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|The Grassmann manifold inherits many canonical structures from the sur-rounding Euclidean space. Our purpose is to study all possible geometries defined by these structures in the sense of metric geometry. Both general met-ric and Finsler metric approaches are carried out, and it is discovered, then proved that general angular metric, given by composition of symmetric gauge function and canonical angle operator (∅οθ), defines the same length structure as the Finsler metric (∅οσ), where ∅ is the same and σ is the singular value operator well-defined on all the tangent spaces of Grassmann manifold. We have in fact considered all possible Finsler metrics, not even differentiable, on the Grassmann manifold, and find there counterparts as general metrics. Inspired by this result, we notice that being intrinsic is a distinctive quality for a general metric. How to characterize all intrinsic metrics on a nice space such as Grassmann manifold or even vector space is an appealing question to be considered. "My Calculus of Extension builds the abstract foundation of the theory of space; that is, it is free of all spatial intuition and is a pure mathematical science; only the special application to [physical] space constitutes geometry. However the theorems of the Calculus of Extension are not merely transla-tions of geometrical results into an abstract language; they have a much more general significance, for while the ordinary geometry remains bound to the three dimensions of [physical] space, the abstract science is free of this limitation." Hermann Günther Grassmann (1809-77), 1845
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BRADENTON - Parents and staff members of a Manatee County charter school are fighting to keep it open.
The school board plans to close Bradenton Charter School at the end of the school year. The charter school is in its 13th year of existence and serves children in grades 3 through 8.
The district claims the school did not live up to the requirements of its charter. That's something the school's principal denies.
"It's sad, it's very sad and I'd like to see this school open. If the district has a problem with the leadership, that can be changed. All things are on the table. All I know is that I'd like to see this school work with these children. I'd like to see these teachers continue to have an opportunity to work with these children," says Principal Richard Donnelly.
Parents and students spoke at last night's school board meeting in support of the school.
The school district refuses to comment on whether or not it will reconsider removing its charter.


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Massachusetts Water Policy (2004)Striking a balance between the needs for water by humans and our natural environment is the goal of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' (EEA) water policies. EEA's Water Policy team implements the Massachusetts Water Policy, established in 2004, through various projects at EEA and our agencies.
Low Impact DevelopmentLow Impact Development is an approach to environmentally friendly land use planning that include landscaping and design techniques that attempt to maintain the natural, pre-developed ability of a site to manage rainfall and recharge groundwater.
Water Laws & RegulationsLinks to laws and regulations that protect the water resources of the Commonwealth.
Water Policies & GuidelinesLinks to water policies and guidance documents specific to the protection of the water resources on the Commonwealth.
Water Laws & Rules (DEP)A comprehensive set of state laws and regulations related to water from MassDEP.
Watershed Land Management Plans at DCRThe Division of Water Supply Protection is continuously planning to maintain the quality of the metropolitan Boston drinking water supply.


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Medicare PPO BlueSM PlusRx (PPO)
As a member of Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx, you have access to both in-network and out-of-network doctors, hospitals, and other providers with no referral requirements. Your costs for in- and out-of-network services will be the same in most cases. However, for some services you may have higher out-of-pocket costs if you go outside the network.
Visit the Enroll section for information on how to enroll online, by mail, or via phone or fax. Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in this plan through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center.
For benefit details, click on the sections listed below.
per month
Costs & Benefits
Benefits at a Glance
Medicare PPO BlueSM PlusRx
Plan Information
Doctor Office Visits
$15 copay per visit
$45 copay per visit
Specialist Office Visits
$35 copay per visit
$45 copay per visit
Medicare Preventive Services
$0 copay per visit
$45 copay or 20% of the cost per visit depending on the service
Annual Medical Out-of-Pocket Maximum
In-network: $3,400 for Medicare-covered services
Combined in- and out-of-network: $5,100 for Medicare-covered services
Days 1-5: $150 copay per day
20% of the cost
$150 copay per visit
20% of the cost
Diagnostic Procedures, Tests, X-rays, and Lab Services
$10 copay per day for lab, X-rays, and other diagnostic tests;
$150 copay per day for certain high-tech imaging
20% of the cost for lab, X-rays, and other diagnostic tests;
40% of the cost for high-tech imaging
Emergency Care
$75 copay per visit
Other Preventive Services
Preventive Dental
$35 copay per visit, once every six months
$45 copay per visit, once every six months
Annual Routine Vision Exam
$35 copay for one routine test per year
$45 copay for one routine test per year
Eyeglasses Benefit
$150 limit for routine eyewear every two years
Annual Physical Exam
$0 copay
$45 copay
Annual Routine Hearing Exam
$15-$35 copay for one routine test per year
$45 copay for one routine test per year
Hearing Aid Benefit
Up to $400 limit every three years
Annual Fitness Benefit
$150 toward fitness club membership per year
Weight Loss Benefit
Up to $150 toward fees paid for qualified Weight Watchers®'' or hospital-based weight loss programs per year
Prescription Drug Coverage
Annual Deductible
$0 for Tiers 1 and 2;
$200 for Tiers 3, 4, and 5
30-day retail
90-day mail order
Tier 1: Preferred Generic
$2 copay
$2 copay
Tier 2: Generic
$6 copay
$12 copay
Tier 3: Preferred Brand
$45 copay
$90 copay
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Brand
$95 copay
$190 copay
Tier 5: Specialty Drugs
25% of the cost
25% of the cost
After your total yearly drug costs reach $3,700, you receive limited coverage by the plan on certain drugs. For covered generics, you pay 51% of the plan's costs. For covered brand drugs, you pay no more than 40% of the plan's costs (excluding dispensing fees).
After your yearly out-of-pocket drug costs reach $4,950, you pay the greater of:
$3.30 copay for generics or brand drugs treated like generic drugs and a $8.25 copay for all other drugs; or
5% of the cost
As a Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx plan member, you get additional benefits beyond Original Medicare, such as:
Coverage for routine hearing exams and vision care
Allowances toward hearing aids and eyewear
Routine preventive dental care
Prevention and wellness programs
Worldwide coverage for emergency care
Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx also offers Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. This makes it easy for you to get your medical and prescription benefits from one plan. See Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Coverage for more information.
Visitor/Travel Program
Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx offers a Visitor/Travel Program that includes in-network benefits and cost-sharing when you receive treatment for covered services from participating Blue Medicare Advantage PPO network providers outside of Massachusetts in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Under Medicare Advantage rules, if you are absent from the service area for more than six (6) consecutive months, you must be disenrolled. However, in areas where we offer the Visitor/Travel Program, you may remain in the plan while out of our service area for up to twelve (12) months.
In some cases, network providers are available in select areas of the state.
To locate a participating network provider:
Call the Member Service phone line during regular business hours, or
Call 1-800-810-BLUE (TTY 711) to find a Blue Medicare Advantage PPO provider, or
Visit the Doctor Hospital Finder to find a Blue Medicare Advantage PPO provider.
Summary of Benefits and Evidence of Coverage
Access to Doctors and Hospitals with Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx
Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx uses a network of doctors, specialists, and hospitals. You can choose any doctor who is part of our network to be your provider of choice. Our list of network providers shows you the number and type of providers in our network. Your provider of choice can help you coordinate your care, however, you may also see any Medicare-participating providers outside the network. If you choose to see a doctor who is not part of the network, you may have to pay more for those services.
Out-of-network/non-contracted providers are under no obligation to treat Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Medicare PPO Blue members, except in emergency situations. For a decision about whether we will cover an out-of-network service, we encourage you or your provider to ask us for a pre-service organization determination before you receive the service. Please call our Member Service number on your ID Card or see your Evidence of Coverage for more information, including the cost-sharing that applies to out-of-network services.
Is my doctor in the network?
If you already have a primary care provider and want to learn whether he or she is already a part of our network, just call Member Service at the number listed below or visit Find a Doctor.
October 1 - February 14: 7 days a week
February 15 - September 30: Monday through Friday
If you would like a Provider Directory mailed to you, you may call Member Service at the number above.
Looking for a new physician?
You can choose a doctor from our list of participating providers. Our network of physicians is subject to change, but you can keep up-to-date with the most complete list of current network physicians by:
using our Find a Doctor feature or
calling Member Service at 1-800-200-4255 (TTY: 711) 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET as follows: from October 1 through February 14, seven days a week, and from February 15 through September 30, Monday through Friday. You may also request to have the Provider Directory mailed to you.
Prescription Drug Coverage
2017 Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx Formulary
Updated 11/01/2017
Request for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Coverage Determination
Medicare Advantage Pharmacy Network & Formulary
Our Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee frequently reviews the list of covered medications for safety and effectiveness. To learn more about this process, our formulary, or why changes to the formulary might be made, visit this section.
Prescription Drug Coverage Summary
Prescription Drug Coverage
$0 for Tiers 1 and 2;
$200 for Tiers 3, 4, and 5
30-day retail
90-day mail order
Tier 1: Preferred Generic
$2 copay
$2 copay
Tier 2: Generic
$6 copay
$12 copay
Tier 3: Preferred Brand
$45 copay
$90 copay
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Brand
$95 copay
$190 copay
Tier 5: Specialty Drugs
25% of the cost
After your total yearly drug costs reach $3,700, you receive limited coverage by the plan on certain drugs. For covered generics, you pay 51% of the plan's costs. For covered brand drugs, you pay no more than 40% of the plan's costs (excluding dispensing fees).
After your yearly out-of-pocket drug costs reach $4,950, you pay the greater of:
$3.30 copay for generics or brand drugs treated like generic drugs and a $8.25 copay for all other drugs; or
5% of the cost
Pharmacy Directory
There are over 1,200 pharmacies in our Massachusetts network and over 61,900 pharmacies in our nationwide network. We contract with pharmacies that equal or exceed regulatory requirements for pharmacy access in your area. To find a pharmacy near you, use our online pharmacy search tool or download the pharmacy directory below.
(The pharmacies listed in this network may differ from those in the Blue MedicareRx (PDP) network. Please call Member Service at 1-800-200-4255 (TTY: 711), 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET as follows: from October 1 through February 14, seven days a week, and from February 15 through September 30, Monday through Friday, or visit Blue MedicareRx (PDP) for more information.)
We may periodically make changes to the formulary (covered drug list). If we remove a medication from the formulary, affected members will be notified in writing before the change is made.
You are eligible to enroll if you meet all of the following requirements:
You are eligible for Medicare Part A and enrolled in Part B.
You permanently live in Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, or Worcester counties in Massachusetts.
You do not currently have end-stage renal disease (ESRD). You may join this plan if you previously had ESRD but have recovered normal kidney function and no longer need regular dialysis. You may also join if you've had a successful kidney transplant or are currently a member of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In addition, if you were a member of a Medicare Advantage plan that ended its services after December 31, 1998, and you currently have ESRD, you may still join the plan. There may be additional requirements. Please contact the plan for details.
Discounts & Programs
Get Healthy Discounts & Programs
With Medicare PPO Blue PlusRX, you get access to information, support, tools, and discounts to help you be your healthiest.
What It Offers
Get up to $150 per calendar year when you join a qualified Weight Watchers®'' or a hospital-based weight loss program.
Stay up-to-date in the world of health with articles, videos, health quizzes, and more.
Download the current issue of our quarterly newsletter for helpful health and wellness information.
Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. Star Ratings can be found at www.medicare.gov.
Your monthly premium will be different if you qualify for Extra Help from Medicare.
This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premiums and/or co-payments/co-insurance may change on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. The Formulary, pharmacy network, and/or provider network may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary.


