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(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama said today in Poland that it was "absolutely" the case that the five Taliban he released from Guantanamo Prison in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could try to return to efforts to harm the United States.
"Is there the possibility of some of them trying to return to activities that are detrimental to us? Absolutely," Obama said in Warsaw at an appearance with President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland. "That's been true of all the prisoners that were released from Guantanamo. There's a certain recidivism rate that takes place. "
Obama announced on Saturday evening in the White House Rose Garden that he had agreed to release five Taliban detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for the release of Bergdahl, who had been held by the Taliban for five years.
"As part of this effort, the United States is transferring five detainees from the prison in Guantanamo Bay to Qatar," Obama said Saturday. "The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national security."
Citing a former senior military officer, the New York Times reported on Monday that Bergdahl had left his post in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, leaving "behind a note in his tent saying he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life."
Reuters reported on Tuesday, that Qatar was letting the Taliban whom Obama traded for Bergdahl move freely in their country. "Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a U.S. soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country, a senior Gulf official said on Tuesday," Reuters said.
In Poland, Obama brushed aside a question about the legality of his move to trade the release of the five Taliban for Bergdahl. Section 1028 of the Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which Obama signed, requires the secretary of Defense to provide Congress with a certification at least 30 days in advance if he is going to transfer a prisoner out of Guantanamo to a foreign country.
The law requires that the secretary of Defense in concurrence with the secretary of State and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence certify that the foreign country to whom the released person is delivered "has taken or agreed to take effective actions to ensure that the individual cannot take action to threaten the United States, its citizens, or its allies in the future" and that it "has taken or agreed to take such actions as the Secretary of Defense determines are necessary to ensure that the individual cannot engage or reengage in any terrorist activity."
At the Belweder Palace in Warsaw a reporter asked Obama: "Did your willingness to go around that 30-day requirement signal a new urgency to close Guantanamo now that you're ending combat operations in Afghanistan?"
"The United States has always had a pretty sacred rule, and that is we don't leave our men or women in uniform behind. And that dates back to the earliest days of our revolution," said Obama.
"We have consulted with Congress for quite some time about the possibility that we might need to execute a prisoner exchange in order to recover Sergeant Bergdahl," he said. "We saw an opportunity. We were concerned about Sergeatn Bergdahl's health. We had the cooperation of the Qataris to execute an exchange, and we seized that opportunity. And the process was truncated because we wanted to make sure that we did not miss that window.
"With respect to the circumstances of Sergeant Bergdahl's capture by the Taliban, we obviously have not been interrogating Sergeant Bergdahl," Obama said. "He is recovering from five years of captivity with the Taliban. He's having to undergo a whole battery of tests, and he is going to have to undergo a significant transition back into life."
"But let me just make a very simple point here, and that is, regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an American soldier back if he's held in captivity. Period. Full stop," said Obama.
"In terms of potential threats, the release of the Taliban who were being held in Guantanamo was conditioned on the Qataris keeping eyes on them and creating a structure in which we can monitor their activities," said Obama. "We will be keeping eyes on them. Is there the possibility of some of them trying to return to activities that are detrimental to us? Absolutely. That's been true of all the prisoners that were released from Guantanamo. There's a certain recidivism rate that takes place.
"I wouldn't be doing it if I thought that it was contrary to American national security," said Obama. "And we have confidence that we will be in a position to go after them if, in fact, they are engaging in activities that threaten our defenses."


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Readers: Sexy marks the spot on South Pearl Street...but what spot?
The action continues on South Pearl Street, where Sexy Pizza will be opening a second store in March -- although Kayvan Khalatbari, who opened the original Sexy Pizza in Capitol Hill four years ago, just signed the deal yesterday. "So we're a little busy at the moment," he told Laura Shunk.
So busy that he's not yet saying where this Sexy Pizza is going, although he does reveal that it's an existing restaurant space near Sushi Den, with a liquor license.
Let the guessing games begin?
The Ototo's address has been empty since that restaurant closed at the start of the year. The Pearl Street Grill closed, too, but that space is going to be transformed into a new home for Izakaya Den, and the current Izakaya will become a Wynkoop/Breckenridge concept.
Maybe Budapest Bistro, suggests one reader. Gaia? Or Kaos, the pizza joint already on that stretch of South Pearl? Neighbor says no to Kaos:
Probably not.
And I don't think they will be too thrilled to have another pizza place just a block down from where they are
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Industrial Leadership for the Preservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
David Kiefer, MD
Program in Integrative Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
August 29, 2003
A short overview of the field of integrative medicine
Will include the importance of stressing the need to acknowledge many associated factors (i.e. environment, culture, economics, individual patient preferences, etc.) involved in health and healing, and recommendations to patients (about diet, botanical treatments, etc.)
Patient Intake
Treatments used
A patient case example and the thought process behind the selection of herbal medicines
Important factors in allopathic medicine
Herbal medicine resources
What's available
Current needs
Sources of herbal medicines
Some questions for the panel:
Sustainable sourcing: why is it important for clinicians/practitioners to care about this?
How can groups interested in sustainability and conservation educate herbal medicine practitioners about the many issues surrounding medicinal and aromatic plants?
What do (and should) physicians consider when prescribing herbal medicines?
What are some of the possibilities for collaboration between physician associations and organizations interested in MAP conservation?


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Oscar fashions: Clara Alexandra Frenk
Monday, March 25, 3 p.m. ET
It all comes down to one night. The top designers have been after the stars for months in an attempt to persuade them to wear their frocks - looks that garner worldwide headlines. Hairdressers have been applying hair extensions - or suggesting a simple gel style. And after all that effort, dieting and expense, some stars positively shine - while others, uh, don't. Who caught your eye this year? Chat about Oscar fashions with USATODAY.com Interactive Editor Clara Alexandra Frenk.


