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Ryder Honors Top Carriers of the Year
Ryder System announced its top carrier selections for the 2008 Ryder Carrier Quality Award. This award recognizes excellence through a variety of metrics, including on-time performance, claims handling, customer service, technology applications, economic value and innovation. Ryder places more than $4 billion of its customers' freight on selected carriers in all modes of transportation.
"Ryder is proud to recognize its top-performing carriers of 2008 who provide outstanding service and share our commitment to helping our customers operate more efficiently," said Todd Carter, Ryder Vice President and General Manager for Transportation Management.
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JB Hunt Transport, Inc. Intermodal
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Congratulations to all our graduates!
Was a great joy to see MSE students Ge, Hooyman, Kulkarni, Slightam, Stack, Sumner, Thrasher, Yue, Zangana, Zhao, Zidek walk through the commencement and to locate several undergraduates I knew from various disciplines: for example, Michelle Hasse (Biomolecular) and Jenna Staffaroni (Biomedical) from Mentor program; Esther Bieszk (Biomedical) whom I mentored in 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (heading for Ph.D. at Marquette); Jenna Staffaroni, Brad Brossard (ME) and Ben Coopland (ME) whom I took on International Research Experience for Students to India last summer; not to mention several other ME students out of our largest 100+ graduating class that I personally knew as their professor; and my senior design project team from FHL (Holterling, Fuhring, Schacht, Reger) who developed a Coffee Bean Husker for potential use by African farmers. Was tough to say bye to a great student Alex Fuhring who did a superb FHL thesis.
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Too cold to shop? Grocery delivery options in Milwaukee abound
Gone are the days when you could rely on the milk man to deliver your weekly supply of dairy products.
But, that doesn't mean the convenience of home delivery has come and gone. In fact, in the past few years, it's actually begun to expand, largely due to the ease of online ordering. Large national grocery chains like Meijer and Safeway are hopping on the bandwagon in an effort to compete with the likes of Netgrocer and Amazon.com.
And other grocers are sure to follow. According to survey data gathered by the Food Marketing Institute in 2010, 32 percent of respondents indicated that their primary grocery store offered online ordering, and 28 percent said they had done at least some online ordering at those grocers.
I know what some of you are thinking: how lazy do you have to be to order your groceries online? But let's be honest. We all have to eat. Yet, people lead busy lives, and sometimes grocery shopping just seems like a time-consuming chore. For others without reliable transportation, it's simply more convenient to let someone else do the shopping.
But, is online shopping practical? Or is it just a waste of money? Experts suggest that grocery delivery can actually prevent unnecessary spur-of-the-moment purchases, saving consumers money. In addition, ordering at least some staples online on a regular basis can dramatically shorten the length of weekly grocery shopping trips. Plus, there's something at least remotely appealing about the prospect of abolishing the lugging of packages and wrestling with the kids in the cereal aisle!
So, for those living in Milwaukee, what are some options?
Probably the largest and most well-known among online grocery services is Peapod. Based in Skokie, Ill., Peapod has performed more than 18 million home deliveries since forming in 1989. It offers such delivery in three states in the Midwest – Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Practically anything you can get at a real grocery store can be delivered through Peapod, from soft drinks to fresh produce, alcoholic beverages, meats, fish and even a selection of organic dairy, produce, meat and prepared products. Just find your grocery items online and, for a fee (between $6-10), you can have them delivered right to your doorstep, often as soon as the next day.
Other specialty services may not offer the broad selection of Peapod, but cater instead to consumers' desire for the best in fresh, local products all year long. Brewer's Organics is a new service which just launched this January in the greater Milwaukee area. They provide consumers the option to order various-sized boxes of USDA organic fruits, vegetables or a combination of the two, delivered to home or office on a weekly or every other week basis.
Customers have the option to customize their boxes based on individual preferences, add additional groceries, change delivery weeks, put accounts on vacation hold or cancel deliveries via the Brewer's Organic user-friendly website.
Even better, with every purchase consumers help to support the local community, since Brewer's donates a portion of their sales, along with extra produce and selected "items of the week," to the Hope House and Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee. Brewer's Organics requires a one-time$25 registration fee with the first delivery, after which consumers pay only for the produce they've ordered on a weekly basis.
Similarly, Braise home delivery aims to "bring the farmer's market" directly to consumers' front doors. Focusing on locally produced products, their brand new home delivery program is designed to offer year-round delivery service of all things local, including meat, dairy, dry goods, prepared items and of course, fresh produce. Designed to meet the needs of a single person or a large family, the program offers flexibility in ordering on a week-to-week basis.
Whereas a traditional Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program pulls from a single farm and often requires a weekly pick up at a designated location, Braise sources items from several farms and delivers them to a member's home or office, while offering a wider range of products from all over the state.
Add services like NetGrocer, and Milwaukeeans have a fairly robust set of options for ordering edibles online. And, while it's true that home delivery options aren't necessarily for everyone, it makes sense to consider your options – especially if you're among those who don't want to take the time to wrangle with grocery store lines and clipping coupons.
Do you use a home delivery service for your groceries or produce?
jenyerkes | Feb. 8, 2012 at 8:06 a.m. (report)
I've used Braise for many years and it's great... local produce, meat, dairy, grains and even chocolate! Order online by Sunday and it's there by Tuesday.
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badgerfanz | Jan. 29, 2012 at 12:01 p.m. (report)
I LOVE Peapod - yes some things cost a bit more but by the time you get into your vehicle, drive to the store, park - handle the crowds - come home and unpack totally worth it to me - I have been using them since they first came to Milwaukee and I have NEVER had a bad experience...every order has been in perfect order!
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poproc | Jan. 27, 2012 at 6:24 a.m. (report)
The Sentry Foods in West Allis also delivers food. My aunt has done it for years. I not sure what they charge, but I know she does it a lot. I've tried peadpod, yet the prices seem a bit high for what you get. Either way, it's nice that these places deliver food.
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mjames1229 | Jan. 26, 2012 at 2:36 p.m. (report)
We enjoy Peapod. The first thing we do is look at the very long list of "specials" and plan our weekly dinners around that. They also accept manufacturers coupons. You can save $1 with direct withdrawl from your checking account. When using specials, the $7 delivery fee is barely noticed. We don't like getting produce from Peapod, though. Too many times it doesn't look good, and we feel that it is too expensive anyway. We solve this by hitting Sentry once a week. But that isn't like grocery shopping, as the produce section is right near the front entrance and we can be in and out in five minutes.
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angelamb825 | Jan. 26, 2012 at 1:15 p.m. (report)
I LOVE Peapod. The unattended option is great and their online app lets me shop anywhere. My biggest fear was having someone else select my produce or giving me items close to their expiration, but so far I haven't had an issue. Definitely going to check out Brewers Organics.
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Warner Bros. Drops The Seventh Son
Legendary got it in the divorce. Universal may step in
The fallout from the divorce of former filmmaking sweethearts Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures continues. With Legendary already agreeing to drop future financial interest in the Man Of Steel franchise for a cut of I**nterstellar's action, [the two companies have now parted ways over Jeff Bridges adventure The Seventh Son**](http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/universal-adopts-legendarys-seventh-son-warner-bros-111216).
Legendary originally financed the fantasy film, which sees Bridges as a warrior wizard who's training Ben Barnes to fight witches. It's already been plagued with delays, including issues in completing the effects in time for the release date.
Up until last month, Warners was still planning to release the film, having brought Bridges, Barnes, Antje Traue, Kit Harington and director Sergei Bodrov to the San Diego Comic-Con to promote the movie. It was scheduled for January 17 across the pond (and February 7 over here) but now finds itself once more wandering the wasteland without a slot.
Still, the situation is not completely hopeless: Legendary has made a new pact with Universal, so it will take over responsibility for finding the movie a new birth. At least, everyone involved will hope it finds a new home…