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Bazaar - Dr. Joshua Zeichner: "Copper: The New Skin Saver"
It turns out that copper does hold promise for prolonging youthful skin.
New York, NY– March 13, 2014 ––
Even often skeptical doctors are touting copper's ability to combat the ravages of time. "Copper definitely plays an important role in maintaining healthy skin," said Joshua Zeichner, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Director of Cosmetic and Clinical Research at The Mount Sinai Hospital. "It helps to develop collagen and elastin, which maintain the strength of the skin." Learn more


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Matson on Music
Music news, concert reviews, analysis and opinion by music writer Andrew Matson.
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Concert review: Gossip at the Showbox (UPDATED with video)
Posted by Andrew Matson
Portland band Gossip worked the downtown Showbox's sold-out showroom Friday, Oct. 23rd with uncommon heart and energy, reinvigorating the notion of rock 'n' roll as a exorcistical force and making other bands seem boring and lazy by comparison.
Dance-tempo rock filled the room, and the floor pulsed from mass jumping, packed with about a thousand sweaty people acting as one and tracking every move singer Beth Ditto made. She was all over the stage, often hitting notes in mid-air, mid-bound, and other times strutting while she sang, waving her hand like divas do.
When she doubled over and let loose the tuneful scream only Ditto does—a feature in every Gossip song—the effect was so powerful it would have made visual sense if everyone in front of her was blasted straight to the back wall. Instead, it pulled people closer and the floor pulsed harder.
Before she worked the room, Ditto worked the Showbox's will call line, ever the non-star. Concert-goers who missed that fact are pardoned because with her close-cropped dyed-orange hair and unassuming demeanor, she blended in with the Showbox staff.
Gossip has local roots going back to 1999—Seattle, then Olympia, now Portland—and between songs Ditto made serial reference to how many people she personally knew in the room, shouting out her partner's family, a large group of artists that inspired/inspires her, and drummer Hannah Blilie's mom, who was in the audience. Blilie's hometown Kirkland got a mention, too.
The music was mostly from new Gossip album "Music For Men," and performed with unflashy touring bassist, Chris Sutton. Blilie's simple drums were clear and effectively booming, Nathan "Brace Paine" Howdeshell's guitar and synths slashed and bleated, just as they were supposed to, and Ditto sang alternately sweetly and like a woman possessed. Musical highlights were a slightly-uptempo version of "Music For Men" sleeper "2012," a blistering encore of "Standing in the Way of Control," still Gossip's best-known track, and a surprise rendition of Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It."
Gossip's live appeal hinges on the ecstatic feeling of the concert itself, which in turn hinges on each member doing her/his job (which they seem to always do). There are basically two Gossip concerts, good ones and really amazing ones, and Friday's was the latter. Gauche as it seems to say, either you were there or you weren't.
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DEFINITION of 'Whisper Stock'
Shares in a company that is rumored to be the target of a takeover offer. The source of whisper stocks could be anybody from an investment banker involved in a deal, to the spouse of an executive privy to the information.
BREAKING DOWN 'Whisper Stock'
Remember, the "whisper" is just a rumor. There is no guarantee that the company will actually be taken over.
Further, there is a real question to the legality of the information. Getting caught trading on insider information is a quick way to a jail sentence.