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Get an overview of this hotelDursley hotel in Michaelwood with business center and 24-hour front desk
Popular property highlights
Located in Michaelwood, this hotel is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Cattle Country Adventure Park and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Berkeley Castle. Thornbury Castle and Newark Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
Coffee/tea in a common area, a business center, and a 24-hour front desk are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, free newspapers and a front-desk safe are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 38 rooms offer free WiFi, electric kettles, and flat-screen TVs with digital channels. Other amenities available to guests include free newspapers, hair dryers, and desks.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center. This Dursley hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 38
- Number of floors - 2
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free WiFi
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Electric kettle
- Digital TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
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Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 5 per accommodation, per stay
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
No elevators
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Guests must contact this hotel in advance to reserve a crib (infant bed). Contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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- Fee for continental breakfast: GBP 4.95 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: GBP 5 per accommodation, per stay
- Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
- Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00
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Children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Alcohol is not served at this property.


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City of Brook Park facing tough economic times, layoffs possible
(Brook Park) The Mayor of Brook Park, Thomas Coyne, says the city is experiencing a $1.5 million deficit, and layoffs of city workers are possible.
The mayor is proposing a property tax increase to fill the city's coffers.
Brook Park has been hit hard by layoffs at both Ford and the NASA Glenn Research Center.
Coyne says it's not known how many workers would be furloughed. He plans to meet with union leaders to find a solution.
Coyne says any layoffs in police and fire ranks would not affect safety.
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Mobile browser No. 3: Boat Browser Mini Boat Browser is a relatively simple and rather elegant browser for Android phones that seems to remind many people of using Safari on an iPhone. This is partly because of the color and partly because it doesn't have too many extra features. The performance is fairly snappy, and Boat Browser can play many Flash videos -- a notable departure from mobile Safari.
The settings section offers a wider collection of buttons and options, including the ability to set the "mobile view engine." You can clear the cache, toggle the full-screen mode, and even turn on the ability to "open pages in overview." On the HTML5Test.com site, Boat Browser scored 182 out of 400, just under what is common in this space.
When I was testing the browser, it suddenly disappeared from the Android Market, then reappeared in a new version two weeks later. No one made any official statement about why it was gone; in fact, it's difficult to know where an official statement about Boat Browser might come from. The lack of a serious Web page owned by the company should be reason enough to be curious about the provenance of the code. It's hard to imagine that someone would put this much effort into something with a malicious intent, but weirder things have happened.
Mobile browser No. 4: Dolphin Browser HD There are two versions of the Dolphin browser for Android: the Mini version for Android 1.6 and later, and the HD version built for Android 2.0 and later devices. Both are nice, but most people with the chance to run the HD version should choose it because it has a number of extra features.
The most intriguing feature to me is the customizable command that reacts to a gesture. You can draw your own patterns on the screen, then link them to Web pages or actions. The browser offers a wide collection of standard actions; for instance, drawing a V on the screen will jump immediately to the bottom of the page.
There are even deeper options for customization. Dolphin, like the desktop version of Firefox, offers the opportunity to create plug-ins or add-ons. Some just change the look or theme, but others add functionality. One from Last.fm, for instance, will let you listen to your Last.fm stream while browsing. There are a fair number of interesting add-ons, but the options (about 50) are still far short of the desktop ecologies.
Other neat features are buried in the settings menu. I enjoyed changing the volume buttons into controls that move the Web page up and down. The User Agent is easy to change. These and dozens of other options make Dolphin one of the most intriguing alternatives for those who aren't content to use Android's standard browser.
Mobile browser No. 5: Skyfire When the Flash war broke out between Apple and Adobe, the developers of Skyfire saw their chance. They compiled a Flash interpreter into their mobile browser for Android and iOS, and now Skyfire users can see Flash presentations even if they're using an iPhone. As I've mentioned, this isn't always a perfect combination because many Flash presentations are so large that they choke the connection or overwhelm the screen, but the possibility is there.
After the Flash integration, the most notable feature is the way the Skyfire browser pushes integration with social networking hubs such as Facebook and Twitter. To save you the agony of waiting several seconds or even longer for the news to arrive from Facebook about your BFF's latest OMG-inspiring tale, Skyfire caches a current version and calls it QuickView. One push and you can toggle between the Web and Facebook friends.
The integration with Facebook goes deeper. The Like button is always floating around on every single page you visit. If you want to share the words and images you're viewing, just one push will send them out to all friends. There's no need to waste seconds by flipping over to the Facebook QuickView.
That's not all. Some versions of Skyfire extract a separate RSS feed of links suggested by your friends. Skyfire will also compile a list of the most popular links throughout Facebook. No wonder Facebook says it's not building a browser -- Skyfire is doing a pretty good job already.
But it's not all Facebook all of the time. Skyfire has similar features that integrate with Twitter and Google Reader. If you want to save bookmarks, Delicious is a click away. If you want to save the text itself, Instapaper and Pinboard are there too.
Mobile browser No. 6: Miren If there are any Web users who still believe that English is the lingua franca of the Web, they might want to try out the Miren browser for Android. While the English-language version is easy to understand and use, there's no doubt that the browser comes from China. I had to use the Google translator to read through Miren.cn and discover that the company's name can be roughly translated as "charming browser," a description that's a pretty good match.
