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D.C. renames Benning Road Bridge after longtime activist Ethel Kennedy
(WJLA) - Members of the Kennedy family celebrated the dedication of a bridge named after Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
The Benning Road Bridge over the Anacostia River in River Terrace Park was re-named for the longtime environmental activist. She is also an advocate for under-served youth in the District.
Like the woman it's named after, the Ethel Kennedy Bridge connects east and west Washington, black and white, rich and poor.
Her son Bobby Kennedy, Jr. said, "She didn't just parachute in, stay a day and then leave. She's been here for 40 years, working for this community."
The dedication ceremony featured praise from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, Congressman Steny Hoyer and Attorney General Eric Holder.
"[She has been] a major positive force in this city for decades," said Hold. "And to be here to honor her for a bridge-naming is one of the highlights of my career."
Ethel Kennedy had resisted previous attempts by D.C. leaders to honor her. "Undeserved," she said. "But I'm very grateful for it. It was a great honor. You know I love Anacostia."
D.C. government officials acknowledge the bridge was officially renamed in 2009 during Mayor Adrian Fenty's administration, but the Kennedy family recently contacted them inquiring why no dedication ceremony had been held.
Kennedy has long been a supporter of the organization Youth Conservation Corps, serving at-risk D.C. youth and focused on cleaning the Anacostia River – over which the bridge crosses.
Earth Conservation Corps worker Keisha Albarega said, "Kids really don't know why it's important to keep [the river] clean, so it makes me frustrated. But I know it is, so I'm doing my job to keep it clean."
Program participants, past and present, said Kennedy often rolled up her own sleeves to help their efforts. One after another, they thanked her.
Many described her humble, can-do attitude: a fun lady, with a feisty personality.
Earth Conservation Corps youth director Lashauntya Moore amused the crowd of family members and dignitaries, detailing her first impression of the Kennedy matriarch.
"We wanted to roll out the red carpet for you. And so as we get on the boat, and we're like grabbing your arm and saying, 'Let me help you.' You're like, 'Get off me. I've got it. I was in a boat before you were born.' And so we were like, okay.. No problem."
Kennedy's late husband was also a champion for civil rights. Just about a mile away, across the river, stands Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
During the ceremony, both federal and local leaders vowed to maintain both sites for generations to come.


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Scenes from the Inauguration of the Yamaha Grand Piano
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Phyllis and Saul Lowitt were honored in Geldbart Auditorium on November 9 for their generous gift of a Yamaha grand piano to the Selby Public Library. Presented by the Selby Library, the Friends of Selby Library, and the Sarasota Music Archive, the event included a performance by soprano Hein Jung, and pianist Grigorios Zamparas followed by a reception with pianist Bob Constantino at the keyboard. The Lowitts' gift represents a major contribution to the cultural life of the community and enables the library to continue providing a venue for high quality performances.
We have one of the largest collections of sheet music, vinyl records, piano rolls, CD's, and other items in the region.
The Sarasota Music Archive's office hours are Monday 10AM-2PM, Tuesday- Thursday 10AM-3PM
Please Call In Advance For Other Times or Donations
Sarasota Music Archive Selby Public Library 1331 First Street Sarasota, FL 34236 Phone: (941) 861-1168 Fax: (941)316-1251

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The respected National Conference of State Legislatures released its New Year's report on the fiscal state of the states. Nationally, the news is bad: 43 states are suffering from lower-than-expected revenues; many face deficits. But the news for New Jersey residents is much worse. We have dug ourselves into the deepest fiscal hole in the country. No other state has a larger deficit (proportionately New York and California have bigger numbers). "Wait a sec," you say, "I thought New Jersey is the highest-income state in the land and 95% of our residents are still employed. How could we be at the bottom in financial management?" The answer is worse than the news. The first thing you need to know is that shock! our last governor broke he r campaign pledge to reduce state spending. Gov. Christine Whitman narrowly won the 1993 election by offering a 30 percent tax cut that would be financed by cutting state spending.
She proceeded with the tax cut, but ignored the spending cuts.
Instead, state spending went from $15 billion in Whitman's first budget to $23 billion in her last budget.
Since she couldn't make up the revenues lost from the tax cut by reduced spending, she turned to borrowed money for operating expenses on a scale never before imagined.
Instead of paying for pensions and road maintenance from tax revenues, the Whitman administration issued bonds and more bonds.
Think about this number: It took New Jersey 210 years to borrow $4 billion; in just the eight Whitman years total debt quadrupled!
Next, you need to understand that the Whitman administration decided to leave the bill for repaying the debt to the next governor.
No state can default on paying bondholders the interest and principle pledged.
But states can work out a repayment schedule that minimizes payments at the start so that the real burden comes later like this year.
Gov. McGreevey must find almost $1 billion more this year than Gov. Whitman had to cough up in her last year.
The fourth part of this lesson is that during the Gold Rush days of the 1990s, New Jersey kept spending and borrowing, but didn't salt anything away for a rainy day.
Well, it's not just raining we have a monsoon.
However, the Whitman administration disdained a rainy day fund, preferring to set out lavish spending plans that have landed Gov. McGreevey's desk.
Here's how you ruin a state's financial health promise goodies you can't afford.
Do people complain that their property taxes are too high?
Well, announce that you're giving them a $1 billion refund called the NJ SAVER and get your mug on the front page signing the law.
Promise to save open space by spending $100 million a year that you don't have.
As you're packing your bags to get out of town, announce a fictional $1 billion surplus, leave the bill for your successors, and take off.
That's what Governor Whitman did and now her Republican cohorts in the Legislature are warning Gov. McGreevey that any postponement of delivering the balance will be called a tax increase.
Talk about chutzpah!
In the last year, Acting Gov. DiFrancesco has commanded the ship of state.
As the recession dawned late last year, Gov.-elect McGreevey kept calling for a "certification of revenues," a quaint phrase with powerful roots.
You see, New Jersey's constitution and laws about spending are based on good sense and conservative principles don't spend money you don't have.
Both Acting Gov. DiFrancesco and the lameduck Republican Legislature went on spending and ordering new spending of money that had disappeared.
So a quick guide to fiscal ruin, brought on by a Republican governor and a Republican Legislature.
For decades Republicans have run under the banner of "fiscal responsibility," "conservative management," 'smaller, smarter government.'
These words had no meaning to Gov. Whitman and to the Republican legislators who enthusiastically endorsed her reckless course.
More troubling, it appears that the administration violated laws designed to prevent such recklessness.
A final insult. New Jersey's governor enjoys a special perk: a box at the Continental Arena to see the Devils, Nets, or The Boss.
Since the Arena is now subsidized by taxpayer funds, it's important that it be run "like a business" (more Republican rhetoric).
Well, it turns out that Governor Whitman left town owing the arena and taxpayers more than $110,000 in catering and liquor bills for personal and family entertaining in just the last three years.
While it won't make much of a dent in projected $2.4 billion deficit, I say we turn that debt over to a collection agency and send a message that elected officials ought to live by their promises, their words, and the laws that govern the rest of us.


