't always get what you want, so be ready to adapt and be resourceful. Not to say the circumstances that unravel this week are set in stone, but it won't start off with you at the vantage point. Of course, playing victim does also have its rewards, so choose your position and work it for all you can.
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
Speak the truth and whatever happens, will happen. After all, you are doing no one any favors, especially yourself, with trying to candy-coat the circumstances if they aren't for real. Besides, how will anyone learn any better if you can't even come clean? Time to suck it up and just let it out, fast and straight up. From there, it's out of your hands.
Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
The safe comfort zone is not where your best comes out, so time to switch it up and let your creativity open some more doors for you — as in dreaming up new schemes and places to be. Changing things up now will bring on the best rewards, as it'll take a surprise to activate bigger surprises.
Aries (March 21 – April 19)
This won't be one of the most graceful weeks, but who cares? As long as you stay true to yourself, at the end of the twists and turns, you will come out the winner — and that is all anyone will remember anyway. So, don't be scared to look the fool every so often now, as a little egg on your face might wind up being a look that works for you.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Let your past teach you something; someone will come back trying to rope you into a not-so-hot deal and if you think back on your history, you will be able to see how this travesty will play out. While compassion may fill your heart, don't let it drown out your mind, as it'll be the only thing partially making any sense now.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Who cares what others think or say, as it's you that has to live with your curiosities and consequences. Yes, no matter what anyone is spewing, it's you that has to walk through this fire called life. Try all you might to project yourself to what you want, but realize what you conjure up now will lack the real meat you need, so stop avoiding it and take that bite.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
This week, be prepared to defend your turf as another will try to close in on it and take it in as their own — and there's no reason you need to play that kind of submissive role now anyway (at least not for anything outside the boudoir). Yes, get ready to speak out and act loud, as knowing who you are and what you want will make all the difference between winning and losing.
Leo (July 23 – August 22)
Forget trying to win every battle, as it's about seeing the bigger picture now and taking the entire war. Yes, struggles will be happening, as philosophical differences take front-and-center in the drama department and will have you wondering how progressive you have to be. As it goes, there may be only so much rope you can let out before you'll start to feel choked.

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|Final work on shoulders and ditches is finished on Colorado's first completed Federal-aid project (3.95 miles of the Colorado Springs Highway, part of the Great North and South Highway). The project, which begins at Denver's southern limit, has a 16-foot concrete pavement, with an average thickness of 5 3/4 inches and 4-foot gravel or sand shoulders on each side. Work on the concrete pavement began July 19 and was completed November 5. Total cost is $80,703.10, with a Federal share of $37,198.49 (46.1 percent of the combined cost of construction and engineering). According to the last traffic census, the old road carried 1,200 vehicles a day, considered "very heavy."
|The second, eastbound bore of the I-70/Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel in Colorado opens. (See March 8, 1973.) The contract for the second bore was signed on August 11, 1975; the tunnel was "holed through" on August 17, 1978. The Colorado Department of Highways developed the project in cooperation with FHWA's Division Office. Division Structural Engineer Larry Lutz is FHWA's representative on the project.


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Hope this turns out to be true. I like the smoothness of ios devices ad the smaller size of the kindle fire. It's not a monetary or low end issue. It's the convenience of a 7in tablet.
A 3GS-quality display will keep me from buying this. If it's retina, I'm definitely going for it.
But on topic, this is a great move by apple because the smaller tablet market isn't really buying right now I mean sure the kindle fire is doing well but the small tablet market is small right now because most of the interested ones arent buying yet. Another cool thing about the small tablet market is, is that it's price is low enough that consumers can upgrade it almost every year.
Apples going to have big competition with windows tablet cause it's running full computer software.


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With their slicked-back hair, finely trimmed facial hair and no-holds-barred sex appeal, Dallas drag troupe Mustache Envy made the girls blush and scream at Sue Ellen's on Friday for the third year in the national charity event, Kings for a Cause. This year the handsome crew raised more than $1,300, surpassing last year's total by $200. The money will benefit Resource Center Dallas' Nelson-Tebedo Clinic and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Last year Mustache Envy placed second for most funds raised nationally, and they are top contenders for first this year. More photos below.
Drag king troupe Mustache Envy raises $1,300 for charity at Sue Ellen's show
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Friday 04.29
These kings wanna get rocked
The peeps behind this show are pretty brilliant — not to mention a kick-ass flyer. Drag kings and local bands make up Mustaches & Music hosted by Christina Love. After Julian 4Play and the rest of the kings perform, Screaming Red and Electro-Shock Machine bring the rock out to finish the night. Sweet.
DEETS: Sue Ellen's, 3014 Throckmorton St. 9 p.m. PartyAtTheBlock.com.
Saturday 04.30
No, it's OK to have that buzz
Festivals come left and right this time of year, but we're prone to those encouraging us to eat and drink. The Dallas Wine and Food Festival has been doing just that for 27 years. We long for Saturday's wine seminars at Mockingbird Station spots topped off by happy hour at Margarita Ranch.
DEETS: Mockingbird Station, 5321 E. Mockinbird Lane. 11 a.m. Through Sunday. $15–$25. DallasWineFest.com.
Sunday 05.01
Spoken word with purpose
Audaciously Speaking presents the 4th Annual Evolution of Spoken Word. Local out poet, Audacious brings together an impressive lineup of local poets and artists, all who are ready to drop some knowledge on you.