On one hand, this browser doesn't offer any features that make it stand out from the other candidates. There are tabs and a nice set of bookmarks that appear on the splash screen, as with so many other browsers. But by the same token, Miren isn't missing any essential features. Most of the features that now seem sort of standard -- Flash, multitouch, pinching, and so on -- are supported. It's a very usable tool.
Miren may not be as slick or as graceful as other mobile browsers such as Opera, depending on your preferences. It felt a bit sluggish as I paged around, but I never encountered any glaring crashes. It's a perfectly nice Android browser.
Mobile browser No. 7: UC Browser English-speaking users will feel even more behind if they download the English version of the UC Browser. The Chinese version gets all of the latest code, while the new features take their time working their way down to the English iteration.
This is a competitive browser with many of the features we're used to seeing. I enjoyed using the "open in background" option that calls up a Web page in a hidden window. When you switch to the page after a bit, it's more likely to be loaded. It's like holding down the control key while browsing on a desktop.
Another nice feature is "reading mode," a process that intercepts the mouse clicks and uses them to control the scrolling. A tap on the top moves up, and a tap on the bottom moves down. This is a nice feature for reading longer pages.
In other cases, I felt lost. When I tried to swipe my finger up to find an address bar for a new URL, it wasn't there. I found myself hunting for features that are probably closer to the standard way of accomplishing things in English-language browsers. English-language users may become more aware of the UC way of doing things because the browser is growing in popularity. It recently won the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice award for best mobile browser.
Mobile browser No. 8: QQ For the ultimate in Chinese browsing, I turned to QQ, a browser for Android that has no English-language version that I could find. Although it's possible to enjoy the Web by guessing at many of the characters, it's just not feasible for non-Chinese speakers to use this very often. The mechanism seemed to work well, but I felt like the rendering of English characters wasn't as readable as in other browsers, something that shouldn't be a surprise.
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THE parents of a teenager who died in a tragic accident have been inspired to support other bereaved families in Wyre Forest.
Stephanie and Rob Jones, of Walton Close in Kidderminster, lost their son, Joshua Jones, in May and have set up the organisation Josh's Prayers as his legacy.
The group will offer financial assistance to people in Wyre Forest who have experienced similar tragedies, helping to lessen the burden of burial or cremation arrangements for families at a difficult time.
Rob Jones, who grew up in Stourport before moving to Kidderminster, said: "Organising Josh's funeral was both stressful and expensive for us and it was only through the generosity of the local community that we were able to cope.
"The help we received from people and businesses, especially in Stourport, has amazed me so much and I don't know what we would have done without it.
"However, not everyone is lucky enough to have this level of support and planning a funeral can create massive problems and pressure for relatives when they should be concentrating on grieving for their loved ones. That is why we have set up Josh's Prayers."
Josh's accident happened on Wednesday, May 21.The talented 18-year-old trainee mechanic was working underneath a car when the axle stand feet buckled and the vehicle fell on top of him.
He suffered life-threatening injuries and after seven days in intensive care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham lost his fight for survival on Wednesday, May 28.
Stephanie Jones described her son as "a beautiful person inside and out", whose "smile lit up a whole room".
She added: "He was just a lovely, bubbly, outgoing and kind-hearted young man. If people were ever upset it was Josh who could cheer them up and make them happier and he was well known and loved in his local area."
Josh, who lived with his parents, was a familiar face in Stourport due to his job at the Playland Fun Park.
His name will live on in the town through a memorial bench at the children's fair and a commemorative garden on Manor Road, the site of the accident.
The funeral at St Michael and All Angels church in Stourport on June 12 also showcased the popularity of the young man, as hundreds of mourners attended to pay their respects.
A motorbike and go-kart escort for the hearse and a red, white and blue theme featured in the memorial service in recognition of Josh's love of both racing and the Union Flag.
Stephanie Jones, who has four other children, said: "It sounds strange to say but it was an amazing, special funeral.
"So many young people turned up to remember Josh and they should be very proud of the way they honoured their friend."
Josh's Prayers, which is overseen by a committee, is currently fundraising for its work and has organised its first event, a sponsored man versus food challenge, which will take place on Saturday, August 30.
Rob Jones, who is encouraging members of the public to turn up and support the fundraiser, said: "It is going to be really fun and everybody watching will be laughing and smiling, which is what Josh would have wanted.
"Twelve people are taking part and there is going to be a twist that will entertain the crowds."
The committee is hoping to further boost its budget through a sponsored slimming contest, raffles and the sale of remembrance wristbands, while several Stourport businesses, including the Playland Fun Park, S Fest musical festival, Co-operative Funeralcare and Wilson's traditional fish and chips shop are also actively supporting the cause.
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GAMMA THETA UPSILON is an international honor society in geography. Members of GTU have met academic requirements and share a background and interest in geography. The GTU chapter at University of Central Arkansas supports geography knowledge and awareness. Initiates to GTU must complete a minimum of three geographic courses, have a B average in geography, must rank in the upper 35% of their class and must have completed at least three semesters of college course work. Interested students can contact Dr. Allender at (501) 450-5636 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The GEOGRAPHY CLUB is open to any interested UCA student. This club is active in outside activities including: caving, canoeing, camping, and backpacking. As a service to the community, the Geography Club has been involved in painting large maps of the United States in elementary schoolyards in Conway. Interested students can contact Dr. Steve O'Connoll at (501) 450-3280 or email@example.com.


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Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Next Generation Theatre at the Between Friends Art Center, 39 Center St., Brewer, Maine
For more information: 207-989-7100; nextgenerationtheatre.com
The teen group of Next Generation Theatre's Children's program will take you to the roaring 20's in New York City as they perform this Broadway favorite. Come enjoy the unforgettable tunes and support our local upcoming talent! Friday, November 30th 7:00pm, Saturday, December 1st 2:00pmn & 7:00pm, Sunday, December 2nd 2:00pm. Tickets $7 Adults $4 Students (up to age 18).