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On May 20, 1506, Christopher Columbus died in Spain.
In 1834 the Marquis de Lafayette, 76, who served in the American and French Revolutions, died in France.
In 1852 the first Illinois Central train ran from Randolph Street to the depot at 13th Street.
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Have you ever been bullied by your management at school? Around 90 per cent of respondents to our GTN survey last autumn had been and this Tuesday Education Guardian has a disturbing story about NQTs being bullied out of their jobs after getting insufficient support to develop during their induction year. We will run a special blog on Tuesday too so that you can add your own thoughts if you'd like to.
On a cheerier note, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations may be over but for many of you tomorrow will mean the start of the final countdown for this school year - and chance to look forward to more celebrations in the form of the Olympics, Wimbledon and of course the summer holidays.
So now is an ideal time to be sourcing some lovely resources ready for the next term and a whole raft of new pupils - and we have got some corkers for you!
For those of you moving on to a new school please do remember to let us know of your change of email address so we can continue to make sure you are the first to know of all the wonderful resources, blogs, seminars, offers and jobs we have on offer.
There are still nearly 3,000 jobs on offer on the GTN jobs site so please do take a look and the team is always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to place an advert. Give them a call on on 020 3353 2010 or email email@example.com. You can advertise all your jobs for a year - teaching and non-teaching - from £350 for primary and £850 for secondary.
And while we are speaking of great bargains we still have a few places left for our Teaching Computer Science full day seminar on June 21st for £25+VAT - so come down to the gorgeous GTN HQ at King's Place and get some top quality CPD. To snatch up a place click here. The team would love to meet you.
New teaching resources on the network
If you love the poetry of Edward Lear (whose bicentenary it is this year) and want to explore something more than the Owl and the Pussycat then we have just the resource for you to share with your class based on The Jumblies.
We also have a great set of resources for use with pupils when discussing body image, self esteem and bullying issues - such as this emotion fan which I can imagine could also be useful for pupils who struggle to recognise emotions such as those on the autistic spectrum. We focus on body image in our How to teach feature in the Education Guardian pages on Tuesday.
A great one for history teachers here - a quick look at the Norman invasion in 1066 and its relevance today (including a look at the three lions emblem).
We have also been enjoying the fantastic range of ideas for improving students' speaking skills - some great ideas from Youth Amplified which could be used in classes whatever the subject.
This week some of our favourite resources on the site have been:
Who wants to be a millionaire anti-bullying resource
Film notes for Winnie the Pooh
Blog of the week
This week we have had some great blogs - from children's author Tom Palmer's inspiring piece about how to use Euro 2012 to engage reluctant readers to Alan Newland's blog about accepting a party invite from a pupil (and having a beer with their parents too!). But my favourite had to be history and politics teacher Debbie Bogard's blog about what to do in that last lesson with your class before school kicks out for summer.
If you would like to blog for us, send a brief summary of your ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com and Emma will get in touch.
And finally… if you missed the amazing sight of Venus transiting the Sun on Tuesday and Wednesday then take comfort in viewing some stunning shots here - perhaps one to share with the class when they come in tomorrow morning?
Wishing you a fantastic week,
Very best wishes,
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A digital photo frame that can receive images from camera phones is on show at this week's SEK 2006 in Seoul.
The frame, developed by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has a 7-inch wide-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) with 800 pixels by 480 pixels resolution. There's also 32 MB of built-in memory and a card slot for SD, MMC or Compact Flash cards.
The device looks like other digital photo frames developed in the past few years, but a glance at its back reveals an Ethernet socket and that gives a clue to its network ability.
The network connection allows the frame to maintain a link with a server through which images can be pushed to the device. Two of South Korea's cell phone operators, SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and KTF Co. Ltd., are offering the service to subscribers.
After taking a picture users send it via multimedia message from a handset to a telephone number associated with the service. Because users are required to register their photo frame and phone number in advance, the server can match the pictures to the correct frame and push the images. In a demonstration at SEK 2006 it took a few tens of seconds for the image to appear on the photo frame after being sent.
Both SK Telecom and KTF also operate portals through which images can be deleted or shared with friends who have similar frames.