DEETS: Chocolate Secrets, 3926 Oak Lawn Ave. 3 p.m. $15. 682-472-9396
Here's your chance to be 'Something Fabulous' as performance troupe holds auditions
Something Fabulous, the performance troupe that performs monthly at Resource Center Dallas' GayBingo, will be holding auditions to add members on Sunday, Oct. 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in The Rose Room at Station 4. But audition forms must be completed and turned in, with a photo, at RCD, 2701 Reagan, by Sept. 26. Audition applications will be accepted after that date, but those who get everything turned in on time get priority treatment.
Audition forms and more information are available here.
Dancers have to be at least 21 and comfortable working in an LGBT atmosphere. They must also be prepared to rehearse every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and to perform in monthly shows.
GayBingo is now in its 10th year, and Something Fabulous has been part of the fun for more than three of those years. The performance troupe — dedicated to education and activism through dance — is "not just a drag show," but "a full-scale production that includes choreography, illusion, costumes, theatrics, and humor," group leaders say.
The troupe started out with two drag queens, Jenna Skyy and Patti Le Plae Safe, who performed during intermission at the monthly GayBingo events. Then they added a drag king (Johnny Big) and a divette (Brandi Amara Skyy). The group now has more than 10 members including drag queens, drag kings, belly dancers and hip-hop artists.
Buddies II working on going out with a bang
You probably already know the gay club scene is taking another hit. Buddies II will be shutting their doors Oct. 1 which really sucks. They have one of the best sound systems I've ever heard in a club and many a summer was spent playing sand volleyball on the weekends. We'll feature Buddies II in the near future but I just wanted to be sure you've seen their Web site.
The goodbye letter on their homepage is somewhat heartbreaking to read by owners Sandy and Dawn. The Buddies crew is working to fill up their September calendar with special events all the way to the final weekend. I'd recommend checking out what might look like the only Drag Kings show in their already busy schedule. The show is an absolute kick and the ladies eat it up. According to the calendar, you have one last chance to see them perform at their original spot and that's gonna be Friday night at 10 p.m.
I just hope the Kings can find a new home because when it comes right down to it, they are fairly awesome.


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LONDON (Apr. 29)
Two Soviet Jews committed suicide in the course of an investigation in Odessa preceding a mass trial of "economic criminals" which resulted in death sentences for at least two other Jews, according to Soviet newspapers received here today. There are suspicions that the two who allegedly took their own lives may have died as a result of torture during the investigation–or, possibly, may have been murdered by the interrogators.
The two alleged suicides were named as Yacov Nukihimovitch and Nochum Klarfeld. Those sentenced to death were Falik Fuks and Benjamin Gulko. Some of the facts about the alleged suicides and the death sentences came from Literaturnya Ukraina, a literary magazine published in the Ukraine. Other facts emerged from Pravda Ukraina, the official organ of the Communist Party of Ukrainia.
The reports are full of allusions which can be interpreted only as anti-Semitic in intent. While all the accused had been charged with "currency speculation, " there are references to charges that some of them "enriched themselves through Schechita"–there by pointing up their Jewishness. All the Jewish names are underscored in the reports.


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Our phenomenal growth is directly attributable to the talent and commitment of our team, our dedication to providing exceptional customer service and high quality wall art and frames to our growing number of loyal customers
Wichita, Kansas (PRWEB) July 29, 2013
For the third consecutive year, overstockArt.com has been named among the top e-retailers in Internet Retailer's prestigious Second 500 Guide. The online art gallery ranked 789 in the 2012 edition of the Second 500 Guide and 31 in the merchandising category for Housewares and Home Furnishings.
overstockArt.com, which gained over 200 spots from the previous year in Housewares and Home Furnishings category, is also part of the personalized wall art segment which was the second fastest growing niche on the list.
This announcement comes after another year of steady growth in which the company increased its web-only revenue by more than 30%. "Our phenomenal growth is directly attributable to the talent and commitment of our team, our dedication to providing exceptional customer service and high quality wall art and frames to our growing number of loyal customers," said David Sasson, CEO of overstockArt.com.
Sasson continued, "It's an honor being recognized for these achievements and being included alongside other exceptional up and coming online retailers in Internet Retailer's Second 500 Guide for the third year in a row."
This distinction adds to a growing list of accolades for the home décor retailer, including Inc.'s 2010, 2011 and 2012 Inc. 5000 lists, Internet Retailer's 2012 Hot 100 list and 2012 Internet Retailer's Top 400 Mobile Guide.
Internet Retailer's Second 500 Guide ranks retail web sites in the U.S. and Canada from 501 to 1000 based on annual web sales. The 2013 Second 500 Guide ranks, profiles and analyzes the 500 fastest growing up and coming e-retailers based on annual 2012 web sales. The report includes company financial information, operational and performance data, and vendors in 15 key categories. For more information about the Second 500 Guide, visit http://www.internetretailer.com/second500.
About overstockArt.com:
Founded in 2002, overstockArt.com is one the web's most successful distributors of wall décor items. With more than 100,000 wall décor combinations to choose from in stock at all times, overstockArt.com has become a premier shopping destination for fine art reproductions online. The Wichita, Kan. based online art gallery was named to Inc. Magazine's 2010, 2011 and 2012 Inc. 5000 lists, Internet Retailer magazine's 2012 Hot 100 list, 2011/12 Second 500 Guide, and was recognized with the STELLAService Seal for elite customer service. The retailer also owns and operates Artist Become (ArtistBe.com), the online community for contemporary artists around the world. For more information, visit http://www.overstockArt.com.
