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The state of Florida does better than most when it comes to providing funding for gifted education. But anytime something is perceived as an educational reward bestowed upon a favored group, politics come into play, and that's precisely what's happening in Florida right now. The state Department of Education is in the midst of changing the way it defines "gifted" in order to be more inclusive. You can read about one county's experience with the change here.
For starters, the state wants to expand the number of children screened for giftedness to all of them. Not a bad idea. Currently, many districts only screen for giftedness among children whose parents or teachers request it. But some parents may not know much about gifted education, or how to navigate the school system. Few teachers have training in gifted education, and so may assume that "gifted" means "doing well in class." Not always the case.
But administering IQ tests is time consuming. Doing the full deal requires at least 2 hours one-on-one with a psychologist. So Florida districts may have to use quicker, slightly rougher versions of IQ tests for mass screening. But then the 130 cut-off seems even more arbitrary. So why not add in achievement test scores? That's what the state is proposing, in addition to lowering the IQ bar to 120. School officials say this may double or triple the number of children identified as gifted, and thus make the programs more inclusive.
I'm all in favor of inclusiveness if it means screening more children. But the move toward labeling more children as gifted -- which school districts across the country are trying -- strikes me as problematic for gifted education in general. In recent posts we've talked about the problems of positioning gifted education as some sort of reward. Attempts to pack more children into the definition buy into this thinking. If a district defines "gifted" as "good student," and as a seal of approval that the kid is going places in life, then why not choose everyone who has good grades and reasonable test scores?
Proponents of gifted education are on our most solid footing when we define gifted education as an educational intervention for students who need it. If 10% or more of a class suddenly needs an intervention, maybe it could just be taken care of by more differentiation in reading groups, math groups, and the like. I'd like to see true educational interventions (grade skipping, distance learning, early enrollment at college, magnet schools for the highly gifted, including boarding schools) focused on a smaller percentage of students. That means raising the cut-off IQ bar, not lowering it. If any districts are going that direction, please let me know. I'd love to hear about them.
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- Quiltsrwarm said...
Administering IQ tests should be done by a QUALIFIED psychologist, too, not just any ol' yahoo with a "PhD" on the end of his/her name. A psychologist with experience and training in gifted issues is very important in identifying true giftedness or the whole concept of being gifted will get watered down through sheer ignorance. I have a story to tell about our experience with a school psychologist, but I'll save it for later...
The trend to educate to the lowest common denominator also applies to gifted programs, so if more kids are included in those programs, what happens to the kids on the higher end of the gifted spectrum? They suffer, just as they would in a school system that doesn't even acknowledge giftedness as an issue.
I wonder if the described trend to artificially increase the gifted population is tied to an increase in gifted funding in those regions in which the trend occurs? The more gifteds you identify, the more money the school gets, right? Where does gifted program money come from, now - the Federal Gov?
This situation sounds familiar. In our old school district, kids could have an IQ test done with a score above 130 being an automatic "in," a score above 95%ile in any given subject area on a standardized test would also qualify a child, or that child could be recommended by a teacher. I would say that at any given time the number of gifteds in my children's classes ran at about 25-30% of the kids. Can we say: "Show me the money?"
I like the idea of calling gifted education an "intervention" of sorts -- a much more accurate term, IMHO. Keep up the good work, Laura... :)
Our local Florida Middle School decided to "share the wealth" by no longer offering gifted classes. They "fused" gifted students into a regular classroom. The gifted teacher came in and did "enrichment". I was told "That way all the children could benefit from gifted education funds".
This same year they was a huge exodus of these families who decided to homeschool, private school, or sell their homes and move one school boundary away to a more gifted friendly school. The schools are paid a bonus based of FCAT test scores. So many high scorers left - the school had to change this policy 3 years later. Too late for us. We LOVE the prep school our daughter attends now and would nver go back to public school again. We would have never even considered private school if they hadn't consolidated their gifted program. The new head of the district is proclaiming how gifted friendly they are!!! They would never have changed if families had not made it clear they would not accept it.
I too have just encountered this in my county in Florida. My child is currently enrolled in a fantastic private school as has just about bent over backwards to keep up my my daughter's thirst for knowledge. She skipped kindergarten (big whoop some may say) into 1st grade and takes math and language arts with the 2nd/3rd graders. Although stimulated by the different depth of the content, she is still not challenged and is starting to be shy around the older kids (6 and 9 year old diff is a new challenge)although she knows them very well because they do not understand her reaction to harder work and excitement over tests (aka "the geek backlash") and disinterest in boy-chasing. We looked into a public magnet school that exclusively caters to "profoundly gifted" students and thought it would be a better place where she could be among peers that think in a similar way that she does. Unfortunately, with the lowering of the criteria for the gifted ranking I fear that those that are truly gifted and score in the 150+ on all the standard IQ tests will be gipped by the school being forced to cater to the kids in the lower end of the spectrum. Additionally, I was appalled when one of the parents told me that she was given a sample test ahead of time to "help her child with the stress"...that is bogus. I hope that the state is seriously looking at this change and leveraging multiple criteria to assess and meet the needs of the truly gifted,
The state of Fl claims to be gifted friendly, and even supports acceleration. You can find a printout on Acceleration in the FLDOE website after digging for the gifted area of special education. However, afer trickling down to each individual school, it ultimately comes down to how educated in gifted and supportive the principal and faculty (guidance counselors and asst principals) truly are, along with districts that are educated and motivated to a) continue education for teachers, faculty, staff b) encourage and support acceleration policies per child and in "gifted classes" c)develop consistent programs that arent individualized to each school.
Florida does not allow "out-of-grade-level" testing and does not allow dual-enrollment until 9th grade therefore it holds back gifted students, even in gifted classrooms that do provide differentiation or even subject acceleration. It enforces the message - we know you can do more, but you have to stay here. Why? Because those students scores on the FCAT will bring the money to the school, year after year. Regardless of the impact on the individual student.
There is currently a bill in Florida's Senate to eliminate funding for high school gifted.
Also please be aware that the Gifted Specialist has moved from the ESE Department to Innovative
Instruction. Procedural safeguards
of the gifted are to be revised.
Each of these statements could be
sirens for parents to heed. It is time to learn and stand up for your child's right to LEARN.
