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"PEOPLE keep saying perhaps Dad was calling for her," said Suzanne Barnes after her parents, Ronald and Doreen Lurcuck died within three weeks of each other.
The couple, who originally lived in Highworth and would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary next week, had both been residents at Park View Nursing Home in Blunsdon towards the end of their lives.
Ronald died aged 82 on July 5 after a long battle with his health. Doreen, 80, then passed away on July 28, while Suzanne and her husband were on holiday in St Lucia in the Caribbean.
Suzanne, 55, from Freshbrook, said: "It's just cutting me up. Dad passed away a week before we went on holiday. He hadn't been well for a long, long time.
"He had a stroke and he had pneumonia three times and sepsis four times.
"In February he went into Park View.
"Mum had been living there since last October because she had a brain haemorrhage.
"They were so in love. We tried to make sure dad visited mum as much as he could before he moved into the care home. They were so happy when they were together again and could see each other every day.
"They were just lovely, lovely people. I'll miss everything about them."
The couple will now have a joint funeral, and be taken to the service in a horse-drawn carriage.
Suzanne said: "Dad's funeral was supposed to be on Monday, but when mum died as well I postponed it.
"We'll be having a joint funeral because I know that's what they would have wanted.
"Mum always loved horses and really wanted to learn how to ride them but from when she was young she had the shakes which meant she wasn't allowed to learn.
"Whenever we went for walks through fields and she saw horses she would always go up to them and talk to them and stroke them.
"Having a horse-drawn carriage would be just what they wanted."
Suzanne said the care the couple had received at Park View during their final months was exemplary, and she was grateful for all the support the staff had given them.
She said: "They were just amazing. I want to say thank you so much for everything they did."
Ronald worked for 35 years making record players at Garrads in Newcastle Street and Doreen visited older people in their homes to help them with cleaning and other odd jobs.
Ronald and Doreen leave behind Suzanne and her sister Julie Dunn, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A joint funeral will take place at Kingsdown Crematorium on Tuesday from 3pm.
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"Blue, blue, my world is blue," as the song goes for those of us fossils old enough to remember. A blue forum... how about that? Anyway, turkey meatloaf is on the menu tonight. Meatloaf is one of my favorite classic comfort foods. Normally, I do not use a pan because
1) I can.
2) I do not have to hassle with draining a grease soaked loaf.
However, I was recently gifted with a cast iron bread/meatloaf pan. Fortunately, I had some lean ground turkey (93/7 lean) on hand, so not too much grease will saturate the meat. The size of the pan is perfect for a recipe that calls for two pounds of ground meat. Let me show you this pan--
On with the meal. I used your basic meatloaf recipe and added chopped green bell pepper, celery seed, and of course substituted turkey for beef.
Then, to stuff the pan. See?-- a perfect fit for two pounds of meat.
On to the pit. Got my new TJ's charcoal going in split charcoal racks in the main chamber, with a foil pouch of hickory chips to work its magic. Thermometers set and we're off and running
1 hour 15 minutes, it's done. Oh my, that cast iron is hot! You know that meatloaf is going to keep hot for a while, too.
Time to plate. Oh goody! Mmmmm..., comfort food, with mashed taters and beans.
Oh wait!!! One thing remains-- my favorite way to dress a meatloaf, the gravy! Who says food can't be fun? Or this forum still has color issues. Sorry friends, I just could not resist. Please trust me the gravy was delicious.

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TEENAGE thugs who vandalised a bollard outside a Hyndburn school have apologised after being caught on camera.
The pair, students at nearby Norden High School in Rishton, sent written apologies to the council after a knock on the door by police.
A resident took pictures of the teenagers bending the black, two-feet-tall bollard over at a near 90-degree angle, and sent them to councillors in the town.
A council spokesman said: "The matter was taken up head teacher Tim Mitchell and the local police on behalf of Lancashire County Council, and visits were made to the home addresses of the pupils involved.
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Skid Row's Midnight Mission may not seem to be the likeliest place to bring in the Persian New Year.
Nevertheless, the mission's second annual Nowruz celebration will take place Friday afternoon on the street outside the downtown charitable institution. Actually a sort of pre-event - the nearly two-week long holiday season officially begins Wednesday - Friday's festivities will see 100-plus volunteers feeding and giving gifts to an expected 3,000 homeless and underhoused people, all in the tradition of the almost 3,000-year-old holiday that marks the beginning of spring and the Iranian calendar.
"It's not a religious holiday," noted Mahvash Yazdi, chairwoman of the 15-person Nowruz Committee, which organizes the street fair and has raised nearly $100,000 to cover the mission's operations through the full, 13-day Nowruz period. "It's the time of renewal. A time of new hopes and beginnings, and that makes it even more meaningful for us to share the optimism and the hope with the homeless community. Our theme for the Nowruz is to revive and renew spirits."
The party will feature Persian music, dancing and art, as well as a mainstream deejay. The sit-down meal consists of ancient holiday favorites such as braised chicken with tomato sauce, basmati rice with red currants and almonds, glazed carrots, salad and bread pudding.
"And there will be Persian cookies," Yazdi noted. "Guests really loved them last year, so we ordered a lot more for them this year."
That's not all the guests like about the Nowruz festival.
"Last year, when we started posting up signs and talking about the event, the community said, 'Who are these people? Why do they want to come down here?'" noted Mai Lee, the mission's director of public affairs. "After the event, it broke down so many barriers and people came to us and said 'Are they going to do this again? This is so fun! I love the dancing, I love the colors.'
"This is a way of introducing our community, which can be pretty isolated in terms of cultural education and understanding and meeting people from outside of it, to others," Lee added. "It's so great when the Iranians come down and there's interacting. It breaks down those barriers and it humanizes our homelessness issues."
Yazdi, whose group teamed up with the Farsi-language 670 AM KIRN Radio Iran to get word of the effort out to Southern California's large Persian-American community, noted that many in that group, including herself and her husband, came here with nothing when they fled Iran following the Islamic Revolution. A number have prospered in the United States and elsewhere "" she, for example, became a senior executive with Southern California Edison - but the concept of being without a home remains a familiar one.
"They have been very successful in Los Angeles," Yazdi said of her fellow Iranians, "and we thought that this was a great way for us to give back to the community that we live in and has given us everything."


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HOUSTON - Travelers flying out of Houston's two airports should pack their patience and allow for extra time because the day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year.
But a new feature on the Houston Airport System's website may make the trip a little easier.
www.Fly2houston.com lets passengers know wait times for security checkpoints at both George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and William P. Hobby (HOU) Airports. Green means a 10 minute wait or less. Yellow refers to a 10 to 15 minute wait. Red is more than a 15 minute wait.
Officials said 1.3 million travelers will fly into or out of Hobby and Bush Intercontinental airports over the Thanksgiving holiday period. Since IAH is United Airlines' largest hub, it will have 600 flights.
Across the country, 24 million people will board a plane this week.
"Sunday, we're going to see a lot of inbound traffic coming back, so that's also going to be another very busy day," said Sarah Schimmer with AAA Texas/new Mexico.
Airport officials suggest passengers arrive early on peak days to avoid missing a flight.
"We're hear early just to make sure we get up to Chicago. (We're about) 2 and a half hours early. That's early for me. Normally, I get here 15 minutes before the flight," traveler Hillary Miller said.
