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CaSMa13 - The Statistical Cycle Year 7
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In this investigation students use the 5 step statistical cycle to design an investigation and use statistical displays and summary statistics to analyse CensusAtSchool data. The activity is designed to encompass all of the year 7 Data representation and interpretation content.
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STEP 1: The Problem
The first step when using the statistical cycle, is to decide on the topic of your investigation e.g. what is the 'problem' you will investigate?
In this case your data must be numerical and compare the results of at least two distinct groups. For example:
Do boys have faster reaction times than girls?
Sexes (boys vs girls) are the distinct groups; reaction time is the numerical data.
Do cereal eaters have better concentration than students who don't eat breakfast?
Breakfast types (cereal vs no breakfast) are the distinct groups; concentration time is the numerical data.
Year level:
Who has a longer foot length: your year level or another?
Year levels (yours vs another) are the distinct groups: foot length is the numerical data.
Choose the problem you want to investigate. Now, write your investigation in the form of a question, like the examples above.
Define the key terms of your investigation question e.g. 'height' means height measured in cm without shoes. Explain what you already know about your chosen problem, and what you want to find out.
STEP 2: The Plan
The second step in the cycle involves making the decisions about your data e.g. how big should your sample be? How will your sample be chosen? You also need to think about what you expect to find so that you are ready to talk about any unexpected results.
What results do you expect to find? Write a sentence that predicts what you think the data will show you.
Look at the CensusAtSchool questionnaire and write down which questions provide the data you need to complete your investigation.
What sample size will you use? Explain your choice.
STEP 3: The Data
After defining your problem, and planning your investigation, the next step in the statistical investigation cycle is to organise the data so it is easy for you to interpret and for others to read.
How did you collect and organise the data?
The data comes as an Excel spread sheet. You can use the 'Sort' function in the data tab to order the data e.g. by year level, sex, height. This will make it easier to display the data.
Did you use all the data or did you "clean it" to eliminate any obvious errors? Explain why you did/did not clean the data. If you did clean the data, how did you decide what data to 'clean'?
What level of accuracy is appropriate for this investigation? E.g. For very spread out data you may decide to arrange it so as to contain it in 6 - 10 groups. You may decide to round off your answers? Explain your decisions.
How did you display the data? Explain your choice.
STEP 4: The Analysis
Once you have sourced the data to answer your investigation 'problem', the next step in the statistical cycle is to analyse what the data tell you.
Produce and clearly display your data using summary statistics.
Summary statistics are best displayed in a table.
You will need to calculate the mean, median and range. You can do this in Excel by using the formulae "=average" and "=median" to calculate the mean and median. To calculate the mode use "=mode". You can choose to look at the mode or the modal range if your data are grouped.
STEP 5: The Conclusion
This is the final step of the statistical investigation cycle. At this stage of the cycle, you are using your summary statistics to sum up your findings about your investigation. This is also where you communicate your findings using appropriate statistical vocabulary.
is the answer to
your original question? You will need to draw on your summary statistics from 'Step 4' to provide proof.
What meaning can be taken from your results? Can your answers be generalised beyond your sample? How could your results be applied in real life? Where should they not be used, or, used with caution?
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Petition to protect wild salmon
There is a woman here on the west coast of Canada. Here name is Alexandra Morton. She has spent many years of her life studying the effects of open net pen fish farming on our wild salmon stocks. She is looking for more people to sign her letter to the Government . I have been asked to put this out where ever I can . So far we have 5400 ? give or take. But 10.000 is her goal ! This is a beautiful woman with a huge heart,who has spent many many years working on this ... Please at least give it a read . To sign the petition to apply the Fisheries Act to fish farms the way it is applied to fishermen please click on the link below......... pass it on
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Campaign Underway To Attract Businesses To Downtown Columbus
If you've visited Downtown Columbus lately, you've likely noticed the explosion of residential development.
More people living Downtown has been a priority of city leaders for years. Along with people moving downtown, leaders want to see businesses relocating to the city's center.
A new effort hopes to help that goal.
Evidence of the Downtown Columbus residential boom is hard to miss.
"Downtown Columbus is on a huge upswing," said Kasey Brankamp of Capital Crossroads. "We're seeing a large increase in the number of residents moving Downtown, the number of units being built to accommodate residents."
Less visible, but just as important, is growth in Downtown's commercial and retail sector: that's Brankamp's mission.
"What I'm trying to do is help the small users, maybe one or two, maybe five employees, find space, and really focus on that area, so we can increase the small business presence in Downtown."
Businesses like Cement Marketing on Gay Street.
Alaina Shearer admits when she started her nine-person operation, location was not her focus. "I ended up Downtown because we found a great space," Shearer said. "And now that we're here, I cannot imagine being anywhere else."
She says her location attracts clients and talent. "It makes a lot of sense. And we love being a part of this growth period for Downtown. It's just so exciting."
Capital Crossroads has started a campaign to showcase some of the available space downtown. They range from the wide open expanse of the Chase Bank building to a historic Gay Street building that was once a hotel.
Along with a searchable database of available properties, they have started tours.
"We have a total of six tours that are being offered on Wednesday evenings, and the tours are free," said Brankamp.
They hope to prove to small business owners that Downtown can work for them.
"There's this vibrancy and this energy that you have in Downtown that you can't find anywhere else."
The next Downtown office space tour is Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30.


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Avenal is a city in Kings County, California, United States.[1] Avenal is located southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 807 feet (246 m).[1] It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA Code 25260), which encompasses all of Kings County. In area, it is the largest city in Kings County. The Zip Code for this community is 93204, and telephone numbers use the sequence (559) 386-XXXX. The population was 15,505 in the 2010 census, which includes inmates at the Avenal State Prison, the first prison actively solicited by a community in the state of California. Many of the remaining residents largely either work at the prison or in the agriculture industry. The prison provides approximately 1,000 jobs to residents. The California Department of Finance estimated that Avenal's population was 13,239 on January 1, 2014. As of that date, Avenal State Prison held 4,073 inmates, which was about 31% of the total population of Avenal. Inmates are counted as city residents by both the United States Census and the California Department of Finance.
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On a stormy night in title story, The Black Muldoon, a notorious outlaw shows up at the home of the storekeeper, Jefferson Peters. The Black Muldoon has a strange cargo, an infant boy that he wants to leave with Peters so that he can be raised by Peters and his wife as their son along with the two boys they already have.
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GRIEVING Dudley people were reduced to tears after a cemetery blunder left them out in the cold on Christmas day.
Family members hoping to visit the graves of relatives at Dudley cemetery on Christmas morning found the main gates locked at the Clee Road entrance – meaning they could not drive into the grounds.
A gate on Stourbridge Road was open allowing pedestrian access to the 14 acre site but visitors said that pensioners and people with health problems were struggling or, in some cases, unable to make their way to gravesites.
Brian Taylor, aged 71, from Summerfield Road, who has a heart condition, made five attempts to visit the grave of his son Wayne Taylor, who died three years ago aged 43.
Mr Taylor said: "On Christmas morning it is important to go and visit. We had to walk all the way to the grave, with my heart problems it did me in.