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- found: Film and video career directory, c1994: t.p. (Joseph M. Palmisano, editor)
- found: Job hunter's sourcebook, c2011: t.p. (Joseph Palmisano, project editor)
- found: LinkedIn, June 28, 2012 (Joseph Palmisano ; Senior Content Project Editor ; Greater Detroit Area ; Publishing ; currently: Senior Content Project Editor at Cengage Learning ; past: Editor at Thomson Gale, Multimedia Specialist at Thomson Gale, Associate Editor at Thomson Gale, Assistant Editor at Thomson Gale ; education: M.Ed., Instructional Technology at Wayne State University, B.A., History at Webster University)
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FLUSHING, NY, March 19, 2009 C Crystal Window & Door Systems, the award winning national manufacturer, is pleased to inform the industry and the public that fourteen of its high-performance vinyl window models can earn homeowners substantial tax credits under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus legislation recently signed into law. Homeowners who install the qualifying Crystal products during the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 may claim a tax credit of 30% of the cost of the windows up to a maximum of $1,500 per home.
The newly enacted legislation establishes tough energy criteria of a 0.30 U-value and simultaneously a 0.30 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) for windows to qualify for the tax credit. These energy performance targets are significantly more aggressive than those established by the U.S. Department of Energys current Energy Star? Program. To determine that its window models qualify for the tax credit, Crystal used independent third party laboratories to test its window models and verify that they achieve or surpass the new progressive energy efficient standards. The fourteen qualifying Crystal models span five of the companys vinyl product lines and include popular styles such as double-hung, single-hung, picture, casement, slider and hopper. The company expects to add to this lineup of qualifying products in the coming months.
Of the manufacturers with products qualifying for the stimulus tax credits, many rely on triple-glazing to achieve the performance criteria. On the other hand, most of the Crystal qualifying products do not require triple glazing to achieve the progressive standards, but use a simpler, less expensive high-tech spectrally selective dual glazing system.
Not only are we offering many more qualifying products than other vinyl window manufacturers, but we will be able to offer our made-in-America windows to the industry at a very cost effective price, said Harold Kaye, Senior Vice President for Business Development at Crystal and one of the companys internal champions for high-performance products. We have trained our sales team on all aspects of this tax credit issue and were rolling out this information to our dealer/distributor network and to the public. This is a win-win for all involved C Crystal, our trade customers, homeowners, the economy and the environment.
Fenestration dealers/distributors, building supply companies, lumberyards, and home improvement contractors seeking more information on the tax credit issue and Crystals qualifying products are encouraged to contact the companys sales representatives.
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Special education needs needle parents
Missoula's school district copes with budgetary contraints
Coming on the heels of summer, back-to-school time can be hard on kids and parents.
When Missoula's 10,000 or so students stream into the public school system at the end of the month, it'll mean sharp adjustments for families across the valley. And, according to some parents of the 1,000 or so kids with physical, emotional or developmental disabilities enrolled in the Missoula County Public School's special ed program, this autumn's return to the classroom brings serious stress.
With their children facing obstacles ranging from deafness to severe learning disabilities, these parents fear the district isn't doing all it could to ensure the quality of instruction. In particular, parents complain that school officials are intent on steering their children to "target schools" and away from nearby neighborhood schools-where they say their children will have healthier experiences.
Concerned parents worry the use of target schools will make it hard for kids who already face significant barriers to make a place for themselves. The fact that these children must leave their home neighborhoods, and sometimes their sibilings, can mean increased anxiety and emotional difficulty for them.
That, in turn, hurts the kids' educational chances in a system which, administrators note, already has to tailor its curriculum to be of use to them.
"Special needs kids are the group who handle change the least well," says Virginia DeLand, who has a daughter in the special ed system. "They tend to be people without a lot of social skills, so once they have a group who understands them and how they communicate, it can take a year or more to adapt to a whole new group of people."
And at least one area doctor claims it adds up to segregation."They dance all over the line," says Phil Mattheis, a pediatrician who has worked with Missoula families and has a son in Florence's special ed program. "It's not so much their ability to provide these services in the neighborhood schools as it is their willingness," he says.
"The district has tried repeatedly to devise a system of target schools, each of which cater to a different disability," Mattheis continues. "The problem with this is, it treats kids with disabilities differently than other kids."
District officials say they're doing the best they can.
In Missoula, overall enrollment-and thus, school budgets-has been shrinking, while special education enrollment remains basically the same. Specialists, meanwhile, insist that keeping kids in neighborhood schools is a top priority, but say it sometimes doesn't make sense when it comes to addressing specific needs.
Deaf students, for example, go to Cold Springs Elementary where the sole deaf ed teacher holds class.
"We try to have kids in their home classrooms and their home schools," says Mike Fredrickson, lead coordinator of MCPS special ed. "It's cheaper and we try to do it that way whenever possible. But we don't have the money to provide all the services some kids need in that setting."
Fredrickson says that, just as the approximately $6 million it takes to run the system comes from a patchwork of sources-state and federal grants, and the like-special ed's budget problems stem from a variety of factors. "Even though special ed remains stable, the cost of stuff continues to go up," he says.
"That includes salaries, materials, everything. Plus, Missoula is sort of an epicenter of diversity.
"We have a number of intensive group homes, which cater to kids who have really significant problems, difficulties which can't be dealt with in their homes." Such children, who need lots of time and special attention, Fredrickson says, may need to go to a specific school.
To district officials, this seems to be common sense, but to some parents-including the small, informal support group that DeLand is a part of-it can pose a traumatic challenge.
Social concerns such as those voiced by Mattheis-the worry that, separated from siblings and longtime acquaintances, handicapped kids will have a harder time making friends-outweigh academics in conversations with parents. These parents crave the sort of experiences pre-school kids, disabled and otherwise, can get at Co-Teach, a two-decade-old program run by the University of Montana to prepare "special needs" kids for kindergarten.
"What we find is that the kids learn best in an atmosphere in which they're exposed to other kids with special needs and to typically developing kids," says Stacia Jepson, an instructor at Co-Teach.
Jepson's classes, which start about the same time big-kids school swings into fall session, mix roughly equal numbers of disabled and non-disabled kids. In a colorful, wide-open classroom decorated with bright learning posters, Jepson says the experience provides growth for all manner of children.
"All the kids have really individual needs, but everyone who's been placed here has shown some development," she says. "Even the typically developing kids grow socially and emotionally."
The fact that MCPS contracts with Co-Teach indicates as well as anything that local administrators see the value of early childhood development. Fredrickson certainly acknowledges that social outlets are vital for kids disabled and otherwise, and he stresses his view that financial realities underlie philosophical differences between the district and some parents.
In the end, he says the district does of good job of meeting the legal requirement to provide the least restrictive atmosphere possible for kids. "Our philosophy is to keep kids in neighborhood schools as much as possible," he says.
Stacia Jepson holds down the fort at Co-Teach, a UM program catering to disabled and "typically developing" pre-scholers. Photo by Lise Thompson.