Those picking up a loved one should head to passenger pick-up lots, denoted by purple signs, to await a call that the traveler is ready to meet outside the arrival terminal, authorities said.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided the following tips to help passengers get through the checkpoints.
- The 3-1-1 policy for liquids is still in effect
- Children under the age of 12 can keep their shoes on
- Do not wrap gifts
- Pies and cakes are permitted through the checkpoint, but may require further inspection
- Snow globes that appear to contain less than 3.4 oz will be permitted in your carry-on
- Additional questions can be answered by calling the TSA Cares Helpline at 855-787-2227
For more travel tips, visit www.fly2houston.com/holidaytravel.
The Houston Airport System will also tweet additional holiday tips. Follow them @iah and @HobbyAirport on Twitter.
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Texas roadways will also be crowded. AAA estimates that 3 million Texans will be on the roads during the Thanksgiving holiday.
"We're seeing a 1.6 percent increase in total travel from 2011 to 2012. Today is the busiest day for travel. It doesn't matter what mode of transportation -- car, air, train, bus or cruise ship. Everyone is leaving today," said Schimmer. "3.3 million Texans will be traveling with 3 million on the road. About 90 percent of all travelers are on the road. About 206,000 Texans will be flying today. About 77,000 will be taking a train, bus or cruise ship, so lots of people traveling today."
Many drivers said the were frustrated by how many traffic jams there were.
"It was horrible," said Thelma Adams, who drove to Houston from Beaumont. "It was bumper to bumper as I came into Houston.
Schimmer said those kinds of conditions were normal around the area on Wednesday.
"It's been rush-hour traffic conditions most of the day today and will be into the evening," she said. "If you're not used to driving in these conditions, you want to try to give yourself as much time as possible. Know your destination, know where you're going."
Lower prices at the pump may also be helping fuel the number of people on the roads.
AAA on Tuesday reported the average price at the pump across Texas was $3.16 per gallon. Nationwide gasoline prices are down 3 cents to settle at $3.41 per gallon.
The association survey found Beaumont has the cheapest gasoline at $3.06 per gallon. Drivers in El Paso face the highest gasoline prices this week at an average $3.30 per gallon.
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The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself - but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear. Originally intended to protect the lands of men from creatures known only as souleaters, the Wrath appears to be weakening-and the threat of this ancient enemy is once more falling across the land.
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"Dark and Enigmatic ... Yet Powerful and Willful"
I have listened to and read this series. Both are quite excellent. A female narrator who enabled the voices of the male characters quite brilliantly in the audio version.
I have no comparison for this story line and have read and listened to uncountable tales. This is fairly unique to what I have read in the fantasy line. Though I do not enjoy generally such dark tales this one caught my attention because of the uniqueness of the story line.
A fantastic voice. The characters were easily identified, male and female alike. The best rendition I have heard of a females take on male voices.
The ending of the third book. Do not want to spoil it .. but the series is worth reading and or listening to simply to see change affected.
Can good come of evil or rather that which is evil turn good? My thoughts on these books go deeper than most might .. indeed my thoughts on most books ... then there is always the appearance of good in that which is evil .. it is what made these books interesting.
"Nothing compelling here."
This review is of the entire trilogy:
After an interesting beginning, I was so hoping that there would be something about the main character that would make her interesting. Unfortunately that never happened. I was so disappointed. She was quite dull and shallow.
The author was too predictable. One of the problems I had was with how she would always kill off potential mates of the main character. Some of them started of quite interesting and likable. Yet you knew there were going to die like red shirted crewmen on Star Trek.
Most male characters were cookie cutter as well. They were mostly self centered, shallow, and misogynistic. Very few were worthy and noble.
It is sad. There were a lot of missed opportunities with this series.
The narrator was not very good either. She is pretty flat and emotionless. She did not help the story at all.
Overall, I recommend passing on this series. There is nothing redeemable.
"good story covering all bases."
Is a very good read, contains all the pieces needed to be a compelling story.
"sssssslllllllllooooooowwwww to move"
I should have stopped at chapter 1
eloquent writing but an extremely tiresome listen for those of us not accustomed to tedious expressionism.
Mrs. Friedman is a talented author but she really needs to come up with a few synonyms for the word "flesh" Through the first 2 books at least it has gotten absurd to the point of comedy. Would make a great drinking game ;-)
"A bit of an anticlimactic end to the series."
it wraps everything up but feels more like a checklist of things to do.
overall the first book was my favorite, and made me finish the series, but i feel kind of disappointed, I felt it had more potential than what it ended up being.
"So sad its over!"
exciting, engaging, great
the final battle!
All the scenes revealing connections between magisters and soul eaters
loved it, thought the book wrapped everything up nicely
"Disappointed - fantasy "chick flick""
The reader was fine - the books just weren't that good. I'm usually receptive to feminist issues, but they were overplayed and the books lacked enough else to support their weight.
The reader was fine. However, given the overplaying of feminist issues in the books overall, the choice of a femal narrator only exacerbated the problem.
Wish I had stuck with the author's prior books...
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A DOG walker is thought to have suffered a heart attack before he fell into the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Burnley, an inquest heard.
Thomas Mayock was found in the water behind the Queen Victoria pub by two joggers last January, Burnley Coroner's Court was told.
His dog was found nearby but Mr Mayock had no belongings with him at the time and could not initially be identified.
The 64-year-old was eventually traced to his home in Talbot Street and his wife and family were informed.
An investigation was launched by Burnley Police because of the possible suspicious nature of the death and the canal bank was sealed off for a number of hours while forensic officers visited the scene.
East Lancashire coroner Richard Taylor said he asked consultant pathologist Dr Walid Salman to conduct a post-mortem examination, given the circumstances of the death.
Dr Salman said it appeared that Mr Mayock, who suffered from hypertensive heart disease and narrowing of his cardiac arteries, had had a heart attack.
East Lancashire coroner Richard Taylor said that in the circumstances the correct verdict was death by natural causes.


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Good morning all! Laurel here while Carp is off with Mr. T. We hit a tiny snag with our guest blog plan for today, but aim to get something new and wonderful up for your reasoned commentary soon. In the meantime, here's a fresh thread so folks can start the day without having to go through last night's Rangers Report songbook.
Bonus points to anyone who can get through the day without mentioning a certain number 1, 2 or 3 rated d-man.


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Sporting retailer Rebel Sport has reached out to Sally Pearson following the news the Olympic Gold medalist has been dumped by a sponsor.
"Can't believe I would actually lose sponsors rather than gain them after winning the Olympic Games!!!" the Olympic gold medal winning hurdler tweeted.
The news Pearson had lost a sponsor when Kyly Clarke, wife of Australian Cricket captain Michael Clarke, was, in the same week, named as one of the official faces of Rebel Sport caused outrage on social media on Tuesday with many incorrectly claiming the sporting retailer replaced the world champion athlete with a WAG. Pearson was not sponsored by Rebel.
Can't believe I would actually lose sponsors rather than gain them after winning the Olympic Games!!! #sad— Sally Pearson (@sallyp100h) February 25, 2013
Hi everyone, thanks for all the support but please back off @rebelsport as I have never been in conversation with them about sponsorship— Sally Pearson (@sallyp100h) February 26, 2013
"I don't know who the sponsor is that dumped her [Pearson] but it's certainly not us," Rebel Sport managing director Erica Berchtold told Fairfax.