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Have You Heard The One About....How To Find A Good Lesson From A Bad Example?
Distinguished Professor of Preaching and Senior Director of the D.Min. Program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Dr. Haddon Robinson, presents us with a series of messages taken from the parables of the Bible. (Speaker Disclaimer)
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LONG BEACH - This week, the city will be the gathering place for an international forward-thinking set.
About 1,500 celebrities, politicians, scientists and difference makers will flock to the Long Beach Convention Center for the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference, better known as the TED Conference.
Themed "The Rediscovery of Wonder," the weeklong annual invitation-only conference starting on Tuesday will feature more than 40 speakers and musicians, such as Gen. Stanley McChrystal, film critic Roger Ebert, director Julie Taymor, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, New York Times columnist David Brooks, PepsiCo chair and CEO Indra Nooyi, musicians Bobby McFerrin and Jason Mraz, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and roboticist Dennis Hong.
Street artist JR, whose art in various urban environments is this year's TED Prize winner, will be honored at the conference.
The sixth annual TED Prize aims to help make come true "One Wish to Change the World," using the TED community's resources and talent. Past winners have included former President Bill Clinton, U2's Bono, oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle and, most recently, famed chef and health-food advocate Jamie Oliver.
JR will receive a $100,000 award. His wish "to change the world" will be revealed Wednesday. He will kick off his TED Prize wish in Long Beach, where his art will be featured in the Phantom Galleries LA space at 170 Promenade North (at Broadway).
TEDsters will be able to stroll through the Promenade area at Ocean Boulevard and sit in new Terrace Theater seats. About 3,000 seats were installed in the theater at a cost of $900,000 in time for TED.
"Everyone tried to time it so that we could be ready by the time the TED conference comes because we wanted the city to look and be the best it can be," said Steve Goodling, president and CEO of the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. "These are all items that we need to do to remain competitive as a facility and a destination. The residents and those who attend the symphony and other events at our Terrace Theater will also enjoy them."
The excitement is high for local hoteliers and restaurateurs, whose locations are being used by the conference for various private parties and events.
"It's great to have the TED conference to downtown Long Beach," said Steve Sheldon, marketing and events manager for the Downtown Long Beach Associates. "It brings a lot of high-profile attendees and really reinforces what we already know, that Long Beach is a great city that has high-profile events throughout the year."
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Adventure equipment
Schools across England and Wales will be able to use the extra funds to create new sports facilities and improve existing ones.
'Healthy lifestyle'
Prime Minister Tony Blair thinks every young person deserves the chance to participate in sport and PE of the highest quality:
"Sport is also a key weapon in our fight against school exclusion, crime and drugs, giving thousands of young people the chance to choose a positive healthy lifestyle," he said.
Schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland will find out how much money they'll get from the fund early next year.


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Top 8 Reasons Russell Brand Divorced Katy Perry
According to PopCrush, Russell Brand has officially filed for divorce from Katy Perry. One would ask, why? In the docs, filed in L.A., Brand cites "irreconcilable differences." Well this comic believes there were other reasons.
He thought California girls were forgettable.
He'd rather kiss another girl and like it.
He was The One That Got Away.
She's yes and he's no.
It's a blacked-out blur and he's pretty sure it didn't rule. Damn.
He's gotta cash out and get the hell outta town.
He didn't want her to walk his wavelength.
He wasn't her Teenage Dream.


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Rare 1974 Kiss Promo Poster Sells For $1500 On EBay
When Kiss shipped their 1974 debut album out to radio stations, it included a little something extra in the form of a full color poster of the band. Nearly 40 years later, that one-time freebie courtesy of Casablanca Records & Tapes has a collector's value of at least $1500, based on the one that recently sold on eBay.
Rob Halford, Bruce Kulick To Perform During Alice Cooper's Annual Christmas Pudding
Alice Cooper has invited Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Bruce Kulick formerly with Kiss to perform at the 11th annual 'Christmas Pudding' show. Taking place at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 17, the show will benefit Solid Rock and Cooper's new teen center 'The Rock,' opening in Spring of 2012.


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We have broad and deep experience in strategic communications, and backgrounds across such diverse sectors as media, government, political campaigns, nonprofits and the agency world. West End Strategy Team is uniquely poised to create social change for our clients.
Matt DorfPresident and Founder
Matt, a veteran Washington insider whose award-winning communications create meaningful client outcomes, serves as the quarterback for the West End Strategy Team.
As he spearheads strategic communications campaigns, Matt influences progressive politics, skillfully shifting the conversation to achieve the goals of West End Strategy clients.
His broad and deep experience informs his unique ability to understand the most complex and pressing issues of our time, including anti-torture efforts, the fight against anti-Muslim bigotry, the push for comprehensive immigration reform, and gun-violence prevention.
For more than a decade, Matt helped diverse clients across all strategic areas when he served as managing partner of Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications.
He also holds experience as a journalist, lobbyist and media strategist, and was named as one of the 50 most-influential Jews in America by The Forward newspaper. Matt worked for a decade in hard news, reporting for dailies and community newspapers in New York, New Jersey and Virginia. Eventually, he led the Washington bureau of JTA, a global news wire service.
As director of government and public affairs for the American Jewish Congress, he headed the organization's Washington office. And he served as director of Jewish affairs and outreach for then-Gov. Howard Dean's presidential campaign and as senior adviser to the Democratic National Committee on faith outreach.