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Student Appellate Work: A Great Learning Opportunity
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The Wisconsin Innocence Project offers free legal assistance to inmates who have provable claims that they were wrongly convicted. It enrolls about 12 law students who investigate and litigate claims of innocence in Wisconsin and other states. Students work a full year in the project. Many inmates who have been wrongly convicted have been set free after new evidence surfaced, such as exculpatory DNA evidence.
Clinical Associate Professor Keith Findley serves as co-director of the Innocence Project and said that students in his appellate project are very effective.
"We have analyzed the cases we have handled and have found that our students tend to identify and litigate more issues than attorneys in the field and that they have a higher success rate than both public defenders and private attorneys appointed by the public defender," explained Mr. Findley.
Mr. Findley believes this is so because students in the clinic are afforded more time and possess the enthusiasm to scrutinize the cases in a more thorough manner, work together collaboratively, and can give top-quality representation with each case.
"We have luxuries of time and resources that many practicing lawyers don't have. But that is important to our educational mission. We hope to teach students how to handle appellate cases as thoroughly and expertly as possible."
Mr. Findley said that students work in pairs or small teams on cases, always under clinical faculty supervision. Mr. Findley said his students take primary responsibility for cases and function as a regular assigned attorney would. He said the goal is to provide students an opportunity to take ownership of the cases.
"I always felt I had enough supervision, but you're trusted with a lot of autonomy and responsibility right away," said Mr. Harrigan. "And it can be pretty scary when you are trusted with helping decide whether or not to take a case, and you only just finished your 1L year. After all, you're probably an inmate's last chance."
Mr. Findley said that appellate work provides a great learning opportunity for law students.
"It offers an opportunity to learn important lawyering skills—from fact development to legal research and analysis to legal writing and oral advocacy. It also provides a wonderful vehicle for learning about and reflecting on the criminal justice system and the role of lawyers in that system," said Mr. Findley. "Students get to evaluate cases critically, with benefit of the full record of the trial court proceedings. They can essentially engage in a postmortem on a case, evaluating the lawyering, the strategies, and the application of the law in a critical way."
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Mr. Harrigan said that student appellate work goes beyond the typical research and writing experience a law student gets. He said a student is given boxes filled with old notes and transcripts from attorneys who handled the case many years earlier and must spend time sorting through material to determine what they are dealing with. He said it requires looking at a case with a fresh set of eyes and sometimes coming across something that was missed before.
"You also acquire a healthy sense of skepticism and an appreciation of how important it is to do things right the first time. Listen to your client, track down witnesses and documents before they disappear, take good notes, and keep your client informed every step of the way. These skills cross over into any line of legal work," he said.
John Gartman is a trial lawyer, Managing Partner of Fish & Richardson's 55-lawyer San Diego office, and responsible for hiring the majority of partners in his firm. He said student appellate work demonstrates a student has worked hard at honing oral advocacy skills. And, he added, if they have won competitions, it shows they are probably very good at it. He said both appellate and trial clinical work serve as valuable skills.
"Is it more, or less, valuable than student trial advocacy work? I'd say neither. The reality is that there will be many jobs out there for trial lawyers and few jobs out there for appellate lawyers," said Mr. Gartman. "In fact, there are only a handful of firms in the country that focus on appellate practice in any significant respect. But both trial firms and firms with a substantial appellate practice will view the experience in school as beneficial, maybe even predictive of success."
Estelle McKee—Lecturer, Cornell Law School—said that through appellate work, students can concentrate on developing legal arguments and improving their writing. "Although trial-level work also gives students practice with applying law to fact, the focus there is often more on fact development and presentation. At the appellate level, the arguments involved are often more complex and require more analytical skill."
Ms. McKee teaches the Asylum and Convention Against Torture Clinic at Cornell. Students write appellate briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals on behalf of clients who have petitioned to remain in the United States because they face torture or persecution in their home countries. Students handle all aspects of the appeal, but under attorney supervision.
"In our clinic, we find the students extremely effective. Our clinic only handles appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals. At that level, approximately one out of ten cases succeeds. Our clinic, on the other hand, currently has a 50% win rate," Ms. McKee said.
Maureen E. Laflin is Director of Clinical Programs at the University of Idaho College of Law and teaches the Appellate Clinic. Students work individually or in pairs on one or two complex cases that require strong knowledge of an area of law and the related public policy issues involved. "My students do mainly prisoner civil rights cases before the Ninth Circuit and criminal appellate cases in state court," she said.
During their two semesters in the clinic, students are generally able to take at least one case to oral argument and completion. Students work under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
"The students do the work and argue the cases. Some have stayed on a case after graduation," said Ms. Laflin. "Oftentimes, new students pick up the case if it lasts beyond the initial students' tenure."
And if one wonders whether student work passes muster, the quality of work by the interns of the Appellate Clinic at the University of Idaho has not gone unnoticed by the Ninth Circuit. For example, in Frost v. Agnos, 152 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998), the court wrote in a footnote, "We commend pro bono counsel for their outstanding performance at oral argument and for their fine legal work on this case."
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The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (Hammond organ, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards, harmonica), Nate Query (bass guitar, string bass), and John Moen (drums, backing vocals, melodica, guitar).
The band's debut EP, 5 Songs, was self-released in 2001. Their sixth full-length album, The King Is Dead, was released on 14 January 2011, by Capitol Records. It was the band's third record with the label.
In addition to their lyrics, which often focus on historical incidents and/or folklore, The Decemberists are also well known for their eclectic live shows. Audience participation is often a part of each performance, typically during encores. The band stages whimsical reenactments of sea battles and other centuries-old events, typically of regional interest, or acts out songs with members of the crowd. During their European tour in the winter of 2010, the band performed "The Mariner's Revenge Song" at the conclusion of each date. The audience was encouraged to scream as if they were being consumed by a whale mentioned in the track's narrative while the band pretended to die on stage.[2] In 2011, the track "Down by the Water" from the album The King is Dead was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 54th Grammy Awards.
The Crane Wife is an album by The Decemberists, released in 2006. It was produced by Tucker Martine and Chris Walla, and is the band's first album on the Capitol Records label. The album was inspired by a Japanese folk tale, and centers on two song cycles, The Crane Wife and The Island, the latter inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest. National Public Radio listeners voted The Crane Wife the best album of 2006.[1]
The Crane Wife is an old Japanese folktale. While there are many variations of the tale, a common version is that a poor man finds an injured crane on his doorstep (or outside with an arrow in it), takes it in and nurses it back to health. After he releases the crane, a woman appears at his doorstep with whom he falls in love and marries. Because they need money, his wife offers to weave wondrous clothes out of silk that they can sell at the market, but only if he agrees never to watch her making them. They begin to sell them and live a comfortable life, but he soon makes her weave them more and more. Oblivious to his wife's declining health, his greed increases. He eventually peeks in to see what she is doing to make the silk she weaves so desirable. He is shocked to discover that at the loom is a crane plucking feathers from her own body and weaving them into the loom. The crane, seeing him, flies away and never returns.
Liked the revolutionaries. Love the band. This is a good one with which to start.
The Crane Wife 3
And under the boughs unbowed
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
Till threadbare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A grey sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
--song written by Colin Meloy
"The Island: Come & See / The Landlord's Daughter / You'll Not Feel The Drowning"
[Come & See]
There's an island hidden in the sound
Lapping currents lay your boat to ground
Affix your barb and bayonet
The curlews carve their Arabesques
And sorrow fills the silence all around
Come and see
There's a harbor lost within the reeds
A jetty caught in over-hanging trees
Among the bones of cormorants
No boot mark here nor finger prints
The rivers roll down to a soundless sea
Come and see
Come and see
The tides will come and go
With this bare waking eye
Who rose like the wind
Though we know for sure
Amidst this fading light
We'll not go home again
Come and see
Come and see
In the lowlands, nestled in the heat
A briar cradle rocks it's babe to sleep
Its contents watched by Sycorax
And patagon in paralax
A foretold rumbling sounds below the deep
Come and see
Come and see
The tides will come and go
Witnessed by no waking eye
Who rose like the wind
Though we know for sure
Amidst this fading light
We'll not go home again
Come and see
Come and see
[The Landlord's Daughter]
As I was rambled
Down by the water
I spied in sable
The landlord's daughter
Produced my pistol, then my saber
To make no whistle or thou will be murdered
She cursed, she shivered
She cried for mercy,
"My gold and silver if thou will release me!"
I'll take no gold miss, I'll take no silver
I'll take those sweet lips, and I'll deliver
[You'll Not Feel The Drowning]
I will dress your eyelids
With dimes upon your eyes
Lay you close to water
Green your grave will rise
Go to sleep little ugly
Go to sleep you little fool
Forty-winking in the belfry
You'll not feel the drowning
You'll not feel the drowning
Forget you once had sweethearts
They've forgotten you
Think you not on parents
They've forgotten too
Go to sleep now little ugly
Go to sleep now you little fool
Forty-winking in the belfry
You'll not feel the drowning
You'll not feel the drowning
Go to sleep little ugly
Go to sleep little fool
Forty-winking in the belfry
You'll not feel the drowning
You'll not feel the drowning
Hear you now the captain
Heed his sorrowed cry
"Weight upon your eyelids
As dimes laid on your eyes"
--song written by Colin Meloy


