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YOU just have to hear the stories told by the pioneers in this industry to appreciate its revolutionary potential. One of Koller's favorites is about "Daniel," a 17-year-old with autism who communicates mainly by computer. He took an online modern poetry class from Penn. He and his parents wrote that the combination of rigorous academic curriculum, which requires Daniel to stay on task, and the online learning system that does not strain his social skills, attention deficits or force him to look anyone in the eye, enable him to better manage his autism. Koller shared a letter from Daniel, in which he wrote: "Please tell Coursera and Penn my story. I am a 17-year-old boy emerging from autism. I can't yet sit still in a classroom so [your course] was my first real course ever. During the course, I had to keep pace with the class, which is unheard-of in special ed. Now I know I can benefit from having to work hard and enjoy being in sync with the world."
One member of the Coursera team who recently took a Coursera course on sustainability told me that it was so much more interesting than a similar course he had taken as an undergrad. The online course included students from all over the world, from different climates, incomes levels and geographies, and, as a result, "the discussions that happened in that course were so much more valuable and interesting than with people of similar geography and income level" in a typical American college.


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The New York Times has an article today about a man on trial (link). His song lyrics are about to be used against him in court. If you read this blog you probably know some of my own music. This could very well be my worst nightmare.
"SHOULD rap lyrics be used in court as evidence of a crime? Next week, the Supreme Court of New Jersey will hear a case that could help decide just that. At issue is a prosecutor's extensive use of rap lyrics, composed by a man named Vonte Skinner, as evidence of his involvement in a 2005 shooting. During Mr. Skinner's trial in 2008, the prosecutor read the jury 13 pages of violent lyrics written by Mr. Skinner, even though all of the lyrics were composed before the shooting (in some cases, years before) and none of them mentioned the victim or specific details about the crime." – NYTimes.com
For more info: nytimes.com/rap-lyrics-on-trial

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text: Ages 0-3 / Ages 4-8 / Ages 9-12 / Best Kids Stories / Book Lists Best New Kids Books | June 2016 June 1, 2016 It's time for our June edition of "Best New Kids Books!" Hooray for plenty of lazy, beautiful, summer reading time. And, for some, it's also time for prepping growing littles for preschool or kindergarten 0 Commentsby: Bianca Schulze 1 Read More


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With the threat of sky-rocketing milk prices driving consumer and retails concerns, some milk fans are making it clear – they will be happy to pay the price if farmers actually benefit from it.
"If the farmer got the money, I wouldn't mind." Shopper Joy Brown said after completing a shopping trip at a Hannaford, N.Y., grocery store, where milk costs between $3.19 and $3.59 per gallon, depending on the brand.
"But the farmer doesn't get the money," Brown stressed. "The middleman does."
According to a report by The (N.Y.) Daily Star, consumers are responding to Senator Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., warning that milk prices could double in January if the House of Representatives don't pass the farm bill soon. The 2008 Farm Bill expired on Sunday. Congress is expected to return to Capitol Hill after the November elections, but the pending 2012 Farm Bill, which contains a new and improved safety net for dairy farmers, remains in limbo.
Other grocery customers echoed Brown's opinion, agreeing that if farmers were to get more, they would be willing to pay more for dairy products.
"I just think we need to help the farmers," Stever Fournier told The Daily Star reporter. "Those are the guys who are hurting, not the middlemen and all those people. I'm more concerned with the farmer, and honestly I'd be willing to pay a little more for milk if it was going to the farmers and helping them."
The price increase could make it more difficult for some customers to keep up with their household demands for milk, but none of those interviewed by The Daily Star expressed interested in milk alternatives. Read more from The Daily Star here.
Though some consumers may be willing to spend more for a gallon of milk, milk consumption per capita has been declining steadily since the 1970s, dropping from 29.8 gallons of per capita fluid milk sales to 20.04 gallons last year. Consumption is close to falling below a key threshold. Click here to read more.


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Trying to understand how Awwwards does their rollover effect with the sites of the day.
When you hover over the thumbnails in the middle section you get information like the date it was submitted, the score it got, and a button to click on to view the site. Trying to replicate something like that but not sure where to start...
It's done with jQuery, so I'll move this to the JavaScript forum.
You can do all that with simple vanilla javascript. You don't need jquery at all unless you specifically want to use it. And if the overlays are just images then you don't need jquery (which is just javascript anyway) or javascript at all and you can do it with just html and css.
No the overlays are text/css. I actully found a little tutorial and have it down for the most part. I will post back if I need any help, thanks.
The effect is produced using HTML and CSS. - The top
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All of the divs below the image appear when the image opacity is reduced on mouseover.
You could certainly do that with CSS3 alone, but in this case, there's a bit of jQuery assistance. I can't quite see which script is doing it, though. (Too lazy to look through all that bloated code, I'm afraid. )
I was able to do something similar with javascript. It slides instead of fades but is exactly what I needed to do.


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Fracking has an impact on drinking water. In fact, it has been linked to harmful groundwater contamination, has been used in all three locations featured in the posters: Dimock, Pennsylvania; Delaware County, New York; and the reservoirs of Texas. These posters illustrate the point and encourage people to write their congressmen about it.
Client: Wage Good Advertising Agency: Y&R Midwest Chief Creative Officer: Bill Cimino Creative Director/Art Director: Jeremy Smallwood Creative Director/Copywriter: Pam Mufson Designer: Carrie Richardson Copywriter: John Doessel SVP, Director of Integrated Production: Brian Smego Senior Digital Artist: Keith Handley, Giannini Creative


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I've been playing frisbee golf for 5-6 years now, but not very often. Maybe 3-4 times a year. I was just busy with other things, and didn't have a lot of people to play with. I own a few disc, but always just used what I had. I tend to use a long range driver, when an upshot would do. I've been using the correct disc more, and my game has improved, I just want suggestions on what I need.
Long range: Avenger SS (given as a christmas gift this year. Really a bit to unstable for me, so I doesn't get much use besides practicing
Z Xpress I use this as a long range driver. I can control it, but I'm not careful enough it it gets away from me to the left (I throw RHBH)
2 champion eagles (168 and 173). I bought 1 eagle before the xpress, and thow the xpress better. I found the second eagle 2 days ago.
Z Breeze I like this disc. I used to just throw the xpress on midrange shots, but I always use a midrange now if I'm withing striking distance.
Z putter-no complaints, but its the only putter I've really tried besides a putter I used to own made by lighting.
So that is my bag. Due to poor form and the disc always going to the left, I bought under stable disc to fix the problems. The good news is my form is better so I can throw straighter. I really don't throw very far either. I had a shot last week land on the tee 180' out. I can problably hit 220 or so, but i risk bad form if I try too hard.
So where would you guys start on improving my bag. I know a fairway driver is the first thing I need, so I can quit using the xpress on shorter shots, but what else do you recommend?