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Catholic Charities: Volunteers are needed for food distribution.
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Visual Communication Via Website Graphic Design
Few things in modern history so clearly illustrate the visual communication power of graphic design so well as the war against smoking. In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a requirement for more pronounced visual graphic warnings on cigarette packages. In November of 2010, the push ramped up to include 72 specific advertisement options for 36 unique graphic warning images. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, custom designed graphic warning labels prompted a significant reduction in U.S. and Canadian cigarette consumption (1).
Custom graphic design defines the strength of visual communication. Pictures and images modify consumer beliefs and consumer buying habits. Studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of visual warning labels on American smoking habits establish certain patterns associated with natural image recall. For example: The Viewing duration defines a positive link between eye fixations on advertisement and memory for brands (2)
Website design graphics that promote extended dwell time duration after the viewer first notices the images ensure greater correct brand recall. The quicker the image captures the reader, the longer the dwell time and the better the associated product recall.
Effective Use of Website Graphic Design Geometry in Visual Communication
In a field experiment performed by The ERIC Institute of Education Sciences and designed to examine advertising graphic design, the students noted that housewives tend to perceive advertising graphics with an emotional response. When describing the basic appeal of a specific design graphic, common words used by housewives include:
- Active
- Beautiful
- Graceful
- Happy
- Interesting
- AND Sincere.
Mature housewives also tended to supply favorable ad evaluation regardless of the geometric layout of the ad. However, students and other young people lean toward circular website graphic designs. Point to remember throughout the study is this: Favorable evaluation of the graphic design does not ensure a favorable viewer perception of the advertised product (3). Although the geometric design of a visual communications container presents a better showcase for the product, the actual contents within that container establish the critical appeal most important to your website goals and purposes.
Custom Website Graphics, A practical Fact of Modern Life
With the advent of the Windows computer operating system, Microsoft sealed the value of visual communications during digital activities. American's are consumers of design graphics. From what you read to what you buy and from what you view at the movies to where you go on the Internet, custom graphics play a major role.
In website design, hiring graphic designers with advanced visual skills and intellectual understanding of how images, backgrounds and calls to action work as a single unit determines the success of the website. Modern visual communication professionals must possess:
- Technical Understanding
- Visual Communication Skills
- Experience With Multimedia
- An Eye for Graphics That Prompt Buyer Action
- A Powerful Sense For Fluent Color Flow
- A Firm Grasp on Emerging Communications Applications and Technologies
- AND The Programming Know-how To Make A Seamless Website Experience.
Putting Website Graphics To Work For Your Website
Visual communication design combines research, analysis, conceptual planning, strategy, and practical realization. The best designed custom website graphics integrate cultural expectations and human factors with environmental context and contemporary technologies. Graphic design strategies merge:
- Website objectives with rapid but effective communication
- Information with education
- AND Calls-to-action with efficient consumer focus.
Collaborate with one of the top visual communication design experts in the nation. To contact a DzoneCG Website Graphics Designer, click here.
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377985
- "Eye fixations on advertisements and memory for brands: A model of findings," Wedel M and Pieters R. Marketing Science. 2000;19(4):297–312
- http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED096653


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Helping Students Communicate Effectively
Recently, I witnessed a Twitter conversation that pretty clearly demonstrated that the participants weren't understanding one another very well on a key point. They worked things out, and the discussion ended with no hard feelings, but for a while the atmosphere seemed pretty tense, at least to those of us watching the conversation unfold.
Who the participants were in this particular instance really doesn't matter, but the incident got me thinking about both the importance of effective communication and some of the difficulties involved in achieving it. Both the attitude we bring to a conversation and the means by which it takes place are vitally important.
In the Twitter conversation mentioned above, the two principal participants were able to work things out in part because there's already a relationship—one involving mutual liking and respect—between them. They were also willing to accept one another's explanations of intent, which helped clear up some of the misunderstanding and smoothed ruffled feathers. Both also recognized, I think, some of the difficulties involved in carrying on their discussion in a medium in which posts are limited to 140 characters—a limitation which no doubt contributed to some of the misunderstanding.
What I'm now trying to determine is how best to incorporate ideas about the importance of attitude and medium for good communication into my writing-intensive course in Political Issues this fall. Effective politics requires good communication; conflict is often the result of misunderstanding and/or poor communication. How might I help students identify failures of communication when this is the case? (Not that all conflict necessarily involves misunderstanding. Sometimes there's conflict because the parties understand one another all too well—as those familiar with the Babel fish will know.)
I'll also want to work with students to identify what medium might be most effective for communicating the message they want to convey to their intended audience. Is an Op-Ed piece sufficient? A short blog post? Or would a longer piece (whether in print or online), drawing supporting evidence from a variety of credible sources, be more appropriate?
Helping students identify communications failures and choose an appropriate medium for expressing their ideas may well turn out to be the easier parts of the task, though. The bigger challenge will be to help them develop the attitude of openness that can both aid effective communication and reduce the likelihood of conflict, even if disagreement remains.
In your own experience, what has worked best for helping students to develop open attitudes toward conversation partners and/or to choose the most effective means for expressing their own ideas? Let us know in the comments!
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Oceanic Islands
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How oceanic islands are formed
Most oceanic islands rise from the sea as a result of volcanic activity on the ocean floor. They do not have any links with the continents. Some oceanic islands are built up around one or two volcanic vents while others, like Tahiti, are formed by a whole series of vents. At first such islands are uninhabitable but gradually, as the lava cools, they begin to support life.
It may, however, take hundreds of years for plants and animals to become established. Sometimes, coral islands develop from reefs that form around the volcanic island. The original volcano may sink following movements in the Earth's crust, or because the sea level rose. The coral reefs continue to grow upwards until only a coral atoll remains.