About Internet Retailer
Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of the leading retail information web site, an e-commerce conference and five directories that serve the retailing community. Internet Retailer's 42,500 subscribers and 250,000 monthly web readers represent senior executives primarily from retail chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name manufacturers. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine.


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Student Insurance Information 2016- 2017 School Year
The BOE will now do background checks every three years, for parents who volunteered last year and have been approved, you will not need to fill out the volunteer form again until the 2018-2019 school year. For anyone else that will be volunteering for the first time in the upcoming school year, please complete the online form under Quick Links. After you have submitted your application, please call 860-870-6850 extension 1 to provide your social security number. You can check with the school secretaries to verify your status.
Welcome to the website of the Tolland Public Schools.
This website has been prepared for the sole purpose of making school information easier to find, and it is our hope that it will become for parents, students, and visitors the "go to" place for that information.
The website has been developed to enable visitors to become familiar with our district, as well as our schools, and to provide current information, updated school news, schedules, and events. It is also our goal to improve our communication with parents, students, staff, and the community at large.
Our home page has a calendar that includes the events scheduled district-wide, as well as an area of "Quick Links" for easy access to information utilized on a regular basis. The tabs located across the top of the page have drop down menus containing a variety of information that you will also find helpful.
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A thief posing as a buyer drove off in a car.
A black Volkswagen Golf R32, registration GX06ONG, was stolen after the man visited an address in Nazeing.
Police have not released a description of the thief or provided further details of the circumstances in which it was taken.
A blue Ford Fiesta, registration EN59 EGF, was also taken from a property in Roundhills, Waltham Abbey.
Anyone who sees the vehicles can call police on 101.


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Preparing for a China Validation – Phase One
Custom and Border Protection (CBP) has recently notified C-TPAT members, who have all or a majority of their foreign business partners (FBP) in China, that they have been selected to be part of the joint validation process with CBP and the Chinese Government. CBP states that this validation will be conducted during the 2012 calendar year.
Only specific regions in China will be subjected to such foreign validation visits. Read the rest of this entry »
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Colchester United supporters will get a glimpse of the future at the Youth Alliance Cup Area Final tonight.
That's the view of U's head of youth Tony Humes, who believes many of their under-18 players who face Portsmouth have the potential to represent the first team, in years to come.
The likes of Macauley Bonne and Sammie Szmodics, who are both in the squad tonight, have impressed for Joe Dunne's side this season having progressed through the club's academy.
And with a clear pathway in place for more youngsters to follow in their footsteps, Humes says there is plenty of incentive for the U's fledgling stars to do well.
Humes said: "The chairman and the manager have both spoken at length about how they want things to progress in the coming years.
"These boys have got every opportunity to get through our youth system and into the first-team squad in years to come.
"They've done really well to get to the final and the experience they'll get from playing an area final at the Community Stadium is fantastic.
"Let's hope that we're successful and we make it through to the national final."


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First off let me say that these nail biting games are killing me. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I really can't take anymore of them. With that said however, I love it when the 49ers are on the winning side of the close games.
The 49ers went to Green Bay and beat the Packers in their house, in weather below zero. Is it save to say that right now the 49ers own the Packers. Back to back seasons where the 49ers have beat the Packers to start and end their season. Colin Kaepernick is 3-0 against them and shall be dubbed the 'Packers Slayer.'
Kaepernick last season ran for 181 yards against them and this postseason he rushed for 98 yards to go along with 227 passing yards. When the 49ers needed him to step up the most he did. Five minutes to go he orchestrated the drive that setup Phil Dawson's game winning field goal. That is back to back games where Kaepernick got the team in position to win the game.[box_dark]"I mean he was just clutch," said Jim Harbaugh, "Colin Kaepernick – I think we can all agree is a clutch performer. This is not his first time doing this."[/box_dark]
The funny thing is before the game analyst Marshall Faulk said that Frank Gore is the one who is clutch and the one that carries the team on his back. I think Colin just gave Marshall a big FU.
The 49ers travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers on Sunday. If 49ers beat the Panthers they would advance to their third consecutive NFC Championship Game and either travel to Seattle or host one last game at Candlestick.
Quick Hits
– Vernon Davis is now tied for 2nd in NFL postseason history for most TD receptions by a tight end.
– Jim Harbaugh became the first coach since 1970 to win 13+ games (including playoffs) in his first three seasons as a head coach.
– Colin Kaepernick has the 2 of the top 5 rushing performances by QB in postseason history. He is No. 1 (181) & No. 5 (98) on the list.
– In three wins against the #Packers last two seasons, Colin Kaepernick has 1,201 total yards.
– 49ers defense held Aaron Rodgers to 177 yards passing.


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CINCINNATI (AP) -- A mother and daughter have been charged with stealing some $260,000 from a southwest Ohio village, allegedly pocketing traffic fines being paid in an Interstate 75 community long reputed to be a speed trap, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Former Arlington Heights employees Donna Covert, 52, and Laura Jarvis, 32, were each indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on two counts of theft in office, along with two counts of tampering with records and one property-misuse count. Prosecutors say the thefts, which have been under investigation for about two years, were carried out in 2007-2010. An Ohio auditor's report studying 2008-2009 village records last year found lack of close record keeping on traffic tickets and fines, or of deposits of money paid in fines
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters suggested that the tiny village should be dissolved, saying Arlington Heights and its some 800 people could be absorbed by surrounding municipalities.
"The village seems to be nothing more than a speed trap with no checks or balances," Deters said in a statement. "Two of its employees were using it as their personal cookie jar."