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I choose this phone almost 2 years ago, A contract coming to an end in january 2014. Its been a long time, and I can decide if im happy or sad to see it end. I decided on this phone because of the keypad facility (not all touchscreen), that the camera was okay, and that it was nokia...as i had never had trouble with nokia phones in the past! ....... However 6 months into the contract, the phone broke. I took it to carphone warehouse who gave me a replacement phone. I was upset about some photos i had on the phone and wondered if they would be wiped, carphone warehouse said i can join GEEK squad foer £15 or around that & they would save them, I argued that I have looked after my phone, didnt expect it to break, and why should i have to pay for this service! i refused to pay. The manager refused to do a thing about it! ...so my phone was sent away. a relations wedding photos lost. I wasnt happy. This was my first experience of being in a contract for a phone. Lost trust in carphone warehouse and nokia phones after this, although it as been fine since.
Good points - the camera is quite good for a cheaper phone with a flash
Its good to have touch & type function - although the keypad sticks a bit now.
Bad points - Phone freezes sometimes, have to take battery out to reset. very slow on internet connection through wifi, it practically stops. I dont pay for internet in my contract, but it jumps to the orange (EE) internet without warning if WIFI fails . It dosnt give any message/notice at all this as happened. just from complaining about my bill the advisor explained. So wrong.
I would perhaps buy one at a bargain price but i wouldnt pay more then £50 for one.
If you're not a touchscreen person, you'll probably agree that your options are pretty limited when it comes to upgrading phones. I certainly fall into that category and the last time I was due for an upgrade, this C3-01 seemed to be the best option. Otherwise it seemed to be a step back in time by about 5 years.
It's a dual-operation phone, "touch and type" so it has keypad but also has some touchscreen functionality.
The phone is quite sleek looking in my opinion. Its 47mm x 110mm and approx 1cm thick. It has a generous screen 3.7mm x 5mm, which has a black surround (with NOKIA and C3 printed at the top), and the keys make up the bottom half of the phone. The keypad itself has a bit of a quirky design, in that the keys at the sides aren't 'cut out' on all four sides i.e. it's not an enclosed criss-cross design, there's no outer border - the keypad area has a sleek, unbroken look. Above the keys is a horizonal shiny silver bar which has the answer and end call symbols/functions.
The size of the phone means it fits easily in one hand, and is easy to operate one-handed too (I'm an intensive thumb touch-texter!) The phone on the whole does feel quite solid though - I don't want to use heavy because at a stated 114g it can hardly be described as that, but it depends what you're used to, or what it's replacing for you I guess. The casing is a mixture of polished and brushed metal-feel textures but that also adds to the way that the overall feel is one of quality and resilience. Mine was dropped a few times and has only minor scratches on the corners. Not that it bounces, I hasten to add!
The phone is loaded with all the "usual" Nokia functions, and laid out in the same way as other Nokia phones. If you're not familiar with the "usual" Nokia bits and bobs, they comprise Photos, Address book, Internet, Music, Messaging, Backup, Settings, Store & Apps. There's nothing very tech-y here to be honest, it's got all the basic operations you could want in an easy to navigate "old-skool" way. Within the Apps you find alarm clock, calculator, calendar, notes, to-do list etc. Within settings you can set up your wifi preferences and bluetooth operations. Having wifi was useful, but to a limited degree for me - at work or home where the wifi is on I am able to use my laptop instead. Ok for a cheeky look at facebook (or dooyoo as it would be now!) whilst at work I guess.
How the main menu is laid out is customisable, and you can also customise all the areas of the touchscreen to make shortcuts to favourite functions. You can have as many or as few shortcuts on there as you like, and can choose what they are, you can also have selected contacts on there which is quite handy. One touch of the clock on the screen opens the alarm clock and one touch of the date opens the calendar - another useful thing.
The screen itself is bright and crisp quality, I'm not able to offer any techy advice on resistivity (?) or anything like that, I can only say that for me it's always been responsive and easy to use when needed.
For many functions you need to use a combination of touch & type - so this isn't a viable option if you are completely touchscreen-phobic. For instance, typing a text message, you type using the keyboard, but access options (e.g. insert symbol) and continue through to the sending process, by touching the relevant areas of the screen. I can't see a time when I will prefer typing on a touchscreen (though I'm sure it'll come!) but have certainly got used to the touchscreen aspects and I think I found a phone here that really suited me.
I used the camera on this phone a lot. It has a 5.0mp camera and also a flash. The functions of the camera are excellent, with numerous different settings and features, many which you will find on a normal camera - sepia/black and white effects was one which I particularly used a lot. I found this camera more than adequate for nights-out photos, I stopped taking a camera out with me when I started using this phone. It's no 18mp super duper camera, don't get me wrong, but for "snaps" its better than adequate in my opinion. I didn't make use of the video camera but you can easily switch between still and video camera by touching the icon on the screen. The other thing I liked about using the phone as a camera is that the shutter button is a physical button on top of the phone so it really does feel like the real thing! There is a microSD card in the phone so you can store hundreds of photos on there, and it comes with a USB connector cable so it's a real doddle to transfer photos to your computer if you wish.
My main annoyances with this phone was involuntary swiping of the screen. The phone is unlocked with a swipe left to right, and you can set a security code which prevents accidental unlocking, but despite this *somehow* I still fairly regularly had a problem with being inadvertently connected to the internet. I think the problem lay in the fact that whilst the phone is unlocked, there are pre-programmed shortcuts for left to right and right to left swipes. These open "games" one way and "collection" the other, and in both of those screens you are one touch away from connecting to the internet. Therefore it was critical to manually lock the phone before putting it away, and I did incur some charges through this a couple of times. I think I must have swiped the screen en-route to pressing the button which locks it, so it appears locked whilst actually it's whirring away. An online forum gave me some directions on messing up the connectivity settings to ensure that only wifi access was possible, but of course that depends if you would be happy with that scenario.
Other than that, I'm struggling to pick fault with this phone. I suppose the biggest has to be the fact that it was intolerant to being left lying in a pool of vinegar (long story!). This spelled the end of this phone, the keys would only work spasmodically, but I guess that would not be considered fair wear and tear! Having said that, it did still work so I still have it as emergency back-up, and more importantly (for me) I have had the phone switched on and with my SIM in it whilst I've been writing this review and it actually seems to have all it's functions... so it may be making a comeback!
I was surprised to see this only had a 2-star overall dooyoo rating. For everything it sets out to achieve it meets the spec without any problems. Bear in mind, though, that I'm not very technically-minded or have vast experiences/comparisons of other touch-screen functionality on other phones or tablets. For me it was a great phone when I was using it and I am very, very hopeful it's now miraculously cured of it's vinegar trauma, and I will be able to start using it again - that speaks for itself I think. That accidental/unintentional swipe issue is worth knocking off half a star, and I'm inclined to lean towards 4 rather than 5 stars, but still a good phone for me.
This is quite possibly one of the worst phones I have ever had. The touch screen broke after 5 months of minimal use, and it was dropping calls and freezing long before this. I sent it off for repair, only for it to return with the exact same problems, eventhough they said they had replaced a lot of the hardware. I've had much cheaper phones that have been much better!
The touch screen (when working) is very outdated in comparison to phones such as the iPhone. It's very unresponsive and takes a lot of pressure on the screen to work. On top of this, when composing a message, after adding the recipient, if you need to go back and add something to the message, then you can not send it. You have to save the message as a draft and then send it- what a pain!
One of the best things about the phone is the weight- I'm sure phones are getting heavier now! However, this phone is very lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket.
£10.50 a month contract with vodafone for 2 years gained me this phone.
Everything seemed well.. I'm not one for fancy phones and going on the internet and playing games on my phone. But it did all the necessarys and had a good quality camera.
The memory was pretty poor but due to it having bluetooth I was able to regularly upload any photos easily onto my computer so this wasn't a problem.
The main problem I found with this phone is it's touchscreen and sometimes the screen literlly doesn't respond and therefore the keys are also locked so there is no way for me to get into my phone.
I then have to take the phone back off.. which took me a long time to be able to do, and take the battery out in order to start the phone again and usually this mean't the screen would start working again.
Sometimes the phone will also go black or white on the screen and reset itself...
I went into the vodafone phone shop and told them the issue.. presuming they would fix it but turns out once they'd sold the phone the staff really weren't interested in helping at all.
I was told it probably just needed updating. I don't see how that could have caused it, I feel like they were palming me off.
They told me I could go home and update the phone myself which I don't have the facility to do. Or they would do it for me, but I would have to give them my phone for 10days to send away and they wouldn't give me a phone to borrow in the mean time. I was disgusted. They were very unhelpful, and if putting the updates on was really that easy I don't see why they couldn't do it in store.
I never updated the phone and a year later it's still working but does have funny turns.
With respect to the appearance of the phone I found it very attractive for it's price bracket and of the lower costing phones it definately is one of the best. It's not too big and looks more expensive than it is.
Everything on the phone I found very satisfactory apart from the touch screen. I have also found it quite hard wearing as I have dropped it several times, not responsible for the phone playing merry hell as I was already having problems, and the case hasn't cracked.
All the basic settings on the phone are very good. The messages can be viewed both individually or in conversation format which I found really useful. The phone also came with several games.. which I had to delete due to lack of memory but none the less there were a selection of fairly good quality games. The message memory is also not too bad once I deleted all the games which free'd some up.
All in all I would say it is a cheap phone and it's not bad. You get what you pay for. I would recommend it if you have a low budget. Prehaps its vodafone staff which are the problem not the phone.