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Kristy Off Shoulder Crochet Blouse
Let your shoulders do the flirting in this sweet crochet lace blouse. It likes maxi skirts that match its vibe, but this beauty also feels right at home with denim. Chic & Trendy. Get all the latest fashion trends when you shop at Xehar Curvy. While supplies last!
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Consistently amazing, over the top stellar food and service. Waitress Aya was fantastic, friendly and made my celiac daughter feel reassured with her steak and potatoes. Gave her two containers of extra mashed potatoes to take home with her leftover steak, and also some prepackaged brownies. "Townie Brownies" are GF (also gave us two other varieties, non GF).
As a GF (Celiac) vegetarian, I never know what I am going to get. What I've gotten here? AMAZING. GF mac and cheese to die for (best I've ever had, and top 5 mac and cheeses EVER), dedicated fryer sweet potato fries, cheesy grits. VERY knowledgeable staff who asked questions when they didn't know, and knew most of the answers to start. Definitely make a reservation!
SO GOOD. when i ordered my sandwich to be gluten free the person taking my order immediately went and got another worker who hand-wrote my order with my allergy, very thorough with the ordering plus the gluten free bread was probably the best gf bread i've had in my life. and they have gluten free brownies :)))
Love the options and knowing I won't feel sick!
Can't say enough good things about this place! Had a gf toasted sandwich it was delicious. The manager even came out and reassumed me that everything would be gf. explained how they would make sure my order would be prepared and cooked separately. All staff were friendly and helpful.
This is really expensive. However, it might be worth it if you get the gluten-free fried chicken - GF fried chicken is almost impossible to find when eating out, and Zingerman's is pretty good.
I haven't had gluten free fried chicken in years! They have dedicated fryers for the chicken, fries, etc. Amazing food! Our server Brian was also amazing!
Server very knowledgable about CD. Food was delicious!
What a find! Lots of GF options and a knowledgeable service team. We went at a very busy time on graduation weekend but it was worth the wait. GF waffles! The sausage was delicious as well. Will be making the hour drive from Toledo as much as we can!
If you like overpriced, small portions and mediocre food, then this is the place for you. Do not mistake this for the original Zingermann
Outstanding !! They have a dedicated fryer and made fried chicken GF wow
Awesome! I had the chili and hand cut frys and both were delicious!! Basically everything had dairy in it, even the eggs, so that limited my selection; be sure to ask if you have a dairy issue as well. We went at brunch time on a Sunday and they still accommodated me no problem even with a line out the door. I wish I lived in MI so I could go back. I will have dreams about the chili.
If you notify them, does food prep using separate equipment.
4.5 stars. Friendly. Overall, well marked menu. Appears to have seasonal menu along with staples which is a great balance. They accommodated my desire for a goat cheese grilled cheese sandwich with bacon and tomato (not officially on the menu). I'm used to using hard cheese for mine at home but they gave it their all and it hit the spot. $3 for GF bread is over the top though. I've never paid more than $2 even in major cities.
Had a delicious gf brunch there. Server didn't know everything but made sure to ask for me. Also, the gf toast was amazing:)
With a gluten free waffle (studded with bacon!), it's my favorite place hands down for breakfast/brunch. Really any meal is good there! Not cheap, but you get what you pay for. you can ask them where you food was grown/raised, and they actually know! A lot of their food is grown/raised on a farm 60 miles away.
Zingerman's is a household name not only in Ann Arbor, but across the country. Featured as the Best Comfort Food in America by Alton Brown on the Food Network, Zingerman's brings classic casual dining to a whole new level. With a friendly atmosphere, full f lavors, and a generous gluten-free menu, you might have trouble making just one choice. There are multiple choices on the breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and dessert menus. Gluten-free Waff les, Huevos Rancheros with green chili salsa, Ancho Beef Chuck Chili and a BBQ Pork Sandwich are just a few of the options.
Best variety of GF items we've seen. Food is great and the service makes u feel at home. We ordered a GF pork soup and pork BBQ platter with ff and greens..... Excellent and great for 2 people (we eat lighter than most) did not finish our food. Highly recommend since we went to Weber's and they told us could not find GF dinner menu.
UNBELIEVEABLY delicious, good food. Gluten free bread with your meal. Recommend highly the gf sweet potato fries, the gf pimiento cheese spread on celery, the gf/vegetarian grits, the gf seasonal heirloom sliced tomatoes (melt in your mouth) and the gf fried chicken. Very accommodating and friendly staff for gf/celiac customers. So many delicious gf options!! They'll custom make any dish for you to accommodate your good allergies and/or needs. Really a great experience.
It has been 4 years since I have had fried chicken and good, soft bread, since I am celiac and have to eat gluten free. I had a little piece of heaven at this place tonight!! I highly recommend this restaurant! They were GF knowledgeable and the service was exceptional!! I only wish they had another restaurant --in North Carolina!!
WOW! ! It's been along time since I've had Fried Chicken and this was the best!! Great wait staff! !
The gluten free bread they put your sandwich on was crumbly, but the food was so delicious that I'll forgive it ;) Will definitely stop by again if I'm ever in the area!
Very considerate staff. Will go above and beyond to accommodate your allergy. GF fried chicken is to die for.
Awesome place with many options. Make sure to ask the to use the GF fryer if applicable.
Menu clearly marked with gluten free choices and the food was delicious! It is a 5 minute drive from U of M campus.
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Review: Wargame: AirLand Battle
Wargame: AirLand Battle is a cunning juxtaposition of opposing words forced into polarised portmanteaus. For example, 'war' is not a 'game' and 'air' is not 'land and 'bat' is not 'tle'… hmm. Maybe we're looking into this too much. Let's start again.
Wargame: AirLand Battle is a new real-time strategy PC game by Focus Interactive and Eugen Systems, pitting the finest military machines known to man together in epic battles for the domination of a variety of intricately concocted maps, which are scattered throughout Europe. In fact, the maps themselves are recreated from satellite imagery, and have a tremendously tactile sort of toybox aesthetic; although it's a very realistically faithful toybox. Think of scale models and you're in the right area.
Eugen are known for the niche-but-quietly-appreciated Ruse, and this is a game certain to cultivate its own very particular and quite impassioned following. The game takes some very obvious cues from its predecessor, Wargame: European Escalation, but adds aerial combat into the mix, joining the satisfyingly trundly tanks and the general array of nifty military gadgetry.
It's staggeringly comprehensive stuff, and certainly quite daunting for those unfamiliar with the series as a whole. Nevertheless, there's a tutorial system for new players — the HUD isn't going to blow anyone's minds, but it's functional enough, and the game seems to desire being a strategy sim rather than a strategy 'game' as such. With 820 unit varieties from 12 countries, it's difficult not to feel initially overwhelmed, unless you're a returning series savant.
That said, expect the full roster of XP and levelling up and acquiring ranks and such that so permeates the gaming landscape of today. There's also the 'Decks' system, permitting the kind of comprehensive military tweaking that's certain to please any armchair general, and allowing you to build up a roster by use of 'activation points'; which are, of course, cleverly balanced so as to prevent you from creating an unstoppable army. Bonuses are nevertheless present, and it's a fun little system to poke and prod around with. The game undoubtedly rewards invested time in tinkering with various components.
The singleplayer battles themselves zoom in from an overhead international map, and from occasionally tedious time spent waiting for a cluster of tanks to get from A to B, these soon evolve into tense and explosion-smattered affairs. Considering that you're viewing the action from afar, there is certainly a sense of immersion as warning alarms blare as units take heavy damage. That said, ideally you'll be wanting to smugly grin as you litter your enemy's base with a fireworks display of satisfying orange fireballs. To do that, though, you will need to be on top of your game.
In the map view itself, things are a little colder, but there's still a sense of overarching grandeur. Units are represented as chunky colour-coded models on the maps of various European nations, with various events and ticking timers giving a chilling sense of urgency to things from time to time. That said, the learning curve is steep indeed, especially for those gamers accustomed to the hand-holding videogames of today. Persevere and immerse yourself in the staid menus and staggeringly long lists of units long enough, though, and it all begins to make a pleasing sort of sense.
Strategy and tactics are unsurprisingly the order of the day, but don't think zerg-rushing is going to win you any points. At least, not unless you're darn tactical about it. This game rewards consideration and picking the right tools for the job, and will swiftly punish failure with unforgiving weaponry aimed very aggressively in your direction. So deep are this game's systems that you'll expect to monitor and plan the fuel supply chain of your army.
Maps themselves are lifeless, although rather impressively varied, each offering different strategic opportunities. The sense of scale is certainly palpable, and unseen enemies often prove to be as deadly and efficient as the ones your foe lets you see. There's no fogging though, so if you didn't see it coming, it just means your enemy outwitted you. The game holds no punches.
There's a lot to be said for the gleefully tactical multiplayer mode, which hooks up in up to 10-versus-10 style to allow some truly epic battles. Furthermore, every player can play his or her own part, bringing their own Deck into the fight; for example, specialising in anti-air units to complement anything coming after an ally's skyward death-squadron. Skirmishes are chin-scratchingly ponderous and immersive affairs too, and the game as a whole will truly test your military mettle.
All in all, it's a game with depth, though unfortunately not quite enough character. Menus are perfunctory things simply serving to point you in the right direction, and in many respects it's what fans of this genre will prefer. The singleplayer campaign itself is a curious and some might say forgettable affair, but the scale of the game simply cannot be faulted in breadth and depth alike — and you'll likely be too busy with the multiplayer anyway.
It's not for everyone, but what Wargame: AirLand Battle gets right, it gets very right. Battles are tense, with limited resources hanging on the weight of your every decision. The Deck system is a stat-tweaker's dream come true. The multiplayer is a hotbed of delightful military mania funnelled direct to your computer-box, and for all the little cold and unfeeling menus, the lack of personality and the occasional curiosity (why in such a meticulously crafted game can jeeps happily drive through barbed wire fences without damaging them, for instance?), Wargame: AirLand Battle is worth your time — though expect to invest a lot of it to see the best results.
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Budget process begins with executive proposal
"Governor Cuomo's budget proposal marks the official starting point for a little more than two-month process of reaching an accord on the 2014-15 state spending plan.
"Beginning next Monday, the Senate and Assembly will hold a series of joint legislative budget hearings. It's our chance to question commissioners and other state agency heads about the proposal to gain a more in-depth understanding of the Cuomo administration's plan for the next fiscal year. Following that, each house will craft its own proposal and conference committees will convene to work out the differences.
"As expected, today's budget address mirrored some of the State of the State points, including a continued focus on the economy and tax cut proposals to help families and businesses.
"In addition to the economy, education and health care will be main focal points of the budget. My hope is that we can eliminate the GAP elimination from the school aid formula, which has hurt rural school districts disproportionately. While the goals of universal pre-k and expanded after school programming are laudable, I want to ensure they are affordable and do not result in any unfunded mandates school districts cannot afford.
"By controlling spending the past few years, we've eliminated a $10 billion deficit and are projecting a budget surplus. On-time budgets and fiscal restraint were unheard of not long ago. I'm hopeful the trend continues."