"If someone wants to give me Sally's number. I'd be happy to have a conversation with her. I don't even know how to get in contact with her."
Ms Berchtold said the retailer is looking to increase their involvement with female athletes as Mrs Clarke is not the only face of Rebel Sport.
"We are happy to have a talk to Sally. We represent so many different sports, we don't want to pigeon hole ourselves into just dealing with the 'pretty girls' or just the fashion or just the football players or just the cricket players."
Just finished the first shoot with the stunning new face of rebel @kylyclarke. twitter.com/rebelsport/sta…— Rebel Sport (@rebelsport) February 22, 2013
Ms Berchtold said gaining accessibility to professional female athletes is difficult but would welcome any professional sportswoman approaching the company to discuss branding opportunities.
"The brands themselves tend to be stacked a little more heavily with male sports stars and a lot of our access to athletes are actually via our trade partners, we're asking them 'have you got someone we can use in an ad or a campaign?'"
If someone wants to give me Sally's number. I'd be happy to have a conversation with her.
She said the Sport for Women's conference, which is taking place in Canberra on Wednesday, is a great initiative for female athletes to learn how to build a brand which can fund, support and enhance their performance on the track or field.


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Global warming on Mars reported in Canadian National Post, 26 Jan 2007 and National Geographic News, 28 Feb 2007. Data and images from the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey have revealed that Mars is undergoing a period of warming and its polar ice caps are melting. The conventional theory on variations in temperature on Mars is that they are due to aberrations in its orbit and rotation. Mars does not have a large moon to stabilise its movements, as the earth does. However, Russian Scientist Habibullo Abdussamatov, of Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. Petersburg, has studied variations in the sun's heat and claims there is a pattern that can account for most of the climate variation on both Mars and Earth. He has studied changes in the sun's irradiance and claims that both Mars and Earth are going through a warm period due to changes in the sun's heat. Abdussamatov commented, "Man-made greenhouse warming has made a small contribution to the warming seen on Earth in recent years, but it cannot compete with the increase in solar irradiance". He went on to explain, "The solar irradiance began to drop in the 1990s, and a minimum will be reached by approximately 2040. It will cause a steep cooling of the climate on Earth in 15 to 20 years."
Canadian National Post, National Geographic
Editorial Comment: The unpopular punch line is that if Abdussamatov is correct, climate change should not be blamed on human activity as fast cars and flatulent cows can have no possible influence on Mars climate. Recent media reports have claimed that global warming is "all our fault," (see www.telegraph.co.uk, 4 Feb 2007) but human activity cannot be blamed for climate change on Mars. Abdussamatov has nailed his colors to the wall with his "steep cooling" prediction, so it will be interesting to see if it is correct in 15 to 20 years. In the meantime his work reminds us that there are far more powerful forces at work in and on the world than human activity, and we would remind all to put your trust in the One who is more powerful than all the powerful forces in the Universe: i.e. the One who made it - the Lord Jesus Christ. (weather, planets, politics)
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i've searched the posts here and read many sources on how to get a pork shoulder to pull. I've seen another guy's comments (he is the author of another BBQ book) which said that pork will not pull unless you smoke it at at least 275 deg. He had "scientific info" to back this claim up, but my experience did not agree with this. in the past i've always cooked the pork in my weber grill (always following the directions in Steven's books) and never got it to pull.
I finally found a full day that i didn't have to do anything except watch football, and smoked a 4 1/2 pound shoulder in my vertical smoker at about 210-220 for 13 hours, wrapping it in foil the last 3 hours. It just fell apart when i started to try to pull it. It was the most tender, most pullable pork i've ever made.
So "low & slow" is definitely the way to go (hey, i'm a poet).


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I have made an executive decision....................I need to get all my Christmas finished, shipped and out of the way because my daughter and little family from New York are coming for Christmas! So, the give away will end on Saturday, December 13, 2009. I will ship the PRIZE out December 15th. I hope this is okay, I am beginning to feel the Christmas stress! I will post the winner by 10:00 p.m. MST.
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The Grand Hyatt is our favorite hotel. They have everything from good food to gift shops to a pool. I would highly recommend it! The room service options were slightly limited
Location, location, location Helpful staff Very outdated Raggedy carpet Stench in hallway Noise from plumbing in next room
Lots of foodie options and gourmet coffee within a five minute walk. Close to subway. Acceptably clean. Clearly some deferred maintenance in the guest room bathroom.
The location was great and the rooms were updated. To big. Staff was not very friendly.
Close proximty to city center, metro access through lobby. Nothing
Location was excellent. The hotel is really nice and the price we got could not be beat.
The Grand Hyatt is our favorite hotel. They have everything from good food to gift shops to a pool. I would highly recommend it! The room service options were slightly limited
It was clean The parking very expensive
Clean room Quiet Friendly Staff Great location Great price Nothing!
Location, location, location Helpful staff Very outdated Raggedy carpet Stench in hallway Noise from plumbing in next room
The room was very clean, the price was reasonable for downtown DC. Went to get away and attend a Wizards game, and the location is perfect for attending events at Verizon. Would absolutely stay again. Pool water was cold.
Everything was very good but the cost was high for a room. I could have been as comfortable at a less expensive hotel Cost
I like that I was created with champagne and the staff were very friendly!
Great accommodations perfect for Travel Show we were attending. Loved the location--convenient to many restaurants and sites of the city.
Everything was great! Am upset that they put an $800 hold on my credit card when the room was only $300
Location, staff, cleanliness Food menu was comprehensive, yet a little limited for my tastes.
Central location Clean rooms Value for money (I suppose) WiFi not free in rooms and expensive Restaurant average. We asked for a cappuccino and got coffee tasting line filtered coffee with normal milk with lots of froth on top.
Location was great, staff was great
Cheap. No real benefits as a Marriott Rewards Platinum member. Nothing special about the facility. Lots of noise in the hallways at night.
Staff was so friendly and the hotel was very clean. Huge bonus was how close the hotel was to everything!! Everything is within walking distance from the hotel.
Staff was very attentive and very friendly. Right next to Metro station that had a stop at Reagan Airport!
FRONT DESK LADY WHO WAS A COWBOY FAN MADE ARE STAY FUN WITH ALL HER ASSOCIATES BEING SO HELPFUL AND LOOKINg OUT FOR TWO SENIOR CITIZENS ! THANKS !
Great location... Convenient to Metro and downtown Washington No negatives on this trip
Close To Monuments And Verizon Center
The gentleman at the front desk was very helpful and polite. There was a mix up with my parents reservation, and he too care of it. He also upgraded our room. The concierge was great with our kids, and gave them a free movie.
The price was quite reasonable and the location was convenient as well. The staff was friendly and helpful too. Also the room was nice and clean. First, the website says the amenities include parking. What it doesn't tell you is that it is valet parking at almost $50/day. Second, the website says the amenities include free wifi. What it doesn't tell you is that the wifi is only free if you connect to it down in the lobby. Otherwise, it is almost $13/day if you connect to it from your room. Overall, it wasn't a bad stay. I just wish the website was a little more detailed/honest with some of its information.