Need some advice, not sure where to go...my daughter attends a Hernando county public school and is in the 4th grade. Through our suggestion she is being tested for our "gifted program". During the initial testing she tested 134, with more intense testing she was scored a 120, 91st percentile. She is a straight "A" student with alot of "common sense", and just a little shy at times. She has an older sister who is in 7th grade in the "gifted program" and is aware of this fact. Her test scores for FCAT for last year were a 4 in math and a 5 in Reading. The school has left it up to us if we wanted to pursue further testing, and if so would administer the WISC test. I'm not sure which test was just given, the only thing the tester said was that the one she took had longer "timing"times so most people like it better thsn WISC. Do you think we should pursue this for my daughter? Do you think the IQ scores will change enough to get her in? If she does not get in this year could does Florida have rules on testing again or privately, or do you think that would be a waste of time? She is a very mellow little girl and although she says it would not bother her if she didn't get in to the"Quest" program I think since we didn't tell her the testing is not over yet she still thinks there is a chance.Thank you for any advice you can email@example.com
We have to remember that when looking to label a child for a specific program, the incentive behind the label is funding for the district. In Florida, the gifted program is state funded, not federal (as funds for disabled students are) and funds are limited. In addition, funds for disabled students just decreased by one third, and since gifted students get the left overs, I really can't figure how anything would be left in the pot at all for advanced education, when funds at the state level are already limited and federal funds for disabled are decreasing and the state will have to pick up the slack for all of these mandated programs. Speaking of advanced education, also keep in mind that the gifted program focuses on academics and the state already offers advanced placement courses and IB programs under the general curriculum. Each student labeled gifted is entitled to a level of funding in addition to the FTE funds (federal funds for full time education enrollment in public schools in which they are entitled to without a label). My experience with the gifted program is that my son excelled well academically on his own and indeed needed (and needs) more of a challenge. In elementary school, the gifted program offered a great deal of support to him but in middle school the social/emotional/behavioral support ended and it is completely up to me to accommodate (this includes spending money) these needs, meanwhile, the district still receives the funding for him. My son gets no services under gifted that would warrant the district receiving extra funds for him. I believe in more cases than not, special education programs exploit children and offer as little service as possible. My son is very intelligent, however, has moderate anxiety and an organizational deficit. He is at risk of dropping out of school if his social/emotional needs are not met. This is a very common issue in gifted children but I am told by the School District of Hillsborough County that there are no services for these needs under gifted. My son is in classes he would be in regardless of a label...general curriculum (advanced) classes. Remember, all students are entitled to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), label or none.
This whole issue of the Gifted Program seems to be nothing more than a political joke. I have a truely gifted son who far exceeds every other child I have ever met. He is now in high school and was never identified. And yes I live in Hillsborough county and there is nothing for gifted children after elementary. It does not matter what the state laws say. The county has their own interpretation of those laws. I did not know anything about gifted and my son breezed through school. Now I have a daughter in elementary school and found myself having to supplement her education at home because her needs were not being met. I placed my daughter in a Magnet IB school thinking that they are teaching at a higher level and this would meet her needs. What I found was that they were lacking in the core curriculm. No one would listen to my daughter when she expressed that she was bored. After several months her behavior changed as she felt no one cared that she wanted more. I finally stepped up and began having meetings myself to get her more challenging work. What I was told is that all their classes are taught at a higher level then public schools and that my daughter needed to learn to do her work to the best of her ability even if she thinks it is too easy. My daughter was also told to go home and challenge herself but was given no direction as to what she was to challenge herself in. Another words her education was still my responsibility. To make matters worse because of my addressing her needs with the school they began to harrass me everytime I entered the school to the point that my children felt threatened. Apparently if you do not fit the norm they do not want you in their school. I did pull her from the IB magnet school and placed her back in the regular public school near my home. Surprise they were doing things in the core curriculum that my daughter had not seen. Luckily she is bright so she caught up quickly. Now we are back to our homeschooling curriculum. I have her is school for the social aspect of it and it supplements what I teach her.
What the schools should really do is treat each child like an idividual and met their needs. I believe that it is possible to met children's needs if you take the time to listen to THEM. Children at an early age are very keenly aware of their needs and are thirsting to let everyone know. When do we stop and listen.
So, I guess the idea is that very bright children, who do really well in school and on standardized tests, , yet score ONLY in the 90% or so on the IQ tests(what dolts!) shouldn't be given extra opportunities to learn along with your beloved higher IQ children.
And your reasoning is? The concept of gifted being watered down? What a bunch of snobs! You want to feel like your children belong to a very exclusive club, (no non-brilliant children in our club, that would make us feel less special)! Do you think your children will be "dragged down" by these intelligent and high achieving students? Nonsense! The proof is in the ACTIONS of these students. Look at their PERFORMANCE! And look at yourselves, and ask yourself what your motivations REALLY are in this matter.
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Parents of Gifted Students Launch Advocacy and Support Group
(Tampa, FL) – A small group of parents has big plans for Gifted Education in Hillsborough County. "We won't be small for long," states GACH, Inc. President Stephanie Georgiades. The Gifted Advocacy Council of Hillsborough, Inc. (GACH, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2007 to support the education of Gifted children and provide a forum for sharing information about Best Practices in Gifted education "We know there are many parents out there who need a network and additional resources to help them meet the educational needs of their Gifted students. We have a website, www.GACHFlorida.org, designed just for them – to equip them with the knowledge and contacts they need to pursue Excellence in Education for their children," said Georgiades.
"There are approximately 14,000 gifted students, defined as children whose IQ's exceed 130 on a formally administered intelligence test, in the District. There may be many more who are not yet identified. The law entitles these students to a differentiated curriculum that meets their emotional and educational needs," Georgiades continued. "Our Board of Directors is comprised of parents and teachers of the Gifted, and as our membership grows we expect to develop a strong partnership with local schools, the School District of Hillsborough County and state lawmakers to ensure our teachers receive the training and resources necessary to support a relevant and rigorous gifted curriculum and our students receive gifted services through graduation."