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During the company's Tokyo Game Show press conference last night, Sony announced that the PlayStation Vita will be hitting Japanese store shelves this year. The exact date you can expect to pick up your PS Vita in Japan: December 17, 2011.
Unfortunately, most of the Tokyo Game Show conference was aimed at the Japanese market (go figure), and therefore not a lot of details were provided for North American or European territories. However, we have been told before that the Vita will launch in these areas in 2012, so maybe the December launch in Japan is a good sign that we'll be able to get our hands on the Vita sooner rather than later. Here's hoping.
Along with the announcement of a Japanese release date, Sony also revealed the 26 launch games that will accompany the Vita to shelves in Japan. Here's the complete list, courtesy of Game Informer.
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- Army Corps of Hell
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend
- Browser Sangokushi Touch Battle
- Dark Quest
- Disgaea 3 Return
- Dream Club Zero Portable
- Dynasty Warriors Next
- Fish On
- Hot Shots Golf 6
- Katamari Damacy No Vita
- Lord of Apocalypse
- Michael Jackson The Experience
- Minna to Issho
- Monster Radar
- Nico Nico
- Power Smash 4
- Project NOELS (download only)
- Ridge Racer
- Sawari Ma Kuru
- Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Shinobido 2
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
- Yuusha no Kiroku
However, do take note that a good number of these games will probably never see the light of day in North America or Europe; but even still, 26 games set for launch is a solid number. There are also a few surprises tucked away in that list that will undoubtedly release in other territories. Games like Katamari Damacy No Vita and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, for example.
Now that the PS Vita has a "save the date" for Japan, let's cross our fingers and hope Sony provides us with a North American and European launch date in the near future. Honestly, we're sick of waiting. We want to know when we can get our hands on a portable version of Uncharted, dagnabbit!


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|Cell lysate was prepared by homogenization in ice-cold modified RIPA Lysis Buffer with cocktail of protease inhibitors (Sigma). Cell debris was removed by centrifugation. Protein concentration was determined by Bradford assay (Bio-Rad protein assay, Microplate Standard assay). The cell lysate was boiled for 5 min in 1 x SDS loading buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 6.8, 12.5% glycerol, 1% sodium dodecylsulfate, 0.01% bromophenol blue) containing 5% b-mercaptoethanol, and lyophilized.
|Modified RIPA Lysis Buffer: 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 1% Sodium deoxycholate, 1mM PMSF.
|12.5% SDS-PAGE Stained with Coomassie Blue after protein purification.
|Samples are stable for up to twelve months from date of receipt.
|1. Centrifuge the tube for a few seconds and ensure the pellet at the bottom of the tube. 2. Re-dissolve the pellet using 200μL pure water and boil for 2-5 min. 3. Store the lyophilized cell lysate at 4℃. After re-dissolution, recommend to aliquot it into smaller quantities and store at -80℃.
|1 X Sample Buffer (1 X modified RIPA buffer+1 X SDS loading buffer).
|Store at 4℃. After re-dissolution, aliquot and store at -80℃.
|Western blot (WB): Use at an assay dependent dilution.
Other Applications: Not tested.
Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10b, official symbol TNFRSF10B, also known as Death receptor 5, CD262, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2 (TRAIL R2), is a member of the TNF-receptor superfamily, and contains an intracellular death domain. This receptor can be activated by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TNFSF10/TRAIL/APO-2L), and transduces an apoptosis signal. Studies with FADD-deficient mice suggested that FADD, a death domain containing adaptor protein, is required for the apoptosis mediated by this protein. TRAIL R2/CD262/TNFRSF10B was purified independently as the only receptor for TRAIL detectable on the surface of two different human cell lines that undergo apoptosis upon stimulation with TRAIL. TRAIL R2/CD262/TNFRSF10B contains two extracellular cysteine-rich repeats, typical for TNF receptor (TNFR) family members, and a cytoplasmic death domain. TRAIL R2/CD262/TNFRSF10B mediates apoptosis via the intracellular adaptor molecule FADD/MORT1. TRAIL receptors can signal both death and gene transcription, functions reminiscent of those of TNFR1 and TRAMP, two other members of the death receptor family. Defects in TRAIL R2/CD262/TNFRSF10B may be a cause of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) also known as squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
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A senior Administration delegation has just left the People's Republic of China. While there, the Chinese were told not to worry about the US paying its debts to the country — their investments in the US were safe. True enough.
But, I was struck with the fact that the PRC, however, does not pay its debts to the U.S.
Several decades ago, China sold sovereign bonds worldwide to investors in many nations. They sold tens of thousands of these bonds on U.S. soil to American citizens on the recommendation of our government, indicating it was a solid investment.
Over the last sixty years, China has refused to pay to these bondholders either the principal or interest on these full faith and credit sovereign bonds. (To say nothing of the hundreds of billions also owed to US artists from unpaid royalties on the more recent sale of pirated CD's and videos).
In 1987, threatened with being kept out of the British financial markets, China acknowledged the debt. As part of the Great Britain-PRC agreement on Hong Kong, the PRC agreed to pay its debt to British citizens who owned these same bonds. By paying the British bondholders, but no other owners worldwide, including U.S. bondholders, China "selectively defaulted" on these bonds.
Standard and Poor's claims it does not have to find the PRC in selective default because under their view of things, it is their first amendment right NOT to discuss certain things or take such things up. Well, not so fast, boys and girls.
Under the rules, they are granted a license by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States to be a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), a charter to assess the risk of investing in sovereign and corporate debt, stocks, or bonds. The "selective default" of the PRC must be acknowledged, in that the metrics used by the NRSRO organizations that they themselves have promised to follow as part of their license agreement includes just such a requirement. Now this would cause the PRC to have to pay considerably more to finance its debt than it does now.
But because everyone thinks the PRC is the strong economic horse, S&P fudges this issue big time and does a disservice to the American people. It is as if you could pay a credit agency to write-up your credit score according to your own rules! Well, wouldn't that be nice!
Our fiscal house needs to be put in order, true. But currently, the People's Republic of China owes a debt of over $750 billion to American citizens who are holding these full faith and credit sovereign bonds (many of them denominated in gold) sold to them by the Republic of China. Worldwide, the debt China owes to all bondholders is estimated to be several trillion dollars.
The debt owed to the American people should be paid. The US government could dollar for dollar offset bond interest we owe China with interest, principal and penalties China owes us.
That would be $750 billion. Split 10 to 1, the US taxpayer saves $700 billion in debt payments and the bond holders receive the balance. As part of the deal, each state could receive badly needed investment funds as well.
And we could contribute significantly over a period of years to reduced U.S. debt. That could even be part of the upcoming budget and debt agreement, paid down over a period of years.
Yes, America pays its debts. Now let's ensure China does too.