Staff was great Size of room
This hotel, in an excellent location is a bit "long in the tooth" as the Brits would say.. but aside from the 1/4 mile walk to my room, the staff was great and they had a nice hospitality bar in the main lobby. Getting your bag up a flight of stairs w/o a ramp is something that they should work on .. esp when no valet staff is around to help. About as convenient as the NY Subway.
Beautiful room in historical building within short walk to all major museums, White House, and the Mall. Gold fish provided by the hotel (you have to ask for it) kept us company and made us feel at home. Complimentary bottle of champagne for my birthday was unexpected and wonderfully rounded up absolutely unique experience.
Great Hotel. My wife and I stayed here for valentines/anniversary. We were very pleased with the service from start to finish. We got the King Room with the vaulted ceilings and was everything we expected and more. Wow! those robes are nice and after not going ahead and buying one the spot I finally just broke down and ordered it. Staff at the front desk were very courteous and helpful and that extra touch of remembering that I had called earlier to inform them that we would not check in until after dinner was nice. (Hey I know its in the computer but its nice to hear the words). We will definitely return again.
Great location if spending time along the National Mall. It's only a few blocks down. The hotel is gorgeous and the staff very kind and helpful. The in-hotel restaurant Poste is very good as well (get the Lamb Burger!). Overall, my wife and I had a great time there. Like most hotels ... the pillows. The mattress itself was great, but the pillows were small and squished down to near nothing.
Friendly staff who helped with relocation to a room on a different floor than initially indicated and provided forgotten toiletries in the morning. This hotel is in a neat building and in a great location. The weather, but you can't control that.
The staff, lobby, bar were very good and comfortable. The resturant was average. The room was small since the building was converted to a hotel from the post office. I stay with the Kimpton chain all the time. The room was very small for 2 people and 2 21 inch suitcases. However, it was functional. I rete the hotel 3.5 starts.
I loved my stay at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Our room was on a quit floor, spacious with high ceilings, a seating area, and a fully stocked minibar. The hotel is centrally located so easy to walk to nearby restaurants and museums. The pillows were not fluffy, more flat leaving my neck sore the next morning.
Great location
Walking distance to everything we wanted to do Parking was expensive
loved the design, staff, the room and the breakfast! the fitness room could use some mats for floor stretches. also there is some space for additional equipment, such as a cable trainer or a pull up bar
Location, facilities, clean hotel, price Parking option. We parked offsite, 3 blocks away, for 1/3 the cost.
For a stay in Washington D.C., I cannot imagine a more perfect hotel than the Courtyard Washington Convention Center. My husband and I were planning a quick sightseeing trip, and chose the hotel for its price and location. We could not have been more pleased. The hotel was immaculate, our beds were comfortable, and the staff was always more than accommodating. We were within walking distance of the National Mall, a number of museums and restaurants, and practically above Ford Theatre. The hotel itself was not without its charms; being an old bank, the basement included old vaults, and the local architecture, both of our building and the others in the area proved unparalleled. If we ever return to Washington D.C., we would love to stay here again. We were very sad to check out and see our visit end.
Location is very ideal and convenient Carpet in the foyer and lifts looks too old and dents impression on the hotel
location hasn't been renovated in, like, 80 years. shabby doesn't fully capture it. windows are thin and so noisy tasters choice instant coffee in the room
We basically got two rooms for the price of one. A room with two singles for the kids and the other with a king. The price was half of the other hotels in the area and was close to everything. The rooms were dated and while I wouldn't say the were dirty they were rough around the edges. The beds were old school and not the most comfortable.
location hasn't been renovated in, like, 80 years. shabby doesn't fully capture it. windows are thin and so noisy tasters choice instant coffee in the room
Location is very ideal and convenient Carpet in the foyer and lifts looks too old and dents impression on the hotel
It was very well positioned in downtown DC. It was very old which was kinda cool but take your allergy meds it was very dusty. I think it may have been haunted too... Lol


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A few events took place that affirmed for me that pushing forward with the agenda to rid our room of copyright violations and plagiarism is the right course of action.
I'll say this first: it'll be a long journey and this project was just a start. I'm certain we've got some accidental plagiarists and copyright violators in our room. That's OK, though. Really. This is a safe place for us to fail. I've been reading David Perkins's book Making Learning Whole and I feel good about this project we're finishing up and the one we're starting tomorrow. We're doing what Mr. Perkins refers to as Junior Varsity games. Students are researching, synthesizing, and creating--and doing all the parts involved in that process--but at a small scale. We haven't taken anything out of "the game"; instead, we're practicing the whole game over and over. The point is that if some has plagiarized or violated copyright, we'll be able to learn from it. They won't get kicked out of school or flunk my class. We'll be able to evaluate what went wrong and where we can go right in the future.
So, their projects are due tomorrow, but many students were done today. Perfect. We had time, then, to look through what they planned on turning in. "Where did you get this information?" "Was this picture CC licensed?" If they didn't know, hadn't written it down, or the images were copyrighted, one of our class mantras came into play: don't be lazy. There are no more thoughts of, "Oh well, just dock my grade." We're at the point where grades aren't on anyone's mind. We're about the process. "Fire up a laptop and let's find some CC pictures!" We have 3 computers in my room, but with so many students using them for the same reason--finding images--they were working 3 or 4 to a computer.
While talking about CC images, one of my students just could not wrap her head around why someone would not want other people to be able to use their images. Most of the other students agreed with her. I'm right there, too. I guess I can see someone whose job it is to take pictures not wanting other people make money off their work, but that's what the CC 3.0 license is for. I don't know. I'm sure there are cases I'm just not seeing.
One student had found the perfect image of some Egyptian jewelry, but when we went to the site she had written down, it had an "all rights reserved" tag at the bottom. We went digging for a CC licensed image, but couldn't find anything (they're researching Ancient Egypt.) Let's roll the dice I thought.
"Hey, there's an email address on this page. It wouldn't hurt to send them an email and ask if we can use their image."
"Guys! Mr. G's going to email this web site!"
Two hours later, I got a response giving us the go-ahead. I can't wait to tell my kids tomorrow.
After school got out, I had to zip across the street to the public library. While I was there, I figured I'd ask some of the questions my kids had about copyright to the librarians. While they couldn't provide much for answers besides "It's education so you should be good to go," they were extremely impressed that I'm digging into copyright with my kids and not just pretending like it doesn't exist. Besides just feeling like it's hard to "teach" my kids about copyright because I don't know much about it and there seems to be so much gray involved, I hadn't thought about how I would be doing them a disservice by ignoring it altogether.
Today really convinced me that I need to trudge on. Besides these two projects this quarter, we're going to hit research really hard fourth quarter. I think by then, the kids will really be ready to embrace creator rights. My goal is for them to choose their own CC licenses for whatever it is they create.
This article was originally posted at Learning is Life and is reprinted with permission.
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Russ Goerend - Russ Goerend is a sixth grade language arts teacher in Waukee, Iowa. Currently in his third year teaching, he works to make his classroom as authentic as possible for his students. When not consumed by teaching, he is part of a family of educators, as his wife (@MrsBMG), sister (@jmgoerend) and two brothers-in-law (@mctownsley and @erictownsley) are all involved in helping people who want to learn reach their goals.