"The GACH website, www.GACHFlorida.org, will inform the public of legislation, policies and programs affecting Gifted students," explained GACH, Inc., Vice President Dr. Michael Matthews, Assistant Professor of Gifted Education at the University of South Florida's Graduate School of Education. "We also plan to hold quarterly meetings featuring speakers and topics of broad interest to the members. Our first general meeting is currently scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 2007, and GACH is pleased to announce that Terry Wilson, founder of the Florida Gifted Network and longtime advocate for Gifted learners, will discuss legislation and policies affecting Gifted Education."
Membership in GACH, Inc. is open to anyone interested in issues surrounding Gifted Education. The Membership Form, as well as meeting topics, times and locations, can be downloaded from the GACH website, www.GACHFlorida.org, or by contacting Stephanie Georgiades, at (813) 334-7315.
I read most of these posts with interest and some degree of agreement on many issues. I was, however, a bit offended by the anonymous poster who felt that only 'truly' gifted children in the 150+ range should be included in gifted programs, as anyone of lower IQ, and I guess not truly gifted, would drag these children down. That did smack of snobbery. It happens that my daughter, in 6th grade in Pasco County, scored a deplorable 135 on her Stanford Binet V test at the beginning of 3rd grade. She also has always scored in the 95th to 99th percentile on every FCAT norm-referenced test she has ever taken. She happens to outperform just about all the other gifted kids she associates with, and she has many gifted friends. This year, she is actually in gifted classes for the first time, with everyone else in her age group who is either gifted or deemed to be high achieving. One of her closest friends is another girl who scored in the high 140's on her IQ test. I have to say that, if anything, both girls are very good influences upon each other, but my daughter tends to outperform her higher IQ friend academically on a regular basis. Believe me, she holds no one back. Regardless of IQ level, most of the kids in her class are racing to keep up with her. So much for your fear that her 'type' would hold your child back.
To clarify some of the arguments made previously. There is a spectrum of giftedness. Actually gifted students can be categorized into four to five groups. To qualify at the lowest level of gifted, the IQ (depending on which test is administered) begins in the 120-130 IQ range. Average range is 100 to 120. So if a student scored 140, 150, or 160+ there is a substantial difference in the abilities of these gifted groups. The needs of these children should not be confused with "snobbishness" of the parents. Not having an education which meets a child's needs is the problem. Gifted education is not a one size fits all endeavor. A student who is 10 points above average and one that is 20-30 points above average have different needs. My daughter with an IQ of 162 never had her needs met with the "gifted" program. And even gifted teachers can want to hold their students back in order to conform to what they want to give rather than what is needed. If a parent with a very high IQ child wants to meet their needs, they will have to seek ways to individualize their education through many avenues. Family planned enrichment and home school, as well as community gifted groups and mentors starting at a young age, in addition to dual enrollment or auditing of college courses are some options. There are students under the age of 10 who are taking college courses, they are not pushed by their parents, they want to be there and to be challenged. Parents should not feel slighted if gifted guidelines separate gifted students and especially gifted and non-gifted. If what parents want is more enriched classes for their children, they need to fight for that. But pushing students into groups they do not qualify for is not the solution.
For those who want a more complete assesment, the WISC-IV, WPPSI-III,
The Wechsler intelligence tests were not designed to differentiate scores above 130 (WISC-R and WISC-III) or 145 (WISC-IV): WISC-III was created for near-average intelligence testing, clinical patients who score between 70 and 130, and is not accurate beyond that.
Given the much lower scores resulting from the newest generation of tests (WISC-IV, SB-5 and WJ-III cognitive), professionals who work with the gifted are suggesting a new set of scores and descriptive levels of giftedness, beginning at 120 to 125 for "moderately" gifted, and progressing to 142 to 145+ for "profoundly" gifted. But these levels are still under investigation.
Gifted is the power of the pen only (the school psycologist pickes and chooses who gets to be gifted). Every student learns differently.....it is all about what a person likes and dislikes in this world. Take from me a 99 percentile who wants the truth out there.


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The rumors of Final Fantasy Versus XIII's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Announced six years ago, Versus XIII stands as the only unreleased game in Square Enix's Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy initiative, which also includes Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Final Fantasy Type-0.
Reports surfaced late last week claiming that the long-overdue game had been quietly cancelled, and that work completed on Versus XIII would be used for another, as-yet-unannounced project. Not so, says Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada, who took to Twitter to reassure fans that work on Final Fantasy Versus XIII continues.
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Cookie Crumble
- Rules: You and the other players are on a cookie. The objective is to punch them off the cookie. However, parts of the cookie are randomly breaking off. if you on a part of the cookie while it is falling, you are out.
- Time: 60 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] D-Pad: Move, 2: Punch
- Advice: If you're on the part of a cookie that's going to break, get off of it fast!
Pour Sap
- Rules: You and the other players have been shrunk to size. And all of you are climbing a tree. But this tree has a lot of sap! The sap will droop down the tree, and if you get caught by the sap, you are out.
- Time: N/A, till you get to the top
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] D-Pad: Move
- Advice: The sap can sometimes go in zigzag patterns, go in circles, and it can sometimes go faster or slower. Watch the sap carefully, and don't get tricked by the sap.
When Chickens Fly
- Rules: All of the players are in a chicken suit. The objective is for all players to get higher up than the other players. you do this by flapping your arms as many and as fast as you can.
- Time: 30 seconds
- Controls: [Arms are held out with the Wii Remote in one hand] Flap Arm(s): Fly higher
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Spiral Runner
- Rules: All the players are on spirals that are horizontal. The players are constantly running on a spiral. the objective is for the players to survive the time limit. the spirals will make a lot of twists and turns. When the time is up, the players that survived win.
- Time: 50 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] Tilt Wii Remote Left: Turn left, Tilt Wii Remote Right: Turn right
- Advice: Watch out for enemies that are sometimes on the spiral you're on. If you hit them, you'll get stunned for a few seconds and you'll lose control of your character.
Trash Bath
- Rules: All the players are on circular floating platforms in a giant dumpster. The players' objectives is to knock all of the other players off their platforms. But if one piece of garbage hits you, your going garbage swimming. Last player standing wins.
- Time: 70 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] D-Pad: Move, 1: Pick up garbage, 2: Throw garbage
- Advice: Halfway through the game, the trash will rain down on you. Get ready for the trash shower!