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I.M.P.A.C.T. - Poem by Luke Easter
Immediate: Not allowing doubt to arise between perception and fact,
Manifestation: Full blooming of the planted seed(s) to remain intact,
Perceiving: Walking by faith not by sight no matter how bad it looks,
Achieving: Desired outcome by scriptural promises in the holy book,
Championing: Righteous causes of God's laws in all of life's aspects,
Truth: When all is said and done you're looking back with no regrets.
Anything done without an impact in the long run is a waste of time,
Short-term success lasts as long as those involved are in their prime,
The bible is an entity with the same impact Old Testament or New,
Awareness increases even more as we read this through and through,
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, my friend,
Romans 10: 17's self explanatory, when shall greater impact begin?
Because many choose not to listen to this word but the word of man,
Comprised with an affinity of jealousy since human existence began,
There would've been no need for God to speak to Noah about an ark,
If only mankind listened to and performed Jehovah's law from the start,
That flood only heightened mans resistance not to observe and obey,
Now the world lies amidst the corruptive chaos we experience today.
We've fallen short one time or another, have you tried to comeback?
Whereas you continue to fall then whatever obviously had no impact,
Champions aren't born they're trained, conditioned to withstand heat,
And when the thermometer rises they run forward not away in retreat,
Longing for battle seeking to advance in any arena dying to compete,
As time marches on we must follow in unison never to sink in defeat.
Slowly but surely bible prophesy lives the world is coming to an end,
Yet just like creation although there's speculation we know not when,
You cannot control time all the more reason there is no time to waste,
An early bird catches the worm but the tortoise will not win this race,
The evil one knows time is running out he has stepped up his attacks,
Soldiers prepare for battle, protect the citizens, make an I.M.P.A.C.T.
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What a impact of the word I.M.P.A.C.T........coined by Mr.Easter.
There are speculation (doubts) about everything (agnosticism) .....
And we human are '
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It happened around 1PM Wednesday at the Brook Pines apartments on Broad River Road.
Richland County deputies, Columbia police and the South Carolina Law Enforcment Division's Fugitive Task Force were tracking man they say is responsible for two car-jackings in Richland County and the Harbison area.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says the suspect tried to flee and hit one of the Columbia officers.
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Nice bulbous 31/2" in vase. It has the Mount Fuji with a stream mark, Arita and Hand Painted on the bottom.
Koransha and Fukagawa Seiji
Fukagawa is a family, a brand name, a place and nowadays a porcelain factory in the Arita region. Its history goes back to the seventeenth century. Fukagawa is thus a part but not all of Arita.
Its history starts with Ezaiemon Fukagawa who in 1856 became head of his family's porcelain business and in 1875 founded Koransha (The Company of the Scented Orchid) in Arita, Japan, to produce tableware for export.
In 1894 the modern Fukagawa company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa, with the Fukagawa trade mark of Mount Fuji and a stream, as its trade mark.
In the Paris International Exposition in 1900 Chuji Fukagawa won the medaille d'or with a large Flower Vase. Among many famous artists Kinsaku Ide, shape designer, and the sculptor Toshi Ninomiya could be noted as having taken part in producing the Paris Expo 1900 prize-winning vase.
Similarities in style with Hirado can be seen in some of the early (late Meiji period) Fukagawa pieces, but the Iro-nabeshima style (decoration in enamels such as the Ko-Imari style) is more common.
Not all Fukagawa pieces were marked with the Red Orchid mark, or Mount Fuji with a Stream. Some were simply written in red, but also in blue and could be marked with the character for sei or tsukuru, both meaning made. The calligraphy was widely varied. Some were very artistic with flair while some were hurried and simple.
The Fukagawa company has served as purveyor for the Japanese Imperial Household since 1910 and only produces what we mean by white true high temperature porcelain.


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FUNNY PECULIAR premieres at Brighton Fringe with the world's oldest stuntman and Dali's muse... which city will it uncover next? Funny Peculiar is created and performed by Paschale Straiton and Ivan FabergaPerformances from 7 May - 30 August 2014.
Funny Peculiar is a theatrical, immersive, city-specific walking tour exploring the eccentric characters who have lived here in this town. It will premiere in Brighton, the home-town of the creators, and then will tour to even more cities and towns that have been home to unbelievable eccentric true lives. The performances in Brighton mark the start of a national quest to both create theatre for local people in their local towns, and also to discover Britain's most eccentric town. Is it Brighton? Who knows!
In 1984 psychologist Dr. David Weeks conducted the most comprehensive survey of eccentricity in the world, writing up conclusions in his book, Eccentrics: The Scientific Study. He suggests that healthy societies need eccentrics to grow and develop - it is the people grappling with ideas and challenging conventions on the fringes, that help us to develop new technologies and question the way we behave. Furthermore, their freedom of spirit gives eccentric people robust endocrine systems, making them visit the doctor less frequently and live longer than average. When considering the idea of developing a walking tour in Brighton, Paschale Straiton and Ivan Faberga decided to explore the idea of eccentric characters who have lived in the city. A research and development period in October 2013, unearthed some great local characters such as Drako - Salvador Dali's mustachioed muse, The Great Omani - the oldest stunt man in the world and Doreen Valiente - the mother of the modern Wicca movement. They explored how these characters tie into the peculiar quality of this curious city. And they played with the idea of encouraging audiences to engage with the idea that behaving unconventionally can be fun and life affirming.
The fully-realised show will premiere in May, as part of the Brighton Fringe 2014 and will continue throughout the summer until the end of August. The show turns the convention of the guided tour on its head, involving pop up performances, audio soundtracks and elements of treasure hunting.
The production is funded by Arts Council England, in partnership with the Brighton Theatre Royal and Visit Brighton.