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Given the visceral and volatile nature of the abortion issue, it was the
artist's intention to address it in a wholly positive way. To paraphrase St.
Theresa, "What good does it do to win the argument and lose the soul?" He felt
the best way to proceed was to highlight those things which are transcendent
about motherhood and the beauty of children. In so doing, all people of good
will can meet on common ground, regardless of their political or personal
beliefs. More importantly, it is hoped that people who have not made up their
minds will be inclined toward prayerful contemplation and come to a positive
conclusion. The following is an explanation of some of the main themes addressed
in the sculpture:
Mary's posture is analogous to that of a pregnant woman placing her hands
over her womb and the child within; the infant's posture subtly suggests the
fetal position of an unborn child. This is to show the inseparable connection
between these dual phases of human life and development.
At the center of the statue is a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit, the 'Lord,
Giver of Life.' The head of the dove, located near the heart of the infant,
represents the presence of an immortal soul in every child. In turn, the head of
the infant rests on the heart of his Mother, Mary, whose gaze envelops them
both. The Holy Spirit, Infant, and Mother are integrated one with another. This
establishes the beautiful, inherent physical and spiritual connection that
exists between all mothers and their children.
The cross halo on Christ's head rests on Mary's heart. Mary holds in her
heart the suffering of the innocents and of all those wounded and affected by
abortion. The Infant's left leg hangs gently over the Mother's hand. This is to
show that only with its mother's protection and love will a baby be able to take
its first step into the world and live the life it has been given.
The moon at Mary's feet recalls images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and its
relevant symbolism indicating the Marian triumph over the Aztec god of death,
whose symbol was the crescent moon. A throne of clouds alludes to classic images
of the Assumption and Coronation.
The tilt of Mary's head is purposefully reminiscent of Michelangelo's pieta,
but Mary's features are of a different nature. Instead of the sorrowful reality
of her son's death, this new statue shows Mary's joyful acceptance of her
Motherhood as she envelops her child in a protective, life-giving embrace. That
gesture will eventually lead to the opening of her arms - first to give Jesus to
the world, and then to receive him back, in his suffering and death. When seen
in the light of why it was commissioned, this Pro-Life statue is truly a pieta
in its own rite. The tie in is a strong one and is designed to be so.
The rosary on Mary's arm reminds us that this powerful prayer can change the
world by leading the way in bringing an end to the suffering and division caused
by the abortion issue.
A Timeless Madonna
This original sculpture, Mary, Mother of the Life Within, delicately portrays
the physical and spiritual interdependence of the most basic of all human
relationships; that of the bond between mother and child. It speaks loudly and
clearly regarding the value of human life, the importance of motherhood, and the
protection and security a family provides. The grace of the statue celebrates
the nurturing aspect of motherhood. It speaks very simply to the heart of anyone
of good will regarding the sacredness and dignity of life.
While establishing a new, unique portrayal of the Madonna and Child, this
statue pays loving homage to great Catholic icons of the past. In keeping with
the request of our Lady, its underlying message is predicated on the praying of
the rosary. Its symbols are instantly recognizable to the devout Catholic, yet
the overall simplicity of its composition - that of a mother protectively
embracing her child- can serve as a bridge between all faiths and political
A Synergy of Business and Art
Birchfield Design Group, Inc. is an international multimillion dollar
corporation that produces and sells baskets. When the Vice President of
Birchfield Design, John Routh, met artist Joe DeVito, who composed and sculpted
this statue, they resolved to put their faith into action. Birchfield decided to
establish a division of their company specifically to finance this work and to
help defend the dignity of human life.
This endeavor represents a synergy between an artist and a business man
working towards fulfilling the Gospel of Life. They are answering the Pope's
call to use their talents for the good and "offer a new sign of hope."
Click here for more about the statue, and
for pictures.