"People were in tears because they couldn't get in, people were complaining and there was uproar."
Sadly the failure to open the gates at the Dudley Council-run cemetery added extra trauma to Mr Taylor's sad morning – he went to Dudley Cemetery from Tipton's graveyard after a visit to the grave Wayne's brother Carl, who died aged 40 seven years ago.
Mr Taylor said: "We went to Tipton and there was no trouble at all - we felt choked up."
Mrs Mary Wood, aged 78 from Fairfield Road, told The News all five of her children attempted to visit her husband Robert's grave at Dudley Cemetery on Christmas Day and found the gates locked.
Mrs Wood, said: "My children all come here on Christmas morning, I was very angry. There is no reason to lock the gates when they know people are going. I would like an explanation and an apology."
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Longhorn men set for basketball tests
AUSTIN — After a 4-0 start, things are about to get serious for the Texas men's basketball team.
Beginning with BYU in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on Monday in Kansas City, Mo., the Longhorns will play a stretch in which six of their next eight games will come against NCAA tournament-caliber opponents.
UT's second CBE game will be against either No. 14 Wichita State or DePaul. Later, the Longhorns host Vanderbilt on Dec. 2, play at Temple on Dec. 7 and at No. 24 North Carolina on Dec. 18, then host No. 1 Michigan State on Dec. 21.
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Volleyball still rolling: UT's volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, is on a 15-match winning streak heading into Thursday's match against West Virginia. Khat Bell, the Longhorns' junior middle blocker, was named Big 12 defensive player of the week after averaging 2.67 blocks per set last week.
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Kayla Almuina, 20, could see her felony child-abuse conviction reduced to a misdemeanor if she successfully completes her three years of probation, the Arizona Daily Sun reports. She was sentenced Tuesday after reaching a plea deal last month.
The paper reports the felony conviction will remain for her husband, Frankie Almuina, who was earlier sentenced to 18 months' probation in the case.
Frankie Almuina told jurors he was playing a game with his children when he taped their hands, mouths and feet in December 2011.
Kayla Almuina took photos and posted them online, prompting one of her friends to report them to police. The photos showed their 2-year-old son being hung upside down by his bound feet and their 11-month-old daughter crying.
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Storytime - Barnes and Noble- Utopia Center
November 14, 2012 - Fresh Meadows
Parents can foster the love of reading in their little ones each week. Different authors and themes will be featured. Note that the weekly Wednesday Storytimes have replaced the weekly Tuesday Storytimes.
For The Birds- Fanciful Follies for Our Feathered Friends - Voelker Orth Museum
November 14, 2012 - Flushing
Enjoy this sanctuary for backyard birds featuring a new exhibit by artist Carlos Gutierrez-Solana, featuring over 20 unique handcrafted birdhouses. Gutierrez-Solana draws his inspiration from a variety of sources, from Bali to Madame Butterfly. Whimsical, classical, rustic, ornate, or exotic, the houses are all functional, and can offer shelter to the backyard birds one finds in the City.
Books in the Ballroom: The Panther by Nelson DeMille - Old Westbury Gardens
November 14, 2012 - Old Westbury
Join the Friends of Old Westbury Gardens for an evening benefit with best-selling author Nelson DeMille for a question and answer session and book-signing for his new John Corey novel. Books will be available for purchase.
Family Bounce Night - BounceU of College Point
November 14, 2012 - College Point
Enjoy the endless excitement of the giant inflatables and games. A great way to bond with the whole family. Bounce and play for 2 hours or use the last 30 minutes for dinner(separate price). Whether you have two kids or 12, Family Bounce Night is easy, it's affordable, and it's lots of fun. Adults are free with a paying child. Pre-payment required to secure a reservation and is non-refundable.
Homework Help - McGoldrick Library
November 14, 2012 - Flushing
Children in grades 1 to 6 can recieve homework help from library educator.
Mother Goose - Windsor Park Library
November 15, 2012 - Bayside
Children ages 8 to 23 months, can enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays. Preregistration is required.
Storytime - East Elmhurst Library
November 15, 2012 - East Elmhurst
Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers can enjoy stories, songs, and crafts.
Story Time - Hollis Library
November 15, 2012 - Hollis
Children ages 3 and up can enjoy listening to wonderful stories.
Picture Book Storytime - Lefferts Library
November 15, 2012 - Richmond Hill
Children ages 2 to 5 years can enjoy stories, songs, and dancing. A parent or other caregiver must be present.
Preschool Storytime - Pomonok Library
November 15, 2012 - Flushing
Young childrend ages 3-5 can enjoy stories, songs, and crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Picture Books for Preschoolers - Forest Hills Library
November 15, 2012 - Forest Hills
Children ages 3 to 5 and their parents or other adult caregiver will hear great stories and rhymes, sing songs, learn fingerplays, and do movement activities. Preschoolers develop their language, early literacy, and school readiness skills while having fun. Preregistration begins at 2pm in the Children's Area.
Craft Time - Howard Beach Library
November 15, 2012 - Howard Beach
Children ages 4-12 along with their favorite adult can create something wonderful.
Book Buddies - South Jamaica Library
November 15, 2012 - Jamaica
Children in grades K-5 are invited to share stories and build their reading skills with Book Buddies.
Language Immersion at LICM - Long Island Children's Museum
November 15, 2012 - Garden City
Why not introduce another language to your child while they are young and receptive to new things? These French workshops are drop in and do not require advance sign up. A different theme will be covered each week and a class project and song will be used to reinforce learning. Take home activities will also be distributed at the end of each class.
Farmer's Market Friday - Dahlia Avenue off Main Street
Through November 16, 2012 - Flushing
Shop for fresh produce, nuts, coffee, and nut butters at this market organized by the Queens Botanical Garden.
Children's Storytime - Arverne Library
November 16, 2012 - Arverne
Children and their caregivers can enjoy stories, music, and crafts.
Get Crafty! - Glendale Library
November 16, 2012 - Glendale
Kids ages 6 and up can cxercise their creativity and imagination doing a craft project.
Preschool Bounce - Bounce U–College Point
November 16, 2012 - College Point
Little ones can play like Tiger and bounce, bounce, bounce. Enjoy the inflatables, giggles and fun. Adults or Guardians are free with a paying child. Walk-ins will not be accepted if an event is full. Pre-payment is required to secure a reservation and is non-refundable.
Toddler Storytime - Forest Hills Library
November 16, 2012 - Forest Hills
Toddlers 18 to 35 months and their parents or adult caregivers may enjoy listening to picture books, singing songs, learning fingerplays, and joining in lively movement games, all while developing vocabulary and social skills. Preregistration is required.
Game Day - Woodhaven Library
Through November 16, 2012 - Woodhaven
Kids may enjoy an afterschool treat, playing a variety of board games. Make new friends.
Game Day - Woodhaven Library
November 16, 2012 - Woodhaven
Play games, make new friends. Kids may enjoy an afterschool treat, playing a variety of board games.