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Annunziata (Scherzer),Nancy
Married to Frank Annunziata (class of '71). Three sons two attending HHRS.
Antheunisse (Darke), Sheree (Updated 3/23/08)
Any '74's out there?
Best (Martinez), Nancy
hi class of '74'- I'm in the lobster business-married 18 yrs in September. 1 daughter 16. can't believe its been '27 yrs.'...blessings-Nancy
Bruntz (Hofman), Cindy
Clinch Pat
I'm married and have two sons. I'm a captain with the Helena MT Fire Department, and president of the Montana State Council of Professional Fire Fighters. I will be going out east next year and would like to see some of my classmates.
Dellert, James
Residing in Coral Gables, FL
Gabriel (Callaghan), Maureen
Hello to all my classmates from '74, hope to see a lot of you at the reunion in July. I'm living on Long Island, married, with two children ages 13 and 10. I work part/time as a dental hygienist. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again. Hope to hear from you!
Gaines, Andrews
I attended school there in 7th - 9th grade and would like to get in touch with a few old friends from from back in the good old days, not really old.
Hinchman (Wunsch), Kathleen
Kennedy (Todd), Cindy
Living in Valdese North Carolina with my husband John and 11 year old soon LJ. Would love to hear from some of my classmates.
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Kurdes, Lawrence
Kvam (Meahan), Maureen
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How ironic that I end up in Minnesota on a street called Sandy Hook?
Lettice (Schwarz), Lynda
I'm still in N.J. would love to hear from any of my friends from H.H.R. Especially Cindy Todd.
Marshall, Claire
Living in Fayston VT (sugarbush, to anyone who skis) married w/2 kids - Jake 5 1/2 and Gus 2 1/2. Look me up if you're in the area... Any reunion news? Am hoping to see you all on July 8th
Masi, Kevin
McKenna (Parrow), Patty
Living in Baldwinsville (Syracuse), New York.
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Proudfoot (Irwin), Karen (Updated 3/23/08)
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Smith (Giovia), Terri
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Ethiopia has made important development gains over the past two decades, reducing poverty and expanding investments in basic social services. However, food insecurity and under-nutrition still hinder economic growth. In 2015 it ranked 174 out of 188 in the UNDP Human Development Report. The country is also home to the largest refugee population on the continent; it currently hosts 730,000 registered refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea and Kenya.
2016 was a challenging year for Ethiopia as it suffered from the worst El Niño impact in the last 50 years. The onset of El Niño combined with failed Belg (spring harvest) and Meher (main harvest) rains in 2015 left 10.2 million people in need of emergency food and nutrition assistance.
While the Government and partners averted a major humanitarian catastrophe, the drought has left a negative legacy on many families, who lost livestock and other productive assets. The residual needs from the past year have been compounded by a new and devastating drought which hit Ethiopia and other parts of the Horn of Africa in early 2017.
In 2017, the Government of Ethiopia released the Humanitarian Requirements Document which outlined the need to support 5.6 million people with emergency food, nutrition, health, water and education programmes.
WFP supports the Ethiopian Government through a range of life-saving and resilience-building activities as well as providing assistance in refugee camps. We use food, cash, nutrition assistance and innovative approaches to improve nutrition, empower women, build local capacities and enhance preparedness to climate-related shocks.
What the World Food Programme is doing in Ethiopia
Emergency response
Together with Ethiopia's National Disaster Risk Management Commission, WFP aims to cover the needs of 4.7 million people in a year, prioritizing the most vulnerable pastoralist communities who have lost a significant number of livestock—their main source of income and nutrition. The Joint Emergency Operation Program, an NGO consortium, will provide for the remaining 0.9 million to reach the 5.6 million identified in the Government's Humanitarian Requirements Document.
Food security
WFP is a major partner in Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP), which assists 1.6 million people in rural areas to create community assets. The programme provides food and cash to vulnerable people during the lean season in exchange for work in managing natural resources and creating basic social infrastructures such as roads, schools and clinics.
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WFP provides daily hot meals to 488,000 school children, as well as vegetable oil to girls enrolled in the Somali and Afar regions. In a region with historically low enrolment rates for girls, these initiatives provide a further incentive for parents to send their daughters to school. Locally grown food is used to make hot school meals in the SNNP and Oromia regions.
Support for smallholder farmers
Through the Purchase for Progress programme, WFP buys food for its programmes from local smallholder farmers. The initiative cut costs, gives a boost to the local economy and helps strengthen smallholder farmers' capacities in management and marketing.
WFP provides nutrition assistance, particularly in emergency settings, to 1 million vulnerable people, including pregnant women, nursing mothers, children under 5, orphans and people living with HIV. We also work to prevent stunting through our Fresh Food Vouchers, which help children to eat a diverse and healthy diet.
Early warning tools
WFP's Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit has developed early warning tools to improve food security and assist the Government's shift towards proactive disaster risk management. VAM has released findings for the first Food Security Monitoring Survey for 2017.
WFP currently assists 580,000 refugees from Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Together with ARRA (the Government's Administration for Refugees and Returnee Affairs), we distribute high energy biscuits at entry points and provide a monthly food ration of cereals, pulses, Super Cereal, iodized salt and vegetable oil. We also support selected refugee households with livelihood activities such as vegetable gardening and poultry farming. Along with ARRA and UNHCR, we are implementing biometric verification to ensure that our assistance is cost-efficient and goes to those who need it the most.
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San Diego—March 8, 2012—Richard Louv, author of The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder, addressed NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students and faculty members in February during a lecture about the importance of designing cities that connect people with nature. The presentation was part of the school's lecture series, which regularly brings leaders in sustainability, urban planning, architecture and design to the NSAD community.
Louv, a widely acclaimed author of books about the connections between family, nature and community, has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Audubon Medal. Louv's best-selling book, Last Child in the Woods, resulted in an international movement to reconnect children with nature. The Nature Principle develops another call to action, but aimed at adults. Louv noted that restoring a creek or river is one way to reconnect with nature, and he encouraged the audience to think about other ways to reconnect through architecture and design. "As we restore nature, we restore ourselves," he said. "We need to start creating nature through the design."
He also spoke about the importance of designers and architects connecting with the communities they work in and to be more cognizant of the connections between landscape architecture and building-based architecture. Louv commented that designers can benefit from integrating the feedback of community members, such as educators, health workers and parents. While observing that more people worldwide are living in cities, Louv said this provides an opportunity to build a new kind of city where people are connected with nature.
Louv's lecture also marked the official start of activities leading to a campuswide initiative scheduled for April 27 called Day of Service in which students and faculty will undertake a community outreach effort. This year, NSAD students and faculty will participate in a restoration project along the San Diego River through a partnership with The San Diego River Park Foundation. The Louv lecture set the stage for ongoing discussions inside and outside the classroom as the campus community considers ways that architects and designers can work with nature.
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NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD), founded in 1980, is located in San Diego, California. NSAD is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. NSAD's Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Executive Master of Architecture programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). NSAD also offers a pre-professional Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Construction Management and a Master of Science in Architecture. For more information, visit www.NewSchoolArch.edu.
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Can ADHD kids have asthma?If so how can they get it? If you have any questions for me just ask me in your answer.If kids have asthma is it easy for them to get ADHD?
Certainly kids with asthma can have ADHD and ADHD kids have asthma. However, to my knowledge there is no cause and effect link between these two conditions. We don't understand the cause of asthma currently. Allergic individuals can become sensitized to allergens (ie., pollen, cat...) and with continuous or re-exposure to allergens develop asthma. However, non-allergic individuals can also develop asthma such as after a viral infection or with exercise and cold air. I would see an allergy specialist for further evaluation if you suspect your child has asthma.
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Behind the Gates money, a new ed reform strategy
TAMPA -- As we reported today and last August in the St. Petersburg Times, the Hillsborough County schools may be holding a $100 million lottery ticket from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
If it won, the district would use the money to revamp its teacher evaluation system; add a corps of 200 peer evaluators to help rate colleagues; bolster its teacher induction and mentoring system; and create a cutting-edge pay system that would allow high performing teachers to jump ahead on the salary scale.
So who are these Gates people, and what are they up to?
As it happens, the foundation has been much in the news lately, due in part to the lagging economy and the Obama administration's decision to invest $5 billion into innovative and reform-minded education programs.
The Associated Press reports that the foundation has offered $250,000 to each state that wants help crafting a Gates-friendly application for federal "Race to the Top" funds. While a few pundits have complained, cash-strapped states have jumped at the chance to get an edge in the aforementioned race for federal dollars.
It's only been a year since the foundation stepped back into the fray of education reform, after a pause to reflect on the $4 billion-worth of spending it made on small schools and other innovations during the previous eight years.
In announcing the foundation's latest efforts, Microsoft founder and co-chairman Bill Gates conceded that its previous investments had largely fallen short.
"In some districts, we got tacit agreement to move forward, but then the schools weren't willing to do the hard things -- like removing ineffective staff or significantly increasing the rigor of the curriculum," he told a national audience in late 2008.
"It's clear that you can't dramatically increase college readiness by changing only the size and structure of a school," Gates said. "The schools that made dramatic gains in achievement did the changes in design and also emphasized changes inside the classroom."
The foundation's lesson, officials said, was to focus on the critical importance of developing effective teachers and getting them into more classrooms. It announced plans to spend $1 billion on new reforms, with the long-term goal of making 80 percent of America's high school graduates ready for college.
Half the money would go toward improved data-gathering, analysis, and the development of common national standards and assessments. The other half would fund teacher effectiveness studies in three to five school districts. Those "deep-dive" sites -- potentially including Hillsborough -- would serve as the foundation's laboratory for identifying, training and rewarding effective teachers, said education program director Vicki Phillips at the 2008 gathering.
Being a private foundation, Gates gets to put money behind the things it believes in, like performance pay, incentives for working in high-needs schools, and tough standards for awarding tenure to teachers.
It also gets to say what it thinks, sometimes in unvarnished terms.
Speaking to a crowd filled with luminaries from the ed policy world -- including then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the man who would soon fill her shoes, Arne Duncan -- Phillips said that many teachers and parents were a bit fed up with student testing. Collecting data on student performance is important, she said, but it can easily be misused.
"Let's be honest, one of the main things we do with data is make ourselves look good," said Phillips, the former superintendent of the Portland (Ore.) Public Schools. "We have a big problem when kids are looking great on state tests and then can't get into college."
By the time it was all over, education historian Diane Ravitch told the Gotham Schools blog, it was clear who was the most important education policymaker in the room.
"In a way, being Secretary of Education is less significant than being Bill Gates," she said, referring to the historically paltry federal sums available for discretionary spending. "I'd rather be Bill Gates."
-- Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer


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Bollywood actress Lara Dutta will be seen playing a no-nonsense lawyer in the upcoming sports -biopic "Azhar" and says her role in the film is challenging.
Last seen in "Fitoor", Lara portrays the role of public prosecutor Meera, in the biopic based on the life of the former Indian international cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin.
"It's a challenging role and I had fun playing it because its a totally fictional character but integral to the narrative," Lara said in a statement.
She will be seen as the nemesis of Azharuddin in the film as she fights the former Indian cricketer trying to prove that he's guilty of match fixing.
As part of her preparation, the 37-year-old "Singh is Bling" star spoke to a lawyer friend and observed her at work to understand the body language and the finer nuances of playing the part.
Director Tony D'Souza, who earlier worked with her in "Blue", thought Lara was perfect for the role which demanded a strong, stern look and someone who could act well.
"She went through all the legal documents pertaining to the case. We also had regular reading sessions. She really worked very hard for the role."
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, the movie stars Emraan Hashmi in the titular role besides Prachi Desai and Nargis Fakhri. "Azhar" is slated to hit the theatres on May 13.


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Budapest (Jan. 15)
A change in Hungarian-Jewish relations was noticeable when the metropolitan press listed a number of contributions to Jewish welfare causes by leaders of Hungarian society.
The newspapers report the contribution by the wife of Admiral Horthy. Regent of Hungary, of 800 Pengoes to aid poor Jewish women. Government member Vass provided a fund to purchase 20 suits and pairs of shoes for poor Jewish children. Bishop Balthazar contributed 100 Pengoes for the distribution of prizes among the best pupils in the Jewish high school of Debreczyn.


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1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 1/2 oz) can beef broth
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 egg
1/2 c. soft bread crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. ground beef
4 hamburger buns
Chopped onion
Shredded Cheddar cheese
For chili, in Dutch oven cook beef and onion over medium heat until heat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for one hour. For burgers, in large bowl combine egg, crumbs, salt, cumin and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture; mix well. Shape into four patties. Grill, covered, over medium heat for four – five minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Serve on buns with chili. Top with onion and cheese. Refrigerate or freeze remaining chili. Makes four servings.
3 (5 1/2 oz.) pkgs. little wieners
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (8 oz.) can jellied cranberry sauce
3 Tbsp. prepared mustard
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
About 20 minutes before serving: Cut three slashes on each wiener. In a two-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat cranberry sauce and remaining ingredients, stirring constantly, until cranberry sauce melts and mixture is smooth. Add wieners and heat through. Serve hot with cocktail picks. Makes 48 appetizers.
1/4 c. milk
2 Tbsp. fine bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion
1/8 tsp. salt
8 oz. ground beef (1/2 lb.)
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
Dash garlic powder
3 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. dry white wine
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
Combine milk, bread crumbs, onion and salt; add meat and mix well. Shape in 24 meatballs. Place in 9-inch glass pie plate. Micro-cook, uncovered, for 4 1/2 minutes, stirring once after two minutes or until just lightly browned. Remove meatballs from pie plate; discard juices and rinse plate well. Return meatballs to pie plate; set aside. In two-cup glass measure combine cornstarch, sugar, ginger and garlic powder. Stir in water, wine and soy sauce. Micro-cook, uncovered, for 1-1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Pour over meatballs. Micro-cook, uncovered, 2 1/2 minutes, stirring after one minute. Makes 24 appetizers.
2 c. egg noodles
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 can tomato soup
1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/3 c. water
Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and reserve. Heat oil on medium-high in nonstick skillet. Add ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat for six minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Drain off excess liquid. Stir in oregano, salt, soup, 1/3 cup water and noodles. Remove from heat and add half the cheese. Spoon into 11-inch by 7-inch baking dish and sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes until bubbly. Allow to cool for five-10 minutes before serving. Makes four servings.
3 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. hot chili powder
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
8 c. popped popcorn
Melt butter in small saucepan. Stir in chili powder, garlic salt and cumin. Pour over popcorn and stir to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and toss.
3 1/2 lb. bottom round beef roast, well trimmed
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 c. ketchup
1/2 c. cola soda
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 c. water
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
8 sandwich buns
Place beef on onion in 3 1/2-quart or larger slow cooker. Mix ketchup, cola, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in bowl; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low eight-10 hours. Remove beef to plate; cover loosely with foil. Increase cooker heat to HIGH. Stir cornstarch and water in small cup until dissolved. Stir into liquid in cooker. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes until thickened. Thinly slice beef, layer on buns and spoon sauce over top. Serves eight.