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Blackout hats have arrived at the D.C. United Team Store at RFK. Reminder to travelling fans, the Team Store will be open prior to bus departure tomorrow, and all purchases will come with a free poncho while supplies last. Season ticket and supporters club discounts will be accepted for blackout gear.
Items available include:
- Knit hat: $20
- Adjustable cap: $20
- Flex fit cap: $25


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Fair Trade Protects the Planet
Meet Coocaminas: Brazilian Coffee Cooperative
Coocaminas, Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative, Brazil
"For me it is priceless to see my four-year old child pick up a plastic bag in the yard and say: 'Daddy, you cannot dirty the environment!" – Coffee farmer and father, Poco Fundo, Brazil
At the core of Fair Trade Certified standards is the guarantee of fair prices and labor practices. But did you know that the standards also lay out guidelines for environmental sustainability? In the green hills of Southern Brazil, a small but mighty cooperative takes this requirement very seriously - Coocaminas puts the environment front and center of their coffee production.
Meet Coocaminas - 77 farmers strong and dedicated to preserving the cool, verdant landscape they depend on for their family's survival. Examining the full production cycle, from seeding to post-harvest, the members of Coocaminas are working to increase environmental awareness within their community.
To green the cooperative's coffee growing techniques, a group of farmers was chosen and trained to be part of an environmental audit team.
This team visits each farmer's land each year to conduct environmental inspections. The inspections offer an opportunity for cooperative members to exchange green farming techniques and as one farmer says "The awareness of our members today is far greater, and they themselves propose actions that we can implement in the cooperative."
Community-wide everyone stopped burning trash on their properties and have decreased their children's exposure to toxic inhalants. Coocaminas serves as an example for other coffee-producing organizations and its members are proud to spread a greener philosophy to neighboring communities.
Commitment to protecting the environment has paid off. Coocaminas farmers have seen improvement of soil quality, plant health, and their local habitat. They say "Always, every year we find more ways to improve ourselves and learn!"
This year celebrate Earth Day the Fair Trade way. Brew a cup of Fair Trade Certified coffee, split a gourmet Fair Trade chocolate bar with a friend, or click here to share a green Gift of Fairness with a friend.
Environmental Standards
In order to obtain Fair Trade certification, producer organizations are required to adhere to baseline Fair Trade environmental standards. Additionally, they must assess the environmental impacts of members' operations, develop plans designed to mitigate those impacts and monitor the implementation of those plans. Through this environmental impact assessment, organizations are encouraged to progress toward higher standards and to increase their sustainable production.


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Ainderby SC 2 Osmotherley FC 4
AINDERBY SC saw their promotion hopes suffer a potentially fatal blow last Sunday as two goals from Kyle O'Gorman was not enough to see off the challenge of an impressive Osmotherley FC.
Needing a win to guarantee a top three finish, Ainderby got off to the worst possible start, conceding goals in the opening ten minutes to Kieran Watson and Lee Holtby.
O'Gorman did bring the hosts level with a quick brace midway through the second half but late goals from Watson and Phil Hindson gave Osmotherley a deserved three points.
Ainderby manager John Dolan was disappointed with his team's first half performance. He said: "We were a bit flat at the start. We could have played a little bit better.
"We didn't counter-attack like we normally do and we didn't use the wings as much as we should have. A few stern words were said at half time and we came out fighting a little bit more. But it is the not the result we wanted."
Ainderby looked nervous from the off and they were behind after just eight minutes. A ball over the top from James Harrison caught the home defence square and Watson had time to pick his spot from eight yards.
And it was 2-0 moments later. Matty Croft whipped in a lovely ball from the right and it fell invitingly to Holtby at the far post who easily beat Ainderby goalkeeper Craig Owen.
Osmotherley looked like the side chasing promotion in an impressive first half display. It could have been all over before the break as Wayne Allen was denied by Owen before Shaun Harrison fired just wide.
Ainderby's only real effort at goal was deflected shot from Tom Chapman that barely troubled Anthony Barnes in the Ozzie goal.
Despite the stern words from Dolan, Ainderby were slow out of the blocks at the start of the second half as only a terrific save from Owen kept out Hindson, while a last-ditch goal-line clearance from Tom O'Gorman denied Watson.
But from out of nowhere Ainderby got themselves back in the match. They halved the arrears in the 67th minute when Osmotherley failed to clear a corner and O'Gorman turned the ball home with his weaker right foot from eight yards, and it was 2-2 six minutes later.
Chapman swung over a delightful cross from the right and O'Gorman sent a looping header beyond Barnes, who did manage to push the ball onto the underside of the crossbar but could not prevent it going over the line.
Ainderby now sensed the win they needed and they threw everything forward but Ozzie broke out to regain the lead 12 minutes from time. James Harrison headed the ball back across the goal and Watson was on hand to prod home.
The hosts heads went down after that and Hindson sealed the points seven minutes later. He was surely only trying to put the ball back into the box from out on the left some 30 yards from goal, but it flew straight over the stranded Owen to make it 4-2.
Dolan said: "It's been a tough season for us. We've battled really hard. We got ourselves right to the top but we have faltered in the last few games."
Ainderby can still seal promotion if they win their final match, but with title-chasing Catterick Village the opponents, they may well feel this was their best chance.