A graduate of The George Washington University, Matt is a contributing editor to An Historical Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and authored a highly regarded guide to nonprofit media advocacy.
Ari GellerChief Operating Officer
Ari, a seasoned communications strategist, is a senior member of the firm's leadership.
He counsels West End Strategy Team clients to develop their message and brand and then deliver it to key constituencies, with the goal of advancing their causes. He guides clients on such issues as anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim bigotry, religious freedom in the United States and Israel, LGBT equality, and guarding the separation of religion and state. He also has significant experience with crisis communications.
Ari's experience spans government organizations, the nonprofit world and the private sector, and he has helped position elected officials, NGOs, companies and institutions to meet challenges and create opportunities.
He served as senior vice president of Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications and as director of communications and marketing at Interfaith Alliance, a nonprofit focused on protecting religious freedom.
Earlier, he spent five years on Capitol Hill first as deputy press secretary for Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and then as press secretary for Sen. Russ Feingold. Ari's time with Feingold included the senator's passage of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill and his lone vote against the USA Patriot Act.
Ari also spent two years leading media relations in New York for the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, with a degree in political science and communication arts.
Caren BenjaminVice President
Caren brings to West End Strategy Team an additional capacity for advocacy-campaign planning, strategy and management, coalition-building, media relations, message development, and crisis management.
She collaborates with our clients to map out long-term strategies that include media opportunities and rapid-response systems. She is particularly experienced at working on D.C.-based campaigns that unify nonprofit groups across the nation around an issue or piece of legislation.
Before joining West End Strategy, she worked for several years with labor and progressive organizations on economic and social justice issues.
Notably, she was the executive director of Americans United for Change, a progressive advocacy organization specializing in rapid response and hard-hitting communications strategies. Launched originally to challenge President George W. Bush's efforts to privatize Social Security, Americans United has played a leading role in issue campaigns working toward an end to the war in Iraq, passage of President Obama's stimulus package, and health care and Wall Street reform, among other issues.
Earlier, she served as an adviser to Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and designed and implemented communications strategies for Democratic lawmakers in electorally vulnerable districts. She also worked as press secretary for Sen. Bob Graham of Florida and has served as a communications strategist at the AFL-CIO and at Vanguard Communications in Washington, D.C. Prior to entering the political arena, Caren was a reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Associated Press in Washington, New York and Nevada.
Jill CashenVice President
Jill is a leading communications strategist with extensive relationships across the Washington and national media landscape. She brings to West End Strategy Team significant experience conceiving and implementing advocacy communications strategies with a hard-charging, high-impact approach.
Utilizing message development, campaign strategy, membership engagement and growth, Jill helps our clients take an innovative approach to public affairs and communications. Before joining West End Strategy Team, she led the communications department for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the force behind notable public campaigns to raise wages and working conditions for workers at Walmart and Smithfield Foods.
She also developed the union's message and communications strategy including advocacy efforts and member mobilization campaigns on critical public policy issues including immigration reform and health care.
From Tar Heel, North Carolina, to Los Angeles, California, and hundreds of communities in between, Jill has helped workers and their allies effectively tell their stories – on stage, on network news, on social media, and on Capitol Hill. Jill knows how to incorporate the systematic use of innovative digital tools in campaign planning in order to amplify messages, while keeping costs in check.
Earlier in her career, Jill led the communications work for Chicago-based Interfaith Worker Justice where she built strong relationships with reporters covering social justice and faith-based advocacy. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Samantha KupfermanVice President
Samantha, who leads West End Strategy Team's New York operations, focuses her work on nonprofit advocacy in the realms of faith, interfaith and Jewish issues, human rights, and women's rights, as well as cultural, philanthropic and museum public and press outreach.
She draws upon her varied experience in political and nonprofit communications, advocacy and journalism to meet clients' immediate needs and long-term goals. Her skill set includes refining messaging on key themes, conceptualizing creative issue-based campaigns, developing public relations and member relations strategies, crafting and placing opinion pieces in media outlets of all sizes across the nation and online, and reaching new audiences across all communications platforms.
She previously served as a senior associate at Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications and worked as deputy communications director for Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. She was a features and city desk reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, focusing on coverage of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
Samantha holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a bachelor's degree in international politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where she received a certificate in Latin American Studies and during which time she studied in Chile and Spain. She has served as president of the board of Literacy Action of Central Arkansas and on the executive board of the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland – both nonprofit organizations that provide free adult literacy programs.
Shannon Craig StrawSenior Director
Shannon, a talented campaign, advocacy and media relations professional with extensive event planning experience, has secured media placements for clients at a range of major national outlets.
At West End Strategy Team, Shannon's work focuses on clients at the intersection of faith and politics, as well as social change work around ending gun violence and mass incarceration.
Earlier in her career, she served as press secretary at Public Religion Research Institute, boosting its name recognition by expanding its social media presence and cultivating media relationships.
Prior to that, Shannon was the chief researcher for AARP's 2010 Voter Education campaign and a communications assistant on the public education team that led the "Divided We Fail" health care and Social Security campaigns.
During the 2009 Virginia Democratic primary, she worked as media relations coordinator for Mike Signer, candidate for lieutenant governor. In 2008, Shannon was a part of the Obama for America religious affairs team during the Democratic primary, and during the general election, served as deputy campaign manager, oversaw policy research and ran debate prep for Fred Johnson for Congress, among other roles.
Shannon holds a bachelor's degree in political science and history from Hope College in Holland, Mich.