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Unidentified on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
If you aren't teaching the children THEIR rights under copyright law, you are doing them a real disservice. "Fair use" (for EDUCATIONAL purposes, like the librarians told you) is enshrined in law and precedent.
Learn their rights first. Then help them use them.
There is no reason, no reason at all, to restrict their legitimate rights under copyright law.
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According to the *IAA and the AP there is no such thing a fair use.
second - EVERYTHING is copyrighted by default now. And being
unable to identify the copyright owner still doesn't give you the
right to use it.
The default is ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. And that includes fair use.
EVEN IF YOU THINK it is fair use, you can't tell. Only a court can
definitively say if it is fair use.
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Unidentified on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
Fair Use rights cannot be reserved by the copyright owner--they are not his to do anything at all with. Fair use rights are the privilege of the public. The vagueness in the law works both ways--a copyright owner cannot tell you something is NOT fair use, only a court can do that. The courts have acknowledged the importance of pursuing fair use rights in court: it is a public service.
Teachers need to be serving the public interest, ESPECIALLY as fair use rights are specifically written to ENCOURAGE material to be used for educational purposes.
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C. Whitman on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
It's true that the RIAA, MPAA, and to a somewhat lesser extent the AP tend to be extreme about their views on copyright. However, fair use is reasonably well defined in Title 17, and is usually what common sense would tell you.
Even the RIAA recognizes some aspects of fair use. For example, they don't object to people using medium to low resolution images of album or single covers to refer to those recordings because they know that these images help promote the recording involved.
It's true that usually even an image with "all rights reserved" can be placed with proper attribution in an educational document as long as no commercial use is made of the image.
"All rights reserved" definitely does not include fair use. The reason for this is that "all rights reserved" means all rights that can be legally withheld under applicable copyright law are so reserved. Fair use rights cannot be legally withheld from people under Title 17, so they are not part of the rights that can be reserved.
It's true that specifics for exactly what constitutes fair use in any given situation cannot, by the very nature of the principles involved, be clearly defined by the law. The law does clearly state, however, that fair use exists. Usually common sense about how much of the material is used and whether it adds to any commercial value of the new material or detracts in any way from the commercial value of the original material will give you a pretty fair idea of whether it's fair use or not.
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But you can't use common sense to identify it.
Because the law is vague, fair use is strictly an opinion.
When made by students/instructors/public, that counts as "uninformed opinion". Even lawyers will avoid giving an answer - the closest they will give is a "should be", "could be", or "can be" but they will not give "is".
Which is worthless for a defence.
The instructor is taking the best way he can. And I think that is the most commendable path.
The only think I would add to the usage, is a "used with approval" and make sure a lawyer has a written approval notice for anything used.
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Rebecca Fernandez on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
Russ is writing from the perspective of a *teacher*. Perhaps he's thinking in terms of teaching students about copyright in the real world, not in the world of education. In their daily lives and in the future, they will not be able to rely on fair use for most projects. They'll need to learn about copyright at some point, and it looks like Russ is starting now with laying down those real-world expectations.
Most of us can't claim fair use most of the time. So we need to use Creative Commons, license material, or request permission to use it. I think it's great to show kids the benefits and drawbacks of each approach.
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Ms. Fernandez, I certainly agree with your main point, that it is a question of "What should be taught about copyright?"
I guess I just do not like the notion that we start from a place of extreme deference to rights holders. At its core, copyright is a tradeoff between the rights of the holder of the copyright and society at large. We, the society, permit a limited monopoly for a purpose. It's a form of social contract, really. Copyright is not inalienable in its essence.
I am not sure about your statement "Most of us can't claim fair use most of the time." I think that most of us, in our real-world ordinary private lives, probably can properly claim fair use much more of the time than we are commonly led to believe. As a simple example, I do not believe I violated your copyright in quoting a portion of what you said for the purposes of this discussion. That's fair use. [Yes, I realize it's actually potentially a more complicated issue because of this website's additional Terms of Use]
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Rebecca Fernandez on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
<< I do not believe I violated your copyright in quoting a portion of what you said for the purposes of this discussion. That's fair use. [Yes, I realize it's actually potentially a more complicated issue because of this website's additional Terms of Use] >>
In fact your comments at opensource.com fall under the CC by SA license. :)
I suppose what I was thinking of is that he's training the kids to create reports and the like. If I'm creating a report for my job, I can't typically grab an image off the web and claim fair use. (Admittedly I don't know a whole lot about fair use, so maybe I'm mistaken. But every time I've tried to figure out if something is fair use, the criteria always sounds so subjective.)
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C. Whitman on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
"If I'm creating a report for my job, I can't typically grab an image off the web and claim fair use."
You're quite correct (well, unless perhaps you're a teacher :-) ). That is, you can't use an entire image at full resolution in a report. On the other hand fair use would cover something like your taking a picture of someone sitting at their computer with the screen in view and a web page with an image on the screen. You may be able to make out the photograph inside of your photograph, but it's not the same as having the original picture.
Also, although fair use has a lot more leeway in education than it does outside of education, I agree that you have a point that making students conscious of this difference by selectively making them adhere to the stricter requirements of a non-educational setting could be of benefit as a teaching tool.
It should also be emphasized that when it comes to writing, the difference between plagiarism and fair use is often attribution or lack thereof.
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"We, the society, permit a limited monopoly for a purpose. It's a form of social contract, really. Copyright is not inalienable in its essence."
Yeah sure. life of the author + 70 years.
check http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
for a lot more details.
Some "limited monopoly".
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The terms of copyright are subject to change. Recent trends toward extending the length of copyright are reversible, if we the public demand it. I, for one, welcome the debate. I believe that current copyright terms are skewed far too heavily in favor of copyright holders, and actually do damage to the stated Constitutional reason for even having copyright laws in the first place: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries".
This also illustrates the difference between so-called "intellectual property" and real property. They are not the same thing at all, under law. Nobody's house or land reverts into the public domain some period of time after they die.
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Russ Goerend on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
Do you have any links you could share that could help me get a grasp on fair use in my classroom?
One of the reasons I jumped to Creative Commons-licensed materials is because (for some reason) I thought that we could get in trouble in regard to fair use if the students posted their projects online. I thought fair use only applied in the classroom and that once what we were doing left the classroom, we would need permission -- whether in the form of explicit permission from creators of copyrighted material or via CC licenses.
I'm definitely here to learn, so I'd enjoy any information you can give me about what I should be teaching my students in regard to fair use.
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Russ Goerend on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
I appreciate it. I will start digging through that with my students.
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C. Whitman on 21 Jan 2011 Permalink
If your students are posting projects to a publicly accessible Web site, then the extra leeway for fair use given for educational purposes most likely doesn't apply. If the site is only accessible to students and teachers, then it would still apply.
Fair use does exist outside of educational purposes, but not to the same extent. Here is the relevant portion of US copyright law.
You can see why people feel that it's vague, yet it seems like it should be clear enough in most situations.
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Russ Goerend on 22 Jan 2011 Permalink
@C. Whitman and EricSt
Thank you for the help.
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My personal advice, is to start with the history of copyright, particularly under English law. For example, one of the reasons the Geneva Bible and its later derivatives was so popular here in the early US was because the British Crown owned the copyright on the King James version (still does, for that matter!). This was a pretty big issue in the early US. This is a good short introduction.