NEA Jazz Masters - Flushing Town Hall
November 16, 2012 - Flushing
Jazz lovers will enjoy this concert featuring 5 NEA Jazz Masters Jimmy Heath, saxophone; Barry Harris, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Jimmy Owens, trumpet, with Tootie Heath, drums, playing classic standards from the Great American Songbook. The concert is dedicated to Phoebe Jacobs, Executive Vice President, Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, who passed away this year.
Introduction to Scratch - Central Library
November 16, 2012 - Jamaica
Scratch is a programming language for everyone. With it, tweens and teens can create interactive stories, games, music, and art, and share them online. Pre-registration is required. Contact the Children's Library Discovery Center for more information.
Grow NYC GreenMarket - Socrates Sculpture Park
Through November 17, 2012 - Long Island City
This market serves the Long Island City and Astoria communities with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family-friendly activities every week.
NYC Audubon Winter Waterfowl Workshop - Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
November 17, 2012 - Broad Channel
Join Don Riepe of the American Littoral Society as he leads a 1.7 mile hike around the West Pond to observe the many species of ducks and geese that winter on the Bay. Pre-registration required.
Luna Negra Dance Theater - Queens Theatre
November 17, 2012 - Flushing
Enjoy an evening of dance with Luna Negra, a Chicago-based troupe, that blends the discipline of ballet and the dynamic movement of contemporary dance and infuses it with the explosive energy of Latin dance forms.
Hands-on History: All Aboard! - King Manor Museum
November 17, 2012 - Jamaica
Rufus Kings? son John was the President of the Railroad. Children will learn about trains and how they helped change this Jamaica area neighborhood from farmland to the Queens borough we know today. Enjoy train related stories, crafts, and more.
Rob Schneider Live! - Queensborough Performing Arts Center
November 17, 2012 - Bayside
Teens and their parents can enjoy an evening of comedy. See Emmy-nominated actor Rob Schneider, well known for his trademark blend of character and comedic acting, brings his zany comedy to QPAC. Schneider has starred in several Happy Madison projects, including Bedtime Stories, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, The Benchwarmers, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, Eight Crazy Nights, Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds.
For The Birds- Fanciful Follies for Our Feathered Friends - Voelker Orth Museum
November 17, 2012 - Flushing
Storybook Discovery Days - The Voelker Orth Museum
November 17, 2012 - Flushing
Children ages 6 and younger can come to the parlor for Dr. Marge Hendler's reading series, which cultivates the joys of reading. The session includes an art or nature activity.
Pirate Pete's Parrot - The Secret Theatre
November 17, 2012 - Long Island City
Ahoy, Matte! Climb on board and get ready for a musical adventure. This show revolves around Pirate Pete, a lovable rogue on a mission to find his beloved runaway parrot, Polly (who prefers pancakes to boring old birdseed). Music, mischief, and a boatload of laughs for both children and adults.
Messy Afternoons - Long Island Children's Museum
November 17, 2012 - Garden City
Tots will be up to their elbows in goo, shaving cream, and Play Doh in this class full of artistic activities that makes being messy lots of fun. The session offers a variety of sensory activities for children ages 18 months to 4 years.
An Evening With The Stars - Alley Pond Environmental Ctr
November 17, 2012 - Douglaston
Understand and appreciate the mystery and the beauty of the universe with astronomer Mark Freilich. Participants can enjoy a view of the moon upclose, the Orion Nebular, and more starry delights. This astronomy program comprises an indoor lecture and an outdoor viewing with a professional telescope. Pre-registration required.
Young Chefs-Alphabet Soup - Alley Pond Environmental Ctr.
November 17, 2012 - Douglaston
Calling all kid-chefs. Soup's On. Children ages of 7-12 will learn how to prepare a nice bowl of soup. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Art for Families-Tools of the Trade - The Noguchi Museum
November 17, 2012 - Long Island City
Parents can engage with their children in discussions about art in the galleries, and work together or individually to make their own works of art. This program is for families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and reservations are required.
The Age of Flowers - Old Westbury Gardens
November 17, 2012 - Old Westbury
Westbury House floral designer and head grower, Scott Lucas, fashions one-of-a kind creations representing historic works of floral art from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Enjoy this self-guided visual history tour in Westbury House.
NY Islanders vs. NJ Devils - Nassau Coliseum
November 17, 2012 - Uniondale
Come out and root for your favorite hockey team.
Family Art Project: Cornhusk Dolls - Wave Hill
November 17, 2012 - Bronx
Celebrate corn and harvest time by listening to Native American tales and the story of the first cornhusk doll as you tie, weave, and shape your dried husks into a single action figure or corny doll family.
Forest Hills Greenmarket - Forest Hills (outside Post Office)
Through November 18, 2012 - Forest Hills
Features fresh, locally-grown vegetables, orchard fruit, nuts, coffee, berries, potted plants, flowers, honey, fresh seafood, breads, pastries, and more. This market is open Sundays through Nov. 18.
Grow NYC: Elmhurst Greenmarket - Elmhurst Hospital
Through November 20, 2012 - Elmhurst
Families can enjoy this market located along an entrance to Elmhurst hospital, which offers a variety of local produce, orchard fruit, picked at its peak of ripeness, hearty vegetables grown in the nutrient-rich soil of Orange County's "Black Dirt" region, and freshly baked bread, pastries and granola. The market, which is open on Tuesdays thru November 20,2012, promotes healthy living, offering recipes and cooking demonstrations to entice even the most timid of eaters and home cooks.
Compost your Food Scraps! - Queens Public Library at Steinway
Through November 30, 2012 - Astoria
Parents can teach their children about sustainability by modeling green behaviors like composting. Simply bring your food scraps including fruit and vegetable scraps like peels, skins, or seeds), coffee grounds (including the paper filter), tea bags, eggshells, nutshells, plain bread, and pasta (no toppings) to the weekly food waste drop off location. The Western Queens Compost Initiative will turn the rest of your food waste into a nutrient-rich compost.
Colombia de Fiesta! - Thalia Spanish Theatre
Through December 09, 2012 - Sunnyside
This performance, featuring Mestizo Dance Company and Harold Gutierrez's band, celebrates the diverse music and dance traditions of Colombia.
Santa Photos - Queens Center Mall-JC Penny Wing
Through December 24, 2012 - Elmhurst
Santa Claus is coming to town, Nov 17-Dec 24. He's making a list and checking it twice. Enjoy a visit and have a photo taken with Santa and his helpers. See Santa in his winter wonderland house located on the Level 3. Special hours on Dec. 9 12-4pm, and pet photo night 6-8:30pm.
Disney Theatrical Productions Presents 'Newsies The Musical' on Broadway - Nederlander Theatre
Through December 31, 2012 - Manhattan
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, this movie-turned-musical is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged 'newsies,' who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what's right.
"Newsies" is inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst, and other powerful newspaper publishers.
The stage version introduces several brand-new songs by the original team while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including "Carrying the Banner," "Seize the Day," "King of New York," and "Santa Fe."
Molecules and Health - New York Hall of Science
Through December 31, 2012 - Flushing
Molecules come in different shapes and sizes. Their shapes tell us a lot about what they do and how they interact with each other. You can't see molecules, but they're everywhere. These microscopic building blocks make up everything around you.
Discover how molecules shape our bodies, medicines, and world in this hands-on exhibition.