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Where should we keep our emergency fund so that we earn more on it and won't use it for non-emergencies?[ Edited ]
What is the best way to maintain one's emergency cash reserve to be used to pay bills in the event of a job loss, emergency or government shutdown. If we needed it, we would need it fast and liquid. Yet, I don't just want it sitting in a checking account. It would be too tempting to spend plus it would not be earning very much.
I was thinking of purchasing a series of CDs that would mature in sequential months. For example, a three month CD ladder that matured month one, another CD that matured month two and a third CD that matured month three. Then, they would just roll over each three month cycle until they were needed. That would help eliminate the tempation or risk that the funds were spent before we need them yet it would ensure the needed flexibility. What is your advice?
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I actually LOVE your idea of a short-term CD ladder for this situation…but I'd like to suggest a slight twist.
Keep some liquid
Instead of allocating ALL of your emergency fund money to this approach, I'd suggest adding in a separate savings account where you could keep some of the money as well. This way, in addition to accomplishing your main goals of earning a bit more and removing the temptation to spend the money, you'd still preserve some level of liquidity in case you need money before one of your CDs comes due. Just how much to allocate to the savings account will depend on what seems reasonable for your specific situation.
Another reason I like this approach is that it also provides you with an account into which you can set up a direct deposit or automatic transfer to keep feeding the balance. It's important to keep adding to the account on a regular basis to reduce the chance of wiping it out if a large unexpected expense comes along. Personally, I prefer the direct deposit approach because it gets the money into my savings account before I ever see it.
Don't expect too much
Also, while I'm a big fan of "something is better than nothing" when it comes to earning money, just set your expectations correctly when it comes to how much you'll likely earn in today's interest rate environment on a short-term CD ladder like we're discussing. It won't be much. But again, it'll be better than nothing and the approach should also help with your temptation issue.
Finally, depending on where you bank, you might not be able to find CDs with maturities as short as you need. If that turns out to be the case, you might just need to open one 3-month CDs each of the next three months to build your ladder. That way you'll have a CD maturing each month after the initial 3-month period passes.
Thanks so much for your question. I hope this helps and I wish you all the best!
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Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC)
The province of Ontario is committed to enhancing the involvement of parents in their children's education. To support this commitment, our Board has established a parent committee, called the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee, with a direct link to the Director of Education and trustees.
This committee is chaired by a parent and the membership is made up of a majority of parents, trustee representation and the Director of Education. The committee meets four times a year with a focus on supporting regional school community council meetings and inter-school communication.
The committee looks at ways to provide orientation, in-service training sessions and other networking opportunities for Catholic School Community Council Chairs and council members.
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Item: New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas has yet to make a deal yet but has been linked to acquiring no less than Dampier, Jamal Crawford, Antoine Walker and, more recently, Vince Carter.
What it really means: Hold on to your hats, Knicks fans, because there's really no telling what the roster will look like by the time the season starts. There is no more dogged competitor at any level than Thomas. All we know for sure is it was a perfect match hiring him in the biggest media market in the world, because you can count on the Knicks always being in the news. And while so many other general managers might be out on the golf course, trimming strokes, you can count on Thomas exhausting every resource conceivable to get the Knicks back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - New home prices in advanced 0.4 percent in February from January, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
The gain exceeded market expectations of a 0.3 percent climb following January's 0.2 percent rise. Prices were up in 11 metropolitan regions, down in four and flat in six.
Year on year, prices were 2.1 percent higher, up from 1.9 percent in January.
Statistics Canada has reported monthly increases from August 2010 through February, though a revision of its series of data now has October 2010 as having no change.
Separately, real estate broker Royal LePage said low interest rates and a recovering economy continued to fuel the Canadian residential housing sector over the past year.
In the first quarter, the average price of a detached bungalow was up 4.3 percent at C$341,355 ($355,578) from a year earlier, the survey of more than 250 neighborhoods across the country showed.
Over the same period, standard two-storey homes rose 3.5 percent to C$379,388 while standard condominiums rose 4 percent to C$237,919.
"Canada's real estate market has maintained momentum coming out of 2010, indicating that the post-recession recovery is continuing," said Phil Soper, chief executive of Royal LePage Real Estate Services.
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hi. my daughter is 10 months old her name is Amina.. we discovered at 6 months she had ddh ,..to make a long story short nobody even bothered to check that even though she was born in a frank bearch position becuase she was born and started having seizures right away thats a story on its own. Anywhoo at 5 months she was hospitalized for seizures for a long time 3 motnhs and one of the docs was having a conversation with me bout her and he found out she was breached checked the hips and he said she has ddh.. well we tried 3 harnesses nothing worked. then 4 surgeries .. 3 open and 1 closed reduction.. the bone breaking and finally 3 months later she took the cast off on jan 8th..well the left hip looks great the right hip still is lose and its just wait and see now.. after the therapy starts then they will decide.
She is in alot of pain now really wont let us touch her .. ?is this normal after the cast gets taken off..
As soon as the cast came off, they encouraged me to pick her up and hold her and try to comfort her as much as possible. Usually they are just scared of the sound the big saw makes and get used to the feeling of not having the cast on after a few hours.
I dont see why she would be in any pain.
And what was that about her bone breaking?! I dont understand that part at all. But you sound like a very special case. In my case, only 1 closed reduction fixed me. And only 1 open reduction and another surgery to take the metal out has fixed my daughter.
Good luck to you.
My daughter acted like her leg hurt after each cast came off. When the last one was taken off she was two and could talk. I finally asked her if it hurt and she told us no and not to touch it. It took her about a year to let us wash it properly. She still pulls back a little if you touch it and she is five. Now she tells it feels weird, not is a bad way but not good either. I don't know if that helps. I am really sorry you have had to go through this. I hope you have had the support you needed.
When my dd got her cast off after 6 weeks she was scared to death. She was 18 months at the time. We were told she only needed the brace at night but kept it on the first day just for comfort. I think their little legs get so stiff from being in that same position for awhile that it is just uncomfortable to move. We gave dd a bath that night and it seemed to help. Although she wouldn't let us touch her "boo boo's" (scar's) for a LONG time! Now she doesn't care and we tell her its her "special" mark.


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How Many of These Essential Kitchen Tools Do You Own?
Not only do I not own the vast majority of these 100+ culinary tools, I don't even know what I'd do with them if I did. Fortunately, this splendiferous (their word) display is up for sale over at Pop Chart Lab.
An Ode to the Mighty Food Processor
Your most powerful cooking multitool is probably abandoned underneath your counter. Maybe you dust if off sometimes, maybe you don't. But the next time you prep dinner, take a moment to reconsider the food processor.
The Autonomous Saucier Can Stir Your Hollandaise All Night Long (Well, For 4 Hours)
This isn't just for the laydees of Gizmodo. Men make sauces too! And with a name like "Autonomous Saucier," it's practically using robot technology, right? The little sauce-stirrer has stainless steel legs and with speeds for perpetual standing-upright whizzing.


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Join us on Tuesday, February 3, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Martin Regional Library for an informative program on how to find reliable health information on the internet. The program will be presented by Melissa Kash-Holley, Librarian for Reference, Instruction and Access Services, at the OSU-Tulsa Medical Library.
Call 918-549-7400 to reserve your spot or if you have questions; space is limited.
If your ESL learner would like a good resource for listening practice at home, check out Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab at www.esl-lab.com. Listening exercises are divided into categories of easy, medium, and difficult. Each exercise has pre- and post-listening activities, such as discussion topics, comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises, and suggestions for extension activities.
Forming questions is often very difficult for English language learners. If you have a die (or a pair of dice), you can make a game of asking questions. Assign each number a question word; for example, one is who, two is what, three is where, four is when, five is why, and six is how. Roll the die, and your learner (and/or you) should ask a question using that word. The question and answer may also spark a very interesting conversation.
Pumarosa.com is a free, bilingual, phonetic, and interactive English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) website for Spanish-speaking learners of all ages. It will help learners gain knowledge of English grammar, sentence structure, and will also strengthen their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The website encourages continuous participation. Pumarosa was designed to teach basic English to Spanish-speaking students, but its graded structure can be easily adapted for teaching English to learners whose first language is not Spanish.
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When the Republican leaders of the House defied President Bush last week and dropped his plan to eliminate the tax on dividends, liberals were not the ones high-fiving each other victoriously in the hallways.
It was, in fact, the most conservative members of the House who enjoyed a moment of triumph, thrilled that one of their most cherished goals, reducing the tax on capital gains, might now have a real chance of passage.
Many conservatives had long preferred their tax cut to the one advocated by the president, but until the last few days, party loyalty prevented them from saying so. Now that the president's tax plan is faltering, however, his high standing in the polls has not prevented many Republicans from openly dismissing his proposal.
''A great number of conservatives in the Republican conference are more enthusiastic about the new House bill than the president's proposal,'' said Representative Mike Pence, a conservative Republican from Indiana. ''Frankly, I never really understood how the White House plan to eliminate the taxation on dividends would get the economy moving. But millions of Americans understand the power of cutting the tax on capital gains.''
On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee passed an economic program that would reduce the tax rate on both capital gains and dividends after it became clear the president's plan would not make it through the Senate. The tax cuts, which are expected to be approved by the House on Friday, have picked up tepid support from the White House and almost none in the Senate, but they have the hearty backing of many House Republicans.Continue reading the main story
''This capital gains tax cut is going to generate even more economic activity, and have a bigger effect on the stock market, than just the dividends piece,'' said Representative Phil English, a Pennsylvania Republican who is a member of the Ways and Means Committee. ''The president had a good idea, but this is easier to understand and easier to sell.''
Republicans in the Senate have yet to embrace any part of the House plan, although they will have to deal with it in an eventual conference committee. Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader, said the capital gains idea was a ''reasonable approach, but it's not my preferred approach.''
Late Wednesday, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee reached a tentative agreement on a plan to reduce the dividend tax. The plan would exempt the first $500 in dividend income from taxes and would reduce the tax on dividends above that amount over 10 years.
The Finance Committee plan, which includes $20 billion in aid to states, is about $85 billion over the $350 billion limit for the package in the Senate, but Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, the committee chairman, said the amount would be reduced by additional revenues to be specified in the coming days.
Reducing the 20 percent tax on capital gains, which are the profits from the sale of an investment, has long been an article of faith among conservative House Republicans, who say it will stimulate investment by businesses and individuals and lead to the creation of jobs. More than 90 House members belong to the Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus, which is led by Representative David Dreier, Republican of California.
There is no comparable coalition for cutting the dividend tax, and several Republicans said they were surprised and disappointed that President Bush chose in January to propose cutting the dividend tax rather than capital gains. Mr. Dreier and other House members tried to get both cuts, and one of their strongest backers was Representative Tom DeLay, the House Republican leader. But when the White House insisted on having its plan with no additions, the House went along.
That changed last month when the Senate supported less than half of the president's plan, giving the House an opening to rewrite the tax package according to its own design. After hearing from advocates of a lower capital gains tax, Representative Bill Thomas of California, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, proposed cutting the tax to 15 percent from its current 20 percent level for most taxpayers, and taxing dividends at the same level.
Republicans say Mr. DeLay and other House leaders eagerly accepted the idea and suddenly Mr. Thomas, whose lack of orthodoxy has made him an object of suspicion among conservatives, is now something of a hero. He said today that he saw no point in simply passing the president's plan again, and so he listened to members who had strong but differing ideas on tax reduction.
''I think that you have to remember that the concept of reducing taxes didn't originate with the Bush administration,'' Mr. Thomas said, in the dry way that has become his trademark. ''There are some people who have advocated certain things on that subject over a long period of time.''
Democrats consider the capital gains plan even worse than the president's dividend tax cut, noting that capital gains are concentrated even more heavily among the wealthiest Americans. ''The Thomas bill actually, and I never thought I could see this, gives a greater benefit to millionaires than the president's original bill,'' said Representative Robert T. Matsui, Democrat of California. House Democrats presented their own tax proposal today, which calls for raising the child tax credit to $800 from $600, allowing increased write-offs for businesses, extending unemployment insurance and providing aid to states.
But Republicans cite their own studies showing that the combination of dividend and capital gains tax reductions would create nearly as many jobs as Mr. Bush's original proposal, and for a smaller cost.
''There's a lot more enthusiasm now,'' said Representative Jennifer Dunn, Republican of Washington. ''The president had a good plan, but what we have now just makes a lot of sense to more people, and it has a much broader effect.''Continue reading the main story