Then, look at the Constitution (Article I Section 8), and what Title 17 of the US Code have to say. This is a good place to start. Also, specifically, this.
Lastly, in the practical section, you can talk about the four factors. You can take an indirect approach to the subject, since it is so complicated. You can refer to public groups doing work in this area.
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ALL of them have already put out lawsuits for ANY use.
We, as the public/students/whatever, can no longer tell what is fair use. The AP claims even using 5 sequential words is a violation.
Only the court system can determine fair use - and that is an expense that the public/students/whatever can't afford.
You can SAY fair use exists... but unless you verify/validate with a lawyer AND get permission.... you are subject to a lawsuit.
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EricSt on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
Umm, no. You are subject to a lawsuit regardless of who you consult. Thinking you are in the right, legally, has nothing to do with being subject to a lawsuit. Even *being* right, you are subject to a lawsuit any time a person or some fiction-of-a-person corporation disagrees with you.
So, the question then becomes, do you consider exercising your fair use rights unwise? Personally, I would say that capitulating your proper rights due to fear of powerful interests is a rather dangerous thing to do.
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even when you win.
I can't.
I'm sure the school can't (or won't).
I know the instructor can't.
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EricSt on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
Again, the way the system works, you can be sued for just about any reason whatsoever. To think you can avoid being sued is simply a false premise. To paraphrase (or possibly quote) Benjamin Franklin, "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." [emphasis mine]
This is why organizations like the ACLU and EFF are so very important. At least if you actually have a good legal case with value for establishing legal precedent, you might not be defending a fair use case alone. If you do not like the way that the system is being abused by those with power, contributing to the aforementioned organizations is an effective way to keep the monied interests in check. Cutting into the revenue stream of copyright abusers by not buying their product and encouraging others to do the same is another ethical way to starve them of the resources to be abusive.
If one's school and its faculty were unwilling to fight the good fight with respect to fair use in an educational setting, I would say that is cause for very deep concern.
The truth is, in a democracy, both government and corporate interests ought to fear the people. Copyright and other so-called "intellectual property" reforms are coming. The more abusive the system is seen to be in the lives of ordinary people, the more pressure will mount for change.
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You cannot travel freely any longer - you can try hitchiking, but not on interstates; you get picked up by the police as it is now illegal.
You have to have travel papers if you are going to fly or go by rail.
You CAN still walk. But not by interstates.
You are subject to arrest without warrant, or probable cause, not allowed to know why, nor are you allowed counsel (the so called "patriot act"). And with the "national security" papers, anyone can be taken on just some bureaucrats memo.
Now back to the subject of copyrights... you are not even allowed (in some jurisdictions) to even tell others WHERE information is without a "copyright infringement" - AP, NY Times. Will the catch you? not always, it depends on whether they think they can get money out of you or make bigger PR noise over it.
Fair use used to include the ability to copy records you owned so that you could preserve the purchase. Not any more. DVDs and the corporations behind it have destroyed that. CDs can still be copied... but not according to the corporations.
Fair use used to include actions that would be infringement if done for profit, but not when done for the purposes of preservation. No longer. Read your windows EULA - there is no fair use. It is no longer possible to make backups (beyond one copy). And if you try to use that backup to recover from a dead system by putting it on an equivalent system... it won't work. You are now a thief.
We no longer have a shared culture - we have a manufactured culture for rent.
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You cannot travel freely any longer - you can try hitchiking, but not on interstates; you get picked up by the police as it is now illegal.
You have to have travel papers if you are going to fly or go by rail.
You CAN still walk. But not by interstates.
You are subject to arrest without warrant, or probable cause, not allowed to know why, nor are you allowed counsel (the so called "patriot act"). And with the "national security" papers, anyone can be taken on just some bureaucrats memo.
Now back to the subject of copyrights... you are not even allowed (in some jurisdictions) to even tell others WHERE information is without a "copyright infringement" - AP, NY Times. Will the catch you? not always, it depends on whether they think they can get money out of you or make bigger PR noise over it.
Fair use used to include the ability to copy records you owned so that you could preserve the purchase. Not any more. DVDs and the corporations behind it have destroyed that. CDs can still be copied... but not according to the corporations.
Fair use used to include actions that would be infringement if done for profit, but not when done for the purposes of preservation. No longer. Read your windows EULA - there is no fair use. It is no longer possible to make backups (beyond one copy). And if you try to use that backup to recover from a dead system by putting it on an equivalent system... it won't work. You are now a thief.
We no longer have a shared culture - we have a manufactured culture for rent.
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Ian H on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
In the US people clearly fear government and corporate interests, and fear a legal system that empowers only the rich. So does this mean the US is not a democracy? Government of the people, by large corporations, for large corporations. Just remind me what that system is called again?
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Katherine on 20 Jan 2011 Permalink
Numerous fields of law were purportedly formed to protect creators, and were then used to protect corporate interests.
As an artist you want visibility. In the article the question is asked, "Why someone would not want other people to be able to use their images." When you have the support of parents, a marital partner, or a profitable profession, you can afford to be generous. You can afford to give away your images in order to achieve visibility.
However, not everyone has that kind of support. Many people need more time than a career would give them in order to develop their art. Therefore, it is vital that they receive some sort of financial recompense from people who use and enjoy their creations.
Try living for awhile as a struggling artist and you will understand why the RIAA and MPAA can be so seductive to creators. Very few fields of work practically demand you give your hard work away for free. Do bricklayers build a wall, then hope someone will give them a donation if they appreciate its existence? Do accountants calculate your returns and trust you will decide to give them fair recompense for their time? Even Linux dudes expect to be paid for customising and maintaining their OS on other's computers, even if they are giving away their work on the OS itself.
People clearly enjoy music, images, articles, and stories. We want these things. People who produce these things have to spend many years refining their skills. Just because you can read doesn't mean you know how to structure a plot. Just because you can pick up a pen doesn't mean know how to create pictures with correct perspective and shading. Just because you can hum a tune, doesn't mean you are capable of a vocal trill. Just because you can walk doesn't mean you can execute a grand jete.
It seems easy because artists have worked hard at making it look easy. They have often achieved apparent effortlessness at the cost of time, money, effort, and life. I could send you a list of the many things I have gone without that many people take for granted, in order to serve my art.
We need shared culture. We need to be able to talk about culture as per "fair use". We also need to ensure that artists receive fair pay for their work, if that is what they want.
Tell your students THANK YOU for asking before using things. Many of us appreciate the effort.
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Rebecca Fernandez on 27 Jan 2011 Permalink
Does any of the kids' work count as "fair use," do they get to claim fair use for classroom purposes, do they have to ask permission for practice, etc.? I'd love to hear what you ultimately decided.
And do your kids know their teacher kicked off an Internet debate over fair use and copyright? :)
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Russ Goerend on 27 Jan 2011 Permalink
I'm still wrapping my head around all of the ideas and conversation here.
I shared the link to this post with all my students on Edmodo, but I haven't heard any of them talking about it.
Once I wrap my head around this, I'll stop back and share.
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Jesse on 27 Jan 2011 Permalink
When the work is used in school, it is "nearly always" considered
fair use. If the work is posted outside of school, the result is "sometimes".
The problem is that the school context can be extremely variable: school web site? school class web site? homework web site?... What happens if the same work is published via school web site AND personal web space? Are they both "fair use"?
or neither?