Building Boom with KEVA (Knowledge-Exploration-Visual Arts) - Long Island Children's Museum
Through January 06, 2013 - Garden City
Get ready to explore the simple and complex possibilities of construction as you move from the drawing board to the construction crew. Building Boom with KEVA encourages you to conceive, then build, the design project of your dreams -- bridges, skyscrapers, castles, airplanes, trestles, spirals and more. You?ll develop a first-hand understanding of the physical forces at work in the design process as you apply principles of balance, proportion and geometry to your design.
Building Boom with KEVA brings out the designer, architect and engineer in each of us as you problem solve and think in three dimension. Uniform in size, KEVA planks use only gravity ? no glue or connectors. You'll dabble with physics to achieve balance, proportion and stability. Stumped for a design project? Draw inspiration from 50 permanent building models on display. This exhibit runs through January 6, 2013.
Caribbean: Crossroads of the World - Queens Museum of Art
Through January 06, 2013 - Flushing
This exhibit features more than 400 works, including painting, sculpture, prints, books, photography, film, video, and historic artifacts from various Caribbean nations, Europe and the United States. Transcendent in scope, this exhibit examines the exchange of people, goods, ideas and information between the Caribbean basin, Europe, and North America, and it explores the impact of these relationships on the Caribbean and how it is imagined.
KaleidoZone - Chaos and Containment - Long Island Children's Museum
Through January 06, 2013 - Garden City
Chaos and Containment are two psychological states all human beings experience in varying degrees and intensity. This exhibit intends to inspire and foster conversations pertaining to the differences and parallels between art made by artists and art made by artists with mental disabilities. Visitors will see and appreciate each other�s qualities even if those go hidden behind us being distracted by out-of-the-norm behaviors caused by a disability. This exhibit features a selection of work that was created in an art therapy workshop at Family Residences and Essential Enterprises. The exhibit runs through January 6, 2013.
ReGeneration - New York Hall of Science
Through January 13, 2013 - Flushing
This exhibition explores the connection of cultural vitality to immigration, urbanization, and sustainability through the intersection of art, technology, and science.
Fourteen artists/groups will participate to connect audiences through active participation, aesthetic beauty, technology, culturally shared symbols, and vocabulary.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Holiday Train Show - New York Botanical Garden
Through January 13, 2013 - Bronx
Marvel at the charming model trains and New York City landmark replicas, stroll the spectacular grounds, and decorate (and eat!) gingersnaps.
Within the enchanting setting of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, model trains zip over bridges and past replicas of New York landmarks made of plant parts such as nuts, bark, and leaves. Show favorites include the original Yankee Stadium, Statue of Liberty, and Brooklyn Bridge. The Artist's Studio provides an insider's look at how the replicas are constructed as you get up close to G-gauge trains.
Vital Signs - New York Hall of Science
Through February 03, 2013 - Flushing
View original art inspired by our biological world with a special interest in what lies beneath its surface. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The Art of 'Rise of the Guardians' - Museum of the Moving Image
Through March 03, 2013 - Astoria
"Rise of the Guardians," the new animated feature from DreamWorks Animation, is a visually enthralling film based on William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" book series, with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and other beloved characters reinterpreted as action heroes in a parable about the ongoing struggle between good and evil.
This gallery exhibition takes a look behind the scenes, revealing the innovative collaborative process behind the making of the film. Original artwork, both digital and hand-drawn, an exclusive time-lapse video presentation of in-process footage progressing to the finished film, and a revealing documentary that takes us into the DreamWorks Animation studio, show how the colorful world of the movie and its memorable characters were created.
An accompanying film series, with screenings every Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and special holiday screenings, offers visitors the opportunity to experience the finest films from DreamWorks Animation, including the Shrek and Madagascar series, "Antz," "How to Train Your Dragon," and much more, in a theatrical setting. Note: The documentary "Creating an Epic" (directed by Patrick Hanenberger; 70 minutes) will screen continuously in the Bartos Screening Room from 2pm-close on weekdays and 12-6pm on weekends.
The exhibit is organized by guest curator Jenny He and chief curator David Schwartz, presented with support from DreamWorks Animation.
Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden - New York Botanical Garden
Through April 14, 2013 - Bronx
Larry Lederman, landscape photographer and member of NYBG's Board of Advisors, has spent years walking the garden grounds to observe and photograph trees and vistas in all seasons and at all times of day. Lush images featuring their diversity and visual impact are on view in the gallery space.
The New York Botanical Garden is home to more than 30,000 trees, some in woodland, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty. Magnificent Trees is lavishly illustrated with photographs by Larry Lederman and accompanied by descriptions by Todd A. Forrest, Arthur Ross vice president for horticulture and living collections at the garden. An authority on the diverse species present across the 250-acre landscape, Forrest details their fascinating histories -- from their vital role in Native American life and culture to their function in neutral territory during the Revolutionary War. Lederman captures their grandeur in hundreds of stunning images and portrays their diversity with photographs that reveal the trees in myriad fascinating perspectives: in landscape views that convey the garden's genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of select trees; remarkable details of flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark; and impressionistic images, abstract in character yet beautiful in composition.
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CNN: Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio's Power 'Diminishing'
CNN correspondent Carol Costello's report on Thursday's "The Situation Room" would have you believe that Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio have "lost influence," and the supposed proof is John McCain's success up to this point in the Republican race for the presidential nomination.
During the report, which aired at the bottom of the 5 pm Eastern hour, Costello proclaimed that Republican primary voters have "betrayed" conservative talk show hosts, and the evidence that this is the case is John McCain's primary victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina. She used a sound bite from former Republican Congressman Bob Barr to reenforce her point. Barr opined that McCain's success is "a sign that no one or two talk show hosts really wield the influence that they did two or three [election] cycles ago."
Costello then brought up the fracture in the Republican Party and gave two possible explanations for it. She first mentioned the supposed theory of the conservative "talkers," who blame McCain for the divide, due to his "covert liberalism." She then juxtaposed this with Bob Barr's theory that it's President Bush's fault that there's a divide in the GOP.
Another supposed sign of conservative talkers' "diminishing power" is "John McCain himself," who, according to Costello, is "unfazed" by their criticisms. She also pointed to McCain's recent appearance on the cover of "Time" magazine.
At the conclusion of her report, Costello repeated an alternate theory for McCain's success, made by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. "Hugh Hewitt believes McCain is doing so well because he's a darling of the liberal media, including CNN.... He believes we've put McCain on top, but thinks Mitt Romney will prevail in the end."
Costello did not mention several details involving McCain's victories. Both New Hampshire and South Carolina were open primary states where McCain struggled with the Republican vote. In New Hampshire, McCain won less of the primary vote this time around than he did in the 2000 primary, and in South Carolina, much of the conservative vote was split between Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson, who has now dropped out of the race.
By ignoring the above and by pointing to "Time" magazine's coverage of McCain, Costello is actually proving once again that McCain is truly the liberal media's Republican darling.
Update 22:38 | Matthew Sheffield. For additional commentary on talk radio's influence, please see this Weekly Standard article by Dean Barnett.