Messages were left with the village office and its mayor. The community's nickname is "the village between the lanes," because it lies where the interstate's northbound and southbound lanes split apart just north of Cincinnati. Suddenly coming upon an Arlington Heights police cruiser with a radar-armed officer eyeing them is a familiar experience for motorists in the region.
Police Chief Kenneth Harper told The Cincinnati Enquirer he was stunned by the amount of money missing, but rejected Deters' call for the village to dissolve itself.
"Our wonderful little village is doing fine, and as far as I know, (there are) no plans to merge with anyone anytime soon," Harper said, adding the village wouldn't end "because of the dishonest actions of two individuals."
Authorities say the former employees used fine money to pay household expenses and medical bills.
Covert had held a variety of jobs, including clerk of court, payroll clerk and mayor's secretary, dating to the early 1990s and authorities say her duties at times included making bank deposits. Her daughter was a court clerk beginning in 1998 and her job included maintaining traffic records and accepting payments for tickets, authorities said. Both had resigned more than two years ago.
Arrest warrants were being issued Tuesday. No attorneys were listed for the women in court records. The prosecutor said they each could face 15 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
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Ministry of Defence has donated £10,000 to support the borough's annual Armed Forces Day Celebrations in Weymouth which will take place from June 21-27.
The celebrations will welcome thousands of veterans, residents and visitors to a packed programme of military and veterans commemorations and celebrations.
The borough's biggest event will include a service of remembrance, a seafront veterans parade, displays and activities recognising the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I and the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
There will also be a beach assault and bridge building exercise, military vehicle convoy travelling from Weymouth Esplanade to Castletown on Portland. Castletown will be an ideal location for people to meet and greet the convoy on SaturdayJune 21.
During the festival there will be a flypast by a historic WW II Spitfire plane and marching and performing bands will play.
The Band of HM Royal Marines, Plymouth will lead the Sunday parade.
Matt Ryan, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council Head of Tourism and Events, said: "This is excellent news for this high profile borough festival, a resounding success for the organising team, local veterans and the borough council. I would like to thank the Ministry of Defence for their continued support and generous grant.
"Veterans have made and continue to make a major contribution to our nation and the Weymouth and Portland Armed Forces Day Celebrations will provide a focus on the tireless work carried out by veterans associations, individuals and today's military forces."


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Thursday, 9 January, 2003, 16:58 GMT
Spain's first lady enters politics
The Spanish Prime Minister's wife, Ana Botella, has formally announced she is to run for political office.
In a widely expected move, Mrs Botella said she would stand for election as a city councillor in Madrid for the ruling centre-right Popular Party.
The opposition Socialist party said Mrs Botella's presence would tip the Popular party further to the right.
"I want to dedicate my time, my hours and my dreams to this project and political task," Ana Botella said to applause at a Popular Party meeting in Madrid.
"I'm entering politics to dedicate myself to citizens and especially to those who need better opportunities to overcome inequalities."
Mrs Botella, who is 49, has been a PP activist for more than 20 years, playing a pivotal role in the election campaigns of her husband, who came to power in 1996.
Paying tribute to his wife in Thursday's El Pais, Mr Aznar remarked: "She has more than enough ability, courage and determination for politics, especially in today's times."
However Mrs Botella - a former civil servant with a law degree - is considered to be more outgoing and charismatic than her husband.
"She's one of our assets. She's a born politician," one former PP minister was quoted as saying.
Mrs Botella has also been involved in social issues related to women and frequently travels around Spain on speaking tours, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Mr Aznar is not planning to run for re-election at the end of his second four-year term in 2004.
Mrs Botella's decision to bid for political office in Madrid has prompted Spanish media speculation that she may be being groomed as a possible future prime minister.
"It could be that Jose Maria Aznar is keeping an ace up his sleeve", according to the conservative Madrid daily Razon.
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What does it take to produce the first-ever papal high-five?
A meeting with American televangelists, apparently.
The gesture came during a three-hour meeting of Pope Francis and Texas televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison, just weeks after the pontiff met with televangelist Joel Osteen and other religious leaders. At the June 24 meeting, Robison said he was so moved by Pope Francis' message of the gospel that he asked the translator to ask Francis for a high-five. The pope obliged, raised his arm and the two men smacked hands.
The televangelists are among some wealthier U.S. evangelicals who have recently met with Francis, who has called for a focus on the poor and a simple lifestyle for clergy. In March, the pope met with members of the Green family, the Oklahoma billionaires whose company, Hobby Lobby, won their challenge to President Barack Obama's contraception coverage mandate at the U.S. Supreme Court last week.


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The benchmark 10-year Treasury was up 1/32, diluting the yield to 1.839%. The dollar was up 0.35%, according to the
U.S. dollar index . The FTSE 100 in London was down 0.1%, while the DAX in Germany was behind by 0.32%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 0.37%. The Japanese market was closed and is scheduled to reopen on Friday. In corporate news, Hormel Foods ( HRL) announced that it is buying Unilever's ( UL) Skippy peanut butter business for about $700 million. Hormel shares were unchanged while Unilever shares were down more than 1% in premarket trading. Apple ( AAPL) has set its first-quarter earnings release for Jan. 23, with a conference call the same day to discuss the results. Apple shares were down 0.55%. Costco Wholesale ( COST) reported a December same-store sales increase of 9%, beating the consensus estimate of 6.5%. Shares were flat. Gap ( GPS) is buying women's fashion boutique Intermix for $130 million to help the company gain exposure to the luxury apparel market. Gap shares were popping more than 4%. Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD) appointed Devinder Kumar as its chief financial officer after a four-month search. Shares were unchanged. Mellanox Technologies ( MLNX) on Wednesday reduced its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter. The data-storage company said it expects fourth-quarter revenue in a range of $119 million to $121 million, down from previous guidance of $145 million to $150 million. Shares were plunging more than 16.5%. Family Dollar Stores ( FDO) reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of 69 cents a share, missing the average analyst estimate of 75 cents a share, and revenue that was in-line with forecasts amid what it said was a challenging holiday shopping season. Shares were tumbling more than 8.5%. Quiksilver ( ZQK) co-founder Robert McKnight Jr reportedly will step down from his CEO post, effective Jan. 11. He has been with the surfing outfitter since 1991. Former Walt Disney executive Andy Mooney will take over as CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal. -- Written by Andrea Tse in New York. >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Andrea Tse.