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Texans CB Kareem Jackson made a rookie mistake on Twitter.
On vacation in the Dominican Republic, Jackson tweeted about attending a cockfight and included pictures from the experience. Jackson said it was his first time seeing a cockfight in one tweet, calling it "crazy." In a second tweet, Jackson joked that "you would think its a college football game" because of the number of people watching.
While cockfighting is legal in the Dominican Republic -- and Jackson didn't commit any crime by watching -- it's certainly not the best judgment to share this part of his vacation on social media, let alone attend in the first place.
The Texans selected Jackson with the 20th overall pick in last year's NFL draft. He started all 16 regular-season games and finished fifth on the team in tackles while intercepting two passes and deflecting 10.
The team said Tuesday that it has no comment on Jackson's actions on Twitter.
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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Police working to identify suspects in Greeley homicide
August 25, 2013
Police are still trying to identify suspects in the homicide of a 61-year-old Greeley man.
Gumercindo Munoz-Vizcaino, known to friends and family as Carlos or Carlitos, was found dead Aug. 15 at a home in the 2100 block of 5th Street, according to Greeley police. Greeley police Sgt. Susan West, spokeswoman for the department, said the coroner has not determined an official cause of death, but investigators are treating Munoz-Vizcaino's death as a homicide.
"We're making progress," Greeley police Chief Jerry Garner said.
Police responded to the home about 6 p.m. after a resident reported seeing a man inside who looked injured, according to a news release. Witnesses have told police they saw a group of men in their late teens to early 20s running from the area on foot around 4 p.m. Thursday, fleeing north and then east.
Police say community members aren't in danger, as the homicide doesn't appear to be a random act.
Munoz-Vizcaino, originally of Chihuahua, Mexico, had four children and one step-child, along with 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, according to his obituary. He worked for more than a decade at Andersen's Sales and Salvage in Greeley and was the neighborhood mechanic.
Services are planned for 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Moser Funeral Service Chapel, 3501 11th Ave. in Evans.
Investigators are asking anyone with information pertinent to the investigation to contact investigator John Kinne through the Weld County Communications Center at (970) 350-9600.
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DENVER-Patheos.com, website of choice for people lookingforcredible and balanced information or resources about religion andspirituality, celebrates its first anniversary. Bringing togetherthepublic, academia, and faith leaders in a single environment, Patheosoffersinsight into questions, issues, and discussions about religion.Unlike anyother online religious and spiritual site, it is designed to servethoseseeking to learn more about different belief systems, as well asparticipate in productive, moderated conversations on some oftoday's mostdiscussed and debated topics. As a part of the celebration, Patheosisintroducing several new features and products.
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Anyone in direct communication with Cyanogen Mod Devs? Can we get them to talk about their software stack?