The full transcript of Carol Costello's report from Thursday's "The Situation Room:"
WOLF BLITZER: Conservative radio hosts talked up a storm back when the Bush Administration was riding high. But now the possibility, possibility that John McCain could become the GOP standard-bearer is almost enough to leave some of them speechless. Let's go to Carol Costello. She's watching this story for us. So, what's going on, Carol?
CAROL COSTELLO: Well, what's going on -- some believe those radio talk show hosts have lost influence, in large part because of who is running in the Republican primary, and who happens to be hot right now.
CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST: ...so help me God.
PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH: ...so help me God.
COSTELLO (voice-over): Those were the days. Conservative radio talkers bragged their influence helped put George W. Bush in office. How times have changed. Now leading many Republican polls -- John McCain. And those same talkers aren't bragging anymore. Voters have betrayed them, despite what's playing on Rush Limbaugh's show.
COSTELLO: The syndicated talkers are fuming.
HUGH HEWITT, TALK SHOW HOST: The anti-conservative is John McCain.... He's a phenomenally weak, sort of second coming of Bob Dole without the charisma.
COSTELLO: But Mr. So-called Charisma-challenged pulled off wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and leads in Florida.
FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN BOB BARR, GEORGIA: I think it is a sign that no one or two talk show hosts really wield the influence that they did two or three cycles ago.
COSTELLO: Because it's a different world in the land of Republican politics -- the party is fractured. Conservative talkers do realize that, but they blame John McCain. They accuse him of being covertly liberal, for working with Democrats on immigration and campaign finance reform. And for voting twice against President Bush's tax cuts.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, TALK SHOW HOST: I'm a Republican primary voter. I would like to hear some straight talk on those issues. Will I? 'Don't count on it, Limbaugh.'
COSTELLO: But Barr says the fracture came not because of McCain, but because of the man that talkers helped put into office, George W. Bush. Perhaps another sign of these talkers' diminishing power -- John McCain himself. He appears unfazed by them. Asked about Limbaugh...
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, ARIZONA: I know. Oh yeah, he's [a] very influential person.... I'm confident I can secure the base of the party, and win the nomination, and win the election.
COSTELLO: And maybe he can. There he is on the cover of 'Time' magazine as the new 'comeback kid.' The only image likely to drive Limbaugh crazier is if McCain and Mike Huckabee were the 'Time' cover boys.
LIMBAUGH: I'm here to tell you, if either of these two guys get the nomination, it's going to destroy the Republican party, it's going to change it forever, be the end of it.
COSTELLO (on-camera): Hugh Hewitt believes McCain is doing so well because he's a darling of the liberal media, including CNN, says Hewitt. He believes we've put McCain on top, but thinks Mitt Romney will prevail in the end.
BLITZER: We'll get a better clue on Tuesday when they have their contest in Florida. Thanks very much for that. Carol Costello reporting.


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Three homers back Doubront's sharp debut
Watkins, Valaika, Starlin go yard; lefty gives up one run in seven
ST. LOUIS -- The Cubs hit back-to-back home runs in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, and Jorge Soler and Javier Baez had nothing to do with it.
Logan Watkins hit his first Major League home run one day after his 25th birthday and Chris Valaika followed with his second this season, while Starlin Castro matched his personal high with his 14th homer to power the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals.
"This is a team that is really capitalizing on the home run," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of the Cubs, who have hit seven in the first two games of this four-game, three-day series. "They are productive with the hits. You look at it, we both had seven hits, but theirs did some damage and had better timing."
Watkins and Valaika connected in the fourth, marking the eighth time this season and fifth time this month the Cubs have gone back to back. Castro's blast, a towering shot to left, came with one out in the fifth to match his 2012 career high. Chicago began the day ranked third in the National League in home runs.
No team has hit more than two homers in a game at Busch Stadium this season, and the Cubs now have done so in back-to-back games. Soler hit a pair on Friday in his third big league game.
"That's a tough act to follow," said Watkins, who started in right field in place of Soler. "I guess the rest of us can streak one out every once in a while. He'll be back in there as often as possible. Any time I can get at-bats and find a spot in the lineup, I'll play wherever."
Watkins, who was the Cubs' 2012 Minor League Player of the Year, has hit 27 home runs over seven Minor League seasons, so it's not that far-fetched that he did connect. But he's not projected to hit like Soler or Baez.
"You watch the three of us take batting practice, you're probably going to enjoy them more than me," Watkins said. "I feel I bring a lot to any team I'm on. I'll play the game hard and play the game right. When you see teams that win, they have guys on the team who do that and that's who I want to be."
The only players in the Cubs' lineup who were also there when they faced the Cardinals for the first time this season back on April 11 were Castro and Luis Valbuena.
"It certainly is a different team," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "They're very talented and exciting to watch. It's kind of fun."
Felix Doubront was with the Red Sox in April. He picked up the win in his first start for the Cubs. Doubront, 26, acquired from Boston on July 30, began this season in the rotation, but missed time because of a left shoulder strain and pitched mostly in relief when he returned from the disabled list.
He had pitched at Busch Stadium before. Last year, Doubront picked up the win in Game 4 of the World Series in St. Louis after allowing one run in 2 2/3 innings of relief. Taking the mound Saturday brought back memories of the postseason.
"I was thinking about that, stepping on the mound, and feeling the way I felt in the World Series last year," Doubront said. "The first inning, second inning were shaky. The third inning, I was feeling that rhythm in the game. This is my team now, and I have to give everything 100 percent that I have and go out and win games and help the guys."
Even Doubront's wife asked him if he expected to be nervous.
"I was thinking about it -- why?" Doubront said. "I said, 'I'm going to throw the first pitch for a strike, and the butterflies and nervousness will be gone.' I didn't even feel it."
"The thing I appreciated about catching him today was that he trusted what I was putting down," Chicago's John Baker said. "There were times I put four or five changeups down in a row. He had the willingness to go with whatever.
"He played that game pitch to pitch, and I think that's what kept him efficient," Baker said. "When you have a lineup like this that swings aggressively, that's great if you can keep the ball down."
With one out in the Chicago second against Justin Masterson, Watkins singled and Valaika was hit by a pitch. One out later, Doubront walked -- the first time he's been on base in five career plate appearances -- and Chris Coghlan then singled to right. Both Watkins and Valaika scored, but Valaika was called out by home-plate umpire Alan Porter. Renteria asked for a review of Rule 7.13, and during a crew-chief review, it was determined that Valaika was safe, and the call was overturned. Coghlan was credited with a two-run single.
The Cubs are a different team, and there's a different feeling for many of the players, including Watkins, although he admits that could be because so many of the young players were his teammates at Triple-A Iowa. It helps when you hit home runs.
"I expect this to happen," Watkins said. "I've gone every level, I've worked hard, I've paid my dues. I feel I belong here. It's cool I hit a home run, but I expect to hit more. This is the first of hopefully many."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This one tells the story of the gender-conscious black male. Nothing is special about these individuals, but the universal disregard for womyn ensures problems in recognition. The people that we showcase, that we respect or esteem at high levels, reflect our understanding of society. What makes us proud of other people is our comparison of their swagger to what everyone else does. Since womyn are invisible in almost every circle of the black community, the black man that cares about the womyn's experience will be recognized as exceptional. As black folk headed in the direction of a new experience of America it helps to pay attention to who we think are cool.