Crater Invaders
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- Time: 60 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] Tilt Wii Remote in a direction: Go in that direction, 2: Go further down
- Advice: If you get hit by a fireball, you'll lose valuable time. Also, don't mash the 2 Button, otherwise you'll wind up getting hit by a fireball.
Guessing Illusion
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- Time: 10 seconds per guessings.
- Controls: [Wii Remote held vertically] Tilt Wii Remote in a direction: Choose a Pokémon name, A: Select the Pokémon name.
- Advice: If you choose the wrong Pokémon name, you'll LOSE a point. Remember the Pokémon names if you can.
Killer Klaptraps
- Rules: All the players are on a log. And klaptraps will fly up and over the log. If a klaptrap hits any of the players, they are out. Last player standing wins.
- Time: 30 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] D-Pad: Move
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- Rules: All the players run through a long metal hallway with Heavy Lobster chasing after you and throwing metal balls. If you are hit by a metal ball, you are out. The game ends when either the time limit is up or if you are the last one standing
- Time: 60 seconds
- Controls: [Wii Remote held horizontally] D-Pad: Move, 2: Jump
- Advice: Watch the position of Heavy Lobster's hands. If they are up high, it is about to throw a ball that will crash on the floor and can trip you up. If they are down low, it will simply roll the ball forward.
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Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by turftracerhp, May 29, 2010.
is there really any difference besides the name?
i dont have experience with either one but ive read on here that the exmark is the same thing just with all the small kinks worked out. try searching for it.
the vantage is the same as the grandstand.
toro worked the kinks out of the grandstand so now they are the same machine. just different decks.
if your comparing the 2010 vantage to the 2009 grandstand then yes the vantage would be the machien without the kinks. but if your talking 2010 vantage vs. 2010 grandstand, they are both the same machine just different decks.
thanks for clarifying.
I have the Vantage and went with it because instead of cables connecting for the steering, Exmark uses rods. No stretching and less maintenance!! I have no complaints with mine, it's the 52" 24hp. Good luck on making your decision and let me know if you have any questions...
less maintenance???
the only maintenance my 09 grandstand requires is your daily, cleaning under the deck, changing or sharpening blades, cleaning air filter once a week and there are greasings to be done after x amount of hours.
i'm not trying to be a jerk but i don't think the vantage is ANY different than the grandstand. infact the 2010 grandstands have these rods as well.
I stand corrected!! I bought the Vantage bc that is what I was told. I'm glad to see you like it!!
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demo a scag v-ride before you make up your mind. its an awesome machine!
again i'm not trying to be a jerk. nor do i want to come across like the vantage is not a good machine. because thats not true.
the vantage is a very good machine. but when you are comparing it to the grandstand the difference is the deck. if you like exmarks decks go with the vantage. if you like toro's go with the grandstand but other than that everything else about them is exactly the same.
the 09 grandstands had some kinks to be worked out and the vantage had those kinks worked out from the beginning. so do the 2010 grandstands.
and just what makes this machine so great? i've demo'd this machine and i wasn't impressed..........
The Toro is still not using the rods. Exmark is having issues with the rods as we speak. Something with the part that compensates for the pumps moving up and down and the ground speeds changing with the change in deck height.


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Song Of The Moment- Valentines Day by Linkin Park
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After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he's secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos. But when another tribe member discovers a clue that may hold the cure to the Sickness, five teens set out on a life-altering road trip to save humankind.
The tribe exchanges gunfire with enemy gangs, escapes cults and militias, braves the wilds of the subway and Central Park...and discovers truths they could never have imagined.
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My Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: I actually liked this book more than I though I would. It definitely had it's problems and it's not the best or most unique dystopian out there but it's a fairly solid book that I think is definitely worth the read.
This book is set about two years after It Happened, It being The Sickness that killed most of the world. The Sickness killed all adults and children leaving only teenagers. A certain hormone that only teenagers have is all that's kept them alive and is what marks them for death shortly after their 18th birthdays. The book is set in New York where the remaining people have formed "tribes" some simply trying to survive, others to take over the world...you know normal things. The book follows Jefferson and Donna and their group as they realize there might be a way to stop the sickness. There is death and cannibals, mole people and rabid polar bears, there's also annoying characters and horrible "romance".
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Explanations - So we're told that there is a hormone that allows these teenagers to live, we're told that they die pretty much as soon as they reach 18 yet we're not really told what this hormone is or why they die so fast, which is annoying. Now I did read the ARC and it is a trilogy so there's time in the rest of the series for this to be addressed, but I feel like it should have been explained just a little bit better.
Rape - Okay realistically speaking I can see this happening, at the same time I don't think it was addressed very well mainly with one character in particular, Kath. Basically the "Uptowners" are the worst tribe, they want to take over the whole city, they are racist and kill anyone who isn't white for the most part, and they enslave girls to rape them. This group(from what I can tell) was started by a bunch of rich white boys and okay this could be realistic, it could, I'd like to think it's not but it could be. But, but, but, but, I hated what the author did with Kath, who was one of these "Uptowners" and whom it is repeatedly implied that she was raped and passed around between this tribe. The problem(one of many) being the second she meets Jeff they're fighting for a gun she holds and then they start...doing it... I just did not like the way the author portrayed her at all not to mention the "love triangle" this brought into it.
Jeff (or Jefferson) - For the most part I liked this character who is the leader of their tribe and who wants to cure the sickness, he's a nerd and overly nice and polite and a fairly well rounded character. However, I feel like when Kath was introduced he did some things that seemed highly out of character and made me hate him a little.
Donna - I loved her character for the most part. I see why her parts annoyed other readers because she uses the word Like way too often and so many of her thoughts are in the form of questions and that is what really annoyed me. They were like observations in the form of a question and it frustrated me to no end. I loved her relationship with Peter(her best friend) and I thought she was basically a bad ass but once again there were a few parts towards the end where I thought she did things and said things that were completely out of character.
Side characters- I really loved some of the side character, SeeThrough and Brainbox and Peter, but I wish they had been a bigger part, I wish there had been a bigger focus on them instead of them just existing in the background.
The "romance" - This book possible has the most cliched romance that ever was. Two friends that have known each other forever? Check. One is in love with the other who has no clue? Check. Big seemingly random dramatic moment where clueless suddenly realizes she has feelings for her best friend? Check. The best friend moves on before clueless gets the chance to confess her love? double check!