Josh GlasstetterSenior Director
Josh is a versatile and experienced strategist with a long track record of generating press coverage and driving narratives. His experience puts him at the intersection of journalism, politics and online organizing. Josh works on behalf of his clients to run integrated communications campaigns that create real impact.
At West End Strategy Team, Josh helps clients advance their goals and increase their visibility — whether in the press, online or in the field. His clients work on a range of issues including religious freedom, civic participation, worker rights and fighting extremism.
Before joining West End Strategy Team, Josh worked for a number of leading advocacy organizations in communications, digital and advocacy roles. He was the Southern Poverty Law Center's first Campaign Director and served as Research Director at People For the American Way, where he helped found the group's popular politics blog. He has also worked for SEIU, Amnesty International USA and Michelle Nunn's 2014 Senate campaign in Georgia.
Most recently, Josh has consulted for a mix of clients on issues ranging from climate change to free speech. In addition to a strong background in strategic communications, he has deep experience with video, social media, online advertising and digital content strategy.
Josh studied government at Cornell University and was the first undergraduate elected to the Ithaca, NY City Council.
Heather CabralSenior Strategist
Heather's outstanding contributions to West End Strategy Team include developing strategic opportunities for clients and securing media placements that help them to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Heather works with clients that focus on human and civil rights advocacy through interfaith outreach, utilizing such tools as traditional and social media and other creative communication strategies.
Her career began at in production at ABC News. She then worked as a publicist for the National Geographic Society, helping to facilitate the Empowering Women in Africa Symposium, in partnership with the British Embassy. Next, she served as a communications specialist for
the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative, focusing on publicizing U.S.-Africa trade, growth and development.
In addition, Heather belongs to the Diaspora African Women's network, an organization that uplifts African women working on policy in the United States and elsewhere. She also volunteers with the Embassy of Cape Verde, assisting with special events. In December 2012, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman of California awarded her a Congressional Certificate of Recognition for her work in preserving Cape Verdean Culture in the United States.
Heather, who attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., to study television production and graphic design, is an active member of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church.
Natalie LongwellSenior Strategist
Natalie's strong background in writing and nonprofit communications benefits all our clients, specifically those focused on business and human rights, sustainability, and interfaith activism.
She is in daily contact with journalists, and a key player in our creative campaign process, thinking inventively about how to get attention for clients' advocacy and other initiatives.
At West End Strategy Team, Natalie identifies clients' areas of expertise and optimizes media opportunities and online tools. She also helps organizations coordinate press logistics for large-scale and historic events.
Previously, Natalie served in myriad communications roles at Amnesty International USA, including manager of its national blog. While at Amnesty, her media pitches resulted in major placements, and she solidified her expertise in press advance work, large-scale event planning, collaboration with high-level officials, celebrity media teams, and connecting the organization's experts with broadcast opportunities.
Natalie graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Washington College in Chestertown, Md.
Jessica SarstedtBooking Strategist
Jessica is a talented broadcast strategist with deep contacts in the television, radio and digital news industries across the globe. She is particularly experienced in message development and media outreach.
At West End Strategy Team, she works to leverage her contacts to build relationships with editorial decision makers in broadcast and cable news. She consistently looks for creative ways to capitalize on media opportunities and grab the attention of TV news reporters and producers, highlighting the work of organizations including Diplomacy Works, while considering both the long-term and short-term goals of her clients.
Previously, she worked for Al Jazeera America coordinating large-scale broadcast special events during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Jessica spent several years in the Middle East, living in both Cairo and Dubai, where she worked to bridge gaps between nonprofits and news media. There she helped lead media relations teams during the Egyptian revolution under extreme conditions, consistently pitching and producing responsive social and traditional media content for targeted audiences.
Earlier in her career, she crafted communication strategies for a variety of organizations, including the United Nations and groups working to protect the rights of refugees throughout the Arab world.
Jessica holds a master's degree in international human rights law from The American University in Cairo, and a bachelor's degree in political science, with a minor in economics, from The George Washington University.
Sarah GarfinkelStrategist
Sarah brings to West End Strategy Team a strong background in journalism and nonprofit communications. She works with clients focused on social justice, human rights and international relations.
With strong writing and digital communications skills, Sarah is an asset to her clients as she focuses on helping them convert their passions into successes. Her varied experience and creativity allow her to help clients meet short-term goals while focusing on developing a long-term strategy.
Previously, Sarah worked at the Lupus Foundation of America where she played a key role in the organization's digital communications and content marketing strategies, as well as assisting with the launch of a national multi-media awareness campaign and public policy efforts. Earlier in her career, she worked on the policy communications team at the Consumer Technology Association, and as an intern and freelancer for the (Peoria) Journal Star.
Sarah holds a master's degree in media and public affairs from The George Washington University and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bradley University located in her hometown of Peoria, Illinois.
Sara KoenigStrategist
Sara is a member of West End Strategy Team's New York office, where she collaborates with nonprofit organizations that focus on social justice, human rights, international development and community organizing.
Sara works alongside clients to create strategic media and communications outreach plans, crafting stories that engage journalists and activists locally, nationally and around the globe. She specializes in message development and editorial services.
Prior to joining West End Strategy Team, Sara led communications efforts for various nonprofits in the U.S. and overseas, including the Workmen's Circle, the secular Jewish social justice nonprofit; the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the world's largest Armenian heritage NGO; and Mother Teresa Society: The Kosovo Humanitarian & Charitable Society. She helped maximize the visibility of each through branding, producing multimedia content, managing social media accounts, and supporting education and advocacy campaigns. Sara holds a master's degree in international affairs, with a focus in human rights, from The New School, and a bachelor's degree in sociology and communications from SUNY Buffalo. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Jessica JohnsonCommunications Assistant
Jessica uses her background in journalism and communications to support the work of West End Strategy Team and its clients. In addition to her knowledge of politics and nonprofits, she brings an attention to detail, a love for writing and editing, and a commitment to social change to the firm. As a communications assistant, she works closely with the firm's president Matt Dorf and the Team's many clients.