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Motorists have been stranded and planes grounded as snow storms causes chaos across the north of England.
The M6 was closed in both directions between junctions 25 and 27, near Wigan, by the Highways Agency after vehicles became stuck in heavy snow and many drivers abandoned their cars.
The agency is working to set up a shelter at Charnock Services, close to junction 28, for drivers and passengers suffering from the freezing temperatures while stuck inside their car or for those who have already walked away from their vehicles.
The stretch of motorway was brought to a standstill as drivers battled poor driving conditions and struggled to make it up inclines, while a number of accidents involving jack-knifed lorries have also blocked lanes.
The M56 was also subjected to closures throughout the night. Up to six inches has fallen across parts of the north since Friday afternoon with the snow expected to continue for the next few hours.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "The snowstorms became very heavy last night and many drivers became stuck in the snow, especially heavy lorries as they tried to make it up hills. Some drivers abandoned their cars which has made it difficult for us to clear paths through the snow.
"We have had to move the cars to the side while staff continue to clear the areas, but we are urging people not to leave their cars. Please stay in your car and we will come to you.
"We are now working with Lancashire County Council to open a shelter for people who are severely cold to wait. The north-west has certainly borne the brunt of the severe snow and the disruption."
Meanwhile all flights have been suspended at Leeds Bradford International Airport on Saturday morning as a fresh blanket of snow covered most of the Yorkshire region.
A message on the airport's website said: "As a result of adverse weather conditions, flights are currently not operating at Leeds Bradford Airport for a short period. Passengers may experience some delays while we clear the snow from the runway. We recommend you contact your airline or tour operator and check the status of your flight before arriving at the airport."


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 31-year-old Gainesville woman was sentenced Wednesday to 13 months in prison for charges related to identity theft, fraud against the United States, and treasury check fraud.
Regina Ward was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following her incarceration, and to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $6,500.
According to court documents, last February, Ward met with an undercover agent posing as an individual willing and capable of cashing United States Treasury checks without proper identification. Ward presented the agent with a Treasury check in the amount of $12,727.81 in the name of another individual.
Ward negotiated a check cashing fee with the agent and advised that she had other checks that she needed to cash. Ward sold the Treasury check to the agent for $6,500.
Later that same month, Ward met with the agent again and tried to cash two additional Treasury checks. During the meeting, Ward sold 10 stolen identities for the purpose of filing fraudulent federal income tax returns. Specifically, Ward provided names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth for 10 individuals.
She also provided driver's license numbers and TurboTax PIN numbers from prior years for some of the individuals. She sold those identities for $850 each.
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Lahser High School students have been rehearsing since November to bring their final show of the season to the stage.
"The Wiz" is a modern take on "The Wizard of Oz," set in an urban setting, as Dorothy embarks on her journey through Oz with her friends Scrarecrow, Tinman and the Lion.
The cast includes seniors Michaela Jennings as Dorothy, Michael Banerian as the Lion and Woobnz Deriveau as The Wiz, and juniors Josh Alexander as Scarecrow and Marcus Rottenberk as the Tinman.
The show also includes 20 elementary and middle school students as the munchkins, plus a real dog. All together, more than 100 students are involved in bringing the story to life, whether performing or working as stage crew or production staff -- everyone is excited and determined to make the final curtain a major success.
"The Wiz" is directed by Tina Greenlee, produced by Meredith Riggan, vocal music director is Jessica Freeze, orchestra director is Hester Hasheian and the choreographer is Denise Caston.
Many Lahser Theatre alumni will be attending the production. Many of them have gone on to perform in Broadway productions such as "Wicked" and "Titanic," as television and/or theater directors, soap opera actors, and New York models.� Lahser has produced some 88 productions since it opened.
The musical runs Feb. 14-16 in the Lahser auditorium. Ticket sales are now open to the public. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students with ID, $13 for groups of 10 or more, and $10 for seniors 65 and older. Visit www.etix.com and type "Lahser" in the venue search.


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It's Trayvon Martin all over again
Shooting of teen reopens Milwaukee's racial wounds
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Darius Simmons was buried between two tall maple trees, nine days after he was gunned down, allegedly by an angry neighbor who believed the 13-year-old had stolen his shotguns.
The tragedy has reopened wounds in Milwaukee, which has a long history of racial strife, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sunday. A Black boy shot at close range; the suspect, a 75-year-old white man now charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The boy and his family recently moved to the block, where the man has lived for decades, watching the neighborhood change from all-white to multiethnic.
And police are accused of treating the victim's family with a heavy hand. They grilled Darius' mother for two hours while the boy lay dead and left the family's house in disarray after scouring it in vain for the shotguns. They also arrested one of Darius' brothers for a year-old truancy violation.
"This was a huge, huge loss–one of those injustices that you can't even calculate," the Rev. Willie Brisco, president of the Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope, said at the youth's funeral Saturday. "You want to be angry but you realize that anger doesn't solve it."
"It's just unconscionable," Rainbow Push Coalition executive Tavis Grant said at the services, which drew a couple of hundred mourners to All Peoples Church, a multiracial Lutheran congregation.
Also attending was Mayor Tom Barrett, who on Friday promised an investigation of how police treated Darius' mother, Patricia Larry. So were three aldermen, the president of the Milwaukee branch of the NAACP and representatives of the Nation of Islam.
Darius attended at All Peoples Church, where he worked in the garden, cracked jokes frequently, occasionally whispered with friends during prayers, but always, Pastor Steve Jerbi said, responded respectfully when called to account.
"The kind of kid who, one quick look from the pastor, he'd quiet down," Jerbi said.
Jerbi said Darius' death raises questions, but Saturday was not a day to press for answers but to mourn.
"I want to be perfectly clear on this one point: This is not part of God's divine plan. This is not something that was written in the stars," Jerbi said.
"And so if we ask ourselves where is God in the midst of this–God is standing on the front porch crying out. God is standing on the street corners saying `Why?' … God's heart is as broken as ours is," the pastor said.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Jesse Jackson said he will be in Milwaukee on Monday for the arraignment of John H. Spooner, the man charged in the shooting. The Chicago-based organization also plans to march here next Saturday against Wisconsin's concealed-carry gun law.
Police have defended their handling of the case.
"Darius' mother was a critical witness and experienced detectives take the greatest care in getting a statement from a family member so close to the victim of a tragedy," the department said in a statement. "This may have taken more time than we would have liked, but the result was the immediate arrest of a criminal suspect."


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DARWEN Brass will get £2,000 towards the cost of its appearance in the national championships from the town council.
Granting the cash unanimously, the politicians vowed to make the band a key part of the community's heritage.
The band has agreed to play three free concerts in the town in return for the grant towards the cost of the trip to Cheltenham Racecourse in September.
Marsh House Liberal Democrat Simon Hugill said he wanted to see seven-year-old Darwen Brass achieve the same status in the town as colliery bands had achieved in former Yorkshire pit villages.
In March, it won the North West regional heats in Blackpool landing the committee with a bill of around £7,000 to get there.
Three years ago the band performed at the National Brass Band Championships coming fifth.
Coun Hugill told Darwen Town Council: "Three years ago we give the band £2,000 towards the cost of around £7,000 for going to the national championships.
"I propose that we do the same."
Deputy chairman Trevor Maxfield proposed that in return Darwen Brass should play three free concerts in the town as part of a bid to establish the band as key part of the heritage and community of the town.
Coun Hugill said: "I would love to see Darwen Brass achieve the same status as part of the heritage of the town as colliery bands have in the former pit villages of Yorkshire."
Band treasurer and solo trombone player Matt Haworth said: "I am delighted. It's great news for the band.
"We have only been going seven years and consider ourselves Darwen's band and very much part of the local community.
"We would love to achieve the same status within Darwen as the brass bands in Yorkshire have. We want to be in the hearts and souls of the people of Darwen.
"The band will happily pay three concerts in the town for the council.
"The details will have to be worked out but we really appreciate its support.
"As the treasurer looking for £7,000 towards the costs of the national final, I particularly appreciate this grant.
"We currently play ten to a dozen concerts a year in the town and have one planned before the finals in September to raise money, show our appreciation to the people of Darwen and give them a taste of our competition performance."