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Ben M <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

I am an audiophile. The stock android music player is sadly lacking. The dsp included in cyanogenmod blew apart anyportable music player I have ever had in my life.

 That is saying a LOT. It is not suitable for playback in an open space stereo but with quality headphones the sound you can get out of a cooked rom surpasses anything I have ever heard aside from a direct line out of an amp EVER.

 I would like to focus for a bit on learning how audio is handled in an android device, who wrote the soft dsp for CM7 and how can a motivated user control their audio totally?

 I am left with going on android developers and searching for roms that mostly work. I just want the DSP on mostly stock rooted devices. I want to be able to switch on the fly from "wet" to "dry" signals if I am moving between headphones and stereo.

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 On Mon, 2 Jan 2012, Corey McGuire wrote:

 Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 20:55:23 -0800
 From: Corey McGuire <email@example.com>
 To: NoiseBridge Discuss <Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net>,
 email@example.com, email@example.com
 Subject: [Tiny-tux] Android Usability Workshop,
 for the user or the rooter: Jan 15, 2012, 4pm, at Noisebridge

 If you can't open it, you don't own it! How many times have we heard or
 read that? Doubtless, we've heard it or read it on our most closed and
 inaccessible possessions! The contracts make us feel like we are renting,
 software that serves the carrier more than the user, but they are ours and
 they should operate under our terms.

 So, I would like to propose that NoiseBridge host an "Android Usability
 Workshop" event where people of all skill levels and personalization
 commitments gather to truly make people feel at home with their devices.

 I invite people to talk about:

 - Productivity
 - App selection
 - App development
 - Customization
 - Rooting
 - ROMs
 - Spyware, bloatware, nagware, and how to scrap it all
 - Skirting the the boundaries of the ELUA and getting what YOU want from

 YOUR device.

 And a personal favorite of mine

 - Android as an embedded platform

 Among other things, I would like people, before the event, to talk about
 what they want out of their devices. So, feel free to reply with how you'd
 like to get the most out of your phone!

 How can people help?

 - If you feel like a resource but are worried about becoming over

 committed, message me directly and we'll see if there are others with
 similar or complimentary skills so that no single person is left fielding
 all the interested users

 - Tastebridge, care to help FEED people?
 - Got some friends at Google working on Android? Anyone from Motorola,

 HTC, Samsung, etc? Have a club, a bag, and a locking trunk? GOOD! Kidnap
 them and drag them along! We have ways to make them talk.

 If people use the book of faces,
 https://www.facebook.com/events/357208274304697/

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 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci
 Perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
 Keep It Simple Stupid - Kelly Johnson