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J&M Computer Repair opens in Mt. Pleasant
A new business, J&M Computer Repair, recently opened in Mt. Pleasant Borough.
The shop, which specializes in computer sales and repair, has a variety of services available for maintaining and updating computer systems and software.
"Mt. Pleasant is a great town. We're very happy to be here," said Jason Serock, a Scottdale resident, co-owner of the business and its senior technician.
Located at 502 W. Main St. across from the Doughboy, the business's hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Serock and his wife Netah Serock, also a co-owner of the business, said they are thrilled with the location of their new business.
"Mt. Pleasant has a lot of long-standing businesses, and we took that as a good sign," said Netah Serock.
J&M Computer Repair offers an array of electronic options, including Macs, custom built computers, security cameras with digital video recorders, computer gaming systems and a variety of hardware and software.
Services offered include data recovery, virus removal, system upgrades and data transfer.
Since the business opened its doors on June 1, its been getting a good amount of calls, sales traffic and walk-ins, Jason Serock said.
"It's been amazing so far," he said.
Serock added that his business ethics center on being honest and fair to the customer.
"We believe when you treat people right, they'll come back," he said."We know people are on a budget, and we aim to keep our prices fair."
The couple co-owns the business with Jason Serock's brother, Gary Michael Serock Jr. of Uniontown.
"We're a family business, and we treat our customers like family," Gary Serock said.
The Serocks have extensive experience with technical support having worked in the field for years in a variety of positions.
Jason Serock said after he earned a degree in networking and became a certified technician, he knew he was ready to fulfill his dream of becoming a business owner. Future plans for the business include the addition of off-site home visits for computer repair, he said.
The business owners added that they would also one day like to offer classes to educate the public on electronics.
"We're just getting established, and we wanted to get to know the locals a bit first, but we hope to offer these services in the future," Jason Serock said.
The Serocks said they feel their business fills a true area need.
"We're the only business in town that does computer repair," Netah Serock said. "This is a business that Mt. Pleasant needed."
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Summer is right around the corner, and many North Carolinians are looking for ways to make some extra money or start a new career. Finding a job can be hard, and scammers may try to take advantage of people in need of work.
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For example, my office has heard recently from consumers about phony employers that claim to need personal assistants. Job applicants are told they'll receive a check to buy items to ship to the business and then get to keep the change. Unfortunately, the check turns out to be fake and any money you've spent comes out of your own funds.
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It's not just cold outside, it's really cold, and unfortunately, it's going to get even colder. That's why the good people at Black Horse Pub (568 5th Ave) are warming up their fellow man (and woman) with some new beers on tap, Goose Island Winter and Dogfish 90 Minute, hot spicy cider, soup, and KARAOKE.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) Kobe Bryant had mastered the art of concentration over cowbells at Arco Arena, where the upstate fans never gave him a moment's peace during the best days of the Lakers' rivalry with their Kings.
Now that their clang is pretty much gone from Arco Arena's non-sellout crowds, the Lakers' MVP guard kind of misses the noise — and in their absence, he missed far too many shots in one of the NBA's most improbable results this season.
Francisco Garcia and John Salmons scored 21 points apiece, and Sacramento snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprising 113-101 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
GAME REPORT: Kings 113, Lakers 101
Bobby Jackson added 15 points for the Kings, whose first victory in nine home games arrived just in time to boost coach Reggie Theus' job security. Sacramento (6-16) had lost 11 of its last 12 games overall, but Salmons and Garcia steadily increased a second-half lead against the Lakers, who couldn't rally while Bryant struggled with 9-of-25 shooting.
"I just couldn't get in a rhythm," said Bryant, who scored 28 points. "I probably missed the cowbells, just the cowbells and the food poisoning. ... The place has changed a lot. Even last year, we came in and there were a lot of Lakers fans."
Probably no opponent has hit more big shots through the cacophony of Sacramento sound than Bryant, who survived cowbells, that infamous 2002 bout of playoff food poisoning, and Doug Christie's defense to lead a series of big wins over the past decade. He once took just one shot in the first half of a game here while curiously refusing to shoot, and he might have been better off doing it again: He missed 11 of his first 13 shots against Salmons' defense.
"It's probably our biggest win of the season, especially at home, since we've been struggling," Salmons said. "Hopefully we can grow from this. This was one of those games that could turn your whole season around. We could look back at tonight's game a year from now and say, 'The Lakers game was the turning point of this season."'
Playing without injured leading scorer Kevin Martin, Sacramento took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter and scored eight straight points to go up 97-82 with 9½ minutes to play. The Kings led by 17 with 6½ minutes left, increasing the lead even after Bryant returned, and Beno Udrih's layup with 3:17 left put Sacramento ahead 110-92.