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With new technology and new subject matter but all the familiar drama, a 500-year-old art form is making its grand leap into the 21st century.
Michael Torke and A.R. Gurney's Strawberry Fields, set in present-day Central Park.
As opera continues to be revived and revised with new subjects, new technology, and a new breed of stars, the University of Miami Frost Opera Theater program is preparing students to be at the forefront of its future. "New opera is being done all over the world, but it's really thriving right now in America," explains Dean Southern, program stage director as well as assistant professor of vocal performance and opera historian.
In 2006, the same year Peter Gelb came to the Metropolitan Opera from Sony Classical to bring the Met into the 21st century, Alan O. Johnson, B.M. '82, arrived from New York City to direct the Frost Opera Theater. Johnson may not have the budget for state-of-the-art stage effects, but he does have the chops to present exciting new operas and renew venerable classics. The assistant professor's pedigree includes Obie and Jefferson Awards for collaborations with some of this century's top artists, including Philip Glass, who performed at the Frost School in 2008.
"We have an opportunity to make this the epicenter of very, very interesting opera work," Johnson says, "not only in South Florida but nationally and internationally."
Johnson, who launched an avant-garde music festival at UM as a piano major 20 years ago, believes helping Frost students develop a sensibility and temperament for new works gives them "much more of an advantage going out in the world. Preparing work of their own time helps inform how they look at Handel and Mozart, Monteverdi or Puccini."
"I think I'm a better musician because of the contemporary repertory," agrees soprano Carey Goldenberg, B.M. '11. Last year she worked directly with contemporary composers such as Libby Larsen, Michael Torke, and Richard Wargo, playing the lead in the latter's one-act opera based on Lovers by Irish dramatist Brian Friel. Ballymore: Part One, Winners was presented with Torke and writer A.R. Gurney's Strawberry Fields.
Recent seasons have also included adaptations of The Beggar's Opera, set in London's 1970s punk scene, and Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus; a full production of Mozart's challenging Così Fan Tutte; and a tribute to Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti, titled Menotti ReMixed.
Read more at Miami Magazine.
For more information on upcoming shows, visit www.miami.edu/frost/index.php/vocal_performance/opera/season.