And that makes it nearly impossible to do anything.
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Karsten 'quaid' Wade on 09 Feb 2011 Permalink
This all reminds me of a session I was in at the Computer Using Educators (CUE) conference a few years ago. The presenter from ISKME asked the educators about how they source and attribute materials. Based on self-voting on pieces of paper, most people used all manner of resources in their classrooms downloaded from the web, but fewer than 50% of the people agreed with the phrase, "I check copyright to see if I have permission to use a work." Most marked another paper with, "I believe copyright materials can be used in the classroom as fair use," but people who spoke up admitted they didn't know what that really meant.
I've seen some nice analysis tools and presentations on the web, here are a few that are valuable. If I recall any others, I'll post them back to this discussion.
Here's one analysis tool that I haven't done more than play with:
Spend a few minutes hunting around, then a few more reading, and you'll find quite a bit to teach the class.
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Bioengineers are focused on advancing human health and promoting environmental sustainability, two of the greatest challenges for our world. Understanding complex living systems is at the heart of meeting these challenges. The mission of Stanford's Department of Bioengineering is to create a fusion of engineering and the life sciences that promotes scientific discovery and the development of new biomedical technologies and therapies through research and education. The Department of Bioengineering is jointly supported by the Schools of Medicine and Engineering. The Bioengineering (BioE) major enables students to embrace biology as a new engineering paradigm and apply engineering principles to medical problems and biological systems.
BioE is an IDP, or interdisciplinary program, with its home in the School of Engineering. Students who major in BioE will obtain a solid background in the basic sciences (chemistry, physics and biology) and mathematics. They will take three engineering fundamentals courses including an introductory bioengineering course and computer programming. Starting in the sophomore year, BioE students will take a series of core classes to gain essential knowledge to pursue a career in bioengineering and will then have the opportunity to pursue elective courses suited to their own interests.
Bioengineering students have a wide variety of options upon graduation. Many will continue on to graduate school or medical school. Others will choose to work in the biotechnology, medical device, medical imaging, or other medical and non-medical industries. Other BioE graduates may choose to pursue advanced degrees in business or law or follow a different career path.
NOTE: Students intending to apply to medical school will need to take additional advanced science courses; see BioE 4-Year Plan #3 or #4 on the 4-Year Plans page for details.
All BioE students take courses to get a solid foundation to prepare them for the study of bioengineering. Most of the math and science courses are typically taken during freshman and sophomore year; see BioE 4-Year Plans for details
MATH 41, 42 (or AP credit equivalent)
Computational Mathematical Engineering: CME 100, 102, 104, 106
Chemistry: CHEM31A and B (or 31X or ENGR 31); CHEM 33
Biology: BIO Core 41, 42
Physics: PHYSICS 41, 43 (or AP credit equivalent)
Technology in Society (TIS):
BIOE 131(fulfills BioE-specific WIM)
Engineering Fundamentals:
ENGR 80 (same as BIOE 80; required) and ENGR 70A (same as CS 106A; recommended), plus one additional elective (see Chapter 3, Figure 3-4 for list of SoE approved courses; may not use CS 106B or X for elective).
BioE Core: All BIOE students are required to take a common set of depth courses:
Physical Biology: BIOE 41, 42.
Systems Biology and Physiology: BIOE 101, 103
Labs: BIOE 44, 51, 123
Senior Project: BIOE 141A, 141B (Capstone requirement)
BioE Depth Electives:
All BioE students are required to take four electives from the list of approved Bioengineering undergraduate courses (BIOE 212, 214, 220, 222A, 222B, 244, 261, 281, 311).
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Streak halted at four as Nats' late rally falls short
Club plates two in ninth, leaves bags full; Strasburg allows four runs
DENVER -- Matt Williams, on multiple occasions this week, used the same three words to describe baseball at Coors Field.
"Things happen here," the Nationals manager said.
Plenty of those things happened Wednesday, from a post-national anthem standoff to a swirling mix of wind and rain and a spirited ninth-inning rally, but a win and a chance to sweep wasn't one of them for the Nationals.
Washington swallowed a 6-4 loss to the Rockies, ending its four-game winning streak on the same day the team stomached news that Ryan Zimmerman was sent to the disabled list for the second time this season.
But even in defeat, while shouldering word of Zimmerman's "substantial" strain, the Nationals displayed the type of resolve Williams has lauded in his team.
Washington, facing a four-run deficit and down to its final out in the ninth against closer LaTroy Hawkins, rallied for two runs on four straight singles from Zach Walters -- called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Syracuse -- Denard Span, Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon, followed by a Rockies error.
After that sequence, Ian Desmond stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and fouled off three pitches before finally coming up empty on a 2-2 slider to end the game.
"We did a good job battling back," Desmond said. "We kept on grinding away. I'll take us in that situation a lot of times."
The Nationals were forced onto the comeback trail by Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa, who struck out 11 and surrendered only one earned run in 7 1/3 innings.
"He knows how to pitch here," Williams said. "He has a surprising fastball when he needs it, but he relies on his changeup a lot. That's a great strategy here. He has the ability to throw it for a strike when he needs to and off the zone when he needs to."
Stephen Strasburg, making his second career start at Coors, staked the Rockies to a 3-1 lead in the first inning. Trouble with his curveball led to four Colorado hits, including doubles from two of the Rockies' first three hitters.
Strasburg (7-8), who lasted 5 1/3 innings, yielded just one run after that, finally grasping control and altitude issues following the rocky start.
"I gave up three runs early, and I easily could have shut it down," he said. "I didn't want to do that. I wanted to give these guys a chance to come back. Anything can happen here."
Span had four hits, including an RBI single in the fifth that briefly cut the Rockies' lead to 3-2. But Washington couldn't capitalize on opportunities that were few and far between before the ninth.
The Nationals had their best chance to draw even in the seventh. Jose Lobaton singled and pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen notched an infield hit with a bunt to start the inning. But Span's sacrifice-bunt attempt went too close to the mound, leaving De La Rosa time to field the ball and fire it to third for the force.
"He got off the mound and made a great play," Williams said of De La Rosa.
Werth, who was out of the starting lineup to rest a sore right knee, then struck out as a pinch-hitter, becoming De La Rosa's 11th punchout victim. De La Rosa (11-6), who struck out Bryce Harper three times, then got Rendon to ground out and end the threat, preserving the Rockies' 4-2 lead.
"For Jorgy, another great outing," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He did it again. We've been scuffling like crazy, and Jorgy takes the ball, goes out and gives a great performance to win the game."
The Rockies, who snapped a seven-game skid, added two runs in the bottom half of the seventh off reliever Aaron Barrett, who was victorious in a battle of wills against Rockies reserve Brandon Barnes before the game. After the national anthem, both players stood firm near their dugouts. Barnes finally relented, and Barrett retreated to a celebratory dugout.
One run against Barrett was unearned, the result of a wayward throw by catcher Lobaton following a strikeout in the dirt of Ben Paulsen.
After the game, Zimmerman said he wasn't sure how long the strained hamstring would keep him out of the lineup.
"It's hard to say anything in the long term," Zimmerman said. "I'm sore today, just like we thought I'd be. We don't have any sort of time table or anything like that, other than it's a pretty decent strain and I'm pretty sore today."