"I thought it was one of the few times all year that we played 48 minutes of solid basketball all the way down to the wire, just in every category," said Theus, who's on a hot seat after Sacramento's slow start in his second season. "We know it's just one win, and we've got a long way to go, but it's a great way to get off the slide."
With a home visit from the Phoenix Suns looming on Wednesday night, the Lakers might have overlooked the lowly Kings. Pau Gasol had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who had won three straight while opening the season 17-2, matching the best start in franchise history.
Los Angeles hadn't lost to a Western Conference team this season, going 11-0. But with Lakers starters Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum and Vladimir Radmanovic shooting a combined 9-for-22, Bryant's struggles were magnified.
"We came in here thinking we were going to win, and we didn't respect our opponent," said Lamar Odom, who had just 11 points and eight rebounds. "You've got to play with a certain energy. If you don't you could lose to Westchester High School."
Brad Miller scored 13 points and Udrih added 12 for the Kings, who avoided the longest home skid in 51 years for a franchise that began life as the Rochester Royals. Sacramento hasn't sold out Arco Arena this season, and even several thousand Lakers fans couldn't fill it.
Martin missed the game with an injured left ankle after aggravating the problem during Sacramento's humiliating 33-point home loss to Denver last Wednesday. The Kings don't know when Martin will return, but he already has missed 13 games this season with ankle problems.
The Kings played with fresh legs after five days off, and Garcia scored 14 points in the first half as Sacramento took an early 11-point lead. After 2-of-9 shooting in the first half and four straight misses to open the third quarter, Bryant got going — but Salmons also heated up with 12 points in the third quarter to keep the Kings up 87-80 heading into the fourth.
Notes: The teams meet again at Staples Center on Friday night. ... Former Kings assistant coach Pete Carril attended the game, sitting near the Sacramento bench. ... San Francisco 49ers linebackers Patrick Willis and Takeo Spikes also were in the crowd.
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From: "mike" <>
Subject: Re: Early Welfs and Azzo II
Date: 22 Mar 2007 08:36:27 -0700
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> > documentation for this lineage is "Royal Genealogies", pps, 514 and
> > 666;
> The fantasy male line you presented from his worthless book started with
> "Azio...fl. BC" and ended 23 generations later with Welf, duke of Bavaria
I've seen this line as well but not the Royal Gen book. Does the
author say
where he got it from? I just wonder when it was first produced: was
concocted for the Welfs in the 12th century or for the Este family in
the renaissance?
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Subject: Re: [htdig] KICK THE SPAMMERS OFF ASAP PLEASE
From: Gilles Detillieux (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 16:02:29 PDT
According to Peter L. Peres:
> What is the qualitative and quantitative point at which the sky begins to
> fall ? Have you set a limit ? Or is this a 'as you feel' thing. Or is it
> decided democratically by the number of people who scream or unsubscribe ?
I'd say it's a 'collective feel' thing. If enough people felt the problem
had gotten so bad they'd rather drop off the list than stay and endure it,
and told us so, I think the developers would vote to close the lists and
find some alternative means for non-subscribers to post questions.
> Anyway, here are $0.002 of tips about how to improve immunity:
> 1. htdig currently accepts postings when it (htdig) is in a cc address. It
> should not, it should only accept postings when it is in the To: field.
> This is a VERY BASIC spamblock that eliminates 95% of spam in my
> experience. All spam travels by bcc or cc. htdig should DEFINITELY NEVER
> accept a message which reached it because it is a recipient in a Bcc list.
> People are not shy about posting to a mailing list, and they must have no
> reasons to keep the posting secret from other recipients.
I'm almost certain that htdig.org's list server does this. I tried a
while ago to simply bounce to the list a message that I had forgotten
to CC to the list, and it was rejected because the list address wasn't
in the headers. I'm pretty sure the spams we had received did indeed
include the list address in their To or Cc header. I can't confirm this
because I didn't save any copies of these spams, the list archives don't
show full headers, and of course we haven't received any new spams in the
past day and a half (crisis? what crisis?) for me to take a closer look.
If this feature has been turned off on our list server recently, I'd agree
that it should be turned back on. Let's just wait and see what the weekend
brings our way.
> 2. A message filter can be implemented, such that any message posted by
> someone who is not subscribed, and does not contain at least one of a few
> keywords (like: htdig htdig.org 3.1.5 or any one of the more meaningfull
> tag names in the config files etc) it will be rejected.
Hmmm. I'm pretty skeptical about message filters, because they can
be pretty indiscriminate. You'd be amazed at how creative users can
be at coming up with alternate spellings of the package name or config
attributes, or alternate version numbering schemes (if they give version
numbers at all), so there's enormous potential for rejecting stuff that
ought to go through.
> None of these requires closing the list, and both can be implemented in 5
> minutes, the first with procmail, the second with a simple Perl script, or
> just procmail too. Once can use a Shell or Perl script to build the
> procmail rule filter from one of the documentation files (which contains
> the tag names).
> thank you for your patience,
> Peter
Thanks for the feedback. I guess we'd consider filtering if things get
worse, as an alternative to closing the list, if it would fit nicely into
the existing qmail setup.
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He would have liked to leave the banqueting hall at once with a swingeing curse.
For they live in a swingeing wine-press, fifty steps up to it.
Look here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?'
O that I could see a swingeing mullet extended on a swingeing dish!
Nor were his thoughts in line with the swingeing sentences he had just been writing in the exercise-book.
A swingeing St. Christopher, fording a brook with a child on his shoulders, cannot fail of attracting attention.