Jessica previously worked for the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, the District's only public interest public law school, as the assistant to the Dean of Students and President of the DC Bar. In that role, she coordinated large-scale events, worked closely with legal experts and political figures, coordinated sponsorship and fundraising, and assisted in speech preparation. She also launched a weekly e-newsletter for the UDC community about the law school and its accomplishments.
Prior to UDC, Jessica worked as a media liaison for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In that role, she secured local, national and international media placements. She prepared spokespeople for interviews and drafted talking points, statements, and letters to the editor on animal rights issues.
Jessica is currently completing her master's degree in strategic communication at American University and has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Youngstown State University. She volunteers at City Dogs Rescue, a local animal shelter in Washington, DC.
Elaine MonaghanConsultant
Elaine, a seasoned journalist, foreign correspondent and writer, works with West End Strategy Team's full range of clients, focusing on media relations and strategy, crisis communications, message development, writing and media training.
She has led coverage for some of the world's leading news stories at times of crisis from locales that range from Northern Ireland to Kosovo; she possesses deep professional knowledge of media operations and a wide network of relationships.
A native of Scotland, Elaine moved to the United States in 1999 to become a State Department correspondent for Reuters, and spent three years traveling with Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell.
Prior to that post, she ran Reuters' news operation in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and reported on Slobodan Milosevic's expulsion of Kosovar Albanians and the entry of NATO troops to Kosovo. As chief correspondent for Reuters in Kiev, she reported on President Alexander Lukashenko's rise to power as well as the intricacies of Ukraine's fledgling markets and political jostling.
She then worked as a Washington correspondent for The Times of London, corresponded on foreign policy for Congressional Quarterly and co-authored a successful CIA memoir.
Before her recent shift to strategic communications, she served alongside her husband Ambassador Lee Feinstein in Poland for three years.
Elaine has a master's degree in Russian and German languages and literatures from the University of Glasgow and speaks French, German, Polish and Russian. She has lived in nine countries and worked in many more.
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Are you committed to creating social change? Do you understand the critical role the media – and the public – can play in raising national awareness and influencing policy at all levels?
West End Strategy Team is seeking a seasoned communications professional with at least three years of experience to join our expanding New York office. We are looking for someone who understands the modern media landscape and is interested in using that experience to advance a positive progressive agenda on social justice issues including immigration, human rights, the advancement of women and girls, LGBT equality, and interfaith cooperation, among others. An understanding of the Jewish community, Israel and the Middle East is a plus.
West End Strategy Team is a full-service strategic communications firm that offers clients a comprehensive approach that includes message development, media relations, online strategy, marketing and crisis communications. A successful candidate will join a team drawn from politics, government, journalism, the nonprofit world, and business. This position is based in our New York City office.
- A minimum of three years of work experience in communications with an agency, a nonprofit, in government and/or on a political campaign. This is not an entry-level job; we are looking for someone ready to move to the next stage in his or her career.
- Established contacts with the national media and a working knowledge of the national media landscape
- Strong written and oral communication skills with attention to detail
- Knowledge of AP Style
- Experience developing strategic media, social media and communications outreach plans and campaigns
- A self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time
- A desire to learn new skills that can be used to help clients create social change
- An understanding of nonprofits, the Jewish community, Israel and the Middle East
- Creative thinking and a good sense of humor
- Serve as primary point of contact for assigned clients
- Work as a team member on assigned accounts
- Act as a liaison between your clients and the media
- Conceptualize and draft written materials to support clients' communications goals including press releases, media advisories, pitch notes, op-eds, talking points, and social media and other online content
- Create and implement media outreach strategies including researching target media, building press lists, and communicating directly with reporters
- Build marketing campaigns using social media, advertising, and other tools to advance clients' goals
Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous bonus structure for business development. Benefits include health, dental and a 401k plan.
West End Strategy Team is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBT applicants.
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Location: Washington, DC or New York City
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Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 20, 2007
Certain home shapes and roof types can better resist high winds and hurricanes, according to a researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Civil engineer Rima Taher, PhD, special lecturer in the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT, spent two years examining the findings of research centers that have studied the best designs and construction materials and methods needed to withstand extreme wind events and hurricanes.
"Although I'd like to say that there is a simple and economical solution for housing that won't fail or collapse in the perfect storm, such information does not yet exist," said Taher. "However, it is obvious that thanks to the work of wind engineers and researchers that changes to home design and construction can make buildings safer for people, while saving government and industry billions of dollars annually."
"Design of Low-Rise Buildings for Extreme Wind Events" (Journal of Architectural Engineering, March, 2007) by Taher highlighted such research findings. Wind researchers at the Center for Building Science and Technology (CSTB) in France, researched and tested reduced-scale home models at its wind tunnel facilities, and developed a prototype of a "cyclonic" or hurricane-resistant dwelling. Taher cooperated with the CSTB wind researchers, working on the structural aspect of the home's design.
That design eventually became an elevated structure of a square plan form on an open foundation. The home had a hip roof and was equipped with a central shaft with aerodynamic features designed to reduce wind forces during an extreme wind event. Wind tunnel tests at CSTB showed that such a home would be far more efficient under high winds and hurricane conditions than a typical structure. CSTB is working with a builder to construct a prototype of such a home on Reunion in the West Indian Ocean.