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Greetings, 1. Let's begin with emerging markets where Egypt will receive a $12 billion bailout from the IMF (over several installments – see story). The F/X markets are still betting on a significant devaluation – nearly 30% over the next year. Chart shows rate on a 12-month USD/EGP FX forward 2. Bloomberg points out that... Read more »
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Greetings, We begin with China where a part of the fiscal stimulus has been orchestrated via the state-controlled China Development Bank (CDB). The bank is known for financing large infrastructure projects. Source: Macquarie As discussed yesterday, China's recent growth has been fueled by credit. With increased liquidity (injected via stimulus – for example above) and... Read more »
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Greetings, Let's begin with China where we see further signs of economic improvement. 1. March industrial output, fixed asset investment, retail sales – all beat expectations. Stimulus starting to work? Source: Investing.com Source: Investing.com 2. China's new loans rose to CNY 1.37 trillion, topping expectations. Credit is flowing. Here is a longer-term chart showing growth... Read more »
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Greetings, Let's begin with the global financial markets where the risk-off sentiment has returned. Dollar-yen hit 108, which is quickly becoming a disaster for the BoJ – potentially reigniting deflationary pressures. Many anticipate the BoJ to intervene in some fashion to stem the yen appreciation. The rise in yen is viewed as a sign of risk... Read more »
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By Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, January 28, 2008
To middle school teacher Chad Pavlekovich, most science textbooks are dull and lack the context students need to understand scientific principles. That's why he is exposing students in the town of Salisbury on Maryland's Eastern Shore to three new textbooks that are unorthodox in concept, appearance and substance.
The "Story of Science" series by Joy Hakim tells the history of science with wit, narrative depth and research, all vetted by specialists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The first book is "Aristotle Leads the Way," the second is "Newton at the Center" and the third is "Einstein Adds a New Dimension." The series, which has drawn acclaim, chronicles not only great discoveries but also the scientists who made them.
"These books humanize science," Pavlekovich said.
"We teach students this equation and this theory or this topic and that idea, but we never discuss the scientist behind it or how that scientist made the discovery," he said. "It helps students to understand how they struggled and overcame great obstacles to do what they did."
Hakim has also drawn attention for lively U.S. history textbooks she authored in a series used from elementary school through college. Her science texts, published by Smithsonian Books, target middle school.
Hakim said she wrote the books to help the nation develop more scientists. Most science texts, she said, are rife with errors and virtually impossible to read.
"Feed kids Cokes and french fries and you get an obesity crisis," Hakim said. "Feed them mental junk food and you get nonreaders and poor thinkers."
Constance Skelton, science coordinator for Arlington County schools, said teaching science through stories rather than unconnected snippets of formulas and information is gaining popularity.
Teachers, she said, are increasingly under pressure to improve literacy among students and are looking for opportunities to engage them in reading in all subjects.
Scientists and educators say that there are many ways to teach science but that Hakim's approach makes sense.
"If you talk to any first-rate scientist about a particular development, you will very quickly hear a narrative, because the way good scientists think about developments in their field is in terms of stories," science writer Timothy Ferris said. "Telling a story reminds you of how you got to your present state of knowledge," he said, and scientists constantly test whether those steps were reliable.
Juliana Texley of the National Science Teachers Association is writing support materials for Hakim's third book. Johns Hopkins University curriculum specialists did so for the first two.
"I've been in science education for almost 40 years, and I've never been as impressed with a series of literature," Texley said. "Most physics teachers would tell you that students who haven't had calculus couldn't understand it. Yet Joy's text is clear, fun to read, understandable and very, very accurate. After decades of teaching the material, I felt I finally understood the methodology."
Hakim said MIT scientists, including senior research scientist emeritus Edwin Taylor, checked each chapter of the Einstein book.
"In a textbook, if you get 90 percent right, that's not good enough," Taylor said.
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DART Investigating Selling Naming Rights To Rail Stations
I think it's probably not the best idea, but I also don't think it's the worst idea. I guess what I'm saying is I don't care a ton. It's just a name.
That said, if it does happen, I'm putting the finishing touches on a Kickstarter page so I can have enough money to buy the rights to name the Pearl Street station "Gary."


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THE incoming chief executive of Persimmon has warned the Scottish housing market will remain a mixed bag until mortgages are easier to secure.
Jeff Fairburn, currently group managing director and head of the northern division, says he is positive on the company's prospects in Scotland but does not expect volumes to significantly increase until mortgage availability improves.
Persimmon expects to bring on the first phase of houses at the large regeneration of the former Bishopton munitions works soon and has a number of other projects pencilled in for 2013 including a 300-unit site at Baillieston and a Charles Church development at Bathgate.
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However, Mr Fairburn emphasised more help from lenders is needed to get people on to and up the property ladder.
The FirstBuy scheme in England was renewed last year and Persimmon has forecast an increase in first time-buyer sales this spring.
But the Scottish Government backed Mi New Home scheme offering 95% mortgages has not yet had much of an impact since its September launch.
Although part exchange remains a popular choice in Scotland that option is being funded mainly by developers.
Mr Fairburn said: "There are only a few lenders involved in [Mi New Home] in Scotland so we need a few more lenders offering support. We hope it picks up a bit more volume this year."
Mr Fairburn believes there are some early indications mortgage availability will ease in 2013 with recent Bank of England data suggesting the main lenders plan to offer more loans.
He said: "The qualification criteria [for a mortgage] may tighten but generally if there is more money coming into the mortgage market we can only welcome that."
Persimmon legally completed 9903 homes in 2012 – 6% ahead on the previous year.
Average selling prices increased from £163,999 to £173,400 while total revenues surged 12% from £1.54 billion to £1.72bn.
Margins improved from 10% to around 13% and the company's cash balance almost quintupled from £41m to £200m.
Forward sales at the end of 2012 were £645m, compared to £615m at the culmination of 2011, while the plots held in the land bank increased from 63,335 to 68,000.
Mr Fairburn, who will replace outgoing group chief executive Mike Farley in April, said Persimmon had benefited from lower land prices and a focus on family homes.
Mr Fairburn said: "We have been concentrating on family housing and that mix has improved our average selling price.
"Buyers for apartments are finding things tougher so we are tending to concentrate more on family housing where access to mortgages is a bit easier."
Mr Fairburn does not expect any major changes in the Scottish property market this year.
He added: "Like the rest of the UK, Scotland is a bit of a mixed bag.
"As we move on to the newer land we have purchased in good locations and put family housing in, then there is a demand for that.
"I think we will see similar levels of interest and market conditions so we are positive about it.
"We don't see volumes racing away until such times as the mortgage market improves significantly."
Persimmon confirmed its south division chief executive Nigel Greenaway is joining the board as an executive director while regional chairman Dave Jenkinson takes control of the north division.
Marion Sears, senior independent director at Dunelm Group and a non-executive at Octopus Investments, has been appointed as a non-executive director.