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The founder of design*sponge, a popular design blog, gives House & Home a sneak peek into the interiors that most inspire her. Get tips and inspiration from this photo gallery of her top kitchen, bedroom, living room and dining area picks. You'll also find cheap-chic decorating and DIY ideas, such as how to use bold paint, vintage finds, textiles and greenery.
See more of Grace Bonney's favourite finds in our June 2009 issue.
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Stained wood, Thonet barstools and bright, orange-red IKEA cabinets make this open-concept kitchen pop.
"This is a fantastic example of what people can do with their own two hands," says Bonney. And I love those IKEA cabinets, which they painted to match Alyson's desk."
White furniture, bright green accents and a modern fireplace wall make this living room look fresh.
"I love everything Jessica designs. Everything," says Bonney. "I like the way she styles homes with huge branches and bits of greenery — it feels like living in a terrarium."
A dark wood poster bed, neutral bedding set and wicker accents let bright bedroom walls steal the show.
"Green and yellow is one of my favorite combinations," Bonney reveals. "This room is perfect, just perfect." The owners, Joslyn Taylor and her husband, Bryan, are in the tech industry but love decor, design and woodworking.
Peek into the kitchen of Diana Yen and Lisel Arroyo, the food bloggers, photographers and stylists known as "The Jewels of New York".
"I'm a girly-girl at heart, so I'll always have a soft spot for pale pink," says design*sponge blogger Grace Bonney. "I love the way the pink in this kitchen brings out the warmth in copper pots and the wooden stool. It almost acts as a neutral—but has so much more character than white or beige."
See more of Grace Bonney's favourite finds in our June 2009 issue.
Simple white bedding puts the focus on antiques and hand silk-screened pillows in this bedroom.
"I'm a huge fan of Karen's artwork, so I was particularly thrilled to get this peek into her bedroom—a place where her trademark colors gather in one spot," says design*sponge blogger Grace Bonney. "I also can't get enough of that wooden lampshade."
See more of Grace Bonney's favourite finds in our June 2009 issue.
A vintage blue Formica table, antique floral rug and artwork add colour and energy to this dining room.
"Their home is my dream home from top to bottom — sophisticated, colourful, chic," says Bonney, speaking of shopHORNE.com owners Alissa Parker and Ryan Walker. "I love the big splashes of colour in their rugs and artwork."
Rustic painted-brick walls and gingham bedding contrast with a glam chandelier in this bedroom, also featured in ReadyMade magazine.
"The Philadelphia designing duo, Shauna Alterio and Stephen Loidolthas of Something's Hiding In Here, has hands-down one of the coolest homes I've ever seen," says design*sponge blogger Grace Bonney. "I love they way they've 'hacked' IKEA furniture and made this big warehouse a home."
See more of Grace Bonney's favourite finds in our June 2009 issue.
Graphic prints in various shades of green pop against white bedding.
"I love the way textile designer Bonnee Sharp of Studio Bon plays with colour and integrates her own patterns into this space," says Bonney. "I could pack up and move in any day."
Bold paint and eclectic furniture warm up the loft bedroom of David Alhadeff, owner of Brooklyn stores, The Future Perfect and A&G Merch.
"I respect any guy who has the guts to paint his bedroom (and living room) Pepto-Bismol pink," Bonney says. "This looks like such a fun place to hang out."
Antiques and cameo-inspired artwork add charm to this bedroom design.
"I love her vintage bed and the little touches of nature around the house," says design*sponge blogger Grace Bonney, of painter Trish Grantham's bedroom. "She lives in Portland, Oregon, and I find that so many of the artists and residents there make a big effort to incorporate the outdoors into their homes. Trish has done it in a really unique way."
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Carter among Astros to slug with pink bats
HOUSTON -- Before the authenticators could scoop up the pink bats that several of the Astros players used in Sunday's loss to the Rangers, Astros slugger Chris Carter stealthily tucked one away at the top of his locker.
It was the one he used to hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning on Mother's Day, and he plans to give it to his mother.
"It's the first time I got one to swing, and I'm happy I got that and finally hit a home run for my mom," Carter said. "She's been asking every year and I finally got it."
Astros players donned pink batting gloves, sweat bands and arm sleeves to create awareness for breast cancer research as Pink in the Park Week came to a close at Minute Maid Park. The chance to wear pink and raise cancer awareness hits close to home for outfielder Brandon Barnes.
"It's huge for me," he said. "My wife lost her mom to breast cancer, and for me to be able to show our support and our love, it's nice. I know mom's watching on TV or just getting to see the pictures will think it's special."
All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve was finally able to swing a pink bat.
"That's the first time, because last year on Mother's Day, I didn't play," he said. "I was on the bench."
Louisville Slugger and MLB first introduced the pink bat program on Mother's Day in 2006. Game-used Louisville Slugger pink bats from Mother's Day games will be auctioned exclusively on MLB.com to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There are certain moves which transcend time and were, are, and will be great no matter when you watch them. Many historical films are like this as they define a specific time and place for a specific audience and present a story that's both timely and timeless. War Horse is one of those movies.
Set during the years building up to and throughout the first Great War, War Horse introduces movie-goers to Joey, a English thoroughbred horse unlike any other. Raised in the English countryside by his young master Albert (Jeremy Irvine), Joey grows to become an unlikely hero. Forced to do the work of a horse twice his size, Joey becomes a local champion and later, his heroics seemingly continue to grow as the horse is forced to become a mount for a British cavalryman, the companion and friend to a weakened teenage girl, a work horse for the German war machine, and - finally - a top choice for the glue factory...at least for a moment.
Director Steven Spielberg delivers an engaging, exciting, and entergaining film that may be overly sentimental in every fashion, but still remains true to spirit and heart. War Horse is beautiful to behold thanks to cinematographer Janusz Kaminski's masterful eye (he also brought to life Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List). Likewise, the film's gorgeousness is only complimented more by John Williams' score, which - like most of Williams' work - is graceful without showing weakness and powerful without being overbearing. While there are a few plot points which may required audiences to suspend our disbelief a bit more than I'm comfortable with, War Horse delivers a film that'll both tug on the heart strings, make one sit up and cheer, and keep you watching from start to finish...which isn't bad for a film that's 2 hours and 27 minutes long!
No doubt the true star of the film has four legs and fur, but the acting by the talented cast - including the previously mentioned Jeremy Irvine as well as Tom Hiddleston , Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, and Emily Watson among others - is solid as well. Each plays their roles with easy and though there are a few overly dramatic moments which seem somewhat forced, the cast of War Horse never seems disconnected or disjointed.
The film on blu-ray is gorgeous with a bright, sharp 1080p video transfer that'll catch the eye and keep you watching. Textures are rich, colors bold, and blur nearly non-existent. Likewise, the film's Master Audio 7.1 DTS-HD surround sound track delivers the chatting of the hearth and home, the buzzing of nature, and the roaring of the battlefield. Again, Williams' score delivers impressive backgrounds while the sound stage fills with the dynamic effects which bring us into the film. One of the most impressive scenes delivers the galloping of Joey charging through the front lines, barbed wire and barricades trailing, the screeching of rockets and munitions overhead, and the agony cries of the wounded and dying all around. Though hard to watch - especially for horse-lovers - the scenes is brilliant to behold (even if it's a little far fetched).
As for special features, the 4-disc combo set includes a plethora that'll have most fans of the film watching for hours and hours. The longest and most impressive is the hour-long "A Filmmaking Journey," which explores the film's development, production, casting, location, characters, themes, battles, production design, and everything in between. While it could have been longer and included much more information, it's a pleasant addition that fans of the film will surely appreciate. For fans looking for more info, a much shorter 20-minute featurette - "War Horse: The Journey Home" - shows director Steven Spielberg chatting up two roundtable discussions - the first with the film's cast and the second with crew and creators. While it too could have been much longer and much more engaging, fans of the film will appreciate this expanding on the info presented in the previously mentioned featurette. Again, everything from the story's creation and the film's themes to the horse training and film's production is discussed.
Other special features include a short, 3-minute featurette - "An Extra's Point of View" - is shown from the viewpoint of Martin Dew, an extra on the film who was filming almost every day in various roles; a 9-minute "Editing & Scoring" featurette with editor Michael Kahn and composer John Williams, who both discuss their views of the film and their work on War Horse; a 7-minute "The Sounds of War Horse," which focuses on sound designer Gary Rydstrom's work on the movie; and lastly, the 4-minute "Through the Producer's Lens," which shows producer Kathleen Kennedy and her views (and photos) on the film. While there are a few things which could have been explored in more depth, War Horse includes a solid amount of bonus material that'll keep many fans entertained and learning following their enjoyment of the film.
It's rare for me to enjoy a movie that's near 150 minutes in length and, though War Horse may have its faults, it's still one of those films that, once watched, will resonate with the right crowd and be enjoyed again and again. A tale of loyalty, bravery, sacrifice, courage, honor, and love, War Horse will appeal to a large audience, including fans of war films, history buffs, horse-lovers, Spielberg addicts, and anyone who wants to see what an Academy-Award nominee looks like. No doubt War Horse will be appreciated by audiences of all ages for years to come.
War Horse is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of war violence and is available now on both DVD and blu-ray wherever fine home video is sold.
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You see them on the weekends; riding their bikes to the sporting fields where they cheer on their children before riding to a park for a quick picnic lunch before spending the afternoon playing frisbee, football and flying the odd kite. Who are these active families and what is their secret? We reveal the secrets so you too can be an active family.
Active families don't think about getting out and about – they just do it. It comes naturally. You can make it come naturally to you too. Think about how you could make your life active, do a bit of research, and then put the plan into action. Perhaps you could:
Many people don't exercise because they think it's drudgery. If you don't love it, you won't keep doing it. Think about what you loved doing as a kid – then start doing it again. Whether it's skipping, adult ballet, softball or swimming, almost every kids' activity has an adult counterpart. Don't just dream about it – do it.
Write firm dates for exercise and activity on your calendar and follow through. If you plan on walking after dinner every night as a family, then make sure you do it. Every night. If there's something on TV after dinnertime one night, plan ahead and have an early dinner. Don't let life get in the way of active living.
Kids follow our example. If you want an active kid – you need to be an active adult. Kids who see their parents routinely exercise will also think it's a normal and natural thing. If you take your child to sport training, rather than sitting in the car and waiting for them – or dashing off to do some shopping – wear trainers and go for a walk/run around the sports field while they're training.
Sometimes it takes a while to find something that you love, sometimes you'll be surprised at what you enjoy. For example, boxing classes; many women LOVE them. Check out your local gyms or exercise classes and find something that intrigues you. It could be burlesque fitness, aqua zumba, dragon boating – the sky's the limit. Same with kids, don't just sign them up for soccer because you played as a kid. What else is out there that could interest them? Check out some videos on YouTube to assess your child's interest and then Google to find a class or team nearby.
When you take your child to the park, don't half-heartedly stand there pushing the swing. Give your arms a real workout and really give them a push. Join in! Remember the exhilaration of sliding down a slippery dip? Don't just enjoy the memory – do it!
The best way to encourage your kids to get active is to see their parents participating and enjoying it. Make movement fun – not a chore. If you do something active every day it'll become a normal, natural part of life. Go on, your family will be much healthier and happier for it.
This article was written by Linda Drummond for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Prosecutors say a Cleveland Clinic emergency room nurse tried to hire a patient for $10,000 in an unsuccessful attempt to kill a woman in a dispute over a home ownership claim.
Prosecutors in Cleveland say 23-year-old Andrew Martin of Bristolville near Warren has been locked up since Tuesday to await a detention hearing Monday in federal court.
The case was cracked when a man who had been treated in the ER last month tipped off police about the alleged murder offer.
The man says he was asked by the ER nurse if he "ever killed anyone."
The Cleveland Clinic says Martin has been suspended without pay. The clinic says it's taking the matter seriously.
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Hello! Greetings from Rio!
Yesterday I was meditating on the feeling of gratitude and came across some questions and insights. First, let me describe what I did.
Before meditating, I was feeling a bit tense and "dry", as if my emotional cup wasn't full - and this was obvious due to my shallow breathing. So I sat down and focused on the love I feel for people in my life (it wasn't a mental thing like "I am grateful for *fill in the blank*", but just immersing myself in the love).
Beginning with the "easy ones" like my lover, sister and very close friends and then people that caused me more troubles than fortunes, so to speak. In a few seconds I started to feel - obviously - much more open and allowing. Also, my breathing became fuller and slower and I felt closer to Presence. Now, the questions:
1) When we concentrate on the love we feel for people/animals in our lives, how genuine is that? I mean, is it close to Universal Love or just an emotional bubble? Also, I don't know exactly the difference between feeling and emotion. Maybe there is already an article about that here in Openhand?
2) If I was feeling dry and closed before, is it because I had something to unveil? Or because the thoughts in my mind were of a lower vibration? This question leads to the next: by feeling gratitude, did I bypass/deny what I was supposed to feel at the moment or I just raised my vibration with new thoughts?
3) I noticed that in this state it's much easier to become aware of any contractions and low thoughts mirrored by external events. If the process of self-realization is all about softening into these contractions, by holding on to the feeling of gratitude in every moment I can walk the Path much faster, right?
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Authentic gratitude & love exploration16 July, 2017 - 08:58 — Trinity
Hello from Glastonbury!
Fascinating enquiry - lot's of threads for exploration.
Gratitude is an interesting subject. For me there is a natural arising gratitude I have for life and everything that touches my heart. It's natural and omni-present. Focussing on gratitude feels fine.
However, (and in response to your wonderings) this is where it can get a little bit hazy.
There are different ways to focus on it.
We can for example...
- 1. focus and allow or/
2. focus and force
So it all depends on the intention for example...
'Am I taking this time to focus on gratitude to allow what is already there to have the space to arise and express itself'
'Am I overriding my true feelings and making myself feel grateful for stuff'
It feels healthy to take time for meditation. As you wrote, your breathing became fuller and your came closer to presence. If you meditate you can keep observing and ask how you truly feel. If you keep letting go, then you will begin to see what your true feelings are. You might find that you feel authentic gratitude for some and not so much for others. Or you might find something else entirely.
Regarding your other question about 'universal love' or 'emotional bubble'. Universal love is ever present. It doesn't judge or require effort. It is what is there when we move out of the way and just allow whatever is, to be. It is beyond emotion (yet it can inspire emotion). The emotional bubble is what we see when people 'effort' love - it comes from the intellect or the head.
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I don't believe that there are any short cuts to enlightenment
If it happens naturally as a result of your beingness, then it's exactly the right timing.
It can be helpful to bring our attention to areas where we might need a little work though But that's all part of the journey.