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Early homer parade lifts Tigers over Rays
Detroit belts three homers in opening frame to back dominant Scherzer
DETROIT -- The seagulls that flock around Comerica Park every summer returned with a vengeance on Thursday night, cluttering the outfield around game time and flying in the way of outfielders. Three Tigers first-inning home runs later, they were gone for the night, seemingly flummoxed by the sudden air traffic.
It was a different take on pest control. It was a more familiar take on rally construction.
"With this team and the firepower we have, if we can come ready every pitch and every inning, we can put up crooked numbers at any point in the game," said Ian Kinsler, whose two-run homer began the five-run onslaught in an 8-1 win over the Rays. "Tonight it just happened to be the first."
Gone, too, were any thoughts that the momentum the Tigers built from sweeping the AL-best Athletics this week would be stunted by Tampa Bay. They briefly surfaced with a game-opening run. By inning's end, it seemed like madness for the birds.
"It's not the end of the world that they score first," said Victor Martinez, whose two-run homer in his return to the lineup followed Kinsler's damage. "We went out there like we always do -- stick with our approach, be a tough out and see what happens."
Not long after the birds left, so did Rays starter Erik Bedard with six runs over two innings, allowing Max Scherzer to cruise to his 10th win of the year and Detroit's 12th victory in its last 14 games.
At 48-34, the Tigers moved to 14 games over .500 for the first time since May 17, the day before they completed a series sweep in Boston to complete a 27-12 start. They left Beantown wearing Zubaz, then tumbled into a 9-20 slump in which their rotation and lineup both seemingly fell apart.
Thursday was the latest example of the two aspects seemingly working in tandem again. No sooner had Scherzer returned to the dugout in the first, having given up a Desmond Jennings double and an Evan Longoria sacrifice fly, than the Tigers put him on top for good.
When Detroit struggled through June, they sometimes let struggling pitchers linger long enough to find their better form. They were coolly efficient Thursday.
They hadn't put up three home runs in an inning since last September. The last time they homered three times in the first inning, they were beating up on Mark Prior and the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 18, 2006.
Prior was making another comeback attempt at the time, beginning what ended up being his final Major League season at age 26. For the 35-year-old Bedard, his effort to help fill a hole in the injury-depleted Rays rotation has been a battle.
He has had his struggles, but entered Thursday with seven home runs allowed over 72 2/3 innings, just under a home run for every nine innings. Like his pitches off the bats, the average jumped.
"Nothing was really there for him, and they just jumped all over it," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Everything they hit was right on the screws."
Kinsler, bumped down to the second spot this week with Austin Jackson leading off, rewarded Jackson for his leadoff single by punishing a hanging changeup in a 3-1 count. Miguel Cabrera's walk set up Martinez, who showed no signs of the left side soreness that sidelined him three games as he turned on an 88-mph fastball.
"I think he was just up in the zone," Martinez said of Bedard. "He's a guy that's been around the league for a long time. Like I always say, I'd rather be lucky than good."
The sigh of relief from Bedard over J.D. Martinez's well-struck flyout, his first out of the game, lasted just two pitches before Torii Hunter took him deep for his 10th homer of the season.
Ten of Detroit's first 14 hitters reached base safely on Bedard, who didn't get a swing-and-miss until his final batter of the night. Cesar Ramos slowed the damage, but Cabrera scored Detroit's final three runs for the third four-run game of his career.
Meanwhile, Scherzer (10-3) kept sending his offense back to the plate. Though Longoria's sac fly opened the scoring, it began a stretch in which Scherzer retired 23 of 24 batters, seven of them by strikeout. In the end, the Tigers' seven-run lead killed his chances for a second complete game in four starts.
Still, Scherzer has allowed four earned runs on 15 hits over 21 innings in three starts since the Royals rocked him for 10 runs two weeks ago.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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10 Best Moments on 30 Rock
As '30 Rock' returns for a new season, we look back at some of the funniest scenes on the hit show
-Neil Turitz
Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski… what's not to love about 30 Rock? It was difficult to narrow it down to just 10 funny moments on the hit show that returns to NBC tonight, but we gave it our best shot. Read on and let us know if you agree.
10. Jack plays poker with Kenneth. What starts as a simple act of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) wanting to bond with his employees turns into a blood match with Kenneth the Page (Jack McBrayer). In it, Emmy award-winner Alec does a pretty spookily dead-on Hannibal Lecter impression (more on those impressions of Alec's in a bit).
9. The birthday party. Jenna (Jane Krakowski) is going to marry a prince who is horribly deformed and has more than a passing resemblance to Paul Reubens. Perhaps the single best example of what a complete and total mess Jenna is, which is one of the reasons why we love her so.


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In honor of Pop-Tarts' 50th birthday, a discontinued flavor is making its way back to grocery store shelves: Chocolate Vanilla Crème ($1.99). The toaster pastry features a chocolatey crust, a vanilla crème filling, frosting, and sugary chocolate "sprinkles".
As Pop-Tarts go, this flavor has potential. The flavor combination is classic and hard to argue with it, but ultimately, both of the title components under-deliver on flavor.
The chocolate pastry might look like it contains a decent amount of cocoa powder, but flavor-wise, it's much too dull and muted to really satisfy. The vanilla filling is also a let-down. It's practically indistinguishable from the plain, white frosting on top, unless you heat it up (at which point, it softens up a bit), but even warmed, it doesn't taste (or even smell) remotely like vanilla.
A quick scan of the ingredients label confirmed what I had already guessed: the pastries contain 2% or less cocoa and vanilla extract by weight. The main ingredients are flour, four different varieties of sugar, soybean and palm oil, and cracker meal. In terms of overall flavor, they taste like a soft, dusty graham cracker filled with vanilla frosting.
If a chocolate-vanilla combo still intrigues you, I'd go for the hot fudge sundae instead. It has the same chocolate pastry and vanilla filling, but is topped with vanilla frosting, multicolored sprinkles, and a chocolate drizzle.
I wish a different discontinued flavor had been brought back to celebrate the toaster pastry's 50th birthday, like Frosted Concord Grape, Strawberry Cheese Danish, or Peanut Butter & Jelly.
About the author: Erin Jackson is a food writer and photographer who is obsessed with discovering the best eats in San Diego. You can find all of her discoveries on her San Diego food blog EJeats.com. On Twitter, she's @ErinJax
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In the hadith our Prophet (saas) reveals that people's appearances will change in the End Times. They will become ugly and no longer look "human,"" they will become as unattractive as pigs and apes, their faces will become lightless, devoid of expression and common, they will loose all human form, and will become joyless and soulless.
From Aysha: «AT THE END OF THIS COMMUNITY, it will collapse AND CHANGE APPEARANCE and stones will rain down...»
(Muhammad Ibn Rasul Al Hussein Al Barzanji, Portents of Doomsday, p. 111)
In the End Times there will be collapse and stones will rain down AND PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER LOOK HUMAN.
(Sahl Ibn Saad, Ramuz Al Ahadith, Vol. 2, p. 302/8)
(Ibn Majah) from Abi Umama: «ONE GROUP FROM MY COMMUNITY will eat, drink amuse themselves and in the morning THEY WILL RISE AS APES AND PIGS...»
(Al-Tabarani) (Muhammad ibn Rasul Al Hussein Al Barzanji, Portents of Doomsday, p. 111)