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By Austin Miller, OleMissSports.comOXFORD, Miss. — At the premiere of the ESPN Films documentary "The Book of Manning," Billy Van Devender shared a special moment with former roommate and good friend Archie Manning. In partnership with Ole Miss athletics, the Van Devender and Manning families made significant contributions to the Forward Together campaign to rename the indoor football practice facility the Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center."It was very emotional," Van Devender said. "My wife, Mollie, and I were there, and my children were there. Archie and Olivia did not know that it was going to be named after them. They walked in the room, and there were a lot of moist eyes in the room. Everybody was excited and emotionally charged. They were very appreciative of it. It's a great tribute to them. "I've always believed that, 'to whom much is given, much is expected.' Everyone says they want to give back, and that's what I'm trying to do here. I feel strongly that we have the right leadership at Ole Miss, and I know that head football coach Hugh Freeze is not only interested in winning football games, but he's genuinely interested in the student-athletes who we're recruiting and playing football. He wants them to be good examples and good citizens when they leave Ole Miss."A three-year letterman at the Monster Man position for head coach John Vaught's Ole Miss football team (1968-70), Van Devender graduated from The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He received his MBA in 1973 from Southern Methodist University, and then joined the Central Intelligence Agency.After four years with the CIA, he moved back to Mississippi to begin his business career, which began in the oil and gas industry, followed by investments in real estate development and the forest products industry, where his family is now primarily in timber management and lumber manufacturing. The Ole Miss chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honored him with its Distinguished American Award in November 2013."I was not a great football player," Van Devender said. "But I enjoyed it, and it taught me a lot about discipline, hard work and perseverance, and those are the keys I believe to being successful. I have been able to use the gifts that God has given me and have developed a systematic way to approach challenges that has helped me be successful in my business career and life in general. Of course, my wife, Mollie, and my children have always been very supportive."That's the reason why I want to instill those things in our student-athletes and be an example for those who have graduated from Ole Miss, not only in their careers, but those who participate in athletics. I want Ole Miss to be successful. I want our administration, athletes and students to be successful."Van Devender has great confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Dan Jones and Athletics Director Ross Bjork. He noted their character, integrity and willingness to do the right thing in academics and athletics.He is also excited about the future, as he said the Forward Together Campaign is going to take Ole Miss into the 21st Century and serve it well for the next 100 years."It's fantastic to see all of the facility improvements," Van Devender said. "They make the campus look even more beautiful. The arena, parking garage and the addition to the stadium are certainly things that we need to keep the momentum going and continue to have money and ideas flow into Ole Miss. Those three areas are important to our growth and moving forward."College teammates and roommates, Van Devender and Manning connected when they arrived at Ole Miss as freshmen and remain close. Van Devender was Manning's best man at his wedding, and he and Mollie have been to several games over the respective collegiate and professional careers of Cooper, Peyton and Eli Manning, including all four Super Bowls. "It has had a tremendous impact on me that we were good, close friends. Watching Archie, the way he performed, how humble he was, and how he was always looking out for other people provided a personal role model," Van Devender said. "He never boasted about himself and was always careful in the way he conducted himself. He is a true Southern gentleman. I learned a lot from being his roommate, from his personality, to his character, to his faith."We have had a really good life — both of our families. There is a lot of love and respect for one another, and that's the basis of our relationship. We will continue to be friends for the rest of our lives and I'm glad we were able to enjoy this moment together at Ole Miss for the Manning Center dedication."Austin Miller is a writer and blogger for OleMissSports.com. He joined the staff in June 2013 after serving as sports editor of the Daily Mississippian. Follow him on Twitter @austinkmiller.


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Each year the Arbor Day Foundation recognizes outstanding individuals, environmental leaders, and innovative organizations for their sustainable conservation efforts on an international, national, state and community level through the Arbor Day Awards Program. The 2014 Arbor Day Awards were presented April 26 at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center in Nebraska City. During May we'll highlight the award winners.
Rachel Carson Award—Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD):
The Rachel Carson Award recognizes programs, individuals or organizations whose exemplary leadership and efforts guide the nurturing of young children's inborn sense of wonder about the natural world.
LAUSD is taking a national leadership role in making meaningful connections with nature part of the daily lives of the children it serves. Through the creation of Nature Explore Classrooms at these centers, asphalt playground areas are converted into nature-based learning environments. The projects enable children to connect with the natural world as a regular part of their healthy growth and development.
The Classrooms feature learning stations with hands-on activities, music, climbing and crawling, building, art, and gardening.
The impact of the experience is evident in the first classroom that was completed three years ago. Children are calmer and more focused on learning, have fewer injuries and improved problem-solving skills.
The district has committed to develop 11 Early Education Center Nature Explore Classrooms in areas that lack parks and green space. Three Nature Explore Classrooms are in operation, eight are currently in design, and many more are planned for the future.
Are you aware of an outstanding individual or organization that is an exemplary steward of our Earth? If so, please consider nominating them for our 2015 Arbor Day Awards.

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|Recommended Reading & Viewing about Direct Instruction
Links to a downloadable PDF book and video about Direct instruction.
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|Education That Works: The Child is Always Right
What would happen if we assumed the student is always right? That it's the teaching not the students that needs revision? For thirty years, an unheralded group of ''behavior analysts'' have been doing just that! Their research has demonstrated that all students (''special ed,'' low IQ, disadvantaged, non-English speaking, many problem behavior students, most ''slow learners'' and many ''Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) children) can learn at roughly the same rate, though they begin and end at different levels. The following article explores the current teaching system and how effective methods of teaching can be applied to improve the education system.