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I'm a noob here. I don't have any experience in flashing roms. So any help is mostly welcome and I humbly thank you for it.
Let me tell you what Happened. I have my HTC One X which I have been using for about 2 years stock ROM, stock kernel, non-rooted.
So today I wanted to flash CM11 and went ahead and unlocked bootlader and rooted the phone. so far so good. Installed CWM 184.108.40.206 touch recovery as well.
Then I downloaded the CM11 M7 and copied CM11.zip and gaps.zip to phone and flashed the boot.img that comes in the CM11.zip with fast boot.
boot.img flash was successful and then I Moved into recovery and selected CM11.zip and confirmed installation. but all of a sudden it says installation aborted. (without any error messages)
So then I was kinda panicked and rebooted system using recovery. But the phone is stuck at HTC Quietly Brilliant logo!
And when I press the power button (kept pressing it for about 10 secs) it turns off the phone but after about 3 seconds the phone automatically turns it self on and goes to HTC logo and hangs it self.
I don't know what to do and any help is greatly appreciated. I can go into recovery and execute some fast boot commands but other than that the phone it self is useless at the moment. I can't keep it turned off and soon the battery gonna die.
And I have a mac, so Cant open RUUs and frankly I don't know what to do with a RUU now.
I have a nandroid backup before installing the CM and I restored it and tried to turn the phone on. But still no luck. still in the HTC logo.
please help me guys. And appreciate if you could guide me step by step as I'm new to this modding.


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- "Oh, wow! What's that? It's like, a little device? It's, like, a thing that's going to pick the lock?""
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The Lock-Pick Device is a small explosive device used by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents to quickly breach secured doors by damaging or destroying the door's locking mechanism in way not subtle but very effective.
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Agent Phil Coulson used this device to infiltrate "Section 16" at Stark Industries in Los Angeles during the operation to apprehend Obadiah Stane.
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Coulson also used one to open the door of the one of the Centipede Project's laboratory rooms in Hong Kong where Chan Ho Yin was being held captive.
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The Muskingum County Sheriff's office makes a major drug bust in Zanesville Wednesday morning.
Sheriff Matt Lutz along with his special response team and the Zanesville Police Department conducted a search warrant at 343 Linn Street, just off Linden Avenue, around 11 a-m. Sheriff Lutz says three females and two males were taken into custody. Two children were also home at the time authorities made the arrests.
"Nobody was hurt which is always a good thing. Obviously there was no resistance. We had one guy that attempted to come out the front door when our guys went in the back but K9 Dalko was barking pretty bad at him and I think that changed his mind," said Lutz.
Lutz says meth labs are extremely dangerous and can combust and cause an explosion at any time.
"If you're at a house or your walking by a house or you can smell like an ether smell or a lighter fluid smell, those things are going to be tips to you that there could be something going on," said Lutz.
The names of the suspects have not yet been released all 5 are being questioned. Investigators will confer with prosecutor Mike Haddox on possible charges.


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A suicide bomber blew herself up at a college in northern Nigeria's biggest city of Kano today, killing six people in the fourth such attack there in less than a week.
Six other people were critically wounded by the bomber who targeted youths in Kano Polytechnic, government spokesman Mike Omeri said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although militant group Boko Haram, which is fighting for an Islamic state in religiously-mixed Nigeria, has repeatedly bombed Kano.
Using female suicide bombers in the city appears to be a new tactic of Boko Haram, although they have used them on occasion for years in the northeast.
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a trade show and a petrol station in Kano on Monday, killing one other person and injuring at least six others.
On Sunday, a female suicide bomber killed herself but no one else while trying to target police officers.
Meanwhile, Nigerian forces have arrested two Boko Haram suspects who were travelling with a ten-year-old girl with explosives strapped to her.
The suspects had been intercepted in a Honda CRV car travelling along a road in the north's Katsina state.
"Ten-year old Hadiza was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt and immediately, Iliya and Zainab made attempt to escape with the car, but were later blocked by other concerned Nigerians and subsequently arrested," Mr Omeri said.


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Two men accused of gunning down radio and TV personality DJ Megatron in a botched robbery pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges.
William Williams and Richard Cromwell were identified by witnesses and video surveillance from the scene of last month's killing, prosecutors said. Williams is accused of firing the fatal shot during a scuffle.
DJ Megatron was shot once in the chest while walking to a store near his Staten Island home on March 27.
The 32-year-old disc jockey, whose given name was Corey McGriff, worked on BET's "106 & Park" music countdown series, mainly in a role interacting with its live audience. He also did on-camera work for the show and BET's website.
Williams, 21, and Cromwell, 20, were arrested Wednesday on charges of murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.
Williams' lawyer, Mario Gallucci, said the case was a tragedy.
"It's a shame that such a rising star lost his life in such a tragic way," Gallucci said. "But we ask you, the public, not to rush to judgment about my client."
Cromwell's attorney didn't immediately return a telephone call seeking comment Thursday.
Police initially said they didn't believe the DJ's shooting death involved a robbery because nothing appeared to have been stolen from his body. Prosecutors said Thursday that Williams and Cromwell had stolen his wristwatch.
DJ Megatron rose to the on-air ranks after starting as an intern. He began his career at New York's WKRS-FM, better known as Kiss FM. He also worked at what was then Boston's Hot 97.7, or WBOT-FM, and at Philadelphia's The Beat, or WPHI-FM, according to a bio on his MySpace site.
He was a father of three and devoted time to charitable events on Staten Island, his manager said.


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It works . . . Kinda
2005 Honda Accord LX
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
This unit does work and does provide a decent look in the dash, but due to a design flaw it doesn't appear to be possible to install it cleanly so the knobs for the climate control don't pop off. My installer installed it twice because he thought he had done something wrong, but it appears that that is just how it fits. If you buy this, you should probably set your expectations accordingly.
Pros: Look is decent and all controls work.
Cons: Bad design that fits poorly.


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Females may have a long, needle-like ovipositor which is often mistaken as a stinger. The sturdy ovipositor acts like a syringe, injecting eggs deep into wood (live trees, or logs) where the larvae will feed on any other insect larvae already deposited there. It is not uncommon to see females poking around wood in an attempt to find a good place to deposit her eggs. Males do not have the ovipositor so their abdomen ('tails') are shorter. Both genders are still wasps, however, and capable of stinging if threatened.
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Giant Ichneumons tend to live in wooded areas and throughout all of North America, though they do stay away from the arid and hot desert regions and featureless plain states.
Ichneumon adults do not eat at all. Larvae are parasites of Pigeon Horntail larvae, another type of wasp that deposits eggs in wood. The Ichneumon larvae will hatch and feed on the Horntail Wasp larvae.
Variations of the Ichneumon include the Eastern Giant Ichneumon, the Lunar Giant Ichneumon and the Western Giant Ichneumon. These can all be found in their respective habitats consisting of Canada, the United States of America and Mexico. This is truly a North American insect!


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Rings are potent symbols of power, the circle of life, and promises to keep. At Gemvara, we believe that the rings you wear should be one of a kind, like you. That's why all our rings are made from scratch in your choice of gems and precious metals. Choose quartz and platinum or ruby and yellow gold: it's your choice. Mix and match gems and precious metals for a look that's exactly you. It's jewelry for all life's occasions, from a birthday or engagement to your own personal milestones and celebrations. Celebrate Hanukkah with a brilliant gift of jewelry that will always remind her of you. Our impressive selection of palladium october birthstone rings by David West, Just Like You Designs, Jeet Palavwala, and many other jewelry designers means you can find a style that's perfect for you. Because all Gemvara palladium october birthstone rings are made to order, we can hand-select the finest quality materials to perfectly suit your design. The October birthstones, opal and tourmaline, are the most colorful of gems. Gemvara offers day-glow orange fire opal and pink or green tourmaline as October birthstone options so there is something for everyone. A platinum group metal, palladium has high purity and white tone of platinum but is less dense, making it more affordable. Be careful when washing your hands: rings can easily slip down the drain! Clean palladium october birthstone rings in a bowl of water with a little mild dish soap. You can use a soft brush where dust collects. Gemvara's fine quality palladium october birthstone rings are designed to be passed down for generations, hand-crafted by skilled craftspeople in the United States.
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Out of the Blacking Factory: Charles Dickens at the New York Public LIbrary
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Aside from Shakespeare, no writer has more thoroughly engaged the publicŌĆÖs imagination than Charles Dickens; no gallery of characters is more varied or memorable. This presentation examines various aspects of DickensŌĆÖs life and reputation, the broad range of his fiction, and the various illustrators who added a crucial visual element to his verbal design.
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13 Other Celebrity Issues We Should Be Blaming On Lil Za
With this recent raid on Justin Bieber's house over the alleged egging of a neighboring property, a lot of you are probably hearing the name Lil Za for the first time. At least I hope you are — I wouldn't wish the intimate knowledge of Bieber's life on anyone besides a pop culture blogger.
He's a guy who just happens to live at Justin's house, along with another friend, Lil Twist, and who got arrested on felony charges during Egg Raid 2K14 for having molly and Xanax out in plain sight. Because somehow, even though it's Justin's house, the authorities weren't able to make a connection between him and the drugs. So while it's a step in the right direction toward Justin finally meeting with some consequences in his life, it still falls (a lil) short, since it was Za taking the rap instead of our pal Biebs.
But now that I've started thinking about it, there are probably a lot of celebrity mishaps that Lil Za should have taken the heat for, right? After all, why should Justin be the only one with a lil scapegoat in his petting zoo? Share the love to these other celebrities who also need someone in their lives to take the blame for their decisions!
Did you guys know that Lil Za was the guy who made Shia LaBeouf take drugs and pull his own tooth on set? He did it via mind control, which is really effed up.
I've heard that Lil Za used a remote control that works on humans to make Lindsay Lohan punch that girl in the face last year!
Rumor is, Lil Za snuck into Paula Deen's bedroom every night for two months and whispered racist thoughts in her ear.
And to add insult to injury, he wore Miley Cyrus like a skin and twerked on Robin Thicke's crotch at the Video Music Awards! What an invasion of privacy!
Lil Za is the reason that Girls is even worse this year, and that Hannah is no longer the voice of her generation.
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QuickTime in a Production EnvironmentMaking the most of the format that powers the medium
QT Pro and its Importance
I cannot stress enough the importance of using QuickTime Pro as opposed to the regular QT player. In its basic installation on any computer, QuickTime is a fully functional player--able to play any .mov or .mpg file locally or through an Internet connection. This is what all free (and occasionally not free) video players (e.g. the Windows Media Player, or Real Player) offer consumers. QuickTime even offers consumers some bonuses in addition to this for no cost, such as an absence of advertising.
However, Apple also produces what they term a "professional" version of QuickTime. It is, in fact, the exact same QT installed on every Macintosh and available as a free download for both Mac and Windows from their Web site, but with a bevy of functionality unlocked with the purchase of a serial number. "Oh dear, I have to buy something," you're thinking. Yes you do, but believe me when I say that at $29.99, QuickTime Pro is the least expensive and most robust tool that any digital professional can have in their toolbox. (QuickTime Pro license keys are also provided free with some non-linear editing applications, such as Apple's own Final Cut Pro.)
Registering QT allows any user to export to any supported codec or architecture (including MPEG-1 and MPEG-4), open an image sequence, add audio and video layers, extract the same and enable or disable any track from playing. (This function becomes more important when creating a multimedia project.) There is an additional purchase needed to export MPEG-2, but if you work with DVD, this is an important asset as well.
But this is not all. Users gain an "in" and "out" marker on every file, allowing them to select a particular area (though this is not as fine an in and out as I'd like) to copy, cut, add or otherwise effect. One of the most simple, yet pleasant options available is playing back videos full screen. By selecting "Full Screen?" from the Movie menu or using Command-F, you have the ability to play back a movie on either a black background or by completely filling the screen--a valuable asset for presentations and any televisual experience required on your computer.
All digital projects start analog--that is, they all start with the imagination of writers, directors and other creative talent involved. Yet most of us work digitally, and, what's more, most of us deliver digitally, so why not move our ideas to the digital realm as quickly as possible?
Before creating, try research. When working on a commercial spot, for example, where a style and editing consistent with a 1930s Hollywood musical is required, what better reference than a couple of Fred Astaire clips? Similarly, to designers in the print world who collect photographs, magazine pages and old ads in books to provide direction, those in the digital realm would be well served to create collections of QuickTime video clips that will help keep your creative bearings on track.
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Nucleus: Coaching Staff
The coaching staff of a basketball team has all the plays like the nucleus has information/DNA
Nucleolus: Head Coach
The head coach makes great players and plays that take their team to the win!
Mitochondria: Gatorade
The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell like how gatorade fuels the team
Cell Membrane: Jerseys
Like the cell membrane which covers
the cell, jerseys serve the same purpose
and cover the players
Ribosomes: Good Players
Vacuole: Water Boy
Carolina Tar Heels
Good players make the win just like ribosomes make proteins
Vacuoles store water and waste which is similar to the water boy who stores the water bottles of the team.
By: Natasha Dalmia, Katie Fesperman, Emily Perou, and Amanda Padden
Protein: The Win
the ER delivers proteins
like the ball delivers the win!
The final product of the team is the win. All the work of the team leads up to gaining the win
ER: the ball
Golgi Apparatus: Point Guard
Head Coach
Coaching Staff
Lysosomes digest food like how
players need to digest carbs before
the game!
Good Players
The Basketball
Point Guard
The point guard takes the team and delivers them to the win, like how the golgi apparatus is the shipping department for the cell's chemical products.
Product we produce: The win
The Win
Water Boy
Digestive System
Interview Questions: Gatorade
Can you help the team and hold their water? They'll need it later ya know!
1. What better qualities does Gatorade have compared to Powerade?
2. Is Gatorade more beneficial to the players than water because of their electrolytes?
3. How can Gatorade transform a dehydrated player into an active player?
Can you be ready at a moments notice to respond to a player?!
Golgi Apparatus
Cell Membrane
Can you give the players sweat rags when they come off the court?
Rough ER
Interview Questions: Good Players
1. How often do you practice to help you become one of the best players?
2. Are you able to cooperate with other people well?
3. What abilities do you have that make you better than other players?
Interview Questions: Coaching Staff
Can you help the team by making plays that have set rules that they can follow so they can win?
Interview Questions:
Can you cooperate with team and help people
Digestive System: Lysosomes
Can you get everyone to work together as a cohesive unit?
Interview Questions: Head Coach
1. Will you be able to control the team and provide them with instructions?
2. Will you be able to keep the team engaged and help them continue to learn?
3.How will you motivate the team and make the practice things they may nt want to?
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The Hill's Molly Hooper is in campaign mode, as are most political reporters these days. But she also has her head in a tennis championship this weekend in Tuscon.
She appeased her editors by going out to Arizona early to cover the reelection campaigns of Reps. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and filed stories this week. Now she's focused on tennis. Her first matches are today. She's trying to win a national championship after her team won the Mid-Atlantic championship this summer. Her squad is attempting to win the 3.5-level women's USTA national championship, playing teams from around the country.
Her team this year is 12-0.
Best of luck to Hooper.


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"It's Not for Everyone"
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I'm seeing this trend a lot lately. Whether it come to movies, video games, or even youtube channels there are plenty of things out there that appeal to certain people and not so much to others. I notice in these forums specifically when people showcase their new favorite video/product there is generally a mixed bag of responses.
So Escapists, what do you enjoy that other people don't and vice versa. Ponies, Twilight, Jersey Shore, etc... are only half credit answers.
Personally Enjoy: D&D. Get past the fact that everything's in your head and your role-playing a dwarf and it's one of the best parts about my week. Sure people on these forums will sympathize but I always wonder why it's so hard for other people to try it out.
Personally Dislike: Stealth Games. Whether it's because I suck at them or I'm just too impatient I just can't see the appeal. Waiting in the shadows, observing enemy patrols, and consequently failing because the AI decided to turn around at the last second is infuriating. I like games that contain stealth but only if there's a fallback option available. Other than that I'll be reloading quite a bit.
Erm, the answer would be the same for everybody - every single thing. That's the whole reason to have opinions. If you asked for an in-depth biography of people, that would be sort of the same magnitude of an answer as that question there.
Fat white chicks in bikinis. Yup i'm one of those chubby chasers , stop staring .
Also i love me some Jrpgs , and really really hard games . Three things that are not so popular here on the escapists .
You and me both, brother. Except I like all colors of women with junk in the trunk.
Well i say white ( i'm black btw ) because i have 0 attraction to black girls , and haven't ever seen a big asian woman . But yeah, completly agree with the junk in the trunk.
Personally enjoyed- Ghost in the Shell and Mecha animes like Gundam.
Personally dislike- I guess that would be the current Jpopstars Girl Generation. I used to understand my bro taste in Jpop in that he hated squeaky voice Jpop singers which apply to Girl Generation (in my ears) but apparently to him, they used synthesizer which make it ok to him to listen to.
With the potential exception of happiness? I don't why you wouldn't want to be happy... And I'm not talking the bubbly saccharine emotion. I mean the pretentious philosophical one :)
OT: What do I like that isn't commonly looked upon fondly here? Well the Halo series I guess. I can't fathom why there are as many people that hate it as there are (or at least seems to be)... No hate isn't the right word. "Claim that it's bad" works better.
There are many games that I can acknowledge as being good, fantastic even, that I don't particularly care for. Half life 2 for example. I liked the first one a lot, but when I played 2 much more recently I went all neutral planet in my opinion of it.
Half life 2 is a great game, but I just didn't really like it all that much.
So I presume something similar is going on with a lot of people and the Halo games. No, I'm not interested in an argument over which one is better. It's just an analogy to explain disliking good things. shutup! XD
Halo has tight controls with few glitches, the music by Marty O'Donnell is incredible, many of the side characters are memorable, the villains have realistic motives, and the atmosphere and poetry of the story is great even if the plot itself isn't anything new or particularly original. It's a very solid series with a very rich universe and lore if you're willing to look.
I don't really get how people say its bad even if they don't like it. :/
Professional Wrestling. Yea, I'm a smark. I get it. It's a performance, and it's popular with kids. Most agree that the WWE isn't as good at it used to be, but I still like it. I am a little tired of the ridicule at work though when the subject comes up. Most of my coworkers say the same thing: "I liked it when I was like.. 10. But now? HA!" But I can deal with that.
It's when people's only argument against it is "It's fake, therefore it's dumb." If that's really all you can say about it, then I'm afraid you just don't get it, and I can't explain it you. That's fine, too. You don't have to get it. It's not for everyone. But I would hope you don't think less of those who like it, because if so, you're kind of a dick.
Next time remind them that so is the entirety of fiction. Firefly? Check. Huck finn? Check. Deus ex? Check. The Matrix? Check... The list goes on XD
Personal like: Growled or screamed vocals in metal. This sort of thing is an acquired taste even among metal fans. The more you listen to stuff with growled lyrics, the more you learn to tolerate or even enjoy them. Personally, I found that listening to bands that have it, but not all the time or have mostly instrumental moments (stuff like Opeth, Mastodon, and Gojira), eases you the best into the style.
Personal dislike: Really large breasts. maybe this realization is due to the frankly creepy sexualization of women in anime, which leads to some behemoth titties, but even so, I find small or moderate sized breasts much more attractive.
Isn't that...not a choice, though? Happiness is by definition something one enjoys. Therefore saying "I enjoy happiness" is sort of a tautology.
Well apparently black coffee, whenever I order it people insist I have milk with it. Then when I tell them I don't like it with milk in they look at me like I have two heads.
Tautologies are valid. What's wrong with being an asshole and pointing out a=a is in fact a true statement XD
I personally love my hard games. Bonus points if the game isn't 'hard', but more difficult but awesome and simple to play but hard to master. See Dark Souls, Mario 3, and Cave Story for examples.
I freaking hate celebrities. I'm not interested in people who act idiotic, in my eyes. I don't find them sexy either, but I think it's because I'm a single target sexuality[1] kinda guy.
[1] Human, mind you
Same here. When I was first getting in to metal I really didn't like it, but as my taste evolved and I started listening to heavier stuff I got used to it. Doesn't phase me in the slightest now. The way I look at it is that it's part of the musical aesthetic of the genre. It's just a part of a whole. I enjoy it for that, although I tend to prefer bands which do both growls and clean vocals. It's most definitely an acquired taste.
As for my dislike, probably a lot of some of the different subgenres of anime that seems to be getting attention recently. Like the "slice of life", moe, and self-insertion romance fan-service shows that seem to be popular. I like anime, but nothing will ever get me in to stuff like that.
and you live in canada?
my friend, america is your heaven if you're looking for fat white chicks.
OT: alot of the more "mainstream" animes, not that i wouldn't/don't like other ones, i just appreciate those ones too (naruto,dbz,etc...)
my love for peanutbutter balls (let me elaborate), anytime i get reeses, i get them by the bag-loads, and i'll eat/peel off all the chocolate, then make one hulk sized peanut butter ball, and go to town on that thing til i can barely breath from so much orgasmic peanut butter being in my throat. anytime i remotely do it or someone hears about it that i do it, they are immediately weirded out and would never consider such a thing.
*shrugs* it's fucking delicious.
I read
And then I did lol heartily.
haha well i'm glad you could get a good laugh out of it, i do see how ridiculous it sounds.
but seriously..THEY'RE FUCKING DELICIOUS. BACK OFF! I'M A CRAZED LUNATIC. *rolls peanutbutter ball slowly in preparation*
This too. I don't hate moe or slice of life, as they can be well executed, but I find sexual fan-service to be incredibly distracting. Come to think of it, I don't even bother finding out what's new or coming out because if it's good, I'll hear about it later. Plus, there's all sorts of good stuff that's already out that's good.
What's not to love about D&D? Or Pathfinder. Or any tabletop RPG, really.
Actually, D&D is a great learning tool. It is a great activity for kids because it uses both math and imagination.
Honestly, I think D&D IS for everyone, if they'd just give it a try.
OT: Things I like that aren't for everyone? Hm.
Trope Subversion. I would list the various books, TV series, etc that I love that employ this as a central literary premise, but it's easier to just say trope subversion. Taking something predictable and turning it on its ear - examining the craft of story telling and using those tools to fool and subvert the audience's expectations is something I absolutely love. Not everyone does, though. Some people prefer to remain safely in their comfort zone. Like sheep. :p
... what? Were you expecting me to say something about sex? Ha! I have subverted your expectations! See how fun that is?
I don't know what other people like or dislike~
Like: Healthy eating: Because of my diet, there's a lot of foods that I won't bother eating. Not merely because of health concerns, but because either I just don't like it that much, or after eating copious amounts of it, I often find myself still hungry. These restrictions have led me to eating a lot of the same foods repeatedly and getting a lot of "You have to live a little" remarks thrown my way. What those people don't understand is that I don't eat what I do over and over again because I *hate* it. I eat what I eat over and over again because it's just that damn good. And I can go for way longer eating healthier food without getting sick of it and having to change it up every once in a while than I can go eating, say, pizza or whatever without getting sick of it.
As for what I dislike that a lot of people enjoy, going out to nightclubs. Blaring music makes it damn near impossible to have a conversation with the person right in front of you, Flashing lights make it impossible to see where you're going, or where someone dropped a glass of beer that you should avoid stepping on. Mazes of people that make it damn near impossible to get anywhere, or find a friend that you've been separated from. That, and the assumption that nightclubs are the be-all and end-all of social activity, as in "if you don't go out to nightclubs, you're some kind of antisocial shut-in, because no social hobbies exist whatsoever outside of going to nightclubs."
Same here.
I like WoW and many mainstream games. I hate 'retro' indie games even though I should be that target market as someone who grew up on the Amiga and the first PC I purchased for myself was a 486.
I also I like kids and think modern American cartoons are usually better than the ones I grew up with and often have better story lines than anime. I also think TV is better than it ever has been thanks to a huge variety of options(I do hate most reality shows as everyone else claims to). If I didn't vote for Gary Johnson I would have voted for Mitt Romney and generally been happy with my vote.
I am not the average escapist.
I enjoy Cradle of Filth. It's a bit of an acquired taste, but even if you don't like the vocalist, the music itself is really good. I also find some harlem shake videos to be amusing. Oh, and Claudio Sanchez as a vocalist. Most people(for some reason) don't seem to like his voice. I just don't get it. Yeah, his voice can go a little high, woopdie doo, any great vocalist should have a good vocal range, not just sing in one octave the whole time, and he's able to go lower contrary to popular belief.
Hmm lets see.
Personally enjoy: games that provide a truly immersive experience ( Dark Souls, Skyrim/Morrowind,KOTOR II ), Heavy Metal music and the majority of its genres. I like really depressing music, like music that drowns you in depressing atmosphere, going back to atmosphere again. I like MLP cuz its a gem in shit when compared to other cartoons nowadays, but things are getting better. Literature and generally obscure stories like Lovecraft and the like. I love winter and love the rain.
Personally dislike: Team sports and the hyper-competitive people they breed. Reality TV. The Big Bang Theory. People who can't comprehend the bitterness of some (former)bioware fans. The overuse of sarcasm/irony/snark in humor, its not funny to me. Actually just sarcasm in general. The tribal mentality of some cult- erm.. guilds in MMO's. Interesting to watch from a distance, hell to play with.
Either way, enjoy what you like and don't be a dick about it and everything should be a-ok.
Nice thread!
What I like that others don't:
I'm a big fan of latin music. The genre seem be discarded by a lot of people as it's something ''bizarre'' but I very much like it.
I'm a pretty huge fan of hardcore music and all it's variance (Metalcore, Deathcore, Grindcore, Mathcore etc) which is often regarded as garbage as a genre by a lot of people, even from the metal scene. I think it's because a lot of the ''good bands'' are hidden beneath a plethora of mediocre bands (that depends on your taste though). The good thing is, the genre is much more diverse than it was 10 or even 5 years ago.
I like golf. It seem to not appeal to a lot of people has it's ''boring'' as a sport (some will even debate if it's a sport), but I like it! There's nothing more relaxing than a good game of golf a Saturday morning with a couple of friends.
What I don't like that others do:
Soda. I don't like the taste, the feeling, it's nasty and unhealthy. I think drinking soda as your primary source of liquid consumption is just as bad as other bad habits, like binge drinking.
Movies. It's strange because every time I say this, everybody come with a reply like ''how are you able to listen to an entire album but not able to watch a whole movie''. I honestly have no ideal why I don't like watching movies. The only movies I've ever watched by myself was the Rambo and Rocky movies.
Like: Duke Nukem Forever.. seriously, I love that game and its DLC campaign was great too.
Dislike: People who look for, and 99% of the time end up making up, controversy. Especially in video games. Sorry to burst your bubble, but RE5 is not racist and at least 9 out of every 10 instances where misogyny is cried is false too. That means about half of the escapist community I am aware but oh well. Not here to make friends.
I suppose I should also add that I like to make up statistics :D
What I like:
Black Liquorice. Works kinda like a laxative sure, but I LOVE the taste. I could quite easily om nom it all day.
Rare Steak: I like it pink and 'bleeding' but still with a bit of brown in it. Otherwise I find it too tough, or the flavour is taken away from it. I have no idea how people can eat it well done.
Things I don't like:
Drinking parties. You know the ones where a billion people come and all they do is get drunk to loud, shitty pop music. I went to a couple a few years ago and I would up leaving about an hour in (yes people were PLASTERED in the first hour). Maybe I'm a prude, but I just don't get it.
and another one that won't get people to argue with you...uhh...
Morrowind: I did enjoy it yes, but what I DON'T like is how people tout it as God's gift to mankind and that Oblivion and Skyrim don't even hold a candle to it.
Mount & Blade and X3.
maybe it's the optimal input/output ratio that moviebob mentioned in one of his gameoverthinker videos.
Oh this is great!
Like: The Inheritance Cycle. I have finally reached the point in life where Cliche Storms are FUN.
Dislike... pretty much any music made since 2005 by a major artist. It just all sounds the same to me.
I agree too. Might be the insane number of people with breast implants in my life. Now all large breasts just look artificial to me.
*looks for moderators*
It was just meant to simplify what I was asking. What do you like that others don't and what do others like that you don't? Whether it's just because you don't get why people like certain things and dislike things that you do like is subjective. I'm not asking for an autobiography of sorts but just some general examples that seem relevant.
Myst is a beautiful journey through empty puzzle gardens. It truly not for everyone, as it's low on action.
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CAIRO, April 11 (UPI) -- All Egyptian officials left in office from the regime of Hosni Mubarak should be sacked and brought to trial, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood said.
Muslim Brotherhood leader Sobhi Saleh complained there were more than 50,000 local council members and 29 governors left over from the Mubarak era, Egypt's al-Masry al-Youm newspaper reports.
"They have to be replaced and brought to trial," he said
Mohammed ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and presidential contender, told al-Masry al-Youm that revolution in Egypt meant a new set of faces in Cairo.
Mubarak bowed to growing public anger and resigned from office in February after three decades in power. Several key officials, including members of the Interior Ministry, are accused of using deadly force against unarmed demonstrators at the height of the unrest early this year.
Egyptian prosecutors summoned Mubarak and sons Alaa and Gamal to Cairo from Sharm el-Sheik to answer to charges of corruption.
Critics say Mubarak and his family members allegedly abused their political power to accumulate personal profits, though the former president broke his silence during the weekend to deny the allegations.
Mubarak said he agreed to let prosecutors contact foreign governments to determine whether he and his family own properties or bank accounts abroad.


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Overview, Access, and Routes
South of the mostly contiguous named climbing crags lining Mather Gorge on the Virginia side of Great Falls Park, the cliffs do not end. Instead, they continue for a couple hundred yards to Sandy Landing, where kayakers sometimes stop for a break. The section covering this area in the PATC Great Falls climbers' guide (see Links section) is just called "Downstream Climbs." There is one section of cliff cut off by the Potomac River on either end and accessible without using a rope, and it is this section on which this page focuses, although it does briefly cover three other routes that are a little farther downstream and which can only be reached by rappelling unless one is both very good and very gutsy downclimbing without rope.
The climbs here are not the best-known in the park, and the cliffs aren't as dramatic as they are at some other crags, but a sense of quiet pervades this spot. Not many hikers head so far downstream, and even on days when the northern end of the River Trail and the overlooks of the falls are jammed, you can find solitude down here.
To reach the wall, start hiking east to the river from the climbers' and kayakers' parking lot (see Getting There). Before you reach the River Trail, a slightly longer but more scenic way to reach the crag, a wide gravel trail heads right. This is the Pawtomack Canal Trail, and it joins the River Trail less than half a mile south in the vicinity of the old canal cut. Take this trail until you reach a clifftop directly across from the Trojan Wall on the Maryland side (pictured). Look for the top of the 45-Degree Downclimb route (also pictured here), and you will know you are at the top of the route. Use the 5.0 45-Degree Downclimb route to reach the base of the routes unless you are going to rap down; most climbers will find the route easy.
It is about 0.7 miles from the parking lot to the crag.
The wall has a handful of interesting routes that range from 5.2 to 5.7 and are up to 50' high. From upstream to downstream, they are as follows (routes in bold are ones I have climbed either completely or partially):
•Donovan (5.2)—Steep gully and wall. Really too easy on a rope except for beginners, but just challenging and interesting enough to make an enjoyable free-solo route. I have done this one a few times. Holds are plentiful and good, and I find the exposure acceptable for going without a rope. The wall is steep, but not so steep that you will often find yourself leaning back out over nothing. Still, don't kid yourself; a fall from high on the route will likely be fatal. The 5.2 rating feels about right, and the climb is 50'.
•Waldorf Astoria (5.11)—The face just left of Donovan.
•High Jug (5.9)
•Nelson's Nemesis (5.7)
•Moss Wall (5.4-5.7)—There are a few options here. I once free soloed a variation that took me to within a few yards of the top, and then the exposure of the crux move, not the difficulty of the move, convinced me to descend.
•Old 98 (5.7)—Flakes and tiny dihedrals all the way up the wall; intersects 45-Degree Downclimb about 5 feet left of that route's lower end.
•45-Degree Downclimb (5.0)—Best way down, only safe one without rappelling.
•Silver Scream (5.10)
•The Insignificant One (5.9)
•Grey Face (5.7)
•Jiggle (5.4)—Interesting series of cracks and flakes.
Further Downstream-- Access by Rappel Only
Although the climbs at Great Falls are short ones, they are not sport routes. Most old bolts have been removed, and it is illegal to alter the rock by drilling or other means. Toproping is the predominant style here, but many routes are leadable. The rule at Great Falls: if you can't lead it with natural gear, toprope it just as everyone else does. This is the local ethic and was before the Park Service tightened rules about bolting and altering the rock.
Getting There
From the western part of I-495, a piece of the Capital Beltway, take Exit 44 for Route 193, Georgetown Pike; this is the second exit south of the Maryland border. Drive west for a few miles until you see the well-signed road leading to Great Falls Park. Turn right and follow the road about a mile to the entrance station. Enter and take an immediate right to reach a large parking area used by most climbers and boaters here. Don't expect to find a parking spot here after 10 on a nice weekend day.
Red Tape
The park is open from 7 A.M. until dark every day except Christmas. There is an admission fee, good for three days, of $5 per vehicle or $3 per person entering on foot or by bicycle. Annual and interagency passes are also available (the latter costs $80).
Climbers are required to register (free). There is a registration box at the climbers' parking area, and there is also one at the visitor center.
Drilling to place bolts is prohibited.
The area is popular and can be quite crowded, especially on weekends spring through fall. People almost never climb at this crag, but be very careful about setting anchors since the trail passes literally within a few feet of the clifftops.
The park is home to copperheads. It's unlikely that they hang out in holds on the cliffs themselves, but be aware. The danger, though slim, is greatest near the clifftops, where there are more places for snakes to be.
Poison ivy is abundant, especially along the descent route. The humid period from late spring through early fall features gnats, mosquitoes, and other biting insects.
None, day-use area only.
Great Falls NPS site
A good resource for the area is Eric Horst's Rock Climbing Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. The section on Great Falls provides one-sentence overviews of the routes. There are also photos, taken either from a boat or from the Maryland side, of the crags, and the photos have useful diagrams showing the locations and directions of the routes. The guide leaves the step-by-step concerns, and the fun, to you.
An even better resource is the PATC Climbers' Guide, which focuses just on the Great Falls area. It lists more crags and routes than the other guide does, and the photos are usually better in terms of helpfulness with finding the routes.