The Plot - Okay don't shoot me but I hated Gone. I'm always wary when it comes to Dystopian(or anything) where it's only kids left and all the adults are dead or whatever because I hated Gone though not as much as Wasteland, so every book I've read with this type of plot I have hated. Having said that this is nothing like Gone(in my opinion) and it is way better than Wasteland. I feel the author did a good job with this plot, the way these teenagers acted, getting drunk and high and lots of killing, I feel it's pretty realistic. I just wish when had got better explanations about how they survived and why they're barren(can't have children) and why they die the moment they turn 18. It almost felt like the author didn't want to do the research it would take to explain it all and so just glossed over it.
Overall - This is a really good dystipoian book, not my favorite and I can't say I loved it, but I enjoyed it and I definitely think it's worth reading. I'm very interested to see what happens next! But if you like a good romance in your dystopian don't count on finding that in this book.
Would I Recommend This? Yeah
Who To? Anyone who thinks it sounds interesting.
Will I read more from this author(or series)? Probably.
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Shortcrust Pastry
Recipe by ImPat
Easy and economical to make for use to make your own pies and tarts. Times given are when using a food processor, if doing by hand add another 5 minutes. Don't include chill time. If you have hot hands would advise using a food processor. You end up with enough for 2 tart cases (9") or for the top and bottom of a 9" pie. If using for a sweet dish add 2 teaspoons sugar after you rub in butter. Use as is for savoury dishes. I have edited this to 8 serves for if used as 2 bottoms or a top and bottom it would equate to 8 serves, giving a truer nutritional panel. Still does not include sugar for sweet pastry. Please note referring to a 250ml metric cup for USA cups + 2 tablespoons.
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mmm excellent pasty recipe! very flakey and light, melt in your mouth! I used it to make a peach pie, every one loved it, thanks for posting.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 12 ounces plain flour (2 cups)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces butter
- water (chilled)
Directions See How It's Made
- Sift plain flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl (or in the bowl of the food processor).
- Rub in the butter with finger tips (or use pulse button on the food processor) until mixture resembles course breadcrumbs.
- Gradually add water until dough becomes a ball.
- Remove and wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes before using.


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Monday, February 29, 2016
Are Carbs Just as Bad As Cigarettes
This week the we've heard that eating simple sugars/ process and enriched carbs are link to lung cancer. Not only that but this study claims that eating this type of carbs can increase the chances of developing cancer by as much as 49%. Food that are high on the glycemic index are , once again, leaving a not- so - sweet taste in our mouths,
What does this have to do with you? Habits, habit, habit. If you regularly eat foods that are high in sugar this new study can be the motivation we need to want to change our habits., Now, trust me, I get it. There is always a new study, and then another study that contradicts the first study. However, how many times does the medical field have to discover new dis-eases that are linked to processed food?
Today- I wanted to quickly share my EAT CLEAN CHALLENGE with you. This challenge can help you create new habits ;feel better, have more energy.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
How to Fight Back and Win
I am a fighter, and I have always been a fighter spiritually. I have gone through adversity after adversity... yet as I look at where I am today: I am grateful for the fights in my life.. I know that God used my adversity to shape me into the woman He created me to be. We are all born with gifts, talents,and abilities, but our character must be shaped. Oftentimes, character is "molded" out of the battles we endure.
My question for you is -what is your heart's desire ? The one that you believe God placed there... the dream that you keep running back to ? The one , people around you are raving about,- but you see as nothing." Today , I want to share with you a few steps I took before I started my online coaching business ( while being a wife, mom of 5 kids) that I found to be very helpful for me and I believe it may benefit you as well.
Prayer is better than that "apple a day"
Prayer, is communication with the Lord. The Bible says when we delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the desires of our hearts (Psalm 37:4).A relationship that is healthy, is healthy because of communication. If we are hungry for time daily with The Lord, He will began to reveal His will to us in our daily lives.
Be Clear about Your Purpose
When you know who you are and understand your purpose, you are more apt to turn down those other things that really ...well...just waste your time. and energy. I don't know about you, but I really can't afford to do that. A clear focus can help you become more productive and more effective..If you preserve your energy for doors that point to your purpose, you will also become much more effective.
Be Determined
I've heard it said before, " motivation will get you started, determination will keep you going". Only you can be determined.Don't let others who have no vision, dissuade you from stepping out on faith as it relates to sharing your gift/gifts with the world. It's okay to not tell the "negative Nancy" in your life everything God is doing in your life.
Lastly, I want to remind you, that you are fearfully and wonderfully made,(Psalm 139:14) if you are able to grasp that- you can become an unstoppable force..Please, share your question or comments about this topic, I'd love to chat with you and hear your thoughts. Don't forget to subscribe to my Newsletters . If you enjoyed this post today, share it with your friends and let's grow together. Until next time ....blessings.


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Heman Hersey and the Pest House
line) has long been known as the Pest House. I'd heard that it was a place where people had been
sent for the reason of being quarantined, the name being short for pestilence, but I didn't know
anything beyond that.
After receiving a question about it from the present owner a few weeks ago, (Hmmm, when did I write
that? Probably around 2004. It couldn't have been after 2005.) I decided to ask Hester Chilson if she
knew anything about it. As it turned out, she remembered the situation quite well. Her foster-father,
Edwin Darling, was a selectman at the time it was first needed and was involved in the purchase of
the house. Also, the brother of the victim lived next door to Hester and her foster parents, the Darlings,
on Freedom Street. (She lived at 54 Freedom Street. Hersey was in the duplex just below that.) As far
as she knows, the house was only used once when an employee of Henry Patrick's Store, Heman K.
Hersey, become ill with smallpox. She recalls that no one knew how he caught it.
From what I can tell by looking through town reports, Hersey came down with the pox in 1901. I haven't
found out where he was living at the time, but he survived and the 1905 town directory gives his
occupation and place of residence as "clerk, Patrick's, rooms in block over store." That would be the
store that was where the parking lot between the library and the Harrison Block are now. I haven't
seen any town directories for about fifteen years after the 1905 one, but by 1920 Hersey lived with his
parents at 7 Hopedale Street and was there through 1923. His age that year was given as 45. By
1924, evidently his father had died, and he had moved back to an apartment over Patrick's, this time
with his mother. Mr. Hersey evidently made a complete recovery. By the time he retired from Patrick's,
he had worked there for more than sixty years.