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|Getting Along at School
This article relates to creating relationships at school. All grade school newcomers face these adjustments to being on their own. They develop new ways to fit in, get their measure of attention, and deal with a new school, new friends and sometimes new enemies. But many need to be taught the strategies of making friends, cooperating in a class, and working out problems with classmates.
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|Helping with School Skills
This article focuses on the importance of school and how to keep your children motivated and successful.Adults looking back on their childhood realize that school success was a critical ingredient of day-to-day happiness. If you can help your child/teen in this important part of his or her life, what a gift it is! School is such a large part of a teen's life that if it isn't going well, it clouds almost all other activities.
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|Magical Thinking
Today many students believe they might make it even to enormous financial success just by luck, or by skill in sports, or by knowing the right people. It's a possibility promoted by contests on TV and in the news. So without incentives to focus attention on the learning at hand, many students become victims of magical thinking about success, and they develop unrealistic views of how luck will carry them through.
|Tags: parenting, school, sports
|Management Styles in the Classroom
Nice, short overview of classroom management by Glenn Latham
|Tags: classroom management, behavior, behavior analysis, education, special education
|Raising Good Kids in Tough Times: Don't Miss Graduation
This article discusses the importance of attending a child's graduation. Whether you are the parent or just one of the extended family, you should go. Not so that years later they will remember you attended, as you remember who attended yours, but to provide the encouragement a child needs for the next step.
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|Raising Good Kids in Tough Times: The First Day Back at School
The first day back to school is still a few days away, but some attention now will pay dividends later - especially if your child is starting a new school or is a five or six-year-old starting school for the first time.
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|Raising Good Kids in Tough Times: The School Morning Rush to Send-Off
Ask your average parents to name their most difficult time of day, and if they have schoolage children, they will vote overwhelmingly for the morning rush.
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|Talking with Kids: The Early Years
Even before your child can talk to you, what, how often, and how much you say to your child can have a profound impact on their language and learning abilities later. Researchers at the University of Kansas have found that the number and quality of the words a child hears in the early years of life have a tremendous impact on the fundamental circuits in the human brain. A child's vocabulary development is closely tied to their early language experiences and to their ability to think rationally, solve problems, and reason abstractly.
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If you don't find a trade, and decide to sell the Wild Oasis, I'm very interested in buying it. Depending on price, of course. : )
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Sebelius Visits Relief Shelter - May 2007
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius visits a relief shelter in Haviland, Kansas, to speak with storm survivors, like Rhonda Engelken, her grandson Brandon Boyles, 5, and son Shane Engelken, all of Greensburg, Kansas, Sunday, May 6, 2007. A powerful tornado ripped through the small town. CHRIS OBERHOLTZ / MCT


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Total Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of the Total group is the Industry leader in petroleum distribution and marketing in the Nigerian downstream sector.
The main contact person of the Finance division in respect of internal control issues
Effective monitoring of fixed cost to ensure that expenditures are kept within approved budgetary provisions.
Timely rendition of monthly reports to Territorial Accounts Unit of Final Account Department.
Ensure timely replenishment of petty cash imprest to support the day to day petty cash expenses of the sales area
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By Doree and Michael
Incoming kindergarteners and students of all grades who are new to Seattle Public Schools can get a head start on the enrollment process for next year starting on Monday. Early Enrollment goes through Jan. 31, 2012.
SPS enrollment facilitators will be at several Seattle Public Library locations and neighborhood community centers from Oct. 3-25 to help parents fill out forms and answer questions. You can also enroll your child during Seattle Public Schools' Family and Community Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Garfield High School (interpreters provided).
Early enrollment allows families to avoid long lines during the busy spring and summer enrollment periods. While early enrollment does not impact where a student is assigned to school – under the new student assignment plan, assignment is based on the student's home address – it is offered as a convenience to families, enabling them to get the enrollment paperwork completed ahead of time.
In addition, families who have students enrolling early – as well as existing students – will receive their school assignment notification in early 2012, prior to the Open Enrollment period in the spring. Students may apply to attend a different school of their choice during Open Enrollment.
The earliest enrollment is 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3 at the Ballard Library, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. The Queen Anne enrollment takes place Oct. 25 at the Queen Anne Library at 400 W. Garfield St.
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Another stats-filled gem from Advertising Age's Brian Steinberg on how in addition to decent Nielsen ratings, Glee has spawned big music sales and a tour.
Whereas shows such as "Grey's Anatomy" weave in pop music and can boost a band, "Glee" produces its own music that can be sold for revenue. And sales are going strong.
- "Glee: The Music, Volume 2" has sold 472,086 copies to date and is currently No. 22 on Billboard's Top 200 chart
- "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" has sold 677,571 copies to date and is currently No. 27 on Billboard's Top 200 chart
To date, there have been 4,284,998 downloads of "Glee" songs [presumably for purchase - the article goes into more detail about top iTunes performers]


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'Confident Empowered Woman's inSpirations' provides a gateway back home to you through a variety of inSpirations guiding you to your power.
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Daemen College : Offices & Services : Campus Safety : Emergencies
In the event an emergency should arise on campus, the following procedures
should be followed:
Daemen College is located in a community that has been ranked (over the years) among the top 5 "safest communities of its size" in the nation.
See the US Department of Education web site for crime statistics as filed by colleges and universities.
Family Care Medical center, located at 61 Maple Rd. in Williamsville is the primary health care provider (non-emergency situations) for Daemen College students enrolled in the Daemen College Student Health Insurance Program.
61 Maple Rd.
Williamsville, NY 14221
Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. - Noon
Saturday 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (walk in, no appointment needed)
Those students covered by insurance other than the Daemen College plan can use the medical services at either of the following: (Students should call first to make sure their insurance is accepted.)