And presently he was reading aloud from the letter in the "Post," reading retributively; one swingeing phrase after another.
A swingeing cold in the head thro' running about on the night of the raid.
I 'd have 'coined my blood,' as the fellow says in the play, and written a swingeing check with red ink!
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SARASOTA - City of Sarasota Utilities crews are making emergency repairs to a water line after a contractor broke it at approximately 4 a.m. this morning while working near the intersection of John Ringling Causeway and Sunset Drive. The repair work requires the lowering of water pressure on the barrier islands and necessarily a precautionary boil water notice.
Water pressure is expected to remain low at least until 11 a.m. for the following areas with a precautionary boil water notice:
• Bird Key
• City Island
• Coon Key
• Lido Key
• St. Armand Key
Golden Gate Point is expected to have water restored this afternoon.
As a precaution all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes in these locations should be disinfected by bringing the water to a roiling boil for at least one minute prior to use. The precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until further notice.
Residents and businesses in the impacted areas have been notified by the Utilities Department via telephone and door hangers. The Sarasota County Health Department also has been notified.
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Bedford Town Council took action last week to deal with a request that wanted to bring fortune telling into the town.
It appears council has learned how to have its cake and eat it too.
Council effectively repealed a town ordinance that banned such practices in the town. In addition, however, council voted not to allow fortune tellers as a permitted use in either of the town's two business zones.
It was a disgusting spectacle to watch the Clown-in-Chief celebrate at the White House with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans after they'd passed a bill that will take health insurance from about 25 million people.
Yes, this is their idea of "reform." As I've previously written – and now submit as one of "Rick's Rules of Politics" – whenever conservative Republicans talk about "reforming" something, it always means they want to take it from you.
By Brandi Mitchell
Student Intern
One of the most beautiful and heart breaking aspects of life is the way it goes on and on with a thousand beginnings and a thousand ends. The sun rises and the sun sets, and the earth turns, and the seasons change, and this is the way it has been since the genesis of time, and the way it will be until the earth ceases to exist.
Last month I saw a news story about Russia's plan to build new class of aircraft carriers. Right now, Russia only has one carrier, the Kuznetsov.
It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt who established the standard of measuring a presidency by what is accomplished during its first 100 days.
FDR had promised to tackle the problems of the Great Depression immediately upon entering office, and he did exactly that. He'd made it clear that he'd use every available tool of the federal government to ease the suffering of the people.
The latest mountain our news media has decided to make out of a molehill is a new Russian military base on Kotelny Island.
Actually, sensationalism in news media is nothing new. Newspapers and TV news operations do it all the time. It sells papers and draws eyeballs to TV news programs. William Randolph Hearst's publications are credited with helping to foment a war with Spain 120 years ago. His publications featured stories of alleged nasty behavior by the Spanish as they fought to put down a Cuban war for independence.
April 25, 2017.
That date won't carry the weight that Feb. 18, 2001, did but both will serve as major turning points for the sport of NASCAR.
On that tragic date in 2001 at Daytona International Speedway, Dale Earnhardt took his final lap, crashing into the retaining wall at the speedway on the final lap of the race. It would be announced a few hours later that Earnhardt, the sport's most popular driver of his time, had perished in the crash.
Last week, conservative hero Bill O'Reilly, of the much hallowed "Fox News" network, was finally fired after settling numerous sexual harassment lawsuits for millions of dollars.
Naturally, it was a case of a conservative icon being "persecuted" by liberal women. They unfairly accused him – charges he called "unfounded" – the same way such charges were lobbied at our "Make America White Again," president, God's own Donald Trump.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has rewarded some of her key supporters from last week's aborted leadership challenge, which she described as "appalling and self-indulgent''.
Vowing there would be zero tolerance for disloyalty from now on, Ms Gillard also rejected claims by now former ministers Martin Ferguson and Simon Crean that she had embraced class warfare and dumped the Hawke/Keating legacy of governing for all.
Ms Gillard noted that Labor believed in the power of the markets when it came to climate change while the Coalition did not, and that she was a supporter of enterprise bargaining, with or without union involvement – another Hawke/Keating reform.
Announcing her fourth ministerial shake-up in less than three years, Ms Gillard elevated Gary Gray, a former Woodside Petroleum executive, to the Resources and Energy portfolio, as expected. His current roles of Special Minister of State and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity go to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
Jason Clare was another big winner, entering the cabinet while keeping his responsibility as Justice Minister.
Ms Gillard's numbers man, Don Farrell, was elevated to the outer ministry as Minister Assisting on Tourism, as was NSW backbencher Sharon Bird.
Key Rudd backer Anthony Albanese was also promoted, taking over the Regional Development portfolio from the sacked Simon Crean, while Victorian Catherine King becomes his junior minister.
Environment Minister Tony Burke adds the Arts portfolio, while Michael Danby becomes his parliamentary secretary, replacing dumped fellow Victorian Richard Marles.
Trade Minister Craig Emerson has added Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research to his responsibilities.
Greg Combet is now the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, with the department of Climate Change merged into his industry department.
Jan McLucas has been appointed Minister for Human Services.
Bernie Ripoll is now Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business, Andrew Leigh is Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Matt Thistlethwaite replaces Mr Marles as Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island and Multicultural Affairs, Amanda Rishworth is now Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, while Shayne Neumann MP has become Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing.
The reshuffle comes after former senior ministers Martin Ferguson, Chris Bowen and Kim Carr resigned from the cabinet on Friday, and after Mr Crean was sacked on Thursday.