Black Apathy: Believing That Racism Is Normal
Along this path through American history my people have forgotten how to dream. My people are playing their part in making the black/white problem normal. How can you blame us? Our concept of "reality" constantly proves the impossibilities of our imagination, our creativity. What is real, for folks like us, has no conditions. Unfortunately, reality does not await the actions of people of color; we are still mystified, lost to ourselves.


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For the longest time, the thought of a Stanley Cup parade being held in Canada was about as improbable as a black man being elected president of the United States.
After all, the last Canadian-based team to win was the Montreal Canadians in 1993; a time when Kim Campbell was prime minister, Czechoslovakia was breaking into two, Kurt Cobain was still alive and John Bobbitt had all his parts, if you know what we mean.
It was still the dawn of the dark ages of the NHL, when a plummeting loonie and insane league economics threatened the existence of Canadian teams, much less made them Stanley Cup threats. The only team that had the financial resources to seriously compete for league supremacy was the Toronto Maple Leafs, which is to say the only actor who had a chance to win the Oscar was Pee Wee Herman.
So Canadians grudgingly came to accept the prevailing climate and for the most part were grateful their teams survived on threadbare budgets, or maybe that their star players didn't bolt for outrageous contracts in New York or Dallas or Philadelphia.
But look around. There are no excuses anymore.
Why did only three Canadian teams make the playoffs in the first place? Why did the two worst teams in the entire 30-team league (Edmonton and Toronto) represent one-third of Canadian markets?
It shouldn't happen, not in a new fiscal era where the playing field hasn't just been levelled but now tilts towards Canadian outfits that all have their helmets bumping against the league's $56.8-million ceiling.
Question: How could Darryl Sutter's Flames possibly miss a playoff spot despite having a massive competitive advantage over teams like the Phoenix Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche? And why shouldn't the Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens, the only two Canadian teams still in the tournament, not have every chance of winning hockey's holy grail as any other team still standing -- and that includes the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins?
Sure, the Penguins have an envious wealth of young talent, led by the growing legend of Sidney Crosby. But it's not like the Penguins can outspend their rivals, and for every extra dollar they pay Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal they have to cut at the back end. It's not the olden days, when the Rangers, Leafs, Wings and Stars could happily spend their way into the playoffs with late-season deals and you could rent superstars for draft picks.
Seriously, why aren't the Canadiens, Canucks and Leafs favourites to win a Stanley Cup every year? They make the most money. They sell out their buildings every night. They are the star attraction in their markets.
So why do only half of them make the playoffs? The cap has been in place for enough years now that spirited runs to the finals by the Calgary Flames (2004), Edmonton Oilers (2006) and Ottawa Senators (2007) should be more commonplace. Yet for some reason, that 17-year Canadian Stanley Cup drought seems to have become accepted with a shrug.
What, have we all become Leafs fans? How pathetic that the bar has been lowered to the point where repeated failure becomes the acceptable norm. That attitude should be recalibrated now, regardless of the poor souls in Toronto.
Because no Canadian team should have even missed the playoffs, given that the Coyotes and Nashville Predators got in with much lower payrolls. Question: How does a team with an unlimited budget (outside the cap) and unconditional love finish dead-last in the East (Toronto) while an orphaned team in Phoenix finishes fourth in the tougher Western Conference?
And while the Canadiens are certainly long shots against the Penguins, the Canucks have no crutches when it comes to winning a Cup. They have superstars in the Sedins, one of the world's best goaltenders most nights and a strong supporting cast. The Canucks will have their mitts full with the young Blackhawks to be sure, but it's also a veteran, handsomely paid group that, if healthy, should be expected to succeed.
Yet Canadian teams have gone so long without holding a Cup over their heads that to imagine it somehow seems foreign. Maybe because they haven't won a Stanley Cup in Vancouver ever, in 40 long years. It's been 17 Cup-less seasons in Montreal, 20 in Edmonton and 21 in Calgary. It's been since 1967 in Leaf Nation and since 1927 in Ottawa.
These heady days, however, there's no reason why a Canadian team can't get at least to the Cup final every single year. It should be an annual rite of spring and summer.
In fact, it's the Canadian clubs that are now bankrolling the NHL and paying out welfare to the likes of the Coyotes, Thrashers and Predators.
Time to start paying back the local fans, too.


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Lloyd C. Keehr, a resident of Fort Ripley, died Nov. 21, 2012.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Burial will take place in the Freedhem Cemetery in Freedhem. Friends may call from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, and from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel.
Lloyd C. Keehr was born Jan. 30, 1927 in St. Paul, to the late Roy and Mabel Keehr. He met the love of his life Eva at the barn dance and on June 21, 1952 the couple was united in marriage.
He is survived his wife Eva Marie (Lerew) Keehr; children, Elaine Jacobs, Steve Keehr, Beverly Tretter and Barbara Keehr; grandchildren, Jason Jacobs, Eric Keehr, Bryan Keehr, Eve Keehr-Hines, and Ella Keehr-Hines; great-grandchildren, Nathan Jacobs, Hannah Jacobs, Brooke Keehr, and Austin Keehr.
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New Delhi, Oct. 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said it was an important and happy day for the Congress Party as their vice president Rahul Gandhi would make his first address to voters in the national capital ahead of polls.
"It is an important day for us. It is a happy day for us that Rahul ji will address a huge gathering today in which he will give a message to the Delhi voters," Dikshit said.
Dikshit also reiterated that it is not in her part practice to announce their Prime Ministerial candidate prior to polls, and said her party would maintain this tradition with regard to the 2014 General Elections.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address a party rally in Mangolpuri in northwest Delhi later today.
All senior Delhi Congress leaders, including Members of Parliament, are expected to attend the event. (ANI)


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The network has ordered a pilot for the potential primetime series produced by 'Saturday Night Live' creator Lorne Michaels.
Maya Rudolph is set to return to NBC after her sitcom "Up All Night" on the network was canceled after two seasons. The Emmy-nominated actress will reunite with "Saturday Night Live" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels for a new variety series.
The Peacock has ordered a pilot for the primetime show with the plan to air it as a special after the Winter Olympics. The "Bridesmaids" star will headline the variety series, and executive produce it along with Michaels, Erin David and Dave Becky.
Words are, Rudolph began receiving pilot offers since NBC decided not to move forward with the revamped "Up All Night". She, however, wasn't interested in any of them since she wanted to do a variety show instead.
Rudolph returned to "SNL" in 2012 to serve as a host for the first time. In the big-screen, she starred in "Grown Ups 2" alongside the all-star cast consisting of Adam Sandler. Kevin James and Chris Rock. She also lent her voice in "Turbo".
In other news, NBC plans to revive "Last Comic Standing" after a three-year absence. Wanda Sykes will serve as executive producer for the eighth season of the unscripted comedic competition series which is expected to debut in summer 2014.