From this work and other studies Taher recommends the following construction considerations for homeowners in hurricane-prone regions.
A home with a square floor plan (or better a hexagonal or octagonal plan) with a multiple-panel roof (4 or more panels) was found to have reduced wind loads.
Roofs with multiple slopes such as a hip roof (4 slopes) perform better under wind forces than gable roofs (2 slopes). Gable roofs are generally more common because they are cheaper to build. A 30-degree roof slope has the best results.
Wind forces on a roof tend to be uplift forces. This explains why roofs are often blown off during an extreme wind event. Connecting roofs to walls matters. Stapled roofs were banned following Hurricane Andrew in Florida in 1993.
Strong connections between the structure and its foundation and connections between walls are good. Structural failure is often progressive where the failure of one structural element triggers the failure of another, leading to a total collapse. Connections are generally vulnerable but can be inexpensively strengthened.
Certain areas of a building such as the ridge of a roof, corners and eaves are normally subject to higher wind pressures. In the cyclonic home design, CSTB researchers proposed some aerodynamic features to alleviate these local pressures such as introducing a central shaft which would function by creating a connection between the internal space and the roof ridge considered to be the location of the largest depression. This connection helps balance pressures leading to a significant reduction in the roof's wind loads.
Roof overhangs are subject to wind uplift forces which could trigger a roof failure. In the design of the hurricane-resistant home, the length of these overhangs should be limited to 20 inches.
The design of the cyclonic home includes simple systems to reduce the local wind stresses at the roof's lower edges such as a notched frieze or a horizontal grid to be installed at the level of the gutters along the perimeter of the home.
An elevated structure on an open foundation reduces the risk of damage from flooding and storm-driven water.
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The presentation is also to include a demonstration of the speed and ease of use of the ACTech Panel System and many of the other inherent "efficiency" qualities of the system.
Dave Revels, the Founder and co-owner of Revels Construction and a former Manatee County Building Inspector stated, "As far as we are concerned, this is the state of the art in housing technology. We have not found the number of features and benefits found in the ACTech structural insulated panel in any other materials at any cost." The demonstration will begin at 1PM, June 22 at 4419 37th Street East (2 blocks North from State Road 70 on 37th Street E).
To be compliant with hurricane projectile test standards, FEMA requires that an 8 foot, 6 pound "2 X 4" be projected at a structure or construction material at a speed of 34 m.p.h. without penetration. A "wind" cannon will be present to launch the projectiles.
The demonstration will compare results of the "2 X 4" projectiles shot at a wood framed (and sheathed) construction method, a block based construction method and the ACTech Panel system. Spectators, builders and builder associations, broadcast and print media and potential home buyers are invited to view the demonstration.
Steve Rechtsteiner, also a co-owner and Founder of Revels Construction, works with customers to design their homes to meet cost and feature specifications.
"As an architect, an engineer, a national plans examiner and a builder, I am able to achieve customer goals while achieving excellent economics. More often than not, our homes are built at a cost of $78-90 per square foot base price. This while providing the very highest quality, secure and energy efficient home. The long-term value of 35-70% in monthly energy bill savings cannot be over stated."
Alternative Construction Company, Inc. (ACC) possesses a unique and patented construction technology called the ACTech(TM) Panel System that is used in the design and production of state of the art buildings in commercial, residential, industrial and modular building applications. Generically known as structural insulated panels (SIPs), ACC's revolutionary and efficient construction solution utilizes an inherently better galvanized steel "skin" SIP system to complete energy efficient, stronger, safer, faster, and more economical structure than conventional wood and brick based building products.
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^ is that smash 156? and if so how old is that?
probly the 90's as i stole it from tagsareknown's photobucket.
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taking too much flix, i could be at the same level and probably more, if i took pics of all my hallows XD
atleast he has those ups... all that shit is pretty dece... what you gettin at... MEEN is mad up and dope!
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This award winning collection of sight words includes a song to help children learn to spell each number word from zero to ten, plus 19 more high frequency words! All the songs are animated with fun, child-friendly graphics that help encourage repeated viewing, and in combination with the easily memorized, catchy music, are guaranteed to get your kids to recognize and know these difficult words. The album has a modern feel, with a Rock or Hip-Hop style to most of them, including the "But" song, which has a way cool hip-hop beat that is SO much fun to dance to! These fun songs help children easily memorize the spellings as they are able to learn the alphabet and begin writing. Download the printable song lyrics and movements for fun and active learning.
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Zero the Hero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, about, around, but, eat, fight, find, funny, get, into, new, please, pretty, ride, saw, say, says, so, under, which.
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For example, in the word, "the," the reader must first recognize that the "th" together forms one sound /th/, and the "e" makes neither the short or long /e/ sound, but a short /u/ sound. Likewise, the word, "said" may start and end phonetically, but the middle of the word has short /e/ sound spelled with two letters ("ai") that are not sounded at all.
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Two killed in wreck after driver flees checkpoint
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - A man died after the car he was in caught on fire after the driver drove into the fence leading onto AMERICAST. The driver was later pronounced dead at MUSC, according to the Charleston County Sheriff's Department.
They say the South Carolina Highway Patrol was conducting a drivers' license checkpoint at the offramp of Cosgrove Avenue near I-26 West when a Dodge Stratus approached around 11:30 Monday night. When officers asked for the driver's license, he took off at a high speed down Cosgrove Avenue towards the King Street Extension.
The driver lost control and crashed into the fence. The car was engulfed in flames.
Cosgrove Avenue near the King Street Extension will be closed for several hours.
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