ABBOTT seizes on chaos
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott earlier seized on the chaos surrounding the government, saying it must bring out "an honest budget" on May 14 without playing the class war card which "Simon Crean and Martin Ferguson so decently and honestly warned us about last week''.
Mr Abbott said the Hawke/Keating government had flaws but it never set out to deliberately divide the nation.
He said with 50 days to go before the budget, the government should "look to Hawke and Keating for inspiration''.
The government is considering targeting superannuation concessions for the well off to fund its "Labor values'' policies.
With Gillard loyalists to be rewarded, Mr Abbott said it would be an "L-plate cabinet'' and he was critical that with Chris Bowen having been pushed out, Labor was onto its sixth Small Business Minister with Mr Gray.
Rudd backers' actions a 'disgrace': Combet
Earlier on Monday, Mr Combet described the actions of Rudd backers as a "disgusting disgrace".
Mr Combet lashed out at those behind last week's Labor leadership "fiasco" and did not hold back when asked whether last week's purge was appropriate.
"That somehow or other it's legitimate to deliberately undermine and destabilise your own side of politics, to undermine your own leader, your own political party, particularly while it's in government so you can bring about some leadership change, I think is a disgusting disgrace," he told ABC radio.
"And that culture that has developed in backgrounding journalists and leaking information in order to promote some individual's ambition has to be wiped out the Labor party."
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THP issues I-40 no-fatality challenge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The Tennessee Highway Patrol and state Department of Safety and Homeland Security have issued a challenge to seven other states for zero fatalities on Interstate 40 over the Thanksgiving holiday.
State police and highway patrol agencies will step up patrols along the I-40 corridor on Wednesday and Sunday, the busiest travel days of the period.
Law enforcement officials from the California Highway Patrol, Arizona Department of Public Safety, New Mexico State Police, Texas Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Arkansas State Police and North Carolina Highway Patrol have accepted the challenge.
Each agency has been asked to assign a trooper every 20 miles along I-40. The eight participating states will also focus on commercial vehicle and bus safety during the I-40 challenge.


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Whole Language:
What It Is, What It Isn't
See also:
Language Takes on Golf
by Mary
Bowman-Kruhm, Ed.D.
Associate, Johns
Hopkins University,
School of Professional Studies in Business
and Education
Whole language back in the
1960s and 70s was called the psycholinguistic
approach to reading. Thankfully, that name gave way
to the term whole language, which more accurately
describes it, as well as being a lot easier to
spell. What is whole language? Whole language is
It is not a program for
teaching reading.
Some people long for whole
language to be a program. "Tell me how to teach
whole language," they beg. These are rigid people
who delight in having educational methods spelled
out. You know them:
Some people, such as those
described above, will never embrace a whole language
approach. And they shouldn't. They will be most
comfortable with a structured program which lays out
short-term objectives concretely and gives specific
activities for first testing, then teaching, and
then re-testing those objectives. And they can best
teach that with which they are comfortable.
Some students also benefit
from such structured programs. Many students,
especially those identified as having learning
problems or for whom other strategies have not
worked, need this type of sequential and orderly
program. But, unless they are teaching such
students, many teachers like to do their own thing.
They are adept at adopting and adapting strategies
and techniques and plans to meet the needs of their
students. For these creative souls, whole language
is an approach to teaching reading that provides
them with the orientation to reading they seek. And
many students thrive in reading the varied materials
that are part of a whole language approach to
Advocates for phonics and
skills (i.e., teaching by objectives) models
continue to criticize the whole language model as
having caused reading problems for many students. An
aside that seems relevant here, even if I am being
very foolish to get into the middle of the whole
language/phonics/skills debate: Prior to whole
language many, many students had reading problems.
Some critics of whole language make it sound as if
whole language created an atmosphere in which
students haven't learned to read. Not true. The
phonics and skills models did not work for everyone.
While some students may not learn to read through a
whole language approach, whole language initially
gained support because the phonics and skills models
did not work for large numbers of students.
Then, as now, a good teacher
must look at his or her students, assess need, and
make appropriate recommendations and instructional
decisions. Basically, most aspects of the
three models are similar. The differences are in
degree and in how teachers carry them out in the
Example One: Whole language
people believe a reader makes minimal use of
graphics, using the visual array on the page only
enough to get meaning. In a phonics or skills
model, the print is of major importance and meaning
is pretty much assumed.
Example Two: In teaching, say
for instance character development in a story, the
whole language teacher might use a story map, a web,
a reading guide, have the students act out parts,
write a paragraph, etc. The skills teacher would
have the students answer questions about the
characters and perhaps have a class discussion after
reading the story.
Experienced teachers are way
beyond the stupid argument of whole language vs.
other models. While the beginning teacher may need
to resort to orthodox, time-honored, and safe
teaching techniques, the experienced teacher feels
free to pick and choose from a varied menu of
teaching strategies, according to student needs.
Experienced teachers, both elementary and secondary,
regular and special education, use so many whole
language-oriented activities that the argument is a
moot one. One need only look at the basic components
of a whole language model and see that whole
language not only can be but is indeed translated
from theory into substance in many of today's
What are the characteristics
of a whole language model? Here are the basics and,
in brackets, a few examples of the ways teachers
translate them into classroom activities:
Meaning is at the core of the
reading process; one reads to think and to
comprehend. [trade books, Internet, games]
Who is a practitioner of a
whole language approach? A teacher who, based on the
above characteristics, develops lessons which have
sound goals and objectives and uses meaningful
activities that motivate and involve students to
reach those goals and objectives.
How do you now assess yourself
and your teaching?
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