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The goal of the Common Reading Experience is to provide an avenue for discussion among students, faculty, administration, and members of the Durango community. It is hoped that the ideas in the selected book will generate discussion and writing in a variety of disciplines and will allow students to see these ideas come alive on campus. It provides a relatively easy way to begin a more rigorous discussion of the book's ideas, with faculty adding more and more academic and difficult texts to the curriculum. There are several ways that everyone can engage with ideas in the book. The author visits campus and meets students; relevant exhibits in the Center for Southwest Studies are often produced; the Theatre Department may produce a play around the related themes, as may the departments of Art and Music.
For the 2016-17 Academic Year, the Common Reading Experience book selection is Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Future of the Earth, by Craig Childs. Craig Childs writes about the relationship between humans, animals, landscape, and time. His stories come from visceral, personal experience, whether in the company of illicit artifact dealers or in deep wilderness. Childs has published more than a dozen critically acclaimed books, including his most recent book, Apocalyptic Planet, which won the Orion Book Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, and Outside. An occasional commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Childs lives in Western Colorado and teaches writing for both University of Alaska in Anchorage and Southern New Hampshire University. (from the author's webpage)
Booklist has this to say about Apocalyptic Planet:
"Ruminating on our distant past and present changes, [Childs] blends climate science, natural history, literary references, and personal reflections to create an immensely evocative sense of time and place. From Greenland's glaciers to a blistering hot Iowa cornfield (a place Childs characterizes as suffering from "genetic exhaustion"), he immerses himself in parts of our world that scientists endlessly study but we willfully ignore. He consults great minds, cajoles friends into sharing his adventures (with often hilarious results), and brings his mother along in an attempt to gather clues and form conclusions about the end of the world as we know it. Surprisingly, this is not a work of darkest sorrow but rather an engaging exploration of the land beneath us and the sixth mass extinction that scientists agree is underway."
Or read the back cover…:
"Ours is not a stable planet. It is prone to sudden, violent natural disasters and extremes of climate. In this exhilarating exploration of our globe, Craig Childs goes to where the apocalypse can be seen now.
From the driest deserts of Chile, through the genetic wasteland of central Iowa, to the site of the drowned land bridge of the Bering Sea, Childs uncovers cataclysms that tell us what could be next: forthcoming ice ages, super volcanoes, and the conclusion of planetary life cycles. He delivers a sensual feast in descriptions of the natural world, and offers undeniable science that reveals both the earth's strengths and frailties. Bearing witness to the planet's sweeping and perilous changes, he shows how we can alter the future, and how the world will live on, though humans may not survive to see it."
In Fall 2016 we will host lectures, films, discussions, and more related to this extraordinary book, both on campus and in the community.
And the 2016-17 Common Reading Experience will culminate with Craig Childs' visit to the FLC campus on February 8 & 9 2017!
Panel and Discussion
Tuesday, October 25th from 7-9 PM in Noble 130
Riding the Apocalypse: Visions of Our Future
Please join us for an evening of lively and insightful discussion on the significance of Craig Childs' Apocalyptic Planet. Panelists will explore Childs' book from the perspectives of the environment and biodiversity, international security, socio-economic impacts, the global food market, and a clean energy future. This is sure to be an exciting evening of investigation into climate change in our time.
Read the Book, & Join the Conversation!


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Richard W. Haney Sr. always wore a smile.
A member of River City Bank's board of directors, the 70-year-old Haney was known for his leadership, guidance and love of family.
"Richard Haney was a very good person," said Roger Smith, the bank's president and CEO. "He was a supportive director. His leadership has played a vital role here at the bank."
Haney and his grandson, 9-year-old Jeffery, died in a Sunday plane crash near Carrollton. The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday released the names of the deceased. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
"We really are very, deeply saddened," Smith said.
Haney, of Carrollton, moved to that city almost 50 years ago. He served as an assistant professor of business management at the University of West Georgia.
Haney was president and CEO of Richard Haney Ford in Carrollton from 1977 until his retirement in 2010. He also served as partner, president and general manager of Air Services of West Georgia.
Haney is credited with the development of Oak Mountain Golf Club and its surrounding area. He also worked with The Salvation Army and the Carrollton Rotary Club, Smith said.
Haney joined River City Bank's board of directors in August 2009, and recently served on the bank's credit committee and trust committee.
"I can't express how grateful we are to him and his service here," Smith said.
Federal investigators said at a Monday press conference that they'll examine several components of Haney's plane.
The small, amateur-built plane was found Sunday evening in woods near Carrollton. The wreckage spanned an area about 100 feet long and 50 feet wide, said Ralph Hicks, National Transportation Safety Board investigator.
According to Hicks, the plane hit a tree. Its engine and propeller came off after impact.
The plane had no black box or recording equipment.
The crash investigation into the plane's engine and flight controls will continue today, Hicks said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
PREVIOUSLY POSTED: Atlanta news outlets are reporting that the two victims of a fatal plane crash in a wooded area near Carrollton have been identified.
Richard Haney, 70, and his grandson, 9-year-old Jeffery Haney, were killed with their small plane crashed Sunday.
Haney, of Carrollton, had been on the Rome-based River City Bank board of directors since 2009, according to the bank's website. He was also president of the Haney Family Partnership and president and CEO of Aviation Pursuits, Inc.
Federal investigators say they're planning to probe several components of the plane.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Ralph Hicks said during a press conference that the wreckage of the small, amateur-built plane found in a wooded area near Carrolton Sunday evening spanned an area that was about 100 feet long and 50 feet wide.
Hicks says the investigation will continue Tuesday with a review of the plane's engine and flight controls.
Hicks says the plane first hit a tree and the engine and propeller came off after impact. Carroll County Coroner Samuel Eady says authorities are using dental records to identify the two passengers.
Hicks says the small plane wasn't equipped with a black box or any other recording mechanism.
Previously Posted:
ATLANTA (AP) — An emergency management official says two people have died in the crash of an amateur-built experimental biplane in west Georgia.
Carroll County Emergency Management Director Tim Padgett told The Associated Press early Monday that two people were found dead at the scene of the crash, in a wooded area near Carrollton, Georgia. Officials haven't released further details on the deaths.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said late Sunday that preliminary information indicated that two people were on board the aircraft, which was destroyed by fire. She said authorities had not yet confirmed where the airplane had departed before it crashed.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to be at the scene Monday.