Hester told me that Hersey eventually married, moved to Mendon and lived at the corner of Main Street
and what she referred to as Birch Alley. She cleared that one up for me by telling me that it's now
called Washington Street. Main Street is Uxbridge Road/Route 16. Dan and Joyce Gilmore live there
now and about a year ago they donated a wooden Henry Patrick delivery box and two very old (c. 1900)
order books to the Little Red Shop Museum. I assume they were items left there long ago by Hersey.
The town report of 1903 mentions that the town paid rent for the Pest House. In the years after that,
it's listed as a town owned property. (The value of each building owned by the town is given in town
reports.) The Pest House was valued at $600 for a few years and later raised to $1,000, where it
remained into 1928. It's not listed in town reports after that. See the paragraph from the town report for
1929 below for more on that. The town report of 1901 lists the following expenses related to the case:
Smallpox case, account Heman Hersey:-
Sylvester L. Madden, milk, etc. $9.88
J. Allen Rice, rubber gloves 2.50
H. Louise Ketchum, nurse 95.00
H. Shattuck, nurse 95.00
Edith L. Warner, nurse 75.00
Abram Waldron, labor 2.00
Draper Company, sundries 7.30
H.L. Patrick, groceries, etc . 72.78
Remick Furniture Co., furniture 59.12
Dr K.A. Campbell, medical attendance 340.00
Avery & Woodbury, screen 1.50
S.A. Staples, sundries 18.75
L.A. Lamson & Son, medicine 34.85
F.T. Harvey, hospital bed 9.00
Hopedale Stable, wood, etc. 12.75
Now and Then at Patrick's Buildings Menu HOME
Street (Route 16) and Washington Street.
After the purchase of the pest house, it was among the town-
owned buildings listed in the town reports each year up to 1928.
The paragraph above is from the town report of 1929. Evidently the
article passed. There's no mention of the pest house in town
reports after that.
The 1930 book of Hopedale poll tax payers lists Cordelia Williams,
60, on West Street, no number given. There was also Albert A.
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|Jungle Fever
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|Batman Adventures
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Batman Adventures special: Batman: Harley and Ivy part 2- Jungle Fever is part two of a three part special of the Batman Adventures comic book series.
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy,with Batman hot on their heels, hunt down the priceless Zombie Root in lawless Costa Verde, but will the homicidal loggers Slash and Burn bag them first? And can Ivy resist the siren song of the rainforest?
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Just one week before NFL owners will meet in Phoenix to vote on the Rams move to St. Louis, the league confirmed yesterday that Fox is objecting to the team's move from Anaheim. Fox's move contradicts a "public statement" by News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch in January, and "could mean millions of dollars to each team in the league" (Himmelberg & Mouchard, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 3/9). NFL VP of Communications Joe Browne said Fox officials issued a letter to the league in opposition to the move and sources told the L.A. TIMES the "letter demands a monetary rebate to compensate for Fox losing its 'home' team in the nation's second-ranked TV market in exchange for a team in the 18th market" (Bill Plaschke, L.A. TIMES, 3/9). Because of the "enormity" of Fox's investment in the NFL ($1.58B for NFC rights), their stance "is certain to be weighed." Fox officials told NFL owners of their opposition at the owners meeting in February (Jerry Magee, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, 3/9). Fox is also a partner in the revised World League. MOVE IN TROUBLE? Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said he "will give the owners a real good understanding" of how the league views the Rams' move when the owners meet from March 12-17. Tagliabue: "I've said that two teams in L.A. is one question. One team in L.A. is the minimum" (Gordon Forbes, USA TODAY, 3/9). 49ers President Carmen Policy said Tagliabue's recommendation "will be critical" on how owners will vote (Himmelberg & Mouchard, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 3/9). Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere "could be guilty of the NFL's worst case of premature celebration since Leon Lett," writes Bill Plaschke of the L.A. TIMES. Chiefs Owner Lamar Hunt: "You just can't have teams going different places willy-nilly" (L.A. TIMES, 3/9). Some "observers doubt the move (to St. Louis) will ever happen. Others are confident it will, though not without strife" (Ed Hinton, SI, 3/13 issue). Joe Alioto, the S.F. attorney who succesfully represented the Raiders against the NFL, predicts the Rams could win $300-400M in damages against the NFL should the league vote down a move (Vito Stellino, Baltimore SUN, 3/9). HOLLYWOOD PARK: The NFL's Browne also said that a proposal for private interest to construct a stadium near Hollywood Park for use by the Raiders "is still alive in the NFL's view" (SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, 3/9).


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|250-sheet expandable paper capacity. A high-capacity, front-loading paper tray is easily accessible and reduces the time spent reloading paper. An optional second tray allows you to load letter paper in one, and legal in the other so that incoming faxes print automatically on the correct paper.
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|Standard Memory (MB) 8MB Memory
|Fax Page Memory (Brother Test Chart #1) Up to 500 page fax memory
|Dual Access Yes
|Polling Yes
|Broadcasting (# of locations) Yes (182 locations)
|Group Dial (up to x groups) Yes (6)
|Quick Scan (Memory Transmission) Approx. 2 sec/page
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|Gray Scale Mono: 64
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|Fax Forwarding/Paging Yes
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|Transmission Verification Report Yes (with image)
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|Activity Report/Journal Report Yes (up to 200)
|Telephone Handset Yes
|Fax/Telephone Switch Yes
|One-Touch Dial (# of locations) 32 locations
|Speed Dial (# of locations) 100 locations
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|Telephone Index Search Yes
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|Output Paper Capacity (sheets) 150 sheets
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- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tawny port
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Pinch of ground turmeric
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 6 ounces each)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1/4 pound green beans
- 8 cups torn Boston lettuce leaves
- 1 large, ripe red papaya (1 pound)—peeled, seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/3 cup roasted cashews, chopped
In a small skillet, toast the whole spices over moderate heat for 1 minute. Let cool completely, then coarsely grind.
In a large, shallow baking dish, mix 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons of the ground spices with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the port, garlic, turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Add the chicken breasts and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
Mix the remaining ground spices with the lemon juice, shallot and the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the green beans for 3 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water. Pat dry and cut into 2-inch lengths.
Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade; discard the garlic. Grill the chicken over moderately high heat until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Let rest for 5 minutes, then cut in to 1 1/2-inch chunks.
In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the papaya, tomatoes, green beans, chicken and the dressing. Sprinkle with the cashews and serve.


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Joni Farmer's goal of graduating with perfect attendance didn't include graduation night. Rather than donning a gown and walking to 'Pomp and Circumstance,' Farmer saddled up in boots for a statewide rodeo competition.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Joni Farmer's goal of graduating with perfect attendance didn't include graduation night. Rather than donning a gown and walking to "Pomp and Circumstance," Farmer saddled up in boots for a statewide rodeo competition.
Farmer missed Dorman's May 29 graduation because she was competing at the South Carolina High School Rodeo Association state finals at Garrison Arena in Clemson. She learned of the scheduling conflict about two months before, but didn't take much time deciding which event she'd attend.
Farmer, who received a scholarship and sportsmanship buckle from the association, said attending the rodeo "was worth missing graduation."
"I talked to a few people who told me about (graduation)," said Farmer, who clocked the second-best time in goat tying on the first night of the three-day finals.
Rodeo Association President Lloyd Wilson said the group moved up its event one week this year to avoid other scheduling conflicts. Wilson said he didn't know that Farmer missed graduation, but said he'll miss her dedicated participation when she moves away for college.
"She's one that would probably do something like that for us," Wilson said. "I joke with some seniors that if I can get the school to flunk them, they'll come back and ride another year. She's a good kid."
Farmer faced some challenges to her goal of perfect attendance. During the fall and spring of her sophomore year, she lost sight in her left eye because of a corneal abrasion that turned into an ulcer and ruptured.
The first time was during volleyball season and lasted about a week and a half. The second time was during softball season the following year and lasted two and a half weeks.
"I just had to deal with it until it went away," Farmer said. "I still went to school. It was painful. I was on a lot of medicines at once."
The one time in her school career she recalled having the flu, the symptoms started on Friday and she improved by Monday. She battled chicken pox during an Easter break.
Her family's move from Union County to Pauline came on a teacher workday in Union County. Spartanburg County had already used its workday, however, so Farmer went to school an extra day just to be sure.
"I'm kind of an organized person and don't like getting behind," Farmer said. "It was always easier to go and not have to worry about making things up."
Farmer said sponsorships from AgSouth, the Reidville Road Animal Hospital, Carolina Farm and Wildlife, Bull Hawg's BBQ and TSC help her attend competitions.
Leading up to the finals, Farmer practiced four hours a day and injured her right leg, possibly a stress fracture, but chose to compete anyway.
Goat-tying competitors start on a horse 100 feet from a goat that is tethered to a stake. The competitor is supposed to dismount the horse while it is still moving, proceed to the goat, flip it and tie three of its four legs as quickly as possible. Farmer, who did that in 10.7 seconds, said she "can flip and tie a goat in two seconds flat."
But the dismount on her injured leg proved tricky, and she was unable to compete the next two days.
"I was able to press that first night," she said, "but (the leg) gave out on me the second night and I fell."
Farmer's proficiency in goat tying earned her a scholarship to Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, which is about 75 miles southeast of Dallas. Farmer plans to study management for two years, science for two years and then go to a veterinary school.
Dorman English teacher Mike Davis, who taught Farmer the past two years, said he isn't surprised about Farmer's plans and has no doubts about her future.
"She is an extremely sweet, outgoing, personable, country cowgirl," Davis said in an e-mail. "She loves anything country, such as horses, rodeoing, animals, nature and God."
This summer, Farmer will give rodeo lessons to youngsters and lead a camp in Pauline from June 17-20. She will also try to fully recover from her leg injury.
Although rest is the recommended medicine, Farmer's practice habits this summer are more likely to mirror her perfect attendance.
"I'm going to keep riding because I can't help it," she said.


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Barnegat High School senior tight end Jarrett Darmstatter will attend Boston College on a full scholarship after verbally committing last Sunday.
Darmstatter is ranked as the nation's 16th-best tight end in the class of 2010 by the recruiting Web site Scout.com. Scout ranks him as the best overall prospect in 2010 from southern New Jersey.
Colleges from all over the country recruited Darmstatter. Boston College plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of six conferences with an automatic bid in the Bowl Championship Series.
But Darmstatter said the decision wasn't just about football.
"I wanted to stay on the East Coast, and academics was a big part of the decision," he said Saturday.
Darmstatter's second choice was Purdue. He also considered Rutgers, Central Florida and Syracuse.
"It was a tough one because it was down between Boston and Purdue and they are both great schools," Darmstatter said. "But it came down to where and location, and Boston was easier for me and my family to get there."
Darmstatter had 15 catches for 272 yards entering Saturday's game against Lakewood, despite missing time with an injured elbow. He caught a touchdown pass in the Bengals' 48-6 win over Lakewood, but full statistics were not yet available.
"He worked hard to get to where he's at, and he's a great kid who deserves all the recgonition he's got," Barnegat coach Rob Davis said.
Boston College is 6-3 this season, 3-2 in the ACC.
"I'm very excited and can't wait to get up there in the summer and start working out with the team," Darmstatter said.
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Can someone please tell me tha code for saving items to an already connected database
I am not sure what you mean by saving really, it's either create, insert, update, and delete. If you are trying to insert data into a database table follow these steps.
1. Try catch block
2. Register driver / Establish connection to database
3. Connection con = DriverManager.get connection(user,pass);
4. Create statement
Statement stmt = con.CreateStatement();
5. String SQL = "sql syntax goes here;";
6. ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(SQL);
Establish a connection to the database and assign it to a variable, eg Connection c;, from that get a statement Statement stmt = c.create statement();, then use stmt.executeUpdate(updateString); where updateString is the SQL syntax used for retrieving the data, such as "UPDATE yourtable SET thiscolumn = thisvalue WHERE thatcolumn = thatvalue" Afterwards surround the whole thing with a try block then add a finally block after within which you do c.close();. Closing the connection ensures two updates don't try occur simultaneously and create conflicts.