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Miers Receives SAE Award for Outstanding Presentation
February 24, 2009—
Scott Miers, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics at Michigan Technological University, has received a Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers.
The award recognizes outstanding presentation skills at SAE technical sessions. The recipient must have received the Oral Presentation Award more than twice; Miers is one of only five presenters to be given the Withrow Award this year.
Miers received SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Awards for the following presentations: "Drive Cycle Analysis of Butanol/Diesel Blends in a Light-Duty Vehicle" at the SAE Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, held in October in Chicago; and "Impingement Identification in a High-Speed Diesel Engine Using Piston Surface Temperature Measurements" at the 2005 SAE World Congress meeting, in Detroit.
The award recognizes the late Lloyd L. Withrow, head of the GM Research Laboratories Fuels and Lubricants Department. Withrow was an SAE Fellow and noted speaker at many SAE meetings known for his continual insistence that those he supervised develop and demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
"This is a significant recognition for Scott, especially so early in his career," said Bill Predebon, MEEM department chair. "It indicates his research potential, and it demonstrates his ability communicate that research. He stands out among his peers in his ability to integrate content and presentation skills in a manner that the audience understands and appreciates."
Miers will receive the award at the SAE World Congress in April.
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Jackie Robinson Day, #42 Rev. Jackson throws the 1st Pitch... Happy moments with the Pendleton Family
Rev. Jesse Jackson throws out the ceremonial 1st pitch before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Rev. Jackson also invited the family of slain teenager, Hadiya Pendleton, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270628/Hadiya-Pendleton-Honors-student-15-performed-Obamas-inaugural-events-shot-dead-Chicago.html, to the Jackie Robinson Day Game.
The Pendleton Family shared happy moments with the Chicago Cubs Owner, Thomas Ricketts, Hall of Famers', Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, NFL Legend, Richard Dent, Former Tennessee Titans player (son of NFL Legend, Walter Payton) Jarrett Payton and the entire Chicago Cubs Family, Fans, and Friends.