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The Milwaukee Laser Temp-Gun™ Thermometer (NIST) is a heavy duty pistol grip infrared thermometer for professional residential, commercial and industrial applications. With a temperature range of -20 to 932° , a 12 to 1 distance to spot ratio and a K-Type thermocouple for contact temperature, the new unit provides a safe and accurate way to measure surface temperature for a wide variety of applications. Additional features include user configurable, Hi/Low alarm limits, an ergonomic pistol grip design, rugged over-molding for increased durability and grip, a large white on black display for clearer readings, a slide rail system to add proprietary accessories and on-board contact measurement jacks for increased accuracy. A NIST Certificate of Calibration with Data is also included, needed by many organizations as proof of calibration with the date when NIST Calibration was performed. Covered by Milwaukee 5-Year Warranty.
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Hero. "A man admired for his achievements and noble qualities." It is a word that we in America throw around too lightly to athletes and celebrities. Thankfully, we also use it more accurately to describe our soldiers. Clarence Hibbs, a World War II veteran, refuses to describe himself as a hero. A husband, father, and grandpa, yes. An educator, certainly. But a hero? He would not even consider it. His story is like that of so many other veterans. He doesn't want the attention. He does not want to be singled out. He remembers his buddies who sacrificed more and did not come home. He remembers the death. He remembers the pain. He remembers the tears. When he looks in the mirror, he sees an old man with buried memories of real heroes. But those of us who know him best would say that he's a hero for all of the right reasons. You will have to judge for yourself.
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Jan 10, 2014This book is tremendously engaging. You feel as though you are in the trenches at battle. The writer presents a fair balance of historical narrative combined with lively reminiscence of the memories of a soldier and his duty for freedom. If you know anyone who is a World War II enthusiast, army veteran, or history buff, this would make a great gift. The book recalls stories that many a soldier from that war can identify with.
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A 43-year-old Killeen man, who became the center of a battle between family members to keep him alive, died Monday night in a Round Rock hospital.
A spokesperson for Seton Medical Center Williamson in Round Rock confirmed Terry Andrew Mace Jr. died Monday, but declined to say the cause of death.
Mace had been unconscious in the hospital since March 6, when he went into cardiac arrest and hit his head in his home.
Mace's wife, who was divorcing him, asked doctors to take him off life support March 8, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
The move sparked court proceedings between her and Mace's parents, who wanted to keep Mace on life support.
On Sunday, Williamson County Court at Law No. 4 Judge John B. McMaster granted Mace's father a 60-day guardianship of Mace, which his wife did not challenge.


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A Temple-based charter school group will open the doors of two schools in Killeen and Copperas Cove in the coming school year.
Both the Killeen Charter Academy and the Copperas Cove Charter Academy are enrolling students for 2013-2014. Both schools are publicly funded, open-enrollment charter schools operating under the state's charter school statutes and regulations.
"We are very excited to come to Killeen and Copperas Cove to serve students," said Michele Kelsay, the Cove Academy's campus director. "We want to create a strong academic environment where we can focus on each individual student and help them succeed."
The Cove campus, housed at the former location of the Cove Christian Academy, will enroll students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. The Killeen Charter Academy will enroll students in prekindergarten through 12th grade at 3209 Atkinson Ave., literally across the street from Killeen High School. The Killeen campus director is Mark Kelsay, Michele's husband.
Both schools will focus on catering to the individual academic needs of students, according to the directors. Michele Kelsay said all enrolled students are evaluated, and are given an individualized learning program.
"Some students may be accelerated, and others might need to catch up to their grade level," she said. "They will have a clear plan, and our teachers will be able to give them the attention they need."
The two campuses are part of five charter schools operating under the Priority Charter network.
Priority Charter Schools began operating in 1999, when it opened the Temple Education Center, a prekindergarten through 12th-grade school it continues to operate. Priority expanded and opened campuses in Georgetown and Belton for the recently completed year.
Priority's schools had a total enrollment of about 475 students last year, with about 100 students at the Temple campus each year for the past two years.
"We get a lot more support than a stand-alone charter school would get," Mark Kelsay said. "Priority provides us with the curriculum and they handle the administrative work, so we are able to focus on our students."
Kelsay said about 50 students had already enrolled at the Killeen campus, and he hopes to see a total enrollment of 150 students for the Killeen Charter Academy's inaugural school year.
Open enrollment at both campuses will continue through the start of school, which begins Aug. 26.


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A documentary exploring why Annabel Chong decided to have sex with 251 men in 10 hours - and what happened afterwards.
There have been a number of recent films in which graphic sex has been used as a symbol of female empowerment, among them Catherine Breillat's Romance. But while Grace Quek would have you believe that her porn star alter ego, Annabel Chong, is fighting the same cause, this furtive documentary suggests she is driven far more by self-loathing than the pursuit of female emancipation.
Annabel Chong was 22 when, in January 1995, she fornicated with 251 men in 10 hours before the handheld cameras of hardcore director John Bowen. She was deceived into believing that all the volunteers had taken AIDS tests and has yet to receive her full fee. However, she insists that the ego-boosting bonking, fleeting fame and aggressive advocacy of female sexuality were all worth dying for.
A convent-educated, bourgeois single child, Quek is a psycho-babbling mess of contradictions. Blagging post-feminist extroversion for all she's worth, the confused and insecure Quek allows herself to be filmed taking a blade to her forearm, waiting in a public clinic for HIV results and plucking up the courage to come clean to her unsuspecting folks.
The interviews, with Quek, her friends, family and pornographers, raise more questions than they answer. But still more troubling is the role of the British-born Lewis, who slept with Quek during the shoot. She may have put herself at his disposal, but he isn't entirely free of the exploitation charges his film levels against the porn barons. Nonetheless, this is still a wincingly compelling study of subversion, voyeurism and self-delusion.
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Mitt Romney looked strong and Mitt Romney looked aggressive. But, you can't look presidential when you're just telling lies.
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Report: iPad Resellers Make Up to $400 a Day
Demand for the Apple iPad 2 has been high since Apple launched the tablet last month. In fact, resellers say they can make up to $400 a day buying the iPad in the U.S. and sending it overseas.
The New York Times' Nick Bilton reports that lines at Apple's New York City stores have recently featured Chinese men and women who purchase fresh shipments of iPads and send them to China, where they're resold.
Most iPad hunters declined to speak with Bilton, but one man told him "he could make up to $400 a day by purchasing and reselling the iPad 2." That amount is significantly more than a lot of Chinese immigrants make in a week, Bilton noted.
There has been quite a feeding frenzy for the iPad 2, which sold out within days of its U.S. and international launches. After the first sales weekend in the U.S., when analysts estimated nearly half a million iPad 2s were sold, wait time for the popular device went up to five weeks. While there are differing reports, various analysts have predicted that Apple could ship as many as 60 million iPad 2s this year. Apple has not released any iPad 2 sales data yet, but the company is expected to announce numbers during its quarterly earnings call on Wednesday.
Apple products have performed very well in China, too. It's been said that the four Apple Stores in the country are some of the busiest in the world, and the company hopes to have as many as 25 China locations by 2012. There is an active resale market in China, especially for Apple gadgets. For example, when the iPhone 4 launched in China in September, scalpers bought dozens of iPhones, which they reportedly sold for up to $90 more than the retail price.