3980 Sheridan Dr.
Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 929-2800
Seven days a week 10:00am - 10:00pm
MedFirst is located at the foot of Campus Drive (at Sheridan Drive) in the Dent Tower. Go around to the left side of the building, ground floor.
AfterHours Care
1185 Sweet Home Rd.
Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 656-0040 Call for a same day appointment.
Monday - Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 12pm - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
That's the best way to really get a feel for what Daemen is all about!
Daemen is located in suburban Amherst, New York just minutes away from
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The Western New York Service Learning Coalition, located on Daemen's campus serves as a conduit for community organizations seeking service-learning students.
Founders Walkway
Paving the path to Rosary Hall, the walkway allows donors to permanently inscribe a brick memorializing a special loved one, occasion or dedication.
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Amazon: LEGO City Cargo Truck Toy Building Set $25.12, Barbie Mariposa Playset $22.99 + More
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 at 6:46 am.
Head over to Amazon where you can get a great deal on several different toys! These toys are all the lowest prices they have been and all have great ratings! Plus, these toys ship FREE with Super Saver Shipping on a $35+ purchase OR snag FREE 2-day shipping (no minimum) with Amazon Prime (check out this post for more information on how to score a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime).
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I have been holding out, waiting for a low price on the recharger pack. Is this as low as it will go? Has anyone ever seen it lower?
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How do I know if my leap pad is a 2 or not I bought them last year.
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Gig Anecdotes is updated regularly, and is dedicated to preserving and sharing the experiences of today's working musician. Lots of music stories: wedding gigs, agents, life on the road, recording sessions, gig horror stories.. and all of these funny gig stories are submitted by our readers! Click ADD YOUR ANECDOTE! to add your story.
It was my first gig with my first band. I was 15 years old, as well as the two others in my band, guitarist and bassist; I was the drummer.
I met the guitarist when he tripped and fell on me in gradeschool, a rather portly fellow. I met the bassist some years later when I was 15. I called him one day, having gotten his phone number from a friend (who told me he rides around on a painted van halen-splatter-style womans bike), to buy a fifteen chunk of pot. I used change from a tootsie roll piggy bank, went to the store with the whole bank taped up in my backpack and exchanged it for dollar bills. We met, not even knowing what each other looked like up until meeting. We smoked in the park and he asked me if I play music, to which I responded, no. He said that I looked like a drummer and asked me if I wanted to come back to his house and jam. I was very reluctant and refused on multiple occasions. After more smoking, I said that I WOULD in fact come back to his house to play drums, having never played before.
I didn't know much about him, but we walked to his house, just a few blocks away. We walked through the driveway and into the detached garage in the back. We walked in and the jamming space was small: A horde. It was then that I discovered he was a speed user, which made his funk bass even quicker. I sat behind the drums a bit overwhelmed and somehow learned to play right then and right there.
Fast forward about a month, and we have compiled about 15 or 16 originals, no covers. The bass playing is crazy and all over the place, it's complicated and it is noodly, and funk-style, and punk style, all the while shrouded in a forced 'poppiness', with flat crackly teen vocals over it. The guitar playing was more of an apathetic accentuation of the bass playing, due to the fact that the guitarist didn't really want to play, or even be there, most of the time.
We have an older homosexual, stoner, rear neighbor who always hears us play and thinks that we are really good, most of the time. This neighbor is a several-times-a-day customer of a large coffee chain conglomerate located just 30 feet from his house, just across the street. He said that he had talked to the shop and they both wanted us to do a set, on his driveway, in mid-day, on a weekday, with the outdoor patio section facing towards us. A kind enough sentiment. We accepted.
The day of the show comes around and I get to skip school entirely to play this show. I get to the bassists house and we begin the somewhat arduous process of carrying all of our gear around most of the block in a big U-shape, or C-shape, ETC. We run everything through extension cords from the inside of this mans house. We have a big carpet set up, and everything is fine, despite the massive unevenness of his driveway. We start playing the first song and I was hoping some people would come over and stand on the driveway or the front lawn and make it feel like a real show. But no one did. Throughout the entire show. The experience felt very separated, especially since people were just coming and going.
After the first song was over some people clapped and cheered, I remember seeing a woman smiling. After the second song, less people clapped and/or cheered. After the third, no one. Fourth: stares like, "Okay, you guys can stop now... I'm trying to have my coffee and surf the web on my laptop and/or study, and listen to my MP3 player. Okaaaaay, please stop..."
After the fifth or sixth song or so, two drunk local homeless men show up on bikes, the only ones to actually watch us from a distance of 10 feet or so the entire time. They are friends of the bassist, who mind you is only 15. They wait for the break in the songs and one of them says that HE wants to play drums. I chuckle and hand the sticks over, as he had told me before that he was a jazz drummer of about 30 years or so. The bassist shoots into a little walk-around, bluesy number. The guitar improvises. And the drums kick in. Absolutely amazing. His style, his touch, his snare hand (traditional grip), bass emphasis, ride work (that really jazzy, fast, flowy, odd timing ETC.) and hi hat click all amazing. His timing: impeccable.
He and his buddy were obviously already drunk at 1 PM, and in hindsight, I think someone at the coffee shop may have called the cops on them, possibly thinking they were harassing us. After this little jam was finished, he insisted on still playing drums, so they play one more short one, where he drums a little more rock-like, definitely played in some rock bands of the 70s. After the short number, he still wants to play. But the bassist said not to be an asshole and let me play. So he did. Anyway we play another short number, and finish that off. Just then my mom and dad pull up across the street and watch us begin the next. They do not get out of the car, they just sit there, staring sideways at their second born and his band play for two homeless drunks and an annoyed coffee shop. Midway through this song, the police pull up right in front of the house, but we don't stop playing. They start talking to the two homeless gentlemen, one officer moving the bikes aside. Before we know it, the two are being searched and it doesn't take long until a bag of meth is produced from the jazz drummers friends' pocket, and he probably has some tallboys in his backpack. They pull out the handcuffs and he starts yelling at the cops and at his friend and at the people on the coffee shop patio. We don't stop playing. He is forcibly put into submission for attempting to resist the cuffing; he is horizontal, face down on the pavement, with a knee in his back and a hand pushing his head into the concrete while being cuffed. We don't stop playing. He is brought to his feet and they push him into the car. The cops close the door and get in, turning on the siren, driving off. We don't stop playing. They turn the corner at the end of the block just as we stop playing. Everyone has a laugh, the band, my mom and dad, the patio, the neighbor, and even the other homeless guy, at the thought that we just played an arrest.
The other homeless guy rides off on his bike shortly thereafter, and we play a few more. And when we are done, people clap, probably out of courtesy and anticipation of us stopping. I walk over to my mom and dad, and talk with them for one minute, then they drive away. We carry all the gear back in the U-shape, or C-shape to the bassists house, laughing still at the scenario, knowing we will always remember this.


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Snow Hill quarterback Hunter Deutsch scrambles behind the line against James M Bennett on Friday night at County Stadium.
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Last week, I went 4-0 with my picks. On the year, I'm 27-14.James M. Bennett (2-5) at Stephen Decatur (4-3)
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A.B.D. University of Louisiana Lafayette
M.A. Northwestern State University
M.L.S. Vanderbilt University
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Lillian Purdy specializes in Early American literature, focusing on women writers within the period as well as writers of the Realist and Naturalist period. In 2007, she presented a paper at the British Women Writer's Conference on "Fanny Trollope and Travel Writing". She is currently writing her dissertation on the role of marriage in four utopian novels. At LC, she was awarded "Teacher of the Year" for the years 2003 and 2005. She is faculty co-sponsor for Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society as well as co-sponsor for the Freshman Dean's List Honors Society. She coordinates library orders for the department and serves as the English area representative for at risk English majors. She teaches both components of freshman English, American Writers, American Novel, Early American Literature, American Realists and Naturalists, and Southern Literature.


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Rock N' Roll Diary: December 3
Carter Alan / WZLX.com December 3, 2012 12:01 AM
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Happy birthday to Ozzy Osbourne, who nearly died in an ATV accident in his vast English backyard. He ran into an old bomb crater from what war?
Answer: World War II
Here's the rest of today's Rock N' Roll Diary!
- 1965: A Beatles concert in Glasgow, Scotland marks the start of the band's last English tour … That same night at a concert in Sacramento, Keith Richards is knocked out by electric shock when his guitar hits the microphone stand.
- 1971: A casino in Montreux, Switzerland burns during a Frank Zappa gig prompting the writing of "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple who planned to record at the venue the next night.
- 1976: While shooting publicity photos for the Animals tour, Pink Floyd's famous stage prop, a 40-foot inflatable pig, breaks free from its moorings and soars to 18,000 feet, later landing miles away in a pasture in Kent (appropriately enough).
- 1979: Eleven fans die in the crush of the crowd at a Who concert in River Front Coliseum in Cincinnati.
- 1986: Judas Priest and CBS Records are sued. The suit alleges that two fans shot themselves because they listened to the band's music for six hours.
From the WZLX ticket stash…The Guess Who played Hynes Auditorium in 1971…In '73 it was The Who at the Boston Garden with Lynyrd Skynyrd opening…Greg Allman played the Music Hall in 1974…Two years later Black Sabbath was at the same venue…And in 1978 Foreigner played the Boston Garden.


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Release Date: 04/30/2012
Synopsis: All over the world secular rationalist governments and judicial authorities have been challenged by increasingly forceful claims made on behalf of divine law. For those who believe that reason--not faith--should be the basis of politics and the law, proponents of divine law raise theoretical and practical concerns that must be addressed seriously and respectfully. As Mark J. Lutz makes plain in this illuminating book, they have an important ally in Plato, whose long neglected Laws provides an eye-opening analysis of the relation between political philosophy and religion and a powerful defense of political rationalism.Plato mounts his case, Lutz reveals, through a productive dialogue between his Athenian Stranger and various devout citizens that begins by exploring the common ground between them, but ultimately establishes the authority of rational political philosophy to guide the law. The result will fascinate not only political theorists but also scholars at all levels with an interest in the intersection of religion and politics or in the questions that surround ethics and civic education.
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is warning of severe and unacceptable effects on the U.S. military if Congress doesn't end the automatic spending cuts slated to slice $52 billion from the defense budget for 2014.
Hagel says in a letter sent Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee leaders that the budget reductions would reduce the size, readiness and technological superiority of the military.
The defense secretary says this would place "at much greater risk" the country's ability to meet national security requirements.
Hagel says the Defense Department hopes to avoid a second year of furloughs of civilian personnel during the 2014 budget year that begins Oct. 1.
But he says if the cuts stay in effect, the department will have to consider involuntary reductions in force to reduce personnel costs.
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The past week has been a rough one. Eli has been sick, like, miserably sick. As soon as he seemed like he was turning a corner, he would make a u-turn and get sicker instead. He got to enjoy his first ER visit on Wednesday followed by a pediatrician visit yesterday and is now on antibiotics for the first time. He's also about this close to cutting a tooth. Two actually, but one is closer than the other, it seems.
And that paragraph about covers my entire week. Well, that and we went to the zoo. But otherwise, that is literally everything that happened.
I love being this child's mother so very much. I love that right now our finances and my job give me the flexibility to be home with my sick child. I don't for a moment want to sound ungrateful for that. And I do not mean to complain about him being sick, though I know I have done my share of that. I wouldn't exchange anything for the ability to be home with my child when he is unwell. Or the rest of the time, for that matter.
But I find that something feels off in my life. And maybe it's just because he has needed so much more attention this week and I have had little time for anything else. Or maybe it's because I'm not working much right now (I work Friday and then not at all until January, not by choice, but by lack of people taking vacation time). But I'm feeling like somewhere along the line, I've lost myself.
I was reading through my own twitter stream tonight, at the suggestion of the internet, to assess how much I'd been bitching about my child being sick (verdict: a lot. My bad.) and I noticed something. Every tweet is about him. Obviously it's not the greatest assessment of my life since I do occasionally do things that I do not document on twitter, but Facebook is similar, my text messages are similar. I don't see anything related to me anywhere. Thinking back upon recent days, I can't remember the last time I did something I wanted to do, or something that was just fun for me.
I'm trying to remember who I am in all of this. I think I've just always been embedded in projects. First it was teaching and getting into grad school. Then it was grad school. Now it's motherhood. I get so engrossed in these activities that they come to completely define me. And it was a seamless transition from grad school to motherhood, what with the conclusion of one and the start of another happening on the same day. But I'm left wondering what's left of me.
I no longer seem to have hobbies. Nap time is pumping time or cleaning time or nap time for me too. Eli's bed time is much the same, as well as alone time with my husband. I am trying to remember what I used to do before Eli. I used to read. I used to bake. I used to be passionate about politics. I used to be into exercise and cooking. Now I am into my baby.
It's not that that's not a good thing. It's not that I don't love being his mother, because I do, with every single fiber of my being. I want to be clear about this, because some day if he reads these words, I want him to know that I truly love spending time with him. That I love watching him learn new things and grow and change. That he brings me immeasurable joy each and every day.
But I also want his mother to have a personality, an identity outside of him, because I don't think this is healthy for either of us. I don't want to just be Elijah's mom, I also want to be Katie.
I just don't yet know where to start to rediscover myself.
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Read Mean Moms Rule. Seriously. I was actually thinking about you as I was reading the first couple of chapters.
Katie i think of life as an evolution of reading a book. We start out as babies and as we grow and change or focus changes too, we are tuning pages quickly. I have been married 20 years and have children that are 18 (19 next month) and 16. When I started dating my husband i had a great job that made good money. We got married, job started sucking – quit job, got new job, got pregnant, miscarried, then got pregnant again. I was very sick throughout my pregnancy and never went back after i was put on maternity leave. My focus was my growing family. Then the kids hit school age – volunteering and sports and new hobbies became the focus. Then the kids are older and less dependent, pto president, in charge of lots of school projects and still chasing kids – then they both were in middle school and a job found me that i love.
I am 5 years into my job and still love it. I have the flexibilty to still be the mom that is involved – but i have me time too. My husband and i have always been so close and best friends and we have a ton of fun together. We have a freshman away at college and a super busy junior in high school. We support our kids and help them do anything they ask – but, we made them smart and independent and capable of doing anything they set their minds too.
In two years we will have two kids away at college – 3 hours away in opposite directions. Then our focus will be on something new – it all evolves as we grow and turn the pages of our book and move onto new chapters.
Does every parent have days where they wonder what they did before kids – sure we do, but most of us wouldn't change a thing. I suffered through the babies being sick – my 16 year old is sick now and advised to stay home from school. He won't stay home because he is busy and passionate about school and the things he loves. I remember those times my babies were sick and i was helpless to make them better – now i look back on those times as some of the greatest memories. I was able to be there to hug them and hold them and rock them and let them know they always had me to depend on – and at 16 and 18 – they still have days they want their mommy!!
So everything you are experiencing is just part of the life book that is unfolding before you. You are kinda reading a smudged book dealing with the anxiety (i suffer very much) and you will have trials and errors, but you will be okay. Eli will be great and you too will remember these days. Just look at eli and picture him driving, cause it will feel like it will happen tomorrow! Don't be so hard on yourself!!!
Love and prayers to you and yours!!
Try not to be too hard on yourself! Our babies are the same age and I'm the EXACT same when it comes to 'me time' I used to do lots of things but just now it's all about Aoife. I also find just now I'm greedy for the time I get to spend with her before I go back to work in the new year. Don't listen to people who criticise your twitter feed – dealing with a sick baby is hard work and it's good to let that grumpiness and irritation out like that because then you can go back and calmly look after your boy. We've not had real illness yet, it's bad enough just dealing with us both having the cold and her teething so my heart has been really going out to you. Sending big hugs to you both, xxx.
Before we had kids, I, too, worried we would lose "me-ness", and at times, it seems I have. My thoughts steer back to my children, and Mr. Apron and I have to work to have a conversation not about the silly/annoying things they did today. While I may be pumping or cleaning or napping when they're napping, there are also times when I have somehow miraculously earned free time (both babies napping for a long time, at the same time!), and there isn't laundry, and there aren't dishes or diapers to do, and I still struggle to find myself. I'm not sure sometimes what I would do if I had that time. Slowly, I've tried to put baking back into the mix, or a little crafting. But it's hard. I hope as they become less physically needy, I'll be able to regain more of myself.
Being a mom of a small child IS your world. That makes you a good mom! It will get better as he gets less needy and more independent. In the meantime, cut yourself some slack. Being a mom is hard, and we're totally allowed to whine/talk about it all the time
Hey Katie, I'm not a mom but I follow you via your blog and Twitter. Just wanted to give you some encouragement – I know it's been a tough week for you but hopefully Eli gets well soon & you can breathe a little easier! Your son seems like an awesome baby (and is such a cutie!) so although the last week has been bad, it's a small amount of time in the grand scheme of things. Perspective, she is elusive in the thick of things.
Anyways, love reading your writing & watching Eli grow up – hope the end of your week is better than the first half. Hang in there!
Oh Katie, I totally feel you on this. I'm currently struggling with the marked difference in personal time that I have. By the time I get home I have less than an hour to spend with Moe before he's asleep and then I have to eat, wash pump parts, do laundry, talk to my husband and before I know it it's 10pm and I'm exhausted. I don't know when I'm supposed to have me time anymore except for at work, and while I love my job, it's not exactly my hobby, you know? It's all so hard, and I think the first year is sort of like that for most moms. I've heard it gets better! xo
This first year of parenting is so intense, it really does consume you. But once he is walking and starting to talk, space will open up for "you" again. I found it was best for me to submit to parenting that first year, it helped alleviate the guilt. I went back to work full time when my girls were six months old but really they still consumed most of my thoughts, I just did my best to "fake it" and act like I had other interests. I managed my message pretty carefully and tried not to complain, but rather to be factual when asked. Parenting talk can be a spiral of negativity and I didn't want to participate in that. It's a dirty little secret of parenting that those little people do and should become the center of your life. We parents *are* their whole lives, we control every aspect of their existence when in those first years, we should be fully engaged in them. "With great power comes great responsibility" or something to that effect.
This is the hardest job you'll ever do, so it's ok that it feels hard sometimes. That he's always on your means you are doing it right, but if you are getting flack for talking about it too much then do a little message management for the masses. I think you are a great mom and that Eli is a lucky little guy to have you be such a present and loving parent.
Hi, Katie,
I came across your blog while googling my book (which I do weekly to see who's talking about me,if anyone!) and your first commenter's suggestion — to read Mean Moms Rule — came up. Selfishly, of course, I have to say she's right — read my book! You know, in your spare time! But I read through your post and I agree with other commenters in that you should give yourself a whole bucket of slack right now. The first year IS intense. That your son is always on your mind, particularly when he's sick or it's otherwise been a pain in the butt few days, is normal. But. But. It's NOT good for you,or in the long run for him, if that's ALL that's ever on your mind. You can be present for your son, and still be YOU. I think you were smart to check your Twitter feed and see that — yep! — it's been all about Eli this week. The trick is to recognize and temper that tendency, and to NOT feel guilty about it. As your son grows and needs you less and less in small and gradually bigger ways, you need to rely more on what made you tick as a person and a woman. And HE needs to see that. We all want our children to grow up to be healthy, separate, individual persons, yes? Best way to start that process is to model it yourself!
Go easy on yourself!
Denise Schipani, aka The Mean Mom


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There remain unanswered questions about why some Democratic legislators cut out Gov. Brad Henry from the budget process this year.
Was it simply good ol' boy politics? Was it leftover residue from last year's budget agreement? Is there a legislative plan or strategy among Democrats they haven't shared with the rest of us? Why all the dissension?
(For the record, Okie Funk supported the $3,000 raises for teachers last year. The raises were pushed by Senate Democrats and weren't initially supported by Henry, who wanted $1,200 raises for teachers. Okie Funk gave full credit to Senate leaders for the raises.)
Henry has vetoed the bulk of the bill. The governor did approve supplemental funding for education to meet all the costs associated with last year's teacher raises. The veto ultimately asks this question: Do legislators forge ahead with accelerated tax cuts that may created a financial disaster for the state during the next major economic downturn or do they keep the tax cuts on their initial schedule and appropriately fund all our educational systems?
This much is clear: Henry is the leading Democrat in the state. He won a landslide victory over former U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook last November. His approval rating, according to polls, is nearly 70 percent. Voters expect and want him to be part of the state's budget process.
The vetoed budget reduces the state income tax to 5.25 percent in 2009 instead of 2010 as originally scheduled in the 2006 budget. The budget would reduce state revenues by $15.3 million in 2008 and $74.3 million in 2009.
There are legitimate arguments on both sides about whether to eliminate the state's income tax, as Okie Funk has argued for years, but if the tax is eventually eliminated then lost revenue will have to come from added sales and property taxes. How do you want to pay for the state's schools and roads? We do need schools. We do need roads.
Will Henry's veto be overridden? The initial votes on the budget in the House and Senate were overwhelmingly bipartisan. If that holds, then yes, the budget will prevail.
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Attebury's Pub starts brunch this weekend
Bring on the Benedicts:Attebury's Pub in St. Francis debuts its brunch this weekend.
It starts serving at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and continues through 4 p.m. I hear the menu tops out at $10.50 for eggs Benedict, with other breakfasty entrees like stuffed French toast, corned beef hash and three kinds of pancakes. Sandwiches and salads will be available as well.
Attebury's opened in March in the old Carleton Grange building, 3807 S. Packard Ave. Its grand opening is May 21 -- outdoors, if the weather cooperates -- with live music from noon to 8 p.m. and grilling.
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A short Story by Brent Allsop
It all started with some powerful AM radio messages being broadcast to earth interrupting large AM radio station broadcasts around the world. The powerful radio signals were on the same frequencies as 43 "clear channel" AM radio stations around the world. Each of the radio stations was interrupted by a broadcast in the same language as the station so most of the major peoples of the earth could here the broadcasts in their own native language. The same female voice was used for all the different broadcasts. The mastery of each language was clearly flawless. Each language version of the messages wasn't an exact translation – but took into consideration the culture of the people broadcasting the AM signal being interrupted. They were very polite.
"Greetings People of Earth." it began.
"We originated on a planet orbiting a star that is 85 of your light years from your sun. We are overjoyed to discover that we are not the only intelligent life in the universe. We come in peace and look forward to learning from you and sharing what we may to help you."
The final sentence of the first message said: "This message will be repeated <N> more times after which a new message will start." where <N> was a count down number indicating the message would be repeated for a total of 24 hours.
After the final broadcast of the indicated number of repeats the message changed to this:
"These messages are being broadcast from a messenger ship that will be about 1.2 of your light years away when you first start receiving them. This vessel is traveling towards you at near 5% the speed of light. With our best effort this messenger ship will be able to arrive in your solar system in about 40 of your earth years. Consider this message a knock on your door and a request to come and visit."
"Initially, you can communicate with us via these AM radio stations we've interrupted. But you can send us just about any signal and format you feel best. We will continue intently listening and should be able to decipher just about anything you send to us. Like you we are restricted to communicating at the speed of light so until we get closer it will take about 2 of your years before you receive our direct replies to your questions. In the mean time we will be sending more information we think will be interesting and valuable to you. We will attempt to anticipate and answer questions you may have. We will also be asking more questions and excitedly awaiting receiving your replies and anything else you would like to send to us."
Each of the different languages being broadcast on the interrupting frequencies also indicated a different but near AM frequency that would then be used for all future transmissions so as not to further interrupt existing Earth based AM station broadcasts. Again, the final sentence was a "This message will be repeated <N> more times after which this radio station frequency will no longer be interrupted." indicating the message would again be repeated for 24 hours.
12 hours before these station-interrupting messages stopped the nearby frequency broadcasts started with this message:
"This frequency will be used for further broadcasts. We apologize if there are week broadcasts that we can't yet detect that will be interrupted by our broadcasting on this frequency." And again a final sentence indicating how many more times the message will be repeated before the subsequent communication will start.
After both these countdowns reached zero this message started on the new non interrupting frequencies:
"We originated on a planet in a binary star system we believe you recently discovered has a 'Jupiter class planet' orbiting one of its stars. The star you call 16 Cygnus b does indeed have a planet similar to Jupiter orbiting it. Our original planet orbits the other star in this binary system you call "16 Cygnus a". They included a reference to the date, time, and frequency a radio program was aired that contained this piece of information. They also gave more detail about other planets in this binary star system.
"We first detected radio broadcasts from earth that were transmitted about 25 of your years ago. As we progress and get closer we are able to receive more and more of your radio broadcasts. From the information we've received so far we've been able to learn quite a lot about earth life. We look forward to learning much more through direct interaction with you as we get closer."
"One of the things we are most surprised about is how close your technology seems to be to surpassing the evolutionary death and slow growth process. As best as we can tell, if you had the will, you could make more effort towards overcoming death and finally eliminate this form of suffering and loss. But instead you seem more interested in or distracted by something you call 'religion'. These "religious beliefs" seem to conflict with your rational science in many ways. You spend much of your time and effort building large and spacious churches and temples. You use these places to worship something you call 'God'. You have a very advanced rational scientific process – yet most of you seem to sincerely believe in some kind of 'spirit' that you think survives beyond death. Please explain to us more about these 'religions' that mean so much to so many of you and why you devote so much time and effort towards them instead of working to overcome death and suffering. Do you realize that had you spent less time on religion and more time on scientific progress during the last 4000 years or more Christopher Columbus might have been traveling to the moon instead of merely to the Americas? Perhaps non of you would be dieing right now, and you might have even discovered us before we discovered you."
"Our civilization highly values life. The last death of a sentient being on our
planet occurred more than 200 earth years ago.
We initially wanted to wait until our messenger ship was closer to you
before making contact. We are aware of
how troubling to some of you some of this information may be. We wanted to be closer to you so we could
better monitor and respond to how some of this information may be taken. But when we discovered how much death and
loss was still occurring on your planet we wanted to contact you early in hopes
that we may be able to help out and stop all this loss of life sooner."
"We've heard a few broadcasts that indicate at least a few of you understand the concept of low temperature preservation of the body when death occurs. You call this 'cryonic preservation'. We possess technology such that we will be able to retrieve the information preserved via such a process. We will be able to restore to immortal life all those that are preserved in such a way. We would recommend a worldwide effort to stop your wars, death sentences and anything else that causes death. And for those that do happen to die before we arrive we would recommend a worldwide effort to attempt to cryonically preserve as many of them as possible. By contacting you early we believe we will be able to help save most of an additional generation that would otherwise be lost had we waited. Every sentient being is valuable beyond measure. Once we arrive we will be able to grant to all – immortal life."
After these initial broadcasts they started teaching us wonderful things. The things they taught us caused the speed of technological process to make a dramatic upturn. These revelations caused a new era of peace and love in the world. It took some time but war, death penalties and so on were dramatically reduced. A huge worldwide effort to cryonically preserve everyone that died was embarked upon. With the help of the new technologies learned through the broadcasts after about 10 years no one else died without the option of being preserved being available to them. There was still the occasional accident and such that caused some deaths to leave nothing to preserve but these types of deaths also were greatly reduced as time went on and technology rapidly progressed.
Each of the nations that had interrupted radio stations used these to talk back to the approaching visitors. There was no end to the questions, pleadings, and greetings that people wanted to communicate to them. Some Governments and Technology institutions set up additional radio broadcasting stations to transmit such things as our DNA makup and the designs of our computer systems as requested early on by the visitors. It was very exciting to have the turn around time between question and response get constantly shorter during the 40 years it took them to reach our solar system.
When they arrived in our solar system they first visited Jupiter. They used Jupiter's atmosphere to help them reduce their astonishing speed. From resources on Jupiter they constructed different ships entirely for the final trip to earth. There was one landing craft for each of the 43 AM stations that were initially interrupted. Huge arenas were selected and constructed to witness the initial landings by as many people as possible.
As requested, all the aged, suffering and dieing people had first access to these visitors. The first thing these visitors did upon landing was to give these dieing people some kind of pill or injection that immediately started healing whatever ailed them. They brought a supply of medication sufficient to help those in desperate need. The landing craft were supplied with additional material and from these materials they created enough immortal life granting pills for all.
In addition to these pills they constructed copies of more and more visitors from the resources supplied. There was a constant stream of alien beings coming from the 43 crafts. These beings went out to meet, help, and talk with everyone they could.
The form of these beings that were produced in the visiting ships was very functional and beautiful to human tastes. They were only about 5 feet tall so as not to induce fear or a feeling of inferiority in humans. They did not look like any aliens of popular earth culture yet they could transform into these or any other forms if asked to do so.
Eventually they started setting up resurrection stations to recover the many bodies that were cryonically preserved. From the time they arrived there was no more death of humans and after about a year most of the cryonically preserved people were completely restored.
Once death and suffering was eliminated from the earth they stopped consuming resources from the earth for their purposes. Instead they made Jupiter their central operating planet. Everything from huge computational complexes, to launching pads for additional ships to go out exploring more space was constructed on Jupiter. They of course visited and created outposts on all 9 planets but they focused on Jupiter.
History was very important to these visitors. They made eternal records of every conceivable piece of historical information. All this data was uploaded to the computational complexes on Jupiter to be permanently stored.
Humans were left to do, as they will. The visitors could grant them almost anything they wanted. And of course the thing everyone wanted most was to become Gods like the visitors. And that is what they became. Together all these ever expanding and growing beings continued to explore the universe and to work towards achieving the impossible.
One of the things that most amused the visitors was how before they showed up there were so many popular stories and religious beliefs about supper beings or aliens. Yet almost none of the supper beings in any of these stories and beliefs were anything like the ones that finally visited. None of these beings placed as their first priority the elimination of all death and suffering as the true visitors did. Such evils as death and suffering truly are incompatible with Deities. If you have one – you cannot have the other finally seems so fundamental and obvious to all of humanity.


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Punjab University will announce the B.COM part I and Part II supplementary result of 2013 on 25th of instant. The Punjab University is the well known university of the Pakistan. It is the oldest university of the country. It was founded in 1882. The old foundation of the university makes this university superior to other universities. It has a large number regular and private student. It has a large faculty. According to the latest notification made officially by the Punjab University the date of the announcement of the supplementary exams result for 2013 of B.COM part I and B.COM part II
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The result of the both parts of the B.COM part one and the second part of the B.COM of supplementary result 2013 will be announced on the 25th of February 2013. This is the official announcement made by the university itself. Now all the students who had taken the B.COM exams in the supplementary session can see their result on the 25th of the February of 2013. After this the admissions for the annual B.COM part I and B.COM Part II will sent. The B.COM exams are held under the Punjab University in which large number students from all over the province take part. The students can privately take part in this exam and there are also many of the colleges which are affiliated to the university. The intermediate passed students can take part in the exams for the B.COM and the student who failed to get through the exams in some of the subjects maximum three, are allowed to reappear in the supplementary exams so that they may clear the B.COM. The B.COM part II exams can be taken after at least one year of the passing year of intermediate. It is a two year degree program.
Here it is again made clear that the supplementary exams result of 2013 for the B.COM part I and B.COM part II will be announced just after a few days on the 25th of the February. The result will be announced on the official website of the Punjab University. The students can see their B.COM supplementary exam result 2013 online on 25th of the February.


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Antigen presentation to CD4 helper T cells is an important step in the development of an immune response. MHC class II-restricted presentation of antigen by B lymphocytes is important for full development of an antibody-based immune response, while class II-restricted antigen presentation by macrophages is critical for macrophage activation and the control of intra-macrophage pathogens, such as F. tularensis. The long-term goal of the laboratory is to gain a better understanding of the cell biology and molecular mechanisms that underlie exogenous antigen processing and MHC class II-restricted antigen presentation.
B lymphocytes – B cell antigen processing occurs subsequent to antigen binding by the B cell receptor (BCR) and can be divided into 3 general steps: antigen-BCR internalization, intracellular antigen processing, and class II-restricted antigen presentation. Presently, Kathleen McCabe (Ph.D. Graduate Student) is working to better define the molecular mechanisms of BCR internalization. Kathleen will also extend the work of Adriana Caballero Muniz (former Student), and establish the impact of BCR signaling on the mechanism of BCR internalization.
Turning to the next step in the antigen pathway, Bhuvana Katkere (Ph.D. Graduate Student) and Sarah Rosa (Technician) are working is to extend the published studies of Lisa Drake (Technician), Tim Gondré-Lewis (former Postdoc) and Erica McGovern (former Student) to further establish the mechanism of BCR-mediated antigen processing. One particular goal is to better define the role of BCR ubiquitination in controlling delivery of antigen-BCR complexes to MIIC-like antigen processing compartments.
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