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This downtown Denver hotel is adjacent to the Denver Center for Performing Arts, 1 block from the Colorado Convention Center, and 2 blocks from the 16th Street Mall and LoDo's historic district.
Dining options
The Curtis' signature dining spot, The Corner Office Martini Bar & Restaurant, serves contemporary American and regional cuisine. Limited room service is available.
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The 336 new (2006) guestrooms offer flat-screen TVs, complimentary wireless Internet access, and alarm clock radios with MP3 docking stations. Rooms may have mountain or city views.
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Located in downtown Denver, The Curtis - a Doubletree Hotel is within one mile of area attractions including the Colorado Convention Center, Coors Field, Pepsi Center, the financial district, and the Denver Art Museum.
Amenities at this smoke-free hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and luggage storage. The Corner Office, the hotel's signature restaurant, serves contemporary American and regional cuisine. The Curtis - a Doubletree Hotel offers a 24-hour business center and 20,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
Self parking and Valet parking is available onsite (surcharge).
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- Conference space size (feet) - 25000
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- Number of meeting rooms - 14
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The Corner Office Martini & Bar Restaurant - The hotel's signature dining spot. Serving contemporary American and regional cuisine.
Starbucks - A Starbucks is onsite and is open from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Room service is available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Denver's plentiful recreation options include the South Platte Valley, less than a mile from downtown, featuring river-lined bike paths and parks, popular for whitewater rafting and kayaking. City Park, less than 5 miles away on 314 acres, offers a golf course, tennis courts, horseshoes, baseball, football and soccer fields, two lakes, picnicking, playgrounds, and the Denver Zoo and Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Summit County, a little more than 1 hour west of Denver, includes four popular ski areas: Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin. Vail is 100 miles west of Denver.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Rafting nearby
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 2:00 AM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25.00 per accommodation, per day, plus a deposit of USD 25 per night
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD $9 and USD $20 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 36.00 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 42.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 25 per night
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Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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When tallying the reasons the Detroit Tigers are the overwhelming favorites to repeat as AL Central champions, you start with the presence of Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander.
Then you can factor in the arrival of Torii Hunter and the return of Anibal Sanchez. And don't forget the emergence of Austin Jackson as an All-Star center fielder, the increased comfort of Prince Fielder in his second season in the Motor City and the rise of righthander Max Scherzer to elite status.
With so many assets, it is easy to overlook what might have been the most important development of the Tigers' offseason. That would be the return of one of the game's most overlooked hitters, Victor Martinez, who missed all of 2012 after blowing out his left knee in an offseason workout.
"It's like another big free-agent pickup," says Fielder, who found a home in Detroit only after Martinez was injured last year.
Now the Tigers have both in the middle of a batting order that, with Cabrera in the three-hole, is the most dangerous in the game.
Martinez is expected to bat after Fielder and Cabrera, a spot that the switch-hitting DH covets but calls "a little sad at the same time."
Why's that?
"You hope they leave something (on the bases) for you," he says with a smile.
Considering how often Cabrera and Fielder reach base, Martinez doesn't need to be concerned about a lack of RBI opportunities. Fielder led the majors in reaching base last season (284 times) and Cabrera was second (274). Even after subtracting all of that duo's homers—they combined for 74—Martinez shouldn't bat very often with the bases empty.
Few hitters take better advantage of run-producing situations, either. In his 10 major league seasons, Martinez is batting .319 with runners in scoring position, a hefty enough hike over his .303 overall average to consider him a true clutch hitter.
When asked how much the Tigers missed Martinez, one of the club's acknowledged leaders, manager Jim Leyland cuts to the bottom line.
"He's an outgoing guy," Leyland says. "If he wasn't, it wouldn't make any difference to me because he knocks in runs."
Martinez, 34, appears primed to pick up where he left off in 2011, when he hit .330 and drove in 103 runs in his first season after signing a four-year, $50 million deal with Detroit. He has been hitting since November, reported to camp early and was off to a fast start with six hits (one a homer) in his first 18 at-bats. Martinez just was given a four-day break to make sure he doesn't come back too fast.
Martinez still sports a brace on his left knee at times but hopes to be done with it by opening day.
"I'm not even thinking (about the knee)," he says. "Just going to do my thing."
If Martinez were to have his way, his thing would be to be part of the lineup every day the rest of the spring and summer. He was so distraught to be sidelined last year that he spent most of the season at home in Orlando rather than with the team. Though the Tigers value his off-the-field presence nearly as much as his bat, they understood.
"When I first started in the game, I couldn't understand why injured players wouldn't want to be around the team," general manager Dave Dombrowski says. "But years of experience taught me some guys have a real hard time doing that. It's very painful for them. They don't feel that they're contributing. Sometimes they try to do something to speed up the healing process that they shouldn't be doing."
Count Martinez as one of those guys. Around the All-Star break, the Tigers still were considering a late-season return for Martinez but he started to push too hard and soon was shut down.
"He had to have a balance of strength in his (left) leg compared to his other knee and it just didn't come back quick enough," Dombrowski says.
By the time the Tigers reached the World Series, Martinez couldn't watch more than an inning or so at a time.
"That part really killed me," Martinez says. "At the end, I say hopefully God gives me another chance to be part of this team and we can make something happen."
Of all the reasons to believe the Tigers will make even more happen in 2013, Martinez's return is a good place to start.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 7, 2013, 5:11 PM
a resident of Danville
on Jan 8, 2013 at 7:47 am
Why does anyone answer their phone live any more, unless the incoming # is recognizable? Let all your calls go to voicemail and return the important ones. If you pick up your phone and end up on the line with a telemarketer or a scammer, you pretty much asked for it.
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Wait ... so I DIDN'T just bail-out Cindy Crawford?!
And, and ... she's NOT on her way here to express her full, complete and voluptuous gratitude for my generosity?!!
I feel so USED!
a resident of Danville
on Jan 15, 2013 at 11:13 am
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Rock vs Cena II.
Yup, it's happening. And there's nothing you can do about it.....
.....Well, almost nothing.
It is of no surprise that this rematch is by far the most unanticipated, unwanted rematch in recent wrestling history. As fans on this site and similar wrestling sites have done since getting the idea that such a rematch would take place, we've gone to blogs and discussion boards to voice our, well let's call it displeasure. (I'm sure there are plenty of better terms to use there, but I'll leave that up to you to fill in). While in most cases it doesn't accomplish much to complain, because the powers that be at WWE rarely react to what the IWC has to say. And why would they? Blogs and message boards don't have any direct threat to WWE. We can bitch and complain all we want, but as long as we tune in and buy the PPV what consequence is it to them to change anything?
And they are right. Because in the end, we are wrestling fans. And as wrestling fans, we watch Raw every Monday night. And as wrestling fans, we are going to buy Wrestlemania 29 no matter the fact that Rock v. Cena 2 will headline the PPV. Because as much as we may threaten not to buy or watch, as any good junkie, we always end up coming back.
But there is one thing we can do about it. One avenue that WWE has afforded those who attend Raw, which happens to be filmed LIVE every Monday night. I believe that if we truly, as a collective, don't have interest in Rock/Cena 2, we encourage anyone and everyone attending the next handful of Raws prior to WM29 to let the WWE hear your displeasure.
And I mean as a COLLECTIVE. While signs can get taken away, voices can not. So my crusade is centered around each and every time that the Cena Rock main event is hyped, or when Cena and Rock are in the ring making feeble attempts at cutting promos to get us interested, we loudly and continuously chant phrases like "We don't want this", "No one wants this", "Cena and Rock suck!",.....I'm sure you get the idea.
See I believe that if a company that so depends on a live crowd to help enhance their product to millions watching on TV, it would be good medicine to, at the very least, try and embarrass their decision to ignore their fans and proceed with this unwanted main event. We do have one single outlet to accomplish this. Live TV can't edit out 3-5 minutes of a crowd if it's done every single week.
I suppose this desperate attempt at some kind of change comes from being tired of writing about it in blogs knowing nothing will change. I want there to be something, ANYTHING we can do to let WWE hear it. This is possibly the only way it can happen, because they know and we know come April 7th, like it or not, that $69.99 will be charged to your cable or satellite bill, headlined by Rock vs. Cena 2, the rematch no one wants, so let the WWE hear it on Raw.


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On Monday, a Minnesota Appeals Court ruled that a Harlan Poppler, a dairy farmer from Waverly, Minn., was entitled to damages after stray electrical currents from a local power cooperative impacted his herd.
According to the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune, the split ruling upheld a Wright County jury's verdict, which awarded Poppler damages from Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association.
"They were killing these cows and putting them under stress and I had to sit here and watch that every day," Poppler told the newspaper. "Do you have a pet? These cows are more than just a production animal to us. These cows are our livelihood."
The case now moves back to Wright County to calculate the Popplers' estimated $700,000 loss in profits.
Stray voltage is not a new problem for livestock producers. Dairy Herd Management has been writing about it since the mid-1990s. But lawsuits continue to be filed against electric cooperatives. In 2011 the Minnesota Legislature took steps to recognize the problem of stray voltage on dairy farms. The bill, HF1157, currently sits in legislative limbo.


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Dr. Eric J, Hansen, the bride's brother-in-law, performed the nuptials. A reception followed the service.
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