Refer j2se
Abstraction means hiding implementation of some code which is not required or important to client . Interfaces are best example of abstraction
void methodName(); 》abstract method
Void methodName(){
Implementation here...
Encapsulation means hiding class members and accessing them via public setters and getters methods
Create an object of prepared statement by supplying the query and then exexute the prepared statement and then do not foget to commit the connection object.
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text: Posted July 15, 2014 The difference with Rondo is the Celtics have won a championship and been to the play offs 6 out 8 seasons in his career. They are currently rebuilding, and while that is not something he will enjoy being a part of, the fact is they have an elite PG to build around. Generally teams don't give away elite players, and instead try to surround them with players that can help them compete for a championship. The Celtics have some decent pieces like Avery Bradley and Jeff Green, both guys can become contributors for them going forwards. Then there some young recent draft picks like Olynek, Smart and Young that can have bright futures. Now I'm not sure how good the Celtics will be this season, but if they can show signs of improvement and that they are heading in the right direction, it is possible that Rondo signs a new contract with them. They might end up trading Rondo because they have Marcus Smart, but for me, I would rather build my team around an elite PG like Rondo than Marcus Smart. Don't get me wrong, Smart is talented, but has he the potential to become a better player than Rondo? I'm not convinced. The consistent rumors of the Celtics shopping Rondo started in 2009. They've never pulled the trigger despite him being a trade deadline rumor for 5 years because they continually have asked for too much. Now, after a disappointing season, they'll have to settle. That was my only point. Outside of that you stated things that everyone else considers fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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2nd Chance Rescue of Richmond, formerly, Roscoe's Rescue gets a little help from local online eco-friendly pet store Bark Raving Mad. Bark Raving Mad is donating ten percent of their online sales to one animal rescue for every month in 2014 and 2nd Chance Rescue of Richmond received a donation from their February sales and a bag full of goodies for the dogs.
2nd Chance Rescue of Richmond recently opened the rescue at 2905 US 35 N in Richmond. New managing partners Lori Brush and Jessica Nuss are excited about having a location where potential adopters can come in to play with the cats and dogs available for adoption. The new location is home to more than 20 cats and when not in foster homes several dogs that are ready for adoption.
Jessica Nuss shares their greatest needs are for volunteers, donations and foster pet parents for the dogs. 2nd Chance Rescue of Richmond is always looking for volunteers to clean, socialize the animals and help manage the store during open hours. They are in need of foster pet parents to help train and socialize the dogs and it allows them to take in more dogs from high kill shelters. 2nd Chance Rescue of Richmond is dependent on donations, sponsors and grants. Donations can be made through PayPal (2nchancerescueinc@gmail.,com), by mail at PO Box 2112, or dropping it off at 2905 US 35 N. For more information visit, www.2ndchancerescueinc.org.
Looking for ways to help? Simply drop off any of the items on their wish list:
Bark Raving Mad is a local online eco-friendly dog products retailer. They specialize in earth friendly dog toys, collars, leads and coat care products. Bark Raving Mad donates both locally and nationally to rescues. For more information about Bark Raving Mad visit, www.barkravingmad.org or www.facebook.com/barkravingmad
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by Staff Writers
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 28, 2014
Urban stormwater runoff is causing problems for the world's water sources. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency found stormwater runoff to be one of the top 10 causes of compromised environments in rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, bays, and estuaries. The pollutants from urban stormwater runoff can harm fish and wildlife populations, foul drinking water, and make recreational areas unsafe.
Researchers from North Carolina State University are looking to rain gardens as one way to remediate the water quality concerns caused by urban stormwater. Rain gardens--also known as bioretention cells--are depressions in the landscape that trap stormwater runoff so microbial activity, filtration/adsorption, and plant uptake can remove pollutants.
Typically, the gardens are excavated, backfilled with a filter bed substrate, then planted with vegetation that helps to remove pollutants.
"The filter bed substrate is the foundation of the rain garden and gives it the ability to infiltrate runoff, slow drainage, support plant growth, and remove pollutants," explained Helen Kraus, lead author of a study published in HortScience. Kraus and her colleagues designed experiments to assess three different filter bed substrates for their effectiveness in nutrient removal and supporting plant growth.
The research team constructed 12 rain gardens filled with one of three filter bed substrates. The gardens were planted with 16 plant species, and then irrigated with stormwater.
The substrates used in the experiments included a sand-based substrate (sand) composed of 80% washed sand, 15% clay and silt fines, and 5% pine bark; a soil-based substrate (soil) composed of 50% sandy loam soil and 50% pine bark; and a slate-based substrate (slate) composed of 80% expanded slate and 20% pine bark. The substrates differed in infiltration and drainage rates as well as chemical composition.
Diverse plant species that included trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, a grass, and a rush were selected to allow the researchers to evaluate the performance of a wide range of evergreen, deciduous, woody, and herbaceous plants.
Results showed that sand had good overall retention of pollutants except nitrogen. Soil had the lowest remediation of phosphorus and highest concentration of phosphorus in its effluent, and was similar in nitrogen removal efficiency to slate. Slate had the best retention of nitrogen and phosphorus.
"Overall, all three substrates functioned in reducing the quantity of pollutants in urban stormwater runoff," the authors noted. They added that the impact of substrate on remediation appeared to lessen by the second season of the study; as the plants grew, root growth impacted infiltration, and nutrient uptake by the plants increased.
The researchers determined that 11 of the 16 species used in the experiments grew well in the rain gardens. Betula nigra (river birch), Betula nigra 'Duraheat', Magnolia virginiana (sweet bay magnolia), Magnolia virginiana 'Sweet Thing', Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire), Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet', Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah', Juncus effuses 'Frenzy', Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower), Helianthus angustfolius 'First Light', and Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum (Joe pye weed) performed well in the experiments and could be used as rain garden plants, according to the authors.
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Sports Ball Pan Help
Decorating By laurynrn Updated 10 Apr 2008 , 3:19pm by diane
I need to practice making a soccer ball using the Sports Ball pan for a cake due in two weeks.
I need advice on what recipe to use, should I use a straight pound cake, I wasn't too impressed with the WASC recipe.
Any advice on baking?
Any input would be appreciated, any experiences? THANKS!
when i used a ball pan i made a box cake mix...it worked out fine.
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