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Happy hiking, northeast Washington!
To celebrate the release of our new northeast Washington hiking guide we have pulled out a few fun hikes to try before summer is over.
We are ecstatic about this summer's amazing weather and all the opportunities it has provided us to get out and see the land and wildlife this beautiful region has to offer. Before the rain and clouds come back, we want to share some more great hikes with you, this time from northeast Washington.
See an online flipbook of this exciting new guide to northeast WA!
Our new wildlife viewing and recreation guide highlights the amazing diversity of the Columbia Highlands. The guide includes hikes from the Kettle River Range, Salmo-Priest Wilderness, Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, as well as the Colville National Forest.
As project coordinator and Conservation Northwest staffer Derrick Knowles (who long dreamt of creating the guide), says, the guide, "offers outings for people of all abilities, including handicap accessible paths and several auto tour loops for families." We've highlighted a few of the hikes below.
Kettle River Range
Midnight Ridge:
This 4 mile trail takes you along a mid-elevation ridge and down to the Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail via a lot of great old growths of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and western hemlock. If you are lucky, you might even see an owl or coyote!
From the junction with Hwy 20 three miles east of Republic, drive north on Hwy 21 about nine miles to post 171.7. Turn right on county road 546 which turns into NF Road 2156, and continue 7 miles to the trailhead.
Selkirk Mountains
Big Meadow Lake:
This easy 0.3 mile, barrier free trail leads to an observation tower overlooking the lake, while another 2.4 mile trail loops around the lake from the campground. This is a great place to see moose, bald eagles, and beavers.
From highway 31, take county road 2714 west about 2.4 miles to county road 2695. Drive about 5.3 miles until you pass the lake on your left and enter the site on the lake's west side.
Thanks again to all the local businesses, chambers, and tourism groups in Kettle Falls, Colville, Republic, and Newport who bought ads and helped make this guide a reality!
Get the guide
The Northeast Washington Wildlife Viewing and Hiking Guide is available online (Flash required), at any of the locations listed below, or through the mail by emailing info(a)conservationnw.org
Spokane Visitor Center, Mountain Gear (Spokane);
WDFW office (Spokane Valley);
Republic Brewing Company, Republic Pharmacy, Ferry County Co-op (Republic);
Northern Ales Brewery, Meyers Falls Market (Kettle Falls);
Colville National Forest office, Chamber of Commerce, Talk N' Coffee (Colville);
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Europe in Retrospect: A Brief History of the Past Two Hundred Years
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To know something of Europe's history during the last two hundred years is to know something of our world today. This text is designed to assist in such an understanding. The book is addressed to those introductory students who want an overview rather than a heavily detailed account.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 19
Azerbaijan Fibro Cement, which set up a new era in the construction materials' industry will start operations in mid-2015, Synergy Group said Aug. 19.
Thus, Synergy Group project compiling with the highest environmental standards, is considering establishment of a zero-waste production line based on the advanced Austrian technologies in "Azerbaijan Fibro Cement" plant.
At the ongoing stage, the assessment of the bids is conducted with the purpose of attracting companies to implement pre-construction works on the project.
The plant will produce facade and roof coatings of different colors and types, internal partitions, fiber-cement panels intended for flooring. Fiber cement panel is safe for human health and environment, with water and damp-proof property. This material is distinguished with durability, longevity, fire resistance, lightness, decorative appearance, heat and sound insulation. The products of AFC company will provide an innovative solution to several issues in the construction market of Azerbaijan.
It is well known that in the regions of our country rooftops of the buildings are covered with harmful to human health asbestos material. Our main goal is with the support of the state to replace harmful asbestos with fiber cement roofing in the regions.
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Avondale, OU to open new laboratory school this fall
By Mary Beth Almond
Posted January 23, 2013
ROCHESTER — The Avondale School District and Oakland University will open an elementary school this fall that will allow OU students preparing for careers in education to work directly with teachers and children in the district.
Avondale Schools Superintendent George Heitsch said the school, tentatively named the Oakland University/Avondale Magnet Lab School, has been in the works for the past year.
"The partnership started with a couple conversations that got us wondering 'what if' — what if we worked together to help educate students and thought about teacher preparation the way you think about medical education. That's really what kind of started the conversation," he said.
Officials considered a couple of schools in the district for the new home of the laboratory school, but Auburn Elementary made the most sense, according to Heitsch.
"There is available space at Auburn Elementary, from a physical standpoint. There are classrooms that we can open up to increase the capacity of the building, and we don't have to do any reconfiguring," he said.
The school, which will be an Avondale School of Choice, is slated to open in September for students in kindergarten through third grade, but officials plan to add grade levels gradually over the years.
The goals of the laboratory school, according to Heitsch, are to implement best practices for student learning, provide student-teacher education and teacher-to-teacher mentoring, and offer the opportunity to attract families interested in a dynamic learning and teaching delivery model.
Heitsch compared the school's operation to a teaching hospital affiliated with a medical school.
"The school is designed to be a clinical model for teacher education, much like Beaumont is a clinical model for medical education. So the partnership will involve students from Oakland University that are in the College of Education working with our staff and our students at Auburn Elementary. The work that will happen will be focused around teacher leadership, cultures of thinking and visible thinking so that both the university and the staff at Auburn Elementary are engaged in that work," he said.
Heitsch said the district will benefit from the expertise of OU faculty, who will share research and best practices.
"The benefit across Avondale is just the capacity that Oakland University brings to us from an intellectual standpoint from the study of education. This is the perfect marriage of theory and practice for us," he said.
OU will also offer counseling, nursing, social work and School of Medicine services to students and families in the school and throughout the district, as part of the partnership.
Louis Gallien, dean of the Oakland's School of Education and Human Services, said in a statement that his team of educators and researchers are eager to contribute to the laboratory school.
"The opportunity to create a laboratory school right in Oakland University's backyard and to join with the highly qualified teaching staff at Avondale presents a learning and teaching environment that has multiple benefits to the district, the community and OU student teachers and faculty," Gallien said in a statement. "This is a leading approach to education that has few equivalents in Michigan or throughout the country."
As far as the next steps, Heitsch said officials plan to host meetings, likely in late February or early March, to share more information with Avondale families and staff, as well as external families who may be interested in the project.
"Other than that, all the steps that we take before that opening day in September, we don't know yet," he said.
Those who are interested in learning more are asked to keep an eye on the district's website, www.avondale.k12.mi.us, which officials will update with information as the project unfolds.
About the author
Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond covers the city of Rochester, Rochester Community Schools and Avondale Schools for the Post. Almond has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2005 and attended Michigan State University.
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FAMILIES flocked to Bridgwater's Blake Gardens on Saturday for a fun day.
Every family taking part was given a set of clues and had to solve the riddles and complete the treasure trail.
Afterwards there was chance to relax, enjoy live music and congratulate the winners at the prize-giving ceremony.
The event was organised by the Bridgwater Way, which aims to make travel on foot or bike safer and easier.