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Mary Gay
b.Est. 1743 Prob. Augusta County, Virginia
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m. 1785
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From: Gay Families of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia Author(s): Robert H. Montgomery Source: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 59, No. 2 (Apr., 1951), pp. 195-215 Published by: Virginia Historical Society
3) Mary2 (Williaml) mentioned in will of her father, above. Morton, Rock- bridge, p. 483, states that in 1763 she married Robert Dunlap, son of Alexander (b. 1740, k. 1781) and had several children, which he lists. Robert Dunlap, says Bout- well Dunlap, was a lieutenant killed at Guilford Court House; many descendants including the Dunlaps of Munroe Co., W. Va. Robert Dunlap lived at Aspen Grove where the Alleghany Hotel at Goshen stood (I9I6). It is said that the widow Mary2 married James Coursey.
Mary3 Gay was born say 1743. She married 1st, Robert Dunlap (son of Alexander Dunlap and Ann [MacFarland?]), about 1763. Robert was born about 1739, considering that he was deeded land by (his brother) John Dunlap in Feb1761,[38] and died, probably, at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in South Carolina 15Mar1781.[39] She married 2nd, James Coursey, as his 2nd wife, in RockbridgeCoVA 3Feb1785. Coursey died between 27 Apr 1814 (date of his will), and 31 Jul 1815 (its date of proof) in RockbridgeCoVA.[40]
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Leon DanchinTweet (1887 -  1939 )
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Leon Danchin - Ducks In Flight
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Description: DANCHIN, Leon, (French, 1887-1939): Ducks in Flight, Color Etching, sight size 15.5" x 23", pencil signed lower right, pencil numbered 303/500 lower left, framed 25" x 30.5". Danchin attended L'Ecole des Beaux to study sculpture and became accepted to the Salon des Artists at the young age of 16. With his taste for wildlife and landscape, he became well known in the art community as creating some of the finest works of the canine species with his attention to detail and expression. Condition Report: Mild toning, visible wrinkling in the margins, not examined out of frame, sold as is.
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LÉON DANCHIN (FRENCH 1887-1938) Five colored etchings on BFK Rives English Setter and Duck, Ducks in Marsh, English Setters in the Field, along with two others ca. 1930s (unframed) Each pencil signed in the lower margin Each: 22" x 30" (sheet) Each sheet with four deckled edges. Sheets have been stored rolled for an extended period of time. Handling marks and soft creases to sheets, particularly at the edges. Some sheeets have hard creases at the corners. Colors appear relatively strong. In addition to the pencil signature there are pencil notations (titles in French) and numbers on the edges of the sheets. Some sheets have areas of discoloration in margins. French titles read as follows: Pointers en Plaine, Vol de Canards, Canards au Marais, Setters en Plaine, Setter et Canard Franche (?).
Leon Danchin - Three Hunting Dogs
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Léon Danchin (1887-1938) Description: DANCHIN, Leon, (French, 1887-1939): Three Hunting Dogs, Color Etching, sight size 19 1/4'' x 30 1/2'', pencil signed and numbered 228 of 500 lower right, framed, 29'' x 39''. Condition Report: Scattered spots of foxing throughout, mild toning, not examined outside of frame. Sold as is.
Leon Danchin - Bécasse Le Soir
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Léon Danchin Description: (French, 1887-1939)[Bécasse le soir] (Snipe at Night), edition 188/500, signed lower right "Léon Danchin", color engraving, 14-7/8 x 23 in. (plate); modern veneer frame, not removed from frame, very light toning, not laid down; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Private Collection Condition Report: not removed from frame, very light toning, not laid down; frame with abrasions
Leon Danchin - Springer Spaniels
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Leon Danchin (French, 1887-1939) Two sporting prints of Springer Spaniels: one with woodcock, edition 265/500, color etchings, 10-1/4 x 16-3/8 in. (plate); one with pheasant, edition 290/500, 16-1/8 x 23-7/8 in., both signed lower right "Leon Danchin"; wood frames, not examined out of frames


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Jim Stafford to perform: WMNF presents "An Intimate Evening with Jim Stafford," guitarist and comedian, at 8 p.m. at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Tickets $30. Call (727) 587-6793.
Jam session: Bring a lawn chair, musical instrument or just sing along with the Snow Birds, musicians who come from all points north, for an afternoon of country jams 1-3 p.m. every Friday through April 9 at Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N, Largo. Parking available on 125th St. Call (727) 582-2123.
Guided hike: Take a guided hike 9-11 a.m. at Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, and look for evidence of the changing seasons along the trail. Closed-toe shoes are a must, and water and a hat are recommended. Preregistration required. Free. All ages welcome. Call (727) 453-6800.
Modern art discussion: The "Art, Books and Community Reading Club," hosted by Palm Harbor library director Gene Coppola, will meet 10 a.m.-noon at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. Discussed will be The Unknown Matisse by Hilary Spurling. Free with museum admission. Light refreshments will be served. Call (727) 712-5226.
An evening of song: Clearwater Central Catholic High School Theater Department presents A Broadway Cabaret at 7 p.m. at the school, 2750 Haines Bayshore Road, Clearwater. Tickets $5 at the door. Call (727) 536-6983.
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Enchanted evening of stars: The best performers of the Tarpon Springs stage return to sing Broadway hits, opera favorites and perform scenes, skits and comedy at a benefit performance at 7:30 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. Tickets $30, $25, $20 and $15. Call (727) 942-5605.
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Water main break closes road, shuts off water for Mitchell residents
Some Mitchell residents were without water Saturday afternoon after a water main break along West First Avenue.
Workers from the city responded around 3 p.m. to a water main break between North Sanborn Boulevard and North Edmunds Street. According to Mitchell Deputy Public Works Director Terry Johnson, crews fixed the break in the old, 8-inch cast iron pipe with a pair of repair sleeves.
The water was shut off for area residents most of the afternoon, Johnson said as repairs took about five hours. West First Street between North Sanborn Boulevard and North Minnesota Street was closed during that time Saturday, due to the repairs. The streets were re-open by 8 or 9 p.m. Saturday.