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Editorial: GiveBIG to Seattle-area nonprofits
The single-day philanthropic push, GiveBIG, should inspire a heroic push from everyone to support nonprofits doing good work.
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SEATTLE-AREA donors should support the good work of nonprofit organizations through GiveBIG, the annual one-day, online charitable giving that runs through Wednesday.
The 2013 theme , "Everyday Heroes," encourages people to do their parts to support local social and human services, the arts, health care and educational efforts.
Choose from more than 1,400 nonprofits. The first $65,000 donated to the Seattle Public Library will be matched by The Seattle Public Library Foundation board. College Access Now, which serves low-income students who are the first in their families to attend college, is another good option. Foundations supporting local school districts around the region are included. Go to for a complete list.
The Seattle Foundation, which sponsors the annual campaign, has earned the public's respect and trust around GiveBIG by providing critical information about community needs, the nonprofits that do the work and creative strategies for giving.
A lot of excitement builds each year around GiveBIG. Organizers have no reason to expect they will not exceed the $7.4 million contributed by 22,500 people last year.


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Not to worry, Mayor Vince. Chick-fil-A is not planning to open any more restaurants in the nation's capital. Stand down.
This business decision doesn't have much to do with your putting out the unwelcome mat for the purveyor of fast-food chicken. No one paid much attention to your comments last week when you called the restaurant chain "hate chicken," after the company's CEO, Dan Cathy, made remarks insensitive to gays. Cathy's unapologetic opposition to gay marriage and the reaction from gay advocates made news nationwide, but no one mentioned your stand. Can you say irrelevant?
Seems to me you were playing to your supporters in D.C.'s gay community. Perhaps you can begin firming up your mushy political base by bashing a company based in Atlanta that has less than a chicken foot dipped into the D.C. market. I doubt it. We know you supported same-sex marriage legislation!
Let me be clear about my position. I am agnostic on the restaurant. I have never set foot in a Chick-fil-A, though my wife has a weakness for their chicken nuggets and Polynesian sauce. And I consider Dan Cathy's comments about gay marriage offensive and abhorrent. That doesn't mean he can't own those beliefs. Personally, I believe people should have the freedom to marry whom they wish. Moreover, government has no business in the bedroom or at the marriage alter.
However, that does not mean that business owners can't express their beliefs, conservative or liberal. We do have the First Amendment. Why did Vince Gray feel the need to venture into the zone that separates church and state?
Dan Cathy and his marketing staff have the District of Columbia pegged pretty well. The company has one restaurant in the District, by the campus of Catholic University. It has chosen not to set up shop near the liberal bastions of upper Northwest, though I believe the agnostic consumers would fall prey to a good, cheap chicken dinner.
Why not surprise us, Vince? You could have taken a stand in opposition to the predictable comments by liberal mayors in Chicago, San Francisco and Boston, all of whom disparaged the fowl restaurant. Your constituents in Wards 7 and 8, across the Anacostia River, have precious few sit-down restaurants. I can think of a few places along Alabama Avenue, Good Hope Road and Branch Avenue where residents would be overjoyed to have the option of a decent chicken dinner.
You want to have a true impact on a business that devotes its profits to a cause you oppose, whether it's open marriage or clean air? Invite them in, become a customer, make them dependent on your patronizing their establishment. Convert them where it matters: at the cash register.
Calling them names only makes them stronger. And you, Mr. Mayor, weaker.
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Not blogging recently because of a number of long-term projects eating up my time not least among them my long-term "chasing kids, cooking dinner, then eating too much and passing out after reading two paragraphs of a book" project.
One of my more productive projects right now is my attempt to put together a documentary about the Patterson Era in the heavyweight division. I've watched every meaningful heavyweight championship fight from 1956-2002 (and I'm currently holding my nose through the insignificant ones). I've plowed through books by Arthur Mercante, Sr., Angelo Dundee, Ferdie Pacheco, and a laundry list of other boxing people who can't write a lick but have eight million stories to tell.
During that time, I've become consumed by one question: why is Lennox Lewis so lightly regarded, historically speaking? Here is a man who held some form of the heavyweight title for almost the entire period from 1993 (when he beat Tony Tucker to become the WBC champ) to 2003, when he stopped Vitali Klitschko on cuts and retired with the Patterson belt. He fought absolutely everyone there was to fight, and was beaten twice - two early knockouts to second-tier fighters whom Lennox would later rematch and destroy.
"Who was the best?" and "Who has the best resume?" are not the same question. Kobe Bryant may well retire with a better resume than Michael Jordan; few will ever argue that Kobe is better than MJ.
Still, and discussion of athletes must begin with the question of who did the most in his career. During the Patterson era, there's no question the top dog is Ali, for so many resons. But after that, doesn't the discussion have to quickly turn to Lennox Lewis? Who did more?
Not Holmes, who put together a great run from 1978 (when he squeaked by Ken Norton to win the WBC title) to 1983 (when he squirmed away from a tough, slick but strategically hopeless Tim Witherspoon). First of all, you don't get to Valhalla by ducking guys, and Holmes ducked more than his share at the end of his reign. He would have been better off fighting the best and taking his medicine when it came in the form of Mike Tyson than burdening the world with those two mindbendingly strange and boring decision losses to Michael Spinks. (Seriously, watch those fights if you want to know how something can be "mindbendingly strange" and also "boring" at the same time. On second thought, don't.)
Certainly not Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield; good fighters who also happened to be Lennox Lewis' age and who between them turned in three stink-bomb performances against Lewis. Holfield's first Lewis fight resulted in one of the great screw-job points draws in boxing history, allowing him to keep his belts after a fight he clearly lost and also allowing him (and thus his handlers, who included Don King) to command a larger share of the purse in the rematch (also a convincing Holyfield decision loss, this time scored that way.) The less said about Tyson's effort against Lewis the better. Suffice it to say that the fight was a tactical mismatch and that Tyson gave no sign in the fight that he ever could have contended with Lewis at any point in the latter's reign.
Floyd Patterson himself had a good career, but only a silly old white-haired ex-trainer who watched him beat Ingemar Johansson to end the 358-day reign of the only white heavyweight champion of the Patterson era would ever try to make the case that he was better than Lennox Lewis. Lewis would have destroyed Patterson, who was small and easy to knock down even for his era.
So more and more the focus of what I'm doing is falling on Lennox Lewis rather than the rest of the era. I'm not super-excited about that because there are already some Lennox docs out there that do a decent job telling his story (though none of them are particularly good films), but that's the direction things seem to be going in nonetheless.
Just thought I'd share.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Why Not Lennox?
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Costa Rica May Keep Carbon Neutrality Goal
March 17, 2014 09:49 AM - Andrew Burger, Triple Pundit
"Costa Rica opposition group says to scrap 2021 carbon neutrality target," reads the headline of a recent Reuters news article. Standing on its own, the headline is accurate. However, lacking context, it could be misleading, causing readers who don't venture beyond the headline to conclude that Costa Rica will be dropping its goal of achieving carbon neutrality completely.
Yellowstone Bison win court case!
March 16, 2014 07:25 AM - Editor, ENN, The Ecologist
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that bison can roam outside the park boundaries for winter and early spring forage without being shot. In 2008, more than 1,400 bison - about one-third of the current size of Yellowstone's bison population - were captured and slaughtered by government agencies while leaving Yellowstone in search of food. The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a lower court this week, allowing wild bison room to roam outside the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park.
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March 14, 2014 04:11 PM - Editor, ENN
Could another climate change deal be in the works? World leaders are meeting in Brussels this month to discuss climate change. While environmentalists are calling for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, diplomatic language presented in the introductory document is most likely not ambitious enough.
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Visit Amsterdam, which feels like the bicycle capital of the world, and you'll see everyone on bikes, from chic ladies on their way to coffeehouses (a longstanding tradition in this European city) to office workers. The city offers dedicated bicycle paths, ample bike parking and lots more options to encourage people to cycle and it create active disincentives for driving. It's a decision born of practical and environmental concerns: Amsterdam is a small, easily crowded city, where cars could become a serious hazard and frustration if they multiplied on the streets, and its residents are very eco-conscious.
Antarctic ecosystem due to change radically with climate change
March 13, 2014 02:07 PM - Staff, ENN
According to researchers the Ross Sea will "be extensively modified by future climate change" in the coming decades creating longer periods of ice-free open water and affecting life cycles of all components of the ecosystem in a paper published and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The researchers have drawn their information from the Regional Ocean Modeling System, a computer model that evaluates sea-ice, ocean, atmosphere and sea-shelf.
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As the realities of climate change set in, so too are realizations that building technologies impact both internal and external environments. The percentage increase of asphalt and blacktopped roofs create urban heat islands. Resultantly cities have become earth's newest desserts exhibiting high temperatures and arid conditions with little vegetation. Urban expansion as a stand-alone factor (omitting greenhouse gas-induced climate change considerations) is expected to raise temperatures by roughly six degrees. Because of this, scientists are now exploring new technologies to cope with the new reality.
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Concern for the homogenization of America's urban landscape prompted a recent research study into the care and maintenance of residential landscapes. The study demonstrated fewer similarities than expected but the concern, according to researchers is that "Lawns not only cover a larger extent [of land] than any other irrigated 'crop' in the U.S., but are expected to expand in coming decades. The researchers go on to point out that the potential homogenization of residential lawn care has emerged as a major concern for carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and water flows."
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March 12, 2014 07:58 AM - RP Siegel, Triple Pundit
Giant corporations like McDonald's and Walmart cast a long shadow across the planet with the enormous amount of resources that they use, process, consume and sell. McDonald's flips and bags 70 million hamburgers every day and is responsible for a full 2 percent of the world's beef consumption. So when you consider the impact that beef production has on the environment, particularly with regard to climate change, a move by them to sustainable beef could be a really big deal.
Feral cats a growing health concern
March 11, 2014 04:17 PM - Editor, ENN
A coalition of more than 200 groups which include various bird and wildlife conservation organizations and animal rights groups are calling on Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of Interior to take action to reduce mortality to wildlife populations on public lands stemming from the nation's ever-increasing population of feral cats. The group brings evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that feral cats pose a threat to human health as a result of an exposure to rabies and toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease affecting the human brain when exposed to cat feces.
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March 11, 2014 03:32 PM - ClickGreen Staff, ClickGreen
Scotland's control over a quarter of Europe's offshore wind and marine energy has helped it become one of the world's wealthiest nations, according to new analysis released today. The new figures from the Scottish Government show that Scotland with its broad base of economic strengths would be ranked as the 14th wealthiest nation per head within the OECD, the grouping of the world's richest countries.


text: Hello, This squirrel season I've not seen but one. I shot it. Even in Wabash Town, where they usually thrive, they're not near as thick as previous years. Been hearing the coyotes pretty close, but I've heard that before and it didn't really affect the squirrel population. (The rabbit population was a different story). I almost wonder if there was a decrease in town and the woodland critters migrated that way for scraps. Still plenty of deer, to the point I'm thinking of popping one or a few this year to thin the home herd. Just the squirrels, and to a point, chipmunks, have disappeared. I'm hoping for a light dusting of snow here soon so I can track with more certainty. It's been unseasonably warm. It's near December and still reaching into the 60s some days, so I doubt it's a food issue. Good yield from the apple tree this year too. Plenty for the squirrel, deer, and whatever else. Figure I'll start spreading food in a clearing to see what I can come up with. Help everything through the winter, too. As I teach part-time, I can come up with all sorts of stale biscuits and such from students who work at fast-food joints. The fat content and carbs should help all the critters through the winter. But I'm off on a tangent. Anyone know what's happening with the squirrels? Is this countywide, Indiana-wide, or nationwide? I'd be interested in hearing from folks in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky as well as Indiana. Thanks! Josh


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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by geeman2, Mar 20, 2010.
Does anyone know if it really is the new blx or the old school wilson 6.0 85?
he uses the k90. theres a thread where someone has federer's actual racket and posts pictures
What a troll
Another thread about this? Grrr... We need to encourage use of the search feature. This has been discussed ad nauseam.
He uses a 1978 Dunlop Maxply McEnroe painted to look like BLX.
The Dunlop Maxply McEnroe was 1982 model that was released December 1981.
I think we should hire a mod that delete newbie's thread about Federer's racquet, I've been here since 2004 and it's getting annoying!
I guess you don't get it, he has a Donnay Borg Pro painted to look like a 1978 Maxply McEnroe (Which was purely a prototype design exclusively for McEnroe - he worked with Dunlop for several years before teh retail version shipped) Then he paints the BLX paintjob on top of that to really throw everybody off.
For all I know there may even be a 4th and 5th layer of paint on that thing, maybe he actually isn't even using a racquet, maybe it's just a magic wand painted to look like a racquet.
No no, you all got it wrong
Fed uses a paintjob of the new Babolat Pure Drive GT Tour ltd. edt.
In every match, he starts with a Wilson T2000, changes to a Prince Woodie, toys with a Weed, and ends with a Davis Imperial - all skillfully painted to look like a BLX 90....
Errr... I thought he was using a Rossignol F200 painted as a BLX Tour 90... ;-)
are you sure it isnt a supermegaultra prostaff 9000?
His old racquet was the PS85, if you search youtube you can find some older matches where he's using the 85. I believe he used this racquet when he beat Sampras at Wimbledon in 01. I believe it was sometime in 2002 or late 2001 where he switched to a 90.
He switched from 85 to a 90 around 2002.
He doesn't use the K90 either.
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What does our generation owe to generations yet unborn? ...there is an order in the universe which must be respected, and... the human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the well-being of future generations.
There is a growing threat to the environment, to the vegetation, animals, water and air. Sacred Scripture hands us the image of Cain who rejects his responsibility: 'Am I my brother's keeper?' The Bible shows the human person as his brother's keeper and the guardian of creation which has been entrusted to him.
I cannot fail to note once again that the poor constitute the modern challenge, especially for the well-off of our planet, where millions of people live in inhuman conditions and many are literally dying of hunger. It is not possible to announce God the Father to these brothers and sisters without taking on the responsibility of building a more just society in the name of Christ.
But responsibility likewise falls on the legislators who have promoted and approved abortion laws, and, to the extent that they have a say in the matter, on the administrators of the health-care centers where abortions are performed. In this sense abortion goes beyond the responsibility of individuals and beyond the harm done to them, and takes on a distinctly social dimension. It is a most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be societys promoters and defenders.
The drama of AIDS threatens not just some nations or societies, but the whole of humanity. It knows no frontiers of geography, race, age or social condition(calling) for a supreme effort of international cooperation on the part of government, the world medical and scientific community and all those who exercise influence in developing a sense of more responsibility in society.
Faced with today's problems and disappointments , many people will try to escape from their responsibility. Escape in selfishness, escape in sexual pleasure, escape in drugs, escape in violence, escape in indifference and cynical attitudes. I propose to you the option of love, which is the opposite of escape.
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Guwahati, April 12: Doctors at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital have refused to abide by the Kamrup (metro) administrations directive to forcibly feed the fasting wives of Ulfa militants, lest it lead to health complications rather than do them any good.
Force-feeding is possible only when a patient shows a certain degree of willingness to take food. We cannot do it with these women because they are determined not to consume solid food. They have reacted aggressively whenever we have tried to advise them to end their fast. Use of force could lead to serious medical complications, Dr M.M. Deka, principal and chief superintendent of the hospital, told The Telegraph.
Wives of six of the Ulfa militants who went missing from Bhutan during the December 2003 flushout operation by the royal army have been fasting since March 21 to pressure the government into revealing the whereabouts of their husbands. The women are also demanding resumption of the peace process with Ulfa. All six women were arrested in the wee hours of March 30 and shifted to the GMCH a day later.
Admitting that the condition of the fasting women was deteriorating rapidly, Deka said the impact of starvation on their bodies was there for all to see. The GMCH has had to procure intra-parenteral fluid from Calcutta to keep the women alive. A single bottle costs Rs 2,300.
Irom Sharmila from Manipur, who has been on hungerstrike since November 2000, is being kept alive on liquids inserted through a nose pipe. Her campaign is against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations have allegedly been using as a licence to harass, maim and kill civilians.
Kamrup deputy commissioner Avinash Joshi said the decision to ask doctors to forcibly feed the wives of missing Ulfa militants was taken by the home department. Under the law, no citizen of India can be allowed to end his/her life. The fast-unto-death by these women is seen as an attempt to commit suicide.
Deka said the GMCH had requested the district administration to apprise it of the legal implications of force-feeding. If force feeding becomes inevitable, doctors have to know the legal aspects of it, he added.
As the debate continued over how to make the women end their fast, the Tarun Gogoi government filed an affidavit in Gauhati High Court, stating that the Indian and Bhutanese armies transferred custody of 198 Ulfa members, 69 from the National Democratic Front of Nagaland and 32 of their children to Assam between December 20, 2003, and February 21, 2004.
The affidavit was filed by S.K. Roy, joint secretary of the political (A) department, in a pending litigation pertaining to the whereabouts of missing Ulfa and NDFB members.
Justice A.H. Saikia and Justice Hrishikesh Roy conducted the hearing. The court had also asked Delhi to file an affidavit, but the latter sought more time to do so. The final hearing is slated for May 2.


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I was talking with a friend about the Macbook Air. What is the percieved likelihood of success of a laptop without any drives. I know I rarely use my CD/DVD drive except to play DVDs. This year I upgraded to Quicken 2008 from Quicken 2005 and did so using an online download instead of physical installation disk. Is this going to be common in the future.


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Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
August 28, 2008
Have you ever sat down to a meal, and had just one too many bites past the "full" point? Perhaps it was at an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, or maybe you couldn't resist your mom's famous pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving dinner. For most people, such a type of eating occurs only once in a great while. But for some, it becomes a way of life and may happen on a daily basis. At that point, it may develop into an eating disorder called binge eating.
What is Binge Eating Disorder?
People that have a binge eating disorder will often consume an unusually large quantity of food at one time, and they generally have the feeling of being out of control during these eating binges.
Individuals with binge eating disorder might also exhibit the behaviors of eating very rapidly during the binges, eating when they do not need to eat, eating through hunger and to the point where they actually feel very uncomfortably full and even bloated.
People with binge eating disorder will often wish to eat their food alone due to a feeling of embarrassment. They might also experience emotions of disgust at themselves and feel depressed and guilty about their overeating.
What causes Binge Eating?
There is no set reason or explanation for what causes a binge eating disorder to arise in an otherwise healthy person. Depression could be a factor as it has been discovered that over half of the people who have (or have had) a binge eating disorder experienced depression.
Dieting could be another reason for developing a binge eating disorder: a person may miss a meal completely to try to lose weight and then compensate for it by overeating. Dieters might also be avoiding some of their favorite foods and again have the tendency to compensate for this by overeating. Of course the reason for dieting may also indicate an underlying factor that leads to binge eating or other types of eating disorders.
Some individuals might have emotional difficulties and not be able to handle their feelings well. When they become sad, angry, anxious, bored, worried or stressed they reach for their comforting food and binge eat.
It has also been discovered that there are behaviors that are more common in people with a binge eating disorder, including consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, possessing impulsive behaviors, not thinking rationally, and having a feeling of not being in control.
What can result from Binge Eating Disorder?
The health issues relating to binge eating disorders can be numerous. Often the person becomes severely depressed due to their overeating habits, develops trouble sleeping, experiences mood swings, suffers from stress related problems and may even have thoughts of suicide.
In addition, people with binge eating disorder can gain weight quickly. This can eventually lead to obesity which in turn results in added health issues including high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, diseases of the gallbladder, diabetes and some types of cancer, just to name a few.
Are there any treatment options?
Thankfully, there are treatments available for binge eating disorders. One such option is cognitive behavioral therapy. This type of therapy teaches sufferers how to keep track of what they are eating and how to alter their eating habits. It also teaches them how to cope better with a stressful situation without having to reach for food and it encourages them to feel better about their bodies and their weight.
Interpersonal psychotherapy is another treatment option. This therapy helps the person concerned to take a look at his or her relationships with family members and friends and to make alterations to certain situations involving those relationships. Behavior-based therapy can aid people in regulating their emotions.
As binge eating disorder becomes more well-known and recognizable, support groups have formed to help those suffering. These groups show those affected that they are not alone and that there are other people in their same situation.
What can you do?
If you or someone you love is suffering from binge eating disorder, the first step is to reach out for help. You may want to visit your doctor or other healthcare provider, who can point you in the right direction. There are also a number of eating disorder associations that have been established to help, including the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). A simple online search can lead you to this and other groups dedicated to helping those who are suffering from an eating disorder.


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Baron Davis G FA 3 years ago
Baron Davis is still attempting to make a comeback in the NBA, and said that he'd love to return to the Cavaliers.
Davis is a highly entertaining personality and it would be great to see him latch on with a team, but it's not going to happen. The 35-year-old said that he's still not 100 percent after tearing his ACL and MCL two years ago, and we're more likely to see him return as an assistant coach than a player.
Baron Davis G FA 4 years ago
Baron Davis says he's working out in an attempt to return to the NBA this season.
"My whole thing is to get in the best shape of my life and by September or October be ready to showcase my talent and try out for whoever I need to try out for," Davis said. "I think the most important thing is being in shape." The former All-Star spent last season out of the game after blowing out his knee in the 2012 playoffs and we're very skeptical he'll find a lasting spot on a roster this fall.
Baron Davis G FA 4 years ago
Baron Davis is working out and may be attempting an NBA comeback, according to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News.
Deveney's source acknowledges that a B-Diddy comeback is a "longshot," which is kind. He is 34 years old coming off major surgery to repair a torn ACL, MCL and patella tendon, and he struggled with back pain and conditioning issues prior to blowing out his knee. We'll have plenty of advance warning if an NBA team considers signing him.
Baron Davis G FA 5 years ago
Baron Davis (knee surgery) will work for the Knicks in an "advisory capacity" next season, as well as helping the team with charity work, in-game entertainment, and possibly scouting.
Baron will miss the entire 2012-13 season while he rehabs from a torn right ACL, MCL and patella tendon, but he still plans to mount a comeback in the NBA. In spite of his multi-faceted involvement with the Knicks this year, he's not expected to be given an official title.
Baron Davis G FA 5 years ago
Unrestricted free agent Baron Davis (knee surgery) will remain with the Knicks in "some capacity," his agent told ESPN New York.
New York "won't re-sign Davis as a player" since he's expected to miss most, if not all of the 2012-13 season, but "management has approached him about staying on board." Davis is said to be "very excited about the opportunity," which is believed to be a mentor role behind the scenes. Although Davis still wants to make a comeback and is currently walking without a knee brace or crutches, he's still got a long way to go.
Baron Davis G FA 5 years ago
Baron Davis (torn ACL and MCL) reportedly "intends to return to the league this season," but his lengthy rehab may force him to wait until 2013-14.
"I'm feeling good, getting there," Baron said on Sunday. "A lot of rehab. A lot of rehab." He apparently looked "trim and healthy" while hosting a charity event last weekend, but a healthy dose of skepticism is required when it comes to Baron's health and conditioning -- it would be stunning to see him on a basketball court before next summer.
Baron Davis G FA 5 years ago
Baron Davis (knee surgery) said that he has no plans to retire.
"I don't know how long (for the brace and crutch), but once I am done, it's on to rehab," he said. "I am coming back." Davis said that he would welcome the opportunity to return to the Knicks when he's healthy enough to play, but that's still very far away at this point. After undergoing reconstructive surgery in May, Davis is expected to miss at least 12 months.
Baron Davis G FA 6 years ago
Baron Davis underwent right knee surgery Thursday.
Davis, 33, is now facing 12 months of rehab after tearing his ACL, MCL and patella tendon. He's also dealt with back woes, weight problems and declining effectiveness over the last few seasons. Davis' NBA career is in jeopardy.
Baron Davis G FA 6 years ago
In addition to the partial tear of Baron Davis' right patella tendon, an MRI revealed a complete tear of the ACL and MCL in his knee.
Baron Davis G FA 6 years ago
Baron Davis has been diagnosed with a dislocated right patella (kneecap) and will undergo further testing for structural damage.
It's hard to imagine Baron not needing surgery, which would put his future in the NBA in doubt given his age and injury history. For now, the team will rely on Mike Bibby and Toney Douglas, with Jeremy Lin potentially available if New York forces Game 5.


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Ive always thought hotels are innately dramatic places. Is it the constant comings and goings of people, the potential for chance encounters and illicit rendezvous, the certainty that behind every door another couples ongoing story of love/hate/treachery/passion is being played out?
Neil Simon wrote a whole play called Plaza Suite about a cast of characters staying at the New York Plaza Hotel. It is very funny. As is its West Coast counterpart, California Suite, which includes the most brilliantly barbed repartee between Jane Fonda and Alan Alda as divorcees, and Maggie Smith and Michael Caine as a couple in Los Angeles for the Academy Awards, for which she has been nominated for a Best Actress award. (In real life, Maggie Smith won Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film, which is probably the happiest case of dramatic irony ever.)
For pathos, Tennessee Williams Sweet Bird of Youth, which just opened on Broadway starring Diane Lane, is surely the most urgently tragic play set in a hotel. Tennessee Williams spent much of his later life holed up in hotel rooms, so he knows a thing or two about their enclosed dramas.
For much of the duration of Sweet Bird of Youth, its two protagonists, a gigolo aptly named Chance Wayne and a washed-up movie star travelling incognito as Princess Kosmonopolis (played superbly in the film by Paul Newman and Geraldine Page) spar and seduce each other in the claustrophobic environs of a hotel in Chances Florida hometown of St Cloud. Its like watching two anacondas coil round each other in a booze-filled dance of courtship and manipulation.
The play is being revived at the Old Vic next Spring starring Kim Cattrall.
Sooner than that, The Hotel Plays, a new production by Defibrillator Theatre company, pays tribute to Tennessee Williams affinity for the hotel room drama, by taking over three suites across three floors of the Grange Holborn Hotel to stage three previously unseen plays by Williams, Green Eyes, The Travelling Companion and Sunburst. Its a fantastic idea and wonderfully executed. It only runs until 27 October, so make sure you book in fast. (www.thehotelplays.com)


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The perfect fitting room has good lighting, comfortable design and an ambience that puts shoppers in a positive mood for trying on clothes and parting with their money. In most Toronto fitting rooms, of course, the opposite holds true. Usually tucked at the back of the store, this vital part of the consumer experience is often cramped, dirty and poorly designed — primarily because for many retailers the changing room is an afterthought in a business plan that dedicates maximum space to displaying merchandise. The city's luxe designer stores boast the Taj Mahals of fitting rooms, of course — The Platinum Suites at The Room at the Bay and the private shopping suites at the flagship Holt Renfrew on Bloor Street offer wonderful environments for trying on clothes ... read more
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I am linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced today to show you a project I am working on. I haven't worked on this one in a long time. It's the 2011 Fat Quarter Shop Block of the Month. I finally sewed two more blocks this past week.
Here is block number 7. It went together smoothly and I am happy with it. :)
The fabric packs are generous and I have a lot of good scraps left over which I plan to use in my Farmer's Wife quilt. I have about 22 blocks sewn but I don't like it being so scrappy so I am starting over and sewing it matchy-matchy.
Here are the first 6 blocks that I posted about almost a year ago! I really want to get this quilt finished so hopefully by linking up with Lee's WIP Wednesday it will spur me on. If you want to see some more WIPs click the "WIP Wednesday" button near the top of my button bar on the right of my blog. ---->
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A fluid inclusion study of Au-W stratiform mineralization at Orlik near Humpolec, Czechoslovakia
Ďuršová, Jana; Sztacho, Petr; Dubessy, Jean
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 4 Number 5 (1992), p. 965 - 976
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published: Oct 14, 1992
manuscript accepted: Feb 4, 1992
manuscript received: Jul 16, 1991
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/4/5/0965
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Abstract Gold-scheelite mineralization occurs in polyphase, high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Moldanubicum in the core of the Bohemian Massif near the contact with the Variscan Central Moldanubian pluton in SE Bohemia. The stratiform ore-bearing zone is cross-cut by younger pegmatite veins of Variscan age. Fluid inclusions were studied by microthermometry and micro-Raman analysis in quartz, apatite and scheelite. H2O-CO2 fluids (CO2 < 50 mol.%, ch4 < 3 mol.%, n2 < 2 mol.%, and h2s -rich fluids (CH4 < 24 mol.% and n2 < 26 mol.%) with very low density (th ch4 (v) from -137.8 to -118.7 °c, d 2 kbar to < 1 kbar) and input of a new fluid (CH4-rich) along the tectonically weakened zone. Crystallization of scheelite (at T 360-390 °C and P < 0.7 kbar) was probably caused by the change of oxidation state (CO2 to CH4) in the ore-bearing zone. The precipitation of gold and maldonite (Au2Bi) occurred after scheelite crystallization at temperatures lower than 373 °C (the upper thermal stability of maldonite).
fluid inclusions • scheelite • gold • metamorphism • Bohemian Massif.


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I am proud to announce that Heart of the School has been nominated as one of the best Educational Blogs in 2016! This is in UKEd Magazine, and the blog is featured alongside teacher's blogs. Thank you to everyone who has contributed stories to Heart – all your hard work has been acknowledged! Please do keep your contributions coming in – everything from lessons you teach on information literacy to displays you put up. It is really important to show the breadth of things that school librarians do – we don't just stamp books, we have a vital role to play in educating children. If you wish to read the UKEd magazine with the nomination in, then you can download it from here. Thank you everyone – and keep it coming! We passionately want to show that school librarians make a difference to every school!
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Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award
The Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award is a joint venture between the School Library Association and the CILIP School Libraries Group. As well as promoting the work and achievements of pupils within their school libraries, work which involves dedication and commitment but which often goes unnoticed and unrewarded, it also highlights the benefits and values of the school librarian.
Do you have a pupil librarian who could become the Pupil Librarian of the Year 2017?
Someone who is reliable, volunteers regularly and who has made a difference to the library, being a role model for others?
Someone who is an example of the synergy between a school library and the pupils?
Why not nominate them?
Watch out for more details when the award opens on September 19th
The award is supported by a number of leading children's books publishers and the company, Authors Aloud UK, and judged by a panel of leading figures from the children's book world and school library community.
For further information including nomination forms, contact details and sponsorship: http://libpupilaward.wixsite.com/home
About the CILIP School Libraries Group
The School Libraries Group (SLG) of CILIP affirms that school libraries and school library services are fundamental to the development of a literate population able to participate fully in a thriving democracy, culture, civilization and economy. www.cilip.org.uk/slg
About the School Library Association
The School Library Association is an independent charity that believes that every pupil is entitled to effective school library provision. The SLA is committed to supporting everyone involved with school libraries, promoting high quality reading and learning opportunities for all. Website: www.sla.org.uk
Cutting the posts of all School Librarians in Argyll and Bute
School Librarians across the UK have always looked to Scotland as an example of best practice. In Scotland, for years, all school libraries had to be overseen by a chartered school librarian, and were well stocked. Unlike England, where professional qualifications were less and less valued, and the cheapest option often held sway – often with libraries closing altogether. Well, no longer. Argyll and Bute have now decided to do away with ALL of their school librarian posts – but not to worry, they have decided to keep their hanging baskets and municipal flower beds instead. The towns will carry on looking pretty whilst the children lose a valuable educational resource – so that's all right then, isn't it? Children in Argyll and Bute will now be educationally disadvantaged compared to their peers in the rest of Scotland. If like me, you think this is certainly NOT all right, please protest. Write to the council, and please do sign this petition to Save Scotland's School Libraries.
Being Me – book resource pack around being different
The CILIP School Libraries Group have produced another excellent book pack, following on from the World War One resource pack. This time the theme is 'Being Me', and it centres around difference and disability. The books cover a wide range of subjects, with questions and exercises suitable for all reading groups. Primary as well as secondary books are included, as well as poetry. SLG members can download the pack for free from the CILIPSLG website here; non members (and members) can buy a beautifully produced pack at a very reasonable price. Details on the flyer here. Please contact Sarah Masters for more details.
Reading for Pleasure video
This is a great new video from MLS. It is not about advertising their product though, it is about promoting reading for pleasure. I was one of the people who helped with the ideas. Enjoy! You have permission to show it wherever you need it. Apply to MLS for any other permissions.
Save Scotland's School Libraries
Watch this brilliant video about all the great work that school librarians in Scotland do. Their jobs are under threat. So when you've watched, please sign the petition here. But hurry! You only have until the 16th to sign the petition. The campaign group Save Scotland's School Libraries has organised a rally in Edinburgh this Saturday (17th). Let's do all we can to help!
Why spend money on the Library? – Marcus Alexander
SLN – are you a member yet?
Most – though not all – of Heart's readers know about SLN (School Librarian's Network) and are members of this Yahoo Group. Most of the work on Heart comes from members of SLN. However, if you are a school librarian anywhere in the world, and you are not a member, you are missing out on a fantastic source of support and CPD. The group was set up by Elizabeth Bentley, who is on the SLG Committee, more than 10 years ago. The group runs as a completely free chatroom where we can exchange ideas, put those questions that only another librarian colleague can answer, and have the occasional moan! The group also has a large collection of very useful files. If you would like to join, create a Yahoo profile which includes the fact that you are a school librarian. Then send a blank email to this address and Elizabeth will join you up.
It is a closed group, but it doesn't take too long for you to be approved. Then you can join the most lively and informative online group of school librarians I have ever come across. You will still need your Yahoo Profile to access the files. See you there!
Carnegie and Greenaway winners – and all that fuss!
Congratulations to Jon Klassen for winning the Greenaway Medal with 'This is not my hat' and Kevin Brooks for winning the Carnegie with 'Bunker Diaries'. You can read more about the winning books on the official page. However, you can't have missed the controversy surrounding the Bunker Diaries, with some newspapers deeming it unfit to be read by children, too disturbing and damaging, whilst others took the completely opposing view. Here are the links, judge for yourselves.
Telegraph: 'Why wish this book on a child?'
Guardian: 'Why teenagers need bleak books' and 'Why we're glad the Bunker Diaries won the Carnegie'
Also Shoo Rayner, children's novelist, believes that the Carnegie has taken the wrong turn, and that the Carnegie Medal should be for children's, and not young adult, books. It has caused a Twitter storm from angry YA authors and librarians – read his post here.
And finally, Barbara Band, CILIP President and school librarian made an excellent speech about school libraries on announcement day, advocating for school libraries. Read her blog post which includes the speech in full here, or watch it on Vimeo here.
Let us know what you think – at least it has got people reading the book, and commenting, if nothing else!
Report: The Impact of School Libraries on Learning
This is an excellent and important research paper, for us all to use for advocacy. Good research showing that a good school library does impact results. It also tells us what a good school library looks like. Also good for showing headteachers why they should keep/why they should have a library. And finally the report highlights the importance of digital resources, and the place they have to play in a good school library. Essential reading for all of us!


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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West turn down USD 3mln North West photo deal
The new parents, who welcomed their first child on June 15 and are yet to share any photo of their baby, were given the offer by an Australian magazine, Us magazine reported.
An insider told the publication that the rapper has been adamant about not having the baby on the show.
The source asserted that West was serious when he said North isn't America's baby, so he may not give in to any mega money deals.


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Karinya Mountain Cottage - Mt Victoria
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Karinya aboriginal word for "peaceful home" is a beautiful, cosy mountains cottage in Mount Victoria. It was built in the 1920's and has been renovated to retain its old world charm and to provide all the modern conveniences.
Karinya is set on the high side of a quiet street with views towards Kanimbla Valley. It is open, light filled and very relaxing. Perfect for a family or group of friends who just want to soak up some mountain atmosphere.
It has 2 double bedrooms and the old veranda has been built-in to provide another bedroom with single beds at either end. Linen is all provided so just unpack and settle in.
The living area has 2 couches, a TV and DVD player and lots of games.
The kitchen has all the amenities that you might need – microwave, oven, lots of utensils.
Relax on the back veranda and soak up the sun while you watch the kids play in the fully fenced backyard, or sit on the front veranda and watch the colours change as the sun sets in the Kanimbla Valley.
Stroll up to the Village for a lazy breakfast at Petalura, cruise around the various gift shops or watch a movie at the Mt Vic Flicks. If the aim is for more activity, there are numerous walks from the front doorstep or for rockclimbing, canyoning or mountain biking the locations are endless Ask for details on secret locations or guide books.
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Karinya is the ideal starting point for a visit further west and to Jenolan caves.
Blackheath is a few minutes drive away with its shops and restaurants or visit Katoomba with its tourist attractions like Scenic World, the Three Sisters and Edge cinema.
After all the sightseeing, Karinya will be waiting for you to unwind again
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Skip to comments.Obama on Meet the Press: Im not driven by some ideological agenda.
Posted on 12/30/2012 12:34:31 PM PST by Nachum
President Obama turned up on NBCs Meet the Press for the first time since the passage of ObamaCare, and gave exactly the performance that every veteran Obama-watcher would have expected: a bitter, intransigent partisan claiming to be the only non-partisan, non-ideological participant in the fiscal cliff drama. Im not driven by some ideological agenda Im a pretty practical guy, he explicitly stated, offering his past four years in office as evidence.
Its too bad Meet the Press doesnt have a laugh track. Obamas interviewer, David Gregory, was willing to flagrantly violate D.C. gun laws to beat up on NRA executive Wayne LaPierre, but when President Obama takes the stage to drop insane howlers like that, Americas top outlaw journalist just sits quietly and nods. In truth, nothing about Obamas record in office, re-election campaign, or fiscal cliff policy has been even slightly non-partisan or non-ideological. This kind of posturing gives partisanship and ideology a bad name voters do band together into parties and vote for candidates based upon their campaign promises, after all. Whether or not either position is correct, a Republicans ideological commitment to low taxes is no more illegitimate than Barack Obamas stern ideological commitment to raising them.
They say that their biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way, but the way theyre behaving is that their only priority is making sure that the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are protected. That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme, the President lied shamelessly about his Republican opponents, breezily ignoring all those calls for genuine fiscal responsibility and spending restraint from the other side of the aisle. No one who has spent more than ten seconds actually listening to Republicans talk about the fiscal cliff could fairly
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Doubleplusgood duckspeak. Pushes for gay marriage but isn't driven by an ideological agenda. Shamelessly pushes gun control following the Newtown massacre but isn't driven by an ideological agenda. Invites the Muslim Brotherhood to the White House but isn't driven by an ideological agenda. Bows before tyrants but isn't driven by an ideological agenda. Fawns towards the Russian leadership, saying he will have "more flexibility" in this his new term, but isn't . . . one should have the idea by now.
Maybe all three?
"A Snake Is A Snake, Is A Snake"
I was once told a joke about a snake that was found in the snow, he was freezing from the cold, a young man found him and was afraid to pick him up because he was a snake. The snake started begging the young man to help him get warm because he was so cold. The snake told the young man that he could put him under his his shirt next to his body, so he could get warm; the young man told him no, because he was a snake, that bite people. well the snake begged and pleaded and promised not to bite him if he helped him. So, against the young mans better judgement, he picked up the snake that was almost frozen, rubbed him and put him under his shirt to keep warm. The snake enjoyed the warmth of the young man body, the snake got so warm and comfortable, that he remembered that he was a snake and bit the young man. As he was dying the young man asked the snake why he had biten him and the snake replied, I'm sorry I couldn't help myself, then with a smile, he said " you knew I was a snake".
"Obama on Meet the Press: Im not driven by some ideological agenda.
No. I completely agree. You're not driven by just some ideological agenda. You're driven by a Marxist ideological agenda.
Please don't lower horses down to that level! They deserve better associations. :-)
communism to its followers is a religion not merely an Ideological agenda and I have no doubt Mr. Obama is a communist
Looks like you were right. No mention at all about gun control or Gregory's(punk) violation of DC gun laws. I am surprised that 0bamugabe didn't take the opportunity.
There is ssome pretty sincere speculation he is a fourth; that having to do with other males.
The state of Communism today. Be one, deny you're one, everything's copacetic, comrade!
He is driven by nothing but the ideological agenda he learned growing up.
Listen to him!?! I can't stand the sight of this f'ing nimrod!
Is Obama Gay?
Most assuredly. To great vexation, I've personally encountered these dupes.
sad, right?
They probably would have liked to punk the people complaining about Gregory, but maybe figured that they'd also be exposing a lot more viewers to it.
Meet the depressed, more sh## comin at ya from the a##clown and chief
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Patna, Nov. 24: Stung by the Congress spurning his overture for a poll understanding in Gujarat, Ram Vilas Paswan has decided not to campaign for secular forces led by the party in the state.
The Congress had offered the Bihar Dalit leader only one seat in Gujarat on the ground that his Lok Janshakti Party had no presence in the state.
Paswan, a former NDA minister who says he quit in protest against the Gujarat riots, is shocked by the Congress move. He claims he had earned the respect of the minorities in Bihar, a fact that could have helped consolidate the anti-BJP front. If the Congress thinks the Dalit votes are sticking to it, it is in total illusion. I wanted to go in for a token fight and my partys presence would have strengthened the secular forces. But the Congress offer is humiliating, he said.
I am not taking it personally, but the Congress certainly is not playing national politics. Instead, (it is) more focused on party interests, a reason which might have deterred it from backing the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh when (the) Mayavati government was falling apart, he added.
There is no point in fighting on my own in Gujarat. But I am not giving up or softening my anti-BJP tirade, Paswan said.


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10/22/08 BR- describe one interesting thing that you learned on the field trip yesterday. Today : Understanding the Purpose and Content of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Make sure to hand in scavenger hunts from yesterday! Story of Osiris summary/cartoon is due on Thursday!.
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Today: Understanding the Purpose and Content of the Egyptian Book of the Dead
What we call the Egyptian Book of the Dead was known to the Egyptians as Reu nu pert em hru translated that means "The Chapters of coming forth by day." It is a collection of chapters made up of magic spells and formulas. It was illustrated and written on papyrus. These papyri were commissioned by the deceased before their death. Like most products these text came in different qualities. You could commission the finest quality papyrus money could buy or you could purchase one "off the rack" and have a scribe fill in the blanks with your name.
This collection of funerary chapters began to appear in Egyptian tombs around 1600 BC. It can be thought of as the deceased's guidebook to a happy afterlife. The text was intended to be read by the deceased during their journey into the Underworld. It enabled the deceased to overcome obstacles and not lose their way. It did this by teaching passwords, giving clues, and revealing routes that would allow the deceased to answer questions and navigate around hazards. It would grant the help and protection of the gods while proclaiming the deceased's identity with the gods. The Papyrus of Ani is one of the finest and most complete examples of this type of Egyptian funerary text to survive. The Papyrus of Ani now resides in The British Museum, London.
Servants are dragging a chest on which Anubis is sitting, inside the chest is
more of Ani's worldly possessions or perhaps his canopic jars. All of these objects
will be placed in the tomb for his use in the afterlife. In front of them are eight male
mourners dressed in white. Ani's mummy rides on a funerary boat which is being
drawn by oxen. Very hard to see in this picture are the goddesses Isis and
Nephthys who are usually shown in this scene protecting the dead. Ani's wife
mourns at his side. The man wearing a leopard skin and turned back towards Ani's
mummy is a priest, he is burning incense.
The mummy stands before the entrance of his tomb, in the of women in clothed in blue are a party of paid, professional mourners who wail and pat dirt on their heads. This was an Egyptian show of mourning. The cow and calf are food offerings that will be used for the funeral feast.
protective embrace of Anubis. The two women are probably family
members, they are patting dirt on their heads, this was a sign of
mourning. Behind them are three priests. The priest wearing the
leopard skin (a sign of priesthood) burns incense and presents
offerings of food and drink, while the other two are about to perform
the important ceremony of "opening of the mouth." This ceremony
was thought to restore the mummy's ability to see, breathe, eat and
-The passage into the afterlife was a series of challenges.
-The book was your "cheat code" to get you through each stage.
Like you saw above this is where the heart was "weighed" but, the book could offer spells to help balance the equation.
O my heart which I had from my mother! O my heart of different ages! Do not stand up as a witness against me, do not be opposed to me in the tribunal, do not be hostile to me in the presence of the keeper of the balance, for you are my ka which was in my body, the protector who made my members hale. Go forth to the happy place whereto we speed, do not tell lies about me in the presence of the god; it is indeed well that you should hear!
On the journey to the fields of peace, the person's soul would have to pass by several guardians or gatekeepers using secret words.
The third gate: the name of its gatekeeper is 'One who eats the Putrefaction of his Posterior'; the name of its guardian is 'Alert of Face'; the name of the announcer in it is 'Gateway'.Words spoken by the Osiris-[name], the justified, when arriving at the gate: 'I am the secret one of the cloudburst, the one who separated the Two Companions. It is in order that I might drive away evil from Osiris that I have come. I am the one who clothed his own standard, who emerges in the Wereret-Crown. I have established offerings in Abydos. Open the way for me in Rosetjau because I have relieved the sickness in Osiris. I have painted his perch. Make way for me so that he might shine in Rosetjau.
In the final stage the person had to make 42 "negative confessions." The book would help them make these confessions.
Wide-of-stride who comes from On: I have not done evil.
Flame-grasper who comes from Kheraha: I have not robbed.
Long-nosed who comes from Khmun: I have not coveted.
Shadow-eater who comes from the cave: I have not stolen.
Savage-faced who comes from Rosetjau: I have not killed people...
Describe what the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" was and what it was used for.


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I'm Peter Sebestyen and these are my favorite sports:
swimming and soccer. My favorite soccer clubs are Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich. On Barcelona my favorite player is Lionel Messi, on Chelsea it is Fernando Torres and on Bayern Munich my favorite one is Bastian Schweinsteiger.
As I said above, my favorite sports are soccer and swimming; I also like road hockey. I swim on the Windsor Essex Swim Team (WEST) but don't play soccer nor hockey. My mom said that if I get good grades I could play soccer and still swim at WEST! I play road hockey with my neighbors usually on the weekends and evenings. I love sports!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Today my two favorite soccer teams are fighting to go to the finals of Champions league 2013. Barcelona vs Bayern Munich are in the semi-finals and I can not wait to get home and sit down with a bag of popcorn to watch 90 minutes straight!!!
New Art!
Today we learned a new type of art, called 2 point perspective art. I really like it and find it very cool and interesting. I am really enjoying this kind of art and I think it is the best type
I ever did.
This is a picture of a 2 point perspective art that looks fantastic!
Voices in the Park
Today we read a book called "Voices In The Park" . I liked this book because of the imporant message we learnt from it. It was a valuable lesson. The book had 4 parts, my group (group 6) read the first part and it was about a boy named Charlie, his mother and Victoria, the dog.
Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg was born on July 4, 1883 and died in December 1970. He invented the "Rube Goldberg Machine". What a machine!!! Mr. Goldberg must have been a VERY smart man. Maybe one day I will invent something like this and I will be FAMOUS!!! That would be VERY COOL!!!! My grandkids and great-grandkids would be very proud of me!!!!
Boston Bruins Are In The Semi-Finals!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was the best comeback ever in the history of NHL. The Bruins were loosing 4-1 in the 3rd period but Boston got it together and took the lead 5-4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And they were going crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were so happy that they are in the Semi-finals!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD JOB!!!
Victoria Day!!!!!!!
Sunday before Victoria Day I went swimming at my friends' house. We also played road hockey during the day. The next day, on Victoria Day, I had to do a 4 island map and a sketch book for my teacher. My 4 islands were Loompa Island, Fifa land, Food island and Candy land.
I also slept in every morning!!! It was a great weekend!!!
I also slept in every morning!!! It was a great weekend!!!
These Are My Tagxedos